Following on from Preservation’s absolutely incredible debut from Aaron Martin (soon to be seen in collaboration with Machinefabriek!) this record is something of a mish-mash of instruments and samples, at once sounding electronic and acoustic. Dupé uses almost exclusively acoustic instruments, but the way they’re put together is markedly electronic, so when we listen to the chunky rhythmic slip-and-slide of ‘Hanging at Picnic Rock’ it sounds something like Fridge’s latest effort ‘The Sun’ really should have done – live and delicately produced at one and the same time. In fact Fridge are possibly the best comparison, but where they have reverted back to post-rock stereotypes, Saddleback move further and further into widescreen territory.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #465993 in Music
• Released on: 2007-05-07
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Dimensions: .9 pounds