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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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I bought the first OTT album and was, overall, pretty impressed. It started out well, but then kind of tailed off towards the end, but still it was definitely interesting. So, I was looking forward to the next one - and I'm not disappointed at all. This is wonderful, really wonderful.
It starts out kind of Indian/Eno-ish, lovely warm drones gently sliding into everyday sounds, dub beat slowly emerging. So I'm thinking, o.k. another nice dub album, that's fine.
But then it starts branching out into some gentle, laid-back electronica. Quite conventional in a way, but so beautifully done.
More Indian influences, bhangra beats to a kind of dub time, liquid vocals - Rogue Bagel.
Followed by fine dub in a sort of Shpongle stylee, but more spaced.
More ambient sounds, seagulls, and then something that sounds almost like the start of Strawberry Fields, complete with mellotron, quickly slips into dreamy vocals, modulations and fun electronics.
Gets quite funky - treated vocals over the top - "Everything is acceptable as long as house prices don't crash". Sarf London rap slips into Indian influences then back into electronic urban dub-ishness.
And then "A Shower of Sparks" that simply left me grinning from ear to ear. A wonderful grand finale that's just about got everything it in, ties the whole album together, slowly building up into a theme that just makes you feel so damn good about being alive, even on a cold wet Bank Holiday Sunday.
Love the cover as well :-)
It starts out kind of Indian/Eno-ish, lovely warm drones gently sliding into everyday sounds, dub beat slowly emerging. So I'm thinking, o.k. another nice dub album, that's fine.
But then it starts branching out into some gentle, laid-back electronica. Quite conventional in a way, but so beautifully done.
More Indian influences, bhangra beats to a kind of dub time, liquid vocals - Rogue Bagel.
Followed by fine dub in a sort of Shpongle stylee, but more spaced.
More ambient sounds, seagulls, and then something that sounds almost like the start of Strawberry Fields, complete with mellotron, quickly slips into dreamy vocals, modulations and fun electronics.
Gets quite funky - treated vocals over the top - "Everything is acceptable as long as house prices don't crash". Sarf London rap slips into Indian influences then back into electronic urban dub-ishness.
And then "A Shower of Sparks" that simply left me grinning from ear to ear. A wonderful grand finale that's just about got everything it in, ties the whole album together, slowly building up into a theme that just makes you feel so damn good about being alive, even on a cold wet Bank Holiday Sunday.
Love the cover as well :-)
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
For any fans of dub, world, or electronic music, and fans of Shpongle, I would rate this album as a very essential purchase indeed. In my opinion Ott is the master of this particular genre, and if you are a fan of his previous album, Blumenkraft, then you will definitely like this. Each song is a different adventure into a trippy, sun soaked paradise.. its upbeat and yet chilled at he same time somehow.
So I guess the main bullet point of this presentation I want to get across is if you are a fan of dub/electronic/world music, I can say with a great deal of confidence that you will really, really dig this album.
So I guess the main bullet point of this presentation I want to get across is if you are a fan of dub/electronic/world music, I can say with a great deal of confidence that you will really, really dig this album.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Blumenkraft was very good, but bitty, more of a collection of tracks, Skylon is a complete work, flows from track to track and reaches a satisfying conclusion. There's still the use of Asian and Reggae rhythms on some tracks, others have a more UK folk feel to them, and some are just completely OTT :-).
If you're familiar with (and like) Shpongle and Younger Brother then this is in that territory, and you'll get OTT from the start. That's not to say that they're the same, but they are complimentary.
The sound quality is excellent, and if you've got the opportunity to play it loud on a good system it's quite stunning.
Is that a Marcus Brigstocke rant from the R4 'Now Show' on Roflcoptor???
If you're familiar with (and like) Shpongle and Younger Brother then this is in that territory, and you'll get OTT from the start. That's not to say that they're the same, but they are complimentary.
The sound quality is excellent, and if you've got the opportunity to play it loud on a good system it's quite stunning.
Is that a Marcus Brigstocke rant from the R4 'Now Show' on Roflcoptor???
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OTT - the best
I listen to: frontline assembly, nizter ebb, sheep on drugs right through to the orb, juno reactor(some), shpongle, synaestesia(still my fave) and OTT. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Cookie
Nicely put together album
I was very impresed with this when i heard it the first time, and it still impresses me now. I'm trying hard to avoid overplaying this, as it's one of those albums that can be... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. G. Lawson
Sheer quality spacey music
I don't really know anything about psyche trance or chill or any of that new fangled stuff. I took my last acid trip back in 1975 and nowadays I prefer a glass of wine in the... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Grimmy
Skylon
very well produced spacey, ambient, progressive, chilled and wonderful music.
A good selection of musical journeys taking your mind to all kinds of places leaving you feeling... Read more
A good selection of musical journeys taking your mind to all kinds of places leaving you feeling... Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2009 by mr s roberts
Lush, deep and human
Like a lot of people who heard Ott's previous albums "Blumenkraft" and "Hallucinogen in Dub" I was *very* keen to hear what he came up with next. Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2008 by Ian M. Taylor
Maybe its just me then ?
Im sorry to say I was dissapointed. After literally wearing out Blumenkraft on hundereds of 10K rowing sessions and 10K runs I got Skylon and was 'rather dissapointed'. Read more
Published on 29 Sep 2008 by G. Bentley
A+++++++
Have listened to this album almost everyday since its release. Its a must have for everyone.
Published on 20 Feb 2008 by S. Carroll
Everything is acceptable as long as house prices don't crash.
'Blumenkraft' was said to have been pieced together from single tracks that were being worked on, initially for compilations and other projects so Ott has said this is the first... Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2008 by Mushroom
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