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Geometrid

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i was disappointed to see the low ratings for this album. i understand that this might be considered to be some derivative of belle and sebastian. so don't get confused : this is not belle and sebastian. this is looper! and to my knowledge they are not purporting to be b+s. this album is fun light playful experimental chill and maybe not danceable but definitely head-boppable. it's not techno and might be construed as electronica if only for the wide use of electronic devices to create the album. mondo '77 has an infectious beat that makes me put it on repeat every time i listen to the album + bugrain + money hair will make you want to boogie around a little bit. no, this is not the greatest album ever; no, this is not belle and sebastian; yes, it is good clean fun.

I love Belle and Sebastian. I loved Looper's first album. This one definitely rocks. The songs on here are more 'danceable' for lack of a better word. Let's just say there's more of a beat and there are more samples which I haven't heard too much of on "Up a Tree." Just listen to the first track and you can get a pretty good idea of how the rest of the album unfolds. Much of the album was written while the band was on tour so naturally, some of the songs are a bit short and the album as a whole ends up feeling like it's over in forty minutes. The album is simply amazing to sit and listen to. I wouldn't be too caught up in the other criticisms about it. If you like catchy melodies and sophisticated ironic sampling and lyrics and you enjoy the Belle and Sebastian sound, or even if you don't, this album is more than worth listening to. Heck, you may even find yourself not being able to leave the house for work in the morning without listening to it.

I'm a big Belle and Sebastian fan, and I love that whole Scottish Sound. I always thought that Stuart David's stuff was cool with B et S, (i.e. Mars and Elvis.) Just because it doesn't sound like "Fox in the Snow" or "A Summer Wasting" doesn't make it bad. I liked the disc and I liked the Modem Song and burn me at the stake but I liked it.

Oh well, the thing is that you don't need substantial rhyme schemes when you have a good beat and I think that when you get this album it will definitely grow on you. (This album was a little harder to grasp than the better Up A Tree, but it's still good.) It's a nice CD to listen to whenever.

This album really is weird, but not the kind of weird that some may think I am reffering to as obscure, ambient "noise". This is the kind of weird that at times makes you wonder, and other times, makes you shiver, and still just fun to listen to the beats. Really cool. I especially like the songs, "Bug Rain", "My Robot", and "These things."

I got into this band, Looper, after previously hearing the famous "Mondo 77" many tims in movies and commercials. Finally, after hearing it on Vanilla Sky, I HAD to find out the band's name. I looked up the Vanilla Sky soundtrack, and somehow, my first random choice on he racklisting was that familiar "Mondo 77" craziness.

Since then, I am very thankful I decided to see Vanilla Sky, or else I wouldn't have been introduced to such a great blend of Electronic and beutiful beeps and lyrics. I highly reccomend those that are into ambient, electonic, pop, or just great music to check this out. If you want to be pursuaded fully, listen to "Bug Rain" off Napster, WinMX, or whatever. It will pursuade you, and there is much more where that comes from, each with their own basic theme.

Stuart David's no longer a member of Belle and Sebastian, giving him more time to devote to Looper. This extra effort certainly shows on "The Geometrid." It's tighter, more diverse and song oriented than its predecessor. I never thought I'd say this about a Belle and Sebastian alumnus but with "Money Hair," he's written the party song of the summer and proven that Looper is more than a cutesy-pie novelty act. The musicianship is a lot more professional this time around, possibly because he's incorporated his touring band as full-time Loopers and their influence is felt on the sweet (but never sloppy) "On The Flipside". This is a record that shows that sweet, catchy pop need not be exclusive of rhythm.

I had found this group through watching the movie "Vanilla Sky" With Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. The song "Mondo `77" was featured in it, and if I may recommend, you should definitely see the movie, even if it's just for the scene with that song in it, really cool! If you like `The chemical Brothers' or `Royksopp' I definitely think you would enjoy Looper!

Looper, apparently doomed to forever live in the shadow of that other Scottish band (and no I'm not talking about Arab Strap) have released an album that follows up one of the quirkiest, but also cutest, recordings of last year. As unlikely as it sounds, I found some of the songs on this cd to have a decidedly pop mentality (which in and of itself is not necessarily a bad thing). Mondo 77 and bugrain are all instantly memorable and seem to reverberate through your head for days to come, but I think the real strength of this album is These Things, a song whose touching lyrics and gentle beat and melody begs to be listened to again and again. I wouldn't want to be misleading though, because I don't think this is a perfect album, just a good one, some songs scream filler, and one utterly misguided. These are faults that most albums are succeptible too, and ones that can be forgiven considering the strength of the rest of the album.

i have both looper cd's and absolutely love them!! i do not care for bell and sebastian, of course looper sounds nothing like them. someone wrote a review that geometrid is bad electronica..give me a f'n break! looper merges genre's that have never been merged, they have created a sound completely unique and in my opinion looper is genius... it's poetry, the realaudio clip of "flipside" is not long enough to hear the words/vocals but the song is fantastic.i put looper right up there with my other faves, theivery corp, kruder & dorfmeister, kid loco etc, eventhough they have their own irish downtempo- 21'st century beetnik electronica thing going on. peace.

im a big fan of belle and sebastian so i had to try this.so this cd would have been great if it wasnt for songs like "modern song" (hate that noise), "uncle ray" and "money hair"(not that bad after a while) but the rest is just great. songs like tomorrow's world, my robot or bug rain are the best your going to get from electronic pop. what can you tell me about the opener "mondo '77". when i first heard it i was like what the is that, but then i just loved that song (great voice sample). so buy it if you dare.

I recommend you listen to this cd when you are waking up, making toast, doing the dishes, feeding the cat...whatever it is you do to wake up on a Sunday after a late Saturday night. The grooves are boppy and the lyrics infectious. The cd is not dance music out-right--you certainly wouldn't hear the songs at a local club. But it is music to get started with, the kind you put on at the beginning of a party to get your friends relaxed and warming up. Serious Belle and Sebastian fanatics tend not to like this cd. If you are one of them, open your ears and give it a try. It doesn't have the wry emotions, but is every bit as sweet and catchy. And after one listen, I guarentee you won't be able to get "Uncle Ray" out of your head.