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  CHEM226Long Player  £16.00

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Chemikal Underground

Delgados

The Great Eastern

British European 180 Gram vinyl with Download 'â##The Great Eastern' is The Delgados' third album released on their own Chemikal Underground record label in 2000 Despite having founded the revered Scottish indie label Chemikal Underground the Delgados remain its least celebrated act overshadowed by the likes of Mogwai and Arab Strap It therefore falls to their album 'The Great Eastern' to change all that Named after the renowned Glasgow landmark now a flophouse it's an appropriate title for a sprawling songwriting effort which elevates their expanding sound and lofty a ambitions to new heights Taking their infatuation with the heavily orchestrated sound of Mercury Rev and Flaming Lips to its logical conclusion they have used the Rev's Dave Fridmann to oversee production and mixing in his New York Tarbox Studios From opener 'The Past That Suits You Best' with its stalking beats roughed over effects swelling brass and gliding strings its clear that the Delgados have gone for broke here What follows only confirms it from singer Emma Pollock's sad interpretation of an exgirlfriend having second thoughts in 'Accused Of Stealing' to the sparse countryfied tale of rejection 'Make Your Move' which closes the set

Tracklist

• 1. The Past That Suits You Best
  2. Accused of Stealing
  3. American Trilogy
  4. Reasons for Silence (Ed's Song)
  5. Thirteen Gliding Principles
  6. No Danger
  7. Aye Today
  8. Witness
  9. Knowing When to Run
  10. Make Your Move