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The Impossible World | 
 enlarge | Artist: Combustible Edison
Label: Sub Pop
Category: Music
Buy New: $11.98
New (26) Used (22) Collectible (1) from $2.63
Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 147514
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 098787043129
EAN: 0098787043129
ASIN: B00000DBY3
Release Date: October 6, 1998
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
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| Tracks:
| • | Utopia - Combustible Edison, | | • | Call of the Space Siren - Combustible Edison, Combustible Edison | | • | Laura's Aura - Combustible Edison, Cudahy, N | | • | 20th Century - Combustible Edison, | | • | Cat O' Nine Tails - Combustible Edison, Combustible Edison | | • | Pink Victim - Combustible Edison, Combustible Edison | | • | Dior - Combustible Edison, Combustible Edison | | • | Hot and Bothered - Combustible Edison, | | • | Mr. Pushin Came to Shove - Combustible Edison, Combustible Edison | | • | Seduction - Combustible Edison, | | • | Tickled to Death - Combustible Edison, | | • | The Garden of Earthly Delights - Combustible Edison, Combustible Edison | | • | Utopia - Combustible Edison, |
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You have to hand it to Combustible Edison. Obviously aware that the zoot suit and martini fad is winding its way down, the Rhode Island-based five-piece has slightly revamped its sound. Could it be...electronica? Not quite. The carbons of cocktail cacophony have subsided, and their old sound is now a departure point for headier potions that incorporate--you got it--keyboards and samples, but this hardly sounds like Madonna's Ray of Light. Tracks like "Utopia" and the pulsating "Laura's Aura" benefit from the electronic tweaking of producers John Holbrook and Scanner; their subtle new-meets-old approach glides in under Miss Lily Banquette's vocals and keeps the mix buoyant. On other tracks, such as "Mr. Pushkin Came to Shove," CE take a straight-jazz tack to impressively solid results. The Impossible World is proof that Combustible Edison have slipped free of the novelty noose and made strides toward new possibilities in old sounds. --Jason Josephes
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 SILLY GOOD INTERESTING SMART GOOFY SUBTLE October 9, 2008
Looking for something new, I stumbled across the resurgence of "Lounge Music". I picked this up along with some Esquival. Having several Bossa type CDs from the '70s and before and well as a considerable amount of experimental electronic music, the take on this CD was immediately recognizable. A nice juxtaposition of past and future. I liked it enough to let it repeat over about 5 times throughout the evening. Good quality compositions, arrangements and musicianship all throughout. The melodies and textures are often quite dreamy, like Rashaan Roland Kirk's often dreamy melodies (but this ain't that kinda bag, I'm just talking about melodies here) or Don Ho's exotic Hawaiian guitar music, all with a modern "hip" backdrop both sonically and rhythmically. It's all pretty subtle and mellow with many beautifully haunting passages.
Why only 3 stars? Well, it's hard to put a finger on it. While performed flawlessly, maybe the "jazz" influence sounds a little too cheesy or cartoonish (which is intentional and works quite well for this genre). Maybe the cultural & emotional shallowness. The vocal comedy? It's more like an interesting toy than a life experience revelation. Oh, that's what it's 'spoose to be. It IS INTERESTING, make no mistake. I don't see this effort trying to be anything other than what it is, and it hits that mark. I'll be looking into more.
I like it ! Here... I'll make it 4 stars for creativity! C O O L Daddy!
Tickle me until I die. August 13, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Combustible Edison were at the forefront of the lounge music revival of the 1990s. This was their last album, barring a reunion. It features their trademark swinging sound, slightly updated with the occasional sample. I regret that I never got to see the group in concert.
Bewitching April 21, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
From the droning opening of "Utopia," Combustible Edison's "The Impossible World" announces itself as lounge music for the jetset. "20th Century" could be a soundtrack for a montage sequence from a 60s sitcom like "Bewitched" with its bright perky off-center instrumental with xylophone & loopy keyboards. Miss Lily Banquette croons like a Secret Agent theme for depressives on "Pink Victim." "Hot & Bothered" is delightfully horny beach music complete with squeals and sighs. The wispy "Seduction" comes across like a romance between ghosts. "The Garden of Earthly Delights" sounds like a gondola cruise in Venice with its airy female vocals. "The Impossible World" might not be the greatest CD on the planet, but it is tremendously original and a lot of fun! Enjoy!
Who are Combustible Edison...? August 10, 1999
11 out of 21 found this review helpful
This is a fine CD, particularly as background music during sex...trust me on that one. However, there is a little known fact that I feel obliged to share with all the young'ns out there...many years prior to the advent of Combustible Edison, "Ms. Lily Banquette" (real name: Liz Cox) and "The Millionnaire" (real name: Michael Cudahy) comprised a band called Christmas, who were one of my all-time favorite bands, "alternative" long before the term alternative became a parody of itself. They put out 3 records, two of which are out of print and VERY hard to find (I should know...it took me approximately 3 and 5 years, respectively, of constant searching to obtain them). However, "Vortex" by Christmas is still available on Matador Records and I highly recommend that anyone who digs C.E. buy some material by Christmas, because it is worlds better and more interesting (and not "swing/lounge" crap, either) than Combustible Edison.
DON'T GET MISLEADED July 26, 1999
3 out of 9 found this review helpful
Only tree stars, gentlemen. For me their first album is still the best. IMPOSSIBLE WORLD is too quirky, too complicated and ... well, less innovative than you could expect from ComEd. Flirting with new modern sounds made a small contribution to the album, sometimes it gets boring. Though the work of high quality I'd stick to elder ones.
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