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Album Reviews from BSR

Subtitle: Terrain to Roam

by samantha on May 1st, 2007

Reviewed by Josh Lerner

“Nerd - rap” (As he mentions in “write is Wrong”) is the sound here - literate lyrics delivered in a super-pronounced, nasal style, with glitchy beats, Track 3 is the highlight, but they all have the same vibe. Madlib produced track 15, but its a short one.

1. 1:22 X
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3. 2:26 √ +
4. 3:48 √ +
5. 1:18 √ +
6. 3:50 √ +
7. 1:42 √ +
8. 4:19 √ +
9. 1:35 √ +
10. 2:22 √ +
11. 3:22 √ ++
12. 2:55 √ +
13. 3:31 √
14. 4:13 √
15. 1:16 √ ++
16. 4:52 √ ++

Gonzales: Solo Piano

by samantha on April 22nd, 2007

Classical solo pianist. Wonderful album, a bit melancholy at times (1,2,3), jazzy (4), ethereal (6, 11) and occasionally energetic (13, 16). All are subtle, gentle and very relaxing. Reminiscent of the Amelie Soundtrack - picture yourself sitting in a Parisian Cafe. Overall Excellent. *Side Note: Gonzales aka Jason Beck is an interesting artist - Canadian guy living in Paris who has worked with Peaches and Manu Chao - usually stays in the electronic realm, but really proved his musical ability with this classical CD

1. Gogol 2:02 √+
2. Manifesto 3:08 √+
3. Overnight 3:22 √/ √+
4. Bermuda triangle 1:33 √+
5. DOT 2:05 √+
6. Armellodie 3:13 √/ √+
7. Carnivalse 2:30 √+
8. Meischeid 2:04 √+
9. Paristocrats 2:34 √/ √+
10. Gentle threat 3:50 √
11. The tourist 2:50 √/ √+
12. Salon Salloon 2:05 √/ √+
13. Oregano 1:24 √/ √+
14. Basmati 1:30 √/ √+
15. C.M Blues 4:32 √+
16. One note at a time 2:09 √+