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- Date Released: January 27, 1998
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Label: V2 Music
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Cold and Bouncy is an accurate description of the High Llamas' music, in many ways. On the surface, it's light and airy, with sprightly or sighing melodies, sometimes quite detailed, but that very attention to detail keeps the music at an emotional distance -- it's easy to admire Sean O'Hagan's skill, but a little more difficult to be moved by it. Still, there's a lot to be said for being evocative, which the High Llamas certainly are. Like its predecessor, Hawaii, Cold and Bouncy floats between involved instrumentals and songs, relying on texture more than actual songwriting. O'Hagan is beginning to break away from his Brian Wilson obsessions, even if echoes of SMiLE and Pet Sounds are evident throughout the record. However, it sounds more than ever like original work, thanks to a subtle incorporation of retro-electronic textures, straight out of his work with Stereolab. Those keyboards open the sound up just enough to make Cold and Bouncy the group's most inviting release since Gideon Gaye, but it still suffers from O'Hagan's meandering tendencies. While it's not the marathon of Hawaii, the album still runs way too long, lasting well over an hour. Instead of adding depth, the length makes O'Hagan's ideas difficult to assimilate, and by the end of the record, it sounds like he only has variations on a handful of themes. But when the album is consumed in small doses, however, O'Hagan's flair for arrangement and sonic detail burns brightly.
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| 01. |  |
Twisto Teck |
0:46 |
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| 02. | |
The Sun Beats Down |
3:56 |
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| 03. | |
Hi Ball Nova Scotia |
4:51 |
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| 04. | |
Tilting Windmills |
4:10 |
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| 05. | |
Glide Time |
4:26 |
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| 06. | |
Bouncy Glimmer |
1:19 |
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| 07. | |
Three Point Scrabble |
5:26 |
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| 08. | |
Homespin Rerun |
5:22 |
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| 09. | |
Painters Paint |
3:50 |
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| 10. | |
Evergreen Vampo |
3:49 |
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| 11. | |
Showstop Hip Hop |
6:00 |
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| 12. | |
Over The River |
4:09 |
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| 13. | |
End Of Tick Tock |
1:34 |
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| 14. | |
Didball |
4:02 |
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| 15. | |
Jazzed Carpenter |
4:19 |
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| 16. | |
Lobby Bears |
4:43 |
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16 Total Tracks, 62:42 Total Length
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Credits
- John Bennett - Band // John Bennett - ? // Sally Herbert - Violin // Paul Kendall - Sequencing // Sean O'Hagan - Band // Sean O'Hagan - ? // Andy Ramsay - ? // Andy Ramsay - Electronic Percussion // Kate Wilkinson - Viola // Steve Waterman - Trumpet // Steve Waterman - Flugelhorn // The High Llamas - Main Performer // The High Llamas - Mixing // Rob Allum - Band // Rob Allum - ? // Andy Robinson - Trombone // Marcus Holdaway - Cello // Steve Rooke - Mastering // Fulton Dingley - Programming // Fulton Dingley - Engineer // Fulton Dingley - Loops // Fulton Dingley - Mixing // Julia Singleton - Violin // Mark Bassey - Trombone // Kelsey Michael - Vocals // Jacqueline Norrie - Violin // Dominic Murcott - Marimba // Dominic Murcott - Vibraphone // Colin Crawley - Flute // Colin Crawley - Sax (Tenor)
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