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Suzuki is the second studio album by Austrian duo Tosca, released by Studio !K7 and G-Stone Recordings in 2000. Unlike many of Tosca's subsequent releases, Suzuki is essentially an instrumental album, with vocal samples integrated throughout, but in such a way that they "become a part of the instrumentation." The album is dedicated to the Zen master Shunryu Suzuki. The dedication can be found on the inside of the front cover. A dub remix album, Suzuki In Dub, was released in October of the same year, and the compilation of remixes of "Honey", Different Tastes of Honey, was released in 2002. The song "Doris Dub" is a remix of the song "To Ulrike M." by Doris Days, and appears as the second half of the original remix by the group in 1998. It was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.
Really nice and relaxed electronica album with a bit of triphop. It uses also vocal samples as musical instruments and that sounds great.
Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Suzuki, Annanas, Orozco, Ocean beat
Good vibes
Relaxing electronic
Gonna listen later 3
Found this pretty dull. The vocalized parts mostly didn't do it for me - for once the language barrier didn't make me feel like I was missing much of substance. I didnt hate it or anything, it passed an hour amiably enough, but they was plenty.
Ok it's cruisy electronica type stuff that kinda rides the line between electronic and an actual band. I can't tell - it's the sort of thing that COULD be achieved by a band, even if it is mostly sampling. End of album: pretty uninteresting. The needle didn't move much. But it wasn't unpleasant, either. Just went for far too long. 3/5.
First time in a while on this project I can say I've listened to something strikingly new (to me). This LP definitely takes heed from the early days of electronica with some clear Aphex inspiration, but forges its own meandering path that's oddly hypnotic. You would think 6-minute tracks with minor progression would test one's patience, but there's a sly sense of worldbuilding in each song that keeps you hooked until the end. While the album does start to lose steam pretty severely in the last third, it still provides an unexpectedly entrancing listen which I genuinely enjoyed!
It's alright, but like most albums of this genre I find it sort of repetitive and just blends into the background. 3 stars.
An enjoyable chill listen
At first, I thought this album would be rather dull. But a few tracks in, I started noticing and appreciating the subtle nuances. Still, it’s not something I’d put on again anytime soon.
A pretty chill lofi electronic album that combined classic simple beats with modern electronic sounds to create a soothing sound. Overall it’s great as background music or something to get lost in but it lacks as an album that is something I’d want to revisit. 5.1/10
Sure is a whole lot of ambient stuff on the user list. How are you supposed to distinguish this?