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5.0 out of 5 stars
Big Sonic Heaven for the rest of us...,
By Joy Kohl (Pittsburgh, PA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Auralgasms: The Beat Of Dis-content (Audio CD)
This album is hauntingly intimate and deeply personal. It is mellow and swirling and evokes deep feeling. The artists on this album are not so well known, but I have found have a rabid fan base for those who know them. Many of them are familiar in the Detroit music circles, especially from a radio show that played for about 6 years on one of the more popular radio stations there. The show was Big Sonic Heaven and it showcased Dreampop, Triphop, Electronica, Brit pop and singer-songwriters and was the best part of many listeners' Sunday nights. This album continues that legacy and brings new artists into the mix as well. The album is great late night listening, background music or something to simply sit around and lounge with a cup of tea while the music swirls around you, enveloping you in etheral aural bliss.
4.0 out of 5 stars
dont buy any of these 34 dollar used copies!!!!!!!!!!,
By musicman44 "musicman44" (laconia,nh) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Auralgasms: The Beat Of Dis-content (Audio CD)
if you go to auralgasm.com you can buy this cd for just a few bucks. it is a good cd though. just didn't want to let any of these morons get 34 bucks for this thing. i got it for 8 dollars from the website.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Under-appreciated Artists Get Their Due on The Beat of Dis-Content and The Results Are Stunning.,
This review is from: Auralgasms: The Beat Of Dis-content (Audio CD)
Just when you were feeling completely abandoned by mainstream music in all of its various, yet shapeless, forms, out of the fray, (like a beacon of hope), comes Auralgasms.com: a virtual Mecca for underappreciated artists and their fans. In addition to their expansive database, (that provides information about, quite literally, hundreds of artists), and their fantastic streaming radio station, (that boasts absolutely incredible playlists), the creators of Auralgasms.com have made it their mission to connect the unsung heroes of independent music with discerning and eager listeners; Lucky for us, the next step in this crusade has come in the form of a compilation CD that showcases some of the lesser known talent for which Auralgasms.com has become a powerful promotional vehicle. And what a lovely next step The Beat of Dis-Content is.
As the title, (of what will hopefully become the first in a continuing series of compilation CDs from the boys at Auralgasms), suggests, this is a collection of songs that mirrors the discontent felt by its creators in regard to the lack of attention paid to many quality artists by mainstream radio and the music industry in general. How fitting it is then that this tribute to the musical underdog hits the ground running with the glistening and lively "Girl of Colours" by 24 Gone, a song that although originally released nearly 15 years ago, perfectly illustrates the compilation's large message. With its precise percussion and soaring yet slightly imperfect vocals accompanied by jangly guitars and an absolutely delicious baseline, "Girl of Colours" is a luscious track with the potential for widespread appeal, but that was characteristically ignored by mainstream radio; a tragic story to be sure, yet auspicious for the Auralgasms listener who gets a second chance to fall in love with this song on The Beat of Dis-Content. 24 Gone's brief resurrection is followed by a bevy of equally lovely tracks that deserve further attention, the first of which being "Waldorf Theft Song" by Au Revoir Borealis, a dreamy, yet slightly melancholy, number that benefits from an exacting base-line and wistful synthesizers (later in the track), all of which surround passive female vocals that very much remind me of Area's Lynn Canfield at her best. The album's 5th offering, "Elevator Love Letter" by the Canadian pop quartet Stars is absolutely delightful. The combination of sweet male and female vocals surrounded by pure cotton candy synthpop riffs makes trying to describe this song without using the word effervescent nearly as impossible as not pressing repeat at the end of this highly intoxicating blend of pure-pop bliss. Equally intoxicating, but for entirely different reasons, is the album's 8th track "Devil's Kiss" which finds Tonya Donelly joining forces with Production Club for an electrifying arrangement that combines, in equal measure, alluring -yet edgy- synthesizers and relentless percussion with Donelly's enticing vocals. Although there is definitely something slightly anxious about this track, it once again aptly sheds light on the purpose of this compilation: One cannot help but wonder about the wide audience of listeners who will, because of the lack of attention paid to bands like Production Club, miss out completely on this song's driving beats, perfect samples and razor-sharp vocals. Later gems on The Beat of Dis-Content include two personal favorites, the first being, "Lie In The Sound" by Trespassers William, a scaled back alt-country masterpiece that nearly drips with sorrow. Anna-Lynne Willams' vocals are as lovely as they are pointed and powerful on this beautifully mournful song that manages to combine both steel and acoustic guitars with delicate piano in a way that is neither cliché nor unnatural. With its unspoiled vocals and wistful melody, this is a haunting and moody track that lingers with the listener long after the music has stopped. Next up is the equally lovely, yet blissfully upbeat, "The Incurables" by The Arrogants: a delicate and whimsical track that showcases this truly unsung northern California band whose lyrics stand out as among the most precise and emotive in all of the indie-pop world. Although similarly scaled down in its arrangement to its more melancholy predecessor, "The Incurables" splits open the clouds encasing the prior track, allowing pure musical sunshine to pour in, in the form of jangly guitars and the most fragile of dreamy, female vocals. Although it's difficult to pick a favorite among The Beat of Dis-Content's seventeen unique and wonderfully diverse offerings, the album's 16th track, "Her Song" by Hungry Lucy may just be it. Taken from Hungry Lucy's 2003 album Glo, the version of "Her Song" which appears on The Beat of Dis-Content is a synth-pop remix that makes the most of Christa Belle's infectious, gauzy vocals, while stepping up the beat on Hungry Lucy's normally darkly tinged trip-hop sensibilities with a plethora of perfectly placed synthpop elements and samples. The result is stunning. In the end, The Beat of Dis-Content sparkles with both the talent of the many artists that are featured on its seventeen tracks and the inherent goodness of its larger message. For discerning music fans with a taste for something a little less processed and little more individual than the shiny plastic packages offered up by the mainstream music industry, The Beat of Dis-Content is tantamount to water in the desert. And for the artists whose life work is often ignored by said industry, this compilation provides them with a much-deserved opportunity to shine, which they indeed do. I simply cannot recommend this compilation enough. For more info, be certain to check out www.auralgasms.com.
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