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V/A - Ambiances Magnetiques: Vol. 3

(Ambiances Magnetiques - www.actuellecd.com/)
[Genres: experimental, electronic, avant-garde]

050.gif (21287 bytes)24 pieces for open minds. Similar to volumes one and two, yet extremely different (everything on this label is different!), this compilation is one of those things that gets better and better each time you hear it. At first it's too weird. The second time it's pretty good. And the third, it's awesome. There are a few pieces that just don't work altogether, unfortunately (Michel F. Coté's "Trinette (à Cath) is a bit iffy, and not really enjoyable), but highlights like the eerie "Un après-midi à la residence more than make up for it. And for something truly beautiful, skip to Renée Lussier's "Vieille Branche," a calm beauty to relax to. All this is good as both background and foreground music, and nice at night. Go into a record store (might i suggest "Cheap Thrills" in Montreal?), and get this cd. Pop it in, sit back, and put on that smile you reserve for weekends. On a weekday.

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