Spinvis

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Based on 1 review
User Score
Based on 184 ratings
2002 Ratings: #36
April 1, 2002 / Release Date
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Excelsior / Label
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Critic Reviews

90
AllMusic
A mesmerizing debut. Wonderful.
Alkmatt
91

I don't know what he's saying as the lyrics are in dutch, the focus was pretty much all on the music and the melodies he creates over them, and it blew my mind. Mostly in the first half, but there's ear candy everywhere here, layers of keyboards, guitars, samples, I'm sure I'll still be finding new things I didn't catch the first time when I revisit this.
Sometimes it isn't always very catchy, sometimes it can be too catchy, but as an album made from home, it ... read more

coso132
85

dutch panchiko my beloved

Pieter
94

Er blijft iets bizar moois aan toegezongen worden in je eigen taaltje; het wekt een connectie
op die een Engelse tekst je toch niet geven kan, eenzelfde soort gevoel als bij een prachtig Nederlandstalig boek of film.

Als Erik de Jong een simpele oudhollandse fietstocht bezingt, zie ik zo mij, diezelfde fietstocht afleggen, met diezelfde wind, diezelfde wolken. Luisterend naar zijn omschrijvingen van de stad, vind ik mij zo terug in Nieuwegein, of waar dan ook een nummer zich afspeelt, En ... read more

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qualmerious
70

Spinvis is a solid Dutch album with plenty of melodic variety and very soothing vocals. The layers of production are really nice, and even the weird moments like "Mike Clark" are a fun detour that give the album plenty of character and depth.

gamesionn
85

beautiful album. never heard dutch music this good before. for like the first 15 seconds i was confused what he was saying until i remebered its dutch not english. Im dutch myself btw

theMalleableCat
NR

When an album is in another language, I need to open its genius page and google translate it to understand. While this is annoying, I’ve found that it helps me to connect much deeper with whatever I’m listening to (since I’m paying more attention.) And I couldn’t be more glad that I did, because after one listen, this is one of my favourite albums. The beautiful production and the combination of some of my favourite genres are also helping it quite a bit in my eyes. ... read more

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