The published by Iceland Records 1996 'Londinium' is the debut of rock formation archives from London. This basically consists of Danny Griffiths and Darius Keeler, largely assume the creative part and surrounded himself with guest musicians, and some musicians also grew on future albums a pure guest status, part of the band were. Here you have to do it alongside the masterminds with Roya Arab (vocals), John Rosko (Rap) and Karl Hyde (bass). Keeler and Griffiths are working on guitar, bass, keyboards and harmonica, percussion and deliver programming. There are also some musicians for Flute, Violin, Triangle, French horn, drums, guitar and (2 female) Additional vocals. Archive always characterized by new ideas, musical development, progressivity in the literal sense and a subtle sense of made to combine different styles perfectly and exciting each other and from this to create a very interesting musical experience without that one has the feeling that it would be only parts have been composed of an acoustic kit. Interestingly, the debut and the follow-up "Take My Head" are generally described as "completely different" than what. With Craig Walker from "You All Look The Same To Me" and then came Me wonder something, because I also clearly on these albums out Listen closely related to the more recent albums. Again bring archives, as almost always, melancholy and coolness together impressive. Many listeners join the rap parts of Rosko John not clear; in fact is not even rap so my taste, here it fits for me but not bad to the concept, as it blends well with the music, not looks sterile. Also, "Londinium" happy times described as the "first steps" and as a "search for a personal style"; However, for me the album acts mature and very interesting. The melodies and sound effects create already own, sometimes distanced, yet emotionally charged atmosphere. "Londinium" is considered the Archive album with the highest trip-hop share in the musical direction. It is working with samples and drum loops, what the music missed a cool touch, yet emotion and atmosphere never come too short, and it is this mixture gives it a special charm. "Londinium" caused quite some interest, but as the successor to "Take My Head" from was often felt to me incomprehensible reasons as significantly weaker, the interest in the band was first to return. The very "floydigen 'third album" You All Look The Same To Me "but this again grew significantly. For many, the band's history begins here only really fall from the first albums. I find it quite differently and think "Londinium" and "Take My Head" underestimated for massive and great archives albums. Also Keeler and Griffiths emphasized that they were on "Londinium" proud.
The CD follows the supposedly last track even a hidden track. The sound quality is not bad, the dynamics in the central region and the modulation is also OK; digital distortion is nothing to vernehmen.Die vinyl edition I do not know unfortunately. Any remaster new releases, there is not (yet).
