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Man of Aran

British Sea Power

Man of Aran

The British indie rock band with a soundtrack to a documentary about life on the remote Irish islands

ADM rating[?]

7.1

Label
Rough Trade
UK Release date
18/05/2009
  1. 9.0 |   The Quietus

    It is music and film in perfect symbiosis and should rightly be regarded as something of an understated classic.
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  2. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    Shimmers of guitar effects, serene and tranquil pianos, penny whistles, cellos, glockenspiels and harps all twinkling like sunlight on the waves.
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  3. 8.0 |   The Scotsman

    Minimal, unhurried, brooding, haunting, often ravishingly beautiful, it is the best Mogwai album Mogwai haven't made.
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  4. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    While this is good mood music, like a lot of soundtrack material it requires the element inspiring it - the visuals.
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  5. 6.7 |   Pitchfork

    The real power of the visual/musical connection between Flaherty and BSP comes if you regard it not as a traditional film, but as a music video. In other words, you have to let the music drive the visual, instead of vice-versa
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  6. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    This is the ground those guys were born to walk on, while the new Man of Aran score can be a bit of a stretch at times. Nevertheless, props are due for the effort as I shudder to think where they could have gone with it. At least they tried.
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