Diamond Mine

Diamond Mine is a collaboration between electronic producer Jon Hopkins and folk artist King Creosote. You can forget about the electronic part as this album is full of fragile folk songs. And these are very well composed and produced. Especially "Bats in the Attic" is a great one.

From the antique album cover to the sparse fragile tunes this is not meant for the heady heights of the MTV awards but to be treasured and played late at night with the lights low.

This felt like a very poor outing until it rolled into some of King Creosote’s other work. I guess this is as good as it gets. I did not like this and wish I hadn’t listened to it.

Scotland! Also really good, but the Scottish bonus point is what gets it full marks

What a stunningly beautiful album. I almost never do this for albums I'm hearing for the first time, but I'm going with 5 stars for this one. Simply sublime.

Hell yeah, love this record so much. Especially your young voice. Instant 5

so beautiful! I’m in love :D I only wish it was longer, I’ll be sure to check out the Jubilee Edition soon - 10/10

Lovely folk-sounding album

What a weird and cool album. At times if feels like an Brian Eno ambient album, but then all of the sudden it will be a folk album. Really cool listen, and I want to check out more stuff from this dude or people (I don't remember how many constitute this band) 4/5

I listen to my records in the very early morning before the rest of my house wakes up. This is an experience before sunrise. It's a little same sounding throughout but it is hauntingly good at it.

This I enjoyed. I will explore more. I really liked the writing and the combination with other soundscapes.

That was lovely

Hauntingly beautiful vocals. I'd heard of King Creosote but didn't really know what to expect. The production from John Hopkins is really clear and complements the vocals really well. Don't be misled by the fact that he's got a background in electronic music, he clearly just knows his way around the equipment to make a good album.

Nice and pleasant. My personal rating: 3/5 My rating relative to the list: 4/5 Should this have been included on the original list? No.

Really enjoyed this, sucker for Scottish vocals so one I’ll come back to.

A great combo of musicians!

I found this to be an excellent neo-folk album. Very well written and unassuming but solid music. The electronica component honestly didn't particularly register while listening - which could charitably be seen as a result of a fully integrated sound. I'll take that view since I liked this a lot.

This was pretty nice to listen to. Didn’t jump out and become my immediate favorite but I did find myself easing into it more and more.

The tenderest Scotsman croons you to sleep. God imagine this man saying the word “creosote “. Either you or he would have an aneurism

Jon Hopkins is an electronic music producer who got his big break working with the likes of Imogen Heap, Brian Eno, and Coldplay. King Creosote is a folk singer-songwriter whose output prior to this album has been voluminous. Hopkins, having produced for Creosote before, decided to work together on a collaborative album when the two found time. Over the course of seven years, they worked on Diamond Mine. Creosote's sensitive songs combined with Hopkins' wide atmosphere makes for some intricate soundscapes. Combined with field recordings of everyday hustle and bustle, much of Diamond Mine feels like the transient thoughts of a sensitive man, lonely but not alone. Much of this album breezed past me, leaving not much of an impression on me. Unoffensive, unremarkable music. CONTENDER FOR THE LIST: Probably not.

I get what Diamond Mine is trying to do, it's quite nice in places if a bit underwhelming, when it gets it right it sounds beautiful and inspirational and melancholy at the same time. Bubble is the best example of that, it's a shame there's not more of that same quality throughout but if we're digging into this indie-folk love-in the user submissions list seems to have cultivated, this is better than most and probably therefore deserves a 3/5.

First off, let me just say that I find the artist name "King Creosote" to be so badass. Second, I wasn't quite sure where to land with this album. It is beautifully sung and played, ESPECIALLY "Bats in the Attic" -- this is the album's gem in my opinion. But that said, the album was not really my thing and I had trouble staying interested. Even still, this album is no slouch.

Favourite songs: Bats in the Attic, John Taylor's Month Away Least favourite songs: First Watch 3/5

Indie, folk, instrumental for much of it. Pretty stuff.

This was a whole rollercoaster before I even started it - Looks like some old country album from the album cover - wait, nope, it was released in 2011. Wait a second, the site says this will be an Electronic Downtempo album. Then I played it and it was a mellow indie folk album, okay then. A pleasant, short listen. Not much wrong with it. I like the guy's vocals and accent. Not sure if it's something I'll ever want to return to though. 3/5.

Kind of a gentle and pleasant album to fall asleep to - definitely meaning this as a compliment. The drawback was that the vocals are too prominent for me; I'd have liked the lovely music to shine a little more or at least on parallel with the vocals which for me keeps this from being a repeat listen. Definite talent and care here, though, which I appreciate. 6/10 3 stars IMO: Belonged in the book? No.

It's not exactly what I expect when I think of electronic music (of any kind), and it's not particularly bad or great. Since it was short, I think I can classify it as an enjoyable experience overall.

Sweet

Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Bubble

Fine enough rainy morning music. Unclear what "English electronica musician Jon Hopkins" was bringing to the table, since this was entirely a folky production

Nice

This quiet alt played while I listened

I shouldn’t have read about the controversy before listening as it really spoiled the experience. Didn’t mind the music, don’t think I like the artist.

Folk, folktronica. Un tanto rollo para mi gusto. Un 2.

This was definitely very peaceful, but it felt like the friend where the only thing you have to say about them is that they're nice.... yeah I had nothing and it got pretty boring.

Nothing much to say about this one other than it being another bland singer-songwriter outing. Disappointed the instrumentals were so subdued and forgettable, I enjoy Hopkins’ moody house music and thought that would be more prominent here.