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Splinter
Electronic · 1999 · 12 tracks

Splinter

Sneaker Pimps

A pivot from pop-trip-hop into a darker, more insular world. Brittle acoustic guitars meet deep sub-bass and Chris Corner's breathy, vulnerable delivery.

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The ultimate soundtrack for a lonely, rainy night in a city that doesn't know you're there.

A deeply insular, nocturnal meditation on isolation and the beauty found in dark spaces.

Splinter · vs · Sneaker Pimps
Low Energy-1.2σ

It runs notably cooler and more held-back than this artist's baseline.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Half Life
4:54
02
Low Five
4:36
03
Lightning Field
4:11
04
Curl
4:56
05
Destroying Angel
4:27
06
Empathy
3:42
07
Superbug
4:28
08
Flowers and Silence
5:48
09
Cute Sushi Lunches
3:16
10
Ten to Twenty
4:30
11
Splinter
4:46
12
Wife by Two Thousand
6:17
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the acoustic guitar on 'Low Five' feels dangerously close to the microphone before the trip-hop beat anchors the track.
The haunting orchestral descent during the bridge of 'Flowers and Silence' that evokes a sense of slow-motion falling.
The transition into the title track 'Splinter' where the electronic textures become noticeably more jagged and claustrophobic.
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