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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Exquisitely high class electro-jazz..., 22 Jan 2004
Mix-in brain-etching backbeats with highly distinctive lead melodies and the occasional ice-cool vocal, package it up in an ultra hip sleeve and throw in a free beer mat... welcome to “Delhi9”, Richard Dorfmeister’s latest exploration into exquisitely high class electro-jazz. Disc one of this two disc follow-up to his immensely and justifiably popular “Suzuki” is not only richer, more exploratory and more intricate in its content, but one of the most addictively “laid-back” CD’s you’re likely to come across. Forget any criticisms that it’s more “lightweight” or “disjointed” than his previous outings… it’s not. Ingenious, brilliantly structured, and, as always, studiously crafted, its multi-layered rhythms & melodic “hooks” combine seamlessly to produce a set of wonderfully up-beat tracks that just beg to be played again and again. Oh, and then there’s disc two – the exact opposite of disc one… best viewed as some sort of free gift or ponderously slow Brian Eno tribute. But, no matter, for its stable-mate is quite simply one of the very best albums around.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Haute cuisine as cheap as chips, 25 Feb 2003
A long awaited release from the mix meister of chill, Peter Kruder and school chum Rupert Huber. A friend recommended Suzuki album released in 2000. It remains one of my favourite albums and has led me on to buying many albums in the same genre such as The K &D sessions, Thievery Corporation, Nightmares on wax, Funki Porcini, etc. etc. I usually find that albums that are long awaited are a disappointment. (Massive attacks latest offering comes to mind.) This, however, is not the case with Dehli 9. This is a two album package with each having it's own distinct mood. The first CD is very much what you would expect. It is every bit as good as Suzuki, I might even go as far as to say it is better, although I will reserve jujdgement until it has had as many spins. There isn't one lame track on this CD. Tosca manage to find the perfect balance between creating something that is very listenable whilst at the same time avoid slipping into blandness as many artists in this genre have done, such as Blue states. The music is constantly evolving. It is more upbeat than Suzuki but doesn't go too far. They have used several guest vocalists, but the style doesn't change, They just provide a different texture, the sound remains ultimately Tosca. Anne clementi provides a hypnotic whispered vocal on the excellent "Me and Yoko Ono" Earl Zinger grinds along on "Wonderful" a track which does justice to its title. But then it's all Wonderful.
The second CD is a very different fair. Where the music moves into Brian Eno's territory. Rupert Huber plays very simple Satie like Piano, "Furniture Music" as Satie used to call it. Others have called it Wallpaper music. This CD doesn't break any new gound in this area, the aforementioned Eno, Harold Budd and even Aphex twin have been there before. But this would be excellent music to fall asleep to. Don't play while in a car, unles you wish to crash, or at a party, unless you want people to leave. Final verdict BUY IT!!
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
delhi in a box ?, 6 May 2003
Messrs Huber and Dorfmeister return with another platter of dubbed out stoned grooves for the horizontally persuaded. The usual formula is here. Piano touches, heavy dub and reverb. This time out the melodies aren’t as catchy as in their previous effort Suzuki but with fat beats like “Wonderful” (featuring a mumbling Earl Zinger) and the psychadelic boomerang bass of “Mango di Bango”, it all passes by like a fond dream. Also included is a bonus disc of blissed out piano compositions just for that extra bit of value! quit atmospheric, its like a rich desert after the sumptuous main course With no sign of the eagerly anticipated Kruder and Dorfmeister debut long player as yet, this more than passes the time. Do yourself a favour and take home a taste of Viennese paradise.
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