It's Complicated Being a Wizard [SINGLE]

Portugal. The Man

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 27, 2007)
• Original Release Date: February 27, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single
• Label: Reincarnate Music
• ASIN: B000MTFFXG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #96,870 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff, May 26, 2007

By	Justin D. Parker (Atlanta, Ga) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Very cool album. I'm into a lot of ambient/experimental electronica and this band really created something neat here - catchy vocals amidst very experimental glitches and whatnot.

My only gripe is that some of the glitch and bleeps are stock sound files from the Reason sound bank. If anyone is familiar with Reason, listen to the drum kit "Glitch kit 4" and you'll find a lot of the sound effects they used there in the first song. I think I'd like this album a lot more if I didn't know this or if they made their own effects.

Still, a great listen. I'm very excited to see what's in store next for them.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent album, more post-rocky than the new stuff., July 12, 2009

By	K. Pidhayny "BTS" (Southern Colorado) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This goes down as one of my all time favorite records. It is much more instrumental than the rest. a few recurring motifs throughout the album make it a great extended listen. The mood set is lovely and slight electronic wizardry and glitching makes it something more unique than most other post rock. Love this record.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great EP, August 3, 2007

By	David Roth-mark (Seattle WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm not sure why the 2nd reviewer confused this EP for more than it is. It includes a 23 minute song followed by said song broken into individual tracks.

This is essentially a 23 minute EP, and a quite good one at that. If you liked Waiter: "You Vultures!" or Church Mouth you'll enjoy this. It's really a good value for the money.

I'll take about everything I can get from Portugal. The Man and this isn't a disappointment, rather a solid addition to their catalogue.

I'm a big Mars Volta fan and this EP compares favorable along the lines of ambient, progressive rock.