Release : Heights Of Abraham - Two Thousand And Six
Artist : Heights Of Abraham
Album : Two Thousand And Six
Genre : Lo-Fi
Source : CDDA
Label : 23 Records
URL : http://www.23online.co.uk/
Date : 2005-11-14
Quality : VBRkbps 44100 kHz Joint Stereo
Tracks : 11
Time : 55:17 min
Size : 79 MB
1 Intruder 4:35
2 Striplight 4:50
3 Bay Systems 5:00
4 Open Source 5:04
5 As The Night Descended 5:46
6 Blackout 4:41
7 Western Edge 3:16
8 Silver Waltzers 7:00
9 New World City 5:01
10 Alt Wakiki 5:16
11 Everybody Knows 4:48
Much like Steve CobbyÆs 90s incarnation, Fila Brazilia, Heights Of Abraham blend
disparate elements (hip-hop, smoky jazz, electronica) into mid-tempo,
chilled-out, late night grooves. And thatÆs the problem. Because this is about
as exciting as the phrase ôchilled-out, late night groovesö. Granted, thereÆs a
nicely muggy ambience throughout, some neat programming and Jake HarriesÆ vocals
are a cut above the drowsy norm but, ultimately, Two Thousand and Six is as
workaday as its perfunctory title.
Downtempo production team Heights of Abraham recorded two full-lengths and a few
EPs for Pork Records during the early- to mid-'90s trip-hop movement. Being
rather typical of the movement, Heights of Abraham lost momentum around the same
time the movement began to get overly commercial. Group members Sim Lister
(sax/programming), Jake Harries (vocals/lyrics), and Steve Cobby
(guitar/programming) spent time with other projects: Lister and Harries were
part of Chakk, and Cobby had considerable success as Fila Brazillia.
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