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I'll admit that on first listening I was not impressed,
however, my
initial thoughts are subsiding the second time around,
and suddenly
Dieter Schoon has acquired some appeal. With the
CD came some
literature, a convoluted review and general “big
up” of the album, and
altogether a bit off-putting. Anything described
as “unique” and
“maverick” rarely live up to expectations.
It's a bit strong, that's all
I'm saying.
So for something a little more concise. Vampire
Weekend with a more
electronic vibe, not only in the electronic instruments
appearing in
many songs, but also the computerised jittery
beats that also make a
frequent appearance. Okay so once you've imagined
that, now replace the
vocal with a wailing sweeping vocal that isn't
note perfect and cleaner
than your cleanest whistle. And then imagine,
that now and again, they
get completely fucked and make some songs that
you can't quite get your
head around. And there we have Dieter Schoon.
There's a nice mix of electronic and “real”
tracks – and even blends of
the two. And there are just some nuts ones, some
us “Auf Wiedersehen”
which combines a thin breakneck beat under wailing
vocals and a sloppy
amateur bass line.
The final track “Jethead” is a real
treat, at first; an odd electronic
muffled drum beat features beneath an acoustic
guitar and vocal tracks –
and then it transforms into some crazy dance number,
which is a real shame.
Highlight tracks are “Mary Jane,”
“Warm Hearts,” a particularly
Vampire-esque number, and “Everyone Must
Leave,” a slow and atmospheric
track which would be more closely linked to The
Arcade Fire, perhaps.
But I don't know, all in all, the album in its
entirety, too much of it
is just all over the place. It's almost ketamine
in musical form, you're
not really sure what's going on, and the widespread
confusion means you
tune out and miss the really promising moments,
which the album has,
don't get me wrong. Meh, it's a hard one to crack...
3/5
Review by Thom |
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1. Manuel
2. Mary Jane
3. Warm Hearts
4. The Harbour's Cold
5. Soft And Slow
6. Hogface
7. Lot's Of Free Shoes But Nowhere 8. To Run
9. Jethead
10. I'll Go There
11. Everyone Must Leave
12. Auf Wiedersehen |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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