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- Listening recommendations: Sweet Love, The Beauty, Welcome To Minea
Impressions
Some times, a good bit of trip hop
music is just what the doctor ordered. While I'm writing this review
(but most likely not while you're reading it), I'm getting over some
recent surgery, and the smoky-smooth vocals on Copernic#'s '24
Lights' makes it really easy to just sit back and relax and let the
music take over. The music here is a smattering of different bits and
pieces, bringing together manner of genres influences in a
well-rounded sonic package, as any self-respecting trip hop record
would be in this day and age. The albums should have taken its name
from the lead off track, “Almost in Trance”, as the music does
carry a subdued feeling, where even the fastest track (which is
judging shades of gray) has methodical tempo. “Bond Girl” is an
obvious tribute to and pretty good attempt at the band writing a Bond
theme song. A little subdued in light of older Bond anthems, but
certainly better than more recent offerings from that film series.
Lyrically, it's nothing too heavy; slinking between romantic liaisons
and misty emotions (and Bond girls, which is kind of the same thing
really), given life and weight by Regina Przic's voice. The
instrumental pieces are uniformly well done, though not as standout
as Przic's voice on most of the tracks, because they tend to push her
to the forefront. When they do get to take centre stage, such as the
bridge near the end of “Sweet Love”, they really do put some
harder edge to things (that drum and bass!). '24 Lights' showcases
some serious musical chops, and makes for a relaxing listen that I
wholeheartedly recommend during these dry summer days. May also work
as music for gettin it on. No guarantees.
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