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They sure had fun. But if you were hoping for well-known sound particles from the REM world (or just for references to Peter Buck’s side band,
The Minus 5), will be disappointed. Luke Haines, once leader of the Auteurs, dominates. Means: eclectic sound collages with a lot of keyboard beeping,
with flutes, drones, screeches and all that.
Haines’ work and Buck’s contribution?
Haines sings his spacy stuff, Linda Pitmon provides a solid beat. So Haines’ work and Buck’s contribution? He pulls out the E-Bow from “New Adventures…”, mucks around with the guitar a bit and turns the Moogs. Okay, the approach is reminiscent of “Reveal” (2001). But there the studio fog shrouded big songs – and Stipe was on the mic. Here, on the other hand, the melody fragments wobble a bit aimlessly.
Author: Ruediger Knopf
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