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Dec 18, 2014At times sublime, at others sinister, the music captures the feel of an untamed landscape where natural beauty lurks within, and menace approaches.
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Oct 30, 2014Flesh and Machine‘s live performances may belong to the night, but the sensations stirred through listening to the album will linger for far longer.
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Nov 18, 2014It might seem like faint praise to call Flesh & Machine Lanois’ best and most realized solo album, but it’s also one of the best ambient records of 2014--an endlessly inventive collection of songs built on odd, often lurid sounds and textures, somehow rough and gentle at the same time.
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Oct 30, 2014This is hardly a new concept, but Mr. Lanois knows how to put an accessible stamp on his more experimental protocols.
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Oct 30, 2014Once you get through "The End" (which is actually near the beginning)--with a barrage of cymbals care of Brian Blade--Flesh And Machine is a relatively subdued affair.
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Nov 3, 2014Flesh And Machine is a record made with an abundance of indulgence; a collection of sounds that requires cynicism--and hopes for instant gratification--to be checked at the door.
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MagnetDec 10, 2014Flesh is musical, but also minimal, a soothing pink noise that won't put you to sleep or interfere with your daydreams. [No. 116, p.59]
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Oct 30, 2014This kind of work doesn't make for an album which one is inclined to return to for repeated listening.