On this his second album, OWEN PALLETT (the man who does all the string arrangements for ARCADE FIRE & HIDDEN CAMERAS etc.) presents a clearly enhanced concept of his solo project FINAL FANTASY. The core sound of his 2005 debut, "Final Fantasy Has A Good Home," was mainly based on Pallet's violin & his virtuoso handling of the loop pedal. He now proves his skills as an arranger, working with a large chamber musicensemble, feat. a string quartet, piano, harpsi-chord & percussion (among others), where he shows an impressive ingenuity for melodic lines & surprising turnarounds. The musical language of The Final Fantasy is eclectic without letting its influences act as bare quotations for themselves. Traces were smeared with care and everything is consolidated & processed in such a peculiar way that we cannot designate the culprits any longer. He integrates an amazing variety of stylistic spheres within each song.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Arctic Circle,
2. He Poos Clouds,
3. This Lamb Sells
4. If I Were A Carp,
5. ->,
6. I'm Afraid Of Japan,
7. Song Song Song,
8. Many Lives -> 49 MP,
9. Do You Love ?,
10. The Pooka Sings