Angel Milk

Telepopmusik | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 21, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B00081R7RU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,767 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #24 in Music > Alternative Rock > Indie & Lo-Fi > Ambient Pop
  • #56 in Music > Dance & DJ > Trip-Hop
  • #70 in Music > World Music > Europe > Continental Europe > France

Editorial Reviews

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If there were an award for the album with the most appropriate title, surely Telepopmusik's Angel Milk would be a top contender (possibly pipped to the top slot by Metal Machine Music. But this record is miles away from Lou Reed's deliberate atonal noise, and would therefore win any award thanks to its delightful content. Anyone familiar with the template set by Genetic World will be surely chomping at the bit for the goodies on display here. All the familiar elements are in place--the candyfloss-light beats, the grandeur of the orchestral washes, the hints of discordant electronica and clatter--but wrapped up in the most laid-back accessible tunes you could want. The use of three vocalists--the Kelis-like Angela McCluskey, rapper Mau, and new addition Deborah Anderson, whose breathy tones lend an extra sheen to her songs--only adds to the appeal. Comparisons to Air's Moon Safari are inevitable, but a closer relation would be Zero 7's Simple Things. Even then, there's diversion here, like the perfect should-be Bassey showtune of "Love Almighty," or the deceptive ending of "15 Minutes" which lasts that long, but is about a minute of tune, followed by 14 minutes of silence. Indispensable. --Thom Allott

Product Description

The French trio of Fabrice Dumont, Stephan Haeri (a.k.a. 2Square), and Christophe Hetier (also known as Antipop), better known as Telepopmusik, release this, their second album. Emi. 2005. No US release until late May 2005! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Angel's Dream, July 28, 2005

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The group best known for 2001's dreamy hit Breathe returns with a spectacular followup to their debut Genetic World. Angel's Milk is everything Genetic World is and more. Continuing to mesmerize with dreamy melodies and breathy vocals, the group also infuses their songs with string elements and even creates some old world Broadway-like charm on the gorgeous Love's Almighty. Not surprisingly, it's also hemled by vocalist Angela McCluskey who continues to weave magic into Telepop's songs.

The album also sees collaboration with Deborah Anderson and Mau. On the first single, Into Everything, Anderson provides the fluffy dream-like vocals to the Breathe-sequel with aplomb but it's really vocalist Mau who steals the show with a deep lush voice on tracks like Anything, Last Train To Wherever and Hollywood on My Toothpaste, especially the rap on the latter two tracks are dripping with great sensuousness.

A bonfide sequel worthy of its prdecessor.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Massivespertine Attack, August 30, 2005

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R O C K E T (The Twin Cities, MN) - See all my reviews
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I, like many others, had bought their first album based on hearing and loving the single "Breathe." And, like many others, was quite disappointed in the rest of the album. Nothing else on it lived up to "Breathe."

For whatever reason, though, when I spotted Angel Milk on the shelf in the cd shop, I decided to give them another chance. And I am so glad I did. The band made a giant leap from mediocrity to greatness. I liked it from the first listen, but it was when I listened to it loudly in surround that I REALLY realized how great it was. The production is amazing. The most obvious comparison to be made in my opinion is to Bjork's Vespertine. Angel Milk utilizes a very similar concoction of "microbeats" with surreal vocals, and even includes some music box sounds that are prevalent in Vespertine. The other somewhat obvious comparison is Massive Attack, with its chill trip-hoppy vibe and mellow urban vocals by Mau on a handful of tracks. There is the made-to-order first single (and "Breathe" offspring) "Into Everything," which is safe and pleasant. And there's the surprising stand-out should-be hit "Love's Almighty," which indeed sounds like a lush, orchestral Shirley Bassey classic. I LOVE this track.

The only negatives to the album are the last few tracks. The third to last track sounds like an outro, but is followed by an instrumental closer that ends with a few minutes of silence. Then the final track comes in as brief spoken-word mumbo-jumbo and ends in fifteen minutes of silence. Very annoying. I don't understand why artists choose to do these things that interrupt the flow of an album. The last track should not have even been included, and the other two should have been combined into one track.

Regardless of these, the album still kicks butt. A very pleasant surprise, and one of my favorites of the year.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What's Behind the other Door?, July 17, 2006

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Rebecca Johnson "The Rebecca Review" (Washington State) - See all my reviews
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"When love come calling
don't look back
When love comes calling
don't look away..."

Laid-back breathy vocals deliver meaningful lyrics within a scattered landscape that smoothes into silky streaming sways and relaxing rhythms. The hypnotic elements invite you into a landscape of pop friendly electronica where human emotion and machine magic create a romantic space. With enough excitement in the energy to keep your attention, Telepopmusik's chill-out tracks are still easy enough to listen to late at night.

"All we need is peace of mind..."

As you mellow "Into Everything" there are intriguing ripples of sound and butterfly wings fluttering in sweet melodies that seem to echo inside caves by oceans. I love the visual images of falling from clouds.

"Love's Almighty" has flutes and classical piano and then turns jazzy. You may think you are hearing something from a classic movie where lovers dance in and out of shadows and light with perfect form.

Sitar-like sounds, bells and rap mix within an intriguing world music escape in Last Train to Forever. Close is smooth and chaotic all at once but maintains a low profile. Swamp has an edgy frightening quality as if something will jump out at you at any moment. Dark and mysterious, it turns jazzy.

Nothing's Burning starts out with the same tentative steps and relaxes into orchestral grandeur. Ambushed has an otherworldly mood with rockets taking off into outer space and angelic voices. This wakes you up a little, just in case you were thinking you would be falling asleep at this point. It ends almost as quickly as it begins. Hollywood has deep waves of sound reverberating through cavernous underground spaces with rap in places. Tuesday sounds like a waterfall and an outdoor choir, one of my favorite tracks that almost ends too soon.

Another Day starts with a humorous message telling us we are now on our own and "good luck." Birds, waterfalls and stars falling from the sky seem to indicate we have arrived at a tropical location. I kept waiting for something to happen...something to happen. Silence. Should I be meditating? I feel vibrations in my headphones as if someone is singing silently. No, I have not unplugged my headphones, it really is silence. lol 15 minutes is about flying, but I'm not exactly sure what happens after track 13, because pretty much nothing is happening.

The variety within a basic framework of stabilizing sounds provides heightened interest and listening to the entire CD, you can enjoy each artistic expression without having to control your environment or skip over tracks. Simply put this CD in and relax into a nighttime mood. I get it, we are supposed to be falling asleep at the end. How cute. The CD stays with you until you drift off into dreams.

~The Rebecca Review