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Colour Kane “A Taste Of” – Blog Critics

tim — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:09:01 +0000

Excerpt: “We all tend to live in our own flatland existence, sometimes not pausing to look up and see the endless space that exists beyond our understanding. Colour Kane musically encourage us to do exactly that… This is musical art set within a dream pop aesthetic that revives any flagging belief in the future of this style of music. Sensual cinematic styling successfully encourages our burnt out imaginations to take five, lie back, and contemplate the clouds… The album is a trip well worth taking for anyone who appreciates experimental, electronic, dream pop at its finest. There are many levels beyond the flat horizon of the Flemish lowlands. If you can’t see them yourself, Colour Kane will push open the clouds and take you there.”

Blog Critics

Colour Kane “A Taste Of” – Leonard’s Lair

tim — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:16:49 +0000

Excerpt: “Key to Colour Kane’s identity is the way in which they incorporate electronic elements into their music. ‘Eye Drops’ and ‘Astonish’ modernise the Cocteaus template with heavy beats running alongside the customary myriad of guitar effects whereas ‘Unseen’ aims for a fairly danceable sound. Proof – if it were needed – that their credentials are respected, Robin Guthrie himself guests on remix duties for ‘Seaside Dream’. Meanwhile, the serene ‘A Kiss In A Lowland’s Meadow’ is bathed in a beautiful glow of jangly noise whilst ‘Love Hurdles’ sees the ringing guitars dissipate into vapour trails… a strong album, which has all the hallmarks of what makes dreampop so alluring.”

Leonard’s Lair

Colour Kane “A Taste Of” – Luna Kafe

tim — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:39:00 +0000

Excerpt: “Colour Kane prove that dreampop is alive and well on their debut album. The band’s singer Marjan Snykers has a delightful voice and they’ve written some exceptional songs… The collaboration with the Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie, ‘Seaside Dream’, is a superlative effort that brings out the best in the band. A stellar debut all told.”

Luna Kafe

Colour Kane “A Taste Of” – Hybrid Magazine

tim — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:47:24 +0000

Inky: The new Cocteau Twins for the next generation of dreampoppers. Ask Robin Guthrie. He knows.
Pinky: The impact of a marshmallow sledgehammer. Nice harmonies.
Blinky: Time-lapse of growing plants. Share my ease. Astonish. This. Unseen. A Kiss in a lowlands meadow. You get the picture.
Sue: Sleepy music, beautiful sparseness.

Hybrid Magazine

Colour Kane “A Taste Of” – Dark Entries

tim — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 03:55:23 +0000

Excerpt (translated from the Belgian): “The label ‘dreampop’, usually granted to bands that stand somewhere between the ethereal and shoegaze genre, is most suitable for Colour Kane, because apart from a dash of trip-pop flavour, that’s exactly the sound they represent… Marjan Snykers’ ethereal vocals fully match the cascades of guitar layers and the relaxing electronic beats… a precious disc that carries the listener along a 51-minute journey of floating dreams. Meet a Belgian band with international attitude. Definitely to be continued.”

Dark Entries

Colour Kane “A Taste Of” – Losing Today

tim — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:30:13 +0000

Excerpt (translated from the Italian) – “Colour Kane reinforce the tradition of dreampop with a beautiful collaboration with Robin Guthrie (‘Seaside Dream’). From the first moments of title track ‘A Taste Of’, the guitars of Colour Kane glitter in a magnetic fashion under lunar lightbeams and then the voice of singer Marjan Snykers enchants you with swirls of delicacy, more than occasionally reminiscent of Elizabeth Frazer’s heights… Fifty minutes of dreamy atmosphere.”

Losing Today

Colour Kane “A Taste Of” – Y Sin Embargo

tim — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:23:52 +0000

Excerpt (translated from the Spanish) – “A Taste Of is a fascinating journey through subtle melodies that flow over a bedrock of electronics, with driving harmonic bass and delicately pleasing guitar. Above this shines the beautiful and melancholic voice of Marjan Snykers.”

Y Sin Embargo

Colour Kane “A Taste Of“ – Textura

Hidden Shoal Recordings — Tue, 01 May 2007 06:53:46 +0000

Excerpt – “A Taste Of features no shortage of blissed-out material but perhaps no songs are more heavenly than the anthemic “Share My Ease,” “Silya,” and, yes, “Seaside Dream” which constitute as magnificent a sampling of dream-pop as you’re likely to hear in this lifetime. Especially magnificent, the Guthrie collab teleports Colour Kane into another stratosphere altogether for three-and-a-half minutes of pop perfection.”

Textura