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		Okay, I'm going to level with you: if you're pretty well-versed in contemporary music, there's nothing about Mizo No Oto that's going to hit you like a 2x4 across the forehead. This is a disc that reveals its treasures slowly; it is far, far better suited to quiet, contemplative coffee-drinking Sunday morning listening than to crank-it-up-on-the-car-stereo listening. To clarify, 45 Spiders do sometimes-quiet, sometimes-blustery guitar pop; if you've ever enjoyed Yo La Tengo, Galaxie 500, Belle and Sebastian or any of the vast array of artists that can be summed up by the phrase "that sort of thing", you're probably going to assimilate this band with minimal difficulty. The best bet is to kick back in a comfy cardy and start with the nearly-eight-minute drone-jangle epistle "Go Plum Crazy" -- let the guitars just wash over you like seaspray. Allow yourself to be uplifted by the Bob Mouldily upbeat "Derive". Daydream through the effervescent "Speed Fiends Do Glover Park". Get all emotional and thoughtful during the delicate, cello-assisted "The Unfolding of the Rest of Her Life" (and be jolted from your reverie by the second half of the song). Or close your eyes and let the feedback frothed waves of sound crash around you during the epic title track. Repeat three or four or ten times. Give Mizu No Oto all the time it needs, and it'll reward you proportionately.
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45 Spiders Mizu No Oto Deep Reverb CD
		Review by George Zahora

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