Label: Domino USA
Format: CD
Country: US
Released: 2003
Genre: Electronic, Folktronica
Style: Downtempo, IDM, Glitch, Leftfield
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My girlfriend shown me a music on this album on youtube and I instantly felt in love with it. But 128 wasn't enough, and it isnt. For you to hear all the details, you must have this 320kbps rip. Seriously. Also, if you use iTunes (if you don't, I strongly recommend you give a try) there is a nice option I've found recently. Go to Preferences > Playback and there you will find a "Sound Enhancer" slider. You should turn this on! :)
Anyway, a incredible IDM artist with a lot of identity, this album is magnificent.
MP3 320kbps from pure FLAC.
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"Rounds" is one of those albums that strips away all that was required to make it: studio trickery, electronic programs, samples, the lifeless medium of the computer and somehow reveals an intimate album, organic in sound, full of life and character.
Keiran Hebden's releases prior to "Rounds" were good, but failed to deliver on the promise of the cohesive sound he was searching for. On "Rounds" Hebden manages to find that sound and the result is one of my personal favorite electronic records.
The ultimate riding the subway album, cleaning the house, lounging on a weekend afternoon. It's not invigorating music, but it is not glorified wallpaper either. The tracks breathe, speak, but they reveal themselves much in the way the classic Satie tracks do. Stark minimalism, but never boring. It is an album to feel comfortable listening to, one that should cure any alienation out of a room. It is an album to grow with and album to grow on you.
Over the past half decade, I've listened to this album dozens of times and yet, I've never enjoyed it more than I do now.
Review by noiiiiise
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Thank you so much!
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