DEVIN TOWNSEND — Snuggles - Beautiful Dream (review)

DEVIN TOWNSEND — Snuggles - Beautiful Dream album cover Album · 2021 · Non-Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
2.5/5 ·
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"Snuggles - Beautiful Dream" is the nineteenth full-length studio album by Canadian artist Devin Townsend. The album was released through HevyDevy Records (Townsend´s own label) in December 2021. It was released on the same day as its companion album "The Puzzle".

Stylistically it´s an ambient/experimental release which Townsend have made a few of before ("Devlab" from December 2004 and "The Hummer" from November 2006). As a companion album to "The Puzzle" it´s interesting to compare the two, as Townsend has consciously opted to make the two releases quite different sounding although the material were recorded during the same time. Where "The Puzzle" is a more experimental and diverse ambient recording, "Snuggles - Beautiful Dream" is a much more calm, laid back, and truly ambient release. It´s almost meditative in its mellow approach. I can imagine this would be music which would be perfect to fall asleep to. The ambient pieces are designed to induce a tranquil mood and bring calm to your nerves and Townsend succeeds in doing that, although at times it all becomes a bit too new age oriented and uneventful (which has the opposite effect on me and becomes stressful).

"Snuggles - Beautiful Dream" is not surprisingly very well produced and sounds incredible, but upon conclusion I think I prefer the more eventful material on "The Puzzle". "Snuggles - Beautiful Dream" is good calm background music or music to fall asleep to, but it´s not really music to listen to and concentrate on to find details. For that not enough happens in the soundscape. It´s still a pleasant listen and a 2.5 star (50%) rating is warranted.
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Tupan wrote:
1 year ago
I like this album... As you said, it's a good and relaxing background music

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