Nothing We Can Control

International Airport

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 3, 2000)
• Original Release Date: October 3, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Overcoat Recordings
• ASIN: B00004Y6U3
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #508,447 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good for me, good for you, October 14, 2003

By	lick_my_stereolabia (Stanford, CA United States) - See all my reviews

Not to resort to hyperbole, but: this music was hatched in an idyll, some untouched paradise where dusk becomes dawn bypassing the long night, by an octet of cherubs, inspired by divinity, yet rooted in simplicity.

Seriously though, this is one amazing record. It's an indie rock collaboration of 8 musicians, 9 if you count John McEntire on soundboard. It captures the dreamy air of the Sea & Cake without the jazzy pretention, the pastoral quality of Belle & Sebastian, and at times, subtle Stereolab inspired electropop. There's 50/50 split of instrumental tracks and tracks with breathy, gentle vocals. Track 4 is titled A Vale of Twisted Silk - a fitting description for the gossamer beauty of this music, which is like so many layers of shimmering fabric. The beauty is in the mix; this ensemble employs vocals, strings of all kinds, acoustic guitars, piano, melodica, flute, vibes, organ, and others elements can't identify, all beautifully layered and mixed with electronic drums and effects. The result is a very full, lush texture through which tributaries of breezy melody are weaved.

It's good for me, and it's good for you, people. I've given this album to older hippies and younger hipsters alike, and even the most stubborn music snobs fall under its spell.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Pastels with the Tortoise, January 8, 2001

By	Wong Lok Man "rocklmw" (Shatin ,, N.T. , Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

The reason why I chose ¡§Nothing We Can Control to buy because this is the Pastels reunion album. Who can imagine the UK indie band ¡§The Pastels¡¨ brought us the innocence fresh off-key sound in the past but nowadays they reform and change their name called ¡§International Airport¡¨. After their name changed, their music style is also change! It¡¦s cool to hear the stuff based on the Pastels traditional voices mixed with the Post Rock! Yeah! The frontman of Tortoise¡¨John Mc Entire input his Post Rock element to this album ¡§Nothing We Can Control¡¨! I think who like the Pastels or Tortoise should be tried to collect this CD.

4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Relax, January 25, 2001

By	Hai Minh Tran (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

One of the more effortly soothing records that came out in 2000. Probably the only disc of last year that I can spin on repeat over and over again in one sitting and not mind a bit. Great background [filing your taxes, coding C++] or foreground music [conquering Spain].