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El Ángel Exterminador: the beige's latest
The Beige proudly presents El Ángel Exterminador, the great Canadian feel-not-so-good album. The atmospheric roots quintet's second release journeys though surreal landscapes, offering glimpses of madness, hunger, love and death along the way. Dig in!
El Ángel Exterminador, is available on iTunes and CD Baby, as well as fine Vancouver record stores such as Red Cat Records, Highlife Music and Zulu Records.
early reviews of El Ángel Exterminador:
"The Beige's El Ángel Exterminador is a flat-out gem of sweeping melancholia... This is smart and angry songwriting, given a perverse sheen of beauty. There couldn’t be a classier soundtrack for hoarding water, tinned food and ammo. 4/5." --Adrian Mack, The Georgia Straight
"Incredibly atmospheric fare from this Vancouver quintet that employs eclectic instrumentation... lyrics are pure poetry that bend and shape to fit the angular rhythms. A truly original sound. 4/5." --Greg Potter, TV Week
"CD of the week: moody, atmospheric, orchestral and, well, depressing. But it's also swinging, marching and altogether a joy to listen to. Songwriter Rick Maddocks knows how to craft a tasty dirge." -- Stuart Derdeyn, Vancouver Province
"The album sinisterly uses a smooth and almost playful ambient sound, juxtaposed against apocalyptic-flavoured lyrics of death, squalor and disassociation. Like some bizarre alchemy, this strange combination works incredibly well, creating a balance between dark and light that is surprisingly uplifting and joyful. 4/5." --Jim Dean, Vue Weekly
"El Ángel Exterminador is a CD I could listen to all day long... If you are looking for some original music that's anything but boring, with intense imagery, theatric or cinematic compositional style, and a wide range of elements, this album will not disappoint. 5/5." -- Nathan Stafford, The Skinny Magazine