99X/10 VARIOUS ARTISTS: Nothing Concrete

99X/10 Various Artists

Nothing Concrete

© 2005 99 times out of 10 Records (5060113760012)

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An eclectic mix of electronic folk and ambient music bound together in rhythm and melody. A hand picked collection of individual artists from a new label in London England.

tracks

1 Another Name - Roger O'donnell
2 Sirius Transmissions - Sensory Factory
3 Alka - I Fell Down a Very Long Well
4 Oui-ja - Goddamn Electric Bill
5 The Downers of '62 - the Maybe
6 Apathy - Dead Waiter
7 Snowfall - Pale Amber Glow
8 Anthem - Sensory Factory
9 All We Can Do Now - Erin Lang
10 Oriens - Ecce
11 Column - Somnolent
12 Your Wayward Stare - Alka
13 Pour Etre Plein D'espoir - Dead Waiter
14 Witching Hour - Goddamn Electric Bill
15 New Leaf - Pale Amber Glow
16 The Burden of Summer - the Maybe
17 Warm Windows in Night - Somnolent
18 South - Ecce
19 The Truth in Me - Roger O'donnell

notes

A review from SLUG MAGAZINE

99x/10 = folktronica a la Beth Orton +/- William Orbit + incidental film music +/- The Album Leaf
Former Cure keyboardist and Moog enthusiast Roger O’Donnell has busied himself with the task of starting a record label focusing on a cocktail made of electronics and organic instrumentation. Nothing Concrete, a collection of bands who O’Donnell has either signed to the label or has an expressed interest in, plays out like the classic 4ad compilation Lonely is an Eyesore in that while technically speaking the bands featured are lumped together in a genre but at the same time their personalities, quirks and nuances set them apart from each other.
Like the incidental music from the Lost in Translation soundtrack Nothing Concrete captures a mood that is both melancholy and warm. While Cure fans might be somewhat shocked to find that O’Donnell’s two tracks sound nothing little like his former band there is more than enough reason to look forward to his impending full length release.
Highlights also include the jaw dropping cinematic tracks from Goddamn Electric Bill, the Sigur Ros by way of Beth Orton sound of The Maybe, the space jazz cabaret of Erin Lang, the electronic scrapings of Somnolent, Dead Waiter and Sensory Factory. I like Ecce’s warm, circular swaying of guitars, organ and electronics as well.
99X/10 has the makings of a label where each release is as highly anticipated as the last regardless of which artist it happens to be.

Ryan Michael Painter - SLUG MAGAZINE

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  • fantastic sampler!
    author: jacob

    I bought this cd on a whim and was pleasantly surprised! There are a lot of different styles of electronic music on here, and most of them are pretty damn good. I especially enjoyed the tracks by Alka, Dead Waiter, and Ecce. All three of these really have something going on! Recommended!

  • What a Discovery!!!
    author: Reggie

    These are great songs! I’m amazed by the talent and innovation of these artists and I’ll be a longtime listener. A very homogenous compilation!

  • I'm in love with a CD. Wow.
    author: kendra

    The disc was more than I'd hoped for. Without knowing all except one of the artists included, I was very pleasantly surprised to love every single song (well, one of them maybe a little less, but every CD you'll ever purchase has that *one* track on it, or more). I find it very hard to listen to the disc just once through - it's usually on Repeat All for hours on end. Great!!

  • very good
    author: Derrick

    i bought this cd for my brother and he said it was great. thanks for making it available to me and the rest of the public

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