''Silence Magnifies Sound'' is a studio album by the

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. It was released in 2000 on

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. It includes the songs "Spaces Between Days (Parts 1 & 2)", with parts 3 and 4 on the following album, '' Things Shaped in Passing''.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that "the playing is solid; guitar work is gorgeous, the drumming is understated and just listening to the viola effortlessly float in induces a complete rush." The ''

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'' wrote that "while there is an off-putting pretentiousness about the band, it compares favorably to post-rock such as Mogwai, Tortoise, and Trans Am."

Track listing

# "In a Late Style of Fire" – 6:18 # "The Slowest Way of Saying So Little" – 6:01 # "Spaces Between Days (Part 1)" – 1:23 # "The Constant Variables" – 4:29 # "Spaces Between Days (Part 2)" – 1:47 # "The Day After the Day After Here" – 4:24 # "One Thing That Won't Matter." - 2:47 # "Silence Magnifies Sound" - 4:22 # "Changing the Name of October" - 9:39

References

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