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Chicane — Autumn Tactics
Album: Behind The Sun
Avg rating:
6.9

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Total ratings: 2750









Released: 2000
Length: 4:51
Plays (last 30 days): 4
Deep river runs its course
To a warm horizon
Shadows of falling leaves
October moon and rusty skies
Ever changing feelings
The seeds of autumn in my mind

The hiding sun, like the hiding sun
Feels like it's just begun
The hiding sun, like the hiding sun
Waiting for summer sun

Hiding summer's age no more
No more leaves in summer sky
Turning dark on empty car lots
When summer was my only friend

So you're back this way again
Winter's one breath away
So you're back this way again
Winter's one breath away
It's turning cold...

Like the hiding sun, like the hiding sun
Feels like its just begun
The hiding sun, like the hiding sun
Waiting for summer sun
The hiding sun, like the hiding sun
Feels like it's just begun
The hiding sun, like the hiding sun
Waiting for summer sun
The hiding sun, like the hiding sun
Feels like its just begun.
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 ziggytrix wrote:

This is NOT Drum and Bass!
This is House music!

/pedant



It isn't either! Call it anything but dnb or house. Melodic trance is probably the most accurate description.
Perfect timing! I was hiking and biking in a T-shirt and shorts just a couple days ago, and now the snow is gently falling on this Thanksgiving Day 2023, and I'm cooking up a storm. -- Autumn TacticsThanks, RP!
 zipper wrote:

And here we are 16 years later.
 mrtuba9 wrote:


Not hiding sun!

Creepiest kids show EVER!!!


Not hiding sun!
I listen to Radio Paradise when I write articles and books. I am a media expert, university professor. I know the history of the radio station. This is my favorite inspiration. A playlist for me. This track is especially with me. I fell in love with the beat. Chicane's music is the art of listening. Thank you for being my beloved Radio Paradise. Greetings from Poland, from Otwock near Warsaw,
THIS SONG!!! It makes me so happy, no matter how tough times get, this takes over and makes me smile again!! 
Played way too often, imo.
Greate melancholy song!
First I think Suzanne Vega, which is fantastic, and then I find it's Maire Brennan. I first heard of her through Clannad, who still have a special place in my heart. bumps it to an 8 for me.
Edit for "whoops! I was wrong."  Although I love Maire Brennan, and she does sing on this album,  these lovely vocals  are  sung by Justine Suissa.
 RabbitEars wrote:

While I agree with your main point, Moonlight Sonata is far more challenging than you think it is, especially to play all the way through and have it sound good. It changes keys, the timing in some places is tricky, the chords are complex... it's hardly a 3-4 chord little ditty. 


The first movement of the Moonlight Sonata is approachable by an intermediate pianist (but such a rendition is generally painful for the listener).  However the second movement is harder, and the third movement is fiendishly difficult.
 ch83575 wrote:

I am so sick of the autotune-as-effect phenomenon.



I don't detect any autotune on this track. Ms. Brennan has a lovely natural voice.
I'll say it again...this makes me happy and want to dance...and drink champagne
This song makes me really happy!!!!
Sunset vibes and a big fat one✌️Greetings all😎
 Kokoloco53 wrote:
I'm sometimes surprised at the naivete of some of you who for some reason get stuck on technicalities, like this song because it is not a complicated piece. Get real, get a life, get perspective. Even Beethoven wrote simple beautiful songs, like the Moonlight Sonata that most 3 grade pianists can muddle through. Buddhist monks learned centuries ago the pleasure and benefits of even repeating a simple word, Om, and how that could soothe the soul. Music is much the same, in my opinion, it serves many purposes, to rouse the troops into battle, inspire a football team, praise the gods, celebrate love and sex, and sometimes, just pleases the soul, bathing it in simple sound. Beauty. Peace.

 
 




. . "rouse troops into battle.. ??
yes unfortunately...

thats very sad...
Never fails to perk me up. Such a bouncy happy song. Thanks Bill.
Outstanding tune.
 smartn1 wrote:
I posted this on another Chicane song. Worth repeating. His music is perfect for road-tripping. 
 Drugs and traffic don't mix - excepting the band (Traffic)!

I posted this on another Chicane song. Worth repeating. His music is perfect for road-tripping. 
 vandal wrote:

yawn
 
indeed


 vandal wrote:

yawn
 
Then go listen to Spotify or iHeartRadio if that is more your speed 
 Kokoloco53 wrote:
I'm sometimes surprised at the naivete of some of you who for some reason get stuck on technicalities, like this song because it is not a complicated piece. Get real, get a life, get perspective. Even Beethoven wrote simple beautiful songs, like the Moonlight Sonata that most 3 grade pianists can muddle through. Buddhist monks learned centuries ago the pleasure and benefits of even repeating a simple word, Om, and how that could soothe the soul. Music is much the same, in my opinion, it serves many purposes, to rouse the troops into battle, inspire a football team, praise the gods, celebrate love and sex, and sometimes, just pleases the soul, bathing it in simple sound. Beauty. Peace.

 
walchenbach wrote:
drum and bass track really unimaginative. 
dun, dun, tsss
dun, dun, tsss
dun, dun, tsss

blah, blah, blah
 


 
While I agree with your main point, Moonlight Sonata is far more challenging than you think it is, especially to play all the way through and have it sound good. It changes keys, the timing in some places is tricky, the chords are complex... it's hardly a 3-4 chord little ditty. 
 lynn01 wrote:
are they sampling suzanne vega?
 

Definitely sounds like her!  However,I did a small bit of research and Justine Suissa is on vocals.  
MAGIC TUNE :)
 unclehud wrote:
OMG!!!  Is that a Boeing 737 Max?

Aren't most 737's pointed down...?-(

Tony in NJ
W.A.S.T.E.
 

 ziggytrix wrote:
This is NOT Drum and Bass!
This is House music!

/pedant
 

Careful with that pedant charge!
In regular rotation here but so uplifting! I'm chair dancing at my computer. Thanks Bill!
Back when I was a just a middle-aged whippersnapper I discovered this newfangled station on the computer which played music the family liked. Sitting at dinner overlooking  people walking dogs and enjoying the evenings, we felt that we were in a small group of people who had discovered a quiet revolution. A radio station without transmitters, adverts, ebullient hosts voicing inanities.
As a small-time fixed-income supporter, I say that this is money well spent.
And I still like this track from the early 2,000s.
Не знаю, чем меня привораживает эта мелодия. Возможно, я ее слышал, когда мне было около 25 лет и сейчас мои ощущения - это просто рефлексия на то время. В любом случае, мне она нравится. Спасибо.
are they sampling suzanne vega?
This is a long drive in the country get lost in your own thoughts kind of song.
 MattRudely wrote:
The pic in the Wikipedia - looks like his Chalfont St Giles might be playing up.
 
Nice post, friend.  This track affects me in the same way... 
The pic in the Wikipedia - looks like his Chalfont St Giles might be playing up.
 ziggytrix wrote:
This is NOT Drum and Bass!
This is House music!

/pedant
 

To outpedant a pedant, it's not House music. An electronic beat does not a House track make. Ask Jack.
OMG!!!  Is that a Boeing 737 Max?
Kinda hypnotic. Fluffy and safe. OK.
Hmm I have this at 9... I guess I like it... but its really more of a 7...
 ExploitingChaos wrote:
Great Dubstep track lol
 

stahp it!
 walchenbach wrote:
drum and bass track really unimaginative. 
dun, dun, tsss
dun, dun, tsss
dun, dun, tsss

blah, blah, blah
 
It's just supposed to be a backing track - a rhythm from the rhythm section.  The backing track is likely not aiming to be anything especially profound - it's a component of the song.
Great Dubstep track lol
I never, ever, ever tire of this song!! I have been known to play it 5 or 6 times in a row....very loud...it just makes me super happy!
THIS disco beat works! Like it.
This is NOT Drum and Bass!
This is House music!

/pedant
As the cottonwoods blaze along the creeks in the low-angle autumn sunshine, and the snow clouds stack and build up on The Divide, it's clear that the seasonal change is underway. I was just thinking of this super-cool song last night, and how perfectly it fits the mood!
Was only two or three years ago I was seduced by the boots n' pants n' boots n' pants n' boots n' pants genre. I was watching some Burning Man YouTubes and the sound tracks pulled me in and so I Googled around for them. The only time I'm not streaming RadioParadise is in the wee hours of the night / morning when I turn to Mark Newport and his Deep House tracks streamed on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4Zbr37UlyE
 walchenbach wrote:
drum and bass track really unimaginative. 
dun, dun, tsss
dun, dun, tsss
dun, dun, tsss

blah, blah, blah
 
And it's still pretty goddamned good.
Ultimate chill groove
This must have been one of the earliest songs I ever downloaded after hearing it on RP.  On a 5.1 system this was just....excellent.
Still PDG.
Great song. Makes me happy every time it comes on although I have no Autumn here in Malaysia. Bliss.
Bouncy
Cool!
 coloradojohn wrote:
This is a very relaxin, hypnotic tune... Amazing, how they do a lot with just a little... Whenever this comes on, I turn it up and bliss out...

 
Amen! 
This is a very relaxin, hypnotic tune... Amazing, how they do a lot with just a little... Whenever this comes on, I turn it up and bliss out...
Nice tune Nick!!
 derekd wrote:
Anybody know who the singer is?

 

Yup, Justine Suissa is her name, she sings for a band called OceanLab.

Cheers 
Makes me HAPPY{#Cheers}{#Dancingbanana_2}
..... and I miss you like the deserts miss the rain 
The most regretable part is that the same beat and sounds as "Don't Give Up" feat. Bryan Adams have been used here, prompting some doubts about the ability of this IT programmer to copy/paste any new sounds from his library presets.
Always find myself turning up the volume in my helmet headphones when this track comes on.
Good chill music {#Cool} the singer has a nice soft voice
{#Cheers} Conning back from Zurich with a sad heart, makes me feel lighter.
 rdo wrote:
Autumn is my fave season
  
Almost Autumn again...tomorrow right?  I am on to you Bill.
I always forget how much I like this song!  It's a perfect snapshot of summer's last gasp before fall.
 derekd wrote:
Anybody know who the singer is?

 
Looking online I come up with Justine Suissa.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justine_Suissa
 flyboy50 wrote:
Spot on comment Koko. The sounds of oneness is a simple hum of the universe.
Kokoloco53 wrote:
I'm sometimes surprised at the naivete of some of you who for some reason get stuck on technicalities, like this song because it is not a complicated piece. Get real, get a life, get perspective. Even Beethoven wrote simple beautiful songs, like the Moonlight Sonata that most 3 grade pianists can muddle through. Buddhist monks learned centuries ago the pleasure and benefits of even repeating a simple word, Om, and how that could soothe the soul. Music is much the same, in my opinion, it serves many purposes, to rouse the troops into battle, inspire a football team, praise the gods, celebrate love and sex, and sometimes, just pleases the soul, bathing it in simple sound. Beauty. Peace.

 
walchenbach wrote:
drum and bass track really unimaginative. 
dun, dun, tsss
dun, dun, tsss
dun, dun, tsss

blah, blah, blah
 
 


Well put  flyboy50!!  {#Clap}
 


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Cool album cover. Love it when bands use their fellow artists, of the graphic kind.

{#Good-vibes}
Autumn is my fave season
Super little song. It's the end of a gorgeous Labour Day up here and the lyrics make me want to get the X-C skis out and apply a base coat.
Chicane ? Where do you find these bands ? I love Radio Paradise. It's Radio Surprise. Christmas night every night.


Masterful (and unexpected) transition from Michael Kiwanuka. Bravo Bill!

Also, it bears repeating that the whole album is great. A down-tempo tour de force.
Spot on comment Koko. The sounds of oneness is a simple hum of the universe.
Kokoloco53 wrote:
I'm sometimes surprised at the naivete of some of you who for some reason get stuck on technicalities, like this song because it is not a complicated piece. Get real, get a life, get perspective. Even Beethoven wrote simple beautiful songs, like the Moonlight Sonata that most 3 grade pianists can muddle through. Buddhist monks learned centuries ago the pleasure and benefits of even repeating a simple word, Om, and how that could soothe the soul. Music is much the same, in my opinion, it serves many purposes, to rouse the troops into battle, inspire a football team, praise the gods, celebrate love and sex, and sometimes, just pleases the soul, bathing it in simple sound. Beauty. Peace.

 
walchenbach wrote:
drum and bass track really unimaginative. 
dun, dun, tsss
dun, dun, tsss
dun, dun, tsss

blah, blah, blah
 
 


Any clues of what happened to Chicane? They were excellent
Mmmm, wow this beat is sooo original.
Nice idea for a little while, then it becomes incredibly boring.
 midigitguy wrote:
Too close to disco...
 
 
Is there something wrong with disco? 
Please stop singing... 
this is a 10 1/2 and what's ewrong with disco dancing ?
Too close to disco...
 
Aahh 2000. That was a funner time.
Like it
Anybody know who the singer is?
Put me in the "still liking it" corner...
still liking it   
still hating it. . . 
I'm sometimes surprised at the naivete of some of you who for some reason get stuck on technicalities, like this song because it is not a complicated piece. Get real, get a life, get perspective. Even Beethoven wrote simple beautiful songs, like the Moonlight Sonata that most 3 grade pianists can muddle through. Buddhist monks learned centuries ago the pleasure and benefits of even repeating a simple word, Om, and how that could soothe the soul. Music is much the same, in my opinion, it serves many purposes, to rouse the troops into battle, inspire a football team, praise the gods, celebrate love and sex, and sometimes, just pleases the soul, bathing it in simple sound. Beauty. Peace.

 
walchenbach wrote:
drum and bass track really unimaginative. 
dun, dun, tsss
dun, dun, tsss
dun, dun, tsss

blah, blah, blah
 


 apd wrote:
OK, I don't get it - why did you post that? PLEASE tell me it's more than just the name of the band.
 
...nope, nothing more clever than the name of the band, well, that in confluence with flight from the album cover:  stream-of-consciousness association with the rolling chicane...

Reminds me of Suzanne Vega too...
drum and bass track really unimaginative. 
dun, dun, tsss
dun, dun, tsss
dun, dun, tsss

blah, blah, blah
 brianbf1986 wrote:
Can anyone say auto-tune? Fail, this song and all songs using auto-tune as a pitch correcter are big slap in the faces of all true musicians with integrity.
 
nah, it's a fail when it's a top 40 song that's hiding the effect to cover for a singer who can't, or is too lazy, to hit a note (or, when it's used by a singer who can actually sing, but it's used just to sound au corraint. Yes, I'm talking to you, Mr. Coldplay) but here, it's pretty obvious so I assume it's used as a texture. Anyway, the rest of the tune is fab.
 mandolin wrote:
 
OK, I don't get it - why did you post that? PLEASE tell me it's more than just the name of the band.


 brianbf1986 wrote:
Can anyone say auto-tune? Fail, this song and all songs using auto-tune as a pitch correcter are big slap in the faces of all true musicians with integrity.
 
It sounds more like a phaser/flanger effect (which long-preceded auto-tune) to me, but even if if is an auto-tune device, it's done to create a "sweeping" effect more than it is to disguise possible pitch inaccuracies.  I don't consider the use of auto-tune being a "slap in the face" of anyone, particularly musicians (who may or may not have integrity); it's just another recording effect.  I suppose we all hear different things though.  In answer to your first question: Just about anyone can say "auto-tune".
Can anyone say auto-tune? Fail, this song and all songs using auto-tune as a pitch correcter are big slap in the faces of all true musicians with integrity.
Thanks for keeping up with the little video clip !!!  Clap

 FWIW, I never tire hearing this tune. It's just got a great groove to it.

 zipper wrote:
 
nuf said
Nice song, but loses points with me for Auto-tune on the vocal.
Chicane are under rated and this is another example of their fine work
reminds me of spring after a long dreary winter
{#Music}
 4merdj wrote:
2000 was a good year ... we were all enjoying the fruits of our collective naivete {#Devil_pimp}
 
So very true.{#Yes}
2000 was a good year ... we were all enjoyng the fruits of our collective naivette {#Devil_pimp}
Happy Summer Solstice all {#Group-hug}
Bingo!

 
musikalia wrote:
Just to reiterate:

 
zipper wrote:

 
....exactly the image that came to my mind with this song.

 


first listen for me... i love it {#Jump}
 rdo wrote:


According to Wikipedia, the symbol means you disagree.  Why would you call someone you agree with stupid?  I'm just curious, I've never really gotten the joke with it.
 
Get over it. Just having a bit of fun.


I dig this. Nice new discovery.
The Moj liketh muchly.


Just to reiterate:

 
zipper wrote:

 
....exactly the image that came to my mind with this song.

Awww what the hell.  I just upped it to a 10.  I just really enjoy this song. IMO, of course. {#Jump}

 ziggytrix wrote:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_music

There is plenty of house music that makes me want to turn it off, but this song is not such an example.
 
Agreed.
{#Bounce}too funny!
 
morlem wrote:
spinning wheelSpinning?

 
curtkare wrote:
The whole CD is an ideal soundtrack for spinning.
 
 


 Pyro wrote:
It's probably these small computer speakers, but the high hat on the offbeat is just too much.  It's almost DISCO...ack!
 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_music

There is plenty of house music that makes me want to turn it off, but this song is not such an example.

I am so sick of the autotune-as-effect phenomenon.
Tithing sun?
{#Mrgreen}