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Naomi
Pappelalee
Genre: Dance & Electronic

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. Astonsilicon
2. Fade Out
3. Option
4. The The Book
5. Three Stars No Match
6. Paravent
7. October
8. Rainfall
9. KingKong is not dead
10. The The Great Event
11. The Exit Song

CD Details

All Artists: Naomi
Title: Pappelalee
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Release Date: 3/2/2004
Album Type: Import
Genre: Dance & Electronic
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 808287037326, 807297110623, 766487208840

Synopsis

Album Description

On their second album 'Pappelallee' Berlin duo Naomi (Bernd Lechler & Nico Tobias) deliver 11 personal & charming songs situated somewhere between pop & sophisticated electronic music. The warm & touching sound nests pleasantly in auditory canals making the album feel familiar even at first listening. When diving deeper into Naomi's universe you soon discover a great variety of influences & contrasting elements. The songs are intense, the arrangement is compact & the sound distinctive. 'Pappelallee' is sometimes bizarre but always catchy, profound but highly accessible, melancholic but consoling. Plus, the moving electro-pop jewel 'King Kong Is Not Dead' comes as an extra feel good song. Digipak. Mole Listening. 2004.

CD Reviews

Everyone Loves Pappelalee!

dj prozac | Los Angeles, CA | 11/23/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'll have to respectfully disagree with Jason's review below. This is not to say the "Everyone Loves You" isn't great. It's just not as mature as "Pappelalee." However, I figure I'm in good company here since he's another lover of Naomi. But in my opinion, "Pappelalee" outstrips "Everyone Loves You" in many ways. The beats are much more subtle here and the guitar, which was electric and powerchord-ridden in their first album, is mostly acoustic in "Pappelalee." The boys do most of their own singing in this album (it was mostly farmed out to guest vocalists on "Everyone") and the harmonies they break into are really pretty. I especially like the track "October" which I've characterized as a "Leonard Cohen song as written by a couple of Germans" as well as "Fade Out" and "The Exit Song" which has one of the tastier samples of Eric Satie's "Gymnopedie." Another great ride from Mole Listening Pearls."