Photo by Neal FrancLogically, I should have run this yesterday in advance of the Final Fantasy show at the Danforth Music Hall last night... but I didn't. Alas. But the information is still relevant and of interest, so here we go anyways. I last week mentioned that the Owen Pallet Experience was going to be releasing two EPs this Fall in lieu of the Heartland LP that he'd been working on -...
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Unpredictable violinist and videogame fan Owen Pallett, aka sage advice giver , aka Final Fantasy, has cobbled together a pair of excellent post-He Poos Clouds EPs due for release this fall. The first to arrive's the five-song Spectrum, 14th Century , which finds Pallett collaborating with Beirut on "fake fields recordings." Like last year's "Hey Dad " 7", it was recorded during the Flying Clu...
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Final Fantasy’s third album, Heartland, is set to be a sonic treat to the ears. The orchestral album promises not just rich production but the album itself is a narrative tale. As Owen Pallet puts it “”The songs themselves form a narrative concerning a farmer named Lewis and the fictional world of Spectrum. The songs [...]
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Violin sensation and Polaris Prize winner Final Fantasy (Owen Pallett) is apparently finished with his third studio album. Heartland is reportedly set for an early 2010 release.We'll keep you updated as we receive more details.I wonder if he ever managed to get his OHIP card back.Final Fantasy plays the Lola Festival in London on September 18th.Final Fantasy's websiteFinal Fantasy's Myspace
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Final Fantasy will be releasing his new album "Heartland" next year but for now he has released the track 'Lewis Takes Action' as a free download at his new label Domino. Snippets of the new album can be heard all over from live renditions he has been playing the last few...Click the link to read more
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Remember when Puff Daddy became P. Diddy and then later dropped the "P" entirely? Or when Santogold swapped the "O" for an "I"? Well in that tradition, Final Fantasy is now Owen Pallett. Write that down. Pallett's next album, Heartland, will be released on January 12th via Domino.
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Owen Pallett, aka Canadian violinist Final Fantasy, has two new EPs ready to release this fall. The first, Spectrum, 14th Century, has Owen collaborating with Beirut on five songs. The second, Plays To Please, is Owen covering six of Alex Lukashevsky's originals with a 35-piece band. Whew! Here's "Ultimatum" from Plays to Please, which sounds [...]~~
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Owen Pallett has announced that he will no longer be using the name Final Fantasy for his musical work.
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Another fantastic track from Owen Pallett. This one is supposedly on his upcoming album, which should be coming out eventually. Thanks to Stereogum for the video.
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Final Fantasy Heartland (Domino) Releasing: 12 January Owen Pallett's first album since He Poos Clouds in 2006 is a concept album about a farmer named Lewis, who, if you'll notice the track list, takes off his shirt at some point. Pallett has been jumping around the world to record Heartland, spending time in Reykjavik to lay down some tracks and Prague to record the Czech Symphony. He still has a
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For many years Owen Pallett has gone under the name Final Fantasy when performing, something that he shared with the video game of the same name. Now he has decided to change his name and go under his real name Owen Pallett. All of his previously releases will be...Click the link to read more
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Great news! One of my favorite musicians, Owen Pallett will be releasing his wayyyyy overdue third record, Heartland which will be hitting stores January 12th. I couldn’t be more excited. Coming out on Domino, Heartland “is the product of nine months of work in four countries. Heartland is a fully orchestral record, designed to [...]
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Mr Owen Pallett, known mostly under the moniker Final Fantasy has a brand new album by the name of 'Heartland' set for release on January 12th of next year. Whilst the hype has steadily been building behind the high-concept album (a farmer in an alternate reality is pretty high-concept right?), we were still yet to actually hear any newly recorded material; up until now.
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