The significance of the term hit me while listening to the MOFI reissue of Dead Can Dance's Into The Labyrinth. Yes this album has been a reference LP since its reissue and that was never more apparent than tonight. There was suspense and intrigue and an ethereal quality from the moment the stylus settled down in the groove of the first cut on the first side. Then I thought about the many times at shows that I have to wait minutes until the song stops sounding like it's plodding along; sometimes the faces of people in the room have that expression why did that clown put that album on and I have to ask to them be patient as the song gets better. Sometimes it does. Sometimes it doesn't. Maybe more often not than more?
Oh and it's been a long time since I turned the album over and played side 2. Why I'll never know but certainly will in the future. The second side is every bit as good, if not better sounding, than side 1.
Oh and it's been a long time since I turned the album over and played side 2. Why I'll never know but certainly will in the future. The second side is every bit as good, if not better sounding, than side 1.
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