Arnold, John / Neighborhood Science
| Album: | Neighborhood Science | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Arnold, John | Added: | Sep 2003 | |
| Label: | Ubiquity Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2003-09-29 | Pull Date: | 2003-12-01 | Charts: | Electronic |
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| Week Ending: | Nov 30 | Nov 16 | Nov 9 | Oct 19 | Oct 12 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 10, 2005: | Dancing in Outerspace
Broken |
4. | Mar 01, 2004: | Big Love
We're not |
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| 2. | Jan 20, 2005: | An Epiphany of Captain Dee
Broken |
5. | Nov 24, 2003: | piggy's treat
Get Yourself Together |
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| 3. | Oct 11, 2004: | Go For Dover
Rough |
6. | Nov 15, 2003: | subbing for big chief
We're not |
Album Review
Jacki-O
Reviewed 2003-12-08
Reviewed 2003-12-08
Arnold, John: Neighborhood Science Label: Ubiquity
The more I listen to this CD, the more I realize that I’ve become too used to house music – the consistent 4-4 beat and formulaic loops that is easy to dance to. This is not house, but a mix of broken beat w/ R&B stylings. This is the latest, I’d say, in “urban soul” – that’s not based on the same house/disco formula. There is a lot more experimentation, electronically, and the beat programming is a lot less predictable. I like it. Try: 2,4,7,8.
1. broken beat, insistent analog bass, R&B vox
2. big broken-beat, tweaky analog electronics, robo vocals, retro-funk
3. funky soul w/ a melancholy touch
4. grindin’ bass, tech-y broken beat, cool electro-ish flava
5. mellow downtempo funk instrumental, simple loops
6. downtempo, w/ spacey synth, broken-beat, w/ electronic blippies
7. soulful deep-house w/ kind of a broken-beat, I like the melodies here
8. funky beat patterns & a catchy analog synth melody that builds up
9. almost a new-age-y harp sound laid on to snappy drum breaks, nice
The more I listen to this CD, the more I realize that I’ve become too used to house music – the consistent 4-4 beat and formulaic loops that is easy to dance to. This is not house, but a mix of broken beat w/ R&B stylings. This is the latest, I’d say, in “urban soul” – that’s not based on the same house/disco formula. There is a lot more experimentation, electronically, and the beat programming is a lot less predictable. I like it. Try: 2,4,7,8.
1. broken beat, insistent analog bass, R&B vox
2. big broken-beat, tweaky analog electronics, robo vocals, retro-funk
3. funky soul w/ a melancholy touch
4. grindin’ bass, tech-y broken beat, cool electro-ish flava
5. mellow downtempo funk instrumental, simple loops
6. downtempo, w/ spacey synth, broken-beat, w/ electronic blippies
7. soulful deep-house w/ kind of a broken-beat, I like the melodies here
8. funky beat patterns & a catchy analog synth melody that builds up
9. almost a new-age-y harp sound laid on to snappy drum breaks, nice
Track Listing
| 1. | I Can Be | 5. | Broken | |||
| 2. | Rough | 6. | Fabric | |||
| 3. | Inside | 7. | Get Yourself Together | |||
| 4. | We're not | 8. | Anaconda | |||
| 9. | Neighborhood Science | |||||