Search - Melting Euphoria :: She Wants to Take Us Over the Edge of the World

What Went Wrong?

flakecosmo | Brantford, Ontario Canada | 09/27/2000

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I've been a fan of Melting Euphoria since their first album, and waited with great anticipation for the release of this, their fourth. Sadly, I was more than disappointed. The beautiful female vocalizations present on their first two albums have still not returned, and gone also is a lot of the electronic bubbles and synth washes that gave ME such a wonderfully spacy sound. What we are left with is a lacklustre collection of aimless jams, with lots of guitar, but devoid of any really interesting guitar hooks. On "Field of Reeds", ME heads out for the first time on ablum, on an extended (12+ minutes) piece, which unfortunately showcases the weaknesses, rather than the strengths of the band. It sounds as if they are running out of musical ideas on this one. Still, I give it a couple of stars because it makes pleasant enough background noise, just fails to grab and hold on like their previous efforts."

Took me Over!

flakecosmo | 09/15/2003

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Some people have been somewhat unfair towards this album. Screw 'em! This is GREAT, a wonderful sonic assault on the consciousness. There is some tendancy towards repetitiveness, but there are true gems like "Night on the Rappahannock:, an accoustical departure from the undulating psychsufr that pervades the rest of the album. "Tabs of Blue and Silver Sunshine" is unbelievably dynamic and driving. In a kinder world, this very talented band would receive more attention from the mainstream(although it would probably end up being used to sell cars, a la Moby). Simply put, some of the best music out there.P.S. I'm a little older than 12. DUHHH"