mixmag lp review which didn’t make it as I missed the deadline.
this effort from silicone soul comes a decade after their rookie production on soma. rather than building on their house heritage, though, the band draws from it too much.
‘silicone soul’ is a collection of sedate tracks – and it is a collection of tracks rather than a crafted experience from beginning to end – which are recognisably silicone soul, but which suffer from a lack of innovation and evolution, and drift by unremarkably.
no one track is bad, but similarly no one track stands out: the 10 productions visit summer ambience, driving tech-house and guitar licked 4/4, all without fuss. Taught strings add drama, undulating synths and well placed keys give texture, but overall, ‘silicone soul’ sadly lacks the edge all great albums need, and remains all too subtle and instantly forgettable.
this is the mixmag review, sorry teshno…
"Nearly 10 years on from their debut longplayer 'A Soul Thing' and the massive Ibizan anthem 'Right On!',
the Glaswegian deep house maestros and back with their fourth, self-titled album. Making an assured start with 'Koko's Song,' the quality production maintains your interest throughout, but if standout moments have to be fingered then the pounding tech of dancefloor-destroyer 'Hurt People Hurt People' deserves attention, alongside the acidic grooves of 'Midnite Man', with its perfectly placed vocal sample that catches you off guard, and the epic piano interlude of final track, 'Dogs Of Les Ilhes'.
It's all as polished as Man Utd's trophy cabinet."
Craig Torrance 4/5
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