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I'm quite excited about "Lost Horizons" so I'm putting up this short review of the album right away. I'll probably submit it to amazon.co.uk too.
Lemon Jelly - Lost Horizons
A great warmth, a good mood is abound on this album. The melodies and beats that I came to know and love on "lemonjelly.ky", the collection of their earlier releases, are still playing a major role on the album. That's only a good thing as far as I'm concerned, because they retain a freshness with new beats and ideas even though the formula is the same.
If listening to "Nice Weather For Ducks" doesn't make you grin like mad (not because it's ridiculous - which it is in an absurd way - but simply because it's so upbeat) then maybe Lemon Jelly and its brethren (Wagon Christ) are not for you. I for one could wholly embrace the craziness and beauty of the electronic goodness that radiates from the song. It's happy, and it's frank about it. It's about having fun. But it's also strange enough that not everybody will be able to enjoy it like I did, so if you're introducing someone to Lemon Jelly, don't necessarily start out with this song.
When "Closer" first started flowing out of my speakers I was instantly and spontaniously compelled to turn up the volume some five notches and stand up and move my body some. It's a definite highlight on the already bright and endlessly entertaining collage of melodies, samples and phat beats that is "Lost Horizons". This is electronic music with texture, warmth and a very, very high "cool"-factor. It's electronic music to love.
After hearing "lemonjelly.ky" and "Lost Horizons", I have very much become a fan. I'll be back for more. This was the kind of music I knew existed but hadn't found until now. If you're thinking about getting this album, also get "lemonjelly.ky". Do get them both, because once you hear either one, you won't want to wait for the other one to arrive in the mail.
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