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5.0 out of 5 stars
Well worth the wait, July 15, 2007
This review is from: Bridges Limited (Audio CD)
Essexx is a new project by Prussian artists Sara Noxx and Sven Wolff of Dust of Basement. BRIDGES LIMITED is the final results of the musical collaboration between the two talented artists. Unfortunately this album took me what seemed like an eternity to get but the music made the long wait well worth the wait and money. I ordered through another site which offered this cd at a cheaper price than what Amazon.com.
There are two discs on BRIDGES LIMITED. One consists of original compositions and the second disc consists of remixes by industrial heavyweights like Feindflug, XP8, X-FUSION, and Culture Kultur. The original compostions are catchy electro-pop songs that reminded me of Soft Cell, Erasure, and early Depeche Mode. I love Sara Noxx's gentle, whispery, seductive vocals. They match well with the mid-tempo dance beats. I love all of the songs on the album but I have to say that the original versions of "Love Affair" and "Undercover" really stood out for me on disc 1. Tom Shears of Assemblage 23 makes a guest appearance on "Undercover". I love the melodies and Sara and Tom's vocals are on the songs, especially Sara's vocals. Why Sara isn't more well known in the states as an artist is beyond me.
The remixes on disc two are surprisingly good. I usually don't like it when artists includes remixes but in this case, I loved the contrast of the remixed vs. the original electro-pop sounds of the songs. The remixes gives the songs a more EBM vibe which would please any EBM fan.
If you have the time and money, BRIDGES LIMITED is definitely worth acquiring for anyone's music collection. I can't say I would recommend buying the cd via Amazon when you can get it cheaper at Metropolis Records (sorry Amazon.com). The wait may be longer but paying an extra $8 here isn't worth it for anyone on a budget.
Track List:
01. I feel everything
02. Freezing
03. Follow Me
04. Caroline
05. Love Affairs
06. Electrified
07. Fatal Love
08. Outside
09. Violent Heart
10. Cromatics
11. Undercover
12. Unseaworthy
13. Infiltrate
Disc Two:
01. Dust of Basement - Undercover RMX
02. Feindflug Fatal Love RMX
03. X-Fusion - Outside RMX
04. Silvery - Caroline (Silver(Plate RMX)
05. The Invisible Spirit - Chromatics RMX
06. Nude - Freezing RMX
07. Nude - Freezing RMX
08. Culture Kultur - Undercover RMX
09. Supreme Court - Fatal Love RMX
10. The Eternal Sex feat. The Fair Sex - Outside
11. Psyche - Love Affair (Animal Store RMX)
12. FAQ - Electrified (FAQed up RMX)
13. Absurd Minds - Fatal Love RMX Absurd Minds
14. !Distain - Chromatics RMX
15. XP8 - Undercover RMX
16. RRP - The Violent Art (RRaPt in Love RMX)
17. Winus Rilinger feat. Assemblage 23 - Undercover
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