Nothing Lost

Styrofoam | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 30, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Morr Music / M.M.
• ASIN: B00069FKNM
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #165,813 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Misguided

2. Ticket Out of Town

3. Couches in Alleys

4. Beequeen

5. Your Eyes Only

6. Front to Back

7. Safe + Broken

8. Anything

9. Make It Mine

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Arne Van Petegem is Styrofoam. For his fourth and most successfully realized effort, Van Petegem invited his favorite artists to collaborate on this dreamy recording. They include Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie), Markus Acher (the Notwist), Valerie Trebeljahr (Lali Puna), and Andrew Kenny (American Analog Set). Most traveled to Brussels to lay down their tracks, with the exception of Kenny, who swapped files via the Internet. Not too surprisingly--considering the personnel involved--the results sound like a cross between the electronic pop of the Notwist and the Postal Service with a little hip-hop on the side. "Misguided" features a rap from Alias, who also contributes beats, while the album's standout is "Couches in Alleys," in which Gibbard’s breathy vocals have been treated to sound otherworldly. (Van Petegem has a similar, if less distinctive voice.) Nothing's Lost marks Styrofoam as one of the premier electronic artist/producers of the 2000s. - Kathleen C. Fennessy

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent electronica with lots of cameos, May 18, 2005

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Brad Baron - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nothing Lost (Audio CD)

Arne Van Petegem has put together another fine electronic album, and brought along several of his friends from the electronic music scene for cameo appearances.

The album has several high points. "Couches in Alleys," featuring the Postal Service's Ben Gibbard, is an electronic indie-pop delight. The album's closing song, "Make it Mine," clocking in around 9 minutes, features several of Petergem's collaborators, and makes excellent background music. The first track, "Misguided," features some variety, using a slightly harder beat, and rhymes provided by Alias.

Cameos on the album include Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie/The Postal Service, Markus Acher of the Notwist, Valerie Trebeljahr of Lali Puna, and Andrew Kenny of American Analog Set, and "Alias". If you are a fan of any of these artists, I strongly recommend that you check out Styrofoam's latest entry, "Nothing's Lost".

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice, December 2, 2004

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Arpan M. Shah (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nothing Lost (Audio CD)

This album is suberb. Anyone can listen to most of the tracks at Morr's website at http://www.morrmusic.com

There are so many special guests on this album. I cant stop listening to Couches In Alleys. Ben's voice is awesome...its like an electronic deathcab song but not like the postal service.

Anyway I saw styrofoam at the morr fest a couple weeks ago and he played his whole set with the guy from the go find.

great stuff....

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars this is a good one, February 25, 2005

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alexander laurence (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nothing Lost (Audio CD)

Stryofoam is Arne Van Petegem, a Belgian. He is associated with the Brussels club called Club Ancienne Belgique. Petegem was able to select a bunch of artists to work with. He chose Markus (of The Notwist), Andrew Kenny (of American Analogue Set), and Bent van Looy (of Das Pop). This record became like a This Mortal Coil for now. Other artists joined in: mostly notably Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie) and Alias (Anticon) and Valerie Trebeljahr (Lali Puna). This record encompasses electronic music, hiphop and indie rock. Due to some of the people involved, it sounds like a new record by Lali Puna and/or The Postal Service. It is a very satisfactory record. Some of these collaboration albums don't work, but this one does. It's like a merger between Fischerspooner and Wire. It's a relaxing album. There are psychedelic and acid sounds. This is one of the best electronic albums of the past year.