Bohemia

Ils | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 12, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dist. Breaks [Stu]
• ASIN: B0007XTOB6
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #143,974 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, August 9, 2005

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Glen Tan (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bohemia (Audio CD)

DJ Ils had a lot to live up to after his Y4K success, and I ordered the CD with a lot of expectations. When I popped it in, I was not disappointed in the least! Ils's breaks remain clean, tight, and funky; as opposed to so many recent break releases with out-of-wack rhythms and messy, hit-and-miss tunes. The only gripe I have with this CD are some of the vocal tracks, where I feel the vocal quality and songwriting could have been better; don't get me wrong, they're still quality tracks. Ils, if you read this, try listening to the vocals on DJ Encore's album with his vocal partner Engeline for an example of fantastic vocals- different genre completely, but stunning vocals! This album is one of those rare ones with consistently good tracks throughout. Unlike his Y4K album which had a few horrible tracks, this one is all class. You will not be disappointed!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Poor sound quality., September 25, 2007

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Hammer-Y "I 'ear better over 'ere" (Lalaland) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Bohemia (Audio CD)

I wished the sound quality was better. They need to go back and re-mix this CD with better equipment. The whole CD sounds flat for what the music is. Compared to the quality I can hear from Underworld and Orbital and bands like them, they need to have that sort of clarity. Otherwise it's pointless to make this sort of music.

2.0 out of 5 stars Ils - Bohemia, May 17, 2011

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scoundrel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bohemia (Audio CD)

On BOHEMIA, ILS' third album, he gets much more aggressive. "Tiny Toy," for instance, throws in electric guitar stabs, like it's trying to rock out, and even though "Angels" has some pretty female vocals, they're subsidiary to the beat. But this could be true of any track: "Cherish" disappears underneath the waves of sound. Some of the tracks, though, seem pretty thin to start out with; the lyrics of "Feed the Addiction" don't do anything to save it; better to have done something with the time-stretched Asian vocal in the background. "Storm from the East" does better in this regard, adding some actual tonal interest to the breaks, and "Precious" and "Loving You" slow things down enough to enjoy the musicianship a little more. As well, the strings that kick off "Over My Head" are compelling but these are only a few tracks amongst many.