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4.0 out of 5 stars
Magnétophone- more avant-garde than the name suggests, 25 Oct 2005
Magnétophone is perhaps best known for being the French word for a simple cassette recorder. However, with this curious set, this band again proves itself to be much more avant-garde than their name would suggest.The Man Who Ate the Man much like its predecessor takes on influences from the likes of Air, Massive Attack, Cocteau Twins and Kraftwerk. Alluring electronica, scuzzed-out feedback, throbbing bass and guitar lines, trippy rhythms, mantra-like vocals; this can be best described as a darkly sensual, irresistibly hypnotic tapestry. Certainly, there is something otherworldly, something of the night about this beast which makes this album both disturbing and entrancing to listen to. It could be, of course, that the album veers towards schizophrenia with its constant switching of tempo and style. The first two tracks illustrate this perfectly: the brooding minimalism of "Let's Start Something New" against the pacy trip-hop of "Kel's Vintage Thought". Similarly, whilst "In the Hours After" is surprisingly approachable, "The Only Witching You'll Be Doing" is one that you stay back from with its impenetrable white noise and vocals. In all, this is a challenging but interesting listen, a good uvre to sink one's teeth into.
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