Hello, Rank Reginald here...
I love this album, not sure about the track with the vocoder but only because I don't think the vocoder sound goes with the rest of the album.
My favourite track is Quatier Rouge (should it be Quartier Rouge?), my other favourites are 'Close to my Burns', 'Carde Ritano', 'Unreal Flight' & 'The Judgement'.
This band seriously have potential, I'd love to witness their music live... This type of music and this type of band would work so well in an intimate environment in a lounge bar or lo-key / jazz club, I'm not a fan of Pop music and I am very particular in what I like, Apatride?'s music - I definetly like.
This is some of the best music I have heard for a long time, seriously - I Love it! I love the dynamics in the lead singer's voice, her soft tone is so becoming and enchanting in some of the tracks (Unreal Flight for example). The acoustic instruments compliment this beautifully, this is not to say that that is all the insturments do - they make the music whole, the vocal sound and the guitars work so well together, the melodies of both compliment eachother perfectly.
The harmonies, which are present, and prominent in certain songs throughout the album are comforting and give such a nice warm effect. Personally, I love the sound of a 'well strummed guitar', and this album is abundant with lovely licks and rich sound, inducing almost a transcendant atmosphere. (If only it would take me over to France)
I know what I'm about to say may sound grandiose but, this is one of my favourite albums of all time. I am so eagerly awaiting another release from Apatride?, I can't wait. I'm from England, I live in the Midlands, when I listen to this album I can imagine I'm sitting in a bar in France, or on a balcony of an apartment, or on the beach, or in a resteraunt, wherever, this music is excellent.
Escapism isn't the only reason I love this music, (you can refer to my previous comments to confirm), I congradulate Apatride? on a brilliant album and hope that they are still making music, and that they are going to release something similar soon! Keep it up, your style is addictive, emotive, and just to my liking!
Thanks,
Jake.