Mind Elevation | Loppylugs

Submitted by Glyn Lewis on 14 February 2013 - 10:43pm

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Artist:

Nightmares on Wax

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Year:

2 002

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Track-listing:

Mind Eye*Say-Say*Thinking of Omara*Date with Destiny*Blow my Mind*Environment*Soul-Ho*Humble*70s 80s*Know my Name*BBH (Bongo-Brk-Haven)*Mirrorball*Thoughts

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Nominator:

Bean

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m_9

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Spotify-URL:

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Grooveshark-URL:

Mind+Elevation/1188236

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mindElvtn

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Meeting-date:

Tuesday, 4 March 2008

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Mind_Elevation

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reviewed by

Glyn Lewis

1-3-9

7-8-13

The main appeal for me on this one is the feeling, the balance of instruments, the vibe to it. It's got a nice laid-back but bright summer sound. If you're listening too intently the development of instrumentation can be frustratingly slow - this is really background music, although obviously not as far back as to be anywhere near ambient.

Mr Wax takes a musical phrase and really runs with it, Thinking of Omara is one where that's a great thing, Humble is one where it isn't - if you don't like the first couple of bars you're probably not going to like the song. 70s 80s is a feel-good old skool style rap that is another highpoint. There's a fair variety of styles throughout (largely in a pop-dance sort of direction) and the songs are nicely constructed. Good stuff.
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reviewed by

Matthew Baker

3

Not a great album but easy to listen to. Best tracks are where he sticks to what he does best, simple, dubby smoker numbers. Not convinced by the vocals.
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reviewed by

Richard Norbury
38

reviewed by

Neil Hornsey

I could have done that

On the face of it this album has nice sounds created from intelligent samples. But it doesn't take long to see through this and realise that it is lacking in ideas. Each track is built from one sample, with things layered on top to try and make it worthy of a song in its own right. However these extras are either cheesy (in terms of vocals) or unimaginative (in terms of sample and effects). A pleasant sounding album with no long term lasting qualities.
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reviewed by

Jon Taylor

D for Achievement; E for Effort

A great disappointment! Feels as though little effort has gone into it, and I certainly got little out of it.