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Advantages: Chilled Out Slightly Disturbing Stuff
Disadvantages: Me Ranting About Vanishing Point

...Record label says that "The Campfire Headphase has already achieved critical acclaim to rival its predecessors. What defines this album from previous work is Boards' desire to simply make a melodic, beautiful record. Playing out like a road movie, The Campfire Headphase is a dense and intricate collection of music, immersing the listener in kaleidoscopic swathes of spacious live instrumentation and trademark isolated chords of sound. Here, Boards ...
...of instruments, all of which they played themselves" but what does all that mean???????? Take "Chromarkey Dreamcoat" with its loop of a heavily treated with electronics acoustic guitar played with some slight violence, backed by swooping and burbling synths, and a hip hop drum type thing going on, is a prime example of what this album has to offer, relaxing, atmospheric and ever so slightly disturbing. Whilst a lot of electronic music can come across ... Read review

Advantages: great mellow album
Disadvantages: non

Car Boot Soul Is noe of the best albums ever reliesed also voted by FHM amd M8 magazien. What can i say about the album apart from being superb. My experience with this album. My mate had this no a tape witch i heard and asked him about it and says that it is good but vage info so got the album and i will say. one day came back from a great club night at the archies in glasgow, techno night (lauren gaurnie) great night pilled out bouncing beats, ...
...mellow, seductive and sweeping? Then Car Boot Soul, the last release from Nightmares On Wax, is the perfect album for you. Packed with memorable chill out beats and blissful vocals, Car Boot Soul is the perfect album for listening to after a stressful day at work or, perhaps, over a romantic meal for two. Laid back to the point of being horizontal, Nightmares on Wax have effortlessly created a mellow classic which is as simple as it is subtle and ... Read review

Advantages: Unique, elegant, dreamlike
Disadvantages: Tracks 2 and 10 are flawed

Incunabula was the first album released by Autechre in 1993. As an interesting side note, Incunabula means "swaddling clothes" in Latin. Sean Booth and Robert Brown, a.k.a Autechre, are true masters of electronica. Much like Richard Devine, Mira Calix, Datach'i, Venetian Snares and Squarepusher, these guys expand the clichéd genres of I.D.M (Intelligent Dance Music) and electronica in general. Incunabula is the first of 15 others works by Autechre. ...
...the same musical vision. Incunabula is like a swaying drum in a Jazz suite; it is vital. This album is composed of 11 tracks, which amount to a staggering 78 minutes. The cover art was put together by the Designers Republic. Kalpol Introl is a 3-minute dreamlike foreword to Autechre's creative concept. It is typically progressive; big steamy piston-like sounds hissing in the background with thickset drones humming throughout; unadorned... but ... Read review

Advantages: Wonderful multicultural styles - relaxing, sensual and uplifting
Disadvantages: None

...George has done some travelling in his time, absorbing geographically-varied music styles, bringing them back to his studio to blending into rich compositions. Caribbean reggae, Mexican samba, Persian strings and gospel choruses all make an appearance in this amalgamation of world music styles. THE TRACKS: "Passion" Very sexy, strange & funky. A great warm welcome, and an outstanding track, easily the best. Eerie female voices sooth the senses, ...
...rhythms and heavy percussions. Similar in style to the likes of Mr. Scruff, with all its comedic beats and funky tempo. Towards the end of the track, the bass and trumpets really grab you, creating a dizzying sense of dance and energy. "Damn!" Persian influenced harpsichord lies quietly in the background to this track, which creates images of exotic, dreamy Arabian landscapes. The synthesised strings and subtle trumpets welcome a group of soulful ... Read review

Advantages: Vibrant, deep, colourful, meaningful
Disadvantages: None

...C.I.T.B would hit the stores. Empty the Bones of You is Chris Clark's best effort. I do not think he will be able to topple this with his upcoming 2006 release. Back in 2001, Chris was compared with Richard D. James due to the idiocy of the musical press. While both artists may bear resemblances, they display a complete different electronica agenda. This should seem obvious. E.T.B.O.Y is composed of 14 tracks and has a running time of 49 minutes ...
...of a hardcore one. Empty the Bones of You is a superb track. It is comparable with Mira Calix, especially her Skimskitta album (Warp Records, 2003). Sticks, paperclip-like and natural sounds tumble down minimal rhythmical ladders. In the backgroud, a ghostly hum of longing intensity. It is a very special track. Early Moss launches itself into the same kind of atmosphere, with soft beat patterns and dusty drones. These 2 tracks are among the best. ... Read review