{"id":13,"date":"2011-05-24T15:49:31","date_gmt":"2011-05-24T14:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassdress.wordpress.com\/?p=13"},"modified":"2019-03-10T19:03:39","modified_gmt":"2019-03-10T19:03:39","slug":"new-luomo-album-anounced-plus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassdress.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/24\/new-luomo-album-anounced-plus\/","title":{"rendered":"New Luomo Album Anounced – "Plus""},"content":{"rendered":"

So, it’s been a couple of years since the flat “Convivial” was released, and now Mr Delay will soon be offering up a new Luomo disc.  I’m excited in a sense, but it’s not without a slight feeling of unease.<\/p>\n

You see, like it or not, when I get a new Luomo album my ears expect three things.  Those are; Luomo, Raz Ohara, and Johanna Iivanainen.  Why?  I don’t know, it’s just to me these three people form what I think to be the Luomo project (not Sasu and a bunch of uninspired ‘famous’ vocalists).  It looks again like I may be disappointed, as the albums literature seems to boast “Vocals: Chicago Boys”.  Hmm… anonymous vocalists on a house record – how original!<\/strong--><\/p>\n

Then again, after listening to some of the previews on LuomoMusic.org<\/a> I find myself liking the groove, even if it’s not the subtly elegant groove that Luomo once spoiled us with.  It sounds to me a bit like Sistol gone house.  It’s very, very electro, whilst maintaining a 4\/4 techno chassis, and even under its layers of percussion, still sounds utterly synthetic and most importantly, unique.<\/p>\n

The other two tracks available for listening are “Good Stuff” and “Spy”.  To my ears, they both sound a little awkward.  They both sound like someone having self-indulgent fun with synthesizers, and not well written music (Yes, Sasu, I know you invested in a Cwejman S1, I can hear it on every bloody track now…).  This results in them feeling a little played and tired, even before their time.<\/p>\n

I’m sure the album will have a lot more to offer, and I’m always <\/em>anxious to hear new Luomo, but I just can’t help shake the feeling that there will never be another “VocalCity” (or even another “The Present Lover” for that matter).  Then again, I’d be first to complain if he was covering old ground.  Poor bugger can’t win…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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