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| 4.0 excellent | Deadwing2112 | June 26th 20 |
The lineup has been reduced to a power trio and features guest bassist Kristian Hultgren from Wobbler. Moody new wave synth emulating from the keyboards are featured far more dominantly on this album somewhat decentralizing Gilmour clone Bjorn Riis' excellent guitar work. The atmospheric modification is evocative and expansive for Airbag, shifting its gears a little further from Pink Floyd and latching toward the eeriness presented in later day Pineapple Thief or Fear of a Blank Planet era Porcupine Tree. The album thematically conceptualizes a man visiting a beach and pondering a permanent break from his rigid lifestyle perhaps in the military as suggested in the opener Machines and Men. For Riis enthusiasts, his rich guitar solos are fantastic in Sunsets and Megalomaniac. A Day At The Beach is a welcome new development for Airbag to be enjoyed equally by established loyalists and new fans.
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| 3.5 great | Antonius | July 19th 20 |
Despite losing two key members, the Norwegians continue as a trio and they appear as solid as ever. In this latest release, they are embracing electronics and synths in a way to diversify and colorize their music. This results in some beautiful soundscapes and wonderful melodies as production is crisp and crystal. As best moments from A Day at the Beach I keep the opener "Machines and Men" with its pulsative bass and its narcotic synth loop melody, the rhythmic "Sunsets" and "Megalomaniac" with its Glimour-esque guitar solo.
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| 3.0 good | BoerK | October 18th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | ast | January 30th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Coast | December 13th 20 |
| 3.5 great | zakalwe | November 22nd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Faraudo | August 13th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Krpa | July 4th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Macck | June 20th 20 |
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