Customer Reviews

Vol. 1-Subterranean Modern

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This album delivers nothing but ill beats. Nothing soft here.
Anybody who is into D. Room's second and third albums, the first T. Corp album and anything by Bonobo will enjoy this amazing album.

The Dining Rooms, right out of the gate with their first album, Subterranean Modern, Volume One, manage to make a strong impression. "Occhi Neri" and "Cinemaroma 1" have an irrepressible dark, cinematic funk, while "Hip Hop Hippies" and "Stromboli Promenade" are a bit sunnier -- not by much, though. The title track, "Subterranean Modern" sounds like it crawled out of a smoky, downstairs jazz club. "Triste, Solitario Y Final" is a melancholy little piece, a perfect track with which to close the album. This album brings cinematic trip-hop to a whole new place. Namely, Italy.

The music was smooth and jazzy. No techno beats, no looped computer crap ran through a mixer over and over again. Nice horns and vocals. Something to listen to while sitting in a comfortable chair, sipping on a warm drink and spending time with that special someone.

This record just left me whithout words. I love every track on it. I don't know much about who are this guys, but they make very good music. A must have.

It is true. This album is very good.
Numero Deux is even better.