Tilt (The Lightning Seeds album) saw "Tilt" as Broudie's attempt to modernize the band's sound. According to Jason Damas, also of AllMusic, although "Ian Broudie is probably one of the least likely people to embrace electronica," "Tilt" brings some of the band's "dancier undertones" to the forefront. He also noted that the band were "no strangers to stiff, computerized beats" because Broudie had used a drum machine to round out the Lightning Seeds' sound when it was still a solo project prior to 1996, and said that, as such, "Tilt" "is neither electronica or rock, but merely danceable pop" and said it was "harldy a
Io (English band) their second full length album. The album "Materioptikon" was released in November on Grammatical Records. The album received positive reviews such as "A beautiful, melodic, Post-Rock epic that forces repeated listens". Io (English band) io is an experimental rock band from Birmingham, UK. The band currently consists of Al Lawson (guitar/vocals), Stu Atkins (guitar), Dave Wright (drums), and Steve Wood (bass). The band formed in 2006 after the collapse of two Birmingham bands, State of Serenity and Project-7. Al Lawson (guitars/vocals), Stu Atkins (guitar), Dave Wright (drums), and Tom Lawson (bass) started writing loud, progressive, instrumental music that evoked the