Man Who Ate the Man [Box set, Import]

Magnetophone | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Box set, Import
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: 4AD
• ASIN: B000ATJZGQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #663,407 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

MAGNETOPHONE The Man Who Ate The Man (2005 UK limited edition 13-track CD album - the follow-up to their 2000 debut album I Guess Sometimes I Need To Be Reminded Of How Much You Love You which sees the band flirting with song structure & spinning webs of dreamily captivating texture running the gamut from sprawling psychedelia to the sweetest of melancholy snippets aided & abetted by an array of cherry-picked collaborators; its a sublime blend of vigorous beats wayward sounds and perfectly poised vocals - an enlightened beautiful & captivating record. Presented in sealed fold-out card sleeve) ** Limited to 500 Copies **

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If it's anything like I Guess Sometimes I Need To Be Reminded Of How Much You Love Me, November 14, 2005

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bowery boy (seattle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Man Who Ate the Man (Audio CD)

then it's going to be a sonic experience of wonderful electronic bliss. I hear they collaborated with the girls from the Breeders on a few tracks. Track listing:

Let's Start Something New
Kel's Vintage Thought
And May Your Last Words Be A Chance To Make Things Better
The Only Witching You'll Be Doing
A Sad Ha Ha (Circled My Demise)
Rae And Suzette
Benny's Insobriety
Kodiak
In the Hours After
Motion G
Without Word (Stereo)
I've Been Looking Around Me
Let's Start Something Smooth

However, now that I have had time to properly listen to this entire disc, it's nothing like I Guess Sometimes. . . but that's not a bad thing. The Man Who Ate The Man veers far away from the sonic instrumental experimentation of their first disc and explores territory that's more pop song oriented. It reminds me of a darker version of Lali Puna's Faking The Books. Lo-fi electronics, live drums, electric guitars and vocals. Yes, vocals this time around. With the exception of May Your Last Words... (one of the best tracks on this disc) all the vocals are male. In The Hours After and Without Words are excellent examples and also two more of my favorite tracks. The Breeders connection is a brief one. Kim Deal plays drums and Kelley Deal plays guitar on Kel's Vintage Thought (a really awesome instrumental track).

If you're into Lali Puna, Laika, Notwist or other artists that fuse low-fi electronics with live instrumentation then you'll love this. If you're a fan of Magnetophone's first disc and expect more of the same you will either be highly disappointed with this release or you'll find it slowly growing on you. It's good stuff.

Also, if you're lucky enough to find a copy of the 500 limited edition CD pressing, it is packaged in a gatefold sleeve with a deck of eight mini cards of abstract photos and obscure phrases like WALK BENEATH BAD LIGHT, YOU DO WHAT I'VE DONE and SHAPES TO PRAY TO.