Adore

I:Cube | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 1, 2000)
• Original Release Date: April 1, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Meanstreet
• ASIN: B00004S919
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #349,754 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Adore

2. Gastro Funk

3. La La La

4. Le Dub

5. Tropiq

6. Cash Conv.

7. Mighty Cube

8. The Basic Bastard

9. Caca Carnival

10. Lak

11. Deep Republic

12. Pooh Pah

13. Dans la Piece Vide

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow., December 6, 1999

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There4IM (Detroit) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adore (Audio CD)

Simply floored. If you like the best things about tech-house, the french sound, the basic channel sound, dub-house, etc. this is the CD. Huge headphone appeal, and very creative use of textures in the production. This will go into heavy rotation at home soon.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the sound of a producer on the verge of a breakthrough, August 6, 2000

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Richard Diaz - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adore (Audio CD)

I:Cube is Frenchman Nicholas Chaix, and he makes house music. You just thought of Daft Punk, didn't you? That's okay, they did remix some of I:Cube's previous work. For this album, however, he forgoes the sound of fellow countrymen for more textured, meandering melodies with varied beat styles.

These mellow journeys are exemplified with the opening "Adore" and it's dub sister-in-sound, the closing track "Dans la Piece Vide." The former is filled with dusty breaktbeats and deep synths, the latter muted horns and muted keys; both take you on journeys with no destination but plenty of scenery.

These tunes may define the album, but I:Cube's a musician with the keys to a candy store, and he intends to give everything a try. Some delightfully bleepy chipmunk-voiced stuff here ("La La La,") a handful of blippy techno and filtered disco over there ("The Basic Bastard.") `Tropiq" is smooth mellow dub, with hints of tropicalia. He even tries a batch of Aphex Twin and early Autechre ("Lak," "Caca Carnival".)

It doesn't all work; the electro of "Gastro Funk" and "Might Cube" are just two that don't develop into compelling pieces. Regardless, this artistic schizophrenia showcases the talent of I:Cube, and if it causes havoc with those of us who sub-categorize their record collections, so be it. This is the sound of a producer on the verge of a breakthrough. Grade: B

5.0 out of 5 stars I:Cube - Adore, February 24, 2011

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scoundrel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adore (Audio CD)

ADORE picks up where I:Cube's previous album, PICNIC ATTACK, left off, but goes deeper. Gone are the disco trappings; instead, they've been replaced with warmer synths and more attention to texture. The title track is an almost beatless ambient journey with a tropical feel to it. "La La La" is funk at its catchiest, while "Le Dub" slows things down to a shuffle. "Tropiq" is like a minimalistic samba. All the house on this album is mostly of the deep kind: "Cash Conv.," "Deep Republic," and "Dans La Piece Vide" throb and pulse with the best of their kind, retaining some feeling. "Basic Bastard" aims more at the dancefloor, but in its own unique fashion. "Pooh Pah" is the standout track, however; it's immediately grabing, with the synths making a fascinating rhythmic counterpoint to the beat. The cut-up vocals help bolster the track's catchiness. A maturation in sound, and an album that lives up to the promise of the first.