A simple and beautiful debut
doug | Rocky River, Ohio United States | 12/09/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
""Tectonic Membrane/Thin Strip on an Edgeless Platform" is simply one of the best records I have heard this year. Emperor X manages to make tunes that are not only melancholy and beautiful but fun and infectious as well. Whether it being the beautiful child choir led outro to the opener "Exterminata Beat", the subtle and harmony laden "Filene's Basement", or the lo-fi Radiohead-esque guitar pop of "Bashling", this record rarely makes mistakes.
A subtle masterpiece in lo-fi indie pop, Emperor X simply must be heard in this day and age even if only to give hope to bedroom recording artists everywhere."