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Just like the "sheep/dog" which adorns the cover of their first full-length album, Simian set out to create their own unique hybrids on Chemistry Is What We Are. Inspired by 60s psychedelic pop, tracks such as "Drop and Roll" explode into beautiful harmonies the Beach Boys would be proud of, while an undercurrent of electronic noises suggest as much of a debt to the ambient noodling of the Aphex Twin or the Orb. Layers of percussion and bizarre noises from crackling vinyl to melodicas (and even a hoover on the ambient "Doba") draw obvious comparisons with the Beta Band, but there's something much more bizarre about Simian. When they chant "see it out there / out amongst the trees?" above the humming organs and synthesised tweaks of "The Wisp", you know there's something more sinister going on than just a walk in the woods. While the hop-a-long, cowboy lament of "Three in a Corner" and the joyfully potty "Mr Crow" suggest if nothing else, certainly a bizarre sense of humour. "Chambers" seems like a perfect finale then for Chemistry Is What We Are, its wurlitzer and strange bubbling sample echoing like a vast underground laboratory--perhaps the perfect place for the kind of wonderful mutations Simian breed. --Caroline Butler
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A bit of a hot band at the time of writing, so I though I'd check them out. I'm not so sure about the "electronic" tag that's getting pinned on them. Sure, there are old synths groaning away in the background, but none of that is essential to the combination of beach-boy harmonies and English eccentricism that make up the majority of this album. There's also bits of Beatles in there somewhere (circa. Magical Mystery Tour). All in all, pretty enjoyable, with a few outstanding tracks.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Vinyl
I was as attracted to this CD as much by the weird sleeve as the reviews I read about it at the time of release. Shallow I know, but who doesn't judge a book by its cover as long as it is in the right genre?
Any way, this is a very fine record full of quirky, electronic/acoustic psychadelia. It's like Pet Sounds and The White Album stripped back to a pump organ, scratchy acoustic and bag load of off-beat bleeps.
There are some truly fine moments on here, with the harmonies particularly haunting. Pop songs like One Dimension display a real sense of fun and imagination. The chemistry was clearly right for this one... the follow up a bit of disappointment. Highly recommended.
Any way, this is a very fine record full of quirky, electronic/acoustic psychadelia. It's like Pet Sounds and The White Album stripped back to a pump organ, scratchy acoustic and bag load of off-beat bleeps.
There are some truly fine moments on here, with the harmonies particularly haunting. Pop songs like One Dimension display a real sense of fun and imagination. The chemistry was clearly right for this one... the follow up a bit of disappointment. Highly recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
this is a decent album, with sufficiently engaging tunes for even the most cynical. Obvious references to Beach Boys, Beatles aside the songs sound distinct enough to be unique. Worth repeated listenings. Oh, and better than 'Hot Shots 2' by some distance.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
hunt down the promo eps
the simian promo eps are fantastic; four to six tracks of wierd b-side madness, and possibly simian at there best recorded state. Read more
Published on 21 April 2002 by "grillbo"
mesmorisingly tranquel energetic fairground tunes
stumbled across this concoction of melodicly, mesmorisingly tranquel yet energetic music on a friday evening whislt trying to escape the rain whilst waiting for a friend. Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2002
Very disappointing.
Don't believe the hype surrounding this band. The first half of the album is very good, the second truly awful. Read more
Published on 30 July 2001 by mar_white81@hotmail.com
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