BROADCAST - Noise Made By People
                                                      
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If Francis Lai had recorded a soundtrack to one of those campy, 60's sci-fi films that imagined the late 20th century as an era of bizarre robotics and gadgetry, chances are it would have sounded a lot like Broadcast's long awaited first full-length album.  They merge cocktail jazz rhythms with a  techno/industrial ambience, creating a sound that is simultaneously retro and futuristic.  Trish Keenan's breezy vocals glide over the compelling, if not emotionally charged, music with a light, detached delivery. (Imagine Astrud Gilberto backed by Walter Wanderley, armed with a Moog and a Theremin- or in other words, backed by Plone).  The first single "Come On Let's Go" and "Papercuts" are the standout tracks on this all around excellent collection.  Fans of the current over-emotive and histrionic style many women singers use will probably not enjoy THE NOISE MADE BY PEOPLE. But if you dig the tradition of cool, aloof Euro-pop (and bands like Saint Etienne, Komeda, et al.), then Broadcast is definitely your bag, baby.
JUDE HAYDEN (8)
 
 

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