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- Date Released: July 20, 2004
- Genre: Electronic
- Style: Drum 'n' Bass/ Jungle
- Label: KOCH Records
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We Say...
By late 2004, the overwhelming flood of electronic acts had slowed to a manageable stream, making it a good time to reappraise overlooked oeuvres such as that of Manchester duo Lamb, a band that has never fit in anywhere. Over the course of the four albums sampled here, Lamb never landed their luscious atmospherics in a high-profile commercial; their refined approach to matching genre-free songwriting (Is it folk, jazz, pop or art-song?) to equally untethered arrangements also left them without an in-crowd niche. Emphasizing neither voice nor rhythm, Andrew Barlow's arrangements are too often too anxious for the chill-out box; they're packed with off-kilter beats but stop short of conventional dance music. Singer Louise Rhodes similarly emphasizes focused emotion over hooks, yet ballads like "Gorecki" and "Gabriel" suggest Sarah McLachlan hits in an ideal world, and Barlow's skill at integrating natural instruments with digitized trickery helps Lamb achieve a lofty hybrid beauty akin to Massive Attack. This collection serves notice to the wide audience this pair have deserved all along.
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They Say...
For old-schoolers, Best Kept Secrets is Louise Rhodes and Andrew Barlow's thank-you note. The U.K. electronica duo accompanies each track with personal reflections, letting longtime listeners in on some first-time knowledge. But for the considerable portion of the globe that never discovered Lamb, its 16 songs and six videos are signal flares in the darkness. From the comforting, romantic swirl of "Gabriel" (from 2001's What Sound) through the chattering beats, slurping bass, and cut-up strings of "B Line" -- what is it, hot jazz in the 23rd century? -- all the way to the outfit's relative "hit," the chilly '90s electronica boom nugget "Gorecki," Best Kept Secrets covers the Lamb bases for both the knowledgeable and the neophyte.
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| 01. |  |
Cotton Wool |
5:07 |
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| 02. | |
God Bless |
5:55 |
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| 03. | |
Gold |
5:42 |
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| 04. | |
Gorecki |
6:27 |
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| 05. | |
Little Things |
3:17 |
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| 06. | |
B Line |
2:53 |
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| 07. | |
Lullaby |
2:56 |
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| 08. | |
Bonfire |
4:23 |
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| 09. | |
Heaven |
5:00 |
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| 10. | |
One |
4:15 |
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| 11. | |
Gabriel |
4:18 |
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| 12. | |
Angelica |
3:44 |
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| 13. | |
Til The Clouds Clear |
4:26 |
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| 14. | |
Wonder |
5:16 |
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| 15. | |
Please |
4:34 |
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| 16. | |
Stronger |
3:15 |
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16 Total Tracks, 71:28 Total Length
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Credits
- Stephanie Bennett - Harp // Stephanie Bennett - Harp // Matthew Ward - Violin // Charlie Bisharat - Violin // David Campbell - Viola // David Campbell - String Arrangements // David Campbell - Harp Arrangement // Larry Corbett - Cello // Tanera Dawkins - Cello // Joel Derouin - Violin // Helen Kamminga - Viola // The London Session Orchestra - Strings // Michele Richards - Violin // Mac Robertson - Bass // Mac Robertson - Piano // Mac Robertson - Digital Editing // Guy Sigsworth - Producer // Guy Sigsworth - Bass Samples // John Thorne - Double Bass // Gavyn Wright - Mixing // Duchess Nell Catchpole - Violin // Kathryn Locke - Cello // Will Malone - Conductor // Will Malone - String Arrangements // Lamb - Main Performer // Jim Abbiss - Mixing // Graham Massey - Vibraphone // Anne Wood - Violin // Adam Brown - Engineer // Paddy Steer - Double Bass // Ian Carmichael - Digital Editing // Andy Barlow - Liner Notes // Andy Barlow - String Arrangements // Andy Barlow - Harp Arrangement // Andy Barlow - Group Member // Louis Prima Stan Rhodes - Guitar // Louis Prima Stan Rhodes - Vocals // Louis Prima Stan Rhodes - Liner Notes // Louis Prima Stan Rhodes - Group Member // Sara Parkins - Violin // Allan Gibson - Double Bass // Sean Ellis - Video Director // Rik Simpson - Engineer // Jimi Goodwin - Guitar // Bob Becker - Viola // Ali Staton - Mixing // Simon Changer - Engineer // Liz Chi Yen Liew - Violin // Liz Chi Yen Liew - Group Member // Oddur Mar Runarsson - Guitar // Chris Bolster - Assistant // Cathy Rimer - Cello // John Rayson - Viola // Martin Eden - Digital Editing // Mark Bjornsgaard - Choir, Chorus // Taly Forel - Choir, Chorus // Rita Frenzel - Choir, Chorus // Natasha Gant - Choir, Chorus // Nicolaj Bjerre - Drums // Lene Bausager - Video Producer // Luke Copeland - Video Producer // Nick Goldsmith - Video Producer // Hammer & Tongs - Video Director // Karen Lamond - Video Director // Sarah Liew - Violin // Sarah Liew - Group Member // Alden Love - Mixing // Uzo Nwanaga - Choir, Chorus // Ollie Solman - Video Producer // Jon Chicarelli - Engineer
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