Reviews (page 8 of 8)
Except for one track ("Move Any Mountain"), this was new music and a new band for me. This album sounded like a bridge between music from the 80s to early 90s. I heard elements that reminded me of Yazoo (Yaz) and Eurasure, but hints of EMF and Jesus Jones. The music seemed to fit in a little pocket in between EMF, Jesus Jones, Soup Dragons and Hudu Gurus on one side, and Yazoo (Yaz) and Eurasure on the other side (with C&C Music Factory and Information Society stopping in to say hello). I liked the album okay at first, but then the music started wearing on me. Did I not enjoy this album? OR Did I dislike the album? I think there were too many tracks that I would want to skip if someone played the full album for me again.
Only for Move Any Mountain this album deserves at least 2 stars.
i've tried so hard to like these guys. they have one track that's an absolute standout for me (destination eschaton - all-time favorite, no question), but no matter where i look, i only find that track is just unlike most of their work. this album was fine, don't get me wrong - and a huge statement for 1990, for sure - but it really wasn't what i love about them.
80's new wave, but i don't remember it, and the first 2 songs weren't interesting
This album sounds exactly like 1991 dance, but I failed to hear its grandeur. Guess there are better dance albums off '91 out there, dunno.
I'm travelling so I didn't have a lot of time to spend listening to this. Move Any Mountain is full of energy and fun beats so grabs your attention at the start. Hyperreal Orbit is a better song imo better but surprisingly has over 90% fewer listens on Spotify. Ditto Lightspan. Generally speaking, I prefer music with lyrics but the lyrics on Human NRG and Omega Amigo don't add much so I would rather they left them aside. I like the vocals on Possible Worlds but, having said that, I'm not 100% sure they are vocals as opposed to synths. Regardless, I like that track too. This was an interesting listen. I like more trucks than I dislike for sure but still not sure.
I noticed that the opening track & lead single “Move Any Mountain” was not on the original UK release, which is great IMO because it sounds like Stereo MCs and I’m not a fan of thin, indie type vocals trying to sound high-energy over-top of dance music. I prefer the tracks with vocal effects vs singing. It adds cred that up and coming DJ producers of the era (Oakenfold, Orbital, 808 State) remixed a number of them. The series that starts with “Hyperreal Orbit” is good. The synths set the mood and I like the effects (though they’re dated now). I was going to give it a 4 but the last track was a re-rub of the first….
Horrible pseudo multi-cultural rave music. Truly execrable.
Not bad, not my favorite.
Thought it would be cheesy Ebenezer Goode stuff but it was ok for what it is. Probably better if you're full of class As
cool but drags quite a bit 5/10
maybe it's good for electronica things? it wasn't offensive
2/5. Couple of good songs. The rest didn't do it for me.
I had a sister who was a couple of years older than me (still is in fact) and so I used to hear some of these tunes blasting from her bedroom. Pure 90's dance. Best Tracks: Move Any Mountain, Omega Amigo, 666 Edit
2.5
Bit of nostalgia, couple of really good tracks but the rest haven’t aged so well.
Don’t think this aged very well...
Kinda fun, but not my style of music.
The sound of 90s electronic 🎶
Very inspiring lyrics. I got a warmer sound from this than what I hear of today's electronic dance music. Some cool guitar on make it mine. There's plenty of interesting artistic moments/choices made that deviate from the same old regular dance track.
Some good songs/beats
No the worst background music, but wouldn't be putting this on to actively listen. Must be another one of those super influential albums because it sounds like any other electro music I've heard.
Nice
Good album for working out. I’m not sure how often I’d listen to it on my own, but it’s decent. I especially like Omega Amigo!
I don't know man, I am sure this is someones vibe. But as a person not alive in 1990 it feels super old. Like not aged super well, I could see it being like a new synth electronic thing. But man, It's so old, it feels kinda comedic to a certain point. And it's like crazy long. Felt like a slog to get through. to each their own, however this isn't mine.
Absolute garbage. Repetitive, uninteresting, dated, meaningless new-agey-druggy lyrics, awful sound, terrible singing - tedious beyond belief. Not even close to being an essential album and nothing like the best example of its genre. Avoid, avoid, avoid.
Nothing special, nice dynamics tough
The album starts and ends and in between there is some electronic music that sounds indistinctive and generic.
Not for me at all. 1/5 stars.
A high energy ball of fun. A little one note and very early 90s dance but I still enjoyed it. Vocals were meh.
This is fine… some interesting sounds going on here and there I guess. I just…do not understand the appeal of listening to music like this outside the context of a club or a car chase scene in an action movie or something lol
First track not my bag, sounds like some soundtrack off a drag show 😂 very Canal Street. 80s sounding disco synth pop stuff. 3rd track better, sounds a bit more like chilled ibiza type stuff. Got early The Prodigy vibes too though, but far more chill. I wanna like this cos its Prodigy-esque but I just can't get into it. If prob appreciate it way more if I gave it some more listens, or if I'd had a few drinks 😂 Gotta be a 2.
Fun album, nice to dance to. Still feels a bit dated now!
Raveros no enteros, acid house y techno rock y algo de ambient, a la altura de los primeros Primal Scream.
No thanks.
Move Any Mountain is still enjoyable enough but the rest is not.
This kind of electro thing isn't bad and I didn't mind vibing out to it whilst working but generally, it's not my thing. This may sound a little 'amateur' but a lot of it is repeated, random sound effects and it's just not for me. That being said, I don't hate it and I wouldn't mind it being on at a house party, I'd probably quite like it.
One track album. Twice.
You thought I was gonna give this a 1, didn't you?
I am surprised I liked it, but I did.
Hyvää settiä, sopii hyvin työskentelyyn taustamusaksi :) semmosia 80 luvun synakikkailun jälkimaininkeja, itselleni tuntematon bändi ja levy etupeltoon.
Pretty decent, liked all the songs. Super ravey and varied and interesting, and not like anything I've heard before. If I gave it a little more time to appreciate it I could probably upgrade it to a 5.
Avoimin mielin yritin kuunnella läpi, mutta puolivälin jälkeen tuli keskeytys.
Jaa-a, muutamia kiinnostavia kulkuja, mutta ei oikein isommin innostanut. Oxygen restriction jäi kertakuuntelulta parhaiten mieleen.
Oli aika mitäänsanomatonta tavaraa. Osa kappaleista vois toimia saksalaisen poliisisarjan taustamusana.
Tikutakutikutaku bliip bliip bliip. Ei toimi. Ei loppuun. Ei jatkoon.
Tää ei osunut ollenkaan. Ainoana juttuna levystä jäi mieleen Make It Minimal -kappaleen, Skrillexmäiset efektiäänet. Lähinnä tuli odoteltua, että joskohan tämä levy joskus loppuisi. :D
Another odd techno electric 90’s album, that feels like what I imagine being in an early 90’s club would be like, and I am thankful I did not have to live through that.
Not for me
Album dosc nietypowy, bo jest to muzyka elektroniczna, o ktorej praktycznie nic nie wiem, a jedynym punktem odniesienia jest juno reactor, bo gatunkowo tez elektronika, style w jakich utrzymany jest album to techno, synth-pop, acid house i progressive house, nie bede z tym handlowal, bo nie wiem jak, kilka trakow ma wstawki wokalne, human NRG i progen 91 z zakonczenia plyty, czas grania to godzina 7 minut, niektore kawalki meczyly dosc szybkim tempem, ale niektorych moglbym sluchac na loopie o wiele dluzej niz przepisowe odsluchanie, tak jak w przypadku light span soundwave czy progena, ktore leca na plejliste
2/5
Not really my cup of tea, but sounds good!
great music
1
Too much electronics
Pop electrònic amb un to proper a la rave, que em recorda una mica els EMF. El primer tall és un temazo escoltat mil cops a discos i afters, però la resta de l'àlbum es fa pesat, atabala.
Jeg tror dette albumet er på lista som en vennetjeneste
electronica, Psychedelic rock + Rave, könnte Soundtrack für einen Film sein, starke 3
Really good!
Early electronic music. Its not really my thing, but the first song is pretty good. Some of the songs are real weird. En-Tact is an album by The Shamen, released in 1990. It was the first Shamen album to feature Mr C, and the last to feature Will Sinnott (who died on 23 May 1991). It fused the band's past psychedelic rock sounds with the rave act it became, developing a style that represented multicultural dance music.
Skotsk electronic dance music fra 1990. Nå har jeg hørt det også.
I liked that pretty well! I didn’t really know what to expect, but it was pretty good listening for doing the dishes and such. :)
Wow! Not my Sudhakar style but liked it
Not the worst thing I’ve ever listened to. Most songs were pretty catchy, but it definitely reminded me of the band they form in Revenge of the Nerds.
I really hated this. Too much synth.
This album started with high hopes from me. A promise of mixing psychedelic rock and hardcore hip hop rhythms from Spotify's band description, however this was not what I expected. This is because this album actually comes from their acid house era which they became known for. This album started out with a bang, and soon became very samey to me. I know that's the case with this kind of music so maybe it needs a few more listens from me to get to grips with the subtleties of it, especially as i'm not really listening well when coding these days. To be honest this is a no from me dawg. 2 because I liked some tunes but mostly it's not my cup of tea.
My ears are bleeding. What the bell is this 💩?
5
Meh, beat is usually a little too repetative. Not a huge fan of this house style. Spongle is a far superior psycadelic band.
Turrible
I don't think I've ever listened to an album more reminiscent of the 90s than this one. Some decent melodies and occasional guitar work on here, but it's not enough to escape the LP's datedness or lack of forward momentum.
Kiinnostaisi tietää mikä kulttuurihistoriallinen merkitys on nostanut tämän pökäleen listalle. Samantyppistä musiikkia on tehty ainakin vuosikymmen ennen tätä ja vieläpä paljon paremmin.
Not really my brand but I can appreciate it's appeal
Rave rock what?
This album has a really nice dance/trance feel. I'm a little surprised that I haven't heard it before, as it came out around the time when I would have been getting into it. This style isn't my go-to anymore, but the album is a solid 4 stars.
I find it very difficult to put this album into context. It certainly sounds like an early 90s techno album, but it's hard for me to know if it is groundbreaking in some way that makes all the similar sounding music that I've heard derivative rather than merely similar. Some of the lyrics are very cheezy, but again, I don't know how they would have been perceived at the time. Some of the songs are good (Make it Mine), but I've also never delayed finishing an album for this long before. At certain points, this album becomes the embodiment of toxic hippie positivity. 2/5
90s hacker movie soundtrack. Good workout music.
Not good
Kinda mindless techno-ish, not my bag
90s electronic music all sounds the same. God awful
Enjoyable, surprisingly catchy and positive hooks, makes you want to get up and dance. Feels like I should be on speed in a 90s office. Or tripping balls at a house party. Very little in between. Much of it melts into each other although you shouldn't be sober enough to realize it any way. Standout Tracks: Move Any Mountain, Possible Worlds, Omega Amigo, Evil Is Even
Very fun, will put on at a party
The single stand out (but is dated). The rest is generic DJ mixtape from the early 90s forgettable content. Not great
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