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Album of the month : December 1999

 

 

Bauer (NL) : " On the Move "

( Excelsior Recordings )

 

This is the most pleasant surprise of late '99: Ex-BETTIE SERVEERT's drummer goes solo ( I mean: SOLO, he really does everything on this album ! ) and delivers no less than a new classic piece of contemporary psychedelia.

Try to imagine a light version of late FLAMING LIPS/ MERCURY REV meeting CORNELIUS in TODD RUNDGREN's basement and you'll get a rough - yet not so bad - idea of what it's all about. Lovingly crafted melodies that make you feel like a soap bubble, slightly lopsided arrangements, stunning ear-tickling sonic tricks. Not forgetting the warm, seductive voice of Berend Dubbe (Aka BAUER) delivering his strange, surrealistic lyrics.

You'd be at a loss to find a single weak track on this album, and any attempt to say which songs are the best is therefore doomed to failure. One day you'll have a soft spot for the gentle I'm starting a war with dolphins (featuring good old Flipper on backing-vocals) or the wonderful T.V is 2000 years old which brings a subdued and perfect ending to the album. Another day, you'll prefer the krautrock extravaganza of I'm no prototype or the cheerful and sprightly Miniature Dave, unless it's the mad synthesizers of Clusters of Edinburgh ....

On the Move makes you feel better. It irresistibly brings a smile on your face, and makes you gaze at the world with empathy. More records of this kind for the 2000's please!

 

 

EXCELSIOR RECORDINGS:

http://www.excelsior-recordings.com

info@excelsior-recordings.com

BAUER:

http://www.bauer-plaza.com/

e-mail: info@bauer-plaza.com

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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