Automatic - ExcessVinyl LP pressing. 2022 release. Automatic's second album Excess rides the imaginary edge where the '70s underground met the corporate culture of the '80s or, as the band puts it, "That fleeting moment when what was once cool quickly turned and became mainstream, all for the sake of consumerism." Using this point in time as a lens through which to view the present moment, Excess takes aim at corporate culture and extravagance. The overarching themes

he invented the "Maqiano"

a 10-song collection boasting covers of artists like Kelela

and from cutting-edge electronica to out-and-out pop music

" while also showing us what he's best at: stories that sit with you like half-memories and half-dreams

told and explained by Alban Gautier

present the four piano trios by Dvorak as well as the piano trios by Smetana and Suk on this 3-album set

Adding a little more bounce and groove to the original

but a contemporary biographer records that he died 'far advanced in years

rhythm guitarist Chris Cain (ex-Bury Your Dead

Life is about believing in miracles

Juan Fernández

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