Rough Cuts [Import]

Parov Stelar | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 12, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• ASIN: B0005FAINY
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #456,556 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Korean edition features three bonus tracks, A Night in Torino', 'Rude Boys' and 'Swing Breaks'. 'Rough Cuts' - Parov Stelars first full album and most precious work so far is an absolute must for friends of smoked beats, jazz and house! After two years of hard labour and a lot of finishing touches in late-night-turning-early-morning sessions, the head of Etage Noir Recordings presents an album which deliciously floats between Old school Jazz and modern Hip Hop Break. Different from Parovs preceding Maxis on Vinyl this long player on CD seems to be most appropriate for the dimmed light easy listening area rather than the club. Deep samples and compositions groove regardless of the actual fashion and trends and lift this album into a timeless piece of art, not worrying about any durability date. In 13 songs 'Rough cuts' tells us a story drawing new facings again and again, properly taking the listener on a pleasant journey. A journey that seems to start in the Jazz beginnings of the 30's and ends a long time after the computer revolution... --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A gorgeous album that defies genres, December 17, 2005

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global music collector "attitune" (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rough Cuts (Audio CD)

This is a wonderful, sophisticated, slow-jazzy/downtempo/chill album that shines amongst the many releases of 2005. Parov Stelar is a talented composer and maker of electronic dance grooves in Austria who slowed down the pace for his first full-length release and turned out this gem.

Featuring gorgeous vocals, piano, deep, slow beats, and meticulously crafted melodies, I rate this album along with the ranks of Tosca's "Suzuki" and "Opera," and Kruder and Dorfmeister's "K & D Sessions." It really is THAT good. And I have thousands of CDs from all over the world, so for me to rank something this highly, I'm not kidding around.

Sadly, as I write this, you can't preview any of the tracks on this Amazon page. I highly recommend that you visit one of the "well-known mp3 sellers" to give this album a listen. You'll see what I mean. The tracks (there are 10 of them) are: "Sometimes" (featuring Anita Riegler), "Tell Me," "For All We Know" [great track!], "Odessa," "Psychedelic Jazz," "Kisskiss," "Red Haired Woman," "Afternoon Breaks," "I Hold You," and "The Fusion."

Once you hear this album, you'll want more of Parov Stelar. There's good news: in late 2005, he's released a second CD that's just as good as this one (if not even BETTER), called "Seven and Storm." This album, too, is better than almost anything else that came out in 2005. Enjoy!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Top-notch European electronic jazz, October 15, 2007

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Terrence "tearly6" (ventura, US, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rough Cuts (Audio CD)

Parov Stelar is one of Europe's hottest stars, unfortunately not well known in this country. The Soul Seduction internet site is the place to find all of his CD and EP's. His style is both modern and retro, with electronica, saxaphone, and an excellent female vocalist performing on several selections. The sophisticated style makes me think of groups such as The Dining Rooms and Tosca. This is one of my all-time favorite CD's.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Un gran descubrimiento, October 29, 2005

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Jose Luis Yanez Sempere (Sevilla, España) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rough Cuts (Audio CD)

Parov Stelar, seudónimo artístico del músico austriaco Marcus Fuereder, debuta con este album lleno de resonancias jazzisticas, algo eclécticas, pero con un resultado global muy aceptable. Muy recomendable para amantes del Chill out de tendencias jazzin. A punto de salir al mercado su 2º, Seven & Storm, aun mejor, con grandes colaboraciones de vocalistas como Leena Conquest y aun más recomendable.