After three sought-after singles for the Whatever We Want label-plus remixes for the likes of Gorillaz, François K, Cosmo Vitelli and, The Osmonds - Quiet Village step out of the shadows to present their first full-length album, 'Silent Movie'. Comprised of master crate-digger Joel Martin and rising dance-music star Matt Edwards (aka Radio Slave), and borrowing their name from Martin Denny's exotica masterpiece, Quiet Village make the old sound new (and vice versa). Influenced by Italian film soundtracks, BBC library music, disco edits, acid rock, vintage soul and easy listening, they smear the unlikeliest elements-bluesy guitar, chamber strings, air-raid sirens, shuffling breakbeats, even flutes and seagull cries-into an hour-long reverie with Vaseline on its lens. Quiet Village are no ironists - they're serious about their craft, and 'Silent Movie' shows it. For every sly wink-the borderline cheesy slow-dance of the opening 'Victoria's Secret' complete with washing waves and an unctuous oboe lead-there's a handkerchief wiping misty eyes. Tracks like 'Free Rider,' 'Too High Too Move' and 'Can't Be Beat' are genuinely sentimental and not a little bit somber. (To quote an unforgettable line from The Big Lebowski, "Strong men also cry.") And they've got the groove thing down pat, whether it's the stoned, corroded soul of 'Pillow Talk' or the easy riding cruise control of 'Circus of Horror.'