CRUELTY Presents:
Artist...: Emeralds
Album....: Does It Look Like I'm Here?
Label....: Editions Mego
Size.....: 91,5 MB
Source...: CDDA
Playtime.: 61:53 min
Genre....: Electronic
Release..: May-05-2010
Encoder..: LAME V3.97 -V2 --Vbr-New
Quality..: avgkbps 44.1Hz Joint-Stereo
TrackList:
01 04:46 Candy Shoppe
02 04:59 The Cycle Of Abuse
03 03:03 Double Helix
04 04:40 Science Center
05 12:08 Genetic
06 04:12 Goes By
07 07:30 Does It Look Like I'm Here?
08 04:49 Summerdata
09 04:27 Shade
10 03:35 It Doesn't Arrive
11 03:40 Now You See Me
12 04:04 Access Granted
Release Notes:
æDoes It Look Like IÆm Here?Æ is the third official album by Emeralds
(after "Solar Bridge" on Hanson, and the self-titled LP on their own
Wagon and Gneiss Things imprints, as well as countless small edition
tapes and CDRs on a host of labels) and once again it presents another
radical new direction for this Cleveland trio.
It sees the group moving from playing single oscillator analog synthesizers
to really complex analog and analog/digital hybrid as well a great deal
of guitar synthesizers, not to mention fine tuning their skills as brilliant
tunesmiths. Simply put, the results are outstanding.
Comprising of a number of tracks from their recent ultra limited 7ö
vinyl series on Wagon, as well new compositions exclusive to this release.
This fine selection of tunes surpass anything they have achieved in their
5 year career. Perfect melodies intertwined with ripping sequences and a
guitar sound that floats perfectly throughout. Although most tracks cover
new ground in that they follow a shortened æpop formatÆ, more long form
cuts such as the towering æGeneticÆ and the title track will give fans of
their earlier work something to grab onto, or totally let themselves go
depending on the state of mind.
Having spent all their lives in the relative isolation of Cleveland means
their music has developed into a vital, stunning unique hybrid that may
have not been able to blossom in more active urban centres.
æDoes It Look Like IÆm Here?Æ heralds a turning point for all those involved
and is perfect vivid soundtrack to emerge out of the recent harsh grey winter.
Fresh, shiny and totally essential...