11i
Rykodisc - Rykodisc
Supreme Beings of Leisure
Release date: 2008-02-12
Audio CD
Dance & DJ, Downbeat, Downtempo, Pop, Pop/Rock Music, Rock, Rock/Pop
1. The Light
2. This World
3. Mirror
4. Swallow
5. Good
6. Pieces
7. Angelhead - featuring Lili Hayden
8. Ride
9. Oneness
10. Everywhere
11. Lay Me Down
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11i
Date undefinedReviewing music is really somuch in the eye of the beholder, it's hard to really glean if you'll like someone with even similiar tastes as you.
That being said - this is a pretty good album. I listened to the whole thing on mp3.com and was impressed by more than half the tracks - so I made a purchase. I prefer it when musicians try different things in the span of a cd instead having it sound all the same. I like variety in what an artist does in his/her work. 11i is a little bit of both worlds - it's got some variety but it's variety in the sound, not really different musical styles - if that makes any sense. On some tracks the girl singer will be soft and subtle. On others she'll croon and sing loud over some hard guitars.
Most of the cd could be classified as trip hop - maybe even a little pop-ish. It's not bad, I do wish a little more variety had been put into some of the tracks. The main stand out tracks for me where "Mirror" and "Angelhead" - though the whole cd has something to offer.
11i
Date undefinedI am not into trip hop music as I once was several years ago. The genre itself became its own worst enemy when every trip hop act that came out sounded like a clone of Portishead or Massive Attack. The redundancy is what killed my passion for the genre for the last few years. After enjoying Goldfrapp's most recent album SEVENTH TREE, I decided to check out the new Supreme Beings of Leisure album 11i when I saw it at my library. I loved the group's first album when it first came out. By the time the group's second album came out, my interest in the genre waned and I had moved on. I did hear samples of their last album and was not impressed by what little I heard.
Almost immediately, 11i reminded me what made me love Supreme Beings of Leisure which is the combination of the seductive vocals of Geri Soriano-Lightwood and the lush programming provided by Ramin Sakurai. Ramin effortlessly weaves world music with modern dance beats, with Geri's vocals, the duo creates an album suitable for background music at a cocktail party or a pan-Asian restaurant. The album isn't totally laid back. There are songs that will make the listener want to get up and dance like the groovy uptempo track "Good". It is a nice change of pace from the slick, laid back trip hop grooves of the album which sometimes proves to be a detriment to the group's music. The more laid back trip hop songs tend to sound alike which drags the album down a bit but overall 11i is a solid effort.
11i
Date undefinedBeing a big fan of Supreme Beings of Leisure I regret that I waited so long to puchase this album. Its always nice to see an artists sound evole without losing the signature sound that put them on the map. I often wondered could these two get any better, losing their third member who went on to form Bittersweet. From the time I put 11i into the cd player I was at a loss for words. They seem to be at the pinnacle of their career, and after all the dust settles from 11i, Ill wonder can they get any better.
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