Search - Slowpho :: Hotel Sleep

Dark, intelligent lyrics . . .

Tyr Shadowblade (TM) | Denver, CO | 01/29/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This was an interesting album. Very original -- can't really compare Slo Pho to any other trip hop or dreampop artists. The vocals are sultry and clear with an amazing range, and the beats are quite good. The only problem is that there is such a disparity in the quality of various tracks. For example, some of the tracks (Porn, Sick, Water) are incredibly well done, and I can see Slo Pho spending months in the studio perfecting them -- but others, not so much.



"Porn" is track 1, and it is pretty good. "Water" is track 13, and is simply incredible -- the standout track on this disk. Track 11, "Sick", is the darkest -- and my personal favorite. Just these three tracks is worth the price of the CD -- amazing stuff. The rest of the tracks aren't bad, but are largely unremarkable -- after a couple of listens they tend to get skipped over a lot.



"Water" and "Sick" showed me that Slo Pho has a great talent, and I am looking forward to hearing more from these little-known artists."