Somewhere Else Is Here

The Funky Lowlives | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 31, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Outer Recordings
• ASIN: B0007YXPGU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #518,180 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sail Into The Sun

2. Time To Let You Go

3. Superlove

4. For Her Eyes

5. Till I Left The Music

6. You Have To Come With Me

7. Float Through Stars

8. Time Traveller Man

9. Another Place

10. Here Is Somewhere Else

Editorial Reviews

‘Somewhere Else Is Here’ is the long awaited second album from UK masters of down-tempo, The Funky Lowlives. Released through London-based label Outer, it’s cinematic compositions strike a chord with fans of Air, Zero7 and Massive Attack. All recorded live and delivered with a knowing ease.

Whilst this will be a first encounter for many, The Funky Lowlives are no newcomers to this game. Gary Danks and Jon Whitehouse have been producing and remixing since 1998 and have notched up over 40 remixes including Masters At Work, The Knife, Dizzy Gillespie and Soul Central’s ‘Strings Of Life’, their sound is set to take on the masses in a comfy chair near you.

Give this album a first listen, a second, a third, and a fourth. It will soon carve its own place in any collection.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Funky Lowlives, The - Somewhere Else Is Here, March 10, 2011

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This review is from: Somewhere Else Is Here (Audio CD)

On previous albums, the Funky Lowlives have explored Latin beats, R&B downtempo, and funky breaks. On SOMEWHERE ELSE IS HERE, they go in a new direction altogether: folk rock. "Sail into the Sun" and "Float Through Stars" have a hazy hippie vibe that evokes verdant fields of daisies. "You Have to Come With Me" has a sense of spacious grandeur to it, while "Time Traveller Man" has an ineffable air of melancholy. There's also a sense of schizophrenia on here as well -- as much as they embrace their new folk leanings, they can't totally escape from their earlier works. The Latin influence on "Another Place is unmistakable, while the vibe-heavy "'Til I Left the Music" sits uneasily with the album as a whole. But "Time To Let You Go," one of my favorite tracks, they merge a simple acoustic guitar with a clicky rhythm and some soaring strings -- a blending of styles that works beautifully.