Customer Reviews

Lifetime Or More (Split Ep)

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I already knew about the Ablum Leaf and love everything he has done. The music gets to the heart of the matter without any words. The first 3 songs on this split will certainly please anyone. Beautiful and wonderful compositions. The second part of the split with On!Air!Library! is a really good introduction into the sound of that band. They are a little bit more experimental with sounds and structure than the Album Leaf. The overall sound of the split cd is wonderful. It is definetly something that will be in constant rotation for me.

TAL make pretty, sometimes predicable music that certainly has its introspective moments though rarely warrants close examination. Whatever moderate, ever so brief success they achieve here really feels offset by an awkward splitting with the clunky beat driven and experimentally musty ambiance of an irrelevant On Air Library.

Ever I saw The Album Leaf in concert open for Sigur Ros a few years ago, I've been mesmorised by the band's sound. (In studio, this is Jimmy LaValle by himself.) This CD (some might call it an EP) is the follow-up to their great 2001 album "One Day I'll Be on Time".

This split CD (with a band called On!Air!Library) contains 3 new TAL songs (17 min.) of the same dream-like instrumental music found on "One Day". Track 2 "Essex" is reminiscent of/musically the sequel to "Audio Pool" from "One Day", and the best track. Track 3 "Lamplight" (7+ min) is very reflective, and works quite well.

I'm not sure why TAL chose (or was required) to issue this split CD with On!Air!Library (which songs are not up to par with TAL), but nevermind. Until we get a proper follow-up full-fletched album to "One Day", this will do.

The Album Leaf is a snorefest. This album is all about the only On!Air!Library! material that I know of that's available besides their excellent debut and final self-titled LP. Buy this and On!Air!Library! and stop listening to The Album Leaf. Or don't, I don't care, but you're missing out on good stuff and probably contributing to early onset of Alzheimer's from under-stimulating your brain if you listen to too much of that garbage.

Very very nice. Experimental down tempo just the way I like it. I had the pleasure of seeing these guys play here in Orlando and they blew my mind. I want all of their music in my collection.

Peace... :*)