Muggle - Foldback

Artist: Muggle
Album: Foldback

China

Electronic

2017

Rating: 4.0

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Review by Juan Carlos Gordo Iza

Muggle's album Foldback is a captivating and eclectic collection of tracks that showcase the band's versatility and creativity. The album features a range of genres, from rock to electronic to ambient, and each song is a unique and intricate work of art.

One standout track is "Dusk," a hauntingly beautiful instrumental piece that combines atmospheric synths and delicate guitar work to create a dreamy, otherworldly sound. Another highlight is "Fading Light," a driving rock song with a catchy chorus and powerful vocals.

Throughout the album, Muggle demonstrates a keen ear for melody and a willingness to experiment with different sounds and textures. The production is top-notch, with each instrument and element carefully crafted to create a rich and layered sonic landscape.

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Tracks

Track	Duration	Preview
Foldback	42:08

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Catalog Numbers

1724046CD

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1724 Records

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Credits

Role	Credit
Commissioned By	Muggle
Design	Liu Yang
Recorder	Liu Yang
Executive-Producer	road
Mixed By	Liang Ping
Mastered By	Liang Ping
Performer	Zhang Min
Sampler	Lu Qi Min
Backing Vocals	Lu Qi Min

Notes

Memories will never die, they all reside in our mind, influence everybody unconsciously and continuously. Just like how various traditions divide different nations, diverse memories are our evidences to confirm who we are.
In its latest album called Foldback, Muggle-a post/math rock band from Chang Sha -gives a trying: using the dialogues from a TV play which was popular in the 1980s, mixed with sound effects, electric guitar and human voice, to compose a piece of instrumental/ambient music work with 45 minutes in length. With Foldback, Muggle wants to pay homage to all the vanished beauty.
As for the TV play, it’s called Dream of the Red Chamber, adapted from the eponymous novel firstly published in 1791. In addition to describing Chinese traditional culture comprehensively, both of the novel and the play show how touching a tragedy could be by telling a story about disillusioned love and broken dreams. In response to the sad story, Foldback was created in a simple and restrained way -after decades, all the pain will go away and all the sorrow will be forgotten, peace is the only thing we get in the end.
As Muggle’s second record, Foldback tries to break through the stereotyped creation of post-rock. Authorizations of the dialogues haven’t been gotten yet, out of respect for the artists, Muggle and 1724- Muggle’s record label-decided to release Foldback for free, both hypostatic and digital editions. If you are interested in listening or downloading Foldback, share this page on your facebook or twitter, and sent e-mail to [email protected] to get download link. Those who write reviews may get a hypostatic record (should just afford the postage).

About Muggle

Muggle is an instrumental rock project including post-rock, math-rock and ambient, comes from Zhang Jiajie, a small town located in the west of Hu Nan province. In 2009, Liu Yang, the guitarist of 48vanother post-rock band in Chang Sha, left for his hometown, Zhang Jiajie, a few months after that, Muggle was established by Liu Yang and Zhao Min as a studio band insists in no-performing. Muggle joined 1724, the record label of 48vs in Beijing, and released two records in 2015 and 2017. In a slow life surrounded by pretty landscape scenery of Zhang Jiajie, seems Muggle is recording a quiet life by music, however, some inspiration makes such recording uniqueMuggle is trying to find and accomplish different tunes from normal life pattern and stereotyped music style. As Muggles latest record, Foldbackalso its first full-length album is a conceptual ambient production. Combining the melody led by guitar and slow voice along with dialogue from Dream of the Red Chamber, a classic TV play premiered in 1987, Foldback gently reminds us how memory and beauty fades out as time goes by, all the youths and bustle will turn into dust in the end. Out of respect for the artists(cause both Muggle and 1724 tried but didnt get authorization from the TV plays publisher.Its another story.So,anyway ), those who love Foldback will get it in a special way, for free, instead of buying. Muggle will play instruments in a conventional way in its next album, another 1724 production, which will be released in 2017.

Summary by Juan Carlos Gordo Iza

Foldback is a must-listen for fans of innovative and inventive music. Muggle's unique style and musical vision make this album a standout in the crowded indie scene.