luis junior - neibum

reference: ABY 001 CD

release date: November 2003

format: CD [digi-pack]

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Xpander - Review [11/03/2004]

Abysoma
Releasedate: out now
Rating: 7.0 out of 10 [jeroen]

Comment: Luis Junior aka Luis Vaquero is born in Madrid, Spain in 1973. Luis began at the age of 15 with DJ-ing electronical music. Spinning mostly acid house on radio stations and some clubs. After a few years he began producing as well and he made records under several aliases like Lowie L, B-Flow and his original name Luis Vaquero.

Neibum is a chill out album. I could imagine that a couple of his tracks are selected for the famous Cafe Del Mar compilations. Opening with the first track called Nobody, Luis sets the relaxing tones with guest vocalist Kiva.

Track two is called Transporta and is a short one and it is more an interlude to the next track. Track three is called Hey Girl and has some sampled and rebuild wave sounds in it. A guitar and a minimal breakbeat make the whole picture perfect again. The next track is called Luminus and again it has a minimal and slow breakbeat. Every time I hear this track, I must think of Unfinished Sympathy from well known Massive Attack. Same feeling but without the vocals. Track five is called In Your Eyes and when this one gets a full release on vinyl with some remixes that have a bit more power I will buy it. Still this version is very useful as a intro to one of my sets.

Atmosphere is a perfect name for track six. Its name covers the load. Perfect atmospheric sounds that will sound fabulous this summer in Ibiza when sun sets.

Track seven is called Question and is not one of my favourites. Condicion Urbana is the eight one on this cd and tracks are getting a bit fatter on production. Heavier beats but still minimal. The rest of all the sounds are more on the front so the cd is building up in a way.

Track nine is without a beat and is more an interlude again in my opinion. Track ten is called Simetrico and is in a way again a bit like Massive Attack but with not the darkness. All these tracks are more brighter that the darker productions of Massive Attack.

At track number eleven I can see Dj Bruno from Cafe Del Mar or Jose Padilla thinking of the next Compilation. The tracks are getting a bit slower again.

Twelve, we almost come to the end of this cd. The track is called Retrospectiva and is in a way a retrospective of the cd, but also a retrospective of past ambient and lounge, trip hop and other laidback genres. I can even hear some Art of Noise, Vangelis, Mike Oldfield and Pink Floyd influences. Last track is number thirteen and is called Das Ende. Again, Art Of Noise is the first thing I have to think and for the rest, Youll have to find out for yourself.

 

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