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Album of the Week #20: Bruno Pernadas - Those Who Throw Objects at the Crocodiles Will Be Asked to Retrieve Them

This is Album of the Week #21 ~ This week's album is Bruno Pernadas - Those Who Throw Objects at the Crocodiles Will Be Asked to Retrieve Them

Year of Release: 2016
Genre(s): Progressive Pop/Art Pop
Country: Portugal
Length: 53 minutes
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Excerpt from RYM review by user DoubleMissMatt:

But there's more in this melting pot of sound than jazz and pop, with touches of electronic music and sampledelia in the mix on tracks such as "Anywhere In Space Time". Building a groove off of analogue synths and a fuzzy chopped vocal sample gives this track a kaleidoscopic sound that reminds me a bit of the Avalanches' debut record. And this isn't exclusive just to this track, as there are a number of nostalgic lo-fi vocal samples that seem to be pulled from films/T.V shows from the 60's (forgive me if I'm wrong with that assumption) scattered across this album at the start/end of songs. That, alongside the two "poem" interludes breaking up the track list, give this album a film-like quality that adds to the wonder of the experience.

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2 comments

  1. Tmbreen
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    Love the name of this album, that alone got me to check it out. Music wise, I don't think this was for me. I normally listen to some totally different stuff, and while I'm always down for some...

    Love the name of this album, that alone got me to check it out.

    Music wise, I don't think this was for me. I normally listen to some totally different stuff, and while I'm always down for some jazzyness this feels a little too much unfocused, like it's pulling from too many references. Glad I checked it out though! Hope others vibe with it more!

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  2. zhanteimi
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    Exotic space age lounge pop inviting you to just switch off and forget for a while. Complete with those 70s bubbling sounds. Take a lesson from the water without memory, and everything will be...

    Exotic space age lounge pop inviting you to just switch off and forget for a while. Complete with those 70s bubbling sounds. Take a lesson from the water without memory, and everything will be okay. Float along or through, be it on a wide sunbathed river or in the sundrenched expanses of outer space. Makes no difference since everynow is its own destination. Whimsical woodwinds and bold brass frolic together through this lush soundscape.

    2 votes