Windsor for the Derby - Calm Hades Float

Primary Artist
Windsor for the Derby
Album Title
Calm Hades Float
Release Date
May 21, 1996 
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Review by Charlie Wilmoth
Windsor For The Derby effectively mixes ambience and post-rock guitar-playing on Calm Hades Float, the group's first album. Most of the songs here begin with clean-toned guitar arpeggios -- think Durutti Column, or a less complex Slint -- and feature distant drums, buried vocals, and layers of guitar feedback. Like most ambient, Calm Hades Float aims for atmosphere, not drama: The songs lumber slowly and include few structural changes, and the guitar parts are poker-faced and minimal. Read More