{"product_id":"grouper-dragging-a-dead-deer-up-a-hill-vinyl-lp","title":"Grouper: Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill Vinyl LP { vinyl }","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn early reference point for me getting into this album when it was released\u003c\/i\u003e (10 years ago, holy shit!) was \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=My%20Bloody%20Valentine\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22My%20Bloody%20Valentine%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Brian%20Eno%20%2F%20Kevin%20Shields%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy Bloody Valentine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, which in retrospect is ridiculous. The beauty of \u003cem\u003eDragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill\u003c\/em\u003e (and most \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Grouper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrouper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e albums) lies squarely in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Grouper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiz Harris\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e' songwriting, which she \u003cem\u003echooses\u003c\/em\u003e to soak in reverb and tape hiss as an artistic choice, but is every bit as alluring without it (if you’ve seen her live you know what I mean). The record begins with a wave of white noise to reset the palate, before Liz’s ghostly couplet of vocals and overdriven guitar strums wash up on the shore. Over the next 11 tracks, she delivers stirring hymns buried in ripples of acoustic guitar; each track slowly cascading into the next with cottony atmosphere for days. It’s as if some timid creature has descended from the woods and is playing gorgeous alien songs around your campfire, and you’re too captivated by her beauty to tell her to get lost. Harris’ subsequent projects have played with the formula a bit, adding and subtracting layers; inviting the listener in close before pulling away again. But \u003cem\u003eDragging\u003c\/em\u003e is the most sublime overall experience, with the sheer beauty of songs like “Fishing Bird (Empty Gutted In The Evening Breeze),” “Heavy Water \/ I’d Rather Be Sleeping,” “Invisible” and “We’ve All Gone To Sleep” subjected to varying levels of saturation and echo making for an intoxicating listen. She continues to release amazing records (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=Grid%20Of%20Points\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Grouper%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrid Of Points\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is stunning), but this is the one we always compare them to. Highly recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes circular sticker drawn by Liz Harris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Kranky 2013\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by edward james almost 05\/2018\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Grouper","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":57431630938443,"sku":"lp-9642","price":3.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/6169\/9915\/files\/grouper-draggingadeaddeer.jpg?v=1779697486","url":"https:\/\/vinylvintage.shop\/products\/grouper-dragging-a-dead-deer-up-a-hill-vinyl-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}