299. The Rapture - echoes

299.TRechoes,
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'Echoes' brought the 'new' sound of digi funk to the mainstream, or to the Universal Music Group at least. The sound is very exciting - perfectly produced by DFA but not 'polished', noisy and dirty but not sloppy - a sound you can jump and dance to, both at the same time. All the brilliance that this album could have been gets somewhat fucked and I am not sure where exactly. Okay maybe that's a bit harsh, but the album is about 4 tracks short of being a classic and I hate it when an album comes oh so close.

8.5 out of 10