El
Camino
Laika
LP
€ 12
(Muze 14)
September 2002
'Laika' is a slow and overwhelming livingroom record, once again on extra
thick vinyl. The songs are introvert and intimate, but at the same time
give you a feeling of an intense perception of the open space in the universe.
The album is recorded in several livingrooms with an analog fourtrack-recorder.
El Camino manages to draw rich sketches in a lo-fi kind of way. The colours
on the palette are limited to guitar, occasional keyboards, sounds and
samples which together create a special and unique ambiance. The music
leads your mind to either a quiet place inside or it levitates you. On
Laika, El Camino is experimenting with and searching for their more uncomplicated
side.
Tracklist
01 : Val
02 : A ghost A God
03 : Nightswimmers
04 : The Least We Can Do
05 : Stereoette
06 : Experimental Berlin
07 : Awakers
08 : Insect's Funeral
Erik de Bree - Guitars, voice
Jeroen Kruijshaar - Drums, percussion
Marcel Beijk - Guitars
Willemijn Voerman - Keyboards
Joost Varkevisser - Bassguitar
Additional
personnel:
Miriam Gans - Cello on A Ghost A God
The album has been recorded in livingrooms
and mastered by Zlaya and Corno Zwetsloot
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