Ariels

Critic Score
Based on 6 reviews
2004 Ratings: #329 / 508
User Score
Based on 128 ratings
2004 Ratings: #85
October 12, 2004 / Release Date
LP / Format
Full Credits
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Critic Reviews

90
Resident Advisor
It’s all so warm and fuzzy as β€œAriels” is a rush of psychedelic melodies and beautifully sung lyrics that make this album what it is as the Nottingham producers now have graduated into the consciousness of pop culture.
70
NME
60
Mojo
40
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jbjohnston2011
100

I think it’s been long enough for me to stay quiet on this one.

Over the past few months, there’s a fairly strong chance that you’ve gotten recommended this album by none other than me, Big Ben. Now for many, this recommendation may have seemed very random and out of the ordinary, considering how few ratings it had and how practically unknown Bent was. But all those recommendations were for a reason: to spread awareness of this masterpiece of record. Few albums have ever ... read more

RobiBlueForever
87

A really strong album, I hope that in the future something much better will come out of it :)

Brey
97

The album cover perfectly resembles the music being played: peaceful. Flowers have always been a peaceful thing to view at for me. A mix of ambient and futuristic music with a melodious singer. Throughout listening, Ariels gave me a few vibes, space music, the sunset at a beach, sadness or depression, a utopian city, disney music, and a peaceful vacation. This album was a beautifully crafted project and sadly has become a hidden gem. Thank you @jbjohnston2011 for this beautiful recommendation!

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100

My album of the year 2004:

blackstewie
90

CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED

Calvino
75

If you couldn’t already catch onto my somewhat loose theme for today’s airport adventures, I have really been wanting to dive into some electronic albums that have come my way but I’ve never been able to give attention to before. I believe someone recommended me Ariels before and I’ve had it written down for months waiting to finally crack into it, and today seems like the day. This project is not as straightforward as I thought and it really tries to push the genre ... read more

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Track List

1Comin' Back
4:40
90
2Sunday 29th
4:09
89
3I Can't Believe It's Over
4:16
87
4As You Fall
3:35
85
5Silent Life
4:58
81
6Sing Me
5:15
84
7On The Lake
3:19
84
8Now I Must Remember
4:46
91
9You Are the Oscillator
3:49
84
10Sunday Boy
5:51
85
11Exercise 4
5:44
83
12The Waters Deep
8:31
89
Total Length: 58 minutes
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