Etch and Etch Deep

Haiku Salut - Etch and Etch Deep
Critic Score
Based on 10 reviews
2015 Ratings: #40 / 1021
User Score
Based on 47 ratings
July 31, 2015 / Release Date
LP / Format
- / Label
Art Pop / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
Drowned in Sound

With luminous vibes and electronics that chime, strum, sparkle, dance and glow, the trio evoke worlds within our own, places we don’t usually hear.

85
The 405
Of course, they aren't the first to do this, but of all the bands that have been labelled with the hybrid genre-tag of folktronica, Haiku Salut may be the band that it fits best.
80
musicOMH

There may be no words, but their music speaks volumes – and is consistently rewarding and charming.

80
NME

‘Etch And Etch Deep’ finds multi-instrumentalists Gemma and Sophie Bakerwood and Louise Croft exploring electronica, with deep synth tones, crunching glitch.

80
The Skinny

This is no mere soundtrack, it’s an imaginary world: to dwell there even briefly is a uniquely spiritual experience. 

80
Clash
Where once the band may have occasionally caught your ear, these songs command attention throughout.
80
The Guardian

This is an insinuating record, a sunshine-and-haywains counterpart to the sinister English ruralism of the likes of Hacker Farm, but one that nags at you once its charms are clear.

75

A whimsical and awe-inspiring dream full of tiny sprites who play accordions and give you flowers.

JustinSlick
86

Oh wow, this gave me such a rush. I didn't know anything about Haiku Salut (and didn't know this was a soundtrack). From the cover I was just expecting a typical synthpop album or something.

But as soon as that very first tempo change hits, you know you're in for something a bit different. It's easy to imagine that this is the soundtrack Yann Tiersen would have written if Amelie were set in a modern city instead of a French village.

A very cool album--eclectic, and visually evocative, as ... read more

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Track List

  1. Bleak and Beautiful (All Things)
  2. You Dance a Particular Algorithm
  3. Hearts Not Parts
  4. Divided By Surfaces
  5. Doing Better
  6. Things Were Happening and It Was Strange
  7. Becauselessness
  8. Skip To the End
  9. No Colour of Rain and Dust
  10. Foreign Pollen

Year End Lists

#30/Drowned in Sound
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Added on: July 9, 2015