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Title: Emo for the Electronica Set
Review: I've long been a fan of electronic music along the lines of Boards of Canada, Air and Squarepusher. And I've also long been a fan of emo rock like Death Cab for Cutie, Wilco, and Belle and Sebastian. Now mix the two in in a strikingly beautiful album, and you have Dntel's "Life Is Full of Possibilities." I came upon the album about 3 months ago after seeing a reference to "(This is) The Dream of Evan and Chan" in a Death Cab review on Pitchfork. I checked out the album and fell in love. Sometimes the shrill tones in techno can get on my nerves, but the sweeping tones and emotion-driven chirps are nothing short of amazing. Then you layer on some big name vocalists and what results is sheer delight. I highly recommend this album, as well as The Postal Service's "Give Up" album.
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