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  • Audio CD (7 Mar 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Echo
  • ASIN: B0007MAQLO
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 263,721 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Home
2. Waved On
3. New Horizons
4. Forgiveness
5. Let’s Just See
6. Come in Out of the Rain
7. Peter Street
8. Said and Done
9. Thrasher
10. How do you say Goodbye?
11. One In Seven

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Amazon.co.uk Review

For this, their self-titled debut, the Wigan four-piece Engineers have constructed an album that's majestic and epic, one which manages to be grandiose, but with no delusions of grandeur. Rather than the short, sharp shocks employed by many of their contemporaries, Engineers are content to let a song build slowly, adding layers of sound while keeping their slow, dreamy pace. It's a beautiful and symphonic album, owing a debt to their two self-confessed influences: Talk Talk's Spirit of Eden and Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue. Meanwhile, songs like "Home" and "Forgiveness" slot comfortably alongside the likes of the Doves, Elbow or Spiritualised. Occasionally, as on "Thrasher" or "One in Seven", they even sneak in a bit of My Bloody Valentine shoe-gazing, using fuzzed-up electric guitars instead of the strings and keyboards that threaten to engulf the entire album. And if this album has one flaw, that's it: it's relentlessly laid-back and blissed-out pace means that the songs too often blend into one another, or fade into the background altogether. But at least they only ever sound like themselves. --Robert Burrow


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Debut album from unique, London-based Mancunian band who forge epic, symphonic, psychedelic soundscapes inspired by Brian Eno, Cocteau Twins, Todd Rundgren and Spiritualized. Favourable comparisons have been made in the press to the early 90s shoegazing scene, 70s prog rock and The Beta Band. Includes the singles 'Home', 'Forgiveness' and 'Come In Out Of The Rain'.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Stargazing and Glorious!, 23 Jan 2006
By Number Six (Devon, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Engineers (Audio CD)
WAAAH!! This is something else! I heard "Come In Out Of The Rain" quite by chance and immediately acquired this album and the Folly e.p. as soon as I could. I wasn't disappointed.
Lush, grand, mellow, warm, passionate, steeped in the last 40 odd years of melodic pop and rock music, these guys delight in drawing on all parts of that tradition to create a rich sea of sound all of their own. Plangent guitars and soft keyboards sit easily alongside Eno-esque atmospherics and sweeping thematic orchestrations reminiscient of John Barry, with dreamlike vocals woven throughout. As Peter Hammill said: " garnish your head with whatever turns you on", lay back at let the music wash the pain away.
This album is so full, you can find as many influences, direct or tangential, as you care to look for, but you still won't be able to pin it down. Apart from the obvious, I can hear shades of the brighter face of Porcupine Tree, and hints of the sweet voice of Green Gartside. (And the cover art would look splendid on an old 12" gatefold sleeve!) Can't wait to catch them live, or for the next offering.
Never mind your shoes, this is aimed at the stars. Beautiful.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Well engineered, 29 Sep 2005
By E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Engineers (Audio CD)
You have to admit, a self-titled album by a band called "The Engineers" sounds generic and instantly forgettable guitar rock. Nine out of ten times, such an album probably would be.

Well, it isn't.

The Engineers make a surprisingly memorable debut, by setting themselves smack between slow-burning rock music and ethereal soundscapes -- think half Eno, half Beta Band. The lush pop that results is unique in sound, wide in scope, and short on flaws.

It opens on a strong note with "Home": buzzing, jangling guitars, angelic stoned vocals, some swelling strings, and delicate synth that goes from tinkly to airy. It has a great symphonic sound that not many bands can accomplish, and it does so without being melodramatic.

The songs that follow tend to veer in one direction or another: Some of them are a lot more rock-oriented than the first song. These won't win any prizes for grittiness, however. Even the hardest song on here still sounds a bit like psychfolk. In other words, don't expect "Thrasher" to live up to its name -- there's a buzzing bassline in the background, but nothing really hard.

And when they're softer... well, often they sound like Air on a hardcore day. Songs like "New Horizons" have the same delicate, ethereal sound, and the ambient sweeps you'd expect from a downtempo band. It peaks with "Peter Street," a minute of swooping synth bands that peak and then fade away.

Most bands can't really manage multiple sounds well, or blend different kinds of music together -- in this case, rock rhythms with rich sonic expanses. But the London quartet Engineers not only do this, they succeed wonderfully. The only real flaw is that some songs overstay their welcome, and could have used a bit of trimming in the last half.

The vocals sound a bit stoner-rockish; these guys sound mellow enough to melt. Simon Phipps and Mark Peters often sing separately, but in some songs their vocals tangle together or harmonize. No, not in the same song. But their singing is more like another instrument, especially since the actual words are hard to make out.

The Engineers were quite correct when they said, "We don't sound like The White Stripes. We don't sound like Coldplay. We don't sound like anything current." No, they don't. Their symphonic psychedelic rock sounds like something entirely their own.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Album of 2005 ?, 9 Mar 2005
By nicholas elkin (82049 Grosshesselohe Germany) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Engineers (Audio CD)
Having only bought this cd yesterday and after constant plays, would like to recommend it. Into Thirteen Senses, maybe Talk Talk you must buy this record, with so much fabricated music around let's hope that quality musicians are rewarded. Wonderful vocals and brilliant musicianship make this a must for all indie/real music fans. BUY..
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3.0 out of 5 stars Chapterhouse?
When I heard the song 'Forgiven' on Chill FM I thought, 'Jesus, Chapterhouse must be back together again'. Unfortunately it wasn't the case, but this album isn't far off. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Supremely talented
To watch these guys live is a real honour, only then can you really appreciate how they put this music together. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2007 by S. Jordan

3.0 out of 5 stars It's bliss up north
One reviewer expresses incredulity that Engineers are not up there with Coldplay and Keane. The answer's simple: those two have better dynamics and more memorable songs and tunes... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Listen with your feet
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4.0 out of 5 stars Like Bathing in Warm Honey
This album is a big luxurious duvet of sound to wrap yourself up in. The mellow, richly layered vocals are foremost in the sound with the instrumental music taking second place... Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2005 by turkey_baster

4.0 out of 5 stars On the brink
You have to admit, a self-titled album by a band called "The Engineers" sounds generic and instantly forgettable guitar rock. Read more
Published on 19 Jul 2005 by E. A Solinas

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning
Quite why Engineers aren't as big as Keane or Coldplay is an absolute mystery.

Songs like Forgiveness, Waved On & New Horizons carry a wonderful resonance and I think in years... Read more

Published on 11 Jul 2005 by M. Wilson

5.0 out of 5 stars best debut in years
I don't really know what to say about this album except it is the best debut albumn that I have heard in many years. Read more
Published on 4 Jul 2005 by Scott Bumphrey

5.0 out of 5 stars A really solid album
This is a really gorgeous album. The instrumentation is lush and dense and the melodies are soft and infectious. Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2005 by Mr. D. Spreckley

2.0 out of 5 stars i don't get it
I brought this because i'd heard it was in the vein of Talk Talk's Spirit of Eden. How? Each track is a fairly bog standard slice of psychadelic, mellow indie rock wrapped in... Read more
Published on 3 April 2005

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