Search - Mandalay :: Instinct

Mandalay
Instinct
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Not Seventeen
2. Don't Invent Me
3. Like Her
4. Deep Love
5. No Reality
6. You Forget
7. Simple Things
8. Too Much Room
9. What If I
10. It's Enough Now
11. Believe - Mandalay, Freeman, Saul
12. Not Seventeen [Only Child Remix]
13. Not Seventeen [Tom Middleton Cosmos Mix]
14. Deep Love [Charlie May Remix]

CD Details

All Artists: Mandalay
Title: Instinct
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Release Date: 10/3/2000
Album Type: Import
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock
Styles: Electronica, Trip-Hop, Indie & Lo-Fi
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1

Synopsis

Album Description

Sophomore album for UK electronica duo featuring multi-instrumentalist, Saul Freeman (Thieves) and vocalist Nicola Hitchcock whose been described as, 'an intelligible Liz Fraser'. Mellow, moody ethereal pieces with floaty vocals, ala Portished, Cocteau Twins and Tori Amos. Includes the first single, 'Deep Love'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

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CD Reviews

Brilliant....

C. Darlington | Arlington, VA United States | 03/22/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Mandalay combines several styles, all of which revolve around moody, haughty, almost trance-like themes. Mandalay is the work of Nicola Hitchcock and Saul Freeman. Nicola's voice, in my opinion, is what sets Mandalay apart from the crowd. Both fragile and powerful, her singing evokes the sort of emotive response that reminds you why you listen to music in the first place. Nicola's vocal talents are perfectly complemented by Saul's music. To borrow a quote from their website, Mandalay's music is "...weathered yet pristine...set to complex instrumental hues, yet instantly accessible."
If you are the sort of music-lover that has moved beyond Top-40, this one is definitely worth your time. If it helps, here are some comparable artists (some are closer than others, I know)
Bel Canto
Delerium
Sarah MacLachlan
Claire Voyant
Love Spirals Downwards
Alpha
Baxter
Coldplay
Skunk Anansie
Abra Moore
Olive
Everything But The Girl
Waterlillies
Café Del Mar

Discography: Empathy (1998), Instinct (2000), Solace (compilation album, set for US release April 2001) ...."

Simply breath-taking

Erica Anderson | Minneapolis, MN | 04/07/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I found a copy of the "Solace" compilation which includes tracks off "Instinct" in the used cd bins where I shop and less than two weeks before it was going to be officially released. Remembering how much I liked the song "This Life" from "The Next Best Thing" soundtrack, I immediately rescued this cd from the used bins. It didn't take me long to become infatuated with Mandalay and their intricate melodies. "Beautiful" just took my breath away and almost made me weep. I haven't heard anything as gorgeous as "Beautiful", and "Deep Love". Nicola Hitchcock's fragile voice reminded me of Saint Etienne's Sarah Cracknell and Solar Twins's Joanna Stevens at times. I hope to see more from this duo in the future."