Client

Client

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 26, 2003)
• Original Release Date: August 26, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mute U.S.
• ASIN: B0000AM6NJ
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #120,304 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Client

2. Rock and Roll Machine

3. Price of Love

4. Happy

5. Diary of an 18 Year Old Boy

6. Civilian

7. Here and Now

8. Sugar Candy Kisses

9. Pills

10. Leipzig

11. Love All Night

Editorial Reviews

From URB Magazine

Yes, they’re electro. But Client really wants to convince you of their originality. Their self-titled album opener unabashedly declares, "We innovate/never imitate," and according to their website, the Sarah Blackwood-fronted duo spawned many imitators who only served to show the uniqueness of their work. If imitators include your little sister and her friends messing around on Fruity Loops software, then believe this statement to be accurate. Lyrically, Client only occasionally reach for subject matter more unusual than candy kisses, pills and how all they want to do is rock and roll (at least Ladytron sung about black plastic). Their vocals sound more unenthused and bored than detached or sinister. Of course, hiding in here are moments of brilliance. "Civilian" is a gorgeous instrumental that would sound nice in Superman’s Fortress of Solitude and "Here and Now" is catchy as hell and almost makes up for some of the other mediocre content. Almost.

Tony Bogdanovski

Product Description

As the first singings too Andy Fletcher of Depeche Mode's Toast Hawaii label, Client's arrival on the music scene couldn't have been more timely. Imagine a sound-jam between Kraftwerk, Joy Division and Dusty Springfield (with a northern accent) and you're half-way there. Mute. 2003.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing Techno, July 23, 2004

By	Left off Center (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

I didn't know what to expect after commiting to this CD. I do admit to listening to the opening track with a goofy smile wondering if this was for real. It is and that's a great thing. The simplicty of the sounds matched with the accented vocals give these songs an unexpected depth. For a first release, there are kernels of pop greatness here. The lyrics are evocative and at times rival the synth for music domination. which is fine. The tracks creep up and hook you when you least expect. I found myself playing the disc over and over. Like eary-80's techno, it's not really hard but subtle and suprising. Definitely above-average and worth looking into.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars God... Sarah Blackwood is BACK!! , April 20, 2005

By	L. Anderson "astroluc" (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Just like reviewer: "orbitalgun76" (Bemidji, Minnesota United States) said on September 17, 2003...

"Sexy! I was and still am an obsessed fan of Dubstar and that bands singer Sarah Blackwood. So when I found out that Sarah had a new project on the table I immediately preordered this cd. And just as I thought, it was another gem. Sarah has one of my favorite voices in music and the dirty, sexy, electro beats of Client work well with it."

And with that thought, many of the previous reviewers would do well to know that Sarah Blackwood (in Client, and previously in Dubstar) have been producing this "electro" sound for longer than a decade; much longer than your Ladytron and the like. Please, give this wonderful group a chance... and if you like it, than please go and dig back a few years for Sarahs previous group, Dubstar, and their albums "Disgraceful", "Goodbye", and their final album "Make It Better".

Just my 2 cents :)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good listen..., December 28, 2003

By	Leah Shirey (Philly, PA) - See all my reviews

I heard the song "Price of Love" on our local college radio station here in Philly, and kept thinking that the song was really catchy and stuck in my head. So I got the cd as a gift for Christmas, and it is definitely a good listen. It does hearken back to Dubstar's sound, and although I agree that it doesn't have earth-shattering lyrics, it doesn't need to. It's a good listen and there are more than a few tracks that stick in your head long after the cd is done playing. Let the naysayers be quiet...it's a solidly good album.