scoundrel, Nov 27, 2007
Music For Dreams specializes in pleasant downtempo, and Gangas debut album, _I Dream About Trees_ pretty much fits the bill. What is it about Scandanavians and their love of international downtempo? Well, whatever it is, the easygoing quality of this album lets it glide right across your consciousness. Indeed, the music is like candy for the ears -- but if you eat too much of it at once, you want to vomit. In this, at least, they share much with labelmates Bliss, though Ganga remains, for the most part, steadfastly instrumental (except for the track, "Dont Cry"). And while theres nothing terrible about this albu, theres nothing really great, either. The steady kick drum and guitar work on "Luna" help lift that track above the fray, but its background music beyond that.