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LLI 007LP
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"Tara Clerkin Trio present their self titled debut LP on Laura Lies In. Similar to that directorial effect of filming at double speed and then slowing down for playback, the record ambles with assurance, expertly paced. Opening with a jovial cacophony before the beatific 'in the room' confidently relieves, washing away any unease with an innately alien familiarity. Coming to with the padded percussive patterns of 'Helenica', taking a moment to remember where you are in this temporal smudge. The serene contemplation of 'Any of these' signals we're homeward with a dependable afterglow, a friend you don't need to thank for a good weekend. A record existing disconnected from the daily getyadowns, a holiday from life, optimism as resistance against mundanity, something extraordinary amongst the ordinary, positively grey. Tara Clerkin Trio create a variety of whimsical soundscapes. The group cover a lot of sonic territory here -- acid jazz, off-kilter psych-pop, avant-garde songcraft and atmospheric dub-wise experiments in the African Head Charge mold can all be found across these seven tracks. All styles are approached with a quiet and disarming guile which are reminiscent of Micachu And The Shapes."
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