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En Tact

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A truly exceptional album light that was pushing the limits of contempory music at the time. Some beautiful tracks with excellent quality vocals that still sound fresh today.

This was the disc that changed the way I look at music forever. Everyone should listen at least once - I cannot imagine what life would have been like without it. You may not believe in their message, but the message is simply this: nature and technology have become intertwined. In order to survive into the next millenia, we must transform our culture into a fusion of high technology and Gaian ideals. The music is many things - tribal, electronic, harsh, soft, beautiful and frightening all at the same time. Look beyond any pop-pretenses for a transcendental journey into yourself...

The Shamen's "Move Any Mountain" is one of my favorite songs and opens this album. It has a feel good quality about it that I think is unique. It's one of those songs I play over and over and never get tired of hearing. This album is full of other great tracks like "Human Energy", "Make It Mine", "Hear Me", and "666 Edit". I really like "Lightspan"; it's a funky, futuristic, space-travel kind of thing. It would have sure livened up some of the Star Trek movies.

I like dance music with a hard edge and that's what all of these tracks deliver. This album is right in my groove.

I can't believe that this innovative lost treasure was made all the way back in 1991! For something of that period in time, "En-Tact" is light years ahead of it's time and actually pushed the boundaries of trance, techno, and pop music. Perhaps the most innovative song on here is "Evil Is Even" which is a very strange track that has a didgeridoo effect and a strong beat and exotic instrumental sounds. A great song it is. This is a highly recommended CD!

This is the album that inspired me to go to clubs and actually dance instead of being a boring wall flower. This is one of those CD's you cant just listen to as background noise. My advice, listen to this CD loud! The Shamen incorporate so many sounds and beats into their songs it takes a careful ear to find them. A dance club classic of the highest form!

Truly unique, Truly their own, a cutting edge albums,that take you into a psicodelic trip in a vast ocean of the techno world, Move any Mountain really is the groung-breaking of the indie-dance venue and Make it Mine do hard thing of spining the bouth side of the coin of techno-rock, Possible World and Hyperreal are excellent stuff of what the Shamen do for Electronica and the rest it's alien poetry that put's this album in the top of the one of the most respected albums in rock history guiding the future of the world rock and roll music... the best of possible word is nothing is impossible...

I first heard this disc back in May '92 in a music store. I asked them who it was and bought it on the spot. This is still their best work to date in my opinion. I liked Boss Drum a lot, didn't much care for En-tact, but I still can listen to this disc for hours without getting sick of it. Great bass and rhythm tracks accompanied by catchy main patterns. If you like techno, trance, synth-pop, or any kind of electronic music, you'll like this. Trust me.

its lightspan is my favorite not lightspan soundwave its been 19 years since i heard the album much forgiveness ask

yes, yes, i know they are not techno technically but i played the cassette of this album until the tape too crampled and magnetics comed off if that tells you something.the shamen and jesus jones in my humble opinion were the two greatests bands of the 90's. the shamen lyrics and music very inventive and ahead of the time. move any mountain , and the last track lightspan soundwave my favs.and plus any band who wear fremen costumes in their is ok in my book.

While I've never had dinner with these guys, and I think if you judge somebody from having dinner with them then that's completely shallow and to miss the point. Besides, they could have been making a joke with heavy sarcasm. This can happen. I still think this album is great. In places it probably has aged but I think it's done so gracefully. Gems like Make It Mine, Evil Is Even....actually I think it's very strong as an album, a couple of less stellar moments but it's more diverse for a techno album at the time. And hey, this is the American version of the album which is more widely available than the original. Worth a shot if you're not easily put off by dinner conversations. Listen to the samples if you're unsure and then make up your mind