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M83 is a French electronica act led by Anthony Gonzales, previously in cooperation with Nicolas Fromageau. M83 are known for their reverberant softly spoken vocals over shoegaze music with few guitars. M83's most recent album was 2008's Saturdays = Youth.

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  • Audio CD (October 28, 2008)
  • Original Release Date: September 10, 2007
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Mute U.S.
  • ASIN: B001G5ZNIW
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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M83 (named for the spiral galaxy Messier 83) is Electronic artist Anthony Gonzalez. M83 's Gonzalez and former member Nicolas Fromageau founded the group in 2001 in Antibes, France. Key to M83's style are attributes often associated with shoegaze which is the emphasis on tonality, extensive use of effects and often softly-spoken lyrics at times submerged in instrumentation. Whether guitar or synthesizer based, M83's parts typify the tone common both to dream Pop and contemporary Electro. All three of M83's albums were well received, in particular Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts, their second album, which allowed them to break through to a larger audience.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best of 2007: Even better than "Before The Dawn Heals Us", September 11, 2007
This review is from: Digital Shades, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)
Two years after M83 released "Before The Dawn Heals Us", the brainchild of Anthony Gonzalez comes back with an album that takes their sound to a place that is even more heart wrenching than it was before. Picking up the quieter, more ambient moments of the previous album, "Digital Shades Vol. 1" is positioned to become an ambient classic from the get-go.

If you like what you listen, you should go and dig into Raising Your Voice Trying to Stop an Echo by Hammock, The Dead Texan and And Their Refinement of the Decline by Stars of the Lid. If you don't like what you hear... get yourself checked. :)
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3.0 out of 5 stars M83 goes New Age this time around., November 13, 2007
This review is from: Digital Shades, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)
This time around, Anthony Gonzalez (now the sole member of M83) tries his hand at New Age essentially. Casual fans of the band be warned that this album is largely two-track compositions performed on synthesizer. No drums, no guitar. Unless one is a fan of ambient New Age music, then they should pass on the "Digital Shades" series. That said, the music here is an effective exercise in minimalism, both in melody and arrangement. The fact that Gonzales is able to hold our attention with very little effort for 35 minutes is a testimony to his gifts as a composer. While this album does remind one of the early works of New Age giants like Jean-Michel Jarre & Vangelis, it lacks the depth needed to rise above mediocrity. Still, the hushed sweetness of this work is welcome from an artist known more for his abrasive intensity.

Highlights include the voice-synth magic on "Coloring The Void," the pulsating "My Own Strange Path" which sounds like a reprise of Ennio Morricone's "Gabriel's Oboe," the piano/synth-string lead "Dancing Mountains" & the heavenly finale called "The Highest Journey." For newcomers to M83, start with the band's third album "Before The Dawn Heals Us" as it best represents what Gonzalez's music is all about. He has proven himself to be a master of contrasting the light and dark elements of melody into a symphony of grey.

This is an album for the devoted M83 fan, but Post-Rock music hunters should pass on this effort in favor of the band's first three albums. The final verdict for me is "Digital Shades, Vol. 1" is an interesting work of ambient mood music, which further extends the range of this remarkable Dream-Pop band.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Ambient, July 8, 2008
This review is from: Digital Shades, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)
If Ambient isn't your style you may not like this, though I don't know who wouldn't. If you do like Ambient, this is a classic. A gorgeous, sublime album.
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3.0 out of 5 stars two steps back, one step forward
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5.0 out of 5 stars A few listens.
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5.0 out of 5 stars with my ears shielded, my eyes bleed RGB
... before the dawn heals me of my cocktails and *ills... before colors fade from black to white... before i realize i have let myself go......... Read more
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Published on October 16, 2007 by Matthew Comegys

3.0 out of 5 stars Like the calm after the storm
I was expecting something along the lines of their previous album, which I continue to enjoy, but Digital Shades is a much different creature. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars M83's New Sound
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