Styrofoam
nothing's lost
Apparently Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard can't get enough of working with electronic artists. After doing The Postal Service he co-wrote three songs for Styrofoam's (Belgian DJ Arne van Petegem) fourth album nothing's lost. Because The Postal Service was so good I decided I better check out Styrofoam. I am very happy that I did.
Nothing's Lost is 42 minutes of dreaming and floating. The real strength of the album is the seemlessness of the arrangements. Though there are different vocalists on almost each track, they are all similar enough that you don't even notice. More importantly, none of them try to steal the show. The vocals blend in so well that they became just another instrument in the mosaic of sound.
About half way through the record, Van Petegem reaches soaring altitude and never comes back down. He dips from the disco-love of Andrew Kenny's vocals on "Front to Back," down to the hypnotic "Safe + Broken" and back up again to the poppy "Anything."
This album is perfect for those times when you just want to check out of reality for a little while.
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