|
5/5 Stars. If you've heard it but don't own it, buy it.
Now, almost 10 years later, it's still an album that I reach for when I want to chill out at the end of a day. When this album came out in 2000, it was easily one of the best ambient electronica albums of the decade (right up there with Moby's PLAY and MOON SAFARI by Air, and like all great albums it has aged gracefully.
If you've never heard this album, buy it. There are so many reasons to love this album.
From the beautiful OVERTURE to the whimsical AUTUMN TACTICS to the radio hit SALTWATER, there is not a bad track to be found in this collection. If you already own it, buy it for someone you love.
A true classic.
Nice guy. I will just tell you this: when this first came out back in 2000, my friend and I were walking down Haight St in SF and talking. Many people here have already talked about the finer details of why this album is great.so I won't go into all of the track-by-track specifics. Since that day in SF, I haven't stopped listening to this album. We were talking about music and he asked me if I had heard this album. I said I hadn't.so he marched me straight into Amoeba Music right on Haight and bought me this cd on the spot as a gift. Seriously. Absolutely one of my all time favorites (along with Air-Moon Safari).
I actually find it to be better than FFTMC by Chicane which to many is his finest album to date. I cannot stress how amazing this album is to me. Although I must add that I do not think any Chicane album (including Somersault) deserves negative comments as I think they are all better than half of the crap that is released.Anyhow, my favorites on this album are "Autumn Tactics (Justine Suissa is unbelievable), Saltwater, Don't Give Up and Overture" but there really is no low point in this album. I find that from the day that I acquired a copy of it from my partner I was mesmerized. I quickly went out and bought an actual copy for myself.Now that it has been years since my first initial listen, I can still say that this album is still one of the best album I have ever listened to. Truly euphoric, refreshing and atmospheric. I just wish Chicane would release more, his talents are (at least to me) divine.
Seriously, you'll love it or you can send it back.ok, but they won't refund it. You won't send it back.
"Saltwater", here in both club and ambient versions, is the kind of song you NEED to hear before you die. This is my favorite album of all time from any genre.
This is the stuff that changes peoples perceptions about chillout, house, and trance music. This is the best electronic music album I have EVER heard.
Melodic and ethereal downtempo, coastline breaks, beach and sunset inspired house.It's all here, in all it's cinematic brilliance. Every person I have ever played this to has bought a copy, and sings the same praises about it.
From its beautiful, melodic soundscapes, to crisp and perfect mastering and sound quality, to it's diverse and well thought out track sequencing. If you have ever wanted an album you can play all the way through over and over again, this is it.
It is the last song I want to hear before I pass, and any music lover or dance music fans should have this album in their life.
|
