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John Maus | Format: MP3 Music

Product Details

• Original Release Date: June 28, 2011
• Release Date: June 28, 2011
• Label: Domino Recording Co.
• Copyright: 2011 Ribbon Music
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• Total Length: 31:56
• Genres:
  • Alternative Rock
• ASIN: B005762QCC
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,414 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 34 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Gold Rush July 18, 2011

By needledropper

Format:Audio CD

In a less humdrum, by the numbers world--airwaveswise--this would be a huge, triple platinum smash, and Stefani Germanotta (honestly, can you blame that girl for resorting to a stage name!) would give her last lobster shoe to bring over to Interscope. Forget about the buzz. Despite his Glo-Fi penchant for occasionally dirtying-up some of these diabolically infectious stunners with what sounds like old time tape-cassette player hiss, this isn't really another ever so slightly loving-hands-of-home Lo-Fi special for Maus. "Bedroom act" it may be still, but it sure doesn't sound that way anymore. Massive, deep space reverb and all, it sounds more like every ultra-trendy, everything-80's-is-new-again trick in the book folded it all into an album's worth of enthralling, super hooky pop tunes that against all odds, and in stark contrast to everything he's done previously, leaves Cee-Lo and company in the console tweaking dust. In short, pretty much a rush from start to finish.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Buried Treasure -Can you dig it? January 9, 2012

By Smoking Ace

Format:MP3 Music|Amazon Verified Purchase

In the years to come, unless there is a gigantic blossoming in interest of obscure but well written 80ish synth pop, this will most likely become one of those albums that is a hidden treasure; a treasure lost among the oceans of hundreds of other hyped up albums of its time. A treasure just waiting to be found in a desheveled bin by some unsuspecting listener and then loved like it deserves for all of its mystical yet glowing splendor. That's sort of how I found it, well actually I saw it was only 2.99 for Mp3 downloads and said "What the Heck!" But when I heard the midnight FM magic of "Hey Moon", "...And the rain", and "Believer" I knew I had made a very special purchase that exceeded way beyond that modest price tag. John Maus' music has a sound that is remniscent to alot of other artists: Joy Division, Nick Cave, Echo and the Bunnymen. But there is a unique sweetness to its dark 80s synths. The beacon of light shining out among the dark sea on the cover is a good metaphor for this album's sound: It's a comforting voice in a stereophonic ocean of dark synths. Alot of people tend to complain about artists like this not getting more radio play or hype, but if they had that then we, the listeners who go out of our way to find the good stuff, would not attain that profound act of discovery as what we get from such albums as this. The masses can keep their booty (I mean that in both Conotations :)) they mearly took off of the surface, I'll take the treasure I scavenged from the bottom of ocean.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Good album March 19, 2012

By MusicListener

Format:Audio CD

Good, good stuff. Can't believe it's not more popular. I've already listened to it about 50 times and and slowing down yet.

4.0 out of 5 stars A light in the dark March 30, 2013

By Beto

Format:Vinyl|Amazon Verified Purchase

An album full of beautiful songs, rare, dark but containing a strange form of optimism. New music that brings a lot of memories.

5.0 out of 5 stars I can't get over how great this album is March 2, 2013

By PlanetSarah

Format:MP3 Music|Amazon Verified Purchase

Like other reviewers say this album is a hidden gem. if you've ever enjoyed goth/80's/synthpop etc this album is well worth a listen. Mr Maus manages to make this music hauntingly familiar yet fresh and different; it doesn't sound dated in any way. There are so many excellent and catchy tracks on here it's such a treat when I get to listen to it. So happy I discovered John Maus -- wish more people could hear his stuff!

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous January 25, 2013

By Robert!

Format:MP3 Music|Amazon Verified Purchase

A Gorgio Moroder meets Vangelis production style with Scott Walker, Billy MacKenzie, Ian Curtis, Peter Murphy, and Brian Ferry providing the vocals. John Maus' music is lush, synthesizer brain massage/