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Bromide | No.Space.Anymore.Even.Inbetween.Words
But.is.it.any.good?
CD, Scratchy/Konkurrent
Tekst: Bas Ickenroth
Publicatiedatum: 06 december 2001
Bro·mide:
1. A binary compound of bromine with another element, such as silver.
2. a) A commonplace remark or notion; a platitude.
b) A tiresome person; a bore.
What's in a name anyway? This music certainly isn't the result of a chemical reaction, because it had to be something special then. It isn't. No real chemistry here. But the music isn't boring or a cliché either. We then have to conclude that it refers to the vocals, because they sound bored. And uninterested. And off-key like Tom Barman with severe pneumonia. Well, now that's out of the way, we can focus on the music itself, and that's not unpleasant. Simon, that singer, also writes all of the music, and his lo-fi acoustic guitar songs have fairly good melodies. The songs are intimate, tiny musical miniatures and are beautifully coloured with double bass and soft keyboard parts. A bit folky here and there, silent pop like Belle & Sebastian somewhere else, it all drifts by quite beautifully without disturbing anyone. And without leaving a lasting impression either, I'm sorry to say. Only 'Hide It in the Churches' is an outstanding song and also the only song in which the (sparsely used) saxophone parts don't sound out of place. With somebody else singing and some more remarkable songs, things would have looked way better. Maybe next time.
http://www.kindamuzik.net/recensie/bromide/no-space-anymore-even-inbetween-words/921/
Meer Bromide op KindaMuzik: http://www.kindamuzik.net/artiest/bromide
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