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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.
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Frequently magnificent, Blue Eyed in the Red Room offers up more with every listen.
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MojoAn agreeably bittersweet album. [Mar 2005, p.101]
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A noble, high-headed intelligent record.
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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.
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An intelligent, stimulating, sensitive, bravely confused little album unlike anything else you'll hear until... well, his next one.
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Blue Eyed... pegs him as a nimble architect of texture and melody, chiseling experimental forms into something refined.
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The WireOne imagines Blue Eyed In The Red Room might serve as an alternative soundtrack to Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind. [#252, p.47]
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UrbThis album is an ideal response to claims that electronic music has no soul. [Apr 2005, p.100]
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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.
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Entertainment WeeklyA meditative mix of blips and strums. [4 Mar 2005, p.75]
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A restful wash of clean, simple lines, unfractured beats, and neon-tinted melodies.
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Q MagazineFull of melancholy instrumentals rich in strings and percussive weirdness. [Mar 2005, p.104]
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Under The RadarThe only complaint is that there seems to be no cohesive thread holding the songs together. [#9]
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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.
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Although the mid-record change in direction provides breathing space, it begs the question whether the album was truly in need of any.
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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).
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It’ll be interesting to see where he goes from here. But until then, Blue Eyed in the Red Room is one to skip.
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UncutHe 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]
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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.
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GregoryDMay 22, 2005very inspiring work from BOom bip, different than his other works, but not necesarily less interesting. Best to consume at night, disconnected, ...
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AlanRMar 9, 2005Beautiful...