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Owen Pallett - Island (CD ALBUM (1 DISC)) Almost entirely acoustic,Islandbegins with 13 darkened chords, and was recorded live at Abbey Road Studios with the London Contemporary Orchestra. The introduction is sound of waking up alone, and on the shore of a strange land. What follows is a shimmering and luscious orchestral album that draws across the full breadth of Pallett's discography, fromHeartland's Technicolor to the glittering, fingerpicked guitar that marked Pallett's first records with their trio, Les Mouches.For the first time, Pallett -who has a lifetime of classical training -created an album without brooding over the way it might be performed on stage. This wasn't easy:Pallett's initial reputation was founded on their live virtuosity, playing violin for groups including Arcade Fire and the Hidden Cameras, and a solo fiddle and loop-pedal act, under the name Final Fantasy. Pallett's second release as Final Fantasy, 2006'sHe Poos Clouds,was awarded the inaugural Polaris Music Prize Tracklistings: 1.1. ---> (i) 2.2. Transformer 3.3. Paragon Of Order 4.4. ---> (ii) 5.5.The Sound of The Engines 6.6. Perseverance Of The Saints 7.7. Polar Vortex 8.8. ---> (iii) 9.9. A Bloody Morning 10.10. Fire-Mare 11.11. Lewis Gets Fucked Into Space 12.12. ---> (iv) 13.13. In Darkness 14.14. Paragon Of Order (version) 15.15. Fire-Mare (version)
