On paper it's a terrible record. The thing is, it isn't terrible at all. It's superb.
Stereolab offshoots go all English psychedelic in space age batchelor pad fashion...
The feel of this thing is more like a compilation tape your mate made you, and that...
...fresh, lively, up-front, open and honest - and with no distortions or mannerisms...
...The detail here is fabulous, and the vivid technicolour score blazes with sinister...
...this has all the electricity of a live occasion, with Davis's extraordinary...
...The playing is formidable, revelatory, and the big set-pieces have an epic sweep to...
The fabulous Concertgebouw acoustic has been beautifully captured, and new details can...
Kim Kashkashian's evocative keening sears the ears...
Most of the grooves are of the strut-tastic sort that go straight to your shoulders,...
