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Previously ambient dub specialists, with their third record, Natural Selection, Sounds From the Ground moved into a style of downtempo electronica perfectly matched to the chillout crowd then in ascendance. Although mildly opportunistic, the record shows Messrs. Woolfson and Jones are quite adept at crafting earthy downbeat with plenty of warm keys and an aura of the sublime. The opener, "Lean on Me" featuring Colein, is especially nice, a languorous piece of female-fronted electronic pop with jazzy keys and a lazy, shuffling beat. A feature for drum'n'bass chatter General Levy is solid as well, though a few of the other vocalists on tap ruin the tracks they appear on, like the belabored Björk impressions of Nicola Hitchcock and the childish (literally) spoken-word piece by Aine on "Inner World" (granted, she's noticeably better on the sunny trip-pop of "New Day"). Like Zero 7 composing for a car commercial (though they probably already have), Natural Selection aims more for a crossover pop audience, but does hit its target precisely.
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Linda Duggan, Writer - Sounds From The Ground, MainArtist - Nick Woolfson, Composer - Elliot Jones, Composer
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Nicola Hitchcock, Writer - Sounds From The Ground, MainArtist - Nick Woolfson, Composer - Elliot Jones, Composer
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Sounds From The Ground, MainArtist - Nick Woolfson, Composer - Elliot Jones, Composer - Aine Belton, Writer
© 2018 Punkfunk Ltd ℗ 2018 Punkfunk Ltd
Sounds From The Ground, MainArtist - Nick Woolfson, Composer - Elliot Jones, Composer - Aine Belton, Writer
© 2018 Punkfunk Ltd ℗ 2018 Punkfunk Ltd
Sounds From The Ground, MainArtist - Paul Levy, Writer - Nick Woolfson, Composer - Elliot Jones, Composer
© 2018 Punkfunk Ltd ℗ 2018 Punkfunk Ltd
Sounds From The Ground, MainArtist - Nick Woolfson, Composer - Elliot Jones, Composer - Aine Belton, Writer
© 2018 Punkfunk Ltd ℗ 2018 Punkfunk Ltd
Sounds From The Ground, MainArtist - Nick Woolfson, Composer - Elliot Jones, Composer
© 2018 Punkfunk Ltd ℗ 2018 Punkfunk Ltd
Nicola Hitchcock, Writer - Sounds From The Ground, MainArtist - Nick Woolfson, Composer - Elliot Jones, Composer
© 2018 Punkfunk Ltd ℗ 2018 Punkfunk Ltd
Sounds From The Ground, MainArtist - Nick Woolfson, Composer - Elliot Jones, Composer
© 2018 Punkfunk Ltd ℗ 2018 Punkfunk Ltd
Sounds From The Ground, MainArtist - Nick Woolfson, Composer - Elliot Jones, Composer
© 2018 Punkfunk Ltd ℗ 2018 Punkfunk Ltd
Album review
Previously ambient dub specialists, with their third record, Natural Selection, Sounds From the Ground moved into a style of downtempo electronica perfectly matched to the chillout crowd then in ascendance. Although mildly opportunistic, the record shows Messrs. Woolfson and Jones are quite adept at crafting earthy downbeat with plenty of warm keys and an aura of the sublime. The opener, "Lean on Me" featuring Colein, is especially nice, a languorous piece of female-fronted electronic pop with jazzy keys and a lazy, shuffling beat. A feature for drum'n'bass chatter General Levy is solid as well, though a few of the other vocalists on tap ruin the tracks they appear on, like the belabored Björk impressions of Nicola Hitchcock and the childish (literally) spoken-word piece by Aine on "Inner World" (granted, she's noticeably better on the sunny trip-pop of "New Day"). Like Zero 7 composing for a car commercial (though they probably already have), Natural Selection aims more for a crossover pop audience, but does hit its target precisely.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:16
- Main artists: Sounds From The Ground
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Upstream Records
- Genre: Electronic
© 2018 Punkfunk Ltd ℗ 2018 Punkfunk Ltd
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