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Isolée - Well Spent Youth [Pampa Records]
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| idoru |
| quote: | The wait is finally over: after six years, Isolée will release his third album on Pampa Records. "Well Spent Youth" showcases Rajko Müller’s talent as an exceptionally visionary producer.
No one sounds like Isolée. Not even close. The name says it all: one-of-a-kind.
Over the last 15 years, Isolée has managed to create a breathtaking trademark sound. Every note seems lovingly scavenged from the depths of his analogue equipment pool, then polished and woven into an abstract, otherworldly, always morphing yet still binding and bouncing sound composition of epic proportions. Well Spent Youth is a chameleon; it assumes different forms depending on the volume it’s played. Tunes like “Taktell,” “Thirteen Times An Hour,” “Hold On,” “One Box” and “Celeste” set the club on fire, quickly spreading the unique, indescribable Isolée vibe, which imbues the often cold, bleak dance floor with a unique, clever colour. The collective joy at being challenged is ubiquitous. People dance to Isolée’s music with their eyes closed – opened every now and then only to exchange knowing nods.
But it’s an equal pleasure to play this album at home on your living room system. Especially when you feel sick and useless, unfit for anything other than the contemplation of your screwed-up life. Throw on the record and let the sound reach out a warm, safe hand, pull you out of the whole damn mess.
In 1998, Isolée achieved a timeless stroke of genius with “Beau Mot Plage” (Playhouse), which enchanted listeners across genres and the world, pushing the boundaries of electronic dance music further than they’d ever been pushed before. This was followed by two highly acclaimed albums on Frankfurt label Playhouse, Rest and We Are Monster, along with numerous remixes for artists like Recloose, Blaze, Franz Ferdinand, Roy Davis Jr., Tiga, Alter Ego and International Pony, to name a few.
Now, Isolée reminds us yet again what electronic music is capable of – crossing boundaries and achieving the psychedelic! Pampa is happy to bring this latest album to the world. Though if we’re honest, the very best part is: we get to be friends with Rajko!
DJ Koze
November 2010
Released by: Pampa Records
Release/catalogue number: PAMPACD001
Release date: Jan 28, 2011 |
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| Frenkieee |
| Listened to it once but got kinda busy so I didn't have the chance to really listen. Some nice stuff in there but definitely not all of it. Will have to give it a few more tries. |
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| Zyklon_Jay |
i'm actually really disappointed in this...hopefully it will grow on me....but too many of the same samples and sounds are used in all of the tracks...and some of the sounds are frankly annoying.
There is some good stuff here though, i just think i set my expectations too high. I was expecting something that would be among the best things released this year...while the year is till young, i don't think this will still be talked about too much come next year. |
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| LAdazeNYnights |
Just picked this up yesterday and have been sitting with it for a bit...
This is my first experience with Isolee but I suppose I'll have to pick up We Are Monster some time in the near future.
I'm still on the fence about the LP as a whole. Some of the tracks don't really do anything for me and have their annoying moments as Jay noted - Paloma Triste, Going Nowhere, Trop Pres De Toi... On the other hand, I'm really digging Thirteen Times an Hour, Taktell, and Celeste. |
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| nsamadi |
| Was expecting some good stuff. A bit of a let down. |
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