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There are a lot of swirling sounds within Bombadil 's Tarpits And Canyonlands . On one end it is minimalistic - stripped to its most basic components, "Sad Birthday" is piano and percussion with a slew of vocalists. But it's not minimal, as even two instruments can create a sound all-encompassing. Add the collective of vocalists and precisely placed hand claps and the result is a sound much like that of Slaraffenland. But Bombadil cannot be limited to mere comparisons - the light instrumentation and experimental folk sounds they dabble in are truly their [...]

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