Description:	CD on Distraction
	Format:	CD
	Genre(s):	Electronica / IDM
	Label:	Distraction
	Price:	£10.79
	Availability:	Sold out / currently unavailable. Sorry!

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...according to our Ant on 13 March 2008.

Newcastle's Distraction label serve up another offering from d_rradio and this one's a good 'un. It's a full album worth of organic and synthetic sounds. Yes that's correct anyone following d_rradio has only had their mitts on singles so far (on static Caravan among other labels) so it is a real treat to get sat down and listen to their debut self titled album, packed with lush sounds, without getting up every 5 minutes to flip a record over. They have some great rhythms happening here, blissful melodies and a cool combination of familiar and new sounds. What I like about d_rradio is they way they manage to inject soul into the circuits. Although you're not going to be blown away here with cutting edge techno tricks they remember what is important in all good music. Emotion and human feeling flow through the soundwaves and sooth you into a satisfactory state of comfort. Proper pipe and slippers gear...

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What their label says...

Three years in the making, this self-titled long player could be described as d_rradio's opus maximus. Their Static Caravan debut 'U_nderscore', set the bar dangerously high, gaining a solid reputation as a diamond in the rough among IDM and post-rock fans alike. Following on from last years flurry of 7" action on Distraction, the UK trio of dreamers present ten diverse tracks which boldly declare their eclectic vision and align to form a uniquely unified sound. This is a wholly different record to those previously released by d_rradio, leaving behind the tranquility for an adrenaline jab of sparkling, kinetic vibrancy and fluent rhythms. With influences coming from right across the spectrum d_rradio (pronounced D. R. Radio) have nailed this record with a heartfelt love of music of all genres as well as their desire to make a sound that is new. The result is something which feels comforting and familiar, but is completely their own creation. Elements and rhythms of every musical style fleetingly reveal themselves amid the textured wash of pristine electronic noise and d_rradio's melodic, yet often seemingly child-like instrumentation. Up, up and away...

Track-Listing: 1) ‘Paper Soul' 2) ‘A Life Alive’ 3) ‘Rest Of Your Life' 4) ‘Bag Of Lovely’ 5) ‘Wish For More Wishes’  6) ‘Blow Out’ 7) ‘So Long’ 8) 'Way Out 9) 'Lifted' 10) 'Long Way Home'  "d_rradio are perfectly charming - lush and stuttering out of the speakers" Record Collector "Fantastic. . . There is something about the way d_rradio arrange space and hum and acoustic instruments and sheer grit that really blows away some stuff bearing surface similarities." The Wire  “d_rradio. . . I shall never forget that.  Wonderful.” John Peel