Mar. 04, 2009 - Issue #698: Mind The Gap

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This album synthesizes some space-age-like psychedelia, industrial electronic beats, random sounds and yes, jazz, into an oddly cohesive mix. In “Cold Rain,” the synths occasionally withdraw to allow a far-away-sounding whistle to accentuate the drums. Then, the song concludes with a waterfall solo. And “Broken Jazz Hands” throws some tango into the middle of everything else. While such disparate elements might not seem like they could work together to make a song, they do. One common theme underlies each song, and ultimately, the album: at every level, there’s a successful matching of sounds and styles that you’d rarely ever hear together. V

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