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- Summary: Volker Bertelmann's latest album sees the composer creating house and techno music with help from violinist Hillary Hahn, Mum's drummer Samuli Kosminen, and Calexico's John Convertino and Joe Burns.
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- Record Label: Fat Cat
- Genre(s): Experimental, Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, Post-Rock
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Apr 21, 2011Salon des Amateurs is undeniably an important album for Hauschka, both for its distillation of his rigorous methods and its energized perspective.
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Apr 21, 2011Curious, constantly in motion, full of puzzle-like counterpoints and arresting chord changes, it's a joy to listen to, and one of the brightest, most invigorating records I've heard all year.
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Apr 21, 2011Salon des Amateurs is much more than striking the iron while it's hot, not just because of its singular attributes and styles but, frankly, it's yet another fantastic album in the span of a few months.
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MojoMay 18, 2011Fleshed out by two drummers, strings and brass, it's as infectious and disarming as it is genre-defying. [May 2011, p.109]
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Apr 21, 2011On a whole Salon lacks more of these emotional moments.
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Apr 28, 2011As with all of Hauschka's music, Salon Des Amateurs takes place at an awkward apex between being "beautiful" and being merely "pretty". This is actually quite an important distinction, because the album never decides whether its pop music or classical music.
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Under The RadarMay 27, 2011For the most part, Hauschka's attempt at turning the piano into a percussion instrument falls short. [May 2011, p.84]
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