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CD Sun & The Neolight

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  • Issued : 15 Jun 2008

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Genre : Dance & Soul Catalogue Number : 60023
Format : CD Label : Get Physical
Issued : 15 Jun 2008 Item sourced from : USA
Number of Discs : 1

Sun  &  The Neolight

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HMV Review

On their third official full-length, German duo Booka Shade get serious about the album format and deliver a set of rainy-day tracks influenced by the Berlin (Tangerine Dream) and Dusseldorf (Cluster) schools of electronic music with a touch of Giorgio Moroder, especially the man's Midnight Express soundtrack. At worst, like on the opening Outskirts, reverence for these classic tones and an overwhelming desire to be earnest make the music surprising lifeless. Half of The Sun & the Neon Light ends up sounding like an entry in the Mind's Eye computer animation video series, where slick, serviceable sounds provide pleasant backdrops for futuristic dreaming. Light drumbeats from the machine sit under well-crafted layers of synths that echo into the distance and the occasional vocoder vocal crops up to offer the restrained hooks and forgettable, unobtrusive lyrics. If Booka Shade are trying to transition from a club to a headphone act, the duo's quest is undermined by the highlights -- Dusty Boots, Karma Car, and the wonderful space-disco track Charlotte -- all of which thump a little louder, causing knees to bend and hips to shake. Loyal listeners looking for a more personal album from the band will have fewer complaints, but the casual fan will miss the more dynamic and vibrant elements of their earlier work. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi

Credits

A. Kammermeier(Composer),  Manfred Honetschlager(Conductor)

Songs

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    1
    Outskirts
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    2
    Duke
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    3
    Dusty Boots
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    4
    Control Me
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    5
    Solo City
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    6
    Redemption
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    7
    Charlotte
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    8
    Sun And The Neon Light
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    9
    Sweet Lies
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    10
    Karma Car
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    11
    Psychameleon
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    12
    Planetary
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    13
    Comacabana
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    14
    You Don't Know What You Mean To Me (J's Lullaby)

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