Memories Collector

by Standstill

Memories Collector cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 4 June 2002
  • Label: BCore Disc
  • Country: Spain
  • Length: 40:45
  • Community rating: 3.84/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: El铆as Egido, Javier D铆ez, David Acevedo, Ricky Lavado, Enric Montefusco

Album Notes & Community Reviews

On 'Memories Collector', Standstill expanded their sonic palette by incorporating more melodic indie rock elements and unconventional instrumentation like trumpets and xylophones into their post-hardcore framework. The album, which includes a multimedia component, was praised for its creativity and for pushing the boundaries of the national scene, once again being named Album of the Year by Mondo Sonoro.

Genres

Descriptors: complex, male-vocalist, uncommon-time-signatures, spanish, dissonant, melodic, emotive, atmospheric, experimental, dynamic

Tracklist

  1. Ride Down The Slope (2:12)
  2. Always Late (5:59)
  3. Dead Man Picture (3:27)
  4. Two Poems (3:31)
  5. Skies And A Mouse (5:02)
  6. Welcome (3:18)
  7. Not The Place (4:17)
  8. Mathusalem Syndrome (6:05)
  9. Memories Collector (4:47)
  10. Airplane (2:02)

Credits

  • Standstill - primary artist, composed by, performer
  • David Elvira - art direction, photography by
  • Jordi - art direction
  • Piti Elvira - art direction, guitar, vocals, keyboards, photography by
  • El铆as Egido - bass, xylophone
  • Ricky Lavado - drums
  • Carlos Leoz - guitar, vocals, photography by
  • Enric Montefusco - guitar, vocals, melodica, drum programming
  • Andrea - photography by
  • David Acevedo - trumpet
  • Javier Diez - contrabass

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