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Title: Listener Beware! Album is Great! / Moody!
Review: I was first attracted to this album as a fan of Graham Reynolds (founder / multi-instrumentalist of this group - Big player in the Austin music scene - film score extraordinaire) and I had gotten my hands on a few of the more upbeat tracks from this album (Finster Crumley comes to mind) which give the impression of a very hip, bouncy music akin to a lot of middle eastern vibes (secret chiefs 3 kinda stuff) or almost circus music. However, after ordering the album and listening to it in its entirety, that style of music is not the focal point to "Why the Sea Is Salt".Don't get me wrong. Order it! You're still going to get a beautiful, meaningful CD that a LOT of thought and talent went into. Just know that you're going to get a lot of somber string arrangements and a more serious vibe throughout. This album reminds me more of the film score to "A Scanner Darkly" (done by Reynolds) than any klezmer / polka style bouncing.
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