8 thoughts on “ Focus Group - Deerhunter - Microcastle / Weird Era Cont. (CDr) ”

1. Of the two albums, Microcastle is probably the stronger, but at this price, getting the pair is a no brainer. If you like this, then the EP Rainwater Cassette Exchange will also appeal. Although not as edgy as some of the 4AD label roster, this is a well put together pair of records that are a pleasure to listen to/5(21).

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2. Deerhunter wants to stay put. To be locked in windowless rooms. To never age. To sleep. To be dead. In a way, it's ironic that the Atlanta band gets tagged as punk, even when it's attached to prefixes like "psych," "ambient," or "art": Punk music agitates for upheaval, but Deerhunter seeks only stasis. "I had a dream no longer to be free," goes "Agoraphobia," and the line.

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3. NOTE: This review is for both Microcastle and its sister disc Weird Era Cont. Microcastle/Weird Era Cont. is one of the best rock albums of the ’s. It isn’t often a band is able to achieve a level of urgency a la the Pixies and simultaneously churn out potent indie gems that withstand the test of time.

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4. Microcastle / Weird Era Cont. by Deerhunter Another album that is wonderful in retrospect considering Bradford Cox’s solo effort Atlas Sound’s album this year. Granted I know this “double” album was on the top 10 of many indie boys and girls last year. It clearly improved upon the potential of Cryptograms pushing the shoegaze-y envelope.

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5. Aug 19,  · When Microcastle arrives in stores, it may or may not contain a bonus disc called Weird Era Cont. After the events of last weekend, the decision regarding the inclusion of Weird Era Cont.

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6. Deerhunter's five-song EP Rainwater Cassette Exchange () was a light-weight effort that represented the Deerhunters' more accessible side.. Atlas Sound's Logos (4AD, ), compared with the first Atlas Sound album, is a more focused and narrower work, The tender aerial lullaby with digital aquatic noises of The Light That Failed and the eight-minute whirling psychedelic dance of Quick.

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7. The group began with the ambition of fusing the lulling hypnotic states induced by ambient and minimalist music with the klang and propulsion of garage rock. The band has weathered chaotic line-up changes and the death of a member. Cryptograms was the second full-length offering from Deerhunter, and their first for Kranky. The album took almost.

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8. [Microcastle was also released with Weird Era Continued, an album of bonus songs that plays like Microcastle's mirror twin: tracks like "Vox Celeste" and "VHS Dream" put the angular pop first and experimental haze second. Taken as a whole, Microcastle/Weird Era Continued is an even richer, more ambitious, and more exciting listen than either.

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