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After some releases with more of a beat-heavy pop feel, Adamson moves back -- sort of -- into the land of noirish soundtrack. Unlike Moss Side Story, it's not really a soundtrack with repeated themes and motifs. A lot of pieces establish soundtrack-like moods, but the flow never builds up momentum of its own. As individual soundscapes, though, the tracks (largely instrumental) are reasonably impressive, whether it's burlesque-type fare, a takeoff on Miles Davis, or lounge jazz. If noir is what you want, "It's Business as Usual" is especially creepy, with its neurotic answering machine messages nearly buried under waves of disquieting sounds; achieving a similar effect; in an entirely different manner, is "Vermillion Kisses," a fairytale narrative with a morbid ending. Nick Cave adds a guest vocal to (and co-writes) "The Sweetest Embrace"; Pulp's Jarvis Cocker can be heard (and co-writes) another cut. Adamson's skill in layering and devising unusual sound textures still qualifies him as one of experimental rock's more imaginative composers and producers. But on the more rock-oriented pieces, he's using too many of those damn beat boxes for his own good.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Jarvis Cocker, Composer, Writer, FeaturedArtist - Barry Adamson, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 1993 Mute Records Limited ℗ 1996 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Limited
Middlebrooks, Composer - Adamson, Composer - Shapiro, Composer, Writer - Marshall, Composer, Writer - Blackwell, Composer, Writer - Cobb, Composer - Vowles, Composer - Barry Adamson, Composer, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - Viladin, Composer, Writer - Vidalin, Composer - Del Naja, Composer - Buie, Composer - THAWS, Composer, Writer - DATIN, Composer, Writer - Vowels, Composer, Writer - Del-Naja, Composer, Writer - Middlesbrooke, Composer, Writer - Kevin Petri, Mixer
© 1993 Mute Records Limited ℗ 1993 Mute Records Limited
Adamson, Composer - Barry Adamson, MainArtist
© 1993 Mute Records Limited ℗ 1996 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Limited
Adamson, Composer - John Napier, Composer, Writer - Herrmann, Composer - Barry Adamson, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Carla Bozlavich, Composer, Writer
© 1993 Mute Records Limited ℗ 1996 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Limited
Miles Davis, Composer, Writer - Barry Adamson, MainArtist
© 1993 Mute Records Limited ℗ 1996 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Limited
Adamson, Composer - Barry Adamson, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 1993 Mute Records Limited ℗ 1996 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Limited
Barry Adamson, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 1993 Mute Records Limited ℗ 1996 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Limited
Adamson, Composer - Barry Adamson, MainArtist - MacKenzie, Composer
© 1993 Mute Records Limited ℗ 1996 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Limited
Adamson, Composer - Barry Adamson, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 1993 Mute Records Limited ℗ 1996 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Limited
Barry Adamson, Composer, MainArtist
© 1993 Mute Records Limited ℗ 1995 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Ltd
Adamson, Composer - Barry Adamson, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 1993 Mute Records Limited ℗ 1996 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Limited
Adamson, Composer - Nick Cave, Composer, Writer - Barry Adamson, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 1993 Mute Records Limited ℗ 1996 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Limited
Adamson, Composer - Barry Adamson, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 1993 Mute Records Limited ℗ 1996 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Limited
Album review
After some releases with more of a beat-heavy pop feel, Adamson moves back -- sort of -- into the land of noirish soundtrack. Unlike Moss Side Story, it's not really a soundtrack with repeated themes and motifs. A lot of pieces establish soundtrack-like moods, but the flow never builds up momentum of its own. As individual soundscapes, though, the tracks (largely instrumental) are reasonably impressive, whether it's burlesque-type fare, a takeoff on Miles Davis, or lounge jazz. If noir is what you want, "It's Business as Usual" is especially creepy, with its neurotic answering machine messages nearly buried under waves of disquieting sounds; achieving a similar effect; in an entirely different manner, is "Vermillion Kisses," a fairytale narrative with a morbid ending. Nick Cave adds a guest vocal to (and co-writes) "The Sweetest Embrace"; Pulp's Jarvis Cocker can be heard (and co-writes) another cut. Adamson's skill in layering and devising unusual sound textures still qualifies him as one of experimental rock's more imaginative composers and producers. But on the more rock-oriented pieces, he's using too many of those damn beat boxes for his own good.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:50
- Main artists: Barry Adamson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mute
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 1993 Mute Records Limited ℗ 1993 Mute Records Limited
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