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| 1. Home |
| 2. Waved On |
| 3. New Horizons |
| 4. Forgiveness |
| 5. Let’s Just See |
| 6. Come in Out of the Rain |
| 7. Peter Street |
| 8. Said and Done |
| 9. Thrasher |
| 10. How do you say Goodbye? |
| 11. One In Seven |
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Going by this self-titled debut, it's fair to say his band are a million miles away from your Franz Ferdinands, Razorlights or Kaiser Chiefs. Instead, this London-based quartet opt for a sound more suited to the star-gazing school of Sigur Rós, Brian Eno and My Bloody Valentine.
Right from the choral opener "Home" to the guitar driven "One In Seven", the Engineers have undoubtedly crafted 11 sweet sounding melodies. While the band could easily be criticised for failing to alter the pace throughout, there is no denying their ability to produce epic songs such as the floating lullaby "Forgiveness" or uplifting stand out anthems like "Come In Out Of The Rain".
Much of the album -which was put together with the help of former Tears For Fears producer Dave Bascombe - is driven by Phipps' moody vocals which are at timessoothing ("Waved On") and elsewhere sombre ("Said And Done"). Although nearly every song follows the same slow building pattern, backed up by either gentle guitar chords or smooth strings, there a couple of surprises here in the form of the trippy "Let's Just See" and the slightly hard-edged "Thrasher"; the latter being considerably softer than its title suggests, despite the fact that it's probably the record's heaviest number.
Right now there are very few albums around in which nearly every song sounds as good as the last, but this is one of them. This is, without doubt, star-gazing music at its sweetest. --Damian Jones
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stargazing and Glorious!,
By Number Six (Devon, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Engineers (Audio CD)
WAAAH!! This is something else! I heard "Come In Out Of The Rain" quite by chance and immediately acquired this album and the Folly e.p. as soon as I could. I wasn't disappointed.Lush, grand, mellow, warm, passionate, steeped in the last 40 odd years of melodic pop and rock music, these guys delight in drawing on all parts of that tradition to create a rich sea of sound all of their own. Plangent guitars and soft keyboards sit easily alongside Eno-esque atmospherics and sweeping thematic orchestrations reminiscient of John Barry, with dreamlike vocals woven throughout. As Peter Hammill said: " garnish your head with whatever turns you on", lay back at let the music wash the pain away. This album is so full, you can find as many influences, direct or tangential, as you care to look for, but you still won't be able to pin it down. Apart from the obvious, I can hear shades of the brighter face of Porcupine Tree, and hints of the sweet voice of Green Gartside. (And the cover art would look splendid on an old 12" gatefold sleeve!) Can't wait to catch them live, or for the next offering. Never mind your shoes, this is aimed at the stars. Beautiful.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Album of 2005 ?,
By nicholas elkin (82049 Grosshesselohe Germany) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Engineers (Audio CD)
It's not easy to categorize The Engineers music, but if you're into mellow indie pop this cd is a must, in the vain of Thirteen Senses with beautiful vocals and lovely flowing music, i can only recommend this cd. Mind you it's tough knowing which track to play and in which order as there are too many stand out tracks, just sit back and enjoy one of the best albums to come out in ages.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
sonic cathedrals,
This review is from: Engineers [VINYL] (Audio CD)
amazing!!album of the year-a must if u own records by talk talk,spiritualized or eno.highlights for me were "new horizons"(shades of brian wilson's 'til i die') and "one in 7"(talk talk gene-spliced with black sabbath)loveit!!!
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