Creative Cookery

Balduin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 12, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Efa Imports
• ASIN: B00005AY1P
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,337,432 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A tasty, mixed-genre treat, July 23, 2005

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Chris Beaman (Somerville, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Cookery (Audio CD)

This album, if I were to place it, would fall in the downtempo category, although it has elements of many different genres, ranging from jazz to drum'n'bass to electro to downtempo. I really like this album, it's one of my favorites, I think most specifically because of the song "Sugar Fairy," which is a remix of The Nutcracker's "Sugar Plum Fairy" song, which it sounds very similar to, except that it's been boosted with a pounding bass line, a beat, a guitar, and it's looped. This album isn't one continuous mix of tracks, each track is different from the previous. Some might call it quite strange actually, sort of I guess in the way of Luke Vibert (it's hard to say!). However I would not compare this album to Zero 7 or Air.. it is completely different from their sound. Balduin creates very precise, well-produced, crisp sounds and samples in this album and it definitely is very unique in that most of his sounds are not generic-sounding. The beats are much more intricate than your typical downtempo beats, but not glitchy.. to me there seems to be a lot going on, constantly, and that is one thing that really tickles my senses. I really can't compare this album to any other I've heard, except to something like what Luke Vibert might produce, although it's... downtempo, jazzy, more "put-together" (as in less IDM/experimental-sounding). To conclude let me just say that I love drum and bass, I love breakbeats, I love downtempo and have tons of records of all of those, and this one album by Balduin is most definitely one of my favorites. Check it out. "Creative Cookery Set" is a perfect name for this CD.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A feast for your ears...., January 23, 2004

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Øyvind Elbert (Bergen Norway) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Cookery (Audio CD)

High quality laid back Electronica with nice jazz flavours.

If you like Røyksopp zero7 air, etc. you will like this.
A lot.

I've listened to this record loads, either when working or just relaxing.

Well mixed and high technical quality combined with some talented and tastefull artistry provides for a refreshing and comfortable listening experience.

I will buy the next album.