Transient

Transient as an album consists of two parts. The first half of the album is mostly jazzy and soft rnb, the other half is more electronic with a (slow) dance vibe. The transition during the album is slowly creeping in. I think I prefer the electronic part, but I think it would have been better to stick to one of these styles and make a more consistent and shorter record.

There’s a reason why this sort of thing was the soundtrack to every upscale lounge and boutique hotel lobby in the early 2000s… it’s cool, perfect for chilling with a cocktail or two.

Mellow, beautifully rendered. Reminiscent of Sade. Definitely sets a mood.

Damn I'm surprised that this is rated so low. I'm very much not an R&B fan, but this is one of the best from the genre that I've heard. Love the more downtempo vibe it's going for.

House, R&B, soul, electronica, downtempo. Me ha gustado. Un 4.

Does seem very timebound to that era when chill-lounge vibes and Cafe Del Mar seemed to infect everything, making for pervasive audio wallpaper (albeit sophisticated and stylish wallpaper) for coffee shops, hotel bars, airline headphones, etc. But it does rather take one back to that era, which had quite a bit to recommend it (and not only because one was younger and less unencumbered). So, rounding up (despite this being just barely above replacement level) because nostalgia and because we all could do with a touch more style and sophistication (and chill) in our life, plus rich-warm voices like hers. Not imperative to add to list proper though obvs it's more to one's taste (which – did one mention? – is quite stylish and sophisticated) than much of the dreck-y electronica and big beat stuff.

Soild chillled out music, ideal cocktail bar music .

Generally I liked this, though musically it was a little too low key. The vocals were the best part, the lyrics hot or miss.

Not bad, but not my style 2 Parkway is really interesting

I hate that above everything else, this is boring. Too slow, too sparse, not diversified in sound.

This didn't really caught my interest very much. I found it even a bit boring to listen to

Drifted as it went from lounge-style filler music to something more electric

How is she 'influenced' by Radiohead, Portishead, Cocteau Twins, Peter Gabriel etc etc? The latter half of the album at least tries something different but this is primarily generic R&B.

First song is ok but then descends into lounge music with nothing of any interest

This is a new artist to me, and I absolutely loved her music. She has a beautiful voice. Very cool!

I like this. Jazzy, R'n'B meets dance. In some songs I felt a hit of UK Garage. Has a good chill out vibe and good vocals. Decent.

8/10 super fun electro r&b that definitely sounds very unique and interesting :)

Chill and beautiful. Makes me feel cool and classy listening to it. Album art captures the mood perfectly.

There's a point where elevator muzak becomes cool background vibes. This one's on the right side of that divide. Hovered between 3 & 4, but it's an album I'll listen to again & I'm very certain it'll improve on further listening so a 4 it is.

The most interesting thing about this is that it sounds like 1998 at the latest but this came out in 2004.

R&B with the good jazz behind it but also some electronica elements so cool I guess

An interesting addition. I am familiar with King of My Castle so I'd heard her voice before (not that I knew who was singing it). It's fine but not really all that noteworthy. My personal rating: 3/5 My rating relative to the list: 3.5/5 Should this have been included on the original list? No.

Pretty nice

Nice voice

This was fine for R&B.

Nice downtempo beats, some intriguing production here and there too!

not bad, not mine

It's like if someone who made house music paired up with Beyonce for an album.... Electronic R&B I guess you could call the genre? I don't hate it. Favourite songs: Moonsglow, Give It Back, Love You More, Haiti Least favourite songs: Parkway 3/5

Smooth mix of '90s R&B, trip hop, drum & bass, and atmospheric electronic music. It sounds more European than American, and while there are a few standout moments, most of the album drifts by without making much of an impression. Nice background music for today's sunny summer weather.

I’ve never heard of Gaelle before, and electronica is a pretty broad genre, so I’m not sure what to expect from this album. Regardless, I’m looking forward to checking out something a bit different today. Transient didn’t light my world on fire, but I thought it was pretty good, and it was pretty enjoyable to listen to. It took a few songs for me to get into this album, but once I did, it was pretty easy to get absorbed into the sound. This album was at its best when it had some really catchy beats, like on “Give It Back” and “Love You More.” Both of those songs had great beats, and both of them had some solid melodies to accompany those beats as well. My biggest gripe with this album is that it was pretty uneven. Even though I got more into it after the first two songs, there were still quite a few songs on here that felt like filler to me. On top of that, I wasn’t really wild about Gaelle’s singing. Her voice wasn’t bad, but she just didn’t bring much emotion to this album in my opinion. Overall, this album was fine, but there wasn’t enough here to really hook me in.

Couldn't make it through

There's a line in here where Gaelle asks the listener to "excuse my repetition," but I don't think I will. There are no choruses on this LP, or they're so subtle that you could blink and miss them. The result is 4-minute tracks that remain in neutral the whole time – no dynamic contrast, no melodic changes, just a uniform slab of music. It's an odd choice, even by deep house genre standards, and it makes this LP an absolute slog to listen to.

Not for me but I can understand why people would like it.

Not my type of music but I enjoyed the story telling in Parkway

The list of influences for Gaelle on the wiki page was impressive - Cocteau's, Prince, Trevor Horn. My kinda girl, I thought. Sadly I heard none of the above throughout the album. It's pleasant enough as the chords sweep over you. She's got a half decent voice to match. But sadly not for me.

Out of all the 2000s R&B that came out this was the first one selected for the user choice. This was a bit bland overall. The production was average the lyricism was lacking and at times cheesy. I’m curious the significance of this album because there are significantly better options that are similar in theme and genre. 4.4/10

This album will be rating number 1,448 for me. I genuinely believe that this album is unique in using a slow fade out to end every single track. Nothing stops. No track on this album actually has a satisfactory finish - it is literally just the studio engineer turning down the volume to nothing, and then the next track starts. I mean, there is a track on here called "fade away" and maybe that's some kind of meta-comedy that hasn't really landed very well, but... For real, I can't think of any other album at all where the it's used so blatantly. None of this album offends me. Some of it even appeals in a kind of "Oh yes, that's pleasant background" sort of way. But I can't get over the face outs. Incredible.

"Okay" is the best I can say about this album.

Wholly unremarkable and not for me.

Bland and obvious.