Meadow Argus: The Palace II tape (Tynan Tapes, 2024)

February 17, 2024 at 1:21 pm | Posted in Reviews | Leave a comment

Meadow Argus: The Palace II

When I was in high school, me and my siblings had a “band” and we started recording an “album” on cassette but never finished it. After looking through my tapes recently, I think I found the tape we started making, which I thought was lost because I’d looked for it before and never found it. I don’t own a working tape deck at the moment so I’ll have to bring it to the radio station to confirm. I found other tapes I made as a kid too. This new Meadow Argus release popping up around the same time as me finding these tapes is a major coincidence since it makes usage of samples from childhood tapes as well. 12 minutes into the first side, the rolling noise waves part a bit, and kids make announcements about community events and youth groups. They do fake radio announcements, interviews, and traffic reports, and say they’re going to give away CDs (first Mariah Carey, but then they change their mind and say Hanson). The second side has a charming story about finding a jellyfish in the sea, carried along by mesmerizing synth bloops. Eventually we drift far past childhood memories, where serene reflections are interrupted by jarring rips and tears.

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