Loveless

Japancakes

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 13, 2007)
• Original Release Date: November 13, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Darla Records
• ASIN: B000UTOQPG
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #160,826 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Athens, GA's experimental, instrumental, Americana group, Japancakes cover My Bloody Valentine's classic Loveless record from start to finish with pedal steel and cello in place of vocal and lead melodies -- and without any distortion. MBV’s Loveless (Creation: 1991) remains the defining record of the genre and completely unparalleled by any artist since. More soon.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blasphemous, amazing and beautiful, November 26, 2007

By	TheTechGuy (West Philly) - See all my reviews

It's hard to imagine anyone having the guts to remake the entire Loveless album. It's even harder to imagine that capturing the intricacy of that album with piano, organ, flute, cello, overdriven Telecasters (or at least the overdriven Telecaster sound), steel guitar, bass and drums. Most noticeably missing from the list is distortion. While Japancakes' album is awash in reverb, echo, space echo, delay feedback (you get the point) the overall effect is the quintessential ambient americana treatment of the greatest glimmer rock/shoegazer album of the 1990s. While My Bloody Valentine's laborious studio production, seems to be the result of about two years of meticulous cutting and pasting audio tracks on late 80's studio equipment, Japancakes reminds us that Kevin Shields also had a keen, yet unorthodox sense of melody, counterpoint and working with variations on themes. Behind the distortion and unorthodox mixing style of the original, Japancakes prove, (as MBV fans have always felt in their guts) that underneath the noise Loveless is a delicate beautiful album filled with musical themes that may haunt you for years.

4.0 out of 5 stars Bold and Beautiful., May 24, 2008

By	D. W WISELY "chiffandfipple" (Birmingham, AL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There's more than one way to love "Loveless," the great My Bloody Valentine album covered here song-by-song. You can marvel at the legendary layers of distorted sound that have a really peculiar effect on the brain of the listener. But, careful fans have always been aware of some incredible music under all of that sound. I've imagined for years that some musicians could come along and take a shot at a new way of playing these beautiful songs. It's not, of course, a substitute for MBV's classic, but a welcome new way of appreciating the original. Highly recommended.

4.0 out of 5 stars easy listening, March 25, 2008

By	inmemoryofthom - See all my reviews

Well the product description for this CD is right on, Without the layers of distortion this feels like a "easy listening" version to me. Don't get me wrong I really love it! It's a great take on such a classic album, and they pull it off really well. The slide guitar and violin for vocals are amazing!