Finally! The story of musical independence and experimentalism has a new chapter. David "Brun" Brown and James Taylor, as the British duo Swayzak, created the definition of minimal dub-techno with a penchant for vocals. What began with Snowboarding in Argentina, developed further with Himawari and reached a climax with Dirty Dancing now receives the fourth much-expected title, Loops from The Bergerie.
Swayzak’s penchant for a vocal-based song structure has barely changed and for good reason: Vocalist Clair Dietrich is once again onboard, accompanying the hypnotic effect of the dreamy "Then There’s Her" with her spoken-singing vocal. Swayzak’s Brun also takes to the microphone again and "Snowblind", which sounds like an electronic rebirth of the Doors, and the driving first single "Keep It Coming" showcase his vocal skills. A new discovery for Swayzak is the Parisian Mathilde Mallen, whose performances on the slower tracks, "8080" and "The Long Night", leave us in no doubt why various projects on labels such as Tigersushi and Q-Tape swear by her voice. Also new and probably the most accomplished voice on the album is Richard Davis. The Brit released his celebrated single, "Bring Me Closer", on Swayzak’s label 240 Volt. Three tracks feature his voice on the Swayzak album – "My House", "Speakeasy" and the second single, "Another Way" – have cemented this good collaboration, as has the plan to construct the new live performance around him. This marks the first time that Swayzak have taken the step of bringing live vocals to the stage and underlines even more the importance of vocals in their songs.
Loops From the Bergerie points the way forward for Swayzak. What may look like a retro step backwards technically proves to be a musical step forward. This sign of maturity, with a deep-rooted sound, raises the Brits from laptop heroes to real producers. Swayzak has finally come of age.
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Loops From the Bergerie
Swayzak Manufacturer: K7 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  General
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Minimal Techno
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ASIN: B0002IQJIW Release Date: 2004-09-14 |
Tracks:
- Keep It Coming
- Another Way
- Bergerie
- My House
- Jeune Loup
- Snowblind
- Then Theres Her
- 8080
- Speakeasy
- The Long Night
Album Description
Finally! The story of musical independence and experimentalism has a new chapter. David "Brun" Brown and James Taylor, as the British duo Swayzak, created the definition of minimal dub-techno with a penchant for vocals. What began with Snowboarding in Argentina, developed further with Himawari and reached a climax with Dirty Dancing now receives the fourth much-expected title, Loops from The Bergerie.Swayzak's penchant for a vocal-based song structure has barely changed and for good reason: Vocalist Clair Dietrich is once again onboard, accompanying the hypnotic effect of the dreamy "Then There's Her" with her spoken-singing vocal. Swayzak's Brun also takes to the microphone again and "Snowblind", which sounds like an electronic rebirth of the Doors, and the driving first single "Keep It Coming" showcase his vocal skills. A new discovery for Swayzak is the Parisian Mathilde Mallen, whose performances on the slower tracks, "8080" and "The Long Night", leave us in no doubt why various projects on labels such as Tigersushi and Q-Tape swear by her voice. Also new and probably the most accomplished voice on the album is Richard Davis. The Brit released his celebrated single, "Bring Me Closer", on Swayzak's label 240 Volt. Three tracks feature his voice on the Swayzak album - "My House", "Speakeasy" and the second single, "Another Way" - have cemented this good collaboration, as has the plan to construct the new live performance around him. This marks the first time that Swayzak have taken the step of bringing live vocals to the stage and underlines even more the importance of vocals in their songs.
Loops From the Bergerie points the way forward for Swayzak. What may look like a retro step backwards technically proves to be a musical step forward. This sign of maturity, with a deep-rooted sound, raises the Brits from laptop heroes to real producers. Swayzak has finally come of age.
Customer Reviews:
Nothing that special, just not as bland as most of the genre.......2007-05-23
Mildly impressive set of dance tracks rarely step outside of their methodical pulse pounding ways to show the talent that does make this outfit better then just another DJ. Though the majority are vocal laden, catchy numbers, intercut with a few more eclectic tracks, the album hardly rises above it's head bobbing notions to glue any melodies too the picture. When they are not busy ripping off artists like Depeche Mode (Keep It Coming) or sounding like a second rate Junior Boys, Swayzak moves along enough to merit a listen, but hardly.
FROM THE BERGERIE!!!.......2005-12-16
I am so, so disappointed........2005-07-26
Loops From the Bergerie plays like leftover tracks from Dirty Dancing, swayzak's brilliant tongue-in-cheek ode to the 80s. It completely falls flat and feels totally uninspired. It's hard to believe these are the same guys responsible for the amazing 4-on-the-floor wizardry of Snowboarding in Argentina or butt shaking tracks like State of Grace or Caught In This Affair.
Some tracks are pretty good. I love Another Way, Jeune Loop and 8080 but the rest are just lackluster. Claire Deitrich makes another appearance trying to rehash the brilliance of Dirty Dancing's Make Up Your Mind with Then There's Her. She explores the same themes but god is that song just plain awful and a complete waste of her talent.
Overall, Loops From The Bergerie is a complete waste of swayzak's talent. I only hope their next full length redeems themselves from this huge disappointing mess.
Is'nt an electronic dance CD! That's an extraordinary cd.......2005-06-21
I am an "old" fans of all good music and i am happy when i can listen still something that "go ahead in my brain and heart".
Swayzak (sorry...but they choose this teutonics name...)is a miracle in a thousand and thousand of electronic dance Cd of the last 10 years!
The average of others CD is 2,3 max 4 tracks good and the rest weak and boring.
Swayzak is not in this average! Loops from the Bergerie is a work between the dark side of the new wave (i am speaking Joy Division, Modern English etc) and the coming out from the post wave electronic dance (New Order...and friends).
If you want you can also dance with it, but buying this CD only for dancing is too reductive.
This Cd is for listen and listen (loud of course and with all the bass on!).
All song are ok, instrumental, with vocal and even with the female voice (Then There's her).
Keep it coming and Another Way are very "old style electronic disco" and probabily are my favourites, but also Speakeasy is a special ones.
Buy it and don't loose your time in reading my review!
Absolutely a small masterpiece!.......2005-04-19
This album is so awesome, it's hard to describe. It's greatness is mesmerizing. Not to overstate it, but it is the best album I've heard in two years. If you enjoy a sort of soft-techo dubbed out bliss that nods towards the 80s, go buy this right now. If not, buy it anyway!! You truly will not be sorry.
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