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Spook Tinsel Shoal

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I try to be as sparing as possible when giving out five stars, I mean let's face it, these pages are full of five star CDs that just aren't worth your time. This CD, however, is well worth it.

There's a space in this music that's the object of any ambient liseners avid search through music. Maybe this is House, but the spirit is of the ilk of Biosphere and Boards of Canada. That rare quality of musical space so obvious, and so lacking in most music, is evident here.

Maybe it's not the end of any roads, but Metamatics is a welcome resting point for those sick of the big-downbeat that forever does the rounds under the guise of chill-out music.

Slip this disc in yer CD player, sit back on the sofa, stare into space and ponder the meaning of Metamatics.

A truly phenomenal disc. After months of waiting for something worth my time (last time was Amon Tobin), I came across this brilliant work by Metamatics. The music is simply spellbinding in its simplicity and sheer beauty. This release grows on you to the point that when you reach out to get a CD from your collection, chances are you'll go for this one. Relaxing and intense at the same time I found Metamatics to be a sophisticated exercise for my neurons and a balsamic maelstrom for my senses.

SPOOK TINSEL SHOAL brings more Metamatics to a wider audience, and that's never a bad thing. Many of the tracks on this album were released on hard-to-find 12"s on District Six, so it's to Hydrogen Dukebox's credit that they actually cared enough to retrieve the tracks and present them. And there's plenty to be grateful for: the quiet shuffle and muttering on "Toy Toy" or the robo-beatbox on "Somekind." As a whole, the album is certainly more subdued than some of his other work; "India Link" thrums with a shivery tension, while "Dayglo Tinsel" patters along. "Jakemond" seeps in electronic drizzle, and "Halshanger Cross" rides out to the Wild West on a Morricone-influenced theme. An album suited for quiet nights and hangovers.