Dom Robinson reviews
Delph
Distributed by Bluepool Records
Cat.no: BPCD 0101
Released: Available now
Running time: 64:01
Track Listing :
1. waves (intro)
2. feel
3. lowness
4. tatra
5. 1:38...
6. ...the dream
7. leaves
8. coastline
9. vanishing point
10. snowman
11. evening hill
12. never
13. blue follower
14. waves (outro)
Delph I'm a big fan of ambient music and began to get into it in the early
1990's after discovering The Orb , their first single, Little
Fluffy Clouds , and the album it came from, Adventures Beyond The
Ultraworld . Good music of this genre is anything that takes you outside
yourself, makes you forget everything else and is 100% captivating. Before
now I also felt this listening to some tracks from Leftfield (eg.
Original ), Future Sound Of London (eg. We Have Explosive,
Lifeforms and Papua New Guinea ), The Grid (eg. all of
their Electric Head ) plus just about anything that featured on MTV's
Chill Out Zone when I watched it on a regular basis in the mid-1990's.
Why am I telling you all this? Because I'd put this, Delph's debut album,
in the same category and anyone who purchases a copy of this will not only
be buying one of the best albums around at the moment, but will also be
doing themselves a big favour by helping Delph to produce further albums
of the same stature.
Although there are 14 tracks on this disc, it is effectively a few long
tunes, each split up into individual sections. For me, stand-out tracks
include: feel, lowness, tatra, never and both waves tracks.
All of these tracks grab the heartstrings, twist them round all the adrenaline
in your body and remind you of why you love music in the first place...and
it won't stop there either. If previous ambient bands are anything to go
by, the more you listen to an album, the more the entire work becomes a
piece of perfection.
Previous releases from Delph include :
Tatra (Future Music compilation: FMCD32)
Slow River (Surrender To The Vibe: Phantasm Records, PTM132)
Leaves (Goa Trancendental: Rumour Records, TRIPCD8)
Delph has performed at various venues around the country including a
headline gig at London's Whirl-Y-Gig. The band also enjoys frequent airplay
on radio stations and in clubs, such as Return To The Source , both
in this country and abroad.
A growing international fanbase has been established over the internet
via their Website at : http://www.bluepool.demon.co.uk/delph
MUSIC CONTENT : *****
SOUND QUALITY : *****
PRESENTATION : ***
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OVERALL : ****½
Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 1999.
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