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Sven Van Hees - Synesthesia
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| Phortastic |
Label: Your Lips
Catalog#: YL-CD 001
Format: CD
Country: Belgium
Released: 30 May 2005
Genre: Electronic
Style: Future Jazz, Downtempo
Notes: All tracks written and produced by Sven Van Hees.
Tracks 01 and 05 lyrics written by Lex Empress.
01 The Sun Goes Down (5:00) Vocals - Lex Empress
02 Sophiesticated Lady (6:05)
03 The One 4 Me (5:12)
04 Bossambique (7:20)
05 Eneas (5:50) Vocals - Lex Empress
06 Kundalini (6:20)
07 Bonne Bay Blues (6:12)
08 Mr & Mrs Ward (5:06)
09 Amish Gangsta Rappin' (3:15)
10 How Dracula Got His Groove Back (4:45)
11 Booty Frutti (8:17)
What a fantastic album this is. Only heard it now cause i've only recently seen Sven playing here and i liked it alot so i decided to get his latest album. And i must say im pretty much blown away. Fantastic deep house/future jazz/downtempo. Easily one of the best albums of 2005! If u like this style check this out for sure. A real genius this Belgian master of future jazz/deep house :eyes:
9.5/10 |
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| RapidFire |
| what an original title :p |
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| Magnus |
| quote: | Originally posted by RapidFire
what an original title :p |
I thought the exact same thing. |
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| Phortastic |
| quote: | Originally posted by RapidFire
what an original title :p |
:rolleyes:
10 How Dracula Got His Groove Back (4:45)
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| DJ Intrigue |
Ahh, it's nice for a change to see some talk about Sven van Hees, especially since this is TA and all, but I guess then I'm not the only one who enjoys his music like I thought.
This album is actually about a year old, but I don't like it nearly as much as previous cd Calypso. That album I think is his most solid and impressive release so far and for me will be hard to top. I do however quite like Mr & Mrs Ward, Bonne Bay Blues, and The One 4 Me though. Besides those three standout tracks, nothing else really catches my attention too much, so I'd have to give it a 7.5/10.
It's still a solid effort, don't get me wrong, but I'd take Calypso over Synesthesia anyday. |
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| Push2005 |
I don't like Sven Van Hees at all :(
I've seen him 2 times live, but didn't enjoy it tbh :o
As for the album; I've heard it briefly by a friend but it didn't appeal me. |
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| Jasperovitsj |
| Calypso was an awesome album, and Gemini was pretty good as well. So I'll be checking this one out for sure :) |
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| Pumaz |
| Buscemi's good too if you like this stuff :) |
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| Phortastic |
| I guess i will be checking Calypso soon :) |
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| Jasperovitsj |
| quote: | Originally posted by Pumaz
Buscemi's good too if you like this stuff :) |
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But a bit more uptempo I guess :)
Still...BELGIAN BOSSA POWER!! :toothless |
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| Phortastic |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ Intrigue
This album is actually about a year old, but I don't like it nearly as much as previous cd Calypso. That album I think is his most solid and impressive release so far and for me will be hard to top. I do however quite like Mr & Mrs Ward, Bonne Bay Blues, and The One 4 Me though. Besides those three standout tracks, nothing else really catches my attention too much, so I'd have to give it a 7.5/10.
It's still a solid effort, don't get me wrong, but I'd take Calypso over Synesthesia anyday. |
Just heard Calypso and i must say this is def. on the same level as Synesthesia. Its abit more upbeat at times than Synesthesia but i like them both ALOT. He is a much better producer than i first thought. Not only Americans like Kevin Yost define the genre of deephouse, Van Hees is right up there IMO :) |
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| DJ Intrigue |
| quote: | Originally posted by Phortastic
Just heard Calypso and i must say this is def. on the same level as Synesthesia. Its abit more upbeat at times than Synesthesia but i like them both ALOT. He is a much better producer than i first thought. Not only Americans like Kevin Yost define the genre of deephouse, Van Hees is right up there IMO :) |
Glad you like Calypso, although I still gotta say it's my personal favorite.
Anyway, if you like Sven's albums, then another great lo-fi/lounge/acid jazz album is "Throwing Stones In Placid Pools" by Plastyc Buddha. I believe Plastyc Buddha is one of the labelmates of Van Hees if I remember right and Throwing Stones has such a lazy and loungy feel to it that is perfect for summer if you enjoy this style. |
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