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| | Essence | | | Music Artist : | | A Guy Called Gerald | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | K7 | | Release Date : | | 2000-08-21 | | Store Price : | | $9.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $9.98 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. The Universe (feat. Jennifer Neal)
2. The First Breathe
3. Humanity (feat. Louise Rhodes)
4. Multiplies (feat. Wendy Page)
5. Fever (or a Flame) (feat. Wendy Page)
6. Could You Understand (feat. David Simpson)
7. Alien Report
8. Glow (feat. Wendy Page)
9. Beaches & Deserts (feat. Wendy Page)
10. Final Call
11. I Make It (Feat. David Simpson)
12. Universal Spirit (feat. Wendy Page)
13. Hurry to go Easy (feat. Lady Kier)
14. Scale Circle
15. Landed (feat. Wendy Page)
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Its Just My Humanity Getting the Better of Me
Submitted on: 2005-02-04 |
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First, I need to clarify the fact that I sample a lot of electronica (Drum n Bass, experimental, EBM, 4x4, Trip Hop, and countless other genres) because I'm somewhat obsessed with the notions driving the music, and that I don't see that much of it as "simplistic." Its kinda been that way for me since I heard an artist recounting how he took sounds from NASA relays and looped them into his music, producing the tweeks" and "whistles" that set the table for his beats. He then went on to say that we weren't really sure what a lot of those sounds were, and that we could actually be observing something in our lifetime that no human had ever observed. So, when I hear a tweek or a whistle, I can't help but thinking that it could be the dying cry of a star drifting into the background and not some static residue.
That said, A Guy Called Gerald has quite a few things going for him on an album that I would actually encourage people to pick up. It has the qualities of both a Trip/Hop album and a Drum n Bass outing, and its sound quality is exceptional. While I wouldn't call it "flawless", I would say that its one of those albums that has the ability to really absorb the listener the way I like, not really aging when I listen to it over the years and having enough range to drive away droves of long nights with relative ease. The album itself has diversified points where beats crash against the shoreline and push songs home, and it has places where it almost seems to paint points of light in the sky. And that seems to be the point, too, with the spoken word intro track saying that the individual human being is, in itself, a universe and another spoken word track featuring some alien sightings. Atop that, there are the vocals of Wendy Page, adding to almost any of the tracks in just the right light, and that of Louise Rhodes.
When I went out and picked up this release, I was originally after the song Humanity because it featured Louise Rhodes (Lamb's superb female vocalist) and because I love what she can do with her voice. Anything she sings on emanates such a beautiful flavor from its audio pores, and this track wasn't an exception to that rule. In my mind its one of the selling-points for the album, and the song I'd actually tell people to check out. It has a nice Drum n Bass sound to it, and Rhodes has the voice to make the work shine. I also like Could You Understand (featuring David Simpson) quite a bit because of the way the bass paints the background and the way the beat almost paints a tribal electronic tempo, and Beaches and Deserts (featuring Wendy Page) because it has that calming sound that crackles with the calming static of a record playing in the background as it mingles lightly with savory symbol led beat.
If you're curious, check the album out and see what you think of it. A Guy Called Gerald does good work, and quite a few of the tracks are what I'd called "repeat-play audio pleasures."
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Insider tip
Submitted on: 2005-01-02 |
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| This is downbeat and a slight portion of trip-hop ... so mixing K&D, Fila Brazilia, Massive Attack in a very distinctive and awesam way. One of the great treasures every music fan is searching for. |
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 not as good as the cover art
Submitted on: 2003-04-15 |
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Someone (Talking Heads, perhaps?) once said, "Words are a trick to make people listen to music for longer."
That's the problem plaguing this album. It has wonderful guest vocalists, and the idea of pinning beautiful voices singing relevant lyrics to smooth and ethereal drum-and-bass cuts has a lot of promise.
But lyrics alone won't save a middling musical effort. This disc could have been a lot more, especially given the talents of all involved. The bottom line is, if you focus in on the music itself, there just isn't that much going on, and many of the tracks are repetitive and overly simplistic. It has a certain charm, but as far as vocal electronica goes, there are things that are musically a lot more compelling out there. |
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 Fantastic Album
Submitted on: 2002-09-21 |
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Gerald Simpson manages to add such a depth to his recording, with such beautiful songs as beaches and deserts on this his latest album.
Atmospheric and eerie, he takes the spectrum of Drum n Bass to a different more melodic level, than the run of the mill artists.
Very pleasant but at the same time dark in places.Buy it now!! Its a classic |
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5 Stars if you are in the right mood
Submitted on: 2001-02-16 |
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| This is a little gem of a CD; real swingin' beats. The tracks are all very good but some are better than others. I love listening to this CD when I'm at work. The vocals are great (But I am a big Lamb fan so I'm biased.) |
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