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Whilst often described as retro-futurist on behalf of the 80’s drum machines and synth sounds employed, John’s music is more personal than the nostalgic re-tread implied. He’s more interested in seeking cadence, through his love of Renaissance polyphony and the experimentation behind post punk. It’s an amalgamation of musical ideas as radical as its intent. The album was written, recorded, and engineered by Maus over the last few years in his home in Minnesota, known genially as the Funny Farm. It’s a solitary place situated in the corn plains of the rural American Midwest. 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Like the debut work it's full of lo-fi synth pop with some dark gothic undertones, sometimes even reminding Scott Walker of recent years in the vocal department. Refreshingly the songs happen to also be catchy and even danceable, but more like dancing alone shattered in the night illuminated by the full moon or in an abandoned disco with flickering strobe lights than merrily in the sunshine with good friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - 180 Gram Heavyweight Vinyl. 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This collection of songs, recorded between 1999 and 2004, documents his West Coast culture shock, and by the sound of his music, one gets the impression that, aside from a couple close friends and crucial meetings, California and art school pretensions haven't been kind to Maus' character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - 180 Gram Heavyweight Vinyl. 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