Archive – Controlling Crowds Part IV (2024 Remastered Deluxe Edition) (2024) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

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Archive’s Controlling Crowds has been reissued as a deluxe box set, celebrating their evolution while embracing their roots in trip-hop. This set includes the remastered Controlling Crowds I-III and IV, along with a bonus LP featuring seven previously unreleased tracks. The package is enriched by a 24-page booklet filled with extensive notes, unseen photos and contemporary band interviews. The album marked a significant return for the band, melding their classic trip hoppy sound with elements of alternative rock and progressive influences. While the electronic ambiance prevails, tracks like ‘Bullets’, ‘Quiet Time’ and ‘Razed To The Ground’ evoke nostalgia for their early work, showcasing the return of vocalist Rosko John. Archive skillfully navigated through genres, infusing jazzy undertones and soulful melodies, particularly evident in ‘Collapse/Collide’. Despite their stylistic shifts over the years, Controlling Crowds felt both accessible and cohesive, representing a harmonious blend of their past and present.Controlling Crowds, Pt. 4 is part of an ambitious multi-disc series by British electronic/rock/trip-hop collective Archive. Controlling Crowds was released in 2009 in two parts — a double-disc record dubbed Pts. 1-3 and the single-disc Pt. 4. Curiously, both were issued on the same day. – Sergey Mesenov

Tracklist:

01. Archive – Pills (2024 Remaster) (04:12)
02. Archive – Lines (2024 Remaster) (06:04)
03. Archive – The Empty Bottle (2024 Remaster) (07:03)
04. Archive – Remove (2024 Remaster) (04:05)
05. Archive – Come on Get High (2024 Remaster) (04:40)
06. Archive – Thought Conditioning (2024 Remaster) (03:39)
07. Archive – The Feeling of Losing Everything (2024 Remaster) (04:47)
08. Archive – Blood In Numbers (2024 Remaster) (03:05)
09. Archive – To the End (2024 Remaster) (03:55)
10. Archive – Pictures (2024 Remaster) (03:54)
11. Archive – Lunar Bender (2024 Remaster) (03:24)
12. Archive – Never Felt This Sad (2024 Remaster) (04:35)
13. Archive – All The Pretty Lights (2024 Remaster) (03:04)
14. Archive – A Dying Man (2024 Remaster) (03:48)