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The seventh studio album from the British singer/songwriter, released after five years of retirement, during which Matt Hales (aka Aqualung) focused solely on his career as a producer, 10 Futures looks to the past on its opening salvo, the evocative, loop-driven "Tape to Tape." Built around the clicks and spins of a rewinding cassette tape -- analog sounds play a large role in 10 Futures, and the ambient city soundscapes and chirping birds feel as much a part of the songs as the melodies do -- and featuring the soulful falsetto of guest vocalist Joel Compass, it's a fitting re-introduction for an artist who spent time away from the front of the house behind the mixing board, and it's also the most playful song on the album. The slow-burn follow-up, "Eggshells," is more indicative of the LP as a whole, pairing deep, trip-hop-kissed beats with emotionally charged vocals; in this case it's a deeply Auto-Tuned Hales locking horns with English soul singer Lianne La Havas. "Be Beautiful Feat. Luke Sital-Singh," "Hearts (Spinwheeloscillate) Feat. Prides," and the worldbeat-blasted, Josef Salvat-assisted "Shame on Me" flirt with Coldplay-infused Brit-pop, but much of 10 Futures sounds like the work of the man responsible for penning 2002's "Strange & Beautiful." Excessive James Blake-approved balladry aside, Hales' acumen for production is on full display here, as 10 Futures is a marvel of meticulous engineering, and while the material doesn't always live up to the sonic grandstanding, it never suffers because of it.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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Matt Hales, Composer, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Programmer - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - Aqualung, MainArtist - Joel Compass, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Moses Sumney, Composer
© 2015 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd./ a Golden Section Recordings Release ℗ 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd./ a Golden Section Recordings Release
Matt Hales, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Programmer, Vocals - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - Aqualung, MainArtist - Ben Hales, Guitar - Lianne La Havas, Guitar, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Howard Lawrence, Composer, Programmer, CoProducer - Guy Lawrence, Composer, Programmer
© 2015 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd./ a Golden Section Recordings Release ℗ 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd./ a Golden Section Recordings Release
Matt Hales, Composer, Producer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Piano, Programmer, Vocals, Bass - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - Aqualung, MainArtist - Ben Hales, Guitar - Kim Oliver, Composer - Dave Price, Viola, Violin - Luke Sital-Singh, Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2015 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd./ a Golden Section Recordings Release ℗ 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd./ a Golden Section Recordings Release
Matt Hales, Composer, Producer, Piano, Programmer, Vocals - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - Aqualung, MainArtist - Ben Hales, Composer
© 2015 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd./ a Golden Section Recordings Release ℗ 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd./ a Golden Section Recordings Release
Matt Hales, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Programmer, Vocals, Bass - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - Aqualung, MainArtist - Ben Hales, Guitar - Dave Price, Drums, Percussion
© 2015 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd./ a Golden Section Recordings Release ℗ 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd./ a Golden Section Recordings Release
Matt Hales, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - Aqualung, MainArtist - Ben Hales, Trumpet - Matt Vincent-Brown, Composer, Drums, Additional Production, Programmer - Sweet Billy Pilgrim, FeaturedArtist - Tim Elsenburg, Vocals, Bass
© 2015 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd./ a Golden Section Recordings Release ℗ 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd./ a Golden Section Recordings Release
Matt Hales, Composer, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - Aqualung, MainArtist - Mikky Ekko, Composer, Percussion, Vocals - Lewis Gardiner, Keyboards, Programmer - Stewart Brock, Vocals - Prides, Additional Production, FeaturedArtist - Kandace Springs, Backing Vocals
© 2015 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd./ a Golden Section Recordings Release ℗ 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd./ a Golden Section Recordings Release
Matt Hales, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - Aqualung, MainArtist - Josef Salvat, Composer, Vocals, Bass, FeaturedArtist
© 2015 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd./ a Golden Section Recordings Release ℗ 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd./ a Golden Section Recordings Release
Matt Hales, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - Aqualung, MainArtist - Sohn, Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Backing Vocals - Christopher Taylor, Composer - Nick Ruth, Composer
© 2015 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd./ a Golden Section Recordings Release ℗ 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd./ a Golden Section Recordings Release
Matt Hales, Composer, Producer, Piano, Vocals - Dick Beetham, MasteringEngineer - Aqualung, MainArtist - Kim Oliver, Composer, Vocals - Kina Grannis, Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2015 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd./ a Golden Section Recordings Release ℗ 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd./ a Golden Section Recordings Release
Album review
The seventh studio album from the British singer/songwriter, released after five years of retirement, during which Matt Hales (aka Aqualung) focused solely on his career as a producer, 10 Futures looks to the past on its opening salvo, the evocative, loop-driven "Tape to Tape." Built around the clicks and spins of a rewinding cassette tape -- analog sounds play a large role in 10 Futures, and the ambient city soundscapes and chirping birds feel as much a part of the songs as the melodies do -- and featuring the soulful falsetto of guest vocalist Joel Compass, it's a fitting re-introduction for an artist who spent time away from the front of the house behind the mixing board, and it's also the most playful song on the album. The slow-burn follow-up, "Eggshells," is more indicative of the LP as a whole, pairing deep, trip-hop-kissed beats with emotionally charged vocals; in this case it's a deeply Auto-Tuned Hales locking horns with English soul singer Lianne La Havas. "Be Beautiful Feat. Luke Sital-Singh," "Hearts (Spinwheeloscillate) Feat. Prides," and the worldbeat-blasted, Josef Salvat-assisted "Shame on Me" flirt with Coldplay-infused Brit-pop, but much of 10 Futures sounds like the work of the man responsible for penning 2002's "Strange & Beautiful." Excessive James Blake-approved balladry aside, Hales' acumen for production is on full display here, as 10 Futures is a marvel of meticulous engineering, and while the material doesn't always live up to the sonic grandstanding, it never suffers because of it.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:58
- Main artists: Aqualung
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2015 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd./ a Golden Section Recordings Release ℗ 2015 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd./ a Golden Section Recordings Release
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