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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
banco comes up trumps!, 14 Jun 2006
I wont go through each track on the album, but will say that each and every track is something really special, and varied too. All the trade-mark banco signatures are here, with fresh sounds, samples, haunting melodies etc. wow! It reminds me of both Last train to Lhasa and Maya - there are even some sleevenotes for most of the tracks that provide a bit of background info on some of the more exoticaly named tracks.
As I write this, I have the last track on the album stuck in my head! This album will, I'm sure, be seen as one of Banco's finest!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Back to the old style..., 26 Jun 2006
Fans of Banco de Gaia will recognize this album as typically of his style - thanks goodness.
After the last two, which were more upbeat - having some good dance tracks, this goes back to the more traditional trance style music of which the long term fans will recognize instantly.
It is an album to be considered as a whole - there are no killer tracks like 'Obsidian', 'Seti 1' or 'Tongue in Chic' here, just good methodical music.
That said, it is more consistant throughout than his earlier work, which while excellent, did occassionally seems disjointed.
All in all, an excellent album and difinately not a waste of money.
My only complaint is that it is a bit 4/4
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Too good, 21 Feb 2007
There is quite literally nothing wrong with this album. It is exquisite. From the album images, the track names and the music itself, it is quite possibly the best Banco album yet, and this coming from someone who has them all (10 I think, including best of?).
Signature Banco melodies continue to perculate the tracks (which is in no way a bad thing, it is what Toby Marks excels at); and combined with fantastic beats and breaks (try not to start bouncing round the room to the sublime Ynys Elen, track 2) create wonderful music.
This seems a deeper and more thoughtful album than his last. It resonates with mood and feeling. There is the sorrowfulness and regret indicative of 'Last Train to Lhasa' or 'Izigeh'. There are the Arabic suggestions reminiscent of the fantastic 'Maya'. There's the hope and humour found in 'You are Here'. In fact he has managed to take every one of the best facets from each of his previous albums and knit them together to form an expansive, colourful and beautiful patchwork Banco quilt. It is as I said at the start, quite exquisite.
I would and have recommended this album to all, as I do with Banco albums full stop. Long shall it be in my stereo, making me smile.
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