• Band Name: Boom Bip
  • Record Label: Lex
  • Release Date: Mar 8, 2005
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  • 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.
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  1. Positive: 16 out of 20
  2. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. 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.
  2. 80
    This album is an ideal response to claims that electronic music has no soul. [Apr 2005, p.100]
  3. 80
    An agreeably bittersweet album. [Mar 2005, p.101]
  4. 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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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. AlanR
    10
    Beautiful...
  2. GregoryD
    9
    very inspiring work from BOom bip, different than his other works, but not necesarily less interesting. Best to consume at night, disconnected, ...