Doublesix Special Edition

This is another one of my favourite Jamendo albums. It masterfully mixes ambient, dance, and exotic styles together for a truly hypnotic sound.

There are a sense of general consensus when it comes to certain values because inside our minds, some years of "brainwash" makes us think in a certain direction. It happens to everyone, it happens to me. On the other hand, some years of experience, illusions and delusions, make me refrain some impulses and intent to look a things through different perspectives. Music is "my special thing" and if there's one thing I already learn, is that in order to really enjoy it, I must try the maximum to get rid off any sort of conceptual values and preconceptions... or excessive knowledge assumptions.

How many times in the past, I bought an album just because of a specific track and then, after some time, came to the conclusion that the specific track was not even close to be best of what the album included. How many times, did I discover, that a specific album I didn't like that much on the first couple of listens, came to be a favorite after the third or fourth time. There is music that have to be listened and sometimes, we just hear it.

Of course the first track in this album tends to be consensually very appealing... but it can be also a two edged sword. It can influence us to look closer to the rest of the album, or... provoke a big delusion, just after. That's where personal experience and general preconceptions may enter...

I'd say that this is an excellent, occasionally very exotic album, with some interesting musical ambiances varied rhythms and a overall good sound recording production... that deserves a careful listen... beyond the first track.

Who am I, anyway...

"I don't move" and "Sparkle" are the only songs I kept, but these I highly recommend, so start with these if you're in a hurry.

Sounds blend in together well and to me at least in a fascinating way and despite the fact that I'm not too pleased with some of the instruments - I don't like their "after-taste". They do manage to make something unique, enjoyable and cheerful with them though. By the way unique, sparkle reminds me of something, but I can't recall what song that is.

Yes, I'm highly critical, I hope this is still better though than no review at all and that I manage to be fair and constructive.