It’s All Around You

Rock · 2004 · 10 tracks

It’s All Around You

Intricate mallet percussion and warm analog synths woven into high-fidelity clockwork. A polished, cerebral evolution of the Chicago post-rock sound.

It sounds like a very expensive, very beautiful clock being taken apart and put back together in slow motion.

A shimmering, high-definition meditation on rhythm and melody that feels both mechanical and deeply human.

It’s All Around You · vs · Tortoise

Studio Polished+1.2σ

The production is pushed notably harder into studio polished than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks

01

It’s All Around You

4:10

02

The Lithium Stiffs

3:59

03

Crest

4:21

04

Stretch (You Are All Right)

5:15

05

Unknown

5:38

06

Dot/Eyes

3:46

07

On the Chin

5:21

08

By Dawn

1:51

09

Five Too Many

4:33

10

Salt the Skies

4:46

Moments Worth Waiting For

The transition into the motorik, driving rhythm of Salt the Skies that closes the album with unexpected intensity.

The delicate, bell-like mallet percussion on the title track that feels like a mechanical music box coming to life.

The way Dot/Eyes suddenly breaks the serenity with its aggressive, distorted drum patterns and jagged synth lines.

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