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There were a few times where the instrumentals got really interesting and the music caught my ears. However, there were a lot of times where I just felt like it was "spacy" music in the background that really didn't do much than make some kind of melancholic vibe. Overall this album was okay.
Lowkey, moody like a soundtrack to a modern urban noir film but with added Iggy Pop. Whilst this doesn’t grab you and insist on your attention it grooves steadily, the guest vocals capture the vibe well and set the tone. Like the background music to a bar that you won’t visit again but you’ll remember
Electronica for people stuck in the 60s. Such a weird album, and not in an interesting way - Dirge and Aisha are absolute classics, but so much of the rest feels like sub-beatles psychedelia. Look! A sitar! A looped drum beat! Some moogs! Otherwise, not feeling much. That said, Dirge and Aisha are so good, it gets a 3 purely from those.
Ja ja ja. Das ist big boom, das ist gut. 3/5
Bellino ma confuso
Yeah, did NOT like this one at all. Not the worst thing I've ever heard, but not at all enjoyable either.
I found the tracks all too long. Very 1999. And yet another album I question being on this list.
good album, but it is unfortunately quite empty in terms of vocals and variation within each track, with the exception of a few. these few tracks are very interesting though, containing bits of multiple genres. "dirge" is an especially outstanding song.
I always quite enjoyed this era of Death in Vegas and this is their best album. ‘Dirge’ and ‘Aisha’ are just brilliant tracks. The rest of the tracks dont get near that standard, but still an enjoyable listen
The title of track one pretty much sums up my feelings.
I don't think I ever knew the name of track 1, or who wrote it, despite liking it quite a lot, so that was a surprise when it started. I like how it swells and builds over the length of the song despite being a very simple repetition. It does have a slight 'destined to be on movie soundtracks' air about it though. In fact, that persisted through the whole album - it was very late 90s, early 2000s film soundtrack. I really liked Soul Auctioneer, thought the beginning of Death Threat was a bit pointless and could have been chopped off to cut down the running time. Flying was similarly too long (although the bassline was annoyingly reminding me of The Fun Lovin Criminals, so my brain kept trying to rap over it). At this point I realised that I was really missing a vocalist. I think I need lyrics and a voice to fully engage with an record, so Iggy Pop appeared at exactly the right time - I enjoyed him telling me about being a murderer, well at least until his post-vibrating muffled mumbling. Lever Street had an upright bass and an organ sound to the keyboards, so I enjoyed that. For the most part enjoyably menacing, this definitely felt like a night-time album to be listened to with headphones on. I have no desire to ever listen to it as a full album again, and so it can never get top marks as a result, but it surprised me how much I liked it. Probably a 3.5 in reality, but my foot was a-tappin' throughout so it's getting a: 4/5
Ok…whoever made this list is definitely British There are a lot of interesting electronic sounds on this album. I liked how the first track built by adding in different instruments gradually and most of the tracks are instrumentals, my favourite of which was lever street Overall not too bad but it’s definitely not my vibe, I probably wouldn’t listen again 2.6/5
Zzz…
Groovy but nothing special
I hadn’t thought about Death In Vegas since 1999. This album is great! Definitely of its time. Not perfect, but I left it on repeat so obviously I enjoyed it. Added to my rotation. 4/5
👎👎👎👎👎 1.0
1) Flying 2) Death Threat 3) Dirge Least Favourite: Lever Street
I’ve listened to this some years ago. I forgot how good it was. Few albums convey this rounded sense of claustrophobia.
Masterpiece of Dance techno ambient rock jazz all of it especially the intrumentals
finally something interesting from this list. absolute stink on this record and I mean that in the best way possible
Something?
Det hørtes ut som musikk av sin tid, på alle vis, hvilket av og til betyr at det ikke e så interessant når den tida e 1999’ish. Men det va helt grei bakgrunnsmusikk mens æ leste ferdig en bok.
the first song was quite a banger and was hoping the rest of the album was the same, and it half let me down. don't get me wrong, like me some trip hop but it's a real mixed bag.
Seriously, more triphop. I'm so sick of this genre; give me this album a hundred albums away, and I might have enjoyed it more. Or actually, not really. All the novelty this album would have is sucked out so quickly that it becomes dull. I swear I have written a review like this a million times already.
Por que me siguen saliendo cosas tan malas
This album wasn't even pretentious, it was just terrible. Such boring, atmospheric electronic sounds
This whole album is like 2 second ideas stretched to absurd lengths. It is so tiring to get through each song after getting the general idea immediately because nothing is going to change.
First track is best, and most highly rated. I listened to it 2 days ago and nothing was memorable enough to even remember it now.
Back in the turn of the millennium, I used to record MTV Nordic's Superrock on tape (Monday nights, from 1-3 in the morning) and still have distinctive recollections of a Death in Vegas music video, that due to this album being given to me for today, turned out to be Aisha. Around that time there used to a bit of a wave of these similar rock-adjacent electronic bands, that, for me, being 12-13 at the time, all felt a bit too weird to really undestand and "get" properly. Now, a good 25-ish years later, I do get what the thing with these bands was, even though I'm not overly enthusiastic about it. It's a solid, good album but that's mostly it.
Kinda dig it.
I thought this was going to be techno from the description but it's a bit more jammy. I dig it, a little weird and fun.
I really thought in the first half this was going to be an uninteresting downtempo instrumental album, despite the presence of Dirge - but the back half is surprisingly warmer and upbeat.
A total nothing burger of an album. It’s not bad, it’s just nothing. The first half is lateteen nineties trip hop that they were honestly too late to the party for in 1999. It sounded like someone listened to the Sneaker Pimps once and said “I can do that”. Narrator: “they couldn’t”. The back half was more instrumental focused, and while not unpleasant, certainly nothing I’d want to hear over and over. ⭐️⭐️
Don’t love airy lounge music
This would all go great as the score in a Frank Miller film, but as standalone songs, they don't do a lot for me. Standout tracks: Dirge, Aisha ⭐⭐.49
love it, kind of has a "Heaven or Las Vegas" vibe, but darker
5/10 - Its not good that my favorite song was "Your Loft My Acid"... which spotify put on once the album finished Didn't hate it however. Heard before? --------–- ❌ Saved a new Song? ----- ❌ Saved Album? -------–-- ❌ Will Listen Again? ---––– ❌
I like a more darker and haunting mood in my music and while this band mostly accomplished it and it was interesting to hear electronica and alt rock mix, it kind of missed the mark. Some of the singing and lyrics where trying to be way too edgy and the whole thing just fell flat.
Well... while it was nice background music, the moments I did focus on it and was met with edgelord lyrics I just couldn't take it seriously anymore. I had a lot of trouble not cringing.
I like this this. Did at the time; still do now.
poser-rock
Too long and no sing along
OK. 2/5
Your average chill out album. I put it on while I made dinner. It was fine.
This is repetitive Goth electronica in which nothing particularly interesting ever happens, with one exception: "Soul Auctioneer" is like listening to a goth Bob Dylan do a very slow Red Hot Chili Peppers imitation.
Dark and electronic, good deep bass. Great combo of electronic and rock.
Después de la 1 ya me quemó la cabeza
Liked the first song but then the album did not hold my attention
Boring and uninspired drones. A waste of time.
Not my thing
Didn't speak to me. But not awful. Reminded me of the guitars I hear in My Bloody Valentine.
Surprisingly good. My least favorite track was the most popular one - Aisha. I like that the instrumental tracks don't try to be "cool" like a lot of music does, they're just simple musical ideas with a good sonic background that allows one to be lost in the pattern and repetition.
Didn't really care for it
There were two songs I liked Dirge and Lever Street. Otherwise quite long and repetitive
I'M VIBRATING
Creepy electronica with lame poetry.
- I enjoyed this far more than I expected to. Released in 1999, it seems newer than that somehow. -
Normally albums grow on me, but if anything, this one soured a little. Tracks are over worked and instead of one "Dirge" there ends up being multiples I'm still not sure after 3 listens where my feelings lay with this. album But I'm not listening again to find out so it will have to be a 3.
on day 8, i got something i am most familiar with and closer to what i already listen to, and as much as i'm using this as a way to engage with music i normally wouldn't, it still feels pretty good to discover new things within my usual realm of taste. tracks like "flying" and "lever street" simply incite happiness in me from nostalgia and the sense of experiencing a (not too long) past that was and hadn't been decoded yet in audio form. it lifts my mood and makes me wonder if i will see the moments of now on the same lens in the future. even if i do prefer this kind of sonority from the record, i like how it's in between more guitar leading tracks like each works as a pause or palate cleanser from the other, or at times kind of merging together like in "aladdin's story". it's not a perfect score because it didn't blow me away (sadly noticing the empty portion of a glass type person :/ ), still wishing the rating was higher for this one, but not surprised coming from the pattern i see here tbh.
7/10
This is one of those albums that really grows on you. The more I listened, the more I enjoyed it. It's difficult to pick out individual tracks that make me want to go back and hear them again, but as a complete album, it works really well. That's what makes this one tough to rate. I really enjoyed the experience of listening to it, even if I don't feel a strong pull to revisit individual songs. I'd settle on a 3.5/5.
Heard Before? Never even heard of it. So far in this list that means it is going to be British and bad. Notes: - well, it's certainly British. - obviously dance music is going to be repetitive and long. i get it, i love it. but why do these songs mostly go nowhere at all? there's very little in the way of builds, breakdowns, beat switches or even new melodies. compositionally thin even by Daft Punk standards, this album makes Fatboy Slim look like Mozart. - so with zero of structural interest, bland samples and phoned-in guest vocals, what do we even have here? lots of interesting, if rather dated, sounds and textures. the one big build on the opening track does exactly what it's supposed to. - these drums were deeply unfashionable already by 1999, making the whole thing sound like a PS2 game. - at least "Death Threat" leans into the soundtrack vibe. it's my favorite here. Verdict: Justifiably forgotten NME hype-fodder with occasional fascinating juxtapositions. Listen Again? No. Another third-tier pick from Dimery. Maybe he was friends with all these people.
*Moderate tempo and a few cool moments, but not for me
Album #232 Death in Vegas: The Contino Sessions Well, it seems that pigs have started to fly, because I actually received an enjoyable 90s electronic/big beat album from this list. Not just enjoyable in the sense that “it’s not terrible”, but true enjoyment to the point where I would like to hear some of these songs again. The opening track Dirge immediately let me know I was in for something different here; to call this album strictly electronic would be doing it a disservice; it is a definite amalgamation of genres which on the surface can seem hard to uncover, but thankfully Death In Vegas wears their influences on their sleeve. The more obvious connection is to Spacemen 3 since the album is a blend of Doors-esque 60s psychedelia and dreamy electronic atmospheres, which the Spacemen pioneered. But there are also elements of post-punk which are made even clearer by the inclusion of Jim Reid and Iggy Pop on vocals, and of course Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream fame to further solidify the neo-psychedelic rave ties. This album almost gives me cyber punk vibes, in that it drags you into this gritty futuristic soundscape, where you feel like danger lurks around every corner. I am not far off wanting to give this a four-star, but some of the longer instrumental pieces, which I can only describe as disorienting, are holding me back; albeit I acknowledge their purpose in serving the album’s vibe. Really cool find, and one that I hope I return to since there is clearly a lot more to discover within. Best Songs: Dirge, Aisha, Neptune City Worst Song: Flying Score out of 10: 7.5
I was sitting here struggling to come up with what to say about this album and I realized it just wasn’t worth the time anymore. It wasn’t great.
This album sounds like it was made to be the soundtrack to a Sci-Fi movie. Not good.
Not sure what to do with this one. Interesting in places, boring in others, liked it in places, skipped it in others. Nothing I’d come back for, but I’ll round up from my 2.5 because it kept me engaged.
Should have been buried in the Nevada desert.
this sounds like hangover after non alcoholic drinks
really vibed with some of the songs but overall it's just a kinda alright album
Electronica is not a favorite of mine. And this one was extra mellow at times.
Düsterer Elektro‑Rock, starke Gäste, ein paar echte Höhepunkte – insgesamt solide, aber nicht durchgehend packend.
Good album. Fun. Would listen again
This was a little boring. Some really interesting sounds but definitely not at the level of Massive Attack or Primal Scream
The endless repetitions turns musical beats into beating a dead horse.
Not bad, but not great. Would listen to more though.
This group used all of their good song making abilities on two songs...but at least those two songs are really good.
Interesting. I liked it more leaning into the Shoegaze area. The electronic was positively chaotic.
The Contino Sessions by Death in Vegas was a refreshing listen and a reminder of why I always enjoyed ‘90s electronica in the first place. Its experimental yet laid-back vibe makes for an engaging listen from start to finish. Just don’t get bamboozled into playing the two-hour expanded edition that some streaming services default to. It’s easy enough to track down the original nine-song release, which feels like exactly the right amount of this album.
This is more noise than anything else and that makes it hard to enjoy at all. None of it ever got into a groove and it kept reverting to repetitive whiny feedback or noise to move the track along. It was too slow, too boring, and too annoying. I wish this album had died in Vegas.
This album should not have worked for me. And yet, it strangely really did. It was dark and gloomy at times, trip-hoppy, electronica that despite being repetitive and often felt like it was building to nothing, I can’t stop thinking about it and so I feel like I have to give it a full 5.
I enjoyed this!
0.7/5 I can understand how some albums have made this list and there's others, like this one that I'm scratching my head to see what's good about it, let alone great. It isn't a style of music I tend to listen too, so I'm not the best person to review it, but it just seemed like a mish mash of repetitive sounds and that doesn't sound that groundbreaking
Intetesting mix of rock and electronic music. Didn't love it but decent in the background.
I liked this quite a bit more than i expected to. It’s guitar-driven electronica, giving the overall sensibility a vaguely post-rock feel but with much tighter song construction and catchier melodies. Novel and interesting, with Iggy Pop’s guest vocal stealing the show.
Fellas, is it bad to tell your girl that you're a murderer?
Honestly, I really enjoyed this, despite having read about there being conflicting opinions on it. My guess is that that's down to the very weird style and how it feels so hypnoticslly repetitive and sprawling. Or rather, others would just view it as lacking vision and being boring, I just made it sound good because I like it. But yeah, I like how it uses noisy sounding transitions to move around from song to song, and as much as I'm not a fan of all the vocals, it was a really fun experience on this overnight coach I'm on at the moment. I'd also like to come back to this band again soon, as the lead singer of The Orchestra (For Now) Joe really likes one of their albums too.
Not into this at all
Electronica rock with guest vocalists. This could either be the soundtrack to your life, of maybe just of your jean's life.
Raro.
First track was dope and I thought I was getting into some cool shit, then it sloooowly became more and more whack.
Wow!! A great industrial rock fusion with disco, jazz, post punk, jam sesh.
It is an interesting album.. for me quite repetitive in the final part 2/5
enjoyed this, nowhere near as repetitive as i initially thought it was going to be. some groove some less-groove. will i listen again ? probably as background
The second half was better than the first. There are a few standout tracks but not sure I would necessarily seek out to listen apart from as background music. Iggy Pop feature was fun. Would probably give a 3.5 if it was possible but I think it is closer to a 3 than a 4 star.
Went into this expecting a classic three star sort of album where the songs blend into each other but was pleasantly surprised.
Je to celkom zaujímavé, na elektroniku... Páčia sa mi gitarové časti.
Aisha er óþægileg en töff klassík, og Dirge í upphafi er ansi töff. Og svo er restin ágæt, en ekki nógu eftirminnileg til að toga í fjarka. 3,3.
ok interesting... first song is good it's weird but second song wtf is that, idk about this one... didn't like it
This was really weird. Play if you're in an evil mode
they experimental'd too hard
I enjoyed this other than a handful of songs I didn't know much about these. Pleasently surprised they have decent rhythm and beats and the songs have a deep Massive Attack breakbeat feel dirty bass the vocals are also decent enough..I would revisit them.
So many other good late 90s electronica albums. I was bored
Another high 3, definitely in a genre I quite enjoy
decent
no song had more than 4 lyrics and yet they all seemed to last 100 hours
This was not my cup of E. One extra star for Iggy Pop.
It’s okay! Nothing really aurally offensive to me personally. Would probably put this on for something in the background in the future.
This was not for me at all. Just did nothing to excite me and I barely got through the album tbh.
Here's what so great about music. This was definitely NOT for me, but I saw a few 4 and 5 star reviews from other folx. Just that fact that I didn't like while others loved it is pretty cool, in my book.
I kept listening thinking, hoping, that the next song would be better. Did someone use AI for Techno back in 1999? A lot of not sure what
A soft, flighty opening makes it seem like the listener is entering a dream-like experience. Not sure of the effect they were going for but some electric sounds seemed like a buzzing pest flying around. The pest and the song droned on for a little too long. Should have known this was going sign of things to come for the album. The next track felt like a techno-contemporary Bob Dylan prose possessing repetitiveness that didn’t aid the song or meaning with lyrics like “Broken your wings and you lost your demon.” The more I heard, the more I lost my desire to listen. The catchy guitar riffs and steady beat of “Aisha” almost pulled me in, but then the wild crazy lyrics and odd electric sounds pushed me away. “Neptune City” gave similar vibes. I’m all for experimentation in music and exploring what sounds can do and where it’ll take you, and I’m sure there are groups who would enjoy this musical journey. Unfortunately, I wasn’t one of them.
This is to music what a toddler scribbling crayons on the wall is to visual arts.
Hat mir gefallen, auch wenn ich es nicht super außergewöhnlich finde.
This was a very cool electronica album. If only I had been walking through foggy London roads or rainy Seattle neon instead of bright daylight at an art market. I liked the limited vocals and the beats.
Darkly groovy
2/5 Favorite Song: Broken Little Sister
I liked it. Pretty groovy and funky and a bit dark.
Very atmospheric, quite electronic album. No bad songs, and it works really well as an album. The name of the band suits really well, it sounds as expected. Very cinematic.
A solid listen all round. Was not expecting to hear Lou Reed pop up, but his presence was necessary for Aisha. The beats were popping for the most part, the production was tight, and I certainly found myself in a focused mood in the same way as a lot of trip-hop gets me going. Where it loses points however is probably for the fact that it hasn't really stayed with me all that much, save for a few tracks here and there. Still worth a listen though. Favourite track: Lever Street Least favourite track: Death Threat
The first track is called Dirge. That kind of sums this one up. No variety. Every track sounds similar. Iggy Pop is the best thing on this album but in the end it's too monotonous and boring.
Pretty unique album, I enjoyed the first listen, I just fell like the album don’t have that much replay value for me. Favorite track(s) Soul Auctioneer Death Threat
Zzzzzz
Mostly forgettable. Not a bad album, just not very good either. 2/5 Won't listen again
Works OK as background music. The tracks with vocal features are the worst.
Was generally good but the songs in albums like this tend to blend together so it’s not super memorable
Walk alone in the night
Great album. Chill. Yet also interesting. Another new (to me) artist that will go into the music library for further listens. Awesome. 4 "satisfied for some chill tuned" stars.
meh
Incredibly hard to put this music in a box. Its interesting, but dull, and annoying, but sometimes fun? Best Song: Dirge Rating: 3.5 Stars: 2
Day903 - they’ve unlocked a new hate, whatever this gloomy techno is
3★/5 [06.25.2026] 06.27.2026
Rock guitar sounds mixed with electronic instrument sounds and a jam band feel, quite a bit less predictable than the electronic music that I have heard in the past.
This was a vibe. Sounded a bit trip-choppy. 3.5/5
Well. Some decent beats.
This is really good! How come I’ve never heard of these guys before?! I thought I had, but I was confusing them with “Death from Above”. I was familiar with the track “Dirge” from films and adverts but I could never tell you who’d done it. They’re somewhere in the Leftfield / Primal Scream area. I’m thinking Primal Scream because Bobby Gillespie’s on one of these tracks of course. But also because they have that blend of electronic and live band sound. Yeah! Great! I don’t know how this passed me by.
Biased but always loved this.
I feel like I should like this more given it is combo of genres that I really like. Shoegaze, goth, trip hop, and ambient. I do feel like it isn't quite the sum of its parts though. I think the biggest issue is the vocals. Most of the time they are pretty weak, and when Iggy Pop comes in on Aisha the lyrics are trying so hard to be edgy that it is just corny. There are some great tracks here and it probably isn't a coincidence that they are typically ones that are instrumental. I will likely go back to those, particularly Dirge. Otherwise though, I can't say I loved this.
Nice surprise of an album. Will definitely return to this and explore the band more. Dirge and Aisha were especially good tracks.
Boring
I didn't like this much after a first listen, but after a second listen I was actually vibing. It was a good soundtrack to a dark, looks-like-it's-about-to-rain kind of day. Dirge was probably my favorite, but I also really liked Soul Auctioneer, which features the frontman from Primal Scream. I might actually check out one of their other albums here in a bit.
Got dang this was long and incohesive.
Great band name! That was my first thought and then I saw their first album is named dead Elvis and has a bunch of devil Elvis and angel Elvis on the cover which I thought is very cool but also perfectly fitting for their sound. Now on to their sound, if I was going to describe it I’d have to call it like abandoned electric desert rock. There’s something about it that feels worn down and beaten. Like an abandoned gas station is the desert. It has repetitive moments but it all feels fitting and “on brand”. I wanted to compare this album to Puscifer‘s music, because I feel like they are inherently similar in tone. But the problem is they’re so different in delivery. For example, Puscifer is much more rock focused whereas this album is much more electronic vibe focused. Not to say that one’s better than the other, I like both. But much like a Puscifer album, it’s not perfect, there were three or four songs that I didn’t like either because they were too focused on the vibe and didn’t actually bring a song to the table or because they were just a little too repetitive for me. But as a whole, I actually really liked this album and I’m gonna be looking for a copy of this album in the future to add to my collection. Solid album.
Honestly I kinda really liked this. Was perfect for the headspace I was in, and is really awesome as background music. Very gradual builds. Interesting 3.6
Another boring one. No build-ups, no story, no emotion
Al principio no mgtó, dsp lo escuché de nuevo pa recordar y me quedó gustando KJSDHF
Review - I expected this to be a sort of generic '90s country rock album based on the artist+album name, caught off guard by the dark gothy big beat sound. Genuinely very good. Score - 7.5/10 Need to listen? YES
I had really high hopes for this album based off the first song which I thought was kind of cool. What followed was not cool. I'm really not a fan of the weird post-punk, goth sound of the 90s. It feels very performative. I dig goth music in general just not this.
Love the dirge, some cool motifs but a bit too eerie.
Uhhhhh I like two of the instrumental tracks. I find them more emotionally compelling than the songs that are trying hard to be edgy or scary.
Malo
Gloomy and repetitive, but not particularly bad. Even if not of my liking, it was interesting. 4/10
pretty unlistenable
Meh, not the worst thing on this list but whoever put this on the list has interesting taste in music
Thoroughly enjoyed this, one to listen to much much more.
This album had a pleasing range to it. Even though I didn’t love it throughout, things kept moving musically and emotionally. First I thought I was listening to Damon Albarn, then My Bloody Valentine, and then things coalesced around an unexpected church organ (which was my favorite part). It felt like every track had a different singer (further reading confirmed as such) (further reading confirmed as such), although unfortunately that also contributed to inconsistent quality. 3.5 stars for me, with an intention to return to this one.
Almost, but not quite, interesting.
Very, very hesitant. But there's some good on it. Kinda very forgettable at times though.
This was a dud unfortunately.
Solid stuff. Loved some songs, others just went by.
Some tracks rolled on in a great way. Others rolled on forever. 3/10
Lever street is almost a vibe
Very in that Blur era of music. Kind of interesting but didn’t really do that much for me.
nice work music
I usually enjoy this type of music, but there was a specific distorted whirring noise through this album which was very unpleasant and caused me to get really tense.
Hit and miss.
Rart at jeg ikke har hørt gjennom dette albumet før. Dirge husker jeg i alle fall. Knallåt! Rett i mi gate back in 99. Kommer til å ta dette med meg. Veldig kult!
Lite av interesse her. Låter som bare ruller avgårde på kjedeligste vis.
I enjoyed this. Listened to it on my house stereo and it really filled the room. Not too spooky or inaccessible, well produced. I liked it more than I expected.
This isn’t dark enough to match some of the better goth/industrial work of the 90s and isn’t light enough to fit in with the bigger trip hop and electronic genre of the time either. I guess in that way it’s unique. I liked Dirge and Flying but the rest of it felt forced. Aisha is bad, and the other songs are all like a cartoon goth kid getting caught smiling. It’s not super bad but I don’t think they can decide what they want to be.
I've never heard anything from this creep that was worth listening to
Nothing remarkable.
This album almost felt unfinished. Some of the "beats" were ok but lacked vocals to turn them into a completed song.
2.25 - Pretty Inoffensive electronica. Fine.
2.5
2.5
*The Contino Sessions* There are parts of this album I really like a lot and was really toying with giving it a four stars but I actually when I think about it as a whole it's such a mixed bag. It really starts off well with "Dirge" with dark fuzzy loops and Allison Dot's angelic voice. And "Primal Scream" quite frankly reminds me of "Clint Eastwood" two years later. And Iggy Pop's murderous soliloquy on "Aisha" is pure haunting gold. But my favorite part is the instrumental flying which kind of almost has a Floydian feel if the jammed over drum loops. The rest of the album was a mixed bag and not that there was anything really bad in it and in fact I liked most of it i love the fact that the drums felt real even though they were Loops it felt like manual drum loops rather than programmed. And the alt Rock vibe that is kind of pervasive throughout the album really hit a sweet spot for me. But nothing really ascended to the four tracks that I mentioned. (7.67) ★★★½
Competent, and a few interesting tracks, but mostly boring. 3 stars
I actually thought the first couple songs on this were pretty cool. Kind of a mix between electronica and a JAMC/Primal Scream sound (Jim Reid and Bobby Gillespie both lend their vocals to this). There was a big of a sag for me after the first couple tunes, but it did rebound at the end. Favorite tracks were "Dirge" and "Soul Auctioneer". 3.5 stars.
3.5
Death In Paradise is more my scene but this has its moments. It’s a by far scuzzier, sleazier, more threatening counterpart to Chemical Brothers and late 90s Massive Attack. Opener Dirge is top-drawer stuff - crushing and cinematic. Good song to use in movies and trailers. Aisha with guest spoken word from Iggy Pop is hard as nails and cool as frozen fudgicles. Good Gran Turismo song. A lot of the other tracks are kind of more boringer and less interesting though and the track with Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream is a very lame, dorky comedown after what was a very cool and epic grinding opener. Bobby Dorkspie of Primal Dorks.
lowkey prob a 3 but i am a kind rater now....this album surprised me....LOVED some songs but really didn't care for others (sorry aisha)....i thought overall the instrumentals were great, though
didn’t put my heart into listening to this idk if it was for me
My initial adverse gut reaction to the 90s Trip Hop / Big Beat influences was nullified and slowly turned into fascination the longer I kept listening amd gave the album a proper chance to reveal its charme. It's a weirdly addictive album!
Listened round and round all day. Liked it straight away.
fine
The biggest problem of this record is simply that its opener "Dirge" is too good. I've loved it for many years, possibly more than a decade, and I believe will forever. It is hauntingly beautiful and definitely among the best tracks from the 50+ albums I've covered so far. Then you have some highly experimental sound that, really, did not resonate much with me. However, once you start listening to the later tracks, there are some highly decent compositions—"Lever Street", "Aladdin's Story". The last one is also very well down, great instrumental work. That being said, the way guitars are used on the record is generally unbelievable; the band manages to express tons of feelings and really make you wonder they are coming up with next. It is just that some half of the material sadly cannot compete with the genious "Dirge". I actually was going to rate this three, but thanks to the last several tracks it gets a deserved four. Dirge is something that already made me love this group long before I started listening the albums list. Given the work's originality, I'd say it is worth another try and maybe that 4 will get even more convincing.
bleh
Okay! I had heard of Death in Vegas but had no idea what music they made. This is nice. I kinda wish I had time to get deep into them, Massive Attack style.
I think this kind of sound is just not my favorite in general. It did make me feel like I was in a grungey 90s show though which was fun for the first couple songs.
This was perfect for the moment I played it in, doing a bunch of paperwork. It made that way more enjoyable. Very 90s. Better than most of the electronic music the generator has given me recently.
This was better than expected. Started off quite good with Dirge and then continued to surprise me. Reminds me of Massive Attack's trip hop, as well as heavy Electronica like Orbital. Endless chord progressions are somewhat my thing.
2026.06.18.
It took a bit of time to fully marinade, but once the spacey trances kicked in, this wasn't half bad. I just wish the ends weren't so burnt because the voiceless morsels in the meaty middle seemed pretty well done. While not the best meal I've ever had, it was still overall edible.
This started off ok, until he started singing. A disappointing weekend album since ai had no interest in revisiting this
some great tunes on this fantastic album really enjoyed listening
3 sterne
I am sure that there is a deep message in this album. I didn't hear it.
Thursday, 28 May, 2026 Interesting. Good atmosphere. Very Britain, late 90s. I’d listen again.
Actually liked it quite a bit but somehow not very memorable
4/10
If you enjoy the first three Matrix or first three Mission Impossible films, you’re gonna LOVE this. If you enjoy one chord progression for 5-7 minutes with an occasional vocal, you’re gonna LOVE this. I didn’t.
Repetitive enough to fade away but changes enough to prevent itself from becoming boring. No real bangers, but sets a mood
Total surprise. I'm hoping this isn't just the result of the mediocre 600s so far, but I thought this was terrific.
Strange album, initially I was pretty skeptical but it grew on me by the end.
There is about six minutes of material on this album. Every track follows the same pattern, every track has one central idea or brief riff or melody which is stretched out to song length and beyond withou doing anything to expand upon it. I knew one of these songs from back in the day. Lever Street was almost good.
Made for an enjoyable drive, but I wouldnt return to it
This is mostly an instrumental record with some vocals sprinkled in a few of the songs, and some Star Wars sound effects thrown in to a couple. I enjoyed it enough to give it three stars, but I wouldn’t bother listening to it again, and really don’t understand how it made this list.
Never heard of this band, but this was a really nice surprise. Kind of psychedelic, soundscape-y, and utterly unique.
Aisha kinda brought it back but I'm not sure about this rating
Pretty interesting when it kept a brooding, menacing atmosphere and on the tracks where the electronic sounds build up into some gritty chaos, and not so interesting where neither applies, "Lever Street" and "Aladdin's Story" are united together as the dynamic duo of skip-button fodder Glimpses of potential that don't jump quite high enough to reach the stars
Andrew Weatherall-adjacent, slightly psychedelic, with some nice wooziness. The Bobby Gillespie song sounds like him singing a Dylan lyric over a Weatherall remix of Primal Scream. Some interesting gristly noisy bits, too.
This felt very late 90's but overall this was just okay. There was not much here to keep me interested. Dirge is a decent enough track but the rest of the album is hardly anything to dig into. That said, and not to diminish them, Death In Vegas do have some good songs overall!
I enjoyed this album well enough. It's electronic but there are other things going on and some pretty cool parts here and there. The songs are repetitive but they don't seem to drag on like a lot of electronic music does. There is some variance and some real instruments keeping things interesting throughout. I don't think I'd listen to this again but I did appreciate what they did with this one and am glad to have heard it. 3/5
Oof... pouring one out for the reviewers who were linked to the two hour version. The original version is forty-eight minutes, guys. https://open.spotify.com/album/4qUKzyXuy3GSzQD5RTJLdq
4/5
Turned this on while we Cleaned, was the right tempo and lack of vocals to get us moving, but in any other situation we would not listen to this.
Number: 137 Date: 08//19/2026 Artist: Death In Vegas Album: The Contino Sessions Year: 1999 Style: Neo‑Psychedelia Trip Hop Familiarity: Extremely (5) Rating: 4 Before: ======= Another good one but completely differnt from Fleet Foxes which I had yesterday. It's got some great tunes. Possibly a 5, definatley a 4. During: ======= 5 Dirge 5 Soul Auctioneer 4 Death Threat 4 Flying 5 Aisha 3 Lever Street 4 Aladdin's Story 3 Broken Little Sister 4 Neptune City ----------------------------------------------------- 4.18 WEIGHTED AVERAGE (accounts for song lengths) After : ======= I like this album a lot, especially the first half. I'm supriseed at how many people don't get it. 4 my personal rating 4 suitability for this list 3 impact ----------------------------------------------- 3.7 composite rating
60/100. This is a dark and hypnotic trip hop record. Death in Vegas create an atmosphere that slowly pulls you into a hazy and disorienting world. The album is genuinely intriguing because of how weird and dreamlike it becomes. Everything feels blurred together through layers of electronic textures, slow grooves, and shadowy production choices that make the music feel more like an environment than a collection of songs. It can become a little too foggy and unfocused at times, but the atmosphere is so vivid and distinctive that it keeps the album compelling even in its weaker moments.
maybe 3.5, inconsequential but better than I remember
4.2
Great opening song--compelling banger. Second song had vocals that grated at first, but then grew on me. As song 3, Death Threat, rolled around, I started to think I prefer their instrumentals. Song 4, Flying, is 7 minutes long. Aisha was a fun tune, it sounds like a mash up of music Snowden and Dean would have recommended years ago. The album remained interesting throughout. I don't know how to describe this music, which I like! My goal with this project has been to find new (to me) interesting music. Apparently one or more of the band's founders were DJs, and I can see that in the long, repetitive (but interesting) grooves, but it's not typical dance music. There's some new wave influence, some prog rock, some cool experimental stuff going on. I could do without songs 2 & 8, but really enjoyed the rest.
I quite enjoyed this. I've heard the name but can't pinpoint a song is theirs I've listened to
Okayy
Feels like music without a face or soul
Don't know how I didn't find this when I was doing my trip hop deepdive but this is sick, good psychedelic rock feel on a couple songs
Not loving it and didn’t finish the album.
It's a shame how much people can't allow albums to be entirely of their time. Seems like music has to be up to date or from the 60s/70s or a copy of stuff from then. I like how you can place this in the late 90s. Electronic but with guitars and that most 90s of 70s influences krautrock making itself apparent. You had to make use of multiple vocalists too. See also David Holmes and Unkle.
Aladdins' Story was a little outsider for me in this album. Anyway, it is 5 aisha out of 5.
Pretentious and annoying
Bon sans plus
Didn’t really grab me - not sure I’d revisit
Great use of synth, remind me to some trip hop album, but with a good component of percussion instead of the boom-bap or sampling jazz songs.
Better than remembered.
Another bland album from an era that had so many unique, and fantastic albums. The author of this book should feel ashamed for his terrible taste in music.
I like singing along. This was meh.
Decent background music
opening track is incred, i love how it builds. reminds me of angel by massive attack. i like the dark edginess to the production, its so captivating.
Weird ass music but I like it for some reason.
What is this pretentious Prada-wearing bullshit - Oh... It's Soho music. That tracks, and it's... interesting. Giving it a 2/10 is generous but that's what I see in it. I haven't got a clue why this album is important or why it was awarded any prizes. It's a mish-mash of electric sounds and synths with occasionally some mumbling vocals. There's a couple of songs that are palatable but in general it's just sort of generic electronica. Crystal Method was doing this but way better and didn't have the pretentiousness that somehow oozes from these songs. Also it's a long album, there's a couple 6 and 7 minute songs that just drag on. Racing gamers know "Aesha" from Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec title screen theme - which is arguably the only song worth listening to on the album (it's still not great, very abbrasive audio). Final rating 2/10, would not listen to again.
Solid, each song felt more unique than most other electronic albums.
Most of the tracks blended together at some point. It sounds like a Radiohead rough draft; like how people write demos for more popular acts.
interesting but something missing - need to check couple more times 5/10 Will I add this album to my library? maybe
Whenever I see “electronic band” in the description, I’m always prepared for the worst. Started out really strong, the opening track ‘Dirge’ was great; it was a fantastic example of combining the best elements of rock and electronica to make a good song. Then came the rest of the album, a bunch of electronic noise rock that would flash in small parts, then go back to being terrible computer noise. One song legit sounded like they used a dial-up modem as an instrument. A low 2/5
# Album Name: The Contino Sessions # Artist: Death In Vegas # Rating: 2/5 # Comments: Not my thing. One good song in Dirge. Aisha isnt bad. But overall not a great listen. Pretty mundane. Trying to be edgy yet boring. # Top Tunes: Dirge # Would I listen to it again? No
Liked it
Not my cup of tea
2 out of 5. Thankfully on the shorter side, and these songs just seemed to run together into a jumbled mess.
Sounds like the soundtrack of Metroid Prime 2 and besides other Metroid soundtracks, I didn't like Prime 2's that much. Two, maybe three stars.
I listened to this a few months ago and was surprised to enjoy it. It wasn't as enjoyable the second time around
Just did not stick. I did not hate myself while listening to it, but it sort of washed over me and was gone, and I looked at my phone a few times hoping it would be over and yet also did not notice when it had ended.
Relax, I will listen it when I'm driving too fast.
First song was repetitive but pleasantly hypnotic. Second song, as soon as the vocals drop and those crazy dissonant guitars sort of simulating sirens, I got really annoyed immediately. I don't think this is for me either.
I enjoyed this today. I'm a fan of electronic and this era of trip hop... Is this trip-hop? Idk what to really call this. The sound is gritty and noisy at points and some cool guest vocals. It didn't blow me away but I liked it. Very much soundtrack vibes, easy to fall into the background.
I had never heard of this band before but enjoyed the album.
Vibey but not a lot that I'm into here. Aisha is kinda hilarious even though it probably isn't supposed to be.
Fine. I had this album back when it was released. I liked it more back then, but unfortunately it has not aged well for me. I’m not even sure how I became aware of it. Maybe because of Iggy’s guest spot?
Eh, like a lot of these electronic albums, not really for me. Better than some others but not by much.
Didn’t do it for me. Electronic walks a fine line for me and this was in the wrong side of it.
I am a bit confused. I liked it, but it was a bit odd at times. But I liked it. It was pretty interesting. I can't really say more.
Anytime “sessions” is in the album title you, know you’re in for it. This was groovy at times but mostly felt repetitive.
Didn't move me
(3/7) thought it was going to be worse but not too painful, better when they're not singing
Good edm
Muerte en la vegas
Not for me
It was an interesting and pretty chill album. I liked how the sound layers piled up in some tracks. Maybe, I will give it another listen sometime.
7/10 estuvo bueno pero no me encanto
loud and hypnotic sounds of party leaving after damage done
Excellente BO pour la fin de mon livre mais sinon je sais pas trop pourquoi c’est là
Essence of mid. Some stuff I really like and then some stuff that left me puzzled
oops.. actually didn’t listen to this one so ignore rating..
I have not listened to this in such a long time. So long in fact I forgot that some of these songs were by DIV - in particular Dirge which I feels like has soundtracked moments of crisis/despair in so many TV/films. Aisha is a banger that has lived rent free in my head for years - I had no idea it was Iggy Pop.
The Contino Sessions A fun part of this list is revisiting albums from the 90s that I loved at the time, but haven’t really listened to since, and this is of course one of them. I’m sure I bought it off the back of Aisha, which despite fitting the dark, claustrophobic atmosphere of the album, perhaps feels like a little bit of an outlier in its slight novelty feel. Listening now I can really remember the cardboard sleeve over the CD case, and also how much I liked the opener, Dirge. It’s still a fantastic track and sets the tone for the album, a kind of grinding, darker, gritty, electronica. There are a lot of obvious touch points; the slowed down Chemical Brothers rave/psychedelia of the excellent Death Threat; the motorik/Neu! beat of Aisha; the ethereal and atmospheric side of Neu on Flying and Lever Street. The Primal Scream album Vanishing Point from a couple of years before seems a big influence too, particularly and obviously with Bobby Gillespie on Soul Auctioneer. It does sit in that mid-late 90s period of imaginary soundtracks, like Vanishing Point, or David Holmes’s Let’s Get Killed or the Barry Adamson album we had the other week, but it's definitely one of the stronger examples, I think due to its consistency, both in songs and in feel - even the relatively lighter Aladdin’s Story still has a grimy, scuzzy undercurrent that the rest of the album has. And when it approaches a feel of euphoria with the horns on Neptune City it still has an excellent psychedelic muddiness to it. It’s been fun revisiting and remembering what a great album this is. Even without the nostalgia it's comfortably a 4. ⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️ Playlist submission: Dirge
An effective mix of electronica and shoegaze, aptly featuring Jim Reid and Bobby Gillespie to cement the slacker vibe. While many beats are processed, it relies heavily on guitars and synths, and feels like a band playing rather than the work of a DJ. With appearances from 90s stars as aforementioned, alongside input of rock luminaries such as Pop and The Stones ('Aladdin's Cave' is Jagger-Richards penned) it certainly feels steeped in classic guitar band tradition. 60s influence pervades throughout. 'Soul Auctioneer' is Gillespie doing a space-age Dylan vocal. The electronica is dark and repetitive; Dylan's influence keeps cropping up, the organ sound on 'Lever Street' feels like something off 'Highway 61 Revisited' for a drugged-up 90s after-party. When it's at its best it takes the funereal pace and darkened corners to new heights. 'Dirge' a superior, tenebrous melody, drenched in a 50s reverb vocal, great hook and amazing bassline; and 'Aisha' a masterpiece in twisted lyrics and delivery. It really is on the 4-cusp. Given the elements all combine into a very coherent whole, and given it never falls below enjoyable and peaks at superb, it likely deserves it.
Medio malardo, no me pareció malisimo pero meh, medio aburrido que no tiene mucha letra 2 estrellas
Great album, the opener is a banger, reminds me of massive attack, unkle in their prime era. Love some trip hop with distorted guitars.
Honestly, I wasn't feeling particularly energized the first time I listened to this album today, so I fell asleep during the first song... But there's nothing surprising or bad about that! The opener here really does sound like some kind of lullaby, only a strange one — something gothic, some psychedelic, some trip-hop, but definitely dark. This electronic-guitar medley continues, though not bad, like a GIF of a truck driving toward a pole: the anxiety builds, but catharsis never quite arrives... Until "Aisha," where a screaming Iggy Pop tries on the role of a serial killer. After that, the tension eases, though I'd slightly rearrange the song order and put "Aladdin's Story" last. If The Chemical Brothers had evil twins, they'd definitely be called Death in Vegas. Anyone who enjoys unconventional electronic music should pick this up.
No my style
Aisha was the high point. Between Iggy Pop’s spoken word vocals, that scream, and the TARDIS noise in the background, I might even dare to call it camp. There are a couple of skips for sure, but the songs I liked really sunk in.
it was so good and so trippy, reminds me of portishead
Random British band I’ve never heard of again. Seems a regular occurrence on this list. Maybe once a week. Background soundtrack music is the vibe I get early one, especially on the instrumental songs. It’s a heavy drum beat vibe. I enjoyed Soul Auctioneer on the early part of the album. Don’t like the more electronic sounding stuff but overall it’s really a lot of guitar rock with drum beats. It just doesn’t really wow or do anything special for me. Sometimes there’s a beat and a riff that I enjoy and think this is fun but it doesn’t feel special. It loses your interest quick. And for a 47 minute album, it feels way longer. It drags by the last few songs. I’ll go 2. It has its moments, but it’s largely forgettable. Would be cruel to go 1, because it’s interesting enough at times.
2:5
Mostly ok. I wouldn’t object to listening again
Cooler than I was expecting. Almost like 99s alternative with a bit of 90s electronica.
More shit UK Electronica. Cool.
There are moments of this I like in an ambient environment setting, but I don't know when I would ever listen to this.
This is what I wanted "Pornography" by The Cure to be. THANK you!
A vaguely familiar name. Music is alright, a bit monotonic and repetitive although, I feel some krautish influences which is always a plus for me, but so far after listening to the whole album nothing stood out too much, so maybe 2 or 3 stars at first glance.
Cool, mystic, dark. Love th basslines
Another win for this project. I'd never heard of this group, but ended up really liking this album. Going to check out more if their stuff.
not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue
Really like this one! Name threw me off of what I was expecting the album to sound like.
Buenos synthes y groove tipo boombap, bastante oscuros
okaay va bien para mí. Me da vibras de radiohead- MUY AMBIENTE LIKE 👍 SE IMAGINAN ESCUCHARLO DROGADOO? SERÍA TOP el segundo track no me gusta mucho....uhm tercer track okay el cuarto track me gusta un poquito más idkk igual es la primera vez q lo escucho.
173/1001 First listen. Never heard of these guys. This was a good one. A refreshing change from so much daily mediocrity. After a couple listens I know I’ll come back to this group for sure. 7/10
Wants to be Radiohead, isn't Radiohead
Oh, it's dancy. Oh wait, it's grungy with guitars. Is that Bobby Gillespie? Mostly instrumentals I see. Is it done yet?
Based on all the genres attached to this project, Neo-Psychedelia, Trip Hop, and Psychedelic Rock, you'd think this would be a beautiful companion piece to Massive Attack's 1998 album Mezzanine but honestly it couldn't be anything further from it. This project starts off with a killer opening track with Dirge and then slowly loses its' own structure until the music is utterly unrecognizable by the end. Comparing Aisha to Lever Street is like apples and oranges and yet they are grouped together in the same basket, it makes no fucking sense whatsoever. I would praise this album for keeping the psychedelic production the entire time, but they can't even get that super easy brownie point without screwing that up too. I feel like I am aimlessly walking around in a circle but that circle never loops around when I turn on The Contino Sessions. Comparing the borderline industrial start to this project to the watered down Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ending on Neptune City is nothing short of comical and upsetting. I had such high hopes this would win me over but alas it let me down on levels I can not even begin to comprehend. Whomp whomp...
My introduction to these guys. Wow!