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~ Bows (Artist)
4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (24 Aug 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Too Pure
  • ASIN: B00000JPDI
  • Other Editions: Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 210,802 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Big Wings
2. Troy Polenta's Big Break
3. Blush
4. Over For Krommer Derefter
5. King Deluxe
6. Speed Marina
7. No 4
8. Britannica
9. Acqua Vella
10. It'll Be Half Time In England Soon
11. Girls Lip Glitter
12. Sleepyhead
13. Rockets

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CD Description
Following Long Fin Killie's dissolution, Luke Sutherland spent some time writing a novel, JELLY ROLL. He reemerged under the name Bows, a trip hop-influenced combo featuring guestspots by ex-Killie Colin Greig, and Ruth Emond, who had appeared on the first Killie album, HOUDINI. Whereas Sutherland's previous band had for the most part taken a comprehensiveapproach to stylistic influences, Bows concentrated on producing seriously laid-back grooves.
BLUSH standouts include the mind-melting "Speed Marina", the headlong combination of a harpsichord, the Chemical Brothers, and a smoky 1940s jazz club; "Girls Lips Glitter", which pairs Sutherland's understated vocals and Emond's languid jazz vibe with clattering percussion and shimmering keyboards; and "Sleepyhead", which suggests Tricky recording spaghetti Western soundtracks in an echo chamber. Arguably, the highlight is the album closer, "Rockets", a seven-minute head-trip into pop's most ambient regions, propelled by a variety of instruments. BLUSH isa gorgeously dense album best heard very late over electricneon-coloured cocktails in a pitch-black room. An essentialpurchase for nighthawks.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Blushing, 4 Mar 2006
By E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews
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Somehow the sound of Bows' "Blush" is too earthy to be properly classified as dreampop. The stormy percussion and jazzy horns of the opening track set off the tone for a strange trip-hop experience -- mysterious and seductive, with the sense that you should wake up from this dream soon.

It starts off quietly with the gently peculiar "Big Wings," followed by the muted concert hubbub of "Troy Polenta's Big Break" and the lurching, aching title track. Subdued female vocals, sputtery drumbeats and dreamy string arrangements line songs like "King Deluxe," the elegantly ominous "Speed Marina." Stuck in the middle is a wickedly funny little advertisement for the band, a touch of humor that grounds all of it. It would have been better if placed at the beginning or end, though.

"Blush" comes across as a beautiful nightmare in the middle of a jazz club. Very sensuous and beautiful, but also surreal and disturbing. A feeling of unease runs all through the album, especially since the songs tend to run into one another, shifting and changing like dreams do.

The sound of the music is a mix of electronic beats, shimmers and soundscapes, layered smoothly with some very muted bass and solid percussion. The strings lift it up to the sky, and the jazzy horns pull it back down to earth. It's a surprisingly liquid sound, mixing gentle trip-hop with stormy underbeats.

The vocals come from three people -- Ruth Emond, whose voice is very sweet and airy; Signe Heirup Wille Jergesen, whose voice is a little less ethereal in songs like "Sleepyhead"; and frontman Luke Sutherland, with a sort of quiet falsetto that he keeps low. The feeling they give off is quite sultry, a bit like psychedelic torch singers.

"Blush" lives up to its name -- colorful and sweet. The lush instrumentation and dreamy vocals soften the uneasiness of Bows' debut, and make this a wonderful trip-hop album. Highly recommended.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully shimmering, dreamlike classic; overlooked., 13 Dec 2000
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I feel it to be absurd that this album has been as neglected as it has. It is up to the quality of Tricky's "Maxinquaye" in my view. It has similar use of "trip-hop" techniques and rhythms, but is much more than just trip-hop. The evocative melancholy of the strings, reminiscent of '60s Scott Walker, is superbly used in conjunction with ethereal female vocals, shimmering repetitive rhythms and recurring motifs. Luminous, beautiful and a damn-near perfect piece of music. It is pointless to single out specific tracks, as it works perfectly as a continuous, perfectly sequenced piece of music.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An indie/pop/trip-hop masterpiece, 15 May 2000
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Okay, call it unusual. But let's face facts - this really is one helluva good album. Tremelo-wielding guitarists, subtle drummers and a bohemoth synthesizer line-up combine with some of the best singers in the business - the result -a charming album, as spacious as it is dense (really!). Go, on buy it and get swept away on your own 'Big Wings' before catching your very own 'Rocket'. Cool...
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