I think this is a great album for pure listening. I play it at night and in the morning while reading. Its very emotive and unobtrusive. Anyone else feelin?

http://www.discogs.com/Carl-Craig-M...ed/master/15470

Yes. Top 3 albums of 2008 IMO

i have yet to understand why everyone is so uncritical about the trumpet parts. they totally ruin it for me. before, the intro is great, after, the more clubby stuff is really good too. but the trumpets are so sharp, i can't stand listening to the cd from the beginning to the end but no one seems to bother

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trumpets were the big thing last year if you judge the amount of releases that used them. They don't kill me in this album, but they are not my favourite part either.

I think trumpets can work, but most of the time they are just thrown in and do not fit. This is still a great album imo.

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On No, but I also don't drink out of a fucking sippy-cup you goddamned Appalachian.

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Originally posted by lenazi trumpets were the big thing last year if you judge the amount of releases that used them. They don't kill me in this album, but they are not my favourite part either. I think trumpets can work, but most of the time they are just thrown in and do not fit. This is still a great album imo.

i still don't feel fully understood how can you not find the pitched trumpet parts in movement 2 and 3 annoying? they are useless, hectic and not even in harmony

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i would say that the rest of the album more than makes up for that.

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On No, but I also don't drink out of a fucking sippy-cup you goddamned Appalachian.

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Originally posted by alexf i have yet to understand why everyone is so uncritical about the trumpet parts. they totally ruin it for me. before, the intro is great, after, the more clubby stuff is really good too. but the trumpets are so sharp, i can't stand listening to the cd from the beginning to the end but no one seems to bother

I agree that the trumpets are annoying at best. I believe on the vinyl version they fall on side B somewhere. My girl always gives me a pissed off look during that section of the mix. I've been sticking to sides C and D. I'm not sure which movements they correlate to but there's some uber brilliant material in that section. I think its enough to make up for the trumpets

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Originally posted by lenazi i would say that the rest of the album more than makes up for that.

yes, that is a good thing, and i am listening right now from the (bought) cd. but i still wonder what they were thinking with those trumpets. moritz von oswald never incorporates such harsh parts in his music, he always uses warm sounds and the mastering is pleasant, too. and carl craig usually isn't rioting either. maybe it's different here because universal did the mastering (on a side note, the album tends to be overcompressed, too). or maybe i have to accept that they wanted to have a striking part on their album which was not supposed to please everybody

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Originally posted by Guest I agree that the trumpets are annoying at best. I believe on the vinyl version they fall on side B somewhere. My girl always gives me a pissed off look during that section of the mix. I've been sticking to sides C and D. I'm not sure which movements they correlate to but there's some uber brilliant material in that section. I think its enough to make up for the trumpets

oh i see, maybe i shoud've bought the vinyl version instead. makes it easier to leave out unloved parts by now i consistently buy the vinyl versions when there's the choice, but last year i still thought different

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Originally posted by alexf maybe i have to accept that they wanted to have a striking part on their album which was not supposed to please everybody

i would say this. like i already mentioned trumpets were en vogue during the time of this release.

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On No, but I also don't drink out of a fucking sippy-cup you goddamned Appalachian.

cadenza wasn't even the label that started the trumpet craze, nor did Villalobos release anything like this on the label...but ok i'll take the word of someone who starts a thread about how he was excited to buy marc houle - techno vocals 2 years after it was relevant (but still never good).

what type of instrument and style of sound is used for a jester falling on his ass?

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On No, but I also don't drink out of a fucking sippy-cup you goddamned Appalachian.

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Originally posted by Guest They were probably part of the original composition that Recomposed is based off of

yes, sure

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...leave them in

lol, i'd say the opposite. there were hundreds of parts to choose from. and on a side note, electronic music, or at least this type of composition, is about bringing together parts from different sources, so i think it's technically impossible to "leave something in"

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