Customer Reviews

No One's Listening Anymore

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First off- not quite as great as his last album- Lie Cheat Steal- but then again, LCS is amoung MY top 5 fav albums of all time (any genre). After listening to this album for the past few weeks, I'd say No Ones Listening Anymore is only a notch less than LCS. Perhaps a few more listens will raise it up.

Klute is definetly a master at creating Drum and Bass that is in-between dance hall and bedroom- just like with his last album, Klute creates beautifully melodic tunes that tug at your heart, push your feet, and tickle your brain. He plays with melodies, beats, and vocals like few producers can. The way he chops up beautiful vocals especially, and makes them into a new, dirty, hauntingly good sound- he is a master- try tracks like Acid Rain to hear what I'm talking about. Disgusting.

Surprisingly, the second downtempo album is just as good as the D&B one. I don't ussualy listen to downtempo, but Klute does it on this one, creating another dark, yet beautiful sound, proving his diversity.

The one like Klute has created another monster. He is amoung the best D&B producers, and here he proves it once again. Throw in an excellent down tempo sound, and this one becomes not just a winner, but a potential legend. Get it if you don't got it...period

While a little more mellow than his previous album, Klute brings us another genuinely good double CD. Highly recommended if you are a fan of D&B / jungle on the mellow tip. [aka, this aint Deiselboy or Ram Trilogy!]

Klute combines dark rhythms with bright melody better than most DnB artists I've heard. If your into artists like Dieselboy, Black Sun Empire and Aphex Twin (the early vinyls), you'll probably like Klute.

Listen to disc 2 first. Disc 1 is an experimental vocal mix and unlike Klute.

My rating is based on DnB in general, not comparing this to his other albums which I have not heard all of.

First of all, don't get confused and angry when you put in disc 1 and hear spacey music that is not drum'n'bass. They pulled the switcheroo on us. The album people care about is DISC 2. So that's why I'm being kind and only rating this one.
That said, this is unmistakenly Klute and the album will likely give you chills. Right away, I recognized the third song, 'Stuck on You' as the best track. If you have bass supplementation in your car or elsewhere (aka, a sub) you'll notice the bass is produced really well on this album, and better, I'd say, than 'Lie, Cheat & Steal'. There are some really good songs on this album. Although I do find the album a little more repetetive than previous stuff, I'm still digesting it and my opinion is likely to change. The "masterpiece" comment on the sticker on the cd may be overstated, but the album is really growing on me and certainly has some big tracks. Don't miss this if you like the more evolved drum'n'bass.