The Contino Sessions

This was a tough one to rate. I couldn't really rate the album as a whole because I felt like the songs were so different, yet there wasn't a whole lot different between them. You had your slower trip-hop-esque stuff and your more rock orientated songs, but they sounded similar enough with this eerie, grungy feel to it. I think I preferred the former - the opening track was great, and Aisha was my favourite. I didn't like how the album ended though, and that song with Gillespie was very poor.

I’m kind of indifferent to this album. It wasn’t bad, maybe it was really cool for 1999, I don’t know. It sounded like pretty boilerplate electronic music to me. There was definitely more iconic electronic albums by the time this came out. I’m just not sure what justifies its inclusion on this list.

I listened to this last night and already forgot what it sounds like. In a week I’ll forget its existence entirely

vim achano que seria rockzinho bacana mas era triphop
enfim não eh ruim mas eh mei paia. não é pro meu bico nao

Nothing too exciting. 2/5

A little boring at times, but interesting instrumentals and not too long.

3.0/5.0: Good

i was surprised to enjoy this as much as i did. i went into this under the assumption that this would be a 2 at best. i ended up really enjoying the dark electronica. there was a string of songs toward the end that i didnt enjoy which brought the score down for me but those first few songs were low key bangers.

Lots of experimentation in these Contino sessions, so it's veeery hit or miss even in the good tracks. Occasionally they would play a nasty bass or synth line amidst the noise, and those moments made the whole listen worth it.

Standouts: Dirge • Flying • Lever Street • Aladdin's Story

Ik werd vooraf al verwezen naar onze anti-bijbel. Want daarin wordt dit album gelijkgetrokken met Mezzanine van Massive Attack. Ondanks dat ik straks ook voor dit album veel sterren aan zal klikken, haalt dit bij lange na niet niet kwaliteit van Mezzanine. Ja, dat album hoort in deze lijst, Maar Mezzanine hoort er nog vele malen sterker in.

Toch lees ik in de anti-bijbel bij dit album toch eens teksten waar je wat mee kan als luisteraar. Vooral het aanhaken van bekende bands helpt. Enerzijds omdat een referentie als de Chemical Brothers een prima beeld geven van bijvoorbeeld Neptune City. Anderzijds omdat in dit geval de namedropping helpt een beeld te geven van de veelzijdigheid van dit album. Primal Scream is mede daarom één van de meest treffende parallellen. Ook omdat het beide nogal schuurt tegen het grensvlak van rock met digitale muziek. Aisha, met de gesproken tekst en (helaas) de schreeuw, illustreert de gelijkenis het best. Al denk ik hier ook snel aan bijvoorbeeld de Utah Saints.

Al die parallellen tonen ook dat het album wat minder vernieuwend is dat de anti-bijbel suggereert. Het had juist prima 10 jaar eerder uitgebracht kunnen zijn. Niet dat ik dat erg vind. Dat was juist een muzikaal prachtige tijd.

Het fijnst zijn de opbouwende nummers, zoals de openingtrack. Geinig hoe dat nummer, ondanks de uiteindelijke muur van geluid, eigenlijk vrij relaxed blijft.

Some of this was alright but I just found myself getting bored of quite a few of the songs after the second or third listens.

Better than Coldplay

It was good, though kinda samey towards the end.

Pretty good. Some trip hop, some electronic. If anything this record could be more focused, but not bad at all. 3/5

Mid beeps and boops from the turn of the millennium, but the Iggy Pop fronted "Aisha" is perhaps the most interesting, and most ridiculous. Going from "I think you ought to know, I'm a murderer" to "the rules are all wrong, every perversion is justified" to "Aisha, I'm confused, Aisha, I'm vibrating"...

The gods all suck... Must have been wicked weed

Solid British trip hop, which is a welcoming thing for a Massive Attack fan like me. Favorite track: Dirge

Oh, it won the Mercury Music Prize, almost certainly shit then. Can honestly say that I "listened" to it yesterday and it barely registered at all. In fact, I have had to go back and listen to the main tracks called out in the reviews to have something to say.

Definitely some Underworld vibes and certainly of a time when Britain hadn't gone to total shit. Dark sweaty basement club DJ throws "Aisha" on, yep, can imagine it went down well.

Not as shit as I thought it might be, largely forgettable.

Music that would be in John Wick. Could not get into it though. Was just waiting for it to be over. Definitely did not listen to the multiple versions of the same songs. 1.75/5

Bet this sucks

Some bangers and some nice guests. I enjoyed it.

The Contino Sessions was quite an enjoyable album. When i first saw this album's cover with the art, band name and album name, i thought that this was going to be a country album. While this album most definitely has elements of that genre, this mainly is an electronic album with some hints of rock as well. A lot of the songs could remind me of Underworld with the way they kept adding onto themselves as the songs progressed which i think is really cool. There were some points where this album could get pretty repetitive but this is an electronic album and that should be expected by this point. This album was definitely an interesting addition to this list and a good one at that.
Best Song: Aisha
Worst Song: Broken Little Sister