christian kleine, "beyond repair"
The debut solo release from Christian Kleine features eight amazinglypleasant electronic tunes. Kleine's work has been featured on Aerovanerecordings and in various performances around Europe last year as halfof Hermann & Kleine. The songs here are smooth with the grace ofsomething like a Boards of Canada release yet the excitement of anAerovane album. Kleine tries his hand at a variety of electronicflavors - the echo chamber of the album opener, "Guitar Interrupt",punchy repetitive beats of the title track and "Today's Mark," and arumbling beat-less 'ambient' tuine "Kritzel." While it's nice to hearsomebody making the attempt at pleasantness, this disc isn't reallysomething worth your undivided attention. 'Beyond Repair' could easilywin brownie points from Scrabble guests as it lies in your disc changerin between other relatively uninvolved classics, but at best this albumonly gets a minor amount head nods at the most exciting bits.
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