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A Race of Angels
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Out of 20 votes - Similar Artists: Zero 7, Les Nubians, Maktub, Soul II Soul
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- Genre: Electronic & Dance » Downtempo
Editor's review
Led by a gentle, quivering tenor, A Race Of Angels is a mysterious vocal downtempo collective. You'd be unsurprised to hear their music wafting with inscense smoke out of a San Francisco headshop or maybe from the hotel room of someone like Seal or Underworld's Karl Hyde.
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Eluding all definition, labels and pigeonholes, a race of angels makes music that needs to be heard -- scratch that -- experienced, to be understood. Both epic and understated, the debut release, broadcast no. 1, is soulful, emotive, electronic, organic, thought-provoking, and above all else, completely unique.
A humane vision underpins the cinematic scope of the music, inviting and compelling listeners to pay attention from start to finish. broadcast no. 1 elicits the kind of emotional response that gives it a timeless, classic appeal, transcending boundaries of genre.
XLR8R Magazine:
"Peace, love, and soul from a slightly mysterious collective channelling Motown, folk, and just a dash of Soul II Soul. Deliciously uplifting, all songs (barring the intro number), are driven by a tender, quavering tenor, with synths and strings swelling to grand effect on "We" and "Michael & The Force". It all builds to a splendid finish with "Love Is the End", an epic, pulsing slab of downtempo that is both insistent and charmingly hesitant before it breaks down into a spaced-out echo-fest. a race of angels is truly a race unto itself."
