M83
In 2003, Frenchmen Anthony Gonzalez and Nicolas Fromageau enjoyed international acclaim for the album Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts, a luscious blend of shoegaze aesthetics, ambient pop, and progressive textures. But M83 had been releasing material for several years, having issued their self-titled debut through the tiny but tastemaking French label Gooom in 2001. The success of Dead Cities, Red Seas brought attention not only to M83, but also to the Gooom label, which helped fuel the popularity of other glitchy, sleek, and vaguely psychedelic ...[more]
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VINYL FORMAT. INCLUDES CD! Insound Staff Pick - 2008! Old fans will note a substantial difference between the new album and the previous releases; Saturdays = Youth is more shoegaze-y in texture and more pop in construction. While the galactic, deep space vibe is still there (frontman Anthony Gonzalez loves those distorted synths!), the overall aesthetic is more Cocteau Twins a la My Bloody Valentine rather than another addition to the towering electronic post-rock tradition that Mogwai and Sigur Rós [ read more ]
2xLP $14.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Before the Dawn Heals Us is M83's powerful follow up to Dead Cities, Red Seas and Lost Ghosts, this is an album that Kevin Shields himself would be proud to call his own. Before the Dawn Heals Us radiates with walls of electronic drones, big rock beats and hauntingly beautiful vocals which seem to fly along-side everything seamlessly. Just in his early twenties, Anthony Gonzalez continues to create music with incredible maturity and a vision, which at this time seems to go [ read more ]
2xLP $17.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Comes with CD version of the album! At last! The domestic release of this groundbreaking record. M83 touches upon all genres, from electronica to pop to ambient. Their distinct sound emerged after just one album, and it was both modern and melancholic. The group makes machines seem human, by endowing them with a mysterious and innocent character, one that mirrors the personality of the two band members, Anthony Gonzalez and Nicolas Fromageau. This album is more ambitious than its predecessor, [ read more ]
2xLP+CD $17.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Originally recorded in 2006, Digital Shades Vol. 1 exhibits the same textured richness as can be found on all of M83's releases. And while not a categorical sonic shift, Digital Shades follows its individual elegiac, lunar and dream-like path. Recorded primarily at his home studio with the assistance of Antoine Gaillet, (who also worked on Before the Dawn Heals Us), Gonzalez was able to work without pressure, working on the record at his own time and pace. Inspired by Eno [ read more ]
LP $16.99
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VINYL FORMAT. 'Teen Angst' is the second single from the acclaimed Before the Dawn Heals Us album, and the follow up single to M83's first single from this album Don't Save Us From The Flames. Includes album version, remix by fellow Gooom artist Montag, and an exclusive new song, 'Cow Boy.'
12" $7.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Includes the full album on CD! Recorded in 2000, M83 is M83's first album (recorded before Dead Cities, Red Seas and Lost Ghosts), never before domestically released. Originally released by the French label, Gooom in 2001, M83 introduces the group as the original two-piece: Anthony Gonzalez and Nicolas Fromageau, who later left M83 after the 2nd recording, Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts.
2xLP+CD $17.99
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