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Man Mountain is an explosion of cinematic orchestration and lush 1960s guitars, cerebrally chill and simply extraordinary.... One of the best albums of 2002.
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While not as thrillingly consistent as its predecessor, Man Mountain is another beautiful synthesis of man-made ingenuity and machine-generated textures.
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UncutWhereas so much downtempo leans heavily on two-note, oceanic synth washes, Blue States are masters of detail. [Sep 2002, p.111]
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Nothing short of astonishing.
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MixerMore Michael Caine chill than Sean Connery cool, but equally suave. [Oct 2002, p.88]
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UrbLike all exploratory trips, sometimes he has prophetic visions and sometimes he just rolls around a lot. [Oct 2002, p.94]
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It's slinky, suave chill-out music, gently exotic, best listened to lounging on throws amongst cushions.
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Man Mountain is a poor album. It feels forced (the worst kind of feel for this kind of music), it feels cheesy, and sadly it doesn’t conjure many more feelings beside ‘I think I know what they might have been going for with this…’ Unfortunately they never get there, and it’s a chore to hear them try.
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JBOct 16, 2002A dissapointing follow-up album to the last album
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JohndffOct 8, 2002Nicely done but not too much saccharine