a r t i s t : aMute
t i t l e : The Sea Horse Limbo
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : intr_version / intr017
g e n r e : Electronic
r l s. d a t e : Oct/2006
t r a c k s : 09
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 65,5 MB
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Belgian artist Jerome Deuson at last follows up his
Intr-version debut A Hundred Day Trees with another superb
collection of brittle laptop pop. Like KhonnorÆs
'Handwriting', The Sea Horse Limbo is essentially made up of
gorgeous, heartfelt song craft that somewhere along the line
has been obscured by the wires and circuitry of avant-garde
electronic production. Of course itÆs that elusive quality
that makes the album all the more beguiling. Beneath the
surface of æHit My CountryÆ and æOh! Le ZeppelinÆ lie
remarkable, epic pop songs. Anyone who plugs a guitar into
their laptop will inevitably run the risk of being compared to
a certain Christian Fennesz (who does in fact get a thank you
in the liner notes), but the quality of writing and the
nuanced arrangements of 'The Sea Horse Limbo' confirm DeusonÆs
voice as very much his own. Excellent.
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In the two years since the release of his spectacular dΘbut, A
Hundred Dry Trees, Brussels based JΘr⌠me Deuson (aka aMute)
has toured the width and breadth of Europe several times,
started his own superb label, Stilll, and created a new body
of work that is as original as it is beautiful. "The Sea Horse
Limbo" sees aMute expanding his blend of guitars and glitches
to include drums (StΘphane FedΦle), cello (Jean-Paul Dessy of
the world renowned contemporary music ensemble, Musiques
Nouvelles), and voice (Deuson, Jenna Robertson of Avia
Gardner, and others). DeusonÆs new work breaks with the
frosty, crystalline quality of A Hundred Dry Trees, coming up
with a collection that is luminous and sun-baked. It is a lush
and epic work that is as moving as it is challenging. At times
as sprawling and spacy as Do Make Say Think, at others dense
and textured like the work of Tim Hecker or Fenneszà One can
note a confluence of styles without putting oneÆs finger on
The Horse LimboÆs fragile beauty and sometimes almost abrasive
energy.
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01-Why Do I Run So Fast [02:50]
02-The Floating Boat [05:06]
03-Hit My Country [08:02]
04-Disco Flags Are All Around You [02:38]
05-When Cyclic Brussels Gave Up, It Turned Me On [05:27]
06-Oh! Le Zeppelin [11:29]
07-Sea Horse [06:50]
08-Limbo [01:24]
09-(H)and In The Sand [03:28]
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