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Interesting album. I like the the mix of guitars with the more electronic, noisy vibe. Cool, unexpected roster of guest vocalists. Fave Songs: Soul Auctioneer, Dirge, Broken Little Sister, Aisha, Flying
Yeah, this was a cool album. I'd never heard of Death in Vegas and had no idea what I was in for, but the mix of blues, electronic, soul and metal was a nice change of pace. I'll definitely go through some of their other stuff.
I don't know what to make of this. It's not terrible but it's definitely not good either. Each song seems wildly different from the one before it too. Not sure how to categorize it. One of the most aggressively 'meh' albums I've ever heard.
Мутьная муть
Liked some of it. Some was obnoxious. Most songs were too long (unnecessarily drawn out).
Like a cross between Primal Scream and Kasabian but without anything to stand out, sing along to or remember.
Insulso.
A hectic start that soothes into niceness. A good alternative break from many vocal-heavy albums
Recognised some of this. A great listen and the one with Iggy Pop was highly amusing!
I had never listened to the entirety of this album before. It was an okay listen but will not likely listen to again.
Great collection of some out-there remnants from the death throes of the 90s. While I wish the LP carried more of the chaotic energy of 'Dirge' and felt a bit more cohesive, I still find myself drawn by how well this encapsulates such a revolutionary and scattershot decade of music in a collection of tracks that evoke without feeling dated.
Nije loše, nije loše. Zaista ima dobrih stvari poput: Dirge i Aisha.
trica bog te jebo
Not a fan
Moments of 2⭐ moments of 4⭐ so somehow this doesn't seem like the right rating, sue me.
This album took me completely by surprise. I had never heard of this artist before this album but what an album it is. The first half of this album started out really strong and felt like the electronica version of Radiohead with strong, ominous production. I wasn't as big of a fan in the second half but still enjoyed it nonetheless. Fav songs: Dirge, Death Threat
este álbum suena como ruido para mi
Me agrada haber esperado tanto tiempo para escribir este párrafo. Sin conocer nada de ellos de inicio me pareció que era un disco que la primera canción era espectacular y el resto iba bajando hasta quedar casi mediocre hacia el final. Después de darle varias oportunidades más es un disco que te va ganando y se va desdoblando poco a poco. Esa primera canción sigue siendo un punto altísimo, una pista espeluznante que comienza con un siniestro rasgueo de dos acordes de una guitarra eléctrica tintineante y un canto inquietante de "La La La La," a medida que avanza la canción, la tensión aumenta con un ritmo de bajo hipnótico y un teclado vintage hasta el punto en que se siente claustrofóbico. Establece el tono para el resto del disco y declara fuerte y a la cara que el disco va a ser un viaje oscuro. Canciones como "Dirge", así como "Soul Auctioneer" y "Broken Little Sister" logran usar muy pocas letras y están configuradas para pintar un paisaje sonoro visceral y surrealista que es tanto interesante como inquietante. Casi se puede escuchar un viento hueco que sopla a través de un cementerio desierto en una pista y una sirena a distancia que viene de un callejón en la siguiente. En muchos aspectos se convirtió en uno de esos discos que de verdad pinta imágenes en tu cabeza como si fuera una banda sonora a una película inexistente (lo cual también ahora me hace pensar en la infravalorada música de Barry Adamson y cómo me gustaría poder publicitarlo a mucha más gente). Adelante "Aisha" nos presenta un riff distorsionado y difuso que se reproduce una y otra vez con un ritmo de batería al estilo de AC/DC y letras narrativas de Iggy Pop sobre un asesino caníbal que vive en un cementerio terminando con un grito desgarrador y un solo de órgano sesentero a no más poder. Creo que se me hace muy interesante que en mi opinión no hay nada en este disco que te haga fan de la música electrónica si no eres fanático, y no convertirá a un fanático de la electrónica en música rock, pero, como fanático de los dos estilos creo que lo que hace tan deliciosamente es unir a esos dos estilos como pocos lo han hecho y dando un disco que ambos tipos de personas pueden disfrutar. Disco notablemente extraño e igualmente hermoso.
Me cuesta trabajo escuchar artistas o bandas mayoritariamente instrumentales pero en verdad me sorprendió lo fácil que fue escuchar este disco. A ratos guitarrazos, a ratos sintetizadores, a ratos sampleos, me parece un gran descubrimiento que se va directo a la lista de favoritos y tocará escuchar todo lo que han hecho hasta la fecha. Me recordaron a Kasabian, pero sin letras. Songs: Aisha, Dirge, Broken Little Sister, Neptune City
Otro de esos discos "raros" que (para mi) no es fácil clasificar dentro de un género. Es como rock-electrónico-progresivo, muy excéntrico, pero agradable. De las canciones en el disco la primera (Dirge) es mi favorita, pero puedo escuchar el disco completo sin problema.
Cuando vi la portada y que el género era electrónica, pensé: "Ahí vamos otra vez a vivir la experiencia de Orbital u otra de esas", pero no, nada que ver. Este disco está catálogado como elctrónica, pero bien podría pasar por Rock, Madchester o una forma rara de Jazz. La cosa es que sí me gustó (no todo, la de Aisha me cayó bastante mal) y creo que puedo tenerlo de fondo para trabajar o incluso que salgan las rolas de vez en cuando en el shuffle.
Cool and interesting sounds, I will listen to this again. Well done boys
Enjoyed this. It fades into the background but in a good way I thought. Some of the vocals was a bit lame but overall good stuff
September 28, 2021 This sucks. Repetitive and tries too hard to be edgy. The only redeeming quality is "Luther's Funk" which is the only thing that saved this from one star.
Electronic with soul. It’s dance music for grown ups
Filthy baselines👌. Bit long though, my only criticism.
What an album - from the opener Dirge it just builds brilliantly until Aisha which is such a tune , feels dirty and gritty and a strong step away from the “big beat” they started with. The whole album flows brilliantly with a dark edge and I totally forgot just how good it was. Take out the Bobby Gillespie track and you can still hear parts Primal Scream etc. Absolutely stellar
They’ve done better albums than this one
Grata surpresa, foi o primeiro álbum de uma banda que desconhecia e funcionou muito bem. Ótima sequencia de eletro-rock.
The singing in South Auctioneer really turned me off. The songwriting just isn't very good nor is the delivery. The music itself is fine, but there's nothing terribly groundbreaking or unique about it especially in 1999. I get the feeling that Death in Vegas take themselves too seriously and are really trying to sound dark and dangerous. Not even an appearance from Iggy Pop salvage this album (though non-coincidentally, the song on which he appears, Aisha, is the highlight of the album).
Strong start with "Dirge." Thought I was going to kike "Aisha" knowing Iggy Pop was on it, but I did not like it. Overall very hit and miss.
Wow. What a downer. Guess that's the point though, right? Well, fuck that. Not only is the mood consistently dour, it's consistently boring as well.
Some interesting ideas here, but execution wasn't 100% my style.
First Listen. Nice background music. Not much else.
4/5 - Pretty Rad but Dated
May have been relatively interesting had it come out in 92, but I don’t understand why it would take 7 years for these guys to come up with a cut-rate Screamadelica 2.0.
Amazing one, I enjoyed every song, this is some good stuff
nice alternative electronic album, add to it vocals from various artists and you get a banger album
Ok: 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Didn't enjoy: 2, 3, 4. In other words, probaly won't listen to this album again - 2 stars.
Boring
- disharmonies are intriguing, - will definitely listen to again but needs right mood - not listened to much shoegaze but might explore more
Brilliant album. Some cracker tracks, mainly Dirge, Aisha, Neptune City.
so tight, love love
- disharmonies are intriguing, - will definitely listen to again but needs right mood - not listened to much shoegaze but might explore more
The screeching hurt my ears.
Nothing enjoyable or noteworthy here
I appreciated the heavy organ on Lever Street. Almost a 3.
Wow really interesting, didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did. Very hard to describe but sorta like ambient electro hard rock psychedelia. Lots going on with the many, many layers of productions so will definitely listen again with headphones.
Listened to this driving, and it was great for that setting. Cool instrumental tunes for a lot of the album, but any track with lyrics isn’t as enjoyable. Sounds extremely late 90s, almost to a fault
Some great songs and some forgettable. Dirge was the perfect opening to the album, and Aisha surprised me in a good way as well. 'Soul auctioneer' was the only song I actively disliked.
Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Dirge
The first song dirge is really cool so far I’m getting shoegaze/dream pop vibes and I like how instruments get added over time. It’s repetitive but in a good way if that makes sense? I’m not a huge electronic and repetitive music fan (aka I don’t like daft punk) but this is actually pretty sweet. We got some synth lead now about five minutes in. It’s becoming crowded sounding but it adds to it so that’s cool. Ok now next song is soul auctioneer. Starting off with a noisy one liner synth that isn’t very melodic but it’s interesting. Yayyy some singing now. This guys voice is different I like it. He almost sounds like an American Damon Albarn. This is like shoegaze gorillaz. Ooh I like this it’s pretty sick. It’s still going alright. Ok I skipped the last thirty seconds lol it was long. Next one is death threat. Robot. Some drums and bass now. Someone going ooh ooh ooh? Idk sounds like barking almost lol. Chilling down a little. Laser beams now alright. I skipped the last minute. Now it’s flying. To be honest I think I would like this album a lot more if I was in the mood for it like chilling at night but right now I’m not really so my review might be kinda swayed. I love shoegaze at night but during the day I don’t have the attention span for it hehe. That being said I skipped this one too a little. Now it’s Aisha and we have aime electric guitar now that’s cool. This guy talking huh. “I’m a murderer” HUH? Ummm ok I think this album is a concept album now. It’s interesting at least. Anyways. Next is lever street. I love how this one starts ooh. Oh yeah this one’s good. I love me some organ. Upright bass possibly?? Yes please. This ones my favorite so far. I actually do like this album but like I said before I need to relisten at night. Yeah that song was cool. Next is Aladdin’s story. Ok I like these basslines tho. Some sax possibly? Sweet. I like this one too. Next and I think last is broken little sister. Noisy ooh. Ok its picking up now. Nice some singing. Getting some sonic youth vibes. Thurston Moore kinda sounding guy. I like this one. Nice alright I’m done. That was pretty cool not something I would’ve listened to on my own but I’m glad I did I’ll relisten to it at night but besides that its cool.
The first song with its slow build gave me a chill up my spine, which is a hell of a way to start an album. Unfortunately, the rest of the album fell short of the expectations it set up in the first song. From then on, the pieces range from bad to mediocre. The songs don't have anything to them that makes them stand out from one another. Disappointing.
Good, would listen again
The first song is really good after that the album feels a bit like marmite some good and bad songs, a strong start that is let down by the rest of the album 3/5
Loved the it, good and grimy
Eh. Overall okay. No particularly bad songs, but wasn't overly impressed with any songs either
Slight psychedelic rock instrumental feels. Good background electronic album
Ok. I prefer the instrumental songs to the ones with singing
lol ok
I think other bands have had more successful results at fusing rock and electronica than these guys. I can see and appreciate what they are trying to do, and the wall of sound they create using guitars and synths is technically impressive, but frankly, aside from Iggy Pop's appearance on 'Aisha', there's nothing else here that really holds my attention.
never heard of this band. wasn't anything awful or compelling. 2.0
Really liked this album! Was different for sure with its industrial/rock/alternative vibe but kept listening to it and didn’t get sick of it at all.
Eh
Makes you feel cool. What else is there to say
Aged badly, bad taste?
You want some early electronica? Well here is some repetitive, uninspired tracks for you that are a bit too long.
Garbage
I don't know. It was fine I guess. Kind of bland and just noise to me though.
Some songs are neat.
Started off thinking it could be interesting and quirky but the singing quickly got annoying
Interesting stuff here
Good stuffs!
no just no. Going to pretend I didn't hear this
Death in Vegas’ “The Contino Sessions” is very much up my alley. I love the sexy attitude here, with its driving beats, sultry basslines, rich synths, inventive sampling, etc that create a hypnotic atmosphere. The list of collaborators on this album is incredible - Iggy Pop, Andrew Weatherall, Bobby Gillespie, and more feature on this album which I was very happy about. This album reminds me a little of some trip hop records that have also come out from the U.K., like Massive Attack, Tricky, etc. The U.K. has a staggering amount of great electronic artists that hail from their country, and “The Contino Sessions” is yet another example of their excellence. I had a great time with this one! Too many standout tracks to name - I keep replaying “Aisha (Nightclubbing)”, such an awesome track. The “Nightclubbing” part of the title must be a reference to Iggy’s song “Nightclubbing” from his album “The Idiot”, which is also a great song. I’ll be revisiting this album a ton!
It's hard to place this album in a box. It was gloomy. It was boring. It was also low-key engaging - the instrumental rave ups where especially nice. Is this just a dark metaphor for a material driven life? Death in Las Vegas. Death in Monaco. Aging in West Palm Beach. I feel no need to return to this album. Their one song on the Lost In Translation soundtrack is enough for me. C-
Industrial Brit Pop? Sooo, I guess shoegaze? Some good buildups. Some cool sounds. Little bit of a background album though.
Meh
Really good
Something different to listen to but didn't particularly entertain two star Terry. 2*
Love it, always have, amazing album
Absolute banger. Was closer to 4 than 5 but listened to aisha again. Such a good song.
Very eclectic horror. That sums it up for me. I gotta say I liked it in a strange way. Today this would have fit in with Interstellar movies. I did not like the length of the songs. I felt they were trying to burn them into my brain which was a creepy similarity to the album cover. X-ray photos of maybe Aisha’s shoes! I will keep this title in mind for Halloween or funerals. Felt a little like Def Lepered from the 70’s. Broken Sister &Aisha were my 2 favorite. And do not forget Aisha....he is a Murderer.
Tiene un sonido crudo y libre de "cursilerías" pero no trasciende; es monótono y a veces aburrido. Sin embargo es un album a tener en cuenta. Es injusto que lo califique con dos estrellas al igual que otros discos de menor calidad, sin embargo no llega a las 3. El sistema de 5 estrellas es un poco limitado. Mi calificación sería un 6, y si permitiera: 2 estrellas y media.
Like a fine score to a Zach Snyder movie
Strange choice, like a movie soundtrack
Getting Strong Kasabian vibes from this which isn't a bad thing at all. Also reminds me of a more indie prodigy. Didn't hate it. Liked a fair bit of it. Got bored with quite a lot of it (the dancier bits). A surprising 3/5
"You've broken your wings, you've lost your demon" (Soul auctioneer) Parece que esta es la SEMANA DE LOS GOTICAZOS. No me ha súper cautivado, pero funciona guay como disco y tiene algunas canciones interesantes (y no se hace muy machacón, que es mi miedo siempre con la electrónica).
Kolejny ciekawy projekcik, takze wyspiarski, dobry strik maja, a czemu ciekawy, bo gatunek elektro nie brzmi to zbyt ciekawie, ale styl w jakim zostalo to stworzone do zludzenia przypomina murzynskie instrumentale, wiec linia melodyczna, loopowane drumy, gitarki, troche szumow i slucha sie tego o dziwo dobrze, ale nie jest to albumik calkowicie instrumentalny jak mozna zakladac po pierwszym traku, ale sa takze kawalki wokalne, wiec takie zdziwienie, gdy na piatym traku pojawia sie iggy pop czy mick jagger na aladdins story, ktory jest jednak uncreditowwany, a albumik dosyc podziemny, no i pojawia sie takze wokal od grajka o ktorym ostatnio mialem okazje poczytac, czyli jeden z braci Reid, Jim, wiec jest bogato jesli chodzi o featury, a sam projekt death in vegas jest dzielem fearlessa, ktory jest odpowiedzialny zarowno za klawisze jak i produkcje, a to jest tutaj najwazniejszym aspektem, pomimo ze nie uzyskal on zbyt duzej popularnosci, to jednak kawalki z niego przewijaja sie w innych mediach,, na plejaka leci kawalek z iggim Aisha i otwierajacy Dirge
Neptune City" Released: 30 August 1999 (vinyl only) "Aisha" Released: 31 January 2000 "Dirge" Released: 24 April 2000 "One More Time" Released: 10 July 2000 (vinyl only
At first blush I was nervous to have to listen to two hours and 22 songs of this album. I then saw it was listed as electronic and my eyes lit up. I love electronic music and this album sort of fits that bill. A little older than I am used to, but there are some good hits in here like the opening song Dirge and a few others as it goes on. I don’t know which because I’ve been having it on in the background and I’ve flown through ten songs already. Some of them I had to skip but there is a lot of gold in these mines. I’m still a little surprised at the album length but if you were driving in a car for two hours this could be a good soundtrack to pass the time if it was the only CD in your car. The cover of the album is pretty basic and has been done before but the music feels fresh and experimental.
I'm sure I've heard a song or two by them. I was expecting a NIN clone. This is its own thing for sure. I love the trip-hop drums and industrial noises.
4 out of 20 if ya KNOW WHAT I MEAN
Mira que me gusta el rock progresivo, el instrumental, las canciones largas, pero los Death in Vegas NO. Lo he intentado varias veces. En este disco solo se salva para mi gusto Aisha con la voz de Iggy Pop. Prescindible excepto ese tema, le daré un 2 por que en general sería un 1 a todo más un 4 a Aisha.
Wow. I knew nothing about these guys or the music they did. This was GREAT. Not the kind of thing I'd go to a concert for, or listen to in the car, or at a party. But excellent "Get work done" music. Dirge and Death Threat are big favorites
semi dark and grungy sounds, not my cup of tea.
Another artist/album I don't know, Bri'ish of course. This is an interesting project--classified as electronica, but it's somewhere between electronic and shoegaze-y rock. The combo works well and the music is decent throughout, but I'm not grabbed by much here. Fades to the background pretty quickly, but I LOVE the glitchy sound that comes up on "Aisha." That's a banger track. I saw on Wikipedia that Pitchfork gave this a 3.9! The review is hilarious, and in my favorite bit the critic said that Aisha "bursts through the speakers with such ferocity as to make you drop the saucepan of bathtub crank you just brewed up all over your bisexual girlfriend's Cocker Spaniel." Favorite tracks: Dirge, Aisha. Album art: Extremely boring, instantly forgettable. I do like the color scheme but the imagery is lame. See Metallica's "Kill 'Em All" for a good red/white/black album cover.
Sounds like radiohead
Didn't love it
Electronica, neo-psychedelia, shoegaze, krautrock
I hadn't heard of this band before, and I'm generally not big into electronic music, but this was amazing. Eclectic and kept my interest throughout. 4 stars.
Another album that's just not for me. I just don't dig this electronic stuff. At least not from the 90's.
Wow, what an album. I was immediately hooked from the beginning with the slow build up in Dirge, to such satisfying guitar and synth instrumentation. I honestly was not expecting an electronic album, but its a nice change of pace. Every song progresses in such a satisfying way. I love the use of rock instruments on top of the synths, giving it a grungier feeling, reminiscent of Massive Attack or Gorillaz, and even Black Moth Super Rainbow on the song Luther's Funk. Some of these songs are much more abrasive and hard for what I'd expect from a 90's electronic album, it had a very modern feeling. I love all the songs on this album, but the stand out for me is Aisha. I love Iggy Pop's spoken-word vocals on this song, mixed with the guitars and synth solos, it's just so captivating. I really don't have any complaints about this album at all. The songs were all different enough to where it didn't feel repetitive, but still felt like a consitent album. Every track was a unique experience and my expectations were always shattered each time, there were so many intricate progressions and twists that kept me on my toes. There's a lot of songs on this album that I'll be saving to my playlist, I'm excited to listen to it again. Favorite track: Aisha, Dirge, Luther's Funk, Lever Street - Least Favorite track: none
Interesting. Worth a full listen a couple times
Surprisingly awesome!
I remember listening to this when I was maybe 19?
Oof.
Kind of weird psychedelic rock
Switch this review around with Bad Brains, I got a bad brain. I guess since I can't remember much of this, that makes it mediocre? Bad Brains, 2. Contino Sessions, 5.
Not feeling it
Very mediocre
It's Friday and I'm listening to an album from 1999 called The Contino Sessions by the band named Death in Vegas. They are described as rock, electronic, industrial and minimal techno. The first song off this album is great, I'm already quite hooked on it. It's groovy and pulsating all at once. I can imagine I would have enjoyed this in 1999, which would have been my time living and working in Washington DC. It's good music to work to. It has a good beat, there isn't a lot of singing, and it keeps on moving and rolling through. The 3rd track was very good and helpful in keeping me on track. And track #5 kicks in with Iggy Pop adding just the right amount of sneer to fit well with this album. This might need some further listening, which is not as common when working my way through these albums. The final song is great and a nice way to end with an insistent beat that you just have to grab onto.
A few good songs.
I dug this album. The new-psychedelic mix of electronica and trip hop was pretty good. Reminded me a lot of Primal Scream, just not as interesting. I still enjoyed the listen though, it was good rhythmic background music. Favorite song: Dirge Least favorite song: Death Threat
Trying to be Massive Attack. Awfully boring.
Good electronic beats, dark and gothic at times. Way too many versions on the album. Dirge #2 is pretty good.
Look at me a less emotional Portishead and 80's guitar with glimpses of sunshine like a winter in Finland in January just after blue monday.
Cool, funky soundtrack vibes.
Meh
I honestly didn't notice this album ended the first time I listened to it. It was very background noise for me, and some tracks such as "Aisha" made me cringe because it felt like it was trying so hard to be edgy. "Lever Street" was the best song on the album imo. It wasn't BAD in the ways the other 1 star albums were, but I don't think it deserves a place on the 1,001 album list because so much of it is snoozy.
Pretty good album for having in the background while coding. Monotonous electronic rhythms and beats means it's not too distracting, but also means that there's nothing remarkable about it either. Would listen again, but probably wouldn't reach for it.
I had always written them off in the past, but most of this is quite enjoyable!
why is this list so "english"?
I'm not into the type of electronica that takes a measure or two and repeats it 256 times in a row. That's not what this whole album was, but it was enough of it to really beat me down. There's some decent stuff buried here. I'm not sure it's worth the effort to dig out. Best track: Aladdin's Story
This stinks mid 2
I liked it, but I didn't love it. It wasn't as heavy-hitting as I expected at times, but quite an alright listen.
Really good listen - Dirge is awesome
Ambiance sombre et un peu étrange, pas mal mais manque quelques banger.
Really surprised me actually
Pretty good