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Arthur Russell meets Talking Heads meets Manuel Göttsching m

arturo | London, UK | 03/06/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Guardian back in the UK sums it up nicely: "Born of British DJs' Ibiza-and-ecstasy honeymoon 20 years ago, Balearic wasn't so much a genre of music as a spirit of benign adventure. The Swedish duo of Dan Lissvik and Rasmus Hägg (who recently remixed Kylie) revive that ethos by absorbing every influence - the long, shape-shifting remixes of Andrew Weatherall and early Underworld, the avant-disco of Arthur Russell, the polished global rhythms of Talking Heads, the kosmiche ambience of Manuel Göttsching, the lonesome vocals of the Cure. The 16-minute Out There sets out their stall, with aquatic reggae rhythms, trebly post-punk guitars and seratonin-flooded synth washes. The title of another long beauty sums up the record's mood-altering charm: Life's a Beach.""