Solar Shears

Shooglenifty | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 9, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Compass Records
• ASIN: B000055X1N
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #108,032 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Music and sound: SUPERB - technically: small OH-OH, December 4, 2001

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Captain Hank "Live2saiL" (FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Solar Shears (Audio CD)

This Scottisch band got me off my feet this morning at 9 am. which is unusual. I am not "awake" after 3 cups of coffee, but I was dancing already on their very catchy beats while MAKING my coffee. I love the fact, that no synths were used. Acoustical instruments instead give a very different flavor than synths over the heavy bass and drums. Yes there are many samples used and I am sure a great deal of studio production. Some of the tunes will be hard to reproduce live, unless they use recordings at their shows.
One technical flaw crept in on this CD. It seems that a few seconds pause have been inserted between many songs that should have faded in one another. You clearly hear the end of the previous song hang over in the next even after a full 2 second break. (it is not my CD player, I tested this on several others with the same result).
Nonetheless, the music on this CD is what counts and it is fresh and original. I recommend this CD to everyone who likes music that is a nice mix of today's dance beats with traditional instruments. It best can be described as "Fat Boy Slim Goes Country".

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant but not astounding, February 1, 2001

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Zort "zortified" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Solar Shears (Audio CD)

I enjoy a variety of Scottish Rock and tradition music, and got this CD last year via import. The music is nice, and interesting, and more or less what I expected from Shooglenifty. However, I find that whenever I put it in the CD, I tune it out by the time the CD is halfway through. There doesn't seem to be enough difference among the songs on the album, so that it sometimes feels as though I'm listening to only one or two long tracks.

The tracks are nice, and for background music I enjoy it. But it doesn't make me stop what I'm doing and focus on the music.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars suave combination of tech and trad, July 6, 2001

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Brian Watson "brian from studiomomo.com" (New Westminster, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Solar Shears (Audio CD)

As someone who enjoys both the techno music scene and traditional Scottish and Irish music I was amazed at how well Shooglenifty combined two different genres into such a smooth blend of fun and funk. The album has joined the ranks in my permanent work collection, allowing me to smile at least once a day when one of the numbers comes up in the random rotation. An excellent way to enjoy new music out of Scotland!