Acetate Zero - Somehow About Perfection

180-gram limited vinyl 12" (black vinyl, 300 copies worldwide). LIMITED TO 300 COPIES WORLDWIDE! One of the inaugural releases on the brand new limited-vinyl-only label Claire's Echo (a division of Clairecords) comes 4 exclusive tracks from the brilliant Acetate Zero. Acetate Zero formed in Paris, France in 1996. In the early stages of the band, they mimicked the sounds of a meeting with Disco Inferno and The Dead C. Over the last ten years, they have subtly yet exquisitely expanded on, minimized, and perfected their gorgeous timbre. Surely you will hear elements of Bedhead, Mogwai, and other such name-droppings. But they also incorporate electronic elements, loops and skittering additives, much like mid-to-late period Hood, perhaps. However, theirs is a sound that is all their own - one for late nights and grey skies and mournful beauty. The first single appeared in 1998, followed shortly in 1999 by their debut album 'Softcore Paradise' - released in an edition of 200 vinyl-on