<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[shape+colour]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Jeremy]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/author/shapeandcolour/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[sleep whale: houseboat.]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been anxiously following Texas electroacoustic wizards <a href="http://www.myspace.com/sleepwhale"><span style="color:#00ff00;">Sleep Whale</span></a> ever since I came across the <a href="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2009/07/03/sleep-whale-little-brite/"><span style="color:#ff6600;">video for &#8220;Little Brite.&#8221;</span></a> This month their first full length album, Houseboat, was finally released and it was more than worth the anticipation.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;">Acoustic and airy and alive, &#8220;Houseboat&#8221; just feels fresh. Their blend of organic sounds and digital sounds feels authentic, and one is never at the sacrifice of the other. Listening  makes me feel nomadic and untethered.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Here are my two favourite tracks, for your own freedom-inducing listening enjoyment:</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/05-summer-sick.mp3">Summer Sick</a></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/12-light-tunnel.mp3">Light Tunnel</a></p>
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