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The Sounds of the Sounds of Science

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Download links and information about The Sounds of the Sounds of Science by Yo La Tengo. This album was released in 2002 and it belongs to Jazz, Alternative, Theatre/Soundtrack genres. It contains 8 tracks with total duration of 01:17:09 minutes.

Artist: Yo La Tengo
Release date: 2002
Genre: Jazz, Alternative, Theatre/Soundtrack
Tracks: 8
Duration: 01:17:09
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Tracks

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No. Title Length
1. Sea Urchins 10:22
2. Hyas and Stenorhynchus 9:16
3. Shrimp Stories 6:43
4. How Some Jellyfish Are Born 8:22
5. Liquid Crystals 8:54
6. The Love Life of the Octopus 11:59
7. Acera or the Witches' Dance 8:15
8. The Sea Horse 13:18

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No stranger to the instrumental form, Yo La Tengo has worked a number of vocal-less tracks into their records as interludes or otherwise. Here, though, they take the idea to another level and compose and score nine tracks for performance in front of French filmmaker Jean Painleve's underwater documentaries and shorts. These were then debuted at the San Francisco Film Festival in April 2001. The result of this studio-recorded CD is still quite cinematic. The movements are moody and textural; the direction is sometimes drastic and dramatic and at others plotting and spinning softly, all the while maintaining an underwater feel without resorting to sound effects or things of that sort. Instead, the impressions are given by liquid guitar playing that is at times quite trembly and all the while bouncing off of bubbling basslines. This is a nice treat for Yo La Tengo fans and also admirers of the Boxhead Ensemble's similar cinematic movements.