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Review: Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping (* * * )

Oct 4, 2008, 3:03am

Review: Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping (* * * )

This album is one wild ride. I thought I had been prepared; I read some early reviews, heard the lead single "Id Engager," and familiarized myself with Of Montreal's back catalog (some of it, anyway). But I knew I was in over my head with openers "Nonpareil of Favor" and "Wicked Wisdom," eleven minutes of song clips strung together seemingly at random and without any consideration of format or transition. It left my head spinning and my eyes crossed, and I still had 45 minutes to go. Skeletal Lamping is fascinating, frustrating, and [...]

Artists: Of Montreal

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