Info Label: Paper & Glue Rel. date: 25th Mar 08 Reviewer: Lukasz Napora Reviewed: 06th Mar 08 Format: CD Rating: Tracklisting Don'T Mess With Me Joy Blame It'S Better To Have Loved Not That Big (Featuring Imogen Heap) Knock Me Out Crime Battleships Little White Lie Invisible Ink (Prelude) Invisible Ink Winter'S Coming Player

I never thought Sound Revolt would be a place where I would review a debut album from artists who have a huge chance of achieving commercial success. I asked for the promo because my deeply beloved Imogen Heap collaborated with Temposhark on one of the tracks on their first LP. That’s how I got to know the four Londoners, Rob Diament, Luke Busby, Mark Ferguson and Mathis Richet.

The acquintance paid off because ‘The Invisible Line‘ happens to be one of those albums that are extremely hard to record. Albums, that are very catchy and yet not cheesy. This no man’s land between pop and underground is the place where Temposhark move with such skill, that one would think that they have been doing so for many years. It’s probably partly thanks to the album’s producer Sean McGhee (Frou Frou/ Kate Havnevik) and a collaboration with Guy Sigsworth on the best track on the CD – ‘Better to Have Loved‘. But this release is filled with hits. I’m mainly thinking of the film score-like and symphonic ‘Don't Mess With Me‘, the synth-pop track ‘Joy‘, the elegiac tune ‘Blame‘, the strings & guitars piece ‘Not That Big‘ and the romantic cruise on ‘Battleships‘.

‘The Invisible Line‘ is a must for fans of Imogen Heap, Frou Frou or Placebo. It is also a chance for those of you who are alergic to any displays of pop. A chance to discover that the even the dark side of the force has its bright moments.

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