ARTiST: Oceansize
ALBUM: Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up
BiTRATE: 193kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Superball
GENRE: Rock
SiZE: 81.00 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 55min 05sec total
RiP DATE: 2010-09-09
STORE DATE: 2010-09-06

Track List:
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01. Part Cardiac                     4:10
02. Superimposer                     4:14
03. Build Us A Rocket Then...        3:58
04. Oscar Acceptance Speech          8:54
05. Ransoms                          4:06
06. A Penny's Weight                 3:37
07. Silent / Transparent             8:29
08. It's My Tail And I'll Chase It   3:35
    If I Want To
09. Pine                             4:55
10. Superimposter                    5:26
11. Cloak                            3:41

Release Notes:
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The world would be a better place if more bands followed the same path as
Oceansize. IÆm not talking about aping the majestic, autumnal post-rock pomp
that the Manchester-based quintet has conquered over the past dozen years. IÆm
talking about building a career on foundations of substance and passion,
developing a sound whilst retaining an identity. This is why Self Preserved
While the Bodies Float Up is possibly their best album yet.

When they burst onto the scene with debut LP Effloresce in 2003, everyone was
talking about their sound: it caressed the ears with luxurious bombast as much
as it vanquished silences with razor-sharp shards of thunderous catharsis. Seven
years later they are still the band music lovers adore, but the edges of their
sonic spectrum have stretched. There is more restraint, but also there is more
emphasis: if SPWTBFU is OceansizeÆs heaviest album, itÆs quite clearly also
their most diverse.

Their music has certainly progressed, but so has their approach. Whereas in the
past the band would use every last second available on a compact disc, SPWTBFU
comes in at just over 50 minutes. Consequently, the songs are punchier, quicker
to the point and, interestingly, more accessible. Opener Part Cardiac subtly
provides the album title amongst Mike VennartÆs menacing opening riffs and
howls, then the energetic ItÆs My Tail and IÆll Chase It If I Want To brings
tremendous vitality back before the album closes. The crashing guitars in Build
Us a Rocket Thenà fly with the glorious intent that infiltrates the whole album.

The two lengthier tracks on the album, Oscar Acceptance Speech and
Silent/Transparent, provide respite and familiarity. The piano-led former ticks
along gradually and the latter builds more traditionally into a classic crashing
crescendo, but then thereÆs that increased diversity that Oceansize have found.
Amongst the crushing riffs, songs like A PennyÆs Weight and Ransoms wander along
harmlessly but brilliantly. Then there is Pine: with its lilting beauty gently
padding along, Vennart murmurs sensitive sweet everythings atop a twinkling
soundscape that explodes into a gorgeous, shimmering, string-laden climax. ItÆs
truly spectacular and as it appears toward the end of SPWTBFU, you realise that
this album has absolutely everything. This really is Oceansize at their most
sumptuous, essential best.



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ARTiST: Oceansize
ALBUM: Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up
BiTRATE: 193kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Superball
GENRE: Rock
SiZE: 81.00 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 55min 05sec total
RiP DATE: 2010-09-09
STORE DATE: 2010-09-06

Track List:
--------
01. Part Cardiac                     4:10
02. Superimposer                     4:14
03. Build Us A Rocket Then...        3:58
04. Oscar Acceptance Speech          8:54
05. Ransoms                          4:06
06. A Penny's Weight                 3:37
07. Silent / Transparent             8:29
08. It's My Tail And I'll Chase It   3:35
    If I Want To
09. Pine                             4:55
10. Superimposter                    5:26
11. Cloak                            3:41

Release Notes:
--------
The world would be a better place if more bands followed the same path as
Oceansize. I’m not talking about aping the majestic, autumnal post-rock pomp
that the Manchester-based quintet has conquered over the past dozen years. I’m
talking about building a career on foundations of substance and passion,
developing a sound whilst retaining an identity. This is why Self Preserved
While the Bodies Float Up is possibly their best album yet.

When they burst onto the scene with debut LP Effloresce in 2003, everyone was
talking about their sound: it caressed the ears with luxurious bombast as much
as it vanquished silences with razor-sharp shards of thunderous catharsis. Seven
years later they are still the band music lovers adore, but the edges of their
sonic spectrum have stretched. There is more restraint, but also there is more
emphasis: if SPWTBFU is Oceansize’s heaviest album, it’s quite clearly also
their most diverse.

Their music has certainly progressed, but so has their approach. Whereas in the
past the band would use every last second available on a compact disc, SPWTBFU
comes in at just over 50 minutes. Consequently, the songs are punchier, quicker
to the point and, interestingly, more accessible. Opener Part Cardiac subtly
provides the album title amongst Mike Vennart’s menacing opening riffs and
howls, then the energetic It’s My Tail and I’ll Chase It If I Want To brings
tremendous vitality back before the album closes. The crashing guitars in Build
Us a Rocket Then… fly with the glorious intent that infiltrates the whole album.

The two lengthier tracks on the album, Oscar Acceptance Speech and
Silent/Transparent, provide respite and familiarity. The piano-led former ticks
along gradually and the latter builds more traditionally into a classic crashing
crescendo, but then there’s that increased diversity that Oceansize have found.
Amongst the crushing riffs, songs like A Penny’s Weight and Ransoms wander along
harmlessly but brilliantly. Then there is Pine: with its lilting beauty gently
padding along, Vennart murmurs sensitive sweet everythings atop a twinkling
soundscape that explodes into a gorgeous, shimmering, string-laden climax. It’s
truly spectacular and as it appears toward the end of SPWTBFU, you realise that
this album has absolutely everything. This really is Oceansize at their most
sumptuous, essential best.



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