Relaxing, subdued, and unobtrusive, the six slow-paced instrumentals on Things Shaped in Passing work best as background music that doesn't demand too much attention or emotional commitment from the listener.
Fans of bands such as Mogwai, Sonna, and the Album Leaf may appreciate the album's reflective tone, the interplay between the individual musicians (including James Haas' atmospheric use of lap steel guitar), and the way the songs unfold gradually without obvious attention-grabbing hooks.
However, some listeners may find the songs to be too diffuse and wish this gentle music wasn't quite so genteel.
While this album doesn't quite stand out from other post-rock instrumental recordings, it does have its own quiet charm.
The passive wording of the title Things Shaped in Passing provides a clue about how to best appreciate the songs on this album: just sit back, let the sounds wash over you, and accept the music's structure as something that develops slowly and naturally over the course of time.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sleeping Diagonally | The Six Parts Seven | Play | 05:57 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Cold Things Never Catch Fire | The Six Parts Seven | Play | 06:50 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Seems Like Most Everything Used to Be Something Else | The Six Parts Seven | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Now Like Photographs | The Six Parts Seven | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | The Want and the Waiting | The Six Parts Seven | Play | 08:50 | 20 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Where Are The Timpani Heartbeats | The Six Parts Seven | Play | 05:27 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Spaces Between Days (Part 3) | The Six Parts Seven | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Spaces Between Days (Part 4) | The Six Parts Seven | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 42 mins | 96 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Clements | Member of Attributed Artist, Piano, Piano (Grand) |
| 2 | Tim Gerak | Guitar, Member of Attributed Artist, Sampling |
| 3 | James Haas | E-Bow, Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 4 | James Haas | E-Bow, Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar |
| 5 | Allen Karpinski | Arranger, Guitar, Guitar (Steel), Member of Attributed Artist, Sampling |
| 6 | Jay Karpinski | Drums, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 7 | Chris Keffer | Engineer |
| 8 | The Six Parts Seven | Engineer, Primary Artist |
| 9 | Brad Visker | Guitar (Bass), Member of Attributed Artist |
| 10 | Brad Visker | Guitar (Bass) |
The Six Parts Seven
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |