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- Record Label: Warner Brothers
- Genre(s): Dance, Electronic
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 17
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Mixed: 10 out of 17
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Negative: 1 out of 17
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Orbit makes these compositions so much his own that "Pieces" doesn't seem like much of a departure from Orbit's "Strange Cargo" series of solo ambient albums.... beyond the whiff of new-agey preciousness that hangs over the project, the record is beautiful and moving.
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A deeply contemplative album...
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Checkout.comThe translations that work best are the more modern pieces... The chief fault with Pieces is that, at times, it veers dangerously close to Muzak.
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The most memorable tracks on Pieces in a Modern Style feel like high-brow Puff Daddy songs...
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His pieces are mostly drawn from moderns such as Cage, Gorecki, Barber, Satie and Ravel, and work best when mined for their luxuriant melancholy...
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the more you listen to Pieces in a Modern Style, the more warmth and affection you hear... They're not meant for classical purists; they're charming little curios for anyone who's interested in the process of reinvention -- or in just chilling out.
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The Grammy-garnering producer certainly shows good taste in his selection (favoring 20th-century pieces) and obviously knows his way around a mixing board, but his make-overs are ultimately bloodless, even banal.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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JonM.Sep 10, 2001Pure brilliance.
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yaroslavmDec 31, 2002Simply the best
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