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Buyer Rating: 100.0% positive (12 ratings)

Ghislain Poirier - Breakupdown - 18-Dec-06 03:06 AM
Despite being a welcomed departure from his earlier work, Breakupdown unfortunately comes off as an uneven effort. While the instrumental tracks are fantastic, the vocal tracks mar an otherwise fine album, sporting uninspired performances from Beans and Omnikrom (among others; the lone exception to this problem is "Mic Diplomat" featuring DJ Collage). While not a total failure, this album could have improved greatly by cutting most of the vocal tracks.

AGF - Westernization Completed - 14-Jun-05 09:13 AM
Unlike much electronically produced music, this album has grown better with time, like a good cheese or wine. Despite the re-edits of two tracks (as mentioned above), "Westernization Completed" realises the very nature of the modern idea of becoming western: embracing the multiplicity of western life, dealing ideas of travel and immigration and the fall of Communism and (insanely quick) rise of Free-Market Capitalism (and following with that, Democracy). The off-kilter beats and e-poetry both bring to the table this incredibly fractured quality of her new reality: an attempt to make sense of a public and private identiy gone awry.

Tujiko Noriko - From Tokyo To Naiagara - 14-Jun-05 09:12 AM
This is a difficult record, but not in the traditional sense of difficult in reference to music. It is difficult not because the music is harsh or has no melodic nature-Quite the contrary. Nor is it overtly long, or overtly sad or depressing. No, it is difficult because anyone who has been in a failing relationship has been where Tujiko is on this record. "From Tokyo To Naiagara" (as far as I can tell), chronicles a slowly dying relationship, one where both parties sees the eminent demise, yet cannot (nor seem to want to) do anything about it. Neither party has been wronged, nor is it a lack of love...like all life, some things just die.

Weve all been in Tujikos place. The movement around the city: a quiet, sad train ride, essentially moving yet going no where.

The beats are warm and harsh at the same time. The beauty of the beats, their calming nature mixes with the sound of the train moving along the tracks. The lyrics (mostly in Japanese, but translated in the lyric book), are sung in a way in which we see and feel Tujikos each and ever thought / mood / breath.

This is a difficult album. Yet, still, it is beautiful and wonderful.

Qua - Painting Monsters On Clouds - 14-Jun-05 07:03 AM
Brilliant follow up to 2002s "Forgetabout". While "Forgetabout" does rank as one of my favourites, this album is not far behind. The growth that Cornel Wilczek shows from his first album to "Painting Monsters on Clouds" is amazing: this album is far more dense, yet spacious...it feels like he was able to relax and allow for the arrangements to become more complex, more engaging and simply more beautiful, all while containing the same charm that made "Forgetabout" such an amazing album. Highly recommended.

Qua - Forgetabout - 14-Jun-05 04:33 AM
"Forgetabout" ranks as one of my favourite albums of all time. It is a densely lo-fi electro-acoustic affair, sounding like childrens music written for adults by an adult. It calmly delivers throughout, often time mixing spastic beats with lush notes laid over top. Wonderful, wonderful.