Dream Dialogue
The Ideal Setback
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
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| 1 | For Once | The Ideal Setback | 6:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Everything In This Room (Is Indifferent) | The Ideal Setback | 6:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Reflections We Didn't Expect to Find | The Ideal Setback | 6:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | A Home of Walls | The Ideal Setback | 5:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Look to the Past and Remember a Smile | The Ideal Setback | 6:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | ...And This Room Became a Hill | The Ideal Setback | 6:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Sleep Came Like Static In the Folds | The Ideal Setback | 7:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Your Old Haunts | The Ideal Setback | 5:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Gestalt | The Ideal Setback | 6:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Shadows Tossed Into the Corners | The Ideal Setback | 6:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | The Things We Left Were Not Our Own | The Ideal Setback | 5:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 11 Songs |
Recent Customer Reviews
Headphone Commute Review
by Headphone CommuteThese days I find myself spending a lot of time contemplating stillness, the nature of now, and the peace of being. With that, certain sound becomes my companion and a closer friend. Music without boundaries, concepts and hidden messages is best for clearing out my head of thoughts and instead turning them on within. Is it then a simple coincidence, that an album conceived for such moments lands itself in my demo bin, or is it something others may wont to call "a sign". Todd Chappell is the man behind this solo instrumental ambient project called The Ideal Setback. Hailing from Memphis, Tennessee, Todd blends minimal soundscapes, swelling pads, and simple melodies with guitar infused shoegaze. The mood of the album is calm, measured, and enlightened. Somewhere, half way between nothingness and dissociated bliss, the distortion slowly creeps in, takes a bow, and steps aside for bass, only to drop you into a reverb saturated oblivion once again. Chappell is definitely crafting some of the exemplary pieces where "less" is always "more". Dream Dialogue is a perfect soundtrack for your meditations, and I can only look forward to Chappell's future output as he perfects and tweaks his skill of ambient production. Similar projects that immediately come to mind are Hammock, Stars Of The Lid, Belong and Evan Bartholomew. A previously released Demo CD is available as a free download from the Ideal Setback myspace page.
Great ambient music
by SeiyruThe Ideal Setback's first album offers great style and simplicity. It gives me immense anticipation for the next album. Personally, I don't listen to the ambient genre too often, but this album has given me a new appreciation for it. My personal favorite track is 'Gestalt', so definitely give it a listen, as well as the rest of the CD.
For Fans of Stars of the Lid & Brian Eno
by Hoofless HorsesThe Ideal Setback's debut release, this album is an exploration into the illusoriness of dream environments, and the relative spaces those dreams shove us into. The album's knack for expansive-sound minimalism (think Windy & Carl or Stars of the Lid) contrasts its ability to contract at moments of electronic noise and reverberating piano that reflects the paradoxical surreality of the dream world. If something as concrete as a melody is discovered, it is usually contrasted with something its opposite. If a pattern is constructed, it is only to lure you into itself; to make waking up seem impossible. The mispelled title could even be said to be intentional, as it only further detracts from our original perception of it with another glance.
Top Albums and Songs by The Ideal Setback
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
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| 1 | For Once | Dream Dialogue | 6:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Gestalt | Dream Dialogue | 6:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | A Home of Walls | Dream Dialogue | 5:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Everything In This Room (Is Indifferent) | Dream Dialogue | 6:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Reflections We Didn't Expect to Find | Dream Dialogue | 6:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
