More stellar Blue States
Curran Filer | Chicago, IL USA | 01/15/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I loved "Nothing Changes Under The Sun" and this one is a little different but every bit as good. More ambient, less vocal, still trippy and descriptive. Blue States is making some of the most beautiful and hypnotic stuff in electronic music today. I say buy it."
Reversal of Fortune
eo | Bergen, Norway | 10/29/2002
(3 out of 5 stars)
""Nothing Changes Under the Sun" was a journey through exciting soundscapes accompanied by the undoubtable musical skills of Andy D. Only on the vocal tracks did the album occasionally dissapoint and sound bland and uninspired.Great was my surprise then when I picked up a copy of "Man Mountain" just to find it a complete reversal. Here, the vocal tracks are melodious and haunting, downright beautiful in places. The instrumentals on the other hand sound dull and flavourless compared to the excellent work on his debut. Only occasionally do they hint at greatness. Ultimately, this album makes you yearn for his next release, because you can feel that there's another gem lurking beneath the surface waiting to emerge.Mind you, it's still a decent album and the tracks "Only Today" and "What We've Won" are worth the price of the album alone."