Admin of artists : umbriel rising
Website : http://www.distinguishedrecordings.com
Joined : January 02, 2007
I really like the blend of old and new age synth sounds, the driving dance rhythms and the use of FX on this album. Very cool :) Downloaded.
Bruce, once again you inspire me and amaze me with this collection of beautiful sounds. The variety of this music draws you in and keeps you listening. From the more upbeat funkier/rockier tunes such as The Night Jenny Saved The Sailors to the more contemporary improvised piano led jazz of la vie sous la mer, there really is a range of sounds and emotions convenyed by the music to keep one interested. I have always loved your bass playing but see some extra angles and growth in your keyboard and drum playing on this album, backed up ably with some nice guitar flourishes. As always, thoughful arrangements and care and attention to the recording process mean that the album has a very clear and clean sounding tone which is very pleasant. A melting pot of aural delight and highly recommended !
Interesting and varied piece of electronica/IDM. Not usually keen
on songs that go on for 10 minutes plus, but the ones here are listenable and mostly interesting. Nice use of rhythms and some odd off beats and glitches etc. Sounds vary from calm to schizo. Nice work, worth a listen !
I think this album is your best yet, and shows growth both in terms of diversity, sound choice and production quality. I really like the blend of sounds, you do some interesting things with bass sequencing. Although the production leans towards prog house with a psytrance-ish flavour at times, it has more to keep the attention of the casual listener as well as someone needing a good sweaty workout in a club !!
Nice album. Mostly well produced and mixed, occasionally a tad too repetitious. The opening track is especially strong, great guitar tones.
I don't know why you feel the need to put everyone down with your many harsh reviews of others, especially being a 'Buddhist trying to rid myself of negative thoughts'. Your music reflects peace and tranquility, yet you come across as hostile and aggressive in your reviews of others. I don't know if this makes you feel superior, but it is not necessary to belittle others, your music stands on it's own 2 feet. My advice to you - let people remember you for your beautiful music, not for your sometimes obnoxious reviews !!
Anyway, enough about that. The music is very enjoyable on this album, I like this album best from your several uploaded albums and EPs.
Nice production, totally disagree with SaReGaMa who it seems has some kind of inferiority complex and likes to put down other's music, which is a pity as his own music is often nice and he doesn't need to belittle others to have credit for his own work.
I especially like the clean and clear sound, the bass playing is especially stellar with some great improvisational sounds on guitar and piano. I agree that it sometimes has that Santana influence with the latin percussion but Bruce makes this work his own. Very relaxing music that is great to put on after a hard day at work with a cool beer and a comfy chair.
This album has more use of modern rhythm sounds and techniques and more diversity than some of the earlier albums.
The album leans a bit more towards the sound of early Depeche Mode in the 'darker' tracks, with the usual blend of analog sounds, but more evident are orchestral and voice tones to blend it in. I still feel that the 'darker' songs could have been a bit 'darker'.
There is still a tendency for these to sound optimistic and joyous in places, I was hoping one or two of the darker tracks would really creep me out and depress all hell out of me, but that didn't happen ! The titles were very dark though !!
Still, I like the progression, the production as always is great, amazing mix quality, etc. And the sounds are great but next time a little extra edge on the 'darkness' would be something I'd really love to hear from you. You have definately got the light side of things nailed, I can imagine clapping along to the strong beats and melodies like it was JMJ in concert playing Magnetic Fields or something with a laser show, so kudos to you for that !!
Un melange des sons anciens et nouveaux, des influences je peux reconnaitre comme JMJ, Kraftwerk etc. Toujours les melodies fortes et aimables. Des effets interessants aussi par exemple 'Short Circuit'. C'etait de bon musique pour des jeu-videos.
As always, nice production and mixing, the full range of sounds from old analogs to DX7 like FM sounds and the stabby orchestral sounds of The Art Of Noise and more variation of instruments such as guitar sounds.
Consistent with your other releases such as Exploration and Sully Computer. Je l'aime bien !
J'aime bien cet album, il y a des bons sons anciens et nouveaux. Un petit peu comme j'imagine un remix de Jean-Michel Jarre par les Chemical Brothers ! C'est un peu ambient. un peu electro, un peu techno, un peu comme les heros des annees 70s comme Vangelis, Tangerine Dream, Jean-Michel Jarre mias avec les rythmes moderns.
*excusez mon francais, l'anglais est ma langue maternelle* et je peux pas trouver les accents aigus et graves etc sur mon clavier !
Pour la plupart, cette musique est si beau comme vos images avec les beaux yeux et le joli visage... :)
Wow ! je crois que c'est un album assez different pour vous. Plus des saxophones et moins de moog ! Bien que j'adore Sully Computer et des autres albums, j'm bien cet album.
Also, distorted bass sounds and pipes and organ sounds a lot more prominent than other albums. One thing I'd like to hear a little less of though is the octave bass which you enjoy and gets the dancefloor pumping but does get a bit repetitious. Only a minor point though, and as always beautiful sound quality and production. 2 thumbs up from me Keke ...
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