Sunday, December 24, 2006

Old Dial, New Listener

All India Radio – Echo Other (Inevitable)

I recently picked up a copy of the latest offering from Aria award nominated ambient Melbourne instrumentalists, All India Radio, released here in July 06. What they have produced is a very chilled, moody offering of twelve tracks with futuristic overtones – perfect for kicking back in a quiet spot with the headphones on.

Eerie samplings are consistent throughout the record, and are supplemented with multiple additional layers - shimmering acoustic guitars, deep groovy bass, occasional light scratching and string set, (there might be an occasional xylophone as well?).

Tracks kind of meld together like a dream sequence trapped in some alternative universe, so it is better to give this one a listen a whole way through rather than just pick out one or two tracks for a quick hit of the world they inhabit. Having said that I think that perhaps track number two - Four Three - is my favourite. It has a slow build up of instrumentation and then is punctuated with light breathy female vocals chanting Welcome to my world/Stay, you are not alone. A great choice of lyrics given what follows for the rest of the record.

[check out All India Radio at myspace]

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