The Night Garden [IMPORT]

Waldeck

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 22, 2001)
• Original Release Date: May 22, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: E-Magine Records
• ASIN: B00005IAH0
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #111,820 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A cross between portishead and massive attack, January 2, 2002

By	"solarpiranha" (Phoenix) - See all my reviews

If you are in the mood for slowing down and feeling like doing something illegal, than this is the album for you. The kind of music you would hear in a weird kinda movie like the Lost Highway. Moody female vocals with emotional lyrics and dark beats (like portishead), and dubby basslines like (Massive Attack). There are a few tracks with cheesy male vocals which kinda kills the nice even flow of the cd, but it still accomplishes its objective of creating an erotic, slow down hibernation mode. If you like Portishead, Massive Attack, and haunting female vocals, you cant go wrong here. Recommended...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Night Garden - dub meets dreamy pop, June 21, 2001

By	dx27s (NY) - See all my reviews

I happily discovered Waldeck via questionable peer-to-peer file sharing services not too long ago - with tracks like "Slaapwagen", "Defenceless", and the awesome dub version of "Aquarius". I went out to buy Balance of the Force and/or the remix album, but found this new release available, so I bought it instead. This new album falls a little short of what I expected from his previous work - which I think is in a class all its own. It's still a great CD though - with tracks such as "The Night Garden", "Floater", and "Cat People Dub" (great Bowie cover). There's really not a bad track on this CD, but my criticism is that the tracks seem to be very song/vocal centered and lyrically don't have as much to say as the music wants to. That's why I think "The Night Garden" is the best track because it's just Waldeck creating some awesome soundscapes that are both incredibly mellow and full of surprise at the same time... it's like a trip to the depths of the deepest sea and then back to the surface again... This CD is definitely worth checking out, but I'm also hoping it will spawn an even more spaced out bass heavy mix album like Balance of the Force remix...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars lacks originality, November 17, 2004

By	T. Bruce (sydney) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was a bit skeptical of Waldeck at first because I though they had borrowed most of their stuff from Massive Attack. While "Balance of The Force" did sound similar to "Protection" or any other trip-hop band of the 90s, Waldeck's music had something different to it. The piano, the synths, the sound effects, the vibes, the interesting beats so overall it was ok. However, "Night Garden" dissapoints because it clearly feels totally copied and obvious: the creepy "Mezzanine" bass lines, the cheezy lyrics "she's at ease with the past and the darkness...fallen angel", "tears running dry years passing by" "...waiting for the light..", a little embarassing at times "putting out the fire with gasoline", the pointless cover of King Crimson's "I talk to the wind". The few appreciable tracks are "slowly" ("angel/dissolved girl") and "floater" ( i.e. black milk).It would have been better if more focus had been placed on research in electronic sounds rather than on the "cliche" singing.The title track although instrumental and pretty is way too unhappenning and the album lacks balance, not leaving much variation between the rest of the tracks.