foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2013-12-30 22:37:44
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Analyzed: Harold Budd & Simon Raymonde & Robin Guthrie & Elizabeth Fraser / The Moon and the Melodies
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -4.12 dB -16.79 dB 3:09 01-Sea, Swallow Me
DR12 -5.53 dB -20.23 dB 7:28 02-Memory Gongs
DR11 -5.85 dB -19.09 dB 4:52 03-Why Do You Love Me?
DR11 -4.33 dB -17.47 dB 4:10 04-Eyes Are Mosaics
DR11 -4.65 dB -18.48 dB 4:18 05-She Will Destroy You
DR13 -5.79 dB -24.40 dB 7:36 06-The Ghost Has No Home
DR10 -5.94 dB -18.10 dB 2:13 07-Bloody and Blunt
DR11 -4.15 dB -21.42 dB 3:39 08-Ooze Out and Away, Onehow
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Review by Peter Stepek
The Moon and the Melodies is a collaboration between the Cocteau Twins and keyboardist/composer Harold Budd that fits soundly between the stylistic signatures of the two, both of whom make organic music that relies heavily on electronics. Budd's use of spacious treated piano and keyboard sounds (influenced by a previous collaborator, Brian Eno) combines with the Cocteau Twins' shimmering waves of guitars and Elizabeth Fraser's layered wordless vocals to create what amounts to a soundtrack to a dream about sleeping, with saxophones courtesy of Richard Thomas (of the now defunct Dif Juz) breathing further life into the music. Too bland to be the best introduction to the music of either, but a welcome addition to the collections of fans of both.