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The Triffids set out to make their most epic sounding album yet, working again with producer Gil Norton (known for his for with Pixies, Echo and The Bunnymen and many others). The result was \u003ci\u003eCalenture\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the best albums made by anyone, ever! Abandoning the lo-fi sound of their last album, \u003ci\u003eIn The Pines\u003c\/i\u003e, and instead returning and expanding on the lush and majestic sound heard on \u003ci\u003eBorn Sandy Devotional, Calenture \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures The Triffids on their creative peak, and is also probably their most accessible album, since it really has no weak songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2CD - 24 Bit remaster of original album with 5 bonus B Side Tracks and on CD Two a 12 track set of rehearsal demos. 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