Owen Pallet has always been some one who's music has seemed to transcend beauty and his two EPs have been a long time coming since the release of his debut album, He Poos Clouds, in 2006, with a full length coming sometime in 2009. Pallet's first EP, Spectrum, 14th Century, released Sep. 30th is all his own composition, conducted with the help of Beirut while helping them orchestrate their own album, Flying Club Cup. "The Butcher", the albums most pop friendly track sums up everything we love about Final Fantasy: ringing strings, and a rhythmic piano all beautifully orchestrated alongside flourishing percussion and choir like bird chirps.
Pallet's second EP, Plays to Please, soon to be released on Oct. 21st, is a collaborative project with a number of musicians including Andrew Bird. You can leave it up to these two to start turning kids heads towards orchestral music. The EP is a tribute to Alex Lukashevsky's songwriting and his band Deep Dark United. Their songs are hazy and perfectly written, so much so that Pallet could not control himself in prescribing the big band treatment he felt they deserved. Both expressing their love for the likes of Loius Prima and Marvin Gaye, the two transformed the previously caustic rock songs into stylish orchestral ballads with a sharpened edge that could easily be seen being played in the witty, socially critical ballroom scene of a movie.
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Final Fantasy - The Butcher
Final Fantasy - Horsetail Feathers
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