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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
found more than sound, 29 Sep 2002
one of the most inotive albums ever, especialy considering how simple 4/4 beats made up the previous album. spooky really have found sound, its almost as if they went round your local building site and hit everything from jcb diggers to glass bottles to achieve some of the most ear liberating sounds you'll hear in this lifetime. The one thing they have kept for this album is the ability to write melody, and with the haunting synth and improved beats its definately an improved spooky.Gone is an album that just blended into one long tune, you'll have breakbeat, 4/4 and two step beats to name a few, each tune has its own distinctive story and incorporates new spine tingling sounds, that will make you wonder why no-one else has made such an album as good as this before.This is an album for those dark nights, driving, or just chilling out ohh and dont forget too play it your mates just to show you know what good intelligent dance music should be like.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABULOUS!, 27 Dec 2004
There a hints of Autechre (Ae) here, but Spooky has its own unique soundworld, which is just as engaging as anything by the former.- 'central heating' sets the tone for this brilliant album, which is full of variety and innovation
- 'onglon', with its airy gamelan feel, is a gem of a track
- 'aphonia' is other-worldly and insistently minimalist
- 'lowest common denominator', the most acoustic track, has a frenetic yet almost weightless piano-driven rhythm - stunning
- 'hypo-allergenic' has an alluring spacy dub-like feel
- 'plan b' is a tiny spacy gem that heralds the equal-best track on the album:
- 'concussion' is driven and relentless, similar to the later 'herky-jerky' Ae style - rivetting
- 'consume', with its vox-like synth interjections above an almost orchestral background, is radiant
- 'seneschal' shimmers and bobbles and brings an excellent album to a sparklingly beautiful end There's not a dud among the other tracks and the whole album provides food for the heart, as well as the head. An electronica must buy (if you can get it) - it makes a lot of other offerings in this genre seem shallow, insipid and wan. It's certainly on my desert island list!
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5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A percussive masterpiece, 15 Feb 2004
This fascinating album is an exploration of various percussive textures using a variety of mainstream and unusual sounds and instruments. The results are spacious and atmospheric and very listenable, especially since the beat is often alternated by sublime washes of synth. The tempo varies from track to track to assure variety. The music reminds me of Autechre or Laika on Silver Apples Of The Moon. Although there is an underlying dance beat, not all the tracks are suitable for the dance-floor with their many tempo variations and sudden symphonic departures. Track 7: Lowest Common Denominator is a lovely tuneful piano piece that wouldn’t be out of place on an Elton John Album! Hypo-Allergenic is a favourite of mine, a beautiful and evocative slow song with what sounds like a heavenly choir. With its charming songs and extensive rhythmic scope, Found Sound is primarily an album of intelligent electronic listening music.
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