Track Listing

1. Here Is Love
2. Nikita
3. Casino
4. Think Twice
5. You Never Come Closer
6. Special Morning
7. Funky Biznizz
8. Feel It
9. Savannah
10. Lullaby

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #56355 in Music
• Released on: 2003-06-02
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Norway's Ralph Myerz follows up his last buzz-heavy EP with the full-length A Special Album--a weightless yet pleasing mix of good-natured cheese and sunny down tempo. With a light trip-hop touch, Myerz draws from artists such as Bent and Gus Gus, while incorporating elements of dub and astral jazz. Some songs have a Martin Denny-esque exotica quality about them, such as "Casino" but the record plays it straight most of the time, infusing mellow electronics with dreamy reverb and throbbing bass tones. Myerz' experiments do occasionally go awry, for example, the retro-funk of "Funky Bizness" goes nowhere. Nevertheless, A Special Album promises great things in the future with its airy, off-kilter sensibilities. --Matthew Cooke

Jockey Slut magazine, May, 2003
"Another magical moment from our friends in Norway"

MUZIK magazine, May 2003
"Lounging in style, the scandiwegian way. Those Norwegians just keep on coming"

Customer Reviews

Something for the weekend Sir?
Well

I guess I must be a bit out of step with some of the reviewers, can't get my head round any comparison with Royksopp and the comparison saying 'Groove Armada is better' was a bit strange. I get their point but the Ralph Myers stuff hasn't been done to death on every advert/holiday programme/documentary for the middle aged, middle class aspirational set(not yet anyway), and you have to give marks out of 10 for the sheer quality of groovy beats, instruments and out and out feel good cheese. The comparisons to Thievery Corporation make more sense, but somehow this is Thievery meets Fila Brazilia with a picnic provided by lemon jelly on a particularly sunny and silly day, kick back and say 'Cheese', you know it makes sense

A quality album
I did debate so much about buying this album mainly because of the reviews posted on this page. I eventually succumbed and bought it and havent been dissapointed by what I've got.

I would compare it to the style of Groove Armada in terms of the way the tracks are quite electic but it isnt quite up the level of quality of GA.

Having said that this is a good quality album and definately worth the purchase.

Undoubtedly worth buying
Dreamy (and nigh-on erotic) Thievery style vocals compliment some dubby downbeats, with some extra jazz and samples added for good measure. The vocals don't overcrowd the album, but leave space for some playful tampering with the beats, to get you tapping your feet wherever you are at the time. There's a mature subtlety here that will keep me coming back for more. Buy it.