Jimmy Tamborello, known as Dntel to most, has been making music for more than a decade. In 2001, he had the indie world buzzing when he released Life Is Full Of Possibilities, making him one of the most notable figures in the turn-of-the-century glitch scene. Commercial success hit Tamborello as one half of the Postal Service, the other half being Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie. The sole Postal Service album, Give Up, is Sub Pop’s second best-selling record to date, and the “Such Great Heights” single was used on TV shows and covered by Iron & Wine, whose version in turn made it onto the Garden State soundtrack. Tamborello has worked with artists from Conor Oberst to Grizzly Bear, and he still engineers electronic music and hosts an internet radio show. On Dntel’s latest album, Aimlessness (Pampa), he dialed back the guest vocals, focused on instrumentals and made an ethereal, spaced-out electro album. Tamborello will also be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with him.
Tamborello: The Settlers Of Catan was my gateway into a new breed of board games that were a little more complex and exotic than the usual Milton Bradley fare. They usually come in similarly designed, fatter, squarer boxes and aspire to win the Spiel Des Jahres (Germany’s Game Of The Year). My most recent discovery is the Ticket To Ride series. You get assigned different train routes from one European city to another and earn points by connecting them. The game-play is simple but satisfying. Ticket To Ride: Europe is a sequel to Ticket To Ride, which takes place in the U.S. and is probably good, too. I just happened to play the Europe version first.
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