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Man it’s been quite a bit since I’ve reviewed an album that’s similar in style to Boards of Canada or even Casino Versus Japan. Arovane’s Tides is a really good Downtempo IDM album that has a lot of the tropes of what you’d get from a Downtempo IDM album. It’s nothing outstanding from what I’ve heard from the genres but it has some really really good moments on here that I think most Boards of Canada fans would enjoy to an extent. A very consistent ... read more
What a great atmosphere this record has. A consistent and quality IDM release from a bygone era, when this type of dream-like ambient was at its peak — just before the genre began branching off into either glitch and microhouse (the likes of Farben – Texstar) or post-ambient/neoclassical electronica. It also feels a bit reminiscent of Boards of Canada’s work, albeit Tides doesn’t have that muddy, “film”-like charm. While it’s not an experimental ... read more
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