Cold and Bouncy
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| Studio album by The High Llamas | ||||
| Released | 27 January 1998 | |||
| Genre | Electronica | |||
| Length | 62:39 | |||
| Label | V2 | |||
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Cold and Bouncy is the fourth studio album by Anglo-Irish avant-pop band the High Llamas, released on 27 January 1998 on V2 Records. According to bandleader Sean O'Hagan, the title refers to electronica's "paradoxical" combination of "cold" or digital sounds and "bouncy" rhythms. It was followed with the remix album Lollo Rosso (13 October 1998), which contains seven Cold and Bouncy tracks remixed by Mouse on Mars, Cornelius, Schneider TM, Jim O'Rourke, Kid Loco, Stock, Hausen & Walkman, and the High Llamas.
Billboard's review stated: "Masters of evoking the sound and spirit of such American pop music masters as Brian Wilson and Burt Bacharach, the U.K.-based High Llamas now turn their focus toward European soundtrack music, smooth bossa nova rhythms, and '70s German electronic music ... the mostly instrumental album toys with all manner of pop exotica yet somehow manages to sound contemporary. A smooth left turn by a band that always keeps its fans on their toes."
CMJ New Music Monthly's Chris Nickson said that the album is "far from cold, and instead of bouncy, it's more like a walk through the clouds. Sean O'Hagan still wears the hearts of Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks on his sleeve, but finally his adventurous work with Stereolab shines through ... whereas it previously seemed as if Sean O'Hagan was wanting to make the ultimate Beach Boys album, this time he's really found his own voice and made a superb High Llamas record."
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