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Frozen

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Frozen by Girls under Glass was purchased because I like hearing good remixes and the ad I had read in the magazine made it look like I might enjoy it. I was not disappointed. I feel that the Girls Under Glass version of Frozen is actually better then Madonna's and I normally like Madonna. The other songs on the album are good songs, although none stoud out in my mind. What did stand out was the mix on the CD, going from the gothic/dance/pop version of Frozen with a female lead singer, into a dark Gothic male lead hard beat and then back to a lighter song on the third track. What I found though, was I liked listening to it, it is rare to have that kind of mix and still have it flow. I recommend this CD if you like Gothic, Industrial or Metal.

I love this album! I have to admit I love all GUG albums and was even a little dissapointed when I saw there where only 6 songs on it, but I listened to it and was still very happy with my purchase. I recommend it along with all their other albums
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Girls Under Glass's album Frozen begins with a Madonna cover. You get three guesses as to which Madonna song this is.... The album is a mixture of light, melancholic synthpop and subdued guitar solos. I am not a fan of electric guitars, but the music should be listenable even to electro-purists. Well, except for maybe the fourth track, Desire Lasts Forever. The guitars do build into that mosquito sound I so dislike....

The music is a mixture of treated male vox, clear male vox, and soaring choral female vox. Track five, Grey is Grey, features the soothing vocals of Peter Heppner from Wolfsheim.

The only new song on this album is Frozen. The rest of the tracks are treatments of older Girls Under Glass songs, possibly being re-released in hopes to garner new North American fans. I think the ploy worked; I'd never really listened to them before, but I'll soon be playing them on my radio show.

The track I most liked on this album, Frozen (Das Ich mix), appears to be mistitled. Perhaps this was intentional, but I wanted to point out that Frozen (Das Ich mix) is a Das Ich remix of the song, Wings, featured on the Girls Under Glass album, Equilibrium. I don't know why the title was changed.

The cult band presents a new mini CD released, as the previous CD, by their new label Van Richter Records from USA. 6 compositions of pure gothic/darkwave/industrial for them and always with their own step. I am really surprised by the quality of these compositions and you could find a Madonna cover song, a track mixed by Bruno Kramm of Das Ich and another song featuring Wolfsheim on vocals. It is a great new mini CD and for those who don't know the band, don't hesitate one second, Girls Under Glass proposes an excellent gothic/darkwave/industrial with pop touches and for those who are fans of the band, don't miss this new mini CD

"Van Richter has become one of the leading alternative metal labels over the years and Girls Under Glass is one of their top acts together with the mighty industrial revolutionaries of Testify. Even though there are lots of industrial and techno sounds on this recording there is a strong metal feeling to it. It starts off nicely with an interesting cover of Madonna's radio hit "Frozen". Since this is one of the most beautiful songs ever made I'm sad to say that Girls Under Glass doesn't really do the song the justice it deserves. The second track "Wings" is a great one with a wonderful melody and soothing female vocals of top quality. The rest of the album consists of thick guitar walls, distorted voices, good male vocals, beautiful melodies and lots of electronics and samples. The good thing about Girls Under Glass is that whether you're a fan of radio music, metal, industrial or gothic music there is a fair chance you will fall in love with their very unconventional but very intrigueing sound. Their music is abstract and almost impossible to describe accurately in words. It simply needs to be listened to

Girls Under Glass is a mix of industrial rock, metal, electronic and techno. Now you're probably thinking "Why would someone want to sound like that?" But honestly, it's freshest sound I've heard in a long time. It's incredibly catchy and not difficult at all to listen to.
Other bands that I like who are similar to Girls Under Glass include Skinny Puppy, Nine Inch Nails, The Fair Sex, Lords of Acid, and Orgy. So if you're a fan of any of those bands, you'll probably enjoy Girls Under Glass.

The least you can do is give it a shot.