Skyphone's second album shows the Danish threesome coming fully into their own with a sound that both references their inspirations and puts everything together in a new, supple way forward. By working from the electronic path toward rock instrumentation as such, instead of the more common reverse path, they parallel the work of Languis in energizing and using familiar tropes in different contexts -- something far more deserving of the tag "post-rock" than much that has been labeled that way. The ski...   [ read more ]

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Rune Grammofon's press release places Skyphone's debut album alongside those by Phonophani and Alog, but it doesn't have the former's quirkiness or the latter's edge. Truth be told, the tunes on Fabula are graceful and nice, but also harmless and devoid of strong character. The Danish trio's instrumental tunes offer an interesting combination of electronic and acoustic instruments, whether sampled or played. They all share a similar medium tempo, left-right blinking electronic patterns...   [ read more ]

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