Track Listings (12) - Disc #1| All Artists: Bent Title: Ariels Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: El Dance Original Release Date: 1/1/2005 Re-Release Date: 7/26/2005 Album Type: Import Genres: Dance & Electronic, Pop Styles: Electronica, House, Dance Pop Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 |
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14 track edition. 'Ariels' is a massive departure and progression for Bent, in that it dispenses with the found-sound reliance of their first two albums (Programmed to Love' (2000) and 'The Everlasting Blink' (2003)). 'Ari... more » |
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Album Description 14 track edition. 'Ariels' is a massive departure and progression for Bent, in that it dispenses with the found-sound reliance of their first two albums (Programmed to Love' (2000) and 'The Everlasting Blink' (2003)). 'Ariels' is their first album that doesn't contain any samples, just pure sounds. Featuring the vocal talents of Steve Edwards, Sian from Kosheen, Rachel from Weekend Players and long time Bent cohort Katty, this album represents musicianship and songwriting skills, in which guitar chords replace samples as the starting point for the tracks. The result is a remarkable, emotionally resonant album. Open Records. Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsA review just to add a little star weight. Mendicant Pigeon | pdx, or United States | 05/08/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "This album is quite a radical departure from the bent we've heard from before which probably explains why it did not get a United States Release. As nobody below has really described the music it contains, I'll attempt to do so. Take a little bit of Curve or Lush (shoegazers from the 80's/90's), add a healthy dollop of Annie Lennox when she was part of that duo whose name escapes me (the vocals on this album are all driven by a strong but vulnerable female lead) salt it with a teeny tiny bit of 80's britpop ala depeche mode then fill out the rest with the soul of our old familiar bent and you've got this one nailed. Ordinarily this sort of thing is a bit effeminate or, perhaps more aptly, obviously emotional for me but there is something really pure and soulful and powerful about it that causes one to not play it but once every great while, and each time the full power and quality of it prises one's heart open and makes it bleed. This is a really good album!" This album changed my BENT opinion... MJH | 11/20/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "Funny thing... I was in the camp at first that thought this cd was a slight change from what BENT was up to. I loved the first 2 cd's and the fun sampling on them. This cd did away with that sampling and I was worried at first that I wasn't liking it as much as the other cd's. Given a year or so of listening to it, I now think this is their best cd to date. It really is amazing and I listen to alot of this genre of music and think BENT is still the cream of the crop. I thank god I found a unheard-of little duo called BENT on the web years ago. They just have their own sound in the genre and a way of mixing to make incredably beautiful tunes." Very satisfying Cribbagio | Los Angeles, California USA | 08/01/2008 (5 out of 5 stars) "I'll be honest....I only bought this CD because it has Rachel Foster's vocals on it, and I'm a fan of her work with Weekend Players. What a huge surprise I had in store! This album features an incredible group of musicians and vocalists, and the production is absolutely top notch. Every song is well composed, incredibly soulful, and BEAUTIFUL. If you like Massive Attack, Thievery Corp, Esthero, or Kruder and Dorfmeister - do yourself a favor and check out bent."
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