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Benn Jordan is best known for his solo work under the moniker of The Flashbulb, but fewer may have heard of his space ambient album, Pale Blue Dot. A complete escape from his typically eclectic music, the album showcases a serene, introspective side, that works immensely well in conjuring sounds of the mystical void. With ethereal, profound melodies, Benn portrays space as something full of life, something tangible - reachable. Space is given a voice which is neither cold nor dead. With lush synths, he paints the infinite blackness with a sense of warmth, like feeling the sun’s rays upon one’s face. The result is a breathtaking journey that glides effortlessly off Earth, into the unknown, and back home again. For the common man who may only ever experience space vicariously through a television set, Pale Blue Dot nurtures the space adventurist in us all. The ride is a smooth one from beginning to last, reminding us that although there is much to fear out there, the beauty, the complete illustriousness of the universe is magnificent to behold.
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rogerdiscoversherpes (4)
Grab your space helmet, but no need to pack any uppers - Benn Jordan keeps ambient interesting....
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Album Rating: 4.5
Album stream: http://bennjordan.bandcamp.com/album/pale-blue-dot
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A very good album, though I did not enjoy it like I expected. This one paragraph review could be a good idea, at least I could finish it.
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pretty good review considering it's length
haven't heard this but I love Flashbulb
| | | Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off
the good old sound off review...
the carl sagan pale blue dot video gives me the chills.
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Good writing Pizz, but a part of me feels this is just a wee bit too short. Another 100 words or so would have been perfect, IMHO =)
| | | Album Rating: 4.5
Thanks guys! I would have liked to write this longer, but I felt that this summed up my opinions on the album well.
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I think it served a solid purpose, I mean with lines like A complete escape from his typically eclectic music, the album showcases a serene, introspective side, that works immensely well in conjuring sounds of the mystical void
and Space is given a voice which is neither cold nor dead, it goes without saying much more IMO. a 5's a 5, right? not needy of arguments, making cases or listing negatives
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I wouldn't call this a classic, but its an awesome album nonetheless.
As much as I admire your ability to write such a concise review, I thought the personal response to the album's theme was a bit overblown. Journalistic, perhaps?
| | | Album Rating: 4.5
Thanks Washboard.
@ sif: really? Could you explain?
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I have a friend named Ben Jordan.
| | | Album Rating: 4.5
Great review. I love this
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Liked the conciseness of the review, might have to give this a listen.
Pos'd
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Was This Soundoff Well Written? Yes | No
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Yes
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big words and shorter than my reviews
pos dude
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Good review I rememberliking this.
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I will say again, possibly the greatest ambient album ever. Great review for it, too.
| | | Album Rating: 3.5
I think what you've written here is more than adequate in showing your love for the album but I wouldn't say it justifies the classic rating you've given it
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As a point of comparison, its similar to a death metal review that spends 80% of its efforts talking
about how awesome the imagery of Satan, Zombies, Hell, etc is in a specific album. Well yeah,
but you're not really talking about the album in specific - that's what death metal is supposed
to do.
A little more individual analysis would be helpful in justifying the 5, imo, else it sorta looks like
a blog post / sound off (an excellent one at that, if I may add).
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