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Sasha - Scene Delete (new album) (pg. 3)
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| Bierheld |
I've given it a listen. Well, for like an hour and a bit i guess but i'm pretty confident i'd gotten the message by then however long it actually is.
It's exactly what I expected and pretty consistent with what I've heard from him throughout the new millenium now. It always comes off a bit tragic to me, so much studio work put into what amouns to so little of real value. Low energy, no enthousiasm and really nada on the novelty front so all he's succeeded in is creating perfectly bland music, and then we're all supposed to be impressed at how neatly it all fits together i guess. Well Congratulations.
You know, as offensive a record as involver 4 was to my ears I could at least appreciate the engineering value there. It had a unique touch to it's production which is what i'd expect the seasoned studio veterans to bring to the table these days. I can at least listen to this one but it feels even more dissapointing to me, a remarkably unengaging record. |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| I haven't had chance to listen to the full thing yet yet, but I find I get more plays out of unadventurous but nice downtempo music than the purposefully difficult and gloomy stuff these days. From the tracks I have heard, this sounds like the album you might put on first thing in the morning, or while you're working. I actually find that has more "value" than music that can only be listened in your headphones, in the dark, with your full attention devoted to it. |
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| enydo |
I listened to it through at work today and it is definitely perfect for that setting. I enjoyed it actually, it sorta all ran together, but I chalk that up to me trying to write code whilst having it on.
I'll need to take it out a few more times to really know whether I like it or not, but so far I'm happy that it goes beyond what I was expecting tbh. |
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| Syntonic |
Listened through the unmixed tracks which still had nice progression. Was expecting more indie sounding stuff like Involv3r, glad to find more breakbeats and ambient sounds. Heard a few in the car and the rest on the HD25s which really bring out the mid-range of these tracks. Some nice stereo effects on tracks like Pontiac that tease the ear.
Liked everything between Baracus and Healer, even stayed nice up to Bring On The Night-Time. Only track I really didn't care for is Rooms which I assume are John Graham's vocal. Barry Jamieson helped out with the programming and produced Pontiac. I was expecting to this to be an epic fail but actually liked it. Yeah, nothing groundbreaking but wasn't expecting that. It's really easy to chill to and that's what I liked.
Highlights: Baracus, Time After Time, Pontiac, Healer, Vapour Trails
edit: Would also agree with this feeling like a successor or at least the best thing since Airdrawndagger. |
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| Mr.Mystery |
| quote: | Originally posted by rubez
weird comment. it takes almost no time at all to get into.
pretty damn accessible i'd say. some beautiful haunting melodic tracks early on.
this takes a royal on anything he's done in a LONG while. |
Oh damn, I forgot I was you. |
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| MSZ |
| Seems like a polarizing album indeed, I like some of the modern aesthetic, some of it I can stand but the vocal tracks are pretty cringe. Im underwhelmed because of reading up who made these tracks for him; I was expecting more, in this regard I wouldn't ever be satisfied no matter what he put out I guess. |
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| rubez |
opinion on this one is pretty much roundly positive, hardly polarising - of course there are going to be differing opinion on it.
the few vocals do spoil it i feel... and that's a real shame. a few adjustments, and this album could actually have been perfect. it should have been 100% instrumental, without a doubt.
airdrawndagger was definitely what came to my mind too. i would have thought about getting the vinyl release, but one of my favourite tracks isn't on it (detour)
I wouldn't mind some club remixes of these tracks if they were tastefully done... some epic brooding work like arkham asylum.
also: did i miss involver 4? :stongue: |
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| enydo |
Am I the only one that doesn't mind the vocal tracks? So that's Quivver singing on Rooms? lmao
I listened through again last night during a little bout of insomnia. I dig this album, it's quite restrained, but it all works together pretty well and ends up feeling quite Sasha-esque, especially with all the little earwormy bits scattered throughout.
P good overall, and much better than I was expecting from the man tbh. |
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| Bierheld |
| quote: | Originally posted by rubez
also: did i miss involver 4? :stongue: |
Well if he'd have put the number in the proper place for once I might actually have been able to remember what part we were at. |
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| Lews |
| I've still never listened to any of the Involver Mixes, I should get around to that someday :o |
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| Bierheld |
I should also add that I don't think this is a bad album by any means. My review would have looked a lot different if this was made by someone else.
I'm not really sure why because I'm not even that invested in the guy, reputation precedes I guess.
Even so though, i would have meen more impressed by the intricate songwriting but it's really his stagnant pacing that keeps throwing me off. It feels like something you would only do if you were working with exceptionally delicate and complex material so when he's just playing run of the mill techhouse it comes of as overly indulgent to me. That seems like something a younger producer would understand better. |
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| rubez |
| quote: | Originally posted by enydo
Am I the only one that doesn't mind the vocal tracks? So that's Quivver singing on Rooms? lmao |
possibly :stongue:
quivver has done vocals on at least a few tracks. hybrid - choke springs to mind.
have no idea what vocals are doing on a soundscapey album like this. ing awful decision.
the nicest way to describe them would be jarring. worst of all, the tracks would totally stand up without the vocals. |
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