God Love The Fool

Outersect | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: April 20, 2010
• Label: Beats & Pieces
• Copyright: 2009 Beats & Pieces
• Total Length: 2:17:42
• Genres: Dance & DJ/Electronica
• ASIN: B003FRSVBA
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #193,886 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Outersect - God Love The Fool, May 14, 2010

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J. Jury "Morpheusmusic.co.uk" (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: God Love The Fool (MP3 Download)

STYLE

Genre blending downtempo electronica. God Love The Fool brings together a number of surprisingly diverse elements: psychedelic chill, bluegrass, tribal-ethnic music, seventies style progressive and yet somehow manages to combine these peculiarities into a coherent whole. The resultant sound is a vibrant, springy mix with plenty going on and a sense that almost anything is welcome here in this digital melting pot. Outersect employs an approach that often has the feel of a live performance - the acoustic instrumentation, keyboard improvisations and the frequent use of a 'real' drum kit sound surely contributing to this. That said there is an abundance of studio and synthetic content here, Outersect preferring a bright, wiry sound for the synths and clearly enjoying establishing electronic atmospheres and employing an arsenal of sharp marginal effects.

MOOD

God Love The Fool, whilst maintaining a relatively downbeat tempo, has a strong upbeat nature that is sometimes reminiscent of lively folk music. Vocal performances from Betsy-La and flute lines from Agalactia's Philip Khripkov develop the acoustic content yet the drive of the music is unswayed from its psychedelic trajectory. The mix is bright and danceable with capering hook lines and repeating melodic phrases that seep into the consciousness so that you find yourself inwardly singing along.

ARTWORK

The artwork for the album maintains the drawing together of diverse items found in the music. The front cover shows a card game in progress, the players all iconic figures from world religion. The viewer finds himself taking the part of the near player as a single card is held out in the foreground - the character of the fool. The rear cover presents a track list on the surface of an indoor wall above a dado rail - more religious icons hung in frames alongside. Here are writing and collaborative credits as well as web site details for Outersect. The inner panels hold a double page image of a mock home-shrine - playing cards and sacred paraphernalia strewn upon a small shelf. A quote from M K Gandhi and brief thanks fill an insert to the left.

OVERALL

Outersect is the solo project of San Francisco based Rob Rayle who has also released music under the aliases Caldera and Bufo. Rob has an abundance of musical experience, having spent much time in the world of rock before broadening his soundscape in a more electronic direction. The Outersect website points out that apart from being the name of the project, Outersect suggests "to attempt an informed out-group perspective towards an in-group you are a member of," or "a cult for people who refuse to join anything". The current album is the follow-up to the debut Caldera from back in 2007. This time Outersect are working with up and coming label Beats & Pieces. There are eleven tracks here that can be sampled at the label website or at right at the source of this review - Morpheus Music.

WHO WILL LIKE THIS ALBUM

God Love The Fool is an album for psy-chill lovers that enjoy a rich sound unrestricted by traditional genre distinctions. Give this album a listen if you like something of a 'live' feel to your music.