Best of Cryogenic Studios

Front Line Assembly | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 15, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Cleopatra
• ASIN: B0007GP63I
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #249,914 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Equilibrium - Front Line Assembly

2. Transmutation - Front Line Assembly

3. Amorphous - Front Line Assembly

4. Turmoil - Front Line Assembly

5. Desert - Delerium

6. Amnesia - Delerium

7. Ambience - Delerium

8. Paradise - Noise Unit

9. The Drain - Noise Unit

10. Alle Gegen-Alles - Noise Unit

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Contact - Equinox

2. Nova Man - Equinox

3. Phenomena - Equinox

4. Electronic Dream - Equinox

5. Thread-Dead - Pro-Tech

6. Erotic Anthology - Pro>Tech

7. The Flood - Synaesthesia

8. Floatation - Synaesthesia

Editorial Reviews

Review

A massive 2 CD set of superb electronic tracks by industrial legends Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber (aka Front Line Assembly) in their many incarnations!

Features archived recordings by Front Line Assembly, Delerium, Synaesthesia, Noise Unit and more!

Leeb and Fulber were the pioneering duo who provided the blueprint for industrial music!

These rare and hard-to-find tracks showcase the dynamic soundscapes and throbbing electronic beats that made FLA one of the most popular industrial bands of all time!

Bill Leeb is the hardest working man in industrial music. Having begun his career as one half of the highly venerated (and frequently copied) Front Line Assembly, Leeb has continued to exorcise his demons through masterful manipulations of seductively dark electronic melodies and pulsating drum programming. Whether collaborating with Rhys Fulber (also of Fear Factory) as Delerium, Noise Unit and the aforementioned Front Line Assembly or whether venturing into more ambient territory as Synaesthesia, Leeb remains one of the most creatively gifted artists in his genre. This superb 2 disc collection is an essential buy for any fan of darkwave industrial music! --Cleopatra Records

Product Description

DISC 1
FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY
1. Equilibrium
2. Transmutation
3. Amorphous
4. Turmoil

DELERIUM
5. Desert
6. Amnesia
7. Ambience

NOISE UNIT
8. Paradise
9. The Drain
10. Alle Gegen Alles
11. Penance

DISC 2
EQUINOX
1. Contact
2. Nova Man
3. Phenomena
4. Electronic Dream

PRO>TECH
5. Thread-Dead
6. Erotic Anthology

SYNAESTHESIA
7. The Flood
8. Floatation

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wow, February 23, 2005

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Damien Schwader (Ft. Collins, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of Cryogenic Studios (Audio CD)

I am an avid Leeb fan. I have always enjoyed Front Line, Synthaesia and Delerium. Here, we get a mild taste of the projects Leeb has been involved in. I appreciated this because some of these tracks are not easily attainable. This album is mostly industrial music regardless of the "band" that made the track. It's all fun and creative. Just what we expect from Leeb. Luckily, for those who despise commercial success, this album steers clear from anything that sounds remotely commercial. Sure, it has some definitive industrial sounds, but IMO Leeb is one of the few that ushered modern industrial into this world. Not the pioneer, but definitely innovative. The guy has been around for 20 years now. It shows on this release. A wide range that all still blends together with the obvious fact that Leeb is the mastermind behind it. I would have liked some more Fulber work, but Leeb is great too and I like this a lot. My only beef is the album booklet sucks. It doesn't have any detail. It's a one page gloss folded in half with the tracks listed again just as they are on the back. If this is a best of, why don't we get some information? Like When the track was made, what album was it on -if any, what inspired them to make this? I felt cheated in that aspect, but overall this two disc set provided more than I could have ever hoped.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The works of one talented Bill Leeb on show, March 4, 2005

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Petar Vodogaz "Commissioner" (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of Cryogenic Studios (Audio CD)

The Best of 'Cryogenic Studio' is a compilation of 2 CD's. There are 6 unique and distinctly different sounding units. Bill Leeb with Rhys Fulber have been the creators and the driving force behind Front Line Assembly and then branched out into side projects that became Delerium, Noise Unit, Equinox, Pro-tech and Synaesthesia. Disc 1 includes the best from FLA, rarities from Delerium and the top picks from Noise Unit.

As a fan of Delerium, these rare tracks unable to be found elsewhere were a treat and I enjoyed Noise Unit as well. Leeb's success as the driving force behind this type of industrial music puts him up there with Fear Factory.

Disc 2 includes some works from Equinox and Pro-tech. For me the pick was Noise Unit and Delerium on CD 1. This double CD pack will not disappoint fans of dark ambient industrial music.

5.0 out of 5 stars a premade mix tape 8), July 12, 2010

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nanite0110 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Cryogenic Studios (Audio CD)

I agree with you totally Damien, I too am an avid Leeb fan and this is a nice addition to your music collection.

Not just as a fan of Bill Leeb but if you want to round off your collection to branch out, explore and include the other featured musicians featured on this album.

This album covers different styles from the melodic, Equilibrium (Front Line Assembly) the hyper uptempo of, Erotic Anthology (Pro.Tech) the meditative thought evoking, Amnesia (Delerium)just to name a few songs. Overall an amazing collection of Bill Leeb, Chris Peterson, Rhys Fulber and Balch.

Some songs have been remixed by others who's credited on the sleeve.

This is a must have for any Front Line Assembly fan.