Mstation Pop etc Commentary, Reviews
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- Trabant
- Trans Slovenia Express
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- Warp artists DVD
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- Woody McBride
- beautiful new born children
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Mon, 27 Feb 2006
AMPOP
My Delusions
Youth
CD, Stimulus
Biggi (guitars, vocals)
Kjartan (Keyboards)
Jon Geir (drums)
AMPOP are an Icelandic three-piece band, and released two electronic
albums in their homeland to critical acclaim, one of their supporters
being the late John Peel. Despite starting out as an electronic band,
they began to develop their sound, moving away from purely synthesised
sounds and becoming geared towards more ÔorganicÕ and vocal sounds. My
Delusions, the title song of their recent album released to rave reviews
in Iceland shows this new direction and was played on Radio 1 several
times by Zane Lowe. The band also supported KT Tunstall in Aberdeen
last October. In a review by Kubiak at critic-instinct.com their style
has been described as ÒPop loaded with electronic, lots of emotions,
melancholy, melodies, a voice worked over with the echo effect that
arises and gives a tone mostly sad on the whole, disorderly synth and
some tracks that rapidly rise above the rest.Ó In Foggy Notions
Magazine they have been described as having: Òachingly gorgeous tune and
warm restrained electronic backing.Ó
Not being the biggest fan of voluntarily listening to depressing music
for entertainment I was a little bit cautious, but thereÕs something
about this music that is different to typical bands that seem to like
nothing better than to moan about everything. I think that this may be
something to do with the fact that they are not British and as such has
a different attitude. The tunes do have an edge of melancholy to them,
but somehow they are still (refreshingly) optimistic. I think that the
mix of the acoustic and electronic has been balanced very well, and will
certainly look out for their future releases.
(M. North)
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