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On their third album, 11i, downtempo chillout icons Supreme Beings of Leisure keep doing what they do best. The second-wave L.A. trip-hop group first made waves with their 2000 debut album. Their profile increased even further with the follow-up two years later, and 11i sounds like a natural progression in that trajectory. As ever, the whispery, sensual vocals of Geri Soriano-Lightwood coo, croon, and playfully tease the listener while Ramin Sakurai's subtle, gently undulating beats and sparkling, atmospheric electronic textures provide the perfect framework. 11i is purportedly a concept album meant to document the various phases of time and feeling encountered over the course of a single day, but whether you pay attention to that theme or simply lie back and let the sounds envelop you, this is one big comfy chair of an album, something to sink into with hedonistic abandon.
Supreme Beings of Leisure: Geri Soriano-Lightwood (vocals); Ramin Sakurai (various instruments, programming).
Additional personnel: Marty Friedman (guitar); Geoff Brandin (guitars, slide guitar); Michelle Suh, Tzu Fang Wang, Lili Haydn (violin); Stefanie Fife (cello); Sheldon Strickland (bass guitar); Jason Graham (drums); Duke Mushroom (percussion); DJ Swamp (scratches, turntables); Scott Tibbs.
11i Music | List Price | $16.98 (You save $3.69) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Electronica CDs, Miscellaneous, Rock | | Label | Rykodisc | | Orig Year | 2008 | | All Time Sales Rank |  93428  | | CD Universe Part number | 7582759 | | Catalog number | 10939 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 12, 2008 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Geri Soriano-Lightwood; Ramin Sakurai | | Engineer | Dan Blessinger; Ramin Sakurai; Brian Lynch | | Recording Time | 52 minutes | | Personnel | Marty Friedman, Lili Haydn, Stefanie Fife, DJ Swamp, Jason Graham, Scott Tibbs, Duke Mushroom, Geoff Brandin, Michelle Suh, Sheldon Strickland, Tzu Fang Wang | | Additional Info | Digipak |
Supreme Beings Of Leisure 11i Songs 11i Music Review Average Rating: (3 out of 5 stars)  SPoL in the search for inspiration
This lates effort by SPoL is a slight return from the disco to the living room - but far from the trippiness and innovative soundscape of their debut album. You need to note that SPoL is on this, and the preceding album Divine Operating System, reduced to the two core members Sakurai and Soriano-Lightwood. The risk of running out of ideas and sticking to the limits of the computer is high, and I believe it is evidenced in this album with ad-hoc contributions by some drop-in artists. This 'decline' in musical innovation is reflected in my 'best trips of SPoL' mix: Never the Same, Last Girl on Earth, Ghetto, The Light, Touch Me, Truth from Fiction, Calamity Jane, This World, What's the deal,Good, So Much More, Under the Gun, Freezer, Sublime, Everywhere.
The reference standard of SPoL is still their debut album.
Submitted by villaghazal (Inkoo, Finland) 
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