Throughout my childhood I have many memories of seeing this album cover. I was never necessarily weirded out but rather intrigued by it, wondering what the music would sound like. I finally got the chance to listen to this masterpiece of an album and it did not disappoint in the slightest.
"Eureka" is an incredibly pretty chamber pop album that is mainly melancholic with many of Jim O'Rourke's well known use of sardonic and bitter lyrics. The opener "Prelude to 110 or ... read more
This is one of the most atmospheric and ethereal albums of all time. Jónsi’s heavenly voice paired with absolutely amazing instrumentals and big breaks truly feels like you are in the dead of winter with nothing but a ghostly blizzard surrounding you. While I do feel I tend to lose interest after a while in some tracks, nearly all are breathtaking throughout. A magnificent album overall.
A jazz rap masterpiece.
Every beat is unique, groovy, and incredibly ahead of its time. Personally I think there is not a single skip on this album, Q-Tip's and Phife's verses are incredibly addicting and just fun to listen to. There are also so many standouts throughout that I can constantly come back to. Truly one of my favorite albums of all time.
This was one my first hip hop albums that I listened through fully and I can't express how much it has affected my music taste since then. There is not much else to say what already has been said about this masterpiece of music - it truly is one of the greatest albums of all time.
One of the best plunderphonics albums of all time. On every song DJ Shadow manages to blend hundreds of samples into beautifully constructed masterpieces of sound, producing an almost-dream like hypnosis on every listen.