Mercury Rev News: Mercury Rev : Deserter's Songs
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When Deserter’s Songs was initially released in 1998, it sounded like a rather definitive statement. The record stands as Mercury Rev’s moment of epiphanyâ€"when all of the myriad aspects of its shifting cinematic influences came into deep focus. Ostensibly a re-issue of the classic album, the new 2-CD edition features bonus tracks, rough mixes, alternate versions and re-mixes by the likes of Bill Laswell, and beautifully bent home cassette-recorded tunes that enhance its lingering legend. The original platter followed an intoxicating path toward some sort of celestial nirvana. The additional pieces gathered hereâ€"perhaps best seen in their alternate light on...
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