- Audio CD (Mar 27 2001)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Sonic Images
- ASIN: B00005A8AB
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Track Listings
| 1. Uneasy - Laika |
| 2. Purple - Crustation |
| 3. Creeper - Kikiwest |
| 4. Lusty - Lamb |
| 5. Insensible - MandaLay |
| 6. Down, Down - Crustation |
| 7. My Soul Speaks - Lore |
| 8. I Know - Hybrid |
| 9. Cosmic Rain - Zia |
| 10. Buddha's Patio - Bitstream Dream |
| 11. Demunication - Swandive |
| 12. Thank You - The Dreaming |
| 13. Parallel Life - The Starseeds |
Product Description
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Something about ambient trip-hop music lends itself to a female lead vocal. Perhaps it's how an airy feminine melody contrasts so well with the tickle of the deep bass line. Or maybe bands like Massive Attack and Portishead have set up a template that other artists lack the imagination to significantly alter. Regardless, the combination has spurred a subgenre of sorts, and, as the music on this compilation record makes clear, there are gems to be found among the knock-offs and half-baked tunes. This is after-dark music, and none of these bands makes dreamier use of tempo and repetition than Laika, who kick off the disc with "Uneasy," off 2000's Good Looking Blues release. Another band doing this better than most is Lamb, and the track used here, "Lusty" (off their amazing self-titled debut), is a study in bold creativity and assertive rhythms. The disc sags towards the middle, getting mired in pseudo-mystical lyrics and by-the-numbers execution, but recovers nicely with the blissful epic "Parallel Life" from the Starseeds. With compelling work from import-only bands like Crustation, Kiwiwest, and Mandalay included as well, the record is an ideal primer in female trip-hop ("chick-hop" perhaps?) music. --Matthew Cooke
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4.5 out of 5 stars (19 customer reviews)
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Excellent Compilation!, Aug 29 2001
By Scott - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: She a Female Trip Hop Experience (Audio CD)
I am a relative newcomer to the genre of trip-hop music, but I know what I like. And after hearing just a sampling of this CD in a book store, I bought it immediately and have not been disappointed. For one thing, it has introduced me to artists that I had never even heard of before. And the songs selected for this album blend together beautifully to create a blissful and chilled-out atmosphere. I love it! There's something addictive and meditative about this music -- the airy and sultry female vocals nearly float effortlessly above deep trance-like bass and drums. The effect is very nice indeed. I highly recommend this CD for fans of ambient and trip-hop (and even Dido, whose songs would fit in quite nicely on this sampler). Excellent music to drift in and out of.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good for a compilation, Oct 23 2001
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: She a Female Trip Hop Experience (Audio CD)
A compilation is a tricky beast, a delicate balance. And buying one where you already have about half the songs on their original CDs maybe isn't that smart. But I was hoping to get turned on to something I didn't already have. Sadly, I was not. All the usuals are represented and it's nice to have them all in one place. There are some she's that weren't on there.....No Alpha, no Soma Sonic, no Morcheeba, no Supreme Beings of Leisure, no Esthero....the list goes on. There are several bands I have never heard of and probably won't go out and seek more of. But it's a nice CD, just not definitive.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wicked Grooves and Voices, April 9 2001
By brad simonton - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: She a Female Trip Hop Experience (Audio CD)
This is a truely wonderfull CD. It has tracks from many already established well known bands like Laika and Lamb, and if you are into trip hop you will probably already have these songs in your collection, but the best material on here is the new up and coming bands like Bitstream Dream and Kikiwest who both have gone the indie route on mp3.com, but do some of the slickest trip hop i have ever heard. It's worth a purchase, even if only for tracks 3, 5, and 10.
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