Simplicity
General
| Jul 2006
Reviews
Princess D
Reviewed 2006-07-20
Reviewed 2006-07-20
Chill-out/Lounge/Trip-Hop. Canadian producers, songwriters, and brothers Francois and Dominic Paterson are Soma Sonic. This is an ultra-chic, clean Euro-sound, reminiscent of Hooverphonic, Lamb. Sweet sometimes eerie female vocals throughout, remind me of Beth Orton. One of the most electrifying, absolutely perfect albums I have listened to this year. The album is very long, so there are a few obvious fillers, but almost every track is beautiful and recommended.
FCC CLEAN
Disc 1: (1) Downtempo. Female spoken vocals and a melodic tune. Lovely but predictable.
(2) Moody with dreamy female vocals.
**(3) A swinging, slow bossa beat. Vocals more prominent. James Bond-esque.
(4) Instrumental. Slow.
**(5) Sweet loungey-house, think St. Germain.
**(6) Mysterious. Chill-house.
**(7) Breathy, downtempo.
(8) Faster spy music, with horns.
**(9) French vocals, dreamy, beautiful.
(10) Carnival music, instrumental. Skippable.
(11) Downtempo ballad.
Disc 2: **(1) Original mix of Disc 1, (6). Space sound fx. Lovely, trip-hoppy.
(2) Very chill dub.
(3) French vocals, sad, lots of strings.
***(4) Faster, xylophone?, kinda funky.
(5) Jazzy, horns, fast rhythm.
(6) Remix of Disc 1, (3).
(7) Instrumental.
**(8) Slow trip-hop, childish voice.
(9) Totally dub. Instrumental.
(10) Slightly pointless instrumental sounds at best like a movie soundtrack.
(11) Housed up version of disc 1, (11) though the original is better.
FCC CLEAN
Disc 1: (1) Downtempo. Female spoken vocals and a melodic tune. Lovely but predictable.
(2) Moody with dreamy female vocals.
**(3) A swinging, slow bossa beat. Vocals more prominent. James Bond-esque.
(4) Instrumental. Slow.
**(5) Sweet loungey-house, think St. Germain.
**(6) Mysterious. Chill-house.
**(7) Breathy, downtempo.
(8) Faster spy music, with horns.
**(9) French vocals, dreamy, beautiful.
(10) Carnival music, instrumental. Skippable.
(11) Downtempo ballad.
Disc 2: **(1) Original mix of Disc 1, (6). Space sound fx. Lovely, trip-hoppy.
(2) Very chill dub.
(3) French vocals, sad, lots of strings.
***(4) Faster, xylophone?, kinda funky.
(5) Jazzy, horns, fast rhythm.
(6) Remix of Disc 1, (3).
(7) Instrumental.
**(8) Slow trip-hop, childish voice.
(9) Totally dub. Instrumental.
(10) Slightly pointless instrumental sounds at best like a movie soundtrack.
(11) Housed up version of disc 1, (11) though the original is better.
Recent airplay
Oxygen
beat.net chapter 46.0: mood blender [sub] — Sep 07, 2006
Memories
Trip Over Zero — Aug 23, 2006
Love In 3d
beat.net chapter 44.0: powered by propane — Aug 23, 2006
Memories
Trip Over Zero — Aug 16, 2006
The Well (French Mix)
cafe paradiso — Aug 12, 2006
Oxygen, Everything
Charting
2006-07-23 — 2006-09-24
Electronic
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Sep 10 | 1 |
| Aug 27 | 2 |
| Aug 20 | 1 |
| Aug 13 | 2 |
| Aug 6 | 4 |
| Jul 30 | 5 |
Track listing
| 1. | Lovestory | ||
| 2. | The Well (Remix) | ||
| 3. | Memories | ||
| 4. | Simplicity (Instrumental) | ||
| 5. | Life's Seasons | ||
| 6. | Could It Be Real (Remix) | ||
| 7. | Oxygen | ||
| 8. | Love In 3d | ||
| 9. | The Well (French Mix) | ||
| 10. | The Carousel | ||
| 11. | Simplicity (Orginial) | ||
| 12. | Could It Be Real (Original) | ||
| 13. | Everything | ||
| 14. | Rien | ||
| 15. | Life's Seasons (Original) | ||
| 16. | Stormy Evening (Original) | ||
| 17. | Memories (Remix) | ||
| 18. | Corona | ||
| 19. | The Well (Original) | ||
| 20. | Domino | ||
| 21. | Stalmate | ||
| 22. | Simplicity (Original) |