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Album Rating: 4.5
this is better for sleeping than Black Sands is, that one's got much more upbeat instrumentation/sampling whereas this one is very subdued, I couldn't see anything on here waking you up.
it's like, every once in a while I figured "hey, I'll put on ( ) for sleeping tonigh!!" and it's lovely, and I drift away, but then that fucking loud climax in 7 (or maybe it's 8) wakes me up. every time.
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Very, very solid album. As Jonny said, though, it does seem to lack an edge overall. The whole album's enjoyable, but only particular moments of it really grab me. I think a few of these tracks are just too barren-- if all of them were as colorful as "Know You," this would be a definite favorite for the year.
These are just minor qualms, though. I do really enjoy this release! I guess I just wish he had integrated this style a bit more with the Black Sands trip-hop style.
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Album Rating: 4.5
I enjoy this more than Black Sands, need to give the remix album a go however.
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Nice. 5
I guess
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Ksuc
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Album Rating: 4.2
These are just minor qualms, though. I do really enjoy this release! I guess I just wish he had integrated this style a bit more with the Black Sands trip-hop style.
Outside of 'Kong', I'd argue that this falls more into Bonobo's usual trip hop stuff. Black Sands has a huge amount of garage influence in it
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Album Rating: 4.5
Idk, I think of this as his garage album really.
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Album Rating: 4.2
I think he implemented it better here, like it wasn't so obvious. He took it and made it his own thing; Black Sands does sound like he was listening to a lot of garage and funky while he was working on it. More worship than influence maybe?
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Album Rating: 4.5
I think he implemented it better here, like it wasn't so obvious. He took it and made it his own thing; Black Sands does sound like he was listening to a lot of garage and funky while he was working on it. More worship than influence maybe?
Yeah, but like I said in the review: "Predecessor Black Sands stretched his palette of trip-hop beats as far as it could". There was an influence sure, but to me Black Sands is still 90% trip hop, stylistically. To me, the garage feel is far more obvious on this one, but I do agree it's very naturally implemented.
Either way, they're both fantastic albums.
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Album Rating: 4.0
great review, have a pos, sir.
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Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off
Didn't realize UK garage was a style of electronic music and for a min I thought you guys were talking about garage rock. Was beyond confused.
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Album Rating: 4.5
Thanks, Seraph!
Underflow, check out some artists like Horsepower Productions, El-B, Sepalcure, Sorrow, Phaeleh, etc. That should give you an idea about the UK Garage genre. It's mainly characterised by that particular "shuffle beat" - for lack of a better description.
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speaking of which, clercq do you have any good 2013 future garage digs? i'm severely lacking in that area =/
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Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off
me too
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Album Rating: 4.0
clerq always seems to have sweet recs for electronic stuff. hit us up...
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Album Rating: 4.0
Still rules.
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Album Rating: 4.5
All of you wanting garage stuff: just get Sorrow's latest. It's the best thing he's ever done! The Sepalcure EP was nice as well. And otherwise Locked Groove - Heritage, Throwing Snow's EPs and Perverse - Equinox. Some of these are dubstep - garage crossovers though.
After this, I'm kinda spent though, unless you just want Soundcloud snippets and stuff.
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Sorrow's newest and Sepalcure are all I have, but I'll grab the rest thanx
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Album Rating: 4.5
Also: Airhead - For Years (coming up somewhere in June)
and Koreless - Yugen
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