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<P><A
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rel="attachment wp-att-1176"></A>Often, you can judge an album by how it
appears; the cover, the graphics, the colours used. When I saw this it looked
fragile, gentle and ethereal. For a band to come from Portugal and offer
something so refreshingly textured is a delight. Bruno Pereira Pinto is a
name I’d never come across, but I certainly know of him now thanks to
Sheffield’s Audiobulb record label.</P>
<P>The term ambient has become a somewhat dirty genre, swamped by talentless
tunesmiths trying to make a fast buck. :papercutz have bucked the expectation
with a simply dreamlike album that takes you away with it.</P>
<P>There are obvious comparisons to be made with such bands as The Cocteau Twins
but that does them a disservice. There is a hidden darkness tugging away at the
gentle rhythms that gentle soothe you when listening to this album.</P>
<P>From the opening track, Ecantemento, the sounds that sweep away at you simply
take you to somewhere much cleaner, somewhere you want to be. The album works so
well in the way the tracks are layered that you can feel something building
consistently behind it. It has a narrative, a course that it follows and pulls
you with it. It allows you to create a vision to go with the soundscape the
music creates.</P>
<P>Ignore what you’re supposed to see, or what you’re force fed by heavy
rotation playlists to imagine. Just slip away to when all you had was the music
and your imagination and let yourself go.</P>
<P>Remixing an entire album is a dangerous game; it can fall short of the
original material and create something that bears little resemblance to the
original creation. Yet throughout Do Outro Lado Do Espelho, the feeling of
respect for Bruno shines through every remix on this album. By using Melissa
Veras’ vocals as an anchor point on each track, the sounds sweep around her like
a gentle storm.</P>
<P>From knowing nothing about this band or its driving force Pinto, I’m
converted instantly by what I’ve heard in this stunning collection and want to
hear more from :papercutz. A perfect album for long summer days, you’ll have to
go a long way to hear a better collection of songs from Europe this year. A
simply lovely album, I urge you to ignore the ambient tag and allow yourself to
immerse yourself in this sumptuous collection.</P>
<P><EM>8/10</EM></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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