For something that I was after for so long it's kind of amusing that I didn't remember much about the album when I pulled it out of my stacks a few days ago. I knew it was one of HKE's projects and I knew that it was a highly regarded dreampunk album, but as for specifics it was crickets.
The first disc is a combination of beats and wonderfully subtle ambience. The album excells the most when it is in these quiet places, it promotes detailed listening and often rewards in kind when attention is given. The beats come in on about half of the songs, and aren't as overpowering as I thought they would be going into the record. They offer a nice counter balance to the comlexities of the quiet found on the other tracks.
What I truly love about this album is the quiet melodies hidden within the clouds of ambience. The melodies mimic the muisc: this is a minimal affair... and again that is a great strength to the album. When the beats come in the melodies also shift to a more overt feel... its a nice contrast.
And then there is the last part of the album. For some inexplicable reason the album switches from this incredibly detailed balance to lounge music. I don't understand the change in tone and I don't care for it either.
I suppose that this is the beuty of records though, you don't have to listen to everything... only the sides you like. In this particular instance, I will be sticking to sides A, B and C. Side D can be forgotten in the annels of time.
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