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Dirty Nails & Vapour Trails [IMPORT]

Quivver
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (July 8, 2008)
  • Original Release Date: July 8, 2008
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Critical Rhythms
  • ASIN: B001AGNMCG
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #77,027 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc: 1
1. Intro [Mixed]
2. Surin [Mixed]
3. Chasin a Feeling [Mixed]
4. What's Not Going On [Mixed]
5. Tick Tick [Mixed]
6. 2 Notes 'N' a Beat [Mixed]
7. Dancing in Dark Rooms [Mixed]
8. Fallin' [Mixed]
9. Ghosts [Mixed]
10. These Are the Days [Mixed]
Disc: 2
1. Intro [Unmixed]
2. Surin [Unmixed]
3. Chasin a Feeling [Unmixed]
4. What's Not Going On [Unmixed]
5. Tick Tick [Unmixed]
6. 2 Notes 'N' a Beat [Unmixed]
7. Dancing in Dark Rooms [Unmixed]
8. Fallin' [Unmixed]
9. Ghosts [Unmixed]
10. These Are the Days [Sunset Mix][Version]

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
For the past 15 years, john graham has been at the forefront of the dance music genre. Perhaps you'll know him better through his numerous alter ego's including quivver, space manoeuvres, stoneproof, skanna, and tilt, as each of these projects produced numerous hit singles and had a heavy hand in shaping the global dance music scene. Now, fresh off a recent move from his native uk to los angeles, graham resurfaces with his monstrous debut quivver album, 'dirty nails & vapour trails'.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant... simply Brilliant, August 6, 2008
I have not been this blown off my feet from a piece of music in a long time. I've owned this release mix for almost 2 weeks, and I've listened to it at least 20 times through.

Quivver has shown incredible range in that the tracks on "Dirty Nails & Vapour Trails" touch upon so many different areas of electronic music, it would be impossible (and meaningless) to categorize this. Although the music varies (sometimes greatly) from track to track, the entire mix maintains an incredibly cohesive feel.

There is an almost-subliminal, but logical, progression from the haunting "Intro" until the final bittersweet moments of "These Are the Days," which makes the music feel more like a narrative rather than a collection of individual tracks. While I loved this release from the first listen, only recently have I begun to connect with its subtler qualities -- namely the incredible humanness it reflects. There is a delicate, personal element in this music that is often missing from even the best electronic music. When I found out that Quivver performed most of the vocals on this release, it really drove that last point home. (really, really amazing)

All that said, there is a harder side to several of the tracks on this release, including the almost-minimal, "2 Notes 'n' a Beat" (which I know John Digweed has been hammering of late), and "What's Not Going On," which I think is destined to be a secret gem. I was also happy with the inclusion of the Dub version of Dancing in Dark Rooms, as I like that version the best.

Overall, the production quality on DN&VT is really top-notch. I'm not a producer (or DJ), so I can't comment too much from a technical point of view, but the production feels very clean and polished. The music itself feels deep, dynamic, crisp, organic and human, and the way the music is layered definitely contributes to that overall feeling of cohesion, and to the human/organic feel I mentioned above.

In the end, I'd have a hard time imagining how anybody would be disappointed after adding this to the collection. I'd love to hear what others think after giving it a go...

-J
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4.0 out of 5 stars Quivver - An apt name for this bass line magician, August 29, 2008
I didn't quite know what to expect when I bought this album. I had only come across quivver a handful of times such as on Global Underground's Sasha in San Francisco. Those few times were very sexy moments for me and hearing the samples from this album reminded me of those erotic musical gems so seldom heard in today's tech/minimal environment. After listening to a couple of tracks, I knew that my hunch on the album was correct. What I was listening to is the sort of soul massaging music that ripples through you from the stunning basslines of "Chasin a feeling" to the mellower come downs of "Ghosts" and the eye opening "Dancing in Dark rooms" one feels the primeval instincts of our humanity rise to the surface. The only blemish on this album... it's length. A couple more tracks to complete the job would have been nice. 80 minutes next time please.
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