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Kaskade, one of America's most exciting talents in the dance music world, returns with an album of sparkling new tracks for 2011. He defines the signature San Francisco house sound, with his luscious productions and mixes being slices of shimmering house perfection. Having completed remixes for many platinum artists, Kaskade is a favorite with dance tastemakers - such as UK's Pete Tong - and fans alike.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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If I could only find another piece of art that paints a perfect picture of the distinction between fire and ice in expressive form than Kaskade does, then I'd say there is one better than his new album. On October 25th, 2011, American Producer/DJ Kaskade released his seventh album in the United States, "Fire & Ice" which debuted #1 on Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums, for obvious reasons. Kaskade's recent success in the music industry, specifically in the House/Electro House genre, can by no means be deemed undeserved.
This album was structured in order to provide a distinction between the musical influences that Kaskade uses to define what this "Fire" of his must be as opposed to what "Ice" must be. He provides 10 tracks in the first part of the album, the Fire side, and another ten on his Ice mix. Both sides of the album have the same track titles with the respective artists featured, however, the 2nd side of the album holds the ICE version of the track, which is simply the self-remixed version of the original track (found on the Fire side/1st side). By doing this, Kaskade looks to give you the high tempo, deeper bass types of songs meant for keeping a dance party going, while having the more trance-like beats with slower tempo, and in essence, more chilled vibes.
Kaskade's album includes two chart-topping singles, "Eyes" and "Turn It Down", which are accompanied by Mandy Glendhill and Rebecca & Fiona (vocal artists) respectively. Both of these songs include impressive vocals able to bring out whatever emotion Kaskade aimed for his listeners to feel, no matter who the listener. Kaskade uses vocals along with sensational melodies created through a well-put-together array of synthesized sounds: from deep synth bass to elektronische-type sounds (with "Lick It"); a variety of electronic instruments. As I had attended Identity Music Festival in Bristow, VA, I can speak first hand for his success in integrating the crowd with these two tunes, with the help of lights to accompany the mostly 120 beats per second songs, almost a desirably overwhelming amplification of music representation. In "Lick It", which features famous dubstep artist Skrillex, he mixed dubstep with electro house to form a three genre hybrid destined to go down in electronic music record books.
In the ICE side of the track, Kaskade uses mostly a tempo of 90 BPM, accompanied with less synthesized sounds in the track to produce a softer song that could almost put you to sleep, happy. By applying less sounds into the track, he is able to amplify each synthesized beat to put stress on the type of sound he aims for you to hear. For example, in "Eyes ICE version", he makes this heart-pounding dance beat into a slowed-down trance song that you'd expect to hear in a lounge. This emphasizes Mandy's vocals, putting stress on her lyrics, giving a similar vibe one would attain from a Rhythm and Bass song where the words are more important, rather than the beat (like in most Electronic music). Most of the songs in the ICE section follow a similar, almost non-consistent sequence just like that found in Wendy Carlos' Switched-on Bach, with different tempos used at different parts of the song, also different elements used at different times (vocals not being played the whole time). The ICE version offers almost completely different versions to the original tracks, making the remixed version almost unrecognizable if it were needed to be compared to the original.
Kaskade completely captures the elements of fire and ice with his musical representation. He does a successful job of making each track unique in its own way, while still keeping the theme of Fire and Ice for each track, completely seen in the way the listeners react to the beat. He has shown the significant advancement in electronic music and computer music (from the good old Bell Lab days) in general, as he applies sounds from all the different genres out there to make a unique style of electro
This album was structured in order to provide a distinction between the musical influences that Kaskade uses to define what this "Fire" of his must be as opposed to what "Ice" must be. He provides 10 tracks in the first part of the album, the Fire side, and another ten on his Ice mix. Both sides of the album have the same track titles with the respective artists featured, however, the 2nd side of the album holds the ICE version of the track, which is simply the self-remixed version of the original track (found on the Fire side/1st side). By doing this, Kaskade looks to give you the high tempo, deeper bass types of songs meant for keeping a dance party going, while having the more trance-like beats with slower tempo, and in essence, more chilled vibes.
Kaskade's album includes two chart-topping singles, "Eyes" and "Turn It Down", which are accompanied by Mandy Glendhill and Rebecca & Fiona (vocal artists) respectively. Both of these songs include impressive vocals able to bring out whatever emotion Kaskade aimed for his listeners to feel, no matter who the listener. Kaskade uses vocals along with sensational melodies created through a well-put-together array of synthesized sounds: from deep synth bass to elektronische-type sounds (with "Lick It"); a variety of electronic instruments. As I had attended Identity Music Festival in Bristow, VA, I can speak first hand for his success in integrating the crowd with these two tunes, with the help of lights to accompany the mostly 120 beats per second songs, almost a desirably overwhelming amplification of music representation. In "Lick It", which features famous dubstep artist Skrillex, he mixed dubstep with electro house to form a three genre hybrid destined to go down in electronic music record books.
In the ICE side of the track, Kaskade uses mostly a tempo of 90 BPM, accompanied with less synthesized sounds in the track to produce a softer song that could almost put you to sleep, happy. By applying less sounds into the track, he is able to amplify each synthesized beat to put stress on the type of sound he aims for you to hear. For example, in "Eyes ICE version", he makes this heart-pounding dance beat into a slowed-down trance song that you'd expect to hear in a lounge. This emphasizes Mandy's vocals, putting stress on her lyrics, giving a similar vibe one would attain from a Rhythm and Bass song where the words are more important, rather than the beat (like in most Electronic music). Most of the songs in the ICE section follow a similar, almost non-consistent sequence just like that found in Wendy Carlos' Switched-on Bach, with different tempos used at different parts of the song, also different elements used at different times (vocals not being played the whole time). The ICE version offers almost completely different versions to the original tracks, making the remixed version almost unrecognizable if it were needed to be compared to the original.
Kaskade completely captures the elements of fire and ice with his musical representation. He does a successful job of making each track unique in its own way, while still keeping the theme of Fire and Ice for each track, completely seen in the way the listeners react to the beat. He has shown the significant advancement in electronic music and computer music (from the good old Bell Lab days) in general, as he applies sounds from all the different genres out there to make a unique style of electro
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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This is my first exposure to a full Kaskade album, and unfortunately it was not as high quality as I was expecting. I've seen his name floating around everywhere, and I've seen multiple of his album out there in the marketplace. I figured I would give his newest one a listen and I wasn't impressed.
In regards to the concept for the album, I would think it's massively creative...If Sunlounger hasn't done the same thing on his last three albums...Although I have to say the Downtempo side of the Sunlounger albums is much higher quality than the "Ice" side of this album. I literally did not like a single song on the Ice side, while the downtempo is generally my favorite on Sunlounger's albums.
To get specific, in my opinion this album has 2 gems. "Lessons in Love" and "Llove". The former is an awesome club feel track that got me moving the instant the chorus hit, and I think it's the best on the album. The latter is more of a deep track and it would easily go on my all time favorite list if not for the lyrics. They seem really immature and shallow. Replace the lyrics with something actually meaningful and it would be a real emotional mover.
Overall, I wouldn't spring to buy the album just for those two tracks. Ironically, if this album was just entitled "Fire" and it didn't include the second side, I would easily give the album a 4-star. But that second side is just way too experimental and juvenile sounding to even begin to like.
If you do end up purchasing, I hope you enjoy it more than I did! You just might considering the other three reviews are 5-star =)
In regards to the concept for the album, I would think it's massively creative...If Sunlounger hasn't done the same thing on his last three albums...Although I have to say the Downtempo side of the Sunlounger albums is much higher quality than the "Ice" side of this album. I literally did not like a single song on the Ice side, while the downtempo is generally my favorite on Sunlounger's albums.
To get specific, in my opinion this album has 2 gems. "Lessons in Love" and "Llove". The former is an awesome club feel track that got me moving the instant the chorus hit, and I think it's the best on the album. The latter is more of a deep track and it would easily go on my all time favorite list if not for the lyrics. They seem really immature and shallow. Replace the lyrics with something actually meaningful and it would be a real emotional mover.
Overall, I wouldn't spring to buy the album just for those two tracks. Ironically, if this album was just entitled "Fire" and it didn't include the second side, I would easily give the album a 4-star. But that second side is just way too experimental and juvenile sounding to even begin to like.
If you do end up purchasing, I hope you enjoy it more than I did! You just might considering the other three reviews are 5-star =)
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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A nice mix of old and new Kaskade styles. I would rate this in my top three For Kaskade. The first half of he album being my favorite.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Kaskade is One of the Best DJ's Around
This is a great album from DJ Kaskade. If you want to consider it, you really get two albums or CD's for the price of one since he decided to remix all of the songs on the Fire... Read more
Published 4 days ago by The Lengster
The first Perfect Kaskade album
This album is proof that Kaskade knows how to evolve with his music and still is able to make it sound so good. Read more
Published 22 days ago by lounge
So far so good!
Kaskade's albums are those that you repeatedly play week after week. Fire and Ice doesn't disappoint in it's quality but sort of uses a different formula that can be a bit of a let... Read more
Published 1 month ago by I. Sandoval
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I love Kaskade!! this cd is amazing!! I am a huge kaskade fan and this cd did not dissapoint, so ready to see him in concernt!
Published 2 months ago by Maria F. Guerrero
Quite Good, But Not Compelling.
Kaskade appeared on my Amazon recommendation list any number of times plus I've heard him on my XM car radio BPM Channel. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Gary Peterson
A mix of awesome music
A bunch of great tracks and another awesome album from Kaskade. Like his prior albums, it's a mix of dance techno with more soulful tracks mixed in. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Capo
Kaskade is unmatched
Kaskade is unmatched, the style the beat, the vocalists. This album is worth every cent. All of Kaskade's stuff is great, but this is his best by far. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Captain
pass
boring predictable beats. trying to be the next david guettta (not that that is a good thing). just stale the sequence of the songs is ill advised and there is no flow or mood... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Yule Ooloo
Incredible!
It is amazing how Kaskade can cater two audiences at the same time, pleasing Elctro/House and the more chillout/lounge one. Read more
Published 5 months ago by The Brazilian Patient
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