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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
once more into the sound they play in heaven, 18 Jan 2004
ISAN have been quietly delivering sumptuous electronic music for the last few years and this is their most conerent and consistent release to date.Managing to tread the the fine line between experiementation and listenability with deft grace, this is an album for all the seasons but it seems to suit the current one (Winter) best. Think red evening skies disappearing over the horizon, morning frost on trees, the delicate crunching of frozen grass underfoot and feelings of "Aah, it's not a bad old world after all". It's been said and proved more times than should be necessary but this is another prime example of purely instrumental electronic music evoking emotions and feelings in widescreen panorama. Electronic music has a soul and here is another prime example of it. As a wise man once said "If you want meaningful lyrics, go read a book". Utilising very neglected time signatures - where else to go after 15 years of regimented, relentless 4/4 ? - and the kind of tones only true dreamers can dream up, Antony and Robin take us once again deep into the sound of sonic heaven. To wade through the tracks attaching overblown words to each one would seems a disservice so let's just say they are the most melodic, personal, infinite band out there today and this is their best work yet. Love it !
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1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
should have been a classic, but isn't, 21 Jun 2004
By A Customer
In my opinion, Isan have gone in the wrong direction with this album. Most people I feel, after the crystalline, futuristic masterpieces (such as the monumental 'Caddis') we heard on 'Lucky Cat', would have liked Robin and Antony to head in an even more digital, upbeat, darker, artistic direction. My two stars is a bit harsh, but I've given them for the two tracks on this album which don't sound repetitive after a minute or two, which surprise you every other second, which operate out of some kind of free-flowing wilderness - the gorgeous "First Date" and the cathartic closer, "Meet Next Life". The opener goes on far too long, as do many of the later tracks, and the production is a little lean, and quiet. They should ditch any last vestiges of Morr Music-style wooly jumper tweeness, and head for the dark, cold, wilderness of pure art and future-based imagining! To "kick ass" is artistic criterion, so more and stronger beat experimentation was where I thought they would go.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
it's brilliant, 19 April 2005
i think this album is their masterpiece.
music has to be developed its own way and keep giving people surprise. i can say, their lates album "plans drawn in pencil" has quite a different taste of feeling and that might surprise some fans, but it is still isan music which you can feel and find familiar with last releases.
they are great.
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