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Chemical Chords by: Stereolab List Price: £13.99 CD-Charts Price: £9.98 You Save: £4.01 (29%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0652637281521 Format: CD Label: 4ad Manufacturer: 4ad Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: 4ad Release Date: August 18, 2008 Studio: 4ad Sales Rank: 45331 MPN: 72815 Disc 1:
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 Rating:  - Chemical boredsI'm a massive Stereolab fan having followed them for well over ten years, buying everything they've released in the process. There is no other band like Stereolab - the quirky moog edge, with percussion and Laetitia's enchanting vocals combine to form a delightful indie-pop stew that is frankly irresistible. However, for the first time I can remember I am disappointed by a 'Lab record. Chemcial Chords is drab. It really just feels like a band going through the process without putting too much thought into the product at all. 'Self Portrait with Electric Brain' is the only track that lives up to the standard many of us have come to expect. Brimming with energy, catchy, yet intelligent and avant-garde. Read More: Rating:  - Pathetic childlike musicI bought this album under the premise I was going to be entertained and discover a music style that would uplift and make me feel warm inside. Instead I discovered an album I would not even recommend to my worst enemy. This album has zero musical quality and has been put together in such an ad hoc fashion that it is impossible to give it any creative merit. Avoid and steer your self towards other bands that actually have some talent. Rating:  - warm jets!This album has many of the usual stereolab hallmarks, but as usual the sound has been morphed to reflect the current obsessions of Tim Gane and lateitia sadier.I am a massive long term fan of The Lab and this album does not disappoint though it has taken a few listens to really get my head round it.It is decidely less baroque than many of their previous excursions. The sound is tighter and more direct. This feels like both a good and a bad thing.It is less langourous and abstracted. Melancholia is almost absent from this record though there is still that restless yearning that they do so well.Despite this,it is a rich and beguiling album that definitely reveals more with each listen.before long the melodies and crypto-poetic lyrics imbed themselves ... Read More: Rating: - Let the chemical chords penetrate your electric brainI have been eagerly anticipating the new Stereolab album for some time, intrigued by Tim Gane's tantalising account of the creative process that led to 'Chemical Chords'- of a batch of his own musical doodles from which the groop developed the final, fleshed out tracks in the studio. So yes, as one would expect from Stereolab, 'Chemical Chords' is a lushly orchestrated album (Sean O'Hagan's arrangements add wonderful texture, especially the strings on 'Cellulose Sinshine'), but each track bears the succinct imprint of a singular idea perfectly realised, unlike previous albums where some tracks feel like two or three condensed into one. The synergy between the musical elements makes this another Stereolab album that will continue to reward repeated listens. ... Read More: |
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