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XLR8R Review

In Anthiliawaters, Reviews on May 17, 2008 at 10:27 am

 

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Anthiliawaters
The Miles Without You

Isophlux — US
6/10

 

This Miami-based collective founded their sound on one basic auditory principle: getting your day up and going. Whether you are nursing a hangover, contemplating hooky, or cuddling with your boo-boo, these guys deliver a soundtrack to your morning espresso. Starting things off with a bit of super-swung breaks, mellow jive flutes, and a shifty ring-modulated melody, “The Glades” offers true soul with sexy vocals. Each track takes a delicate path, uniquely assembled with soothing chords, light percussive mixes, and bright melodies. Choosing a more reserved approach towards electro-aimed breaks and house, these are still funky, resilient jams.

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New Anthiliawaters Review

In Anthiliawaters, Reviews on May 17, 2008 at 10:20 am

Anthiliawaters
The Miles Without You 

By Sarah Ferguson

Born in the early ’90s as one of the forerunners for experimental electronic music in and around North America, Miami, FL’s Isophlux Records has reappeared in 2008 after a good seven years off. And they’re coming back solid with a great-looking website and active blog; the label has also been re-releasing historic Isophlux techno tracks in mp3 format. However, the true icing on the cake is spread by artist collective Anthiliawaters and their new release, which proudly brandishes the Isophlux logo. The Miles Without You takes listeners through a dub-y down-tempo soundscape interspersed with deep techno grooves. A melding of lounge, electro, vocals and space noise, this bass-woven techno journey’s proclaimed focus is to get people moving in their day. This is clear via tracks like “Morning Coffee” and “Time.” “Invisible” carries a rare techno-funky style that can’t be beat. And even when the album progresses into darker and more profound areas, the upbeat feeling never fades out. (Isophlux)

Anthiliawaters Review @ Igloo Magazine

In Reviews on February 20, 2008 at 7:50 pm

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Checkout the first press review for our new release Anthiliawaters “The Miles Without You” at Igloo Magazine.  “…The tracks that make up the torso of this release are not of the

cornflakes and coffee calibre, they are works of seedy and sinister

electro that are more suited to dark subterranean clubs and isolated

headphones…” Read All…