POTION
Circa (Potion)
Reviewed by Holly Day

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This album was particularly distressing to listen to. For one thing, the album looked like something I'd really like - it's got a retro 70's-type cover with bad orange trim and splashy graphics, and then the press kit promised that the album was "cool like James Dean," and I've heard things don't get much cooler than that. However, the album itself turned out to be nothing more than a couple of layers of cheesy disco beat tracks with swirly special effects backing up a female vocalist who sounds more like she's distractedly singing to herself (under her breath, even) instead of along with actual music. Also, the preprogrammed percussion is pushed so far in the foreground that it makes the songs sound tinny and highly irritating, like having a bad case of Tinnitus built right into the album for your listening pleasure.

[Pick this up at http://www.potionmusic.com/.]

© 2003 - Holly Day