Deadbeat - Something Borrowed, Something Blue

Deadbeat - Something Borrowed, Something Blue

Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Dub, Minimal
Year:
2004

Tracklist

A Brief Explanation... 0:59 X
Head Over Heels 7:23
White Out 7:52 X
Requiem 8:36 X
Steady As A Rock 5:32 X
Fixed Elections 6:38 X
A Joyful Noise (Part I) 7:18
A Joyful Noise (Part II) 6:21
Quitting Time 9:50 X
Portable Memory (The Final Cut) 8:54 X

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Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
Something Borrowed, Something Blue (CD, Album) ~scape sc 021 cd Germany 2004
Something Borrowed, Something Blue (2xLP) ~scape sc 021 Germany 2004
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Rated 5/5
Review by scoundrel Sep 09, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)

referencing Something Borrowed, Something Blue, CD, Album, sc 021 cd

Much stronger and accomplished than the first Deadbeat album, SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING BLUE sees Scott Menteith exploring the boundaries of dub further, with a keen interest to the space created by reverb, rather than reverb itself. The music itself is warmer, as immediately evidenced by the plaintative piano chords on "Head Over Heels." "White Out" introduces some well-received rhythmic variations on dub. Even the more reggae-oriented pieces like "Steady as a Rock" or "Joyful Noise (Pt. 1)" seem more filled out and less generic. "Fixed Elections" rings with old-skool IDM melodies and rhythms, while "Portable Memory (The Final Cut)" drifts away on echoing static and tones that open up possibilities beyond what is heard.
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