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Mull Historical Society

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Product Details

Audio CD (May 7, 2002)
Original Release Date: October 15, 2001
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Enhanced
Label: Xl Recordings
ASIN: B000066703

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #339,566 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Public Service Announcer
2. Watching Xanadu
3. Instead
4. I Tried
5. This Is Not Who We Were
6. Barcode Bypass
7. Only I
8. Animal Cannabus
9. Strangeways Inside
10. Mull Historical Society
11. Paper Houses

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Like their British indie peers Clearlake and Belle and Sebastian, Mull Historical Society seem to live in a hermetically sealed world where reality is glimpsed only through a filter of fanciful fantasy. The band is named after a genuine society dedicated to the preservation of tradition on their home island--the Isle of Mull, in the Inner Hebrides--and are a familiarly twee Scottish band. A mere duo, consisting of frontman and songwriter Colin MacIntyre and bassist Alan Malloy, their sound is bolstered on this debut with a jumble-sale of queer, quirky little touches: an alarm bell ringing in the background of "Public Service Announcer"; a children's choir accompanying the whimsical, gently unfolding "Instead"; and a mixture of samples, electronics, and imaginatively utilized household instruments that billow out of this record's numerous nooks and crannies. If you can hack MacIntyre's occasional simpering tone, songs like "Barcode Bypass" (the tragic tale of the closing of the local corner shop) or "I Tried" (heartbreak, rendered as a chugging, theremin-accompanied indie-rock anthem) offer a world so pure, so untainted, it's got to be worth a visit. --Louis Pattison

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2001 album for Scottish act with enhanced live acoustic performance added. The 2000 single 'Barcode Bypass' was named Debut Single of the Year by NME. Described as sounding like, 'it was recorded by some illegitimate, hybrid amalgamation of Babybird, Electric Light Orchestra, the Divine Comedy & Supertramp' & 'an interesting, occasionally brilliant dose of modern British psychedelic pop'. 2002. Mull Historical Society Is the one man band Colin MacIntyre.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Total Genius, April 20, 2004

By	alexander laurence (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

The whole thing about Scottish people being depressed is a myth. Mull Historical Society is a one man show starring Colin MacIntyre. It is a very fresh and truly interesting approach. Colin has played gigs with such acts like The Strokes and Travis. This is his debut album. It has a balance of songs from ridiculous to the sublime. It starts out with "Public Service Announcer" that is a "wake up" call out to anyone listening. Apparently Colin worked at BT which is the UK telephone company. "Watching Xanadu" is like a Beach Boys uptempo song about not being able to love. The next open-ended song "Instead" is where MacIntyre pulls out all the punches and even has a children's choir singing "Maybe I wasn't meant to be..." When I first saw this record it looked like some bad indie crap. Looking at the booklet it is like an old scrapbook which means to me that the songs need time to take in. It's the name "Mull Historical Society" that creates distance.

As you peel through the layers of Loss you realize that this is an emotionally deep and complex album. There's a fight against consumerism and corporations. There is sort of a Brian Wilson obsession on songs like "Watching Xanadu" and "This Is Not Who We Were." There is a loss and a sadness in the songs but it is more positive in the sense of the melancholy. Time passing and getting old is the loss. MacIntyre is like the Scottish Proust. These are big ideas recorded in a lo-fi way. "Only I" is similar to the stuff Ed Harcourt is doing. In "Animal Cannabus" he claims to be "hiding from the world." Later in the song "Mull Historical Society" MacIntyre sings "We need a new hall/To fill our membership of 2." Therefore this recording is a special relationship between him and you, the listener. At least we're not alone. This record is precious and it's like looking at one of those boxes by Joseph Cornell. Loss is an impressive debut.

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5.0 out of 5 stars What a great CD!, December 14, 2002

By	J. Ferrell (Palo Alto, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I got this last year as a gift from a friend living in London and it blew me away--still does. The music sounds a bit like mid-60's Beach Boys, a bit like Radiohead, a bit like Super Furry Animals. It is great, witty, idiosyncratic, melodic pop, with lots of xylophones and bells. Check out the semi-hits "Barcode Bypass", "Animal Cannabus", or my favorite, "Paper Houses", and see what you thik.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Heavenly PoP Swirl !~!~!~!, June 1, 2002

By	Bonnie Buellis (Westminster, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews

Terrific release by these great West Scottish Lads!
You will find yourself repeating every word with Colin after just a few listens.Lovely and Fun Jangley acoustic Pop with Horns Strings and even a few background kitchen and Amusement park noises.
May I have another please! and sooooon

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5.0 out of 5 stars Magical! Fantastic!
What a CD! The songs are pop songs--verse, chorus, verse, almost no solos--with simple, direct melodies and lyrics and a wonderful sense of playfulness. Read more

Published on August 8, 2003

3.0 out of 5 stars Loss is my gain
This album truly is a pretty great find. Not quite sure if janglepop is the correct term for what Colin MacIntyre is playing for us. "Plinkpop" seems better. Read more

Published on December 12, 2002 by Peter Smith

3.0 out of 5 stars Psychedelic Whimsy
Mull Historical Society's first full length, Loss, is a strange collection of psychedelic whimsy. What does that mean exactly? Read more

Published on September 9, 2002 by WrtnWrd

4.0 out of 5 stars Nothing to lose, everything to gain
'Loss' starts out sounding like Rufus Wainwright as the opening song mutates into something Supergrass would have been proud to call their own. Read more

Published on August 8, 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Quirky, Happy Scottish Pop
While its cover is one of the worst I've seen in some time, the music is quite delightful. The songs stick to you like scotch tape, especially Watching Xanadu and This Is Not Who... Read more

Published on May 8, 2002 by A. G. N. Schmitz

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