Dntel - Early Works For Me If It Works For You
Label:
Catalog#:
PH12
Format:
CDr, Album, Limited Edition
Country:
US
Released:
1998
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
IDM,
Downtempo,
Experimental
Tracklist
| 1 | Loneliness Is Having No One To Miss | 4:06 | X | |
| 2 | High Horses Theme | 4:34 | X | |
| 3 | Pliesex Sielking | 5:07 | X | |
| 4 | Termites In The Bathtub | 4:27 | X | |
| 5 | Fort Instructions | 4:58 | X | |
| 6 | Curtains | 3:52 | X | |
| 7 | Tybalt 60 | 4:00 | X | |
| 8 | Danny Loves Experimental Electronics | 4:00 | X | |
| 9 | Sky Pointing | 3:56 | X | |
| 10 | Casuals | 5:11 | X | |
| 11 | Winds Let Me Down Again | 4:04 | X | |
| 12 | Jewel States, "The Door Borders" | 4:16 | X |
Notes
First edition pressed on 250 CDr's with handnumbered golden stickers and photocopied inlays
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Reviews & Discussion
Dntel’s Jimmy Tamborello has always had one hand with pop melodies and the other with experimental electronics, and we can hear his initial efforts in this regard on _Early Works For Me If It Works For You_. Perhaps indicative of the time period in which these tracks were made (1995-1997), the rhythms skew more towards skittering drum ‘n’ bass, overlaid with a simple, looped melody. "High Horses Theme," on the other hand, wobbles at a slow canter, and "Tybalt 60" has a quasi-martial rhythm. The icy melody of "Termites in the Bathtub" has a haunting quality, while "Winds Let Me Down Again" has a darker edge to it. Sure, several tracks tend to meander ("Fort Instructions,") and some don’t develop much -– but this is an issue Dntel will have addressed by their phenomenal album _Life Is Full of Possibilities_. Right now, this album shows off those possibilities.