Friday, July 27, 2012

#539 808 State - Utd. State 90

A seminal London Acid House album from the more electronic side of the Madchester scene, this album sounds like you'd expect given its legacy: persistent, predictable beats alongside swervy, squonky synth lines that kinda suggest you should move in a swervy, swonky kind of way.

Some of the lines are undeniably pretty great, and the production is solid, but to my ear it all sounds the same right quick. Which, hey, this is music that's more meant to be the strata for dancing, tripping, etc, not necessarily an attraction in its own right, so that's fine. I'll be its good for all that other stuff. But as a music album for listening time, there's not a lot going on here beyond standout opener Pacific 202, which sports an uncommonly catchy melodic line down its middle 3/5

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