Reviews (page 4 of 8)
Elektronische 1., 2. - die komischen Drums gönnen einem keine Pause, wenig Abwechslung und nur bis zu einem Punkt progressive Erstmal nachlesen, um den Hintergeund ein bisschen zu verstehen - war wohl das erste Techno- Konzeptalbum
Pet peeve: Wikipedia and most of the reviews here calling this techno. This is downtempo, ambient, Latin, afrobeat, triphop, jazzy, a bit of dub—a nicely varied sampling of styles actually—but not techno. Anyway, it’s pretty good.
Neat little album! Definitely will revisit in the future
Good electronic music. There are a fair amount of sound effects — metallic noises, the sound of a sword being unsheathed, etc. — especially early on in the album. I could do without that. But when the beats get going, the music slaps. A lot of songs have live instrumentation too, or at least live-sounding samples. It’s a mix. Highlights: - “Duke of Earlsfield” has this great hip-hop bass line in the beat and then adds in a xylophone sound that could have been in Super Mario Bros. - “Wilmot” has a very different energy and I love the scatting vocals. It’s really not even an electronic song. It starts with a Middle Eastern style, settles into a reggae/dub beat and adds swinging jazz horns. Amazing!
The second time I listened through the whole record. But it’s still not my kind of music.
3,5
Dancehall dancehall everyday
Wilmot is the key standout, the rest is sounding a bit dated
I'd really like to like it, because there are some pretty interesting ideas (including the name "Haunted Dancehall"), but the truth is that it's mostly boring
Not my cup of tea.
The album starts off very weak, but there's some cool stuff later on, particularly the Portishead remix of Planet D. I'm not sure why this album made the list, though.
I like this well enough. Somehow I've never heard of them, though it fits right into the mid 90's techno evolution that Warp was a central part of - and I'm generally a fan of. It doesn't hit me the same as other high-profile albums from the same scene though.
Won't be rushing to listen to this again but it was nowhere near as bad as some of the reviews suggested.
7th August 2023 Listened late as still catching up. All been lazy days while we wait for baby. At first I thought I would hate this and would be a real slog, but with beats from Afro, ska, reggae and Motown blending with atmospheric electro it was a welcome surprise. Blade runner vibes. 3.5 if I could.
Nice
Música de estilo chill-out. Agradable para escuchar de fondo. Melodías un tanto repetitivas. Sin voces en todo el disco
weird. 3 stars.
It starts off quite mechanical and dull. I was thinking maybe these were the guys to use this type of drum machine or process for the first time, but drum machines had been around for two decades by then. It picks up halfway, with Theme, introducing different moody and ambient sounds. The last song, which it turns out is the title track, was probably the best, IMO. I'll round up since I only listened to it once.
I was indifferent to this one.
too long. not as bad as expected. it has moments where it's good. ballad of nicky mcguire after 3 minutes, the end of return to planet d, tow truck minus the sirens.
It's OK, could be setbreak music. Good driving around music and that's what I do so it works.
Solid dancehall album. Be great for times I need Deadmau5 type music in the background.
Ca pas vraiment de sens comme album. genre D'électro, avec des bruits bizarres et c'est quand meme long.. Mais j'ai pas détesté, ca s'écoute pas si mal. 3.25
J'ai apprécié mais je pense que c'était une anomalie
Overall, just very scattered. Lots of neat ideas and nice atmospheres, but ultimately it lacks a focus that I would have loved to see applied to the first 3 tracks.
Electrónica.
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Quite boring, really didnt grab my attention, even though I normally like this stuff. Didn't hate it, but I have heard much better.
Not really my kind of music but bonus points for the mighty Andrew Weatherall
Weird ah hell but cool
Prima plaat, veel vette nummers. Maar rare toevoeging aan de lijst. In deze categorie zijn er meer vernieuwende platen te vinden, die beter zijn.
Nice trip hoppy feel, will listen again...
Kind of interesting electronica but overall this is all just background to me, nothing I'd want to listen to deliberately. If it was on, I wouldn't swap it. But, not something I would be like "Oh yeah let's throw on Haunted Dancehall!".
Als je dit intensief luistert is het eigenlijk gewoon niks, maar tijdens werk beviel me dit meer dan ik eigenlijk wil toegeven.
I don't know what it is about this album that I like. It isn't what I normally listen to and I'm not saying I think it is amazing. I just really enjoyed it. Background music with a bonus. It's different. I plan to keep playing this one in the future.
A little long, and a little dull, but not terrible
eh
Closest to dark ambient music/hauntology in this list so far (I don’t see many others arousing a similar comparison). The day before I heard this I happened to be scrolling through the worst-rated albums on this list, so that might have affected how I perceived this one. There’s definitely a common theme of non-musical, avant-garde elements in those albums, and this is no exception; where did they get those bizarre, metallic sounds for Bubble & Slide? Yet if they wanted to evoke rain dripping through a decaying discotheque’s ceiling, then sure, they pulled it off. HL: “Haunted Dancehall”, “Duke of Earlsfield”, “Wilmot”, “Planet D (Portishead Remix)”
You appreciated the theme of the album, might listen again as background music
I'm told that this has been described as the first techno concept album (whoever said that should really get out more), but if that's the case, then I have no idea what the concept of this album is, since there are no words. It's pretty mediocre overall. Not bad by any means, but it builds very slowly and there was never really a moment that made me sit up and pay attention. By the time I was halfway through the album I was ready to be done with it 3/5
Experimental techno this was certainly interesting and different , glad I listen but not sure I’ll rush back.
It’s definitely a vibe, so it’s not for everyone.
Didn't really know what to say about this one, other than it provided a mesmerizing soundtrack for both my wife and 5 year old grandson while they did a painting project.
Weird but cool. Trip hoppy
This sounded like extra-harsh trip-hop and staying up all night. Not sure if that's the point, but it worked for me if it took a little long to get to it.
interesting - very low fi and not my usual tea. very background music but Ballad of Nicky Maguire was good with that synth cutting in.
Un autre cas où la pochette ne m'inspirait pas. Je suis agréablement surpris de cette écoute. Plus l'album avançait et plus j'aimais pour finalement réaliser que Geoff Barrow de Portishead est impliqué ainsi que Mr. Scruff. On sent un courant de musique électronique apparaître dans cet album.
Fine!
A bit of a slow start, but picked up a bit in the middle. Still a pretty strange album, but worth a listen.
Música electrónica. Empezó gustándome, pero terminó rayándome. Venga, un 3.
Excellent road trip music when you don't know what you feel like listening too.
solid electronica sound. Did not strike me as overly distinctive.
I liked this more than I thought I would - great music for background music/while working. Would put it on again for focusing.
3.75
Okay
3/5. Very sparse, I want more beats in the beats
I appreciate this as being creative but I didn't connect with it. And it felt like it was a million years long.
Definitely some great tracks on here. My listening was a bit fragmented over the day which probably didn't help. I think there's probably a right frame of mind needed for experimental techno, or maybe not, perhaps that's the point. Wilmot is a brilliant track!
Nice background music.
Perfect background music to studying or working, gaming, cooking, walking, or even reading to. Sounds like a cool soundtrack to a dystopian sci-fi game or movie. At the same time, there's no memorable songs on it as it all kind of blends together. I also wouldn't listen to this much out of pure enjoyment like the 4s and 5s I've rated so far. A good album still though.
Honestly not horrible! I kinda enjoyed this cause it was super different
2nd half grew on me
Música electrónica. Empezó gustándome, pero terminó rayándome. Venga, un 3.
Electrónico hipnotizante, antiguo
wilmot is a very interesting song, funky house music, would likely be better to dance to than to just listen to. Shrooms would probably help too
Kind neat, but still more of background music.
It's fine, but mostly feels like background music to me. Much of it is extremely repetitive. 3 stars.
6/10
Well this was a long one, wasn't it? It certainly had a lot of electronic sounds, and not unpleasant ones. It took a long time to warm up and get going, though I imagine that this was by design. I was very happy to get to the middle section, with "Wilmot," "Tow Truck," and "Theme," where it went to interesting places beyond ambient for a while before heading back. I enjoyed those pieces. Some cool, interesting stuff.
As I started listening to the album, I thought "Cool, a new album to add to my list for listening while working!" Instrumental music with a lite dance beat can work well for me in that setting. As I continued to listen, I became more and more irritated (as did my dog) by metallic tinniness within many of the compositions that felt more like noise than an enhancement to the tune. By the end, I was at a "probably not" with regards to keeping it in my library.
A real surprise of an album, enjoyed this from start to finish and really superb in parts. Will definitely revisit
Meh
I enjoyed this. It's basically a lot of progressive and layered sounds/noises, so not the most compelling music in the world. But it's also pretty chill and enjoyable enough to listen to. It mostly works as background as I sit working, although sometimes the noise/dissonance gets distracting (i.e., "Flight Path Estate," "Jacob Street 7am"). I feel like it would have really benefited from a serious edit. They could have dropped several songs and had a much tighter, more cohesive album. Fave Songs: Wilmot, Ballad of Nicky McGuire, Tow Truck, Theme, Planet D
Reminds me a bit of Fluke. Less melodic than I usually like my electronica but still good.
This was an interesting electronic/dance album that delivered on the spookiness promised in the title. It strayed more to the side of "interesting" than to the side of "fun" or "enjoyable". It's not super relistenable, so it loses a star.
Had me up and dancing, enjoyed the liquid style.
Surprisingly good! Quite eerie but good background music for working to. Some catchy tracks
Álbum com boas opções de eletro que proporcionam um clima interessante, especialmente com o remix do Portishead
I would listen to some of these songs again.
Yeah, this was pretty good. Like a cross between holiday music and when you find a really cool bar at a festival.
This sort of music I can really enjoy but I don't know if I 'get it' like other people do because I can enjoy music of this kind that's considered to be bad as much as that thats considered to be good and I might not even be able to tell the difference. But like if I'm listening to it and really focussing I can kind of listen to it with my whole body and its sort of mesmirising and beautiful.
Pretty cool. Like early minimalist electronic, but cos of the era u can hear The Prodigy vibes, some similar tempos. Decent, easy to listen to. 3/5
A totally unusual and unique mindfuck. I think it was absolute genius but I think you gotta be out of it to appreciate it's finer details.
Portsihead song was the best out of the bunch. Decent background music.
Pretty solid techno.
At first I thought this album was a bit dull, but about halfway through I really enjoyed some of the songs. This is fairly minimalist music and I’m surprised it takes 3 people to create this
OMG a 90's album, I didn't think it was going to happen. I have never head this before.... not sure I need to again. Its more interesting than most of the stuff we have been feed so far. The only thing I think when I listen to this is... Beastie boys instrumentals do it better. meh out of 5
Ближе к 4
Chill dancehall/ early dub. Alot of the songs sounded like they were about to pick up, or about to end, but just kept going. Okay at best in my opinion.
I tried, really not my thing, plus I was falling way behind!
instrumental. a bit weird. I doubt ill listen again
Обычные, но все же приятные ритмы и необычные звуки, но больше ничего. Этот альбом был бы хорош как саундтрек к какому-нибудь платформеру, но в музыкальном плане эта работа не очень
some good tracks, but not didn't feel enough to go back to it...
Sympa mais on se fait chier
I am not sure about this one. Did not enjoy.
Really a 1.5, last track kinda saved it from being a 1 tbh
Sounds like a Dub record that’s been left to rot in a flooded studio for 1000 years before being reconstructed by robots. So weird that it’s really hard to rate.
I remember a friend had a Sabres Of Paradise 12” way back when this album came out, which was awesome. Might have been Wilmot on here, as that has the same tune, but isn’t the version on whatever SOP 12” that was. Disappointing this album isn’t like that. It feels unfinished, and never really goes anywhere. I’ve read people slating this and praising this but it’s an uneventful 2 for me, sadly.
First track: a toilet is haunted and will not stop running. A wizard is casting a spell trying to fix it. Track 2: spell not working, now hitting with a wrench. Track 3: zoombinis playing tennis Track 13: demented seagulls Last track: robot farts
Last track was cool but the rest of this mostly was not. This was more noise than techno it seemed.
Non eventful ambient sounds
This was not as bad as I expected it to be but the 12 minutes of beeping at the end really made me consider pulling this down to 2.
Not enough to keep me interested.
dude can you call it a concept album if it's that label dependent on the text you wrote that accompanies your album? I mean I guess it is because that's what's going on here. So let's break it down a bit, we got some fun dub with wubbing bass synths and very metallic, sloppy and slushing drums that feel industrial but are more on the friendlier side. They're not the clanks and bangs of a depeche mode or NIN album, but they're very poppy and friendly. They're a bit tinny at times, but it's fine. The ambient pads are nice and there's some loooooong attack pads that ease chords in and out of the passages. I feel that it's a bit of a shortcut to call this a concept album if you just write a concept that goes along with your music. It's great to help me lock in with work. I don't know about it being required listening. It seems to be a heavy influence of trip hop. And I can feel that halfway with Duke of Earlsfield. There are some distorted 808 bass hits here with a somewhat hip hop beat. I don’t think it should be a required listen though. I’ll respect the influence, and maybe more so on video game soundtracks, but yeah…not needed
Inoffensive stuff, but the album is too long. Overall, it has the feel of a bunch of sketches made prior recording a real album.
I mean... It's pretty good. But as an album, it's too long and repetitive. I enjoy this kind of music, but Aphex Twin, for example, makes similar music, and it just doesn't feel as boring. I think this album isn't varied enough, and about halfway through it just became background music. As an album, I just don't think it rates better than average, but individual songs certainly could.
no me gusta mucho el estilo, y eso que el ambient lo banco bastante
This is the music playing in every H&M clothing store in malls across America. No value. Just background noise.
Meh. Minus a star because on youtube
4/10 - this becomes a struggle towards the end, reminds me of that reddit post where a dude has sex to similar sounding music (although to be fair that was much worse)
Mostly noise? I don't really get this one. I guess it was experimental for its time, but it kind of just sounds like a lot of the weird presets on a Casio keyboard getting hit randomly. There are a couple decent ones (I enjoyed Tow Truck because it kind of sounded like a James Bond theme), but most are just annoying.
In theory, I should like this. It’s dark, atmospheric, very trip-hop, very Bristol… and yet it just doesn’t work for me. The frequent lack of rhythm and the repetitive nature of the whole thing really get in the way. It’s not unlistenable, but too often it feels like successive layers being piled onto a fairly uninspired foundation rather than actual songwriting. Some of the sound effects also feel painfully old-school now. Not enough substance in my opinion.
instrumental repetitivo
Jag kan med stolthet säga att jag har lyssnat igenom 1 timme och 17 minuter av detta album på YouTube (alltså hela). Anledningen till min stolthet är att det inte alltid var helt lätt. För er som inte lyssnat så är det ett instrumentalt techno-album. Det bjuder på en hel del intressanta ljudbilder och till och från gillar jag ändå det jag lyssnar på ganska mycket. Men i det stora hela fungerar det bäst som bakgrundsmusik med en mystisk atmosfär. Ljuden är ibland spännande, men ofta bara inte så bra. Jag tenderar generellt att ha svårt för musik som är fullständigt instrumental. Med det sagt är det inte det värsta jag har lyssnat på. Mitt slutbetyg blir 4/10!
It's as if the weirder progressive noise rock met techno. Not my jam.
2.5
Just not my thing. But not terrible.
You know I actually wanted to get into club haunted dancehall more than club aqua. There's more joy in my head from that singular line than this 74 minute behemoth. It's not as bad I think as the other reviews say but it gets a demerit for being so long. If this was 37 minutes I'm digging it a lot more.
This album has some good ideas, some interesting sounds but, it feels soulless. Not just soulless, it becomes tedious and uninteresting. The songs are so long they are even irritating. They just repeat the same structure over and over, without even evolving. And, even there are several layers on the songs, they feel pretty plain and insipid. There is no single song that turns to be something else, something surprising. They are just repetitive uninteresting songs. Sure, there are some ideas, but the delivery is poor, the result is tasteless and the album does not function in any way... even songs like "Wilmot" make it frustrating because of the lack of direction and, surely, of cohesion. The only cohesive aspect is its blandness and percussive repetition. And in a sense it feels uninspired. If you can say that there is inspiration, which I am not sure to find at all. Just to get to some nice melodies (in the songs you can find an actual melody) or rhythms does not make this album inspired in any way. Just less bad. Still, not memorable at all.
Starts out pretty abstract. Starts to get more funky. Very electronic early 90s. Wordless and funky. Abstract. Good background for doing something else but pretty forgettable.
Meh. Nope. Don't care for it. It wasn't awful and a little more varied than some electronic stuff. But still more repetitive than I care for.
Far to strange techno for my taste. I couldn't get in to the songs at all. There were a few moments in some songs that i did enjoy but overall not a great experience.
It’s a collection of electronic sounds structured inconveniently. I’m sure it was groundbreaking at the time, but hasn’t aged well in my opinion. Elements of some tracks sound suspiciously similar to Selected Ambient Works. But I’m not complaining about that. Just an observation. 2.6/5.0
If you compare it to other albums released around the same era it's pretty basic. No boundaries were pushed.
I feel like I could type "decent background music" for a third of the albums on this list.
Instead of rambling on about this lackluster album which has found its way in the bottom 20 rated albums in this generator, I want to discuss another phenomenon: why is it that I generate a British Electronica album mainly on weekends? This entire process is random, yet, I can only think of one album in this subgenre which was generated on a weekday. Favorite Track: "Tow Truck".
Interesting rhythms and drum loops, but jazz-inflected EDM is just not my jam.
How many bad British electronica albums can there possibly be? I'm pretty sure all of them are on this list. This one, surprisingly, isn't terrible. I was even mildly interested for a little while. Then I thought the album had to be near the end, but when I looked ... track 4. Of 14. This thing is way way way too long, but at least it isn't terrible.
Hi-hum, very humdrum
унитазные звуки😍😍😍
This is like a 14 year playoff drought.
I’ll say one thing for this album- I listened to it on a day where I needed to get some stuff done quite quickly, so the fast pace of this album was quite helpful! That’s as positive as I’ll be however. Fetch the Alan Partridge meme because this is just noise. I can’t tell you about any individual tracks, because there were no distinguishing features between them that I could find.
Not again… Yes, that’s right, it’s yet another overlong, repetitive and incredibly boring electronic album. And to make matters worse a lot of the sounds on this one seemed particularly abrasive and ear-piercing (‘Flight Path Estate’ was the most egregious case). However, for the most part I don’t have much to say about it, because (as usual) it all just washed over me without making any real impression at all. There was the very occasional track that seemed vaguely okay though, e.g. ‘Theme’. Tempted to give it a 1, but it just about gets away with a low 2.
An interesting, maybe even intelligent record which, for me, lacks a killer instinct which sees it stumble around tranquilised for 75+ minutes. It’s all very intentional, they want to keep you in that woozy, stumbling state but whether it entrances you will depend on how well disposed you are to the simple set of ingredients they’re working with. For me it’s all a little too uneventful and bland.
Electronic music good for studying
Music for ghosts. It's crazy how thin the line is that separates great ambient electronic music and stuff that I really don't get...
The first few tracks on this album have a strong focus on textures, sounds, and atmosphere, which I did really like, but the novelty quickly wore off and I found myself getting bored about half way through the second track. There’s a bit of a stylistic shift at the song Wilmot. The tracks have less of the bubbly textures and take on a bit of a dub and rock feel, which I initially enjoyed, but the novelty once again quickly wore off by the repetitive nature of the tracks. That’s my main gripe about this album and about electronica in general; everything is too long and too repetitive. There were elements I liked, but more often than not, I started eyeing up the skip button before the end of a track.
This week has been soooooooo long - Guns n Roses, Fatboy Slim, and now this? Please, god, let it stop.
Yet another, and hopefully the final, instance of British electronic music from the 90s. I just categorically find it quite boring.
This wasn't available on spotify, so I just listened on youtube. Pretty boring. Sometimes Dimery's selections are just so strange.
again weird cult shit, but more bearable
?/10. No lo terminé de escuchar, es largo y no está en Spotify. Igualmente el sonido de los primeros temas fue bastante interesante (parezco Bullrich), sonido de electro mecánico bien punzante y casi disonante pero que te hace mover la cabeza. Le voy a dar otra oportunidad en el futuro.
It seems like just beats and different sounds, nothing really to hold onto. Maybe good for zoning out but I got quickly bored.
very mixed, some of it was cool, some sounded laughably amateurish
No surprise, a bit boring. Can’t see myself going round again.
I got excited when I saw “electronic concept album”. I don’t get it though.
I'm just not a fan of techno or house music. This album was at least easy to listen to though.
Similar vibes to something from SMT or a similarly gritty rpg, but not as good
“techno’s first concept album”…..? what could the intended concept possibly be? What If You Were Trapped In A 90s Video Game Menu?
pa ono, ne mogu reći da je apsolutno smeće, al da je dobro, baš i nije. u nekoj najpozadnijoj pozadini čak i nije tolko nepodnošljivo. al sve skupa bezvezno
eh 2 not sure why I think of the group The Heliocentrics
Interesting but limited. I like the idea. But I don’t want to dance. That’s a problem with dance music.
Wasn’t feeling this one at all. Pretty boring electronic.
I really don't know how to review techno. It's not a particularly stimulating active listening experience. I probably need to take the right drugs and listen to this with dozens of other people on those same drugs, but I don't have the budget or inclination for that venture. I didn't hate this, which is the best that this kind of thing can do, I guess.
I found "Haunted Dancehall" on Youtube, pressed "Play" and started cleaning the bathroom. The album was good background music, but I don't hear anything that would distinguish this from many other (in my opinion better) electronic music albums. I'm probably missing the cultural importance of The Sabres of Paradise and I guess I should have been "there", but unfortunately my mother didn't let a 9 year old travel from Finland to England to listen some techno.
Haven't heard of them, I only recognize Andrew Weatherall in the credits. Oh those metallic sounds in the first two tracks are just headache inducing, not pleasant at all. It got better later but it still wasn't a great album 2/5
Sounds like something you would make in your first week of using FruityLoops, but it grows on you slightly.
Ok
Not on Apple Music apparently. And from the reviews it looks as though I really DON’T need to hear this before I die s I will give it the average review and get it off my list.
This felt like the album just wouldn't end, and it was really not my vibe at all...
I’m no particular lover of electronica but I was pleasantly diverted by this.
Not my favorite by them but it does have “All Apologies”.
This almost doesn't sound like a serious album. Like, there was MUCH better techno/electronica music out there in 1994 and prior, right? I guess things got slightly tolerable in the middle, but still. Strange inclusion.
More like haunted elevator
i guess I’m not Intelligent enough in Dance Music, but as much as i tried to artsy fartsy justify this, it really is a messy one, and hey, kudos if you like it.
Música electrónica sin más.
I JUST LISTENED TO SOME BULLLLLLSHITTT
I love techno and IDM, but this is really not even close to the best, even for at the time. Wouldn’t listen again.
Not what I expected based on the album title and cover. Its fine. Background noise for the most part.
I bet this is seminal but it is not my style
I do not believe in ghosts. But if I did, a haunted dance hall would be a place to avoid. And even though I don’t believe in ghosts, I think I will avoid listening to this album again. Just not a fan of the genre.
It's honestly not completely bad. Starts off a little rough but some of the later songs like Wilmot and Tow Truck have a little bit of sauce to them. Reminds me of a video game soundtrack, in that it feels designed to loop and provide a consistent background experience. No idea why this particular album is on the list however.
Its like calculators having sex. Couldnt make it past the second track
Not bad I guess if you are stuffed in the boot of a car being snuggled into Spain and this is the only album you have but other than that I could take or leave it. Minus one star because I had to listen to it on YouTube with ads.
The sort of sounds you could just ask AI to generate. There’s no reason to listen to this. I’d give it a 1 but worry about the scale with placing Throbbing Gristle.
This album was a chore to listen to. It started off with some promise, but got really repetitive, really fast.
Some nice DnB and electronic , too repetitive and computer produced should this be here ?
Ugh couldn't finish. Too much of the Electronica noises.
escuche la mitad pq me agote
I don't actively dislike it but I don't feel the need or want to ever listen to that again. I kept waiting for something to happen, then..... nothing happened.
Funkade bra att ha som bakgrundsmusik när jag jobbade, men kanske inte så intressant. Hade det varit kortare hade jag nog satt en trea, men nu höll det på lite väl länge. Stark tvåa, pga inte dåligt men lite långtråkigt.
Exakt såhär låter det att va i receptionen på ett musikbranschigt co-working-space i London. Fanns ändå vissa spår som jag kunde digga till men som helhetsalbum håller det inte alltså, en svag tvåa.
eeh det var lite för pundigt för min smak
Tänk att få stå bakom dj:n när han spelar detta.
I want to find this interesting but it just sounds like people farting about with electronic sounds to be honest. Some nice moments, but many of these tracks are far, far longer than they need to be. Listened on YouTube and the music from the ads in between was often more enjoyable.
I liked some of the sounds
Some interesting ideas but would have been better to make the point in half the time.
It is nice background music, but 77 minutes of this for this list, not a good fit.
Lotta 2's this week. This album is no exception. Some of it sounds cool and is kinda neat, but it's well over an hour long. That is simply too much repetitive electronica. Bleh.
Nope, nope, nope. Over an hour of bunch of repetitive loops. Sounds like a kid w Garage Band. Only reason it’s not a 1 is there are no lyrics to listen to-although that might have broken up the monotony
Not the best example of 90s Warp.
Needed to dig into YouTube to find the album. Some oddities in there but ok for the background. Nothing more than a 2.
There was a cozy ten minutes somewhere in this ENTIRELY too long record
Definitely feeling mixed on this one.. it's an interesting concept album to be sure. Very abstract and atmospheric at times. Admittedly, though, it does come off as a bit dated, and weirdly "PS1 game soundtrack"-esque. That's not to say it's bad by any means, just that it easily fell into the background (like a video game soundtrack would) and strayed a bit too far into experimental territory for my taste.
I kind of forgot to listen, such was it's impact. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ well, it played in my ears Revisit ❌️ ★★☆☆☆ (4/10) Total reviewed : 270 Already owned : 62 Purchased : 15 To buy : 1 Nope : 192
I was intrigued with this album first started. I was somewhat bored when it finished. First two tracks could’ve been called Sharpening Sabres, as that’s what they sound like. Best track is Return to Planet D (which I entitled Whipping Frogs and Bubbles) Because I had to listen on YouTube And the actual song titles were not available at the time. Musically, I’m sure this album was very difficult to put together, but it’s on the far end of electronica I enjoy. (1.65*s) I get it, different enough to make the 1001 Must Hesr List.
Early electronica is just a little too simple and empty. Compare this '94 release to stuff the Chemical Bros were doing only 1 year later and what a difference. Another perfect example is the CB remix of "Tow Truck"...waaaaay better. Now I'm glad groups like Coldcut and Sabres of Paradise got the genre attention and influenced others. Certainly no slouches on the early digital sound boards. Side B of Haunted Dancehall is better with a few stand out tracks: "Theme", "Return to Planet D" and "Ballad of Nicky McGuire." The title track is pretty good too. I would have opened with it though to set the mood. Slim some songs down and you got something more interesting here. 7+ minutes of the same loop gets a bit tiresome. Shout out to even earlier electro-pioneers like Kraftwerk and Gary Numan for sharpening the Sabres style. Not one I will likely throw on anytime soon but glad to have listened to an original techno album...2.43 stars.
POV: a boss fight in a fast fashion store
Some good stuff here
This album is super funky. It's a bunch of weird noises. Honestly not so bad for it being a bunch of noises. It's kinda catchy but not something I would own.
despite the fact that Haunted Dancehall dropped on Warp, one of my favorite labels for this sort of off-kilter, experimental 90s electronic music, I felt fairly underwhelmed by it. I'm kind of stunned that this is, as far as I can tell, the lone representative of that more avant-garde side of Warp's roster in 1001 Albums; the Aphex Twin and Boards of Canada selections that made the cut are very tonal and melodic, much more the kind of thing I would expect from a book of "Must Hear" albums put together mainly by rock critics. what I mean to say is, how did this make the cut, but not a single Autechre LP? the main word that comes to mind with the Sabres of Paradise is "squelchy"? possibly "wet". the bass tones all have that kind of wobbly, liquid sound that smacks of the 90s, and not in the most flattering way. the dub influences are especially prominent, especially in how murky and minimal it sounds; there's also an unobjectionable sense of ambience around the whole thing. I just struggle to remember much of it after it's over, or even while it's on. every song loops into oblivion, and the effect of listening to this sort of thing for nearly the length of a feature film is taxing on the mind. light 5/10.
This one was tough. A lot of one note ideas that drone on. I didn't find much to latch on here and it sounds so dated.
Meh? I don’t know this album didn’t really hit for me personally. It was very repetitive and sounded like a bunch of iPhone ringtones playing song after song. (I know that IPhones didn’t exist in the 90s lol) I do have to give this album credit because without it we probably wouldn’t have the techno and electronic music and artists that we have today. Overall, I liked this album fine but it’s not one I will be returning to in the future.
I feel like I am listening to a movie sound track.
toilet water music
Nur reingeskippt. Sehr warp. Sehr bleepy.
A thunderous cacaphony of beeps and boops. I didn't love it but surprisingly didn't mind it.
I think if I want random background music, I think I’m gonna go back to the shaft album, but there are some good gems in here not gonna lie so at a fairness of chef, I’m I’m going to rate it the same 2/5
Not available on any streaming platform available to me.
This album at times sounds like music a mushroom would make when connected to a synthesizer.
Don't think I will listen to it anymore, but was interesting nevertheless
Spotify didn't have it as of today, so YouTube the right thing?? Well it got better as it went on at least, though not sure what the concept album part was, dodgy plumbing through to 60s Sci fi spy soundtrack, by way of early video games. Google tells me a cinematic journey through a dark fictional underworld, no mention of dodgy plumbing but being dark plumbing is probably off. Guess it was listenable, though essential not so sure. Wiki doesn't give a lot away, not sure 2004 was a bumper year in music but apparently there were 46 better albums. Which over the 70 odd years the list covers would have over 3000 more potentially valid albums if taking the representive placing, but to be fair don't know the genre well, and this maybe the killer representation. Anyway heard it, moving on 2 Star
This album was not on Spotify but I listened to some of their music. All instrumental, some of it was cool!
I didn't hate it, and in some specific circumstances I think I would enjoy listening to it, but the album length combined with the repetitive tracks made it hard to listen to it all the way through.
Hard to find on Spotify. YouTube helped Going in, I had no idea what to expect from Haunted Dancehall, as I had never heard of Sabres of Paradise.To my surprise, Haunted Dancehall isn't bad at all. It’s a little far on the ambient side would prefer more techno or industrial
More music well suited to soundtracks, shops and elevators. No thanks.
i get the idea, but its abit too long for me
they took all their music off spotify helpp
Some good songs but also a lot of filler I didn't like.
Yuck
Litt hummer og kanari. Høres egentlig mest ut som Moog-plater fra 60-tallet, hvor målet først og fremst er å vise hva som går an å få til av lyder. Enten det er måker ("Chapel Street Market 9am") eller sånn springfjær som er på arkitektlamper ("Bubble and Slide II", "Ballad of Nicky Mcguire" m. fl.) "Tow Truck" er vel egentlig høydepunktet, men savner vokal. Hele plata hadde godt av litt vokal, for det instrumentelle eller soundmessige er ikke sterkt nok til å stå alene. Og "Duke of Earlsfield" høres 100 prosent ut som de har spilt Crash Bandicoot mens de var ballefjerne og prøvde å gjenskape det innenfor sitt landskap. Litt kult, egentlig.
I feel like these sounds are slicing through my brain.
The first track started off really grating. I can’t really explain it, it sounded loud and jarring somehow. Then it delved into sounding like somebody demoing different features on a keyboard. The album picked up at the midpoint with “Wilmot” with its dancehall beats. It made me think of “Dengue Dengue Dengue!”. The rest felt a bit like the multiple soundtracks-to-fictional-movies-albums we’ve had here. Some nice tunes but it feels like it needs to be paired with some other media to make it interesting. This is doubly true for the aptly named “Theme” and “Theme 4”. It really didn’t need to be over 1 hour but I guess I enjoyed it in a way. Going for a strong 2.
Couldn't find this album on Spotify but listened to "The essential...". It sounded to me like a backing track for Miami Vice and a mix of electronic sounds. Not a fan.
I’m daunted by this recent stretch I’m on. 800 albums in and I’m hoping this is the darkness before dawn.
Hmmm, instrumental techno. Not sure I would listen to this just on its own. Portishead and Massive Attack set the tone, this seems like it is playing catch-up.
5 / 10
I don't really like the idea of this album and it certainly felt repetitive and boring at times, but I listened to it all the way through -- so that is something.
Some of this isn't horrible. Otherwise, I didn't like it very much, and I didn't think it was very good. 2.5
This is the type of music that you hear but don't hear during a movie. Not needed on this list.
It took three people to make this?
il n'y a plus rien de dispo sur Spotify on ronfle
This was super interesting! I wouldn't say I like it but they kept me on my toes throughout which i appreciated.
Glorping music
Hasn’t aged too well.
How much meh electronica really needs to be on this list?
Admittedly this is a genre that is a huge blind spot for me and I don't have a lot of nostalgia or connection with historically. I understand that this music is different and/or groundbreaking for house/electronica/trip hop, etc. but this type of music is not what I'm looking for when I put a song on.
Only listened to the first half since it was on youtube and it wasn't as bad as I expected given the reviews but ehh still not going to cut it.
This album reminds me of being in uni, piling into someone's bedroom at a house party because the wannabe DJ has brought his USB with the most despicable music you've ever heard. Everyone hoping he stops but nobody brave enough to tell him to. Every so often you walk back into the living room, trying to convince yourself it's getting good now but the rooms still empty. And the worst part of it all? Years later, that guy will be what you remember of the night
Fine as background music, didn't really grab my attention.
Not great but I have a new name for my hog - the sabre of paradise
Temu Daft Punk. What the hell did I just listen to?!
There was one cool song on here. No idea what it was because I had to listen on YouTube where it’s just the whole album as a video, not available on Spotify. It’s at about the 43 minute mark. The beginning of the album is so tinny, lots of high pitched sounds with little bass. Definitely not what I look for in electronic dance music. The second half was a bit better but still not very good.
That might be one of the worst band names I’ve ever heard. I also think these guys may be French and boy do I dislike the French. Well, French Canadians more. Even more specific, Quebec French Canadians. 6000 monthly listeners on Spotify and these guys deserve my time? Well, I’ve given them my time and I can’t think of a single nice thing to say about them. There’s structure to the songs. It’s not just noise. It’s too repetitive. Nothing grand to note. Mid to meh
Ya, not my bag at all.
Day 116 Not one is return to. Highlight Planet D
Sounded like a PS1 platformer
I initially hated it with a fiery passion. Then as it progressed it grew on me. But eventually I realized that there is no way in hell that I was going to listen to this any more than I had to and that I was just trying to cope.
Unsure why my review didn't save for this. Unfortunately it wasn't on spotify any more. Listening through youtube. But it was odd.
Not the worst album I have heard but don’t understand why it’s on this list.
“Duke of Earlsfield” sounds like a video game level set in a creepy crystal cave. Best track on the album - “Tow Truck” Overall, a lot of it sounded like an “experiment.”I’m glad to have been given the opportunity to give it a chance. Technology is amazing in that it gives us an opportunity to hear all this music. Still, not my jam, a lot of it sounds like clanging on pipes and “plumbing” noises. Based on other reviews on this project, Two out of five. A one out of five I deem basically unlistenable FYI.
Like it’s just bad but it’s also just kinda nothing
Much that I love many Jamaican music forms, this is not one. It doesn't create a groove for me, and while listening in my home is not the intention of the this music, and hearing it a club would give it a different vibe, I want more.
Sounds like trying to make industrial music on a keychain keyboard.
I'm not sure who is dancing to this. Sadly misleading album title. There were actually some moments that I vibed to, especially towards the end. But in general, I didn't feel like this album was particularly significant or enjoyable. Maybe unique? But not enough to give it bonus points.
It's a curious one... Not really my jam, but am compelled to listen, and get frustrated with it at the same time 🙈 it's early 90's techno/elec music. Sounds a bit cultish!
The record has some moments, but in general, it was not my preferred kind of music to listen to or enjoy.
Some pretty decent electronica here, but its inclusion on the 1001 list seems kind of random. There's a lot of good electronica out there, and I'm not sure this stands out enough to be singled out.
Minimalist rhythmic electronica. pretty dull 1.5/5
Hipster nightclub background music, Part IV. I would be very curious to hear The Author defend this selection.
For the entirety of this album, I didn’t realize it was even playing.
For a video game or movie soundtrack this would be fine.
11/5/25. Not my cup of tea. Chill, almost ambient electronic, and I enjoyed the first two tracks. Thought it would pick up but stays at a relaxed level. Works for a lot of people but not to my ear as much.
this album sounds like a demo from someone making their first tracks in their bedroom in fruity loops using the included loops, free vst plugins, and royalty-free samples they downloaded off a sketchy website. in other words, it kinda sucks. favorites: theme
sparks of a good time but nothing great
Repetitious
Interesting but not my thing
It was just kind of boring honestly
Number 90 in Scotland this time. Wow, what a chart performance.
"I like to create soundscapes. Imagine one instant of a song expanded to be the size of the universe. . .This one's called, 'Earth Rise On The Moon.'" -Gabe Lewis, The Office Well I did it. I finished this. It sounded like backing tracks for various 90s films. And honestly? It was more palatable than some other stuff I've had to listen to. I have no clue why this made the list, and it's way too long, but it didn't feel too punishing. Rounding it down to a 2/5 because of the length.
Deeply uninterested in this, sounds like something a producer would start out with messing around on Fruity Loops. Not boring, but not interesting.
4/10
Never heard of this, was excited to see there was a Portishead remix as I am a fan of them. But it was just boring background music. Not sure how this made it on here
Giving this album closer to a 1.75. While I didn’t hate it, I didn’t like it or love it either. This is the type of album where I’m sure they had fun creating and recording this album and bringing it all to life. But as a listener, hard to enjoy it just for enjoyment sake. This music has its place though. It’s like ambient electronic music. Could hear a lot of this at a coffee shop, or a certain type of restaurant and it might perk my ears up to be like, “what’s this?” But as a full album, not what I want to listen to on the regular.
I enjoyed this album, but I don't think it's really something that everyone needs to hear. It's good, don't get me wrong, but it certainly isn't life-changing or a major part of pop-culture history. And I really don't think it needs to be a whole CD - an LP would have been long enough for the album to get its point across.
neither the songs nor the album had any reason to be that long
whole album of ratchet and clank type beats. cool sound design i guess. just a very disinteresting album
Farty Animal Collective arpeggiated vomit music
not for me mate
Not really my style but it was interesting to listen.
I get that this is boundary-pushing and experimental. The stars are for the creativity. But, wow.... makes me feel like my brain is on a cheese grater.
Not my thing
I was going to write a review that rationalized this album's inclusion, talking about how, maybe it sounded progressive and exciting for '94, and that it only feels like the barest scaffolding of songs by today's standard... but then I realized that The Downward Spiral came out this same year and how -even if its technically a different genre- it beats it on every axis (better electronic-based music, more exciting songstructure and soundscape, and WAY scarier). So, in comparison, this just feels weak sauce, like a haunted dancehall where you realize the splattered blood is just ketchup.
You know that sound dudes make of snapping their cheek against their teeth in a weird sucking motion, usually brothers or cousins trying to annoy their siblings/family members? That's the opening song, set to music. The rest doesn't get much better.
Sounds more like a soundtrack than an album. Not a bad soundtrack by any means, but for me it didn't live up to listening to it in isolation.
Not a fan of electro music either.
not too sure about this one... coulda been an email!
I like abrasive music. I like wilfully obtuse music. I like ambient music. This is dull - well engineered, but never takes off into anything really engaging. After starting off boring but distinctive, it then becomes boring and derivative (big beats sorta stuff) for a while before going back to the ambience of the early tracks. The beginning and end are a listless representation of an interesting sound, brought down by an unremarkable run across the middle of the album - the weirdest bits are the best!
Long, and a lot of it can be annoying. There are some good songs; Tow Truck and Theme.
Another bizzarro pull. Went from thinking it should be a one to thinking it should be a four over the course of two songs. Let's be real. This is some weird shit. And most of it does not land. That being said, there are at least three tracks here that had me driving with one hand on the wheel feeling like a G. So. I give it a two. Fave songs: - Planet D (Portishead Remix) - Wilmot - Tow Truck - Theme
Kinda bleepy-bloopy no? Possibly the soundtrack to a film starring ......... Wesley Snipes maybe. Yeah, strange inclusion
Oh boy more experimental noise!
Cool band name and album title.
music that probably sounded right at a specific time and a specific place (some warehouse in the 90s). cool to imagine how they were able to put these effects together back then though. big DNF
ethereal. background. meh.
What a way to celebrate the halfway mark! Haunted Dancehall is kind of an appropriate title as it would be a fitting two word review of the album. I guess this music must speak to someone out there but I’m not that person.
1.9 It was fine, pretty chill. Some of the sound effects were pretty goofy. nothing to write home about though thats for sure
you guys need to stop being so mean to this album its not its fault it was put on the 1001 albums you need to hear before you die list this music is well made and well produced but it isnt the best to sit through but it achieves what it strives for if this was a video game soundtrack youd all be praising it
As a big fan of electronic music, I have to say, they created the synthesizer for a reason... so you don’t have to sample your dishwasher and broken plumbing!
Trippy soundscapes. Listened to it two times while working. It was ok, but I don't remember much.