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| + artist ........... Plej |
| + album ............ Music From The Swedish Leftcoast |
| + label ............ exceptional Records |
| + cat .............. EXCDLP0503 |
| + year ............. 2005 |
| + genre ............ House |
| + source ........... CDDA |
| + quality .......... VBRkbps / 44,1Khz / Joint-Stereo |
| + release date ..... 17.03.2005 |
| + size ............. 138,4 MB |
| + link ............. www.plej.se |
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|| tracklist |
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| .Album |
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| 01.Plej - Lay Of The Land 04:10 |
| 02.Plej - Blue 04:58 |
| 03.Plej - Evum 03:33 |
| 04.Plej - Song 05:12 |
| 05.Plej - Jabo's Night Out 06:36 |
| 06.Plej - Thrill 05:10 |
| 07.Plej - Shimmer 04:31 |
| 08.Plej - You 04:39 |
| 09.Plej - Soulset 06:40 |
| 10.Plej - Paus 04:19 |
| 11.Plej - Seasons 05:42 |
| 12.Plej - A Jabo Thought 05:11 |
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| .Bonus CD |
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| 01.Plej - Lay Of The Land (Jimpster's Vocal Version) 05:57 |
| 02.Plej - You (Kompis Mix) 05:03 |
| 03.Plej - Evum (Cloud Mix) 05:13 |
| 04.Plej - You (Plej 12 Mix) 05:31 |
| 05.Plej - Blue (Akufen's Different Shade Of Blue Mix) 05:54 |
| 06.Plej - And So Lay The Land 04:22 |
| 07.Hird - Keep You Hird (Plej Remix) 05:46 |
| 08.Plej - Seasons (Hird Warm Up Session Mix) 07:48 |
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| (t!) total 106:15 min |
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|| release notes |
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| Double CD reissue featuring Plej's stunning debut CD "Electronic |
| Music From The Swedish Leftcoast" together with a Bonus CD |
| gathering together the finest remixes from all of the bands 12" |
| single releases alongside unrelleased exclusive tacks. Plej |
| conjure smooth and sexy dancefloor Swedish electronica with a |
| twist and a polished edge. |
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| Review by Paul Sullivan: |
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| The name Plej was originally created for the record label of |
| Swedish siblings Arvid and Ertik Niklasson. But as their studio |
| antics progressed, they decided that making music was more fun |
| than selling it - and adopted the name as a production moniker. |
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| The hazy, black and white images of forests and mountains that |
| adorn the cover of their debut LP Electronic Music From The |
| Swedish Leftcoast seem to somehow suit the wobbly, wistful |
| semantics of their nom-de-disque, hinting simultaneously at the |
| dreamily organic contents that lie within. |
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| Plej's previous output hasn't been abundant but it has been |
| frighteningly consistent. Anyone who has laid ears on their |
| Shimmer and Sky series EPs or their recent "You" track will know |
| already their penchant for creating naturally unfurling deep house |
| which occasionally dips into more experimental micro-house |
| territory - a style they endearingly refer to it as small house. |
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| For those that haven't yet been seduced by the duo's velvety |
| caresses, this album is as good a place as any to get acquainted. |
| Opening cut "Lay Of The Land" immediately offers an example of how |
| they like to infuse their studio beats with a sense of outdoorsy |
| lushness, glazing their 4-4 chugs with delicate layers of |
| coruscating synths and not a little magical moonlight. |
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| The LP unwinds in a similarly rustic manner. The smudged, glacial |
| "Blue", the trumpet-enhanced "Seasons" (the first single from the |
| LP), the insouciant harmonies on "Song", the shimmering disco |
| tendrils of "Jabo's Night Out" and the soft-as-snowflake funk of |
| "Shimmer", all conjure up unashamed feelings of well-being and |
| optimism and make for a thoroughly addictive record. |
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| "Soulset" and "A Jabo Thought" provide the obligatory downtempo |
| moments, but really this LP is about moving club sounds into |
| arenas of experimentation and sexiness. Lying somewhere between |
| the whispered grooves of Herbert, the quirkiness of Isolee and the |
| lush depth of Naked Music, it's the sound of deep house getting |
| its kit off and running joyously through the hills. |
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| Ripper's Note: |
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| Many props to ESC for ripping an advance copy of this fine album |
| back in 2003. Since it was encoded at 192kbit we decided to bring |
| you the full 2cd release, this time in full VBR APS glory;) |
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| Mind you that the tracklisting on backcover is still not correct, |
| track 10 on the CD is "Paus", track 11 is "Seasons". They have been |
| packed as they appear on the CD, not on the tracklisting. |
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