Saltillo - Ganglion [2006]

"That I have turn'd away my former self;
So will I those that kept me company."

This album was my first introduction into trip-hop and I loved it. It still remains on of my all time favorite albums. Something about the combinations of violin, cello, drums, electronic effects and well placed vocal samples really makes this amazing to me.


While I don't like throwing around the word, I feel, "melancholic" accurately defines this album as a whole. Every track is fairly different but keeps the same feel of the album throughout. I really enjoy vocal samples that are incorporated well into songs and Menton does a great job with that. I especially enjoyed the Hamlet quotes. It made A Hair on the Head of John the Baptist stand out, which along with A Necessary End, are my favorite tracks off the album. [10/10]

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