Teaching The History of Teaching Geography

Pele | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 1998)
• Original Release Date: January 1, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B000053F7S
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #513,892 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars quirky instrumentation and rhythms, November 14, 2000

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chris wildeman (carlisle, pa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teaching The History of Teaching Geography (Audio CD)

although emo has been recognized more for the lyrical qualities that it puts forward in many different ways, the typical musical progression that bands like pedro the lion, built to spill, and 764-HERO is also a key element of this sub-genre. pele is a band that fits as an emo band even though they don't use any lyrics. the progression is the same, and you find the same kind of dreaminess that you would with a band like 764-HERO, although they have none of the vicious attacks that the latter sometimes throws in. this cd focuses on the keyboards and is the delightful jumpy sort of cd that you throw in when you aren't really in any sort of mood at all. definitely not pop, but something that you will still like to hum for days on end, even though the rhythms are pretty straighforward throughout the entire album. all in all, a pretty good album and definitely something that can be appreciated if you enjoy bands like the for carnation as well.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 3.5 stars: sparkling and resilient instrumental rock, June 11, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Teaching The History of Teaching Geography (Audio CD)

Musically ambitious -and relentlessly productive- members of related bands such as Vermont, Promise Ring, and Collections of Colonies of Bees have drifted in and out of this loose Milwaukee association.

Pele welds a sturdy and poised rhythm section to springy melodic energies typical of banjo and picked guitar, and the expansive possibilities of a full spectrum of synth and oscillator textures.

This, their first (wordless) album, is consistently bright, and its tracks swell again and again with catchy arpeggiated chords and warm, tuneful harmonic slashes. Supremely likeable, it is well-worth having for those at all interested in this broad genre. The UK release on Rosewood Union adds three remixes, including two from the "People Living With Animals. Animals Kill Peolpe" record. Pele also has several subsequent releases, including the albums "Elephant" and "the Nudes", likewise solid by all accounts. Uh, there you go.