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Bob Moses is a Canadian electronic duo based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Formed in New York City, the band consists of Tom Howie and Jim Vallance. A remix of their song Tearing Me Up by RAC won a Grammy Award for best remixed recording, non-classical.
Days Gone By sees a delicate balance between indie rock band and a full-blown electronica production with track Keeping Me Alive definitely leaning towards the alternative composition side of things.
Unlike a lot of insensitive DJ tracks, this one has plenty of heart gently repeating “you’re the only thing that’s keeping me alive”. These smoother songs are the tracks that don’t rely on a heavy, thumping bass or electric beats. It features more of an organic melody with the use of instrument sounds, like the Tamborine accents in Before I Fall and Tearing Me Up to make the scattered vocals and periodic beat more pronounced.
On the other side of the spectrum Bob Moses delivers some pure electronica, with an underlying throbbing beat and various layers of human sound on opening song Like It Or Not to really set the mood of Days Gone By. Similar are Nothing At All and title track Days Gone By, they’re ones that mimic the sounds of EDM, centred on the rhythm but are intertwined with a quirky production that makes a unique, smooth groove.
Although while there are some stellar tracks on this one there are also a few that don’t quite reach the mark. While many of the songs hit between the 6 and 7-minute point like Talk, with the same tempo throughout it’s entirety it gets a bit tiresome and you lose the fun of electronica. Having the same slow beat repeated on a continuous loop with minimal vocals for a long period of time aka closer Touch And Go starts to sound all too generic, which is a mild disappointment to finish of the album.
Track listing
- Like It Or Not – 6:20
- Talk – 6:49
- Before I Fall – 3:59
- Too Much Is Never Enough – 5:25
- Tearing Me Up – 7:50
- Keeping Me Alive – 4:53
- Nothing At All – 5:17
- Days Gone By – 6:45
- Writing On The Wall – 4:14
- Touch & Go – 7:26
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Domino Recording Co. Ltd.
- Copyright © – Domino Recording Co. Ltd.
- Published By – Domino Publishing Co. Ltd.
- Published By – Copyright Control
- Mastered At – Metropolis Mastering
- Recorded At – The Candle Factory
Credits
- Cover [Cover Image] – John Stezaker
- Design, Art Direction – Joe Mortimer
- Mastered By – Mazen Murad
- Mixed By – David Wrench (tracks: 1, 6 to 9, 11, 12), Spike Stent (tracks: 2 to 5, 10)
- Photography By [All Additional Images] – Nicholas Pomeroy
Notes
Released: Sep 18, 2015
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Downtempo, Dubstep, Deep House
Length: 9:03
Label – Domino Records
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