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Before the Dawn Heals Us is the third album from M83 and essentially the brainchild of Anthony Gonzalez, who resides in the seaside town of Antibes, France. Like its two predecessors – the eponymous debut (Gooom, 2001) and it’s follow up, Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts (Mute, July 2004) – it’s a huge and epic attempt to use music to transport its audience well beyond their immediate environment. This is a sound that is deliberately colossal like the galaxy the band is named for and a sound that is as likely to recall Mussorgsky as Mogwai. It soars effortlessly of the ties that bind it to everyday existence and evokes a sense of freedom that can usually only be ..
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