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After the imaginative but often leaden-sounding Jump Leads LP in 2001, Messrs. Cobby and McSherry applied their usual mastery of sound science to The Life and Times of Phoebus Brumal, an extraordinary set of music that starts out bouncing like Basement Jaxx but ends up revealing more stylistic and musical innovation than anyone else in the field of organic electronica. That these productions appear on what is apparently a concept album centering on the daftly named figure in the title shouldn't scare away any listeners (although fleeing would indeed be understood). Without a look at the liner notes, which apparently include excerpts from the diary of Mr. (or Mrs.) Brumal -- but are actually nonsensical assemblages of words from artwork maestros Designers Republic -- the only clues that this material forms a concept album are in the seamless, excellent transitions between tracks. The first two songs feature the type of spangly disco productions that Basement Jaxx made a specialty, although Cobby and McSherry's process of Brazilification adds innumerable subtleties to the sound, and the openers are only the launching pad for the dozen tracks to come that, together, comprise one of the strongest full-lengths in dance music this side of the millennium. A few vocals do intrude, although they're usually dispatched quickly and treated well by the production duo. Unfortunately, Papa V's feature on the third track is the one least worth hearing; Djinji Brown's pair of songs on the second side should have been front and center (although perhaps a different order wouldn't have suited any concept at work).
© John Bush /TiVo
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Fila Brazillia, MainArtist - S. Cobby, Composer - Righteous Scene Music / Eagle-i Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - D. McSherry, Composer
Twentythree Records Ltd Twentythree Records Ltd
Fila Brazillia, MainArtist - S. Cobby, Composer - Righteous Scene Music / Eagle-i Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - D. McSherry, Composer
Twentythree Records Ltd Twentythree Records Ltd
Papa V., FeaturedArtist - Fila Brazillia, MainArtist - S. Cobby, Composer - Righteous Scene Music / Eagle-i Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - D. McSherry, Composer - V. Okenyi, Composer
Twentythree Records Ltd Twentythree Records Ltd
Papa V., FeaturedArtist - Fila Brazillia, MainArtist - S. Cobby, Composer - Righteous Scene Music / Eagle-i Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - D. McSherry, Composer - V. Okenyi, Composer
Twentythree Records Ltd Twentythree Records Ltd
Fila Brazillia, MainArtist - S. Cobby, Composer - Righteous Scene Music / Eagle-i Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - D. McSherry, Composer
Twentythree Records Ltd Twentythree Records Ltd
Fila Brazillia, MainArtist - S. Cobby, Composer - Righteous Scene Music / Eagle-i Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - D. McSherry, Composer
Twentythree Records Ltd Twentythree Records Ltd
Fila Brazillia, MainArtist - S. Cobby, Composer - Righteous Scene Music / Eagle-i Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - D. McSherry, Composer
Twentythree Records Ltd Twentythree Records Ltd
Fila Brazillia, MainArtist - S. Cobby, Composer - Righteous Scene Music / Eagle-i Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - D. McSherry, Composer
Twentythree Records Ltd Twentythree Records Ltd
Fila Brazillia, MainArtist - S. Cobby, Composer - Righteous Scene Music / Eagle-i Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - D. McSherry, Composer - V. Okenyi, Composer
Twentythree Records Ltd Twentythree Records Ltd
Fila Brazillia, MainArtist - S. Cobby, Composer - Righteous Scene Music / Eagle-i Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - D. McSherry, Composer
Twentythree Records Ltd Twentythree Records Ltd
Fila Brazillia, MainArtist - S. Cobby, Composer - Righteous Scene Music / Eagle-i Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - D. McSherry, Composer
Twentythree Records Ltd Twentythree Records Ltd
D. BROWN, Composer - Djinji Brown, FeaturedArtist - Fila Brazillia, MainArtist - S. Cobby, Composer - Righteous Scene Music / Eagle-i Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - D. McSherry, Composer
Twentythree Records Ltd Twentythree Records Ltd
Fila Brazillia, MainArtist - S. Cobby, Composer - Righteous Scene Music / Eagle-i Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - D. McSherry, Composer
Twentythree Records Ltd Twentythree Records Ltd
D. BROWN, Composer - Djinji Brown, FeaturedArtist - Fila Brazillia, MainArtist - S. Cobby, Composer - Righteous Scene Music / Eagle-i Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - D. McSherry, Composer
Twentythree Records Ltd Twentythree Records Ltd
Album review
After the imaginative but often leaden-sounding Jump Leads LP in 2001, Messrs. Cobby and McSherry applied their usual mastery of sound science to The Life and Times of Phoebus Brumal, an extraordinary set of music that starts out bouncing like Basement Jaxx but ends up revealing more stylistic and musical innovation than anyone else in the field of organic electronica. That these productions appear on what is apparently a concept album centering on the daftly named figure in the title shouldn't scare away any listeners (although fleeing would indeed be understood). Without a look at the liner notes, which apparently include excerpts from the diary of Mr. (or Mrs.) Brumal -- but are actually nonsensical assemblages of words from artwork maestros Designers Republic -- the only clues that this material forms a concept album are in the seamless, excellent transitions between tracks. The first two songs feature the type of spangly disco productions that Basement Jaxx made a specialty, although Cobby and McSherry's process of Brazilification adds innumerable subtleties to the sound, and the openers are only the launching pad for the dozen tracks to come that, together, comprise one of the strongest full-lengths in dance music this side of the millennium. A few vocals do intrude, although they're usually dispatched quickly and treated well by the production duo. Unfortunately, Papa V's feature on the third track is the one least worth hearing; Djinji Brown's pair of songs on the second side should have been front and center (although perhaps a different order wouldn't have suited any concept at work).
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:22
- Main artists: Fila Brazillia
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Twentythree
- Genre: Electronic Chill-out
Twentythree Records Ltd Twentythree Records Ltd
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