"The recordings of The Middle East" is a collective of 8 tracks written and recorded by the band over june 2007 through till march 2008. Having been around on and off for a few years they have been producing a diverse form of dreamy indie pop, akin to bands such as anathallo or the lighter moments of mewithoutYou. Drawing influence from all over the place these talented queenslanders consistently manage to produce highly infectious and rather soothing melodies, as they so willingly display on this 8 track release. From start to finish this collection of recordings has a soft wistful sense about it, each track, dynamically unique, moves through various stages of light soulful reflection right through to jarring moments of epic instrumentation. The overall tone can best be described as the moments in between dreams, where youre in that trance like state where you are not asleep but you are not fully awake. Each song whilst unique, maintains this slight sense of levitation, like they were floating above the clouds at each step of the writing process. The songs move through at a fairly quick rate despite the fact the tracks clock in at an average time of 6 minutes each. Leaving much of the hard work coming across simply as a blur. At times, the sweeping guitars, the heartfelt crooning and the warming percussion all blend into one 8 track melodic movement that always seems to end sooner than you anticipated. But at the same time each song carries its own sense of weight in a different way, almost like the listener, while in a good place, has stopped to think for a minute and reflect on various aspects of their life.
Track List
1. The Darkest Side - 5:07
2. Beleriand - 5:01
3. Lonely - 7:27
4. Blood - 5:26
5. Fool's Gold - 3:14
6. Pig Food - 7:10
7. The Fall Of Man (Vocals Mark Myers) - 5:39
8. Tsietsi - 13:06
Release: 2008
Recorded by: L'Orfèvre, The Middle East
Label: EMI
Genre: Alternative Rock
Length: 52:10
Producer: L’Orfèvre, The Middle East
Mixed by: L'Orfèvre
Mastered at: Matthew Gray studio in Brisbane
