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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Vibert-osity at its best, 5 Dec 2003
By A Customer
With echoes of fellow Warp'ers new and old (Richard James in all his incarnations, Richie Hawtin, Reload, LFO - the list goes on), YosepH is a mellow-dramatic excursion into a reminescence of how electronic dance music has evolved, with an incessant emotional attachment to Roland music products: TB303, TR909, TR808, Jupiter, need I say more ? But this does not mean that this album sounds dated - the opposite rather is the case. It does sound very recent yet with a definate "I used to listen to music like this before" feeling, which pays respect to all previous electronic frontiersmen since Robert Moog decided to pick up his soldering iron, one Friday in the late 1950s. I put it down to the composition and general production of each track - very well structured, definately not formulaic (Luke would never be called that in any case...), and each track evolves along familiar sounding but unfamiliar feeling lines. All good stuff. Everyone should continue to support Warp Records in order that they can still innovate via artists such as Mr. Vibert. In terms of the tracks, favorites are the title track, as well as Slowfast (which is excellent when mixed with any vocal track, as by Strictly Kev / DK in a Solid Steel show recently), Harmonic, Iloveacid, the tongue-n-cheek Countdown (tinges of Eggy Bam Yasi, Kosmik Kommando and Tricky Disco in an homage to Kraftwerk - yes mate), Freaktimebaby and the Spieldberg-esque Liptones (thanks to the tonal rendition of Close Encounters and mo-slow percussion, similar to Jarre's Oxygene 4). Synthax is pure late 1990s AFX / Autechre / Jake Slazenger / Reload / Global Communications. And heres an interesting diversion - because Noktup is akin to something Plaid / Black Dog might have done on a rainy Saturday afternoon. While Ambalek is what you might play alongside anything by Pete Namlook / David Sylvian / Japan / Leibach. In summary, an album you need in your collection - I have no reservation in recommending it and have no hesitation in standing by it.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great. Acid house "Roots' music !, 11 Nov 2003
if you were a fan of earlier warp stuff, but got a bit put off by some of the noodly stuff in the mid to late 90's, this LP is for you! Vibert is a master of his kit, and the grooves and tracks here are programmed expertly. "ILoveAcid", "FreakTimeBaby" and "Acidisco" are killer tunes, so it's well worth the money.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Luke does Acid, 3 Nov 2003
By A Customer
Stick with this album as it's a real grower. If you like Luke Vibert's other albums (especially as Wagon Christ) then you'll definitely like this one. It's still got the light-hearted Vibert touch, but got so much depth and detail it reaffirms his status as one of the UK's top musicians. It also happens to be full of kick-ass infectious dance classics! Many people will have caught the lush 'I Love Acid' on 12", but also check out title track YosepH, Acidisco, and (my favourite) Slowfast. Mmmmmm
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