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I too have had Delta Machine on the go - I feel better about it, I think it's a grower.

Also, Low "The Invisible Way"
Bowie "The Next Day"
Atoms for Peace "Amok"
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds "Push the Sky Away"

All early days but all sound promising on first listen.

Currently playing Delta Machine for the first time.

Somewhat underwhelmed...

Seeking out stuff by "Adult". Same label as Matthew Dear, and sounds like I'm listening to John Peel in the early 80's!

Idle - https://soundcloud.com/#ghostly/adult-idle-second-thoughts-1

Minors at Night - Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/#ghostly/adult-minors-at-nite-still-1


Shari vari - https://soundcloud.com/#ghostly/adult-shari-vari

I'm lovin' it!

I listened to Delta Machine today for the first time. I was pleasantly surprised. I think it's the best thing they've done for years. Some cracking tracks. Good to see Flood on board again to mix the album.

I so want to agree with you ... A couple of listens so far.
Let's give it the weekend ..

You MUST buy 'Resuscitation'. Every track a diamond.

I've been persisting with Delta Machine, but out of the 17 tracks, I can say there are only 7 firm favourites, and even most of those took some warming to.

Such a slow album. Boring slow.

It doesn’t break any new ground, and it pains me to say it, but I think they've become stuck in a musical rut. Throwing in a few analogue sounds doesn’t automatically make a good 'electronic' album – if anything, the bleeps and warbles are irritating. It just seems that they don't really have anything new to say; this album merely confirms they're still alive.

But, "Heaven", "Secret to the End", "Broken", "Soft Touch/Raw Nerve", "Should Be Higher", "Alone" and "Soothe My Soul", are, to my ears (and after a few plays) as good as any of the high points of their last 3 albums. But for me personally, the strongest track of the lot, is the b-side/bonus track, "All That's Mine", which really should have been on the album!

Disappointing and frustrating overall - and a shame

I would agree with that Alex. My favourite track is also the b-side All That's Mine. Why couldn't the whole album be more in style of this track?

The new Mesh album arrrived at the same time and it has so much more energy about it.

"All That's Mine" is available on the double cd version of the album. My favourite track on the album at the moment is "The Child Inside".

I've heard the new Mesh album too, and don't like that either! Awful name & cover art... and just more of the same to my ears. They've lost the variety and creativity that flourished on their early works.

Maybe it's a grower - I certainly agree that it has much more energy then DM.

That said, the 7 tracks on DM that I like, I really like. So it's not all gloom