- Record Label: Rough Trade
- Release Date: Dec 2, 2013
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Dec 16, 2013Later songs Bear and Cleaning Out The Rooms are rewoven to even more emotional effect than in their previous guises, on the Zeus EP and Valhalla Dancehall long-player respectively.
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Dec 10, 2013From the Sea to the Land Beyond sees British Sea Power operating on a different level. A wonderful hymn to the island we call home.
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Dec 10, 2013The collaboration between the film and the music is so successful, in fact, that it is hard to describe the music without noting the scenes.
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Q MagazineJan 28, 2014A joy in itself, but watching the accompanying film to experience the full audio-visual wallop is a must. [Feb 2014, p.113]
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MojoDec 18, 2013BSP's sifts from poignant viola and tranquil vocals to foaming turbulence are perfect. [Jan 2014, p.104]
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Dec 11, 2013From The Sea To The Land Beyond (whether encountered with or without the moving image) is a potent and poetic exploration of our own human mortality in contrast with the unyielding permanence of nature and the sea.
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Dec 10, 2013From the Sea comprises new versions of old songs, most of which sound just as powerful without Woolcock's arresting images.
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Dec 10, 2013Dotted with intelligently applied sound effects and bits of newsreel narration, From the Sea to the Land Beyond often recalls Rachel's' post-rock masterpiece The Sea and the Bells in its evocative impact and thoughtful embrace of elements outside the palette of most rock bands; this isn't rock & roll, but what it is is something very special, and this is the rare film soundtrack that works nearly as well on its own as it does accompanying another artist's images.
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Positive: 9 out of 10
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Mixed: 1 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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Nov 1, 2014