- Audio CD (13 Sep 2004)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: DC
- ASIN: B0002MH2X4
- Other Editions: Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 363,310 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Kelpe sculpt the kind of dense, no-nonsence electronic soundscapes popularised by Warp stalwarts Boards of Canada. Whereas BOC have come to sound like a parody of themselves, heirs-apparent Kelpe revisit the BOC template without the restraint and obsessiveness displayed by their forefathers. 'Sea Inside Body' is a massive, cavernous album awash (literally drenched) in distorted synths, the crunchiest beats modern technology can buy, and the constant babble, click and whirl of highly-evolved electronic sequencing. As with BOC, Kelpe are able to fashion something organic and visceral from mostly synthetic tools, with a similar penchant for distorted-cassette nostalgia. Although this is IDM of the shape-shifting, slo-motion variety, it is not without its funk, albeit slung-low and blunted, its enormous breaks unfettered by the spasms of glitch. Highlights for me include two main opening tracks, the damaged-music box electro of 'Knock, Turn', and the vast squall of the slithering title track, whose reversed beats have a menacing suction effect, like Octopus tendrills (perhaps!). There are some mis-steps, the use of spoken-word samples from teenage girls casts a more mundane pall over a couple of otherwise otherworldly tracks. Seemingly intended to add a more human touch as counterpoint to the machine-made, something more spectral and less rooted in the banal would have worked better.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Whilst comparisons with Boards of Canada and their ilk are valid, mostly due to the shared use of analog synths and moody harmonies, this addictive album pushes boundaries back to a greater degree (especially considering the impasse that BoC appear to have reached with Campfire Headphase). It's intricate rhythm tracks and hidden melodies are only revealed after repeated listening. Real thought and care has been crafted into almost each bar of music. Stand-out tracks for me include the darkness of 'Growth', the delicate 'Nat's Twirly Mug' and the oriental flavoured 'keep danger'. Can't wait to hear what will come next.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a wonderfully organic and warm sounding electronic album. Listening to it is like growing up again, the samples of girls/women talking about their hopes and dreams add incredible warmth. I'm a big Boards of Canada fan and if you like them I hope you'll like this, it's difficult to describe but I guess it's not as serious or moody as BOC but this is one album I always find myself coming back to for a listen just because it makes me so happy. Excellent.
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