The King of Nothing Hill
- Barry Adamson
- Band Name: Barry Adamson
- Record Label: Mute
- Release Date: Sep 3, 2002
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80Adamson isn't above mixing wacca-chika guitars with soaring strings and following it up with haunting instrumentals, and unlike some odd hybrids on former releases, this disc pulls most of it off quite well.
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This variety is what makes The King of Nothing Hill so enjoyable -- it revels in being both fun and furious.
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80You have wit, wisdom, and yet another Adamson sonic script you wish someone would film. [Oct 2002, p.100]
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80Adamson lives in a dream and his music is a delicious trip through time.
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80For sixty-two glorious minutes, Barry Adamson can add a little danger, a little glamor and a little seamy excess to your humdrum existence.
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77A unique, gripping listen that's certainly not for everyone, but manages to carve out an appealing niche for itself.
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70'The King Of Nothing Hill' manages to effortlessly stir a Trans Atlantic cauldron of retro flavours, sleazy soul, avant-garde darkness, soundtrack cool, breaks, head nodding jazz sophistication and electronica sus.
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70He has come into his own as a tech-savvy songwriter who can make the sampled-bits, live horn sections and real string arrangements speak for him, not louder than him. [Nov 2002, p.79]
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Ten tracks that play out like a joint venture between Shaft and David Bowie's Thin White Duke.
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70Seems a transitional work connecting As Above to the future. [#56, p.78]
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Fans of the Mancunian mood sculptor will see this lavishly packaged collection as the latest step in securing Bazza's reputation as the North West's sardonic answer to Barry White.
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Nothing Hill works best when Adamson keeps his mouth shut and focuses on crafting moody instrumentals. [Oct 2002, p.76]
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60This kind of hackneyed loungecore grammar sometimes sounds timeless and inspired, of course, but Adamson has a tendency to crowd routine melodies with superfluous guitars and clumsy beats. [Oct 2002, p.102]
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60Adamson's not abandoned the scary swing tunes that made David Lynch a fan... merely added another gear. [Oct 2002, p.100]
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Unfortunately, after the initial rush of the opening tracks, the album slows down perhaps too much.
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Adamson is certainly adept at replicating the sights and sounds of the Bond and Blaxploitation films that inspired him in his youth. But is he celebrating his passion or merely mocking it in a hamfisted fashion? Sadly if feels like too much of the latter, even if it is by accident.
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50Some awful lyrical lapses scupper otherwise promising pieces. [#223, p.51]
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