Seal Beach Ep

The Album Leaf | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 5, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Better Looking
• ASIN: B0007UDCJ4
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,181 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Originally released in Spain in 2003, this very special version of The Album Leaf’s Seal Beach EP is finally released in the United States! The Seal Beach EP on Better Looking features four songs from the original EP, plus "For Jonathan," which replaces an original. In addition, Jimmy LaValle has handpicked five live performances from his tour with Sigur Ros, included as bonus tracks – and it’s all wrapped up in a beautiful digipack. The Album Leaf is Jimmy LaValle, a classically trained, prolific pianist and musician whose ambitious projects have involved San Diego’s seminal ambient post-rock outfit Tristeza, noise punks The Locust and the gloomy, brooding epic-core Black Heart Procession. This special domestic release of the Seal Beach EP follows the recent success of The Album Leaf’s critically acclaimed full-length In a Safe Place on Sub Pop Records.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heavenly, July 14, 2005

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J. Gonzalez "jessie bunny" (orlando) - See all my reviews
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I love this cd. The tracks are beautiful. The live version of Essex is amazing, and was the main reason I purchased this. But everything on here is just beautiful. Total mood music. I recommend it.

5.0 out of 5 stars good vibrations, January 30, 2011

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This review is from: Seal Beach Ep (Audio CD)

good, good, good, good vibrations. soft & subtle sounds. not boring, just soothing. the music can be likened to that of wind chimes, in that the tones repeat, sometimes randomly, sometimes in organized patterns, but that's not a slam. who doesn't like wind chimes? you won't hear these compositions played during an NCAA basketball timeout or during the SuperBowl halftime show, but that's not their place. it's really nice rhythmic, ambient music and - bop, bop, excitation - in that context.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, relaxing CD, September 13, 2005

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Kenneth Bird "Homercles" (Rochester, NY) - See all my reviews
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This is my first experience with The Album Leaf after hearing the title track on the Echoes radio program.

Wonderful, peaceful, relaxing music. I'll definitely be buying more of their work.

I can't recommend this CD enough.