Jamie Lidell - Multiply Additions - Electronica - CD

The musical sensation of 2005, Jamie Lidell wowed the masses when the infectious avant-pop of his digi-soul masterpiece Multiply his record shops and then again when hit the road with his explosive one-man rave jams. As he prepares to hit the road again, this time with electrofunk wunderkind Jimmy Edgar in tow, he's granted some of his big name homeboys free reign over Multiply's biggest tunes.

Though Nobody and Mystic Chords of Memory sounds like a quirky name for a band, it's actually a collaborative project between Elvin Estella (who records on his own under the name Nobody) and the duo of Chris Gunst and Jen Cohen, who record as Mystic Chords of Memory. Those familiar with their work as separate entities won't be too surprised by the way they sound as a trio: imagine vague but attractive melodies sung in a gauzy, slightly adenoidal 1960s male whine (multi-tracked for maximum retro-psychedelic effect) and underpinned by weird but highly effective loops and rhythm samples. It's those samples, with their strong but strange beats, that keep the proceedings from descending into insufferableness at several different points on the album: on "Broaden a New Sound" the halting, subtly dubwise rhythms hold your attention and help you realize how subtly pretty the song really is; on the quirkier and multi-layered "Decisions, Decisions," the juxtaposition of a wanky flute and a half-broken beat sets up a pleasing tension. Then there's "Klaw Prints," on which an acoustic guitar and a pronounced two-step beat (not to mention lyrical references to singing coyotes) allude directly to country without unambiguously embracing it. The album ends with more of a whimper than a bang, but up until then everything is just interesting enough to keep you consistently intrigued. ~ Rick Anderson, Rovi

Performer	Jamie Lidell
Music genre	Electronica
Music subgenre	CD - ELECTRONIC
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Original release date	2006
Edition	Standard
Language	English
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Jamie Lidell - Multiply Editions [CD]
Track listing	You Got Me Up (Live at the Scala), Multiply (In a Minor Key) Piano By Gonzales, When I Come Back Around (Freeform Remix), The City (Four Tet Mix), A Little Bit More (Luke Vibert Mix), What's the Use (Mocky Remix), Game for Fools (Live in Paris), Multiply (Herbert's Hoedown Bump Instrumental), A Little Bit More (Herbert - a Little Bit Less Remix), Game for Fools (Mara Carlyle Ukulady Mix)
Record label	Warp Records
Track name	A Little Bit More (Luke Vibert Mix), The City (Four Tet Mix), When I Come Back Around (Freeform Reform), A Little Bit More (Herbert - A Little Bit Less Remix), You Got Me Up, Multiply, When I Come Back Around, A Little Bit More, What's the Use?, Music Will Not Last, New Me, The City, What Is It This Time?
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N