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takk!_soundsampler

by orchid

6 tracks

27:54

1	Moreless	5:23
2	Call to the past	3:45
3	Secret life of words	5:32
4	Tony soprano	4:13
5	Mess	4:45
6	Is it weakness	4:16

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Materiał powstawał jesienią 2006 roku. Nagrywaliśmy go samodzielnie od grudnia 2006 do kwietnia 2007. Zapraszamy do przesłuchania.

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Reviews on takk!_soundsampler

marac

Excellent dreamy pop rock

24/01/08

Excellent dreamy pop rock.

And I don't say that because I'm the Pole myself, but because of the quality of this recording. I'm the last person to praise work of others, if it's not really worth it. So my rating doesn't mean "9, because they come from Poland
and they're young" but "9, because you can put it right beside Portishead's or The Cardigans' albums".

Pros:
- catchy melodies (but not primitively commercial),
- great dreamy atmosphere,
- beautiful female voice,
- not bad English accent.

Cons:
- production. The voice is without any sense hidden in the background. Sometimes it's even hard to hear the lyrics (especially on "Moreless").
- drums. Monotonous cymbals, which in addition are louder than the vocals ("Moreless" again), distract attention from otherwise great tunes and after a while become really tiring.

Overall, the pros seriously outweigh the cons. Despite the small drawbacks, this is the finest pop rock album I heard in months. And it is infinitely better than everything that Polish branches of the majors excreted from their rotting bowels and labeled as Polish pop rock, in years.

The highlights:
1 moreless - catchy, sexy melody, great piano.

2 call to the past - the best on this album. Smash hit. Beautiful melody sang beautifully.

5 mess - starts surprisingly with an old-fashioned keyboard but then contemporary guitars join with a nice melody. But it is a chorus that is really mesmerizing with a haunting vocalise. It reminds me of the great vocalise from the Polish classic movie "Pociag".

Finally, anyone wanting more from Orchid may wish to visit their website at http://orchidtheband.pl/en/media.html. You can find several bonus tracks there - each worth checking out.

UPDATE:
You can now buy their debut album in mp3 (http://orchidtheband.pl/c1_sms_standard/en_mp3.html) for 3,5 euro (!) and on CD (http://wsm.serpent.pl/sklep/eng/albumik.php,alb_id,16938,Driving-With-A-Hand-Brake-On,Orchid) for 12 euros. I highly recommend it, because it is as great as this demo.

Munchkinelf

Just plain WOW!!!

03/09/08

I loved it!!! What a beautiful voice, and the music and rhythm... just fantastic!!! Thank you for such wonderful music that isn't just the "same old, same old"!!

brunomiguel

23/10/08

I'm not usually in this type of music, but this album is great! It's well played and singed. The singers' voice is awesome!

Rattan

Catchy

26/08/08

Good strong pop feel. Vocals are a little lower in the mix than I personally like, but that certainly doesn't stop this from being an excellent album!

Janesea

22/03/08

Sounds wonderful. Really. This album will be Nu 1 in my IPod next week.
I would go to their show for sure! No doubt they sound even more beautiful live.

DBD2008

Good Stuff

07/03/08

I dig it
I like the unity the togetherness the jam quality of this music.
I will agree that some new mixing could be used, But that also comes time and i know they will get it. On a positive not of the vocal track, it dosnt overwelm the entire track , like some others i have heard.
And from my experiance recording blending vocals and music is no easy task.
And for what this album is i give it an A

nomorewaxing

Excelent

30/12/07

Excelente album, completo, harmonico, sonoridade original, voz deliciosa.
Parabens

Brasileiros, conhecam essa banda....

Jamick

Klimatyczne

07/11/07

Wiele już tu zostało napisane, i zgadzam się z opiniami że super muz.

Ma w sobie to "coś" a mi osobiście przypomina strasznie klimaty zespołu z którym zaczynałem grać ;)-Maria Nefeli- więc wspomnienia wracają.....

Piękna, melodyjna, nastrojowa muzyka (tylko szkoda że tak mało klawisza ;))

jezus666

Powodzenia

30/09/07

o prosze kogo tu znalazlem :D

BinaryStar

Great Sound

24/04/07

Overall: great album, but hard to hear the lyrics. Bump those things up to showcase the haunting singing. I'd give it a higher rating but for that, great music overall! It would be a pleasure to hear this band live.

Individual songs:

1. moreless (7/10)

I really like the drums at the beginning. The intro makes for a very promising start. Vocals are a little quiet on this track but nothing too bad. Guitar solos and echo chamber like effects add to the overall roundness of this track. A good pick for the first song.

2. Call to the past (6/10)

Starts out like a techno song, reminds me a bit of scooter but then when the guitars come in it sounds more like a classic rock band. The lyrics become frustratingly hard to hear in this song though.

3. Secret life of words (4/10)

Three intros that are musically unique. Sweet. The musical ideas behind all of these songs are sound and the execution is well done. At this point though, the monotony of trying to hear the lyrics becomes annoying.

4. Tony Soprano (3/10)

What is it? I can't tell. The bass at the beginning is nice. It's a pretty cool song.

5. Mess (5/10)

Sounds like Call to the past, but a little more staccato. A good recipe for all these songs seems to be to have lyrics and then a guitar solo about two thirds of the way through as the bridge. Sounds nice and doesn't get trite. The fadeout at the end seems to be a little blue.

6. is it weakness: (5/10)

This track is upbeat, it has an original sound with the guitar chords. The beginning reminds me of certain video game remixes. I like the dual voices about 1:20. The slower part near the 2/3rds mark gives a good feel to the song in contrast to the quickness of the rest. Great piece to end on.