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4.0 out of 5 stars
Droning ambient rock., September 21, 2001
This review is from: The Angel Has Landed (Audio CD)
Knowing nothing about this CD and judging from the cover picture, which reminded me of the 'psychedelic trip' section of "2001: A Space Odyssey", I expected Vaportrail to sound like a hybrid between Ozric Tentacles and The Orb.
However, more fitting comparisons and influences probably include groups like Ride, Red House Painters, Swervedriver, the early Curve or even My Bloody Valentine (though with a bit less noise and feedback).
Vaportrail make the kind of slow, repetitive, atmospheric, trance-inducing ambient rock that's best appreciated when you lie down in a darkened room. It's great music to fall asleep to, and I mean that as a compliment. In fact, drifting away in a trance seems to be a theme reflected in several of the song lyrics and titles (Rest in Peace, Dream Yourself Awake, Melt, Suspended).
Lots of layered guitars, strings, synths and not much else: most tracks move very slowly and more similar to lullabyes than rock songs, with only a few tracks (Eta Carina, Dream Yourself Awake and Europa) offering more than a faint, discrete drum beat. "Acoustic landscapes" is the term that comes to mind.
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