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all i have to say is, a must buy album, definitely on my top 5 list. :)
A disappointment. 'Hope & Sorrow' focuses more on guest vocalist and rappers and most of the tracks fail to impress. Gone are the collages of movie audio samples placed over dark soundscapes (although a few short 'filler' tracks reflect this style). I 'hoped' this disc would be an excellent follow up to 'Tales of the Forgotten Melodies' but all I felt was 'sorrow' upon my first listen. Listen to sound samples before buying. Compared to 'Tales of the Forgotten Melodies' this CD was a big let down. This seems to be an attempt at more of a commercial 'dance' release than the well crafted Turntablism record that I was expecting.
Call it downtempo, trip hop or IDM, I don't care, this and Wax Tailor's other album, Tales of the Forgotten Melodies both truly show how electronic music can have soul and at the same time push the boundaries of music.It's smart music that stands up to many, many repeated listenings but at the same time catchy and accessible. If you enjoy this album (or TotFM) I highly recommend trying out Radio Citizen's Berlin Serengeti.
Hope & Sorrow has more dark songs on it and in parts tries to be political.It has a few really good songs on it but it doesn't seem to flow quite as well from song to song. The sample splicing in this CD loses it's shock it had in the first album. It'll grow on you. Hope and Sorrow is the newest album from the French artist Wax Tailor. It's similar to his previous CD "Tales of the Forgotten Melodies". So if you like Wax Tailor and have the first album pick this one up as well.
The guy at the music store recommended this to me. I recently purchased this album not exactly knowing what to expect. It is now my favorite album.
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