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# Grouper
You probably wouldn´t expect **King Midas Sound** to profess a love for
ethereal, intimate songs that hover on the thresholds of conscioussness.
However the group have recently posted a [blog post ][1] entitled "*The
magical&fragile world of Grouper*" in which they praise the work of
Liz Harris, better known under her nom de plume **Grouper**.
The Oregon native debuted with a self-titled CD-R album in 2005 and her
idiosyncratic music then catapulted her to a global sonic orbit,
including supporting **Animal Collective** on their mega successful 2009
**Merriweather Post Pavilion** tour. Her reverb-laden compositions,
created by Harris on guitar and Wurlitzer keys are wrapped up in a haze
of psychedelia and accompanied by sublime vocals that cab be sometimes
compared to **Julianna Barwick**. Hauntingly beautiful -- as if they
emanted from some distant and dark past.
Thanks to the airy qualities of her music, we can understand why King
Midas Sound, equally in thrall of the echo, might like her. Harris´
latest two-part album **A\|A** *Dream Los*s and *Alien Observe*r are
perfect semantic descriptions of Grouper's music -- dreamy, alien,
remaining in the distance in the role of the observer rather than being
in the midst of action with a sense of longing.
[1]: http://kingmidassound.blogspot.com/2011/09/magical-fragile-world-of-grouper.html
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text: '<p> You probably wouldn´t expect <strong>King Midas Sound</strong> to profess a love for ethereal, intimate songs that hover on the thresholds of conscioussness. However the group have recently posted a <a href="http://kingmidassound.blogspot.com/2011/09/magical-fragile-world-of-grouper.html">blog post </a> entitled “<em>The magical&fragile world of Grouper</em>” in which they praise the work of Liz Harris, better known under her nom de plume <strong>Grouper</strong>. </p><p>The Oregon native debuted with a self-titled CD-R album in 2005 and her idiosyncratic music then catapulted her to a global sonic orbit, including supporting <strong>Animal Collective</strong> on their mega successful 2009 <strong>Merriweather Post Pavilion</strong> tour. Her reverb-laden compositions, created by Harris on guitar and Wurlitzer keys are wrapped up in a haze of psychedelia and accompanied by sublime vocals that cab be sometimes compared to <strong>Julianna Barwick</strong>. Hauntingly beautiful – as if they emanted from some distant and dark past. </p><p>Thanks to the airy qualities of her music, we can understand why King Midas Sound, equally in thrall of the echo, might like her. Harris´ latest two-part album <strong>A|A</strong> <em>Dream Los</em>s and <em>Alien Observe</em>r are perfect semantic descriptions of Grouper’s music – dreamy, alien, remaining in the distance in the role of the observer rather than being in the midst of action with a sense of longing. </p>'
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# Grouper You probably wouldn´t expect **King Midas Sound** to profess a love for ethereal, intimate songs that hover on the thresholds of conscioussness. However the group have recently posted a [blog post ][1] entitled "*The magical&fragile world of Grouper*" in which they praise the work ...