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A delightful but slightly faceless blend of lounge pop, subtle beats, found sound and mellow jazz influences.
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Music that's at once beautiful, joyful, and pure aural pleasure.
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Simultaneously laid back and bursting with intensity, 'Lost Horizons' is a film score inviting each of us to direct our own personal movie.
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Entertainment WeeklyMostly, it's pleasant background music. [15 Aug 2003, p.74]
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MixerMulti-hued melodies flow like lava and threaten to swallow foothills of funk. [Nov 2002, p.78]
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Make no mistake, the record is extremely endearing and flawlessly constructed-- it's just hard to love an album that has a dazzling surface and not much underneath.
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Everything about Lemon Jelly is meticulous, extending beyond the detailed production and lush orchestration.
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Such perfectionism can easily be construed as soullessness, but I think what Deakin and Franglin are actually striving for here is to strike a balance between the warmth and humanity of their music's sounds and the machine-like grace of its flawless production.
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Q MagazineLike Moon Safari-era Air, unleashes shimmering, cinematic musical waves that gently wash over you but eventually suck you in entirely. [Nov 2002, p.113]
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Nick Franglen and Fred Deakin rarely miss with this album.
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UncutThink early Air meets hip-hop, the West Coast harmonies and Ultramarine-style tech-fok eccentricities merging with euphoric yet becalmed moodscapes. [Nov 2002, p.113]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 9
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Mixed: 1 out of 9
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Negative: 1 out of 9
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Dec 19, 2013
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Jan 4, 2013
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SteveWDec 18, 2002The sound of sheer joy. If you need cheering up, buy it !!!