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Paracosm

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Paracosm has a much more brighter tone then Washed Outs's previous music. After all its a Summer album.

Every song flows with the blissful goodness you can expect from Washed Out. If you are a fan of his music in the slightest, this is a must by.

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The music recorded by Ernest Greene as Washed Out has been nothing if not dreamy, and on his second fulllength, Paracosm, he takes the dreamlike, otherworldly atmospheres of his music a huge leap further.

The title refers to a phenomenon in which people create detailed imaginary worlds, and the idea of escaping is all over Paracosm’s music and lyrics.

Paracosmfinds Greene reaching beyond the computers and synths that filled Washed Out’s previous recordings, expanding his sonic palette to include over 50 different instruments, the most significant of which turned out to be old keyboards like the Mellotron, Chamberlin, Novatron, and Optigan.

“I’ve grown as a songwriter to the point where I want to have more involved arrangements, and that’s really hard to do with sampling,” says Greene. “These machines were kind of a happy medium: The sounds have a very worn, distressed quality
about them, much like an old sample. But they also offer much more flexibility because they’re playable.”

Listeners will be immediately struck by Paracosm’s seamless melding of organic and synthetic sounds, and its lighter tone.

Greene says: “I knew from the beginning I wanted this record to be optimistic, very much a daytime-sounding album. I think the last record felt more nocturnal in some ways. This one I just imagined being outside, surrounded by a beautiful, natural environment.”

With its gorgeous execution and uplifting attitude, Paracosm is primed to be this year’s summer record. And it promises to do what its name suggests: take listeners to a better world.

Track Listing:

Disc 1:
  1. Entrance
  2. It All Feels Right
  3. Don’t Give Up
  4. Weightless
  5. All I Know
  6. Great Escape
  7. Paracosm
  8. Falling Back
  9. All Over Now
Release date NZ
August 9th, 2013
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Label
Sub Pop
Number of Discs
1
Original Release Year
2013
Box Dimensions (mm)
142x125x10
UPC
9332727026546
Product ID
21578390

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