Wednesday, December 19, 2012

albums of 2012. - 27. Minotaur Shock - Orchard

27. MINOTAUR SHOCK - ORCHARD

Is this the best year ever for appropriately titled albums? Could well be. The organic nature to the folktronica is there for all to see and this stellar fifth effort from Bristol-based David Edwards is so autumnal that you could be making apple sauce in the kitchen and have the perfect accompaniment here.

Where Edwards was previsouly described as IDM, he's managed to shake off those shackles and the seeds have been sown. Excuse my cheesy cliches here but nature is cyclic and so is cliche. Justification enough? NO? Well if you're angry at my attitude, then listen to this instead and it'll put in the right frame of mind. With 10 tracks, and most over 5 minutes, you have something, in-depth, bullshit-free and as fresh as the wind blows. Gag me. No more cliche.

BEST PLAYED: When making apple sauce in the kitchen.


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