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artist ■■ max melvin
release ■■ seaside
year ■■ 2002
genre ■■ lo-fi
label ■■ maxelect records
catalogue ■■ max001-2
website ■■ www.maxelect.com
date ■■ 10-feb-2003
quality ■■ 192kbps/44.1khz
source ■■ compact disc
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01 sand 6:03
02 sweet elektra 7:13
03 flying high 5:43
04 sister europe 6:22
05 magnolia 5:57
06 sometimes 7:22
07 seaside 6:02
08 subterrean 7:53
09 whatever 6:48
10 lo-fi city 7:21
11 sand (reprise) 7:24
playtime ■■ 01h 14m 08s
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what do you need to make a perfect day?
good weather, a good mood and some good music!
well, we cannot guarantee the weather, but we definitely have
something to offer as regards the other fun factors. try max
melvinÆs debut album ôseasideö for instance. itÆll make you want
to sit back and relax, but it also has this irresistible
anti-snooze factor. ôseasideö lets you recuperate and puts you in
a good mood.
masterminded by producers andreas bruhn and stefan rekittke,
ôseasideö is a true artistÆs album. the two hamburg residents
combined their talents and ideas in order to create a musical
experience that would be nothing like the stuff they did before.
ôthis time, we wanted to come up with the kind of music we like to
listen to ourselves, nothing more and nothing less,ö explains
stefan. inspired by styles as varied as jazz, ambient and
classical music, andreas and stefan created a kaleidoscope of
sounds, easy beats, smooth bass lines and wonderfully warm vocals
û a fantastic journey through the melancholy of music.
the listenerÆs response may be described as pure pleasure. take
the mediterranean-sounding ôsandö, for example, soon to be found
in every iberia airlines passengerÆs carry-on luggage. or listen
to ôflying highô, an imposing vocal track you just never want to
end. every song on the album creates a unique atmosphere,
sometimes melancholy and sometimes cheerful, yet always emotional
and perfectly arranged.
it may seem a bit odd that this kind of music should come from
hamburg, known to be a place in germany where people are rather
cool and distanced. some had immediately attributed ôseasideö to a
more æsouthernÆ spirit.
one thing is for sure though: you can listen to max melvin
anywhere, anytime. come rain, shine or snowstorm, no matter if
youÆre in germany or anywhere else in the world...