Review: Loop Guru “Bathtime with Loop Guru”

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Loop Guru
“Bathtime with Loop Guru”
(Hypnotic Purchase)

This is the first CD of new material in five years from electronica veterans Loop Guru. As the title suggests, this is a relaxing album of slow-groove beats that would enhance a relaxing soak in the tub. This serene feeling is enhanced by the tranquil sound of horns performing understated and simple melodies answered by synthesizer. As such, this album marks a conclusion of a trilogy ambient atmospherica from the group. The album is also exotica, incorporating ethnic themes, especially the eastern and Asian Indian. The sum total is a warm and bubbling medium of trance electronica to soak the troubled mind and carry way the stresses of the day.

Tom “Tearaway” Schulte