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jackhammer · 10-21-2008, 08:24 AM

Afterlife-Simplicity Two Thousand (1999)

I would be very surprised if many of you have heard this and even more surprised if you liked it. Why? Because it's a Balearic downtempo chillout album that many people would call boring or uninspired, which is a fair comment. The thing is that when I listen to music the emotion and ambience seems to be a common theme in what I listen to. It is not intentional but I guess that's the way I am.

This album is a perfect embodiment of a sun kissed summer. Flamenco guitars float gently on easy beats, gorgeous vocals add a sultry overtone and there is even a little gentle Drum n Bass thrown in. Whenever I play the album I can feel the sunshine on my face and hear the waves on a beach that are so far away from grey old Britain. Perhaps that's the appeal. It's an album that can conjure up a completely different and welcoming enviroment in the most simplest of ways.

At a stretch if you like bands like Zero 7 or Nightmares On Wax you may like the album.

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10-21-2008, 08:24 AM	#20 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Afterlife-Simplicity Two Thousand (1999) I would be very surprised if many of you have heard this and even more surprised if you liked it. Why? Because it's a Balearic downtempo chillout album that many people would call boring or uninspired, which is a fair comment. The thing is that when I listen to music the emotion and ambience seems to be a common theme in what I listen to. It is not intentional but I guess that's the way I am. This album is a perfect embodiment of a sun kissed summer. Flamenco guitars float gently on easy beats, gorgeous vocals add a sultry overtone and there is even a little gentle Drum n Bass thrown in. Whenever I play the album I can feel the sunshine on my face and hear the waves on a beach that are so far away from grey old Britain. Perhaps that's the appeal. It's an album that can conjure up a completely different and welcoming enviroment in the most simplest of ways. At a stretch if you like bands like Zero 7 or Nightmares On Wax you may like the album. subatomic uk __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”