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BRILLIANT

M. Miller | cuba, ny USA | 02/14/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"not only my favorite of all the wonderful Mouse on Mars releases, but the best example of this kind of music yet. subtle, sweet, rhythmic, ambient, weird. i listen to alot of the new "electronica" and not since Cluster has anyone displayed such skill and creativity while keeping it listenable."

GLAM INDEED

M. Miller | 02/20/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is by far the best Mouse on Mars album I have ever heard. Perhaps because it was intended to be a soundtrack, the pieces have much more atmosphere and depth than on previous MOM albums. Often it sounds like the listener is suspended somewhere between the deep recesses of their computer and a reverberant aquarium. There is so much audio happening through-out, musical or otherwise, that every listen reveals something different. The songs all segue into each other, giving the album a cohesiveness the group sometimes lacks. This cd is definetly worth the hefty import price tag (and has more tracks than the domestically available vinyl)"

Finally!

bowery boy | seattle | 04/23/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"this has been released domestically at an affordable price! For some time now I've refrained from purchasing this because of the exorbitant import price tag. I'm glad I waited. Not only did I save money but I picked this up hot on the heels of purchasing the rehashed EP collection `rost pocks' and it plays like a brand new release, enough so to keep me satisfied until Jan and Andi graces us with something new. `glam' apparently is the soundtrack to a movie of the same name, but it doesn't play like a soundtrack. It's a cohesive album. The third installment in what I call MoM's ambient trio: `vulvaland', their first release which explored identical ambient territories as the orb; `instrumentals' (until recently an LP only release like `glam') which took the ambient atmospherics of `vulvaland' and infused them with a healthy dose of MoM's trademark bleeps and melodies; and finally `glam' a further extension of `instrumentals'. Tracks are stripped down to their bare essentials leaving behind swirling atmospheres, melodic bleeps and deep dubby bass beats. Disregard past reviews stating there are little or no beats on `glam' or that this disc doesn't sound like any other MoM. Not true. Checkout the fuzzy bass and sheet metal beats of `grindscore'; `mood leck backlash' uses the same tinkling melodies found on `gocard' from `iaora tahiti'; `flim' starts off with a wall of sonic noises, scratchy static and weird rumblings before fading into a drifty two minute downtempo groove; `snap bar' explores familiar ambient trance territory as old school future sound of london and `glim', the closer track, is actually a track that was previously released on MoM `cache couer naif' EP. To say this doesn't sound like MoM obviously means you're not an actual fan of MoM. `glam' is chock full of all of MoM trademark atmospheres, melodies, bleeps and beeps. You'll find many familiar sounds and beats from `iaora tahiti' and `instrumentals' throughout. `glam' is sometimes eerie, highly atmospheric yet purely MoM. If you really liked `vulvaland' or `instrumentals' you'll definitely love this. Although not your typical MoM fare, it is a must have for all MoM fans."