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Australasia (Deluxe Edition)

by Pelican

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Maison Planàterre
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Maison Planàterre Note: Album long Jeu (lJ) du groupe Pelican (US-IL,Chicago) paru en 2003_11. Cet album est une édition deluxe limitée rééditée et remastérisée 2022 avec 3 Titres additionnels. Le Tire 07 'Angel Tears' apparaît sur plusieurs versions depuis 2022. Les Titres 08 & 09 sont exclusifs à cette version sur bandcamp (non trouvés autant sur les plateformes de partage que sur les sites de vente comme discogs ou cdandlp). Le Titre 05 non titré (untitled) est aussi dénommé 'Saw' (ap Andrew Furse).

Ajout 3Ts Favorite track: Australasia (2022 Remaster).
Slyyr
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Slyyr This is the quintessential Pelican record. Heavy like postpartum depression. Favorite track: Angel Tears (2022 Remaster).
Simon
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Simon Bludgeoning riffs? Pelican deliver in bucket loads. Small, acoustic respite's there may be but don't let that fool you - it's soon back to the thunderous guitars and driving beat. Marvelous! Favorite track: Australasia (2022 Remaster).
Jack Nance Hair
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Jack Nance Hair Pelican have the riffs, if you've got the time.
WIPP
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WIPP I find this to be Pelican's masterpiece. A perfect balance of massive sludge metal and atmospheric rock. Favorite track: Australasia (2022 Remaster).
silent_satori
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silent_satori Im not a massive metal fan but I have heard a lot of it through the years. This is a massive mammoth masterpiece.
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    "Australasia" was originally released in 2003 and is now available in this deluxe re-issue. This re-issued double LP is presented in a high-quality, full-color, gatefold jacket, with custom inner sleeves.

    Includes a digital download card for "Australasia".

    Includes unlimited streaming of Australasia (Deluxe Edition) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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    **THIS IS A PRE-ORDER FOR AUG 19th**

    "Australasia" was originally released in 2003 and is now available in this deluxe re-issue. This re-issued double LP is pressed on transparent orange color vinyl and presented in a high-quality, full-color, gatefold jacket.

    Includes a digital download card for "Australasia".

    Includes unlimited streaming of Australasia (Deluxe Edition) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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As of 2022, digital purchases of Australasia will be the remastered version of the album by Josh Bonati. Vinyl purchases include exclusive bonus remastered tracks, including a remix of Angel Tears by James Plotkin, and live recordings from the era of Australasia's recording, one of which is a never-before released piece.

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Pelican’s debut album Australasia, originally released in late 2003 by Hydra Head Records, is a landmark record in the shifting tides of heavy music that took place at the turn of the millennium. 20 years since its release and with several sold-out represses, Australasia is a proven essential for any listener exploring the bounds of rock music.

Following the release of the band’s auspicious self-titled EP, Australasia’s singular integration of melodic complexity and tremendous density redefined conceptions of what constituted “heavy.” Pelican’s unique manipulation of atmosphere and dynamics seamlessly alchemized their disparate influences beyond metal into music grand, mercurial, and utterly sublime, worthy of the album’s namesake.

Billowing clouds of strange serenity give way to tectonic riffs. Hypnotic rhythms chug at the precipice between doom and euphoria. Guitarists Trevor Shelley de Brauw and Laurent Schroeder-Lebec twirl soaring harmonies around the roaring thunder of bassist Bryan Herweg and drummer Larry Herweg. Throughout the album, the quartet move as one like a glacier, awesome and forever imbuing the landscape with their mark. Australasia stands as a pioneering work, unmatched in the level of unbridled beauty and devastation Pelican wields across the album.

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released November 4, 2003

Recorded and mixed by Sanford Parker at Volume Studios, Chicago in the Spring of 2003. Mastered by Nick Zampiello at New Alliance Studios, Boston. Remastered by Josh Bonati 2021

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