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Blue Eyed In The Red Room
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 20 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 3 votes
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Album Info
Label: Lex
Release Date: 08 March 2005
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Indie, Rap
Summary
This mainly instrumental disc (which, rather than being sample-driven, features live instrumentation from Boom Bip himself) also includes two vocal tracks, with Nina Nastasia and Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals) handling the singing.
Also On The Web: Boom Bip @ Lex Records
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Tiny Mix Tapes
Blue Eyed inarguably sets Hollon as one of the finest artists in electronica today, and it would be a shame if you were to miss out on this release.
Read Full Review >The Guardian
Frequently magnificent, Blue Eyed in the Red Room offers up more with every listen.
Read Full Review >PopMatters
An intelligent, stimulating, sensitive, bravely confused little album unlike anything else you'll hear until... well, his next one.
Read Full Review >Mojo
An agreeably bittersweet album. [Mar 2005, p.101]
Village Voice
Blue Eyed... pegs him as a nimble architect of texture and melody, chiseling experimental forms into something refined.
Read Full Review >The Wire
One imagines Blue Eyed In The Red Room might serve as an alternative soundtrack to Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind. [#252, p.47]
Urb
This album is an ideal response to claims that electronic music has no soul. [Apr 2005, p.100]
Dusted Magazine
Blue Eyed in the Red Room doesn’t fit any hip hop preconceptions. Moving deftly from influenced to influential, Boom Bip defines himself by leaving limitations behind.
Read Full Review >ShakingThrough.net
Blue Eyed in the Red Room doesn’t quite congeal, primarily because Hollon’s two collaborative efforts are the most impressive moments. Reverse the 8:2 ratio of instrumental to vocal cuts, and we might be talking a long-striding keeper.
Read Full Review >Pitchfork
A restful wash of clean, simple lines, unfractured beats, and neon-tinted melodies.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly
A meditative mix of blips and strums. [4 Mar 2005, p.75]
Q Magazine
Full of melancholy instrumentals rich in strings and percussive weirdness. [Mar 2005, p.104]
Under The Radar
The only complaint is that there seems to be no cohesive thread holding the songs together. [#9]
cokemachineglow
While not any real cause for concern amongst Boom Bip fans, Blue Eyed in the Red Room is not the masterpiece that they might be hoping for.
Read Full Review >Lost At Sea
Although the mid-record change in direction provides breathing space, it begs the question whether the album was truly in need of any.
Read Full Review >Junkmedia
Two tracks focusing on guest vocalists are stand-outs.... The other eight songs are more hit-and-miss, often depending on whether Bip's headed toward rock (the blah "Eyelashings," which sounds like a mediocre U2 song, without vocals or a chorus) or hip-hop ("The Move," a nice piece of synthesizer and vibraphone chemistry).
Read Full Review >Stylus Magazine
It’ll be interesting to see where he goes from here. But until then, Blue Eyed in the Red Room is one to skip.
Read Full Review >Uncut
He can't muster much more than a compose-by-numbers Boards Of Canada kit that's destined for little more than wildlife documentary syndication. [Mar 2005, p.102]
Prefix Magazine
Though comparisons to the Postal Service and M83’s newer work are somewhat understandable, the record lacks emotion in a way that makes it better suited for a Volvo commercial or a Starbucks compilation.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Gregory D gave it a9:
very inspiring work from BOom bip, different than his other works, but not necesarily less interesting. Best to consume at night, disconnected, ...
Alan R gave it a10:
Beautiful...
