Anubian Lights / Phantascope
Album: Phantascope   Collection:General
Artist:Anubian Lights   Added:Feb 2005
Label:Rhythmbank Entertainment  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2005-05-15 Pull Date: 2005-07-17
Week Ending: Jul 10 Jun 26 Jun 5 May 22
Airplays: 1 1 2 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 07, 2005: Eran Mukamel
Good Morning Spacegirl
4. Jun 02, 2005: Megatron Marathon
Andromeda Skin
2. Jun 21, 2005: Flow
Bhajan
5. May 19, 2005: Eran Mukamel f. Spacerob
New Wildlife
3. Jun 04, 2005: Morning Glroy
New Wildlife
6. May 18, 2005: Eat Your Beats
Andromeda Skin, Wild Winter

Album Review
John Holgate
Reviewed 2005-04-29
Anubian Lights - Phantascope (misspelled when keyed as Anubian Nights)

Techno-tinged pop that's tons of fun, the lead singer has a great voice and knows how to use it. This girl can really sing. Whether the band is doing a more electronica- or rock-tinged song, they keep everything upbeat. Production is solid and interesting. Varied styles throughout the album and everyone can find something cool. Play this stuff!!!! Play 1,4,6,9

1**) Howlin female vox with funky, screachy sample.
2*) Quiet male vox over quick, smooth beat (reminds me of intro to the sopranos). Middle-eastern tinged female wails in background. A good techno, world beat vibe.
3) Guitar intro, with female vox. Good pop rock.
4**) Guitar rock again, with noir spy-movie air. Female vox. Strong chorus with girl yelling, sexy.
5) Light female vox, choir-like, over bubbly guitar and synths.
6**) Jazzy sample, salsa rhythm (or one of those latin american dances i don't know how to do). Male vox in foreign language, adds nicely to track. Shows the techno side of the band. Nice jazzy builds, horns crescendo.
7*) Slower, lots of attention paid to production (all sorts of sound bits, swoops, swirls). Great showcase for the female vox.
8) Slower, darker vibe with sonar beeps and vocoded voices.
9*) Horn stabs with ominous groove growing a bit more chaotic with crescendos of siren-like synth. Female vox about 'resist tyranny'
10) Straight up pop with a very light feel. Female vox and piano tend to keep hitting same note with a few chord changes throughout the song.
11*) Lounge-y with horn stabs and jazzy keyboard. Female vox with some spoken verses. Another song that would be at home in a spy movie (the part where he meets the girl at a bar in Berlin)
12) String section inserted into a slow vox/bass/guitar piece. Peaceful and relaxing.

Track Listing
1. Wild Winter   7. Thru the Wire
2. Bhajan   8. Shine
3. Way Gone Man   9. Black Line Station
4. Andromeda Skin   10. Ultraviolet
5. Sargasso Sea   11. Good Morning Spacegirl
6. New Wildlife   12. Lady Berlin