The Murky World Of Barry Adamson

Melody Maker - 3 stars (out of 5) - "...a collection of the man's finest solo moments....Few people can take a couple of notes and use them to conjure up images quite as strongly as he can..." Alternative Press - 4 out of 5 - "...collects many of [Adamson's] faux-film-music experiments and presents them in a unified context....THE MURKY WORLD is actually a clear-eyed look at a fascinating modern composer..." CMJ - "...With organ-and-horn-fueled smokers and moody, vibraphone-and-string-laced ruminations, the album evokes shadowy figures, paranoia, intrigue and murder as well as any celluloid creation." Mixmag - 4 out of 5 - "...dark and witty music from sound-tracks, soul and easy listening exotica....Chill-out music at its most chilling..." CMJ (5/31/99, p.29) - "...With organ-and-horn-fueled smokers and moody, vibraphone-and-string-laced ruminations, the album evokes shadowy figures, paranoia, intrigue and murder as well as any celluloid creation." Melody Maker (5/1/99, p.36) - 3 stars (out of 5) - "...a collection of the man's finest solo moments....Few people can take a couple of notes and use them to conjure up images quite as strongly as he can..." Alternative Press (9/99, p.90) - 4 out of 5 - "...collects many of [Adamson's] faux-film-music experiments and presents them in a unified context....THE MURKY WORLD is actually a clear-eyed look at a fascinating modern composer..." Mixmag (5/99, p.149) - 4 out of 5 - "...dark and witty music from sound-tracks, soul and easy listening exotica....Chill-out music at its most chilling..."

Former Bad Seed Barry Adamson has had a lengthy career creating atmospheric lounge music for films both real and imagined. This release provides a retrospective of his output from 1989 - '99, as well as a few then-new tracks. The album is long on dark seduction and wry humor, often (as on the tongue-in-cheek Barry White pastiche, "Jazz Devil") simultaneously.|