Billy Bubbles at the top of his game
Emlyn Addison | Providence, RI | 05/18/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I picked up this CD over ten years ago when I was still in college and I still regularly listen to it today. Moody electronica with some really fine drum work and WO's unique synthesizer palette.
His follow-up "Strange Cargo 4: Hinterland" is also excellent. All this before he got snapped up by Madonna...
For WO fans, remember this line? "You have discovered many things, but the shortcut through the labyrinth is not among them."
I finally figured out what this sampled interlude was (I think it's at the beginning of "Best Friend, Paranoia"?); it's a line spoken by the old monk in the movie "The Name of the Rose"."
Third time's the charm...
deltafront | Silverdale, WA United States | 02/12/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"After two previous "Strange Cargo" albums, William Orbit finally gets it right; while the previous two were haphazard and uneven, William Orbit seems to have found the right groove with this one. The songs on this CD never get above a dull roar - they are all rather quiet and mellow, and even the more uptempo tracks inspire more of a thoughtful groove than an all-out dance."