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MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007) [Japanese Edition, 2009]

Posted By: Designol

Date: 18 Sep 2022 16:25:46

Oracular Spectacular is the first major label studio album by American band MGMT. The album, which has sold over 1 million copies worldwide, was nominated for best international album in the 2009 BRIT Awards. In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 494 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Japanese Edition includes four bonus tracks.

When MGMT were asked by their record label for a list of their dream producers, with low expectations they sarcastically replied: Prince, Nigel Godrich, Barack Obama, and "not Sheryl Crow." Columbia returned with Dave Fridmann, the producer extraordinaire best known for his work with Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev. In typical Fridmann fashion, Oracular Spectacular is a glamorous mega-production through and through. Drums are massively distorted and shimmering keyboards are articulately layered as he takes the reins, leading the duo through his daisy chain of onboard compressors, delay units, and whatever other mysterious studio gizmos and gadgets he uses to get his trademark sound. Expectedly, the 14-karat polish enhances MGMT's blend of psychedelic and indie-electro to a shiny sonic gleam, resulting in some of the catchiest pop songs to come from N.Y.C. since the turn of the millennium. The tunes sound classic and new all at once, paying homage to Bowie, the Kinks, and the Stones, while updating traditional progressions with flashes of Royal Trux, Ween, and LCD Soundsystem. It's a wonderful mess of musical ideas, ranging from the dancy disco thump and Bee Gees falsetto of "Electric Feel" to the gritty acoustic-based "Pieces of What," to the grimy synth groove on the anthemic "Time to Pretend." With tongues planted firmly in cheeks, sardonic wit is as abundant as Andrew Van Wyngarden and Ben Goldwasser spoof the stereotypical rock & roll lifestyle with lines like "Lets make some music, make some money, find some models for wives/I'll go to Paris take some heroin and fuck with the stars." Despite the ever-present irony, the songs never feel insincere and the record is inherently strong throughout, making it a solid start to their career.

Review by Jason Lymangrover, Allmusic.com

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Tracklist:

01. Time to Pretend (4:21)
02. Weekend Wars (4:11)
03. The Handshake (3:39)
04. The Youth (3:48)
05. Electric Feel (3:49)
06. 4th Dimensional Transition (3:58)
07. Pieces of What (2:44)
08. Of Moons, Birds & Monsters (4:47)
09. Kids (5:03)
10. Future Reflections (3:58)
11. Metanoia (Bonus Track for Japan) (13:50)
12. Electric Feel (Demo Version) (Bonus Track for Japan) (4:24)
13. Electric Feel (Justice Remix) (Bonus Track for Japan) (5:27)
14. Kids (Soulwax Mix) (Bonus Track for Japan) (5:39)

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Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009

EAC extraction logfile from 4. December 2011, 5:04

MGMT / Oracular Spectacular (SICP 2379)

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log date: 2015-09-25 18:05:27

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Official DR value: DR5

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