RAMONA LISA aka CAROLINE POLACHEK - Arcadia - SEA BLUE VINYL LP + BOOKLET
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RAMONA LISA aka CAROLINE POLACHEK
Arcadia
Caroline Polachek US
sea blue vinyl LP + booklet (indie exclusive) Cat: 196925 008310Rel: 24 Jul 23
Coldwave/Synth Side 1 - Track 1. Arcadia Side 1 - Track 2. Backwards & Upwards Side 1 - Track 3. Getaway Ride Side 1 - Track 4. Avenues Side 1 - Track 5. Lady's Got Gills Side 1 - Track 6. Hissing Pipes At Dawn (They're Playing Our Song) Side 2 - Track 1. Arcadia Reprise Side 2 - Track 2. Dominic Side 2 - Track 3. Izzit True What They Tell Me Side 2 - Track 4. Wings Of The Parapets Side 2 - Track 5. I Love Our World
2014 was a tumultuous period for Polachek as she and her band grew apart; She wanted to create an aesthetic world, make the band dress better and invest in visuals. Needless to say, the 2010s indie band Chairlift wasn't entirely on board. Polachek was creatively parched and set about a production career, producing 'Arcadia' on her laptop whilst on tour using only MIDI instruments, laptop microphone and field recordings (like on the atmospheric 'Hissing Pipes at Dawn'). This period continued with Polachek beginning to perform in small venues in New York under different names, donning a blonde fringed wig and creating an expansive, yet quaint universe that would unquestionably influence the creating of her breakout solo debut 'Pang' 5 years later. Arcadia spans from ambient medieval-esque wind sections to zany strings that conjure up gusts billowing through green pastures with blue skies overhead. 'Dominic' has stood the test of time as the most popular of the tracks, a relationship that's a 'perfect disaster'. Highlights are the organ-led 'Backwards & Upwards' on purging infatuation, stepping backwards to move upwards as Polachek puts it, and 'Lady's Got Gills' with its whistles and what may be a blend of harp, yangqin and guzheng that backs a story of a woman contained. Arcadia is lo-fi cinematic, in a sentence, and a must listen to Polachek fans.
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