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Reviews:
Arovane - Lilies - 29-Oct-07 04:46 AM
For me it is outstanding album primarily because there is much Japanese influence in it. Starting from the track "Passage to Nagoya" where woman's voice in Shinkansen announces: "Thank you for using West Japan Railway Company service. This train is for Shin-Ōsaka Station. On the way this train will stop on Kokura, Hiroshima and Okayama", a feeling comes to you like you're indeed taking a trip through the country enjoying its views. Soft and expressive tracks live in absolute chime. A snowy white digipak is one of best I've ever saw. 100% worth buying.
Plaid - Faster - 21-Oct-07 07:42 AM
Tracks featuring vocal like this one, "Rakimou" and "Cover Me (Plaid Mix)" alarm me into thought that Ed and Andrew repeat degradation of The Chemical Brothers when they came down to pop music inviting vocalists. I tried to shut out such thoughts before listening to "Faster". I had recognised Plaid at very first xylophone sounds and fan's utter bliss immediately followed. Lads, I really appreciate you began to put into practice selling extra tracks on Bleep, because I despaired of ever finding another superb tracks like a TV Noise Track at Greedy Baby live gig with Bob or "Fell" on Japanese release of Double Figure. Thanks for your talents!
+One* - Bare Necessities - 21-Aug-07 10:41 AM
For those who've been run clean off his/her feet looking for a sound close to Plaid's. This is the album you need and it's as close to Plaid as you can get. Very interesting and very mild but has no xylophone play which is usual for Andy and Ed. Overall worth buying. The most amazing track is hidden right after 'List'.
Kettel - Smiling Little Cow - 11-Aug-07 02:25 AM
Only 1 word is needed to describe this album – smashing! None of the other Reimer's releases can do better. A simple and harmonious sound, beautiful melodies, deliberate concept and a lot of cheerfulness – just as sound of water, music flows into your ears giving a lot of pleasure. One track is especially outstanding – Life Nine Sky – reminds me of Autechre's best times.
Autechre - 10-Aug-07 09:13 AM
For me Ae's brilliant talents had died after Chiastic Slide and Envane. I got added evidence in it watching their live performance at SeOne London on 14 April 2005 where I just was staying and thinking: "Who are these lads performing? Are they really from Ae?" With the exception of Gantz Graf all their post-1997 albums were for me just a set of incompatible sounds scattered across tracks without any logic. Sometimes I think: "Maybe it's just my personal affection for melodic music?" Wait a minute! Many of their early albums are not melodic at all, but I still like them. So something must be wrong with their new approach to writing music. Their latest sound tells me that its creators are tired and therefore they programmed some software stuff juggling with samples on purpose to prove public computers' aptitude for writing music without human participation. I have read enough comments and reviews praising them, so I guess they have found as many new devotees as they've lost old ones. But I still cherish hopes that someday they will return to their roots like it happened to FSOL lately.
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