Banco De Gaia - The Magical Sounds Of Banco De Gaia
Label:
Catalog#:
657036 1012-2
Format:
CD, Album, Digipak
Country:
US
Released:
28 Apr 2000
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Dub,
Tribal,
Ambient
Tracklist
Credits
Artwork By -
Atomic Baby
Artwork By [Art Direction] - Rex Rey
Mastered By - John Dent
Written-By, Recorded By, Producer - Toby Marks
Artwork By [Art Direction] - Rex Rey
Mastered By - John Dent
Written-By, Recorded By, Producer - Toby Marks
Notes
Recorded & produced at New World Bank, Somerset, England
Mastered at Loud.
(P)&(C)1999 Six Degrees Records
Made in U.S.A.
Code: 6 57036 10122 7
Mastered at Loud.
(P)&(C)1999 Six Degrees Records
Made in U.S.A.
Code: 6 57036 10122 7
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Reviews & Discussion
Although _The Magical Sounds of Banco De Gaia_ promises a lot with the title, it manages to hit the point about 75% of the time. Sure, Banco de Gaia has always had a slight issue with cheesiness ("I Love Baby Cheesy" hits the point a bit too on the head), they can also come out with some quite pleasant tracks -- a curious mixture of the silly and the sublime. For instance, the Indian rhythm chant on "Harvey and the Old Ones" comes up against a house beat and some whirling electronics. Not a direct hit, but a fair miss. "Frog's Dinner" brings back the good ol' days of ambient dub, but it's the slow dreaminess of "Sinhala" and the gentle, string-laden "Glove Puppet" that make an impression. For a more upbeat track, "No Rain," with its Chinese instrumentation, that gets the heart beating. An imperfect album, but with just enough magic.