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Virgin Passages

Vintage in Manchester

About Me


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Phil Harrison, TIME OUT (November 2006)
“bringing to mind Jackie O Motherfucker, Animal Collective and Slint…this band is capable of great things”INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
“Kid A on a country retreat”NME
“Virgin Passages are from Staffordshire. But they sound like they’re from space” TINY VOICES 7/10
“Fusing the dreaminess of Mercury Rev and embryonic Spiritulized with of the loopy but influencial ramblings of Syd Barrett, the band have garnered themselves a sound that is distinct but very difficult to label”NEW NOISE 7/10
“For fans of Mercury Rev, Sigur Ros and Spiritulized this band is your new bible” HIGH VOLTAGE

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/11/2005
Band Website: firerecords.com
Band Members: James, Sarah, Davina, Gareth, David.
Influences: no-one
Sounds Like:
MANDALAY
12 tracks of glazed freeform post rock lent crucial coherancy by wisps of male /femal vocal. The Right Dosage" - PLAN B
These cats sure can sing - THE FLY
Unable to pass a pop song without battering it out of shape - NME
Hallucinogenic, dreamlike folk-pop - ATOMICDUSTER
A sublime rather epic piece of work - TOTALLY RADIO
Gorgeous Haunting Folk Music - ROBOTS & ELECTRONIC BRAINS
When the boy/girl vocals come in you forgive their drastically understated sound - BUZZ
A haunting patchwork made from chamber-folk fragments - LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS
Ace - TERRASCOPE
£10.00 (inc P&P)
Record Label: Fire Records
Type of Label: Indie