Alternative Press (9/99, pp.90,92) - 3 out of 5 - "...experimental.... [MAGICAL SOUNDS'] standout tracks...shift from slow-moving trance to seductive grooves flavored with African chants and Eastern melodies..."
Rovi
Judge by the new-age travelogue cover of the digipak, and you can be forgiven for dismissing Toby Marks' latest long-player on first glance. However, those two, scuba fin-adorned feet in close proximity to the Kubrick obelisk perfectly capture the contradictory essence that is at the core of Marks' batch of magical new sounds. Still effortlessly combining a multitude of styles and genres in a Macaronic wall of sound, Marks further broadens the Banco de Gaia palette to sow progressive modes between the thick dance grooves.
Rovi
Toby Marks continues the focus on global rhythms and atmospheric melodies for The Magical Sounds of Banco de Gaia, though the presence of a few big beats in the mix signifies a wish for some Fatboy Slim-sized crossover. ~ John Bush
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