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5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Album, May 11, 2004
By Jay (Rockville, MD United States)
This review is from: Red Extensions of Me (Audio CD)
I first got into more experimental electronic music after buying Go Plastic on a hunch, which was right before a friend showed me Windowlicker. This music totally blew my mind. It's like what I had been waiting for all my life. I am a huge fan of Aphex Twin and Squarepusher, but have to admit that The Flashbulb is my favorite artist. He carves a unique nitch in this music that to me is essential. His albums are stellar productions of quality tracks, each one formed into a perfect flowing whole. It took me a year after getting into this music, even searching diligently for new artists, to discover him. Luckily, I went to a Zod concert in Philly where they were selling These Open Fields. That started an obsessive hunt to find more of his work. All his albums that I've been able to buy are stunning productions. From beginning to end they never cease to rock my world. Some weren't exactly easy to find either. Fortunately for you this release has large distributorship. So far I've bought Drain Mode On, These Open Fields, Girls Suck But You Don't, Resent and the April Sunshine Shed, and the latest piping-hot, mind-shattering release, Red Extensions of Me. I've listened to Red Extensions a million times already and think it is my favorite, but then I've been going back and listening to all the other albums, and they still sound so incredible. All his albums have a different vibe so it's kinda hard to pick a favorite. The Flashbulb's talent impresses me so much that I feel like he should be a household name around the world. I don't hear enough good things about him in news and reviews. In my eyes, he already is a super-star. I've learned a lot about the music business observing him (or have been confused by it). I used to innocently think all you needed was one good album to quit your day job and becoming financially independent. To me, the Flashbulb is at the top, his albums are the bomb, but yet he is still gaining recognition that I figured he would have had long ago. I'm not the best at describing music, so I won't go into a description of the music on Red Extensions. However, I do want to say that he is much more than an unreal knob tweaking programmer (though that's very cool), playing piano, guitars and other instruments, and sometimes adding interesting vocals to his amazing compositions. All of it creates rich emotional depth for the music. I mainly wanted to get the point across about my enthusisam for this release and The Flashbulb as an artist. This release will not dissapoint. I'm one for superlatives, but honestly feel like this is THE best album I own. Hope you enjoy it too!
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