Julian Fane

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Much like Sigur R=s, Dntel, and M83, Vancouver, Canada's Julian Fane makes spacious, atmospheric music that blurs the boundaries between electronica and dream pop. The singer/multi-instrumentalist/programmer performed with the band Waikiki and made experimental electronic pieces under the monikers Aardvark Interface and Taoist Blockade, but had a full-time job as a day trader on NASDAQ, which he eventually quit to focus on his music. After signing to Planet Mu, he released the debut album Special Forces in fall 2004. ~ Heather Phares, All Music...[more]

 

 

The falsettto may still provoke Thom Yorke comparisons but this is a more stripped back and rocking affair than the vancouver wunderkid's 04 debut. Giving out the goosebumps with stratospheric bombast and fat, crunchy Autechre death-piston beats is still what he does best here though. -Plan B

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To get one thing out in the open immediately: Julian Fane sounds like Thom Yorke. Not in a bad, budget-compilation imitative way, but his breathy falsetto and semi-indecipherable delivery immediately open up inevitable comparisons. And while many of the tracks also bear a slight resemblance to OK Computer-era Radiohead or Sigur R=s, Fane doesn't just go for the easy sound-alike. He also brings in influences from the new wave and post-punk eras to give the songs more of an upbeat and    [ read more ]

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Julian hails from Vancouver, Canada. He worked as a day trader on the NASDAQ until he gave it up for music. He'd previously been in bands (Waikiki) and done electronic forum geek mp3 stuff under "Aardvark Interface" and "Taoist Blockade". But. This 21 year old has produced an album that belies his years. Epic songs that recall Radiohead, The Flaming Lips or Mercury Rev mix with the kind of lush electronic production heard on Múm's second album or Four Tet, but these songs build and have an intensity similar   [ read more ]

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Julian hails from Vancouver, Canada. He worked as a day trader on the NASDAQ until he gave it up for music. He'd previously been in bands (Waikiki) and done electronic forum geek mp3 stuff under "Aardvark Interface" and "Taoist Blockade". But. This 21 year old has produced an album that belies his years. Epic songs that recall Radiohead, The Flaming Lips or Mercury Rev mix with the kind of lush electronic production heard on Múm's second album or Four Tet, but these songs build and have an intensity similar   [ read more ]

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