Electronic > Ambient Electronic

Memories of the future

Advantages: beautiful ,soulful music
Disadvantages: none

What is Enigma? A band, a project, a state of mind, an attitude? Although people may be able to put a vague musical style to the name, it is a name well chosen. Information about Enigma is not that readily available but a bit of digging will reveal a Romanian musician called Michael Cretu and a long an intricate history. Cretu began playing piano at the age of five and has been involved in making unique albums, both as a solo musician and as a collaborator ...
...Mike Oldfield, Cretu moved in a more ethereal direction and under the name of Enigma has been releasing music that defies being pigeonholed. In 2001 after over a decade of successful albums, a greatest hits was forthcoming under the title "Love, Sensuality, Devotion" or L.S.D. But before we plunge headlong into this celebration of the bands finest moments, what sort of thing are we going to find there? Enigma remains a band that encroaches on many ...

steerpyke 18.01.2006 · Read full review
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Review of LSD - Love Sensuality And Devotion (The Greatest Hits) - Enigma

Tarot Sport: An even better sophomore effort from the Bristol Duo

Advantages: A really great sound
Disadvantages: Lack of differentiation, but it is a drone album!

How to start when it comes to a band such as Fuck Buttons? Obviously, already it is clear that this band will never diverge into the mainstream even without listening to the music, so you are already prepared for a sound that is out of the ordinary before you plug in (just to say, in my opinion this is definitely an album designed to be listened through headphones, like Burial's works, not shouted out through huge bass filled speakers). From the ...
...highlights of the album, you can already tell if you are going to like this album or not. "Fuck Buttons" have a very unique sound that is minimalistic, but not at all boring. The opening track begins with rapid fast moving sounds that pan across you like bees trying to escape from a jar. Then a steady 4/4 beat kicks in, and the noise settles down and is replaced by an equally first whirring sound before the heavily synthesized bass line commences. ...

tom_knox58 01.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Tarot Sport - Fuck Buttons

Calvin Harris- Ready For The Weekend : Dance-tastic!

Advantages: Lyrically brilliant, catching beat and a good dance electo style. Overall a great listen.
Disadvantages: A few songs with no lyrics don't stand out.

...his long awaited second album, Ready For The Weekend. Released on 18th August 2009, the album headed to number one in the album charts. The album as a whole has an 80’s 90’s feel with the beats, dynamics and the auto tuned vocals. The album is easy to listen to and the lyrics are catchy and work well. I was first brought to the attention of the Calvin Harris listening to radio 1 at the start of 2009. The song being played at the time was ‘I’m Not ...
...14. In all Ready for the Weekend has 14 singles, listed below. The album comes with a simple fold out booklet that features a woman with a pair of sparkly shades on the cover. Track Listing 1. The Rain 2. Ready for the Weekend 3. Stars Come Out 4. You Used to Hold Me 5. Blue 6. I'm Not Alone 7. Flashback 8. Worst Day (feat. Izza Kizza) 9. Relax 10. Limits 11. Burns Night 12. Yeah Yeah Yeah La La La 13. Dance Wiv Me 14. 5iliconeator Overall the album ...

f1insidetrack 31.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Ready For The Weekend - Calvin Harris

A no go zone has turned in to a go zone!

Advantages: Beat, Bonus tracks, Website material
Disadvantages: Sounds the same most of the way through

...me! Track Listings 1. Now You're Gone 2. All I Ever Wanted 3. Please Don't Go 4. I Miss You 5. Angel In The Night 6. In Her Eyes 7. Love You More 8. Camilla 9. Dream Girl 10. I Can Walk On Water 11. Bass Creator 12. Russia Privet 13. Boten Anna (Bonus Tracks) 14. Dota (Bonus Tracks) 15. Now You're Gone (Fonzerelli Edit) (Bonus Tracks) 16. All I Ever Wanted (Fonzerelli Edit) (Bonus Tracks) Originality & Lyrics In some ways it is similar ...
...different. The way he actually makes his music is different with the computer program "Fruity Loops" and using the program myself, I know it can be difficult to get to grips with it and make some decent material. However, the lyrics and theme of the music is the same as a lot of these european artists out there and so from that point of view, his music doesn't stand out. He collaborates with the UK singer Lauren Dyson on a few of his tracks (eg. ...

Prettyscene09 25.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Now You're Gone (The Album) - Basshunter

Are You Sure This Is Real?

Advantages: Lots of bangers
Disadvantages: A couple of tracks hold it back

...& Bass and Dubstep musician Sub Focus. Guidford-raised, he first made an impact in 2003, and has continued to make an impression on the Drum & bass world in particular with his own material, and also remixes of other popular artists in the style and other closely-associated ones, but once he made a mainstream impact in 2008, it was decided that he should compile a proper album of his works for the first time, as we get here. 1. “Let The Story Begin” ...
...we find that we have Sub Focus dropping down the intensity a little in order to come out with a little Liquid Funk-styled Drum & Bass. It is extremely soothing, and as long as you engage yourself with it, then you will feel the same towards it as it really doesn’t have any flaws in it when you consider the aims of doing such a track. **Five Stars** 4. “Last Jungle” After building up the momentum, I can’t say that this track did anything other than ...

XICripZ 25.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Sub Focus - Sub Focus