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Presence

V. Lara | Houston, Texas | 04/23/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The album's title suits if perfectly, it is in this collection of songs that Sebastian Lilja and Klaus Bau Jensen make their mark by expanding on their previous sound while at the same time trying a few new things. The end result is nothing less than a chill/lounge masterpiece, from begining to end, each song is so much more refined than anything found in the previous two albums.



While I truely did enjoy the two past albums (especially Inside), I found myself gravitating more towards this collection of songs. To me it seems like K.B. Jensen & S. Lilja were not afraid to branch out and do things a little different than before. While the the differences between this and the previous two albums is not as drastic as night and day, there is a significant quality of "growth" throughout the album.



If you were to take Afterlife, Bliss, Cantoma, Chris Coco, plus a little bit of Dub Tractor, and blend them all together, I imagine you would get something that sounds like this. The showers of spring, sultry summer nights, the golden days of fall, and winter's cold embrace, this album takes you into the heart of each season.



1. Home V.2

2. Feel

3. My Definition of Blue (Previously featured on Horizontal Grooves)

4. Take Me Back

5. 8mm

6. Seven Trumpeteers

7. El Otro Dia

8. Postcard

9. Girlfriend in Brazil

10.Hanime



Addtionally, there is a non-album Flipside track featured on the Classique Abstrait Vol. 3 compilation, "Solo Sentir". I will say, the song leans a bit more toward a classical sound and it is void of any electronic loops or effects, there is only the beautiful sound of classical guitar work. Although it is somewhat different than anything Flipside has done, previously or recently, it is definitely worth seeking out."