Gorgeous [Original recording reissued]

808 State | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 20, 1998)
• Original Release Date: 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Umvd Labels
• ASIN: B00000DFMP
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #700,634 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Plan 9

2. Moses

3. Contrique

4. 10 X 10

5. One in Ten

6. Europa

7. Orbit

8. Black Morpheus

9. Southern Cross

10. Nimbus

11. Colony

12. Timebomb

13. Stormin Norman

14. Sexy Dancer

15. Sexy Synthesizer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Their best album without a doubt, August 15, 2002

By 

Jay M "jay_mc" (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gorgeous (Audio CD)

Gone is the aggressive nature of past albums, though some tracks do retain a hint of edginess.

On the whole a very melodic album, full of beautiful sounding electronic songs which manage to utilise other rhythms rather than sticking to a 4/4 beat all the time.

All of the tracks make the album a great listening experience and as such there is no real highlight, all songs are of equal, high quality. (But do check out 'Southern Cross' and 'Nimbus'!)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not their best....., July 25, 2004

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Davey Magoo "Slipper" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gorgeous (Audio CD)

808 State went through the early stage of their stardom as a perfect band...they had innovation, and a sound that no one else had cultivated in that way up to then. They had perfect ambient noise, and perfect hardcore noise, all at the same time. And they had success in the singles chart to boot. But with the release of Gorgeous (and its aftermath), the band took a downturn in popularity, and it's obvious why. Unlike several of their other albums, one cannot sit and enjoy the whole disk without the temptation to skip stuff. The clear standout track would be "Black Morpheus", a highly unique ambient piece which leaves you wanting more...but most of this material has nothing memorable about it.

Shame....because 1996's Don Solaris was a refreshing new sound...such a lush return to form, but would have been overlooked because most people had forgotten who the band were by then.