This is a live 
recording where Monroeville Music Center plays material from their first 
album titled `generic product`. While hearing this I get the 
feeling of déjà-vu. The music is great, the various pieces are oh so perfect 
(even with old school analogue synthesizers) it sounds crystal clear, so 
perfect. The live album sounds like a studio album (Kraftwerk anyone?). 
it`s perfect but at a certain level it sounds lifeless, emotionless, almost like 
a digital recording (CD anybody?). Aside from that I really liked this album. My 
other complaint, well it`s too short for me own taste buds (nine tracks with a 
total running time of… Under 20 minutes). But then again I kind of prefer my 
music short and sweet (definitely better than long, boring and redundant). I can 
feel / hear some influences at work: Space (proto spacy disco elements), 
Yellow Magic Orchestra (them nice old school groove synth sounds), 
Dimitri From Paris (them kitsch but cool vibes), and maybe some 
NES video game music (Metroid, Battle Of Olympus, 
Athena, Kid Icarus perhaps). I like this album a lot. Get it 
here:   http://monroevillemusiccenter.bandcamp.com/album/generic-product-manufactured

 
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