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Arab Strap
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (June 6, 2000)
  • Original Release Date: June 6, 2000
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Explicit Lyrics
  • Label: Jet Set Records
  • ASIN: B00004TKRX
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #176,925 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Cherubs
2. One Four Seven One
3. Pyjamas
4. Autumnal
5. Leave the Day Free
6. Direction of Strong Man
7. Tanned
8. Aries the Ram
9. Drinking Eye
10. Pro- (Your) Life
11. Hello Daylight

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars the strap is where it's at, February 20, 2001
By "poniesforchrist" (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews
arab strap's 'elephant shoe' album is now and has been criminally underrated, both by the press and impatient listeners (including some strap fans!)

following the release of their finest collection of songs in the form of the 'cherubs' EP, arab strap came at us with something extremely subtle, haunting, clever, diverse, and ultimately head and shoulders above most "rock" music made today...

'philophobia' was also compelling in its bleakness and so-subtle-it's-damn-near-silent aesthetic, and this album's songs are equally varied and successful at cultivating the strap's ideas...these wounded, gruff, selfish, tender, candidly honest, humorous scottish boys have managed another LP filled with tracks that display all those qualities and more...

arab strap are often criticized for being in an artistic rut, playing out the same tired, slo-fi depressing tunes ad nauseum...these critics have missed the boat entirely...the strap is actually feverishly (and endlessly) creative within the boundaries (yes, all good art should have boundries!) of their style...

don't believe me? think i'm a tried and true fan in denial? take a listen to "trippy", "pro(your)-life", "drinking eye", "motown answers" and "hey! fever" consecutively, and then try and pose an argument that arab strap are boring, or that they are in a creative rut...it's nonsense...

'elephant shoe' is subtle enough to bear out repeated listenings...from the clubbed-up yet scarily intimate "cherubs", to the melancholy duet "pyjamas" (christ, we feel as if we're lying in the bed between aidan and adele!) through to the final four tracks, which scream variety and different emotions in spite of what you may hear from naysayers:

"aries the ram" is a blunt, frightening, bleak, and also touching duet (again with adele bethel)

"the drinking eye" glides along on dubbed-out murmurs and near-silent blips and echoes, while aidan gives up yet more of himself for the music

"pro(your)-life" is the sweetest thing the strap have done, a perfectly elegant, tender, and gorgeous no-frills song matching aidan's quiet reassurances to his girl with malcom's ringing guitar

finally, "hello daylight" goes in yet another direction, ending the album abruptly on an odd note of loss and hope, with the usual keen eye for detail in aidan's lyrics...

again, this is more expert music from one of the most uncompromising acts in music today...it's some of the most "human" music being made currently...if you, like me, are a fan of any style of music as long as it is honest, original and well-executed, then by all means go get yerself some strap.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it, March 8, 2004
By A Customer
Sometimes the best music takes a lot of listens before you get it, other times, it just floors you. The first track on this album, Cherubs, did the latter for me.

It has a strong, communicative pulse that makes you feel like you are travelling with the sound. The music arises slowly, but the beat pounds like a dancefloor. I can listen to this track over and over again. It's addictive, in a good way.

The album is worth buying for this song alone. Believe me. There are other good songs also, but few have the same strength. Arab Strap sometimes festers too long in slow songs that don't do too much. Yet, they do help function to create an overall feel to the album that is very thick and will definitely stick with you.

Arab Strap is a bit trip-hop, but the music and vocals have more of a rock tinge (usually trip-hop vocals and backgrounds rely on jazz patterns). The beats are very deep, analog electronic. Bare, but strong. They don't have the complexity or interesting timings of Aphex Twin or anything like that, but their sound plays a key role in creating an audio imagry that is unique, interesting, and enjoyable.

Another good band that has played with some of the same concepts is The Notwist (Neon Golden). If you don't have this, I'd buy it before Elephant Shoe, but eventually, I'd get both. Also, at the advice of another review, I've begun downloading Mediafriend (http://homepage.mac.com/cplayer/FileSharing3.html) this also mixes rock and electronic music, but they seem to tend more toward the electronics. Do they sell albums? I didn't understand the website. The Postal Service might appeal to you too. It seems like this may be a powerfully new, emerging style of music. It's a shame that there is no scene. All the bands are disjointed, arriving at the same musical conclusions without building off the accomplishments of other bands doing similar things (I wonder sometimes if they are even aware of each other).

Anyway, it seems that mixing cold electronic beat with guitar and vocals produces an unexpected, pleasing result that has me rethinking a lot about music in general. Listen to these bands and tell other people about them.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars darkness shades me., June 12, 2000
By A Customer
excellent music for pleasantly sulking. beautiful melodies, very dark and moody. sharp mechanic beats against acoustic architecture.
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Well, the first week I had this album I loved it. Every minute of it's sad lyrics and slurred melodies. And then it hit me: what a boring record. Read more
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Well, I loved this album the day i bought it. And i liked trying to get into it the week after. But now i look back on my purchase and regret it, tremendously. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful.
"Elephant Shoe" is an amazing amazing album. It's especially best late at night or in the morning, but just as great anytime. Read more
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