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Leftfield - Leftism - 07-Nov-09 04:47 AM
Well, heres what is constantly referred to as the "Best British Electronica Album" of all time.

It doesnt disappoint.

The key word here is "atmosphere". Throughout the album, there is a strange, cold, green and yet compelling atmosphere held through all the tracks. Another key word is "awesome": EVERY single track here is good. Nothing stands out as poor at all. Its hard to talk about such an old classic without going all gushing and over the top like a common reviewer trying to convince themselves theyve spent their money well, but this is different...

"Release the Pressure", a careful, mystical start with some great and relevant lyrics. "Afro-Left" - a more powerful, cultural journey. "Melt" - just BEAUTIFUL! "Song of Life" - easily one of my top 5 electronica tracks of all time, it contains so many good parts that drift apart and come back together - this track is AMAZING. "Original" - great lyrics, once again. "Black Flute" - a nice, dancey piece thats almost a filler, but not quite! "Storm 3000" - another OUTSTANDING composition. "Open Up" is the total climax: damning and wonderful. Finally, "21st Century Poem" is a pensive work with simple, but powerful lyrics once more.

Its no surprise that Leftfield produced one, inferior album then broke up. They would never be able to top this masterpiece...

Solar Fields - Movements - 26-Oct-09 02:54 AM
This is really quite another unique and fantastic album by Solar Fields. I would describe this album as beautiful, pure and just happy. All of the tracks give rise to floating around in some kind of better, alternate state.

Sol is a great start, obviously a tribute to the sun. The track just gets better and better, signature of Solar Fields. We drift into Circles of Motion, a chilled, beautiful piece before gliding straight into Discovering (the transitions on this album are spot on too). This track is a total masterpiece that reaches a higher level than I thought possible. Sky Trees and The Stones are not too busy are also fine tracks. The last great track on this album is Das Bungalow, which utilises a good chord progression, before the quality drops slightly for the last couple of tracks.

Overall, an outstanding album.

Aphex Twin - Richard D. James Album - 19-Oct-09 10:34 AM
Ive always thought it astounding that this album gets such good critique. Ive listened to 100s of electronica albums and this gets the title of my worst purchase! Aphex Twins Selected Ambient Works were masterpieces, but this is a load of drivel. First off, the length of the album (just 30 minutes) makes it hardly a proper album in the first place.

The tracks are all about 3 minutes long and are full of computer generated garbage that just does not contain the beauty or intelligence that others would have you believe. They are repetitive, annoying and here we have an experimental album that seriously failed, in my opinion. The whole album couldve been put together in less than its total time; its just a load of junk produced by old disjointed equipment. Dont be like me and make this your first purchase from Aphex, start with his Ambient Works unless you enjoy being brainwashed by good reviews.

Shpongle - Are You Shpongled? - 20-Sep-09 07:17 AM
Honestly, if there was one album that I would have to pick above all others, it would be this one. And thats from many hundreds. Theres just nothing quite so psychedelic, so mysterious, awe-inspiring and ubiquitous as Are You Shpongled. Starting with the amazing Shpongle Falls, the album slowly draws you into a dream state, peaking at the tribal DMT and ending with the beautiful And The Day Turned to Night which brings you down to earth so well that it makes my hairs stand on end just to think about it.

Though many would disagree I dont think that Shpongle came anywhere close with their following albums - though those are also excellent they come from different angles and dont go anywhere near as deep as this one. Are You Shpongled will take you to away to Shpongleland, a mysterious, unconscious realm far better than the world we live in.

John Digweed - MMII - 24-Aug-09 02:09 PM
Ive always thought that of the major DJs, Digweeds sets translated worst onto CDs for home-listening. Live hed spin dark, pounding mixes - powerful, danceable and sinister. But unless you want to annoy the neighbours by switching off all of your lights and turning up a Digweed CD until your house shakes, his mixes are, dare-I-say, boring to listen to at home for the most part.

When many artists change their direction and style, they are met with criticism. But with MMII, Digweed was thinking the right way. He took his dark skills and morphed his devils trance into a quieter, more progressive mix perfectly suitable for home listening. Beginning with the delightful Lonely Planet, we are soon into Dust with its beautiful enchanting vocal. Mooger Fooger sounds like a lighter version of what Diggers would normally play - spacey and mysterious. We reach a weak spot with the next two tracks, they just dont go anywhere, but Te Quiero is amazing; a rare Underworld classic. My favourite track follows, another fabulous Underworld mix of the haunting Black Sky. Here we hit the typical "Digweed high" about 2/3 in where all the tracks really take off, and its great right until the end of Deep Love which is what you should be feeling about MMII at this point.

Overall, a nice mix and one of Diggers best CDs in my opinion - not for hard fans of his typical spooky glowstick-waving style. However I felt that this disc had a short shelf life... I really liked it for a bit but it wasnt long before it grew "old", unlike some other classics. But being cheap, its definitely worth a listen.

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