2011 release from the Dub-Pop duo consisting of Aaron Coyes and Indra Dunis. A hauntingly beautiful, intensely immersive record that merges elements of Dub, Psych, Minimal House, Disco and Krautrock with a distinct Pop sensibility, 936 is a fiercely unique, exciting work and a great window into a wonderfully close, creative and prolific songwriting partnership.
I**C
love songs, rays of light through a foggy haze
Peaking Lights' style is very rhythmic and dense-sounding, with heavy and distorted drum patterns and baselines taking up much of the aural space. The remainder is filled by compact, sunny guitar riffs and the lead singer's deadpan vocals, both of which break through the low-end mix enough to convey the sentiments of what are mostly love songs. So there is a captivating dichotomy between dense sound and a simple and clear lyrical message. As a result the lead singer sounds hypnotized and transfixed by the allure of the person she is singing to.This is a very intriguing and original album. One of my favorites of 2011.
@**O
This is my morning time wake up music
Peaking Lights fits into that Caribou-Blue States sort of psychedelic electro-pop style that seemed like a happening thing in 2002-03. Their version is little bit dubbier, a little bit trancier, and perhaps a bit less rock n roll by extension. Their songs have a lot of layered synths and percussion, with little stabs of high reverb surf guitar and stuff as accents. Indira's voice is syrupy smooth and narcotic, like a prescription-only cough medicine.The album Lucifer is also pretty great.
M**L
Fantastic Album
I mostly write reviews for 60s/70s psychedelic and progressive rock, but seeing as incredibly there is only one review of this album (I was expecting to find a few dozen), I thought I should throw in another opinion. This album has a lot in common with classic experimental psych of the late 60s - echoey, spacey vocals singing haunting melodies over interesting analogue-sounding sound effects, which again recall those 60s/70s devices you don't get today. But they take things a step further by adding powerful dub basslines and more modern rhythms. I don't know from what musical direction most other fans of this band are coming, but I would think that anyone who likes psych, progressive or experimental rock would find a lot to like here.
B**S
Dub no bass with my head man.
I love this record, ideal for long days on the sun lounger & evenings attending the local black mass.
P**D
gut
gutes Album , die neuen Alben klingen anders , vielleicht das beste Album der Band
I**R
Achat recommandé en vinyle
(ce commentaire concerne l'édition vinyle)Cet album de PEAKING LIGHTS est l'un de mes préférés de 2011, fusionnant pop aux mélodies entêtantes et production enfumée sous influence dub, le tout entre Broadcast et Gonjasufi.Je l'avais d'abord acheté en CD, puis en étais tellement heureux que j'ai investi dans le vinyle, qui est à un prix très raisonnable. Le son est époustouflant (y compris dans la "saleté" de ses basses, parfois énormes), il y a un coupon pour télécharger gratuitement la version digitale, et le petit plus c'est que le disque est pressé dans une superbe couleur jaune.Bref, pour ceux qui font encore tourner leur platine, c'est un disque à ne pas rater !
G**A
Psichedelia e dub
Questo album coniuga psichedelia e dub in maniera estremamente efficace, con l'aiuto importantissimo dell'elettronica.Le canzoni sono tutte ispiratissime (al contrario, secondo me, del loro acclamato album successivo).Linee di basso minimali e ripetute all'infinito, non mi stufo mai di ascoltarle.In particolare mi piacciono "All the sun that shines" e "Tiger Eyes (Laid Back)" (epica e psichedelicissima).
A**O
PEAKING HEIGHTS !
EXCELLENT CD ! WOW ! REALLY A LOT GOING ON...JUST WHAT MODERN MUSIC SHOULD SOUND LIKE.A TRULY BRILLIANT AND ORIGINAL ALBUM. BUY AND ENJOY IT NOW !
