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The Debut CD by Fell Press Quotes "Musically, the songs vary from the cool glass of lemonade on a hazy afternoon that is Summer to the spiraling, clanging crescendo of the latter half of Polarized Verse with trips down great side streets in between. The intro from Effigy with its tight cymbal glitch and drum machine loop and lyrics threatening metaphorical violence in a search for anothers true identity could be a demo for early Nine Inch Nails but the song transforms into a modulating circular riff which wouldnt be out of place on a Slint record without missing a beat. Sprinkled throughout are small interludes and half-formed ideas which can form intros to tracks (Solitary Transmission) or serve as bridging tracks themselves (Interlude, Rusty Fields). Camera Obscura has brought us another sleeper of a record that just gets better with age." Steve Rybecki for Fakejazz.com ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- "These songs are engaging, if short of revelatory, because the dense, reverberated guitars and saturated arrangements add uncertainty, wonder, and a poignant sense of grandeur; presented in such a package, even a slight hook or forgettable melodic fragment can seem immediate and majestic." Ben Ewing for Delusions of Adequacy ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- "A welcome return to the spotlight [for Josh Wambeke] and another triumph for one of our most reliable labels who can always be depended upon to search out and deliver otherwise overlooked gems from the nooks and crannies of the independent music world." Ptolemaic Terrascope ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- "Fell delivers dreamy, cosmic psychedelia that borders pop, post rock as well as space rock. No matter if Fell s stretched out sound waves rides along an electric, acoustic or electronic trail, they always seem to aim for the horizon, and when the music is at its most successful that s exactly what happens." Mats Gustafsson for Sound Of Music E-Zine (Sweden) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- "Wambeke's shimmering guitars, subdued singing and mild electronics do invoke an aura of floating on currents, with melodies washing out of his amps and over the room like water from an overturned pitcher."Solitary Transmission," "Summer" and "Vacant Song" make for gorgeous, affecting stuff, the sound of psychedelia worshipping at the altar of pure beauty." High bias E-Zine ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- "The music of Fell is dreamy psychedelic pop. The songs are experimental, mostly electronic but very atmospheric, with all sorts of subtle additions. Space-pop wouldnt be such a bad description for the music of Fell. The echoing and reverb guitar sound and dreamy vocals give the electronics a totally different feel and effect. This is one of those lovely records you will spin on a lost Sunday afternoon." Gothtronic E-Zine ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- "This is a very fine and enjoyable album of shoe gazing and fragile music and Im sure I will listen to thisa lot and for a long time. Luckily for us, Josh is already working on the next album." Psychotropic Zone E-Zine ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- "Many of the songs remind me of bands like Low, Calla, or Dead Can Dance, but there is an added ambient electronic edge to back up the slow-tempo guitar. One of the best debut albums out there right now and, after all, how can you not love an album where the liner notes say, "Recorded and engineered in Zita's basement by Josh Wambeke?" Yes...definitely low-key." Murmurs.com blog ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- "Very psychedelic in feel, recalling the subdued mix of acid folk, acid rock, and electronics pioneered by bands such as Pink Floyd" Richie Unterberger for the All Music Guide ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- "I would like to thank you for the amazing new release you sent me, and I'd like to include a track in ournext CD compilation!" Andrea Albensi, Music Coordinator for Losing Today Magazine ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------