Word: ambient
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...crushed while Swaying the Hood (150-a-side prehistoric rugby), denting shins at Chipping Campden and passing out in a pub toilet having tried to go whisky-for-whisky with the Burryman - who is sewn, head and body, into a suit of prickly burdock burrs so that all the ambient evils of South Queensferry near Edinburgh will stick to him. Maybe the key to the mysteries of True Brits is to be found in the World Bog Snorkelling Championships in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales. We know who came up with the bright idea of swimming submerged two lengths...
...company is furthering its sonic exploration of the Big Apple with two new releases in April. A Wall Street CD will not only feature sounds of the financial district's bustling trading floors, it will also showcase ambient electronica and turntable sounds from hip record labels like Tigersushi and 75 Ark. A Little Italy CD will take tourists to Albanese Meat and Poultry, a traditional butcher shop that features Momo the Butcher behind the counter. Vinny Vella, the self-proclaimed mayor of Elizabeth Street and a veteran character actor (Casino), narrates the CD, which includes Italian and Italian-American songs...
...first listen, not much. But a few tracks on Boy in Da Corner transcend their initial incomprehensibility. Dizzee is a big fan of jungle--an electronic dance style that mixes chaotic rhythms with everyday sounds--and his production skills are first-rate. With frenetic beats below and threatening ambient noises, like sirens and whizzing bullets, hovering on top, I Luv U and Sittin' Here effectively re-create midnight in London's housing projects. When Dizzee lets loose with some of his staccato chirps, the musical tension only increases. His tongue is definitely twisted, but at least his ears...
...Ambient opener “Men Together Today” is a red herring before “Apologies to Insect Life” and “Favours in the Beetroot Fields” kick in, which are funky and melodic in the same way Mclusky manage to be, throwing themselves around like the Pixies at their most brutal. Yet again, the rest of the record sounds absolutely nothing like them...
...Telefon Tel Aviv rework of Midwest Product’s “A Genuine Display.” The latter’s rainy fragility is the compilation’s wildcard, showing that indie introspection can paint hip-hop and tech-house rhythms as beautifully as ambient did in the early...