Haha Sound

Haha Sound Artist: Broadcast
Label: Warp Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Limited Edition
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 801061810627
EAN: 0801061810627
ASIN: B00009V8X2


Release Date: 2003-08-12

Haha Sound


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Tracks:

  1. Colour Me In
  2. Pendulum
  3. Before We Begin
  4. Valerie
  5. Man Is Not a Bird
  6. Minim
  7. Lunch Hour Pops
  8. Black Umbrellas
  9. Ominous Cloud
  10. Distorsion
  11. Oh How I Miss You
  12. Little Bell
  13. Winter Now
  14. Hawk

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Broadcast "Sound".......2005-01-05

What is Broadcast? Broadcast is dreamy, swirly indie-pop-rock that manages to be experimental and familiar all at once, with hints of jazz, trip-hop, and general melodic confusion. Does the British band's third release, "Haha Sound," pull itself together into a good album? In a word, yes.

A gently dischordant opener kicks off the entrancing, quirky "Colour Me In." Following it up is the slightly staticky rockers like "Pendulum" and the vaguely spooky "Man is Not A Bird," sparkly pop like "Lunch Hour Pops" and "Ominous Cloud," and offbeat ballads like "Before We Begin" and the ethereal "Valerie." Not to mention stately soundscapes like the shimmering "Minim" and experimental spazzing in "Distorsion."

You don't really expect rock to be pretty, or pop to explore new musical ground. But Broadcast manages both at the same time. They effortlessly switch from mellow to childlike to jaded. And their music is a neo-60s tangle that sorts itself out into simple, jangly melodies.

Trish Keenan's voice is well suited to the dreamy music; she has that sort of high, sweet voice that is often associated with schoolgirls. But in some songs like "Little Bell," her voice dips down and becomes much throatier. Okay, you can't really understand what she's saying, but if you dig down to the lyrics, you'll get some evocative, wintry songs with lots of references to sleep, snow, ice and cold. At times the lyrics can border on sappy ("You are the only one/To keep me sane when all is wrong") but it never quite crosses that border.

Psychedelic guitar riffs are the core of Broadcast's sound in this CD. But not the only part of the sound: There's quite a bit of distortion and fuzziness in some of the rock songs, augmented by some subtle work on the drums -- particularly the eerie, drippy solo at the end of "Man Is Not A Bird." Adding to the atmosphere are the cymbals, and adding a more delicate note is the triangle.

Music Album:

  1. Spooked ~ Transmissionary Six
  2. Speechless ~ Fred Frith
  3. Give It to Her ~ Gallygows
  4. Hide from the Sun ~ The Rasmus
  5. Sting: The Ultimate Tribute ~ Evening Star Orchestra
  6. Summer City ~ Danny McDonald
  7. Beauty From Thee Beast: The Best of Psychic TV ~ Psychic TV
  8. & ~ Kristian Hoffman
  9. A Tribute to Matchbox Twenty ~ Various Artists
  10. Still ~ Tony Banks

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Jazz: Red, Hot and Cool ~ Dave Brubeck

Give and Take ~ Mike Stern

Abaton

Renaissance ~ Chieli Minucci

Groenemeyer Live ~ Herbert Gronemeyer

Transversal do Tempo ~ Elis Regina

Talents du Siecle, Vol. 1 ~ Renaud

Anabell ~ Milagros

Ost ~ Ima Aini Yukimasu

Love Song ~ Various Artists