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Beth Orton - The Other Side of Daybreak Audio CD

A fair review of the Beth Orton "The Other Side of Daybreak" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Beth Orton reviews here, or go back to the Beth Orton tabs.

Beth Orton Band: Beth Orton
Title: The Other Side of Daybreak
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Release Date: 2003-09-02
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Ooh Child (Alternate Version) 2: Thinking About Tomorrow (IPG Dub) 3: Ali's Waltz 4: Daybreaker (Four Tet Remix) 5: Bobby Gentry 6: Carmella (Four Tet Remix) 7: Beautiful World 8: Concrete Sky (Live Acoustic) 9: Daybreaker (Roots Manuva Remix) 10: Anywhere (Two Lone Swordsmen Remix Vocal) 11: Video: Anywhere (Two Lone Swordsmen Remix)

Indulgent for all the wrong reasons
She needs to stick to the minimalist acoustic thing, because when she even ventures into electronic-ville, her songs are devoid of life. Don't let Orton's heart-wrenching cover of Ooh Child fool you into thinking this is little more then a glorified b-sides/remix disc exploiting her small fan base, and reminding all others of her trite songwriting abilities. .


Fans can never be objective...
From the OBJECTIVE reviewer. . if this was Beth's attempt to improve on her less than stellar release "Daybreaker" she failed miserably and should have left it alone.


damn'd sweet. beth can do no wrong
This is vintage Beth, and that means it is pure unmitigated pleasure. Anyone who pans this album is daft. True, it is a remix album. But this is Beth we're talking about here: her songs can be cut a dozen different ways like precious stones, and always reveal new complex subtleties and pure folky pop goodness. This album has everything you would expect from her: tripped out electronic vibes overlaid with lush orchestral & idiosyncratic acoustic instrumentation, all nicely jibing with Beth's quirky honest lyrics.

There are several great little songs remixed here: Carmella (trk 6) is one of her best, in my book. It opens with a catchy hook, and when the usual sensual bass riff kicks Beth has me spooging yet again. Bobby Gentry is great, too. It has a relentless bass line and Beth's vocal is ferocious.

Other highlights: an exquisite live version of Concrete Sky. That 70's soul song "Ooh Child Things are Going to Get Easier" is superbly covered. Then- speaking of spooge- there is a video of Concrete Sky included. Beth not only rocks, she is an utter minx. Great music - some of the very best - and Beth making love to the camera in short shorts. What's not to love? .


Fantastic work, honest and sincere, and it rocks!
F*cking great album! She's so natural and beautiful and so at home with all the coolest beats around her provided by Four Tet, Roots Manuva and Two Lone Swordsmen. . Extreme feel-good album which goes nice with a latest from Nitin Sawhney "Philtre", also an amazing piece of modern conscious kickass street credited singer-songwriter stuff like this one! Thanx for the great artist Four Tet for leading me to her, because I got interested of this mostly after I saw he's remixed two tracks here.


Ooh Child is the best song ever!
It's been both on The Dvision & The District! And it is so inspiring that you'll smile for an entire day! I literally did today.


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