Mandell's third full-length, and first for Carpark, is as good as its word -- complete with a crush note from Jake himself in the liner notes. And the music is a bit more emotive than his previous productions. For producers of Mandell's generation, nothing says a love song quite like '80s synth-pop, so he reaches back with vintage sounds on "The Prince and the Palm" and a few breathy vocal samples on "Tender Growth From a Random Seed." For the most part though, Mandell doesn't completely lose his head; there's plenty more of the same tight mid-tempo techno, with plenty of oblique programming add-ons and a subtle melodic sense to keep listeners grooving. In the end, he strikes a good balance between the scientific techno of his Force Inc material with some genuine emotion.
Love Songs for Machines
Jake Mandell
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Love Songs for Machines Review
by John Bush
Track Listing
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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1 | Jake Mandell | 04:34 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
2 | Jake Mandell | 03:15 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
3 | Jake Mandell | 02:56 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
4 | Jake Mandell | 04:04 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
5 | Jake Mandell | 04:10 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
6 | Jake Mandell | 04:14 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
7 | Jake Mandell | 04:24 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
8 | Jake Mandell | 03:28 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
9 | Jake Mandell | 05:00 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
10 | Jake Mandell | 04:27 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
11 | Jake Mandell | 03:30 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
12 | Jake Mandell | 03:39 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
13 | Jake Mandell | 02:25 | SpotifyAmazon |