I feel like a bit of a clueless goober for not finding these folks sooner. What a lovely alignment of smart song-writing, exceptional musicianship, and facile genre bending.  You should have this in your library.
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This cd is beautiful haunting and all around wonderfull experience.  I would recommend this to anyone that wants a great down tempo cd.
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This CD sets a new high water mark for its genre. It stands head and shoulders above such excellent groups as The Postal Service, Death Cab For Cutie, and Zero 7. Blending electronica, passionate vocals, and cool hypnotic rhythmic figures, this cd not only brings immediate pleasure, but has the complexity and depth to be freshly re-imagined at every listening.
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The latest self-titled 46bliss CD is a welcomed second effort, richly textured with volumed-up punch,  an electronic funkiness,  and a sense of  Bowiesque "sound & vision."  What I liked about the first CD from this  group I like even more on this second CD.  This time around we get the three piece outfit from NYC expanding with more of an ear to the ground,  in touch with drum & bass, house, and electronica as newer musical trends. Overall, this CD creates an audio ambience that mixes the era of experimental, psychedelic Beatles with influences of Love & Rockets, Depeche Mode, Moby and even Human League. But there is also an unmistakeable  middle eastern flavor that seems to be the band's special blend of intent right from the very start.
"In A Long Time" and "The Way You Are" capture Clare Veniot at her mysterious and sensual best with the latter tune echoing an airy and swirly sound that will get stuck in your head for hours or maybe even days. David Cooper manages to produce a multitude of edgy layered sounds from his keyboards from beginning to end. His punchy Synth-Pop style featured on "Love in Vision", recalls early Ultravox meets ELO and it doesn't miss a beat to capture the pure production Jeff Lynne would be envious of. Jack Freudenheim's driving beat and percussives maintain the hypnotic timing behind the band throughout, especially on "Yabaseo", which could be the most mesmerizing of all songs in this collection. But it's Cooper's signature tune "Three Days To Live", that captures the apocalyptic "what if" scenario perfectly. The chord arrangement is beautifully matched with Cooper's smooth impassioned vocal plea for an answer "...Three days to live, what am I gonna do..." Finally, "Inner Sensation" duets Veniot and Cooper in a song that echoes of the "Tomorrow Never Knows" dreamy allure and experimental sensibility.
 
A spiritual vibe flows through this trio's beautifully produced musical compositions. And the now coined phrase that's all about this vibe is better know as...46bliss.
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