Play 90 second soundbite of 'Crazy World' @ 'CD quality'
'Inside' is dreamy rather than hypnotic; drift with an open mind as the tracks unfold, drift rather than totally succumb, float still tethered to reality as you remain alert and mindful of your surroundings but at the same time become enlightened. Yes, that's how 'Inside' gets to you; it's a beautiful trip and a lot safer than non-prescrition drugs!
There's no doubt that the often eerie sounding electro outpourings play a massive part in shaping the 'sleepy' affect but, the use of (mainly) female vocals is inspired - gentle, silky, evocative, persuasive. Curfew's music sits strangely on the acoustic side of the fence - that probably doesn't make sense but that's the feeling that you get - although profusely 'electro' generated, nothing here actually sound too unreal or synthetic. Wonderful use of 'horns' and great syncopation occasionally lifts the feel into the realms of nu-jazz and forces the mind to re-adjust and reach for some kind of equilibrium. So, it's not all just dreamscapes, a decent scattering of light and shade bless this album and make it pretty damn intoxicating!
'Inside' by Curfew clearly demonstrates that electronically biased music can still be innovative and worthy; 'Inside' by Curfew is an excellent example of the 'form' - mind expansion goes hand-in-hand with peace and serenity on this, a beautifully rich and extremely compelling album of cool sounds and tranquil aural tapesries. Better than most and as good as the few, 'Inside' by Curfew is mind-fuck of the most pleasant kind!!
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