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Dreams of Water Themes

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Adventure Time's "Dreams of Water Themes" is a fantastic effort from Dublab wunderkinds Frosty and Daedelus. The duo draws from an impressive set of samples to piece together a very creative yet cohesive picture. "Age of Aquariums" is a nice beginning to the fun that lies ahead. Some other standouts include "Water Signs" and "Hypnotized Arms" though the entire album is top notch. This album is very fun but respectable, for myself it tended to conjure up images in vain of the cover. For example: Eel Sand Witch I likened to a tune pirates might celebrate a major score to! Anyway bizarre imagery aside this album is a very good choice for fans of turntablism, sample based music, inventive electronic music, instrumental hip-hop and just plain ol' curious souls. I definitely recommend you dig up this treasure if your in the mood for some inventive beats!

Enigmatic and enchanting, the duo of Adventure Time take the listener on a nautical journey on DREAMS OF WATER THEMES. Refusing to be limited to any category, there are elements of jazz, hip-hop, funk, and good ol' fashioned downtempo thrown into the stew here. "The Age of Aquariums" drifts at to its catchy bass, while "Eel Sand Witch" chugs along like a barnacled freighter before morphing into some African-inspired rhythms (which will recur on the final hidden track). On the flip side, "General Midi vs. Rusty 4eyes" takes a more uptempo route, and the exotica of "Sent from Sandy Shores" is grounded by Saul Williams' spoken word and sent into the stratosphere by near operatic vocals from Sacajawea. "The Girl from the Well" draws from Bulgarian women's choirs and East Asian melodies. An utterly beguiling release. Love the cover art by kozyndan, too.

To be honest, I knew nothing about this group or album until relatively recently. A track popped up in Pandora, I liked it, I flagged it, and others were played, too. I decided to buy the whole album through Amazon's download service (which was great, by the way), and I'm glad I did.

Because I don't know enough about music, I really can't provide any descriptors that would mean anything to people that follow and enjoy this type of music. All I can say is that I love the mixing of textures, tones, instruments, rhythms, etc. that happens on every track.

Listen to the samples, and if you feel like you might enjoy this even a little bit, go and feel confident about your purchase.