Music magazine OOR reviews Split LP #4 by Garçon Taupe / Legowelt. We don’t need a lot of words to summarize the review, this will do: “World class electro. This album alone is enough reason to get yourself a record player.” Read the full review here (in Dutch). Also, the radio program Beautiful Extremes, online radio by Studio 80, played the track In Dark Trees by Legowelt from Retro Retry 2: Another Another Green World and the track Huppy Capsule by Garçon Taupe from Split LP #4 by Garçon Taupe / Legowelt. Listen to the fragment from the broadcast on December 1 in the player below.
The online dance magazine 365Mag rates Retro Retry 2: Another Another Green World 8.5 out of 10. ‘Whereas lots of compilations tend to result in shallow a dime a dozen releases, this one actually takes the listener down an intriguing trip through the depths of electronica in its best form.’ In their review of Split LP #4 the oldest online source for music reviews Vital Weekly says: ‘Garçon Taupe plays rudimentary electro poptunes, that are actually quite nice. He mixes good ol’ fashioned 80s synthi-pop with 90s techno, but in a very playful manner. Legowelt play altogether a somewhat darker tune. Nice tracks too, but not on par with Garçon Taupe.’
The radio program Beautiful Extremes, online radio by Studio 80, played the track Sky Saw by FFF from Retro Retry 2: Another Another Green World. Listen to the fragment from the broadcast on November 10 in the player below.
In their review of Retro Retry 2: Another Another Green World the music zine Kindamuzik says the album sounds balanced. ‘Catchy rhythms alternate with modest pieces and repetitive sounds.’ According to them The Big Ship by Coen Oscar Polack is the highlight of the album. ’A moody recreation of Eno’s dramatic composition.’ MusicFrom.NL also reviewed the album. ‘An enjoyable record that sounds as whole, despite the diverse perspectives.’ They also think Spoelstra‘s track sounds like your uncle Arie who bought an €80 keyboard and loaded some MIDI files in it. Spoelstra responds: ‘I’m considering demanding a rectification. My keyboard cost me €200.’ Retro Retry 2 was presented in Het Patronaat in Haarlem last weekend. Click here to check out some pics.
The Dutch magazine Stream published an in depth article about Retro Retry 2: Another Another Green World, going into the history of Brian Eno, his album Another Green World and our remake. The article includes some quotes by Coen Polack of Narrominded. Read the whole story on the Stream website. Also, Dutch website File Under reviews Retro Retry 2: ‘Actually all the new Dutch versions look good compared to the original Eno tracks.’ Read the whole review here.
The radio program Beautiful Extremes, online radio by Studio 80, played the tracks Rampetampen by Living Ornaments from their new album Korrels and Zawinul / Lava by Puin + Hoop from Retro Retry 2: Another Another Green World. Listen to the fragment from the broadcast on October 27 in the player below.
Online techno radiostation XT3 will present a show about webzine Eclectro tonight. Editor in chief Inge Janse will share some of his favorite electronic music with the listeners, including Narrominded material by Hydrus and Legowelt (check the full playlist here). The show will be broadcasted tonight between 8 and 10 pm and will also be available as a soundcloud on Electro later this week. Eclectro also included our Retro Retry 2 album in a list of tips for getting you through the fall season, you can read that article here.
Austrian e-zine Cracked reviews Retro Retry 2: Another Another Green World: ‘A lot of great music is on here, but the definite winner is the fact how all these very diverse bands and projects breathed the time and age (and probably state of mind) that Eno made this record in.’ Read the whole review here.
Dutch webzine Cut-Up reviews Retro Retry 2: Another Another Green World, the remake of Brian Eno’s legendary album from 1975 and uses terms like ‘enough reason to buy the album’ (on the Coen Oscar Polack track The Big Ship) and ‘beautiful’ (on the Hunter Complex track Everything Merges with the Night). Read the whole review here. Cut-Up also posted the third edition of NMFM, our monthly audio show for the webzine. The theme is, you could have almost guessed it, the work of Brian Eno throughout the years. Listen to the audio show here. For previous NMFM audio shows, go to our NMFM page.
