Bastardista - Celia Mara

Advantages: Calming tunes
Disadvantages: Sometimes a little too much pure melody...

...-As Hearthammer. Mara- wonderful! Relaxing, reminds you of home... Flower of the West- Another typical Runrig, but definitely worth a listen. Every River- Bit different, more of a pop-rock tune. Good! Siol Ghoraidh- Very Scottish but it's a good 'un. Hearts of Olden Glory- Beautiful, one to cry to. Skye- Makes you feel good! Worth listening to! Loch Lomond- Everyone knows this one... :)... Read review

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Advantages: Easy Listening. A Classic for I.D.M purists.
Disadvantages: Bland forms of electronica. Nothing new. Repetitive.

...as such). It sounds like a blues ballad crossed with deep-space jazz, elegant and uplifting. Strangely, Plaid seem to be in a particularly subtle mood, releasing small dusty stick-n-snare sections in the background. Amazing. Little People isn't as good. It's big fat hip-hop written by Mara Carlyle, with crusty beats and processed cymbal-clashing. Uninspired. Track number 4 is a sonic bridge between Little People and track 5; a rather bland one. 3recurring's drones sound like an Autechre rip-off; so does the title. The track has a slow 4/4 backdrop on which it displays various pitching, whirring sounds and the odd deformed soul voice. Boring. Dead Sea is an interesting track. It gives us a sense of space, reverberation being used in a graceful way. It goes from sounding like dancing trampolines on a darkened beach, to a fully blown electrical... Read review

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Advantages: A very unique Plaid release. Some brilliant moments.
Disadvantages: Some bland moments. Uninspired.

...sounds. It is neither bad nor good - very motionless and...well... rather boring to be honest. Rakimou is my favourite track, and as a matter of fact, my favourite Plaid track. It introduces Mara Carlyle's voice, a beautifully swaying and emotionally charged singing. During this time, Plaid build up a very singular violin suite and gorgeous drone work that really support Carlyle's fabulous singing. The whole sounds like a discrete operetta. This is Plaid's best track ever; they will never be able to surpass this... Ol propels us into purist trance. There is simply nothing else to be said, despite the fact that it is bland and clichéd to the extreme; nerveless, it still has that inexplicable Plaid charm. Seph goes back to the Ladyburst formula. This is such a shame, especially after very original Plaid tracks like Extork and Rakimou. Lilith... Read review

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