Emeralds - Does It Look Like I'm Here?
I started off really disliking this album. Every song sounded like it was just an amalgamation of the microkorg's arpeggiator presets with nothing original or interesting happening anywhere.
I changed my mind. While I still hold that there is an element of that going on here, there's also a lot more on show. Perhaps cause it's midnight and I'm in a more agreeable state or for some other reason but the previously boring montages of obvious arpeggios now sound rich and emotional. The sound world is vast and nothing competes for attention, everything sits neatly in the mix, living out it's natural life cycle then disappearing for something else to become the natural and subtle heir to the listener's attention.
Yeah, thumbs up. Not particularly attention grabbing but given the right setting, positioning of the hands on the clock and perhaps correct ingested substances, this album could be a more than worthy companion.
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