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Rating: About Lemon Jelly, I only knew something through the reviews (almost always positive) in magazines, but I had never dared to delve into their musical career, perhaps because I was urged to follow something else. Then, the surprise: the video of "Space Walk" (one of the best singles of 2002, absolutely) aired on the night program on Saturday on Mtv (Chill Out) struck me, and not just for the stunning visual art of the images: as poetic, as sarcastic and colorful, but also for the sound: a powerful and playful song, on a dreamy yet determined acoustic guitar and electronic sounds, almost music box-like, embellishing the splendid and robotic vocal section.
I bought "Lost Horizons", the album containing this gem of electronic music, and I fell in love with it immediately, especially for the splendid cardboard packaging and the unforgettable cover.
There's no point in naming the tracks; the album presents itself as a homogeneous work, almost like it is a single 59-minute song divided into 8 suites. Capturing the sounds of this incredible duo is truly mind-blowing: a myriad of ideas, immense creativity and endless beauty. A bolt from the blue. A sonic sunset. An album that is not "cool" as they said at the time of its release, but a testament to original madness.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Elements (08:41)
Earth
Metal
Water
Wood
Earth
Metal
Water
Wood
And fire!
Earth
Metal
Water
Wood
Earth
Sun
Stars
Sky
Spades
Hearts
Diamonds
Clubs
Over
Under
Around
Through
Apple
Orange
Banana
Lemon
John
Paul
George
Ringo
Earth
Metal
Water
Wood
Earth
Metal
Water
Wood
And fire!
02 Space Walk (07:02)
The hatch is comin' open
OK, it's open
Verified
I'm movin' outside
OK I'm letting go
Copy that
I'm starting to drift away
It really is dark out here
How am I doin'?
You're doin' fine
I'm beginnin' to see a, er, point of light on the horizon
It's, er, gettin' larger
Erm, I'm gettin' some pretty good oscillations
Oh it's, it's, it's comin' quicker now
It's, er, it's really going
Any second now.
Here we go...
Eeer, wooh!
Heh heh
Hoo boy!
Heh
That that really is somethin'
Oh that's tremendous
Well that, that, that's just er, beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Just beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Zero gee and I feel fine
Beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Just beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
And it looks good to me
Beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Just beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Reading you loud and clear
Beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Just beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Feel like a million dollars
Roger
Beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Just beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
You are go to continue descent
Beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Just beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Thats affirmative
Beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Just beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
I can almost make out the surface
Beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Just beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Lookin' great
Your go
Beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Just beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Zero gee and I feel fine
Beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Just beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
And it looks good to me
Beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Just beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Reading you loud and clear
Beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Just beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Feel like a million dollars
05 Nice Weather for Ducks (06:08)
All the ducks are swimming in the water...
All the ducks are swimming in the water...
All the ducks are swimming in the water...
All the ducks are swimming in the water
Fal de ral de ral do
Fal de ral de ral do
All the ducks are swimming in the water
Fal de ral de ral do
Fal de ral de ral do
All the ducks are swimming in the water
Fal de ral de ral do
Fal de ral de ral do
All the ducks are swimming in the water
Fal de ral de ral do
Fal de ral de ral do
All the ducks are swimming in the water
Fal de ral de ral do
Fal de ral de ral do
All the ducks are swimming in the water
Fal de ral de ral do
Fal de ral de ral do
All the ducks are swimming in the water
Fal de ral de ral do
Fal de ral de ral do
All the ducks are swimming in the water
Fal de ral de ral do
Fal de ral de ral do
All the ducks are swimming in the water
Fal de ral de ral do
Fal de ral de ral do
All the ducks are swimming in the water
Fal de ral de ral do
Fal de ral de ral do
All the ducks are swimming in the water
Fal de ral de ral do
Fal de ral de ral do
07 Closer (07:24)
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By condor
"Space Walk becomes the soundtrack of my January days."
"The greatest quality of this album - the ability to produce an unreal world - does not take root in the average angry listener and thus becomes an irremediable flaw."
By GK
Never was a NAME more aptly chosen and even prophetic in announcing the emotions it would evoke.
Elements that combine with disarming ease and are able to produce a truly engaging and moving sound (chills during the bagpipes at the end of elements).
