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Review By: mutednoise
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Date: 12/17/2001
A great sounding intro, some unconvential chords that, unfortunately, sound as if their mixed a little quiet. The samba line that comes it at 1:27 is a little jarring and as this is mixed, provides a playful yet somewhat offbalance tune. The song gets somewhat repetative in its latter stages, with little in the way of a breakdown or a last build-up. An intersting idea with some bold musical statements that unfortunately doesn't sit together as well as they could.
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Review By: mutednoise
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Date: 12/17/2001
An exciting and futuristic opening, a bladerunner soundtrack for the 21st century. Depeche Mode like vocals with a beat 50% faster than anything Martin Gore would program. The lyrics are pretty standard fare for this flavor of music, with beautiful background vocals. It is mixed in such a way that the heafty 7:30 track length isn't even noticed - that is a testement to the good nature of this track.
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Review By: mutednoise
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Date: 12/14/2001
There is a very niced panned high hat action going on in the very beginning. This leads into a piano loop that fills the cracks between percussion beautifully. A mellow track perfect for chilling to after a long night beating on the gaming console or pushing pixels around. Would have perhaps like an alternate melody to break in, mess about with things, and then have the main theme return bigger and bolder, but that's just my opinion. A very good piece.
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Review By: mutednoise
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Date: 12/14/2001
When THOSE GUYS tell me that I can get my kicks out to a track called Waterlilly, I was understandably skeptical-next they'll tell me that nothing cuts through the din like their latest 'Feathers'. Oh well. Name aside, this is a competent little trance piece. It's got the beat, it moves along - nothing really grabs you, but nothing turns you away either. There is a very nice melody line waiting for you by the time you get in around 3:25, and this does help things. Overall, this song is like an oatmeal cookie - very good on its own, but you just wished whoever had baked it had thrown in a few chocolate chips to make it really tasty.
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Review By: mutednoise
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Date: 12/14/2001
This track is not quite as original as the artist's name who made it, but close. The drums are mixed pretty low in the mix, which is unfortunate, considering they really could have driven this track. That does, however, leave room for the bleeps and blips to shine. And shine they do - if you could see them they would blind you with their metallic hues. Very nice. The snare at the end is exactly the level I was hoping for throughout the song - however, here, it is only announcing the end to this short track.
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