Bee Hives [Digipak] by Broken Social Scene (CD, Mar-2004, Arts & Crafts (Label))

Detailed item info
Album Features
UPC:    827590060029
Artist:    Broken Social Scene
Format:    CD
Release Year:    2004
Record Label:    Arts & Crafts (Label)
Genre:    Post Rock, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. [Untitled]
2. Market Fresh
3. Weddings
4. hHallmark
5. Backyards - (featuring Emily Haines)
6. Da Da Da Da
7. Ambulance for the Ambience
8. Time = Cause
9. Lover's Spit - (featuring Feist)

Details
Playing Time:    49 min.
Contributing Artists:    Feist, Emily Haines
Producer:    Ohad Benchetrit, Richard Woodcraft, David Newfeld
Distributor:    Caroline Distribution
Recording Type:    Studio
Recording Mode:    Stereo
SPAR Code:    n/a

Album Notes
Includes previously unreleased tracks and b-sides.Recorded between 2000 & 2003.Broken Social Scene: Dave Newfeld, Leslie Feist, Emily Haines, Jason Collett, Kevin Drew, Ohad Benchetrit, Justin Peroff, Andrew Whiteman, Charles Spearin, Jessica Moss, Brendan Canning.Recording information: Rak Studios, London, England (06/2001-10/2003); Some School Of The Arts (06/2001-10/2003); Th' Schvitz (06/2001-10/2003).In the wake of their breakthrough album, YOU FORGOT IT IN PEOPLE, Toronto's Broken Social Scene released this compilation of B-sides, alternate versions, and previously unreleased songs. Fans dreading a mixed bag of lo-fi thrashing and half-finished demos can relax, as this collection coheres in a nicely mellow way that shows how the pop brilliance of PEOPLE connects to the largely instrumental outing FEEL GOOD LOST.Most of the music here consists of multi-guitar drone, burbling synths, and live drum breaks, a combination that makes the Scene one of the more lovely and accessible post-rock outfits. "hHallmark" sounds like it could find a home with Yo La Tengo, while the chimes and plucking of "Ambulance for the Ambience" recalls Aphex Twin in a good mood. Only two of the tracks have vocals: "Backyards" features Emily Haines (Metric), who adds a warm earthy touch to the avant-garde backdrop, while the other reconfigures "Lover's Spit" (from PEOPLE) with a mournful piano and Leslie Feist's heartbreaking singing. "Time = Cause" gets a boost from a Mick Jagger-style yowl that eventually drifts into the void with the rest of the noises, forming one beautiful, shimmering, droning whole.