>>EAR011 - Tonepoem - Abandoned Amusements
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An interestingly playful mix of solid beats and uplifting pad textures combined with a nostalgic and emotion-driven set of very cool melodies. Right from the onset of the album you are deluged with some excellent sounding rhythmic child-like plinks and plonks, a theme carried over a majority of the album that surprisingly never gets tired. One of my personal favorites, "Adelaide," is a very prolific blend of chilled out break beats, chopped up vocal samples and effects wonderfully tied togther with some truly fabulous robo-vocals. "Sparkle motion" Adds a few acoutic touches with its snipped guitar picks, very clever noise-infused organ sounds and decending synth wails. A spectacular, divergant album with a truly marvelous array of feel-good songs that will keep you listening again and again. Most impressed, and a must to download.

- Petrolmusic.net

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