Thursday, 19 Apr 2007
It took more than a few listens for me to appreciate Dumb Luck the upcoming record by electronic heavy hitter, Dntel (sounds like Din-Tell).
Chances are you are most familiar with James Tamborello’s contributions to the Postal Service or Figurine. Every little sonic beat, blip and break that you’ve come to enjoy on those can be found on Dumb Luck, but on this record it’s the sole vision of James Tamborello, which yields some prodigious results. As if what you’ve come to expect and appreciate from James isn’t enough, vocal contributions from Jenny Lewis, Edward Droste, and Conor Oberst combine to create the zenith of his recording catalogue to date.
Dumb Luck is due out next week on Sub Pop Records, currently you can stream the entire record in anticipation of its release by visiting Dntel on Myspace.
Myspace: Dntel
MP3: Dntel – Dumb Luck
April 19th, 2007 at 9:33 am
so good.
so good.
April 19th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
I really enjoy this album as well.
April 20th, 2007 at 7:54 am
hm…this review is interesting, because I actually feel like “Life Is Full of Possibilities,” his previous album, seems more like Tamborello’s “sole vision,” and this new one seems heavily influenced by the various vocal contributors. This is especially true of the Jenny Lewis track, which is absolutely my least favorite. Her country-esque vocals don’t match up with Tamborello’s style at all, which is odd, because her contributions to the Postal Service record were perfect! But those were kind of more of the old Rilo Kiley style pop vocals.
Anyway, this record is good, but I’m definitely more a fan of the earlier, mostly instrumental stuff, on which vocal contributions were extremely subtle and minimal. “Life is Full of Possibilities” is one of the best electronic albums I’ve ever heard. If you guys haven’t heard it, check it out, but do so with good headphones and with plenty of time and attention to spare. It’s subtle, quiet, and you may not notice just how brilliant it is.