Down the Elements

Japancakes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 16, 2000)
• Original Release Date: April 20, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Kindercore Records
• ASIN: B00004SB12
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,501 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More Than Just a Sweet Name, August 20, 2000

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Doug Simpson/Graphics Dept. (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Down the Elements (Audio CD)

Here's an instrumental band to watch out for. This Athens, GA group takes a 70s approach to post-punk, using analog keyboards straight out of the Jean Michael Jarre bag of tricks to sculpt soundscapes similar to Gastr del Sol, Tortoise or Cul de Sac. The best track by far is the 11-minute tour-de-force "A.W. Sonic," which finally matches the band's live intensity. There's violin, lap steel guitar, and some dandy rhythms thrown into the mix that give the disc some needed accessibility and balance.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Japancrap, September 13, 2005

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vinegarmoon "vinegarmoon" (NYC, NY, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Down the Elements (Audio CD)

This album is garbage. I love Japancakes...Dallas, Sleepy Strange, Belmondo, even the Waking Hours. But this album is pure torpor. Yes, A.W. Sonic has it's moments...but nothing on this album shows the band at it's soporific, hypnotic best. Go for any of the aforementioned albums. (But Belmondo is bliss.)