Reviews:Salt Lake City Slug
By Ryan Michael PainterStreet: 07.11.06Crane Under Water = Mogwai – The Cure + Prog RockCrane Under Water wouldn’t have happened if someone hadn’t introduced him to Mogwai. I know so because he told me sitting in a cheap motel room in Salt Lake City as he drove around the country with his girlfriend passing out CD to just about anyone who would listen. Even with that in mind the album only references Mogwai in the use of quiet shifting to loud and its epic instrumental structure. There aren’t nearly the layers you’d find on a Mogwai release and from time to time the guitar dominated songs lean towards progressive rock but instead of completely turning me off to the music it surprises me. With the inclusion of a little violin here and there, some sparse drums and atmospherics the album works rather well without becoming overtly self-gratifying. Not an easy task for a one man band... ..
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