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There's none of the jittering, sub-human rap, courtesy of the Anticon stars, which was the genius touch on their last album. Instead the album relies on searing beauty and a musical complexity so multi-layered it would surely spiral out of control in the hands of lesser artists.
I'll keep this brief: if you know anything about music, (and I presume by the fact that you're reading this you're not seeking some middle of the road x-factor trite), you must own this record.
There'll be some great releases over the next twelve months, but it'll take a very good year to knock this off the top spot.
Closer outside follows in a simillar vein and while the electronic/indie fusion is still the main order of the day Closer outside takes a step away from the microscopic glitch beats of cold house and has a more organic feel. Despite not having the presence of the abstract rapping mentalists clouddead this time around the production has an almost hip-hop feel to it. The beats this time are more reminiscent of four tets choppy acoustic sounding style,
Hoods vocalist is perhaps a little off putting at first, he`s not terrible but he`s not exactly note perfect and while Cold House`s scarce minimalist arrangements exposed his limitations this time around the dense textual layers of strings, delicate guitars and subtle electronic washes along with additional female backing vocals do a better job of paving over the cracks.
The album feels more consistent than it`s predecesor and while it doesn`t fall foul of some of the previous albums experimental trip ups it also doesn`t quite reach the same dizzying heights when the experimenting hits just the right spot. Glitchy, scratchy electronica gives way to lush strings then come the fragile guitars and vocals before cold houses final secret weapon a of rapidfire gibberings courtesy of clouddead is unleashed, there has been nothing quite like it before or since and simply has to be heard to be believed.
Another great album from one of the most under valued bands in the UK and the sound of a band pushing themselves and music as a whole into new frontiers.
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