Intelligent Design

Cesium 137 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 21, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Metropolis Records
• ASIN: B000E1157M
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #386,643 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Forsaken

2. Hollow

3. Gravity

4. Taken

5. Agonist

6. Slowdraw

7. Transient

8. Phoenix

9. Eastern Sky

10. Ghosting

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a find!, June 23, 2006

By 

Chris Ochman "The Eclectic Listener" (Fredericksburg, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Intelligent Design (Audio CD)

I never heard of Cesium 137 before until recently. I was checking out the different albums people had bought in the industrial genre, and I came across a few who had gotten Cesium 137.

So I checked out this album.

It was a good choice to check out this album first. Their style is very different from a lot of the other industrial artists out there, and they seem to be going in the same direction as most forward thinking industrial bands, like Mesh or Seabound, taking on this lighter feel, with more emotion in the vocals, more of a...joyous, sound rather than, sad and monotonous. Perhaps they are going off to found a whole new genre of music in themselves!

But anyway, key tracks on this album are "Gravity" (my favorite), "Agonist" and "Transient". All these tracks show the band's ability to manipulate sound, and layer things in an intelligent and pleasing way to the ear! These songs truly immerse you in sound.

Pick this one up. It's a good buy, I'm not lying.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good mix of EBM and trance, March 5, 2006

By 

Erica Anderson (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Intelligent Design (Audio CD)

I must confess I am new to Cesium 137's music. I found a copy of their new album "Intelligent Design" in the used cd bins today at my favorite cd store and I was curious to check them out. I must say that I am glad that I did buy "Intelligent Design". This cd quickly reminded me what made me fell in love with trance music several years ago. "Intelligent Design" is 51 minutes of pure trance/EBM bliss. I found the songs very uplifting both musically and lyrically. While all of the songs on the cd are great, one of my personal favorite song on the album is the epic track "Gravity". I could imagine myself dancing to this song in a nightclub. "Transient" is another favorite track. The EBM influences definitely comes out in the music. Through out the entire cd I could definitely hear touches of Assemblage 23 and Angels and Agony. There was not a single song on the cd that I didn't like or thought was only mediocre. I am so glad I bought this cd when I had the chance too. "Intelligent Design" is destined to be a top 10 favorite for 2006.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good mix of trance and ebm, July 1, 2006

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E. Anderson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Intelligent Design (Audio CD)

I am not really familiar with Cesium 137. Other than hearing one song by them on a Metropolis Records compilation, "Intelligent Design" is pretty much a new listening experience for me. I came across this cd by accident in the used cd bins at my local record store. Being a huge fan of Metropolis Records, I bought the cd on whim. I haven't looked back since this past spring when I bought it. "Intelligent Design" blew me away. I absolutely loved the thoughtful mix of trance and EBM. Most of the music is more trance orientated but there is a definite EBM sound in the music. The songwriting on the cd is excellent. There is a definite emotional aspect in the songs.

"Intelligent Design" kicks off with the awesome "Forsaken", an epic dance song that is sure to fill the dancefloor at nightclubs. The song has a lot of energy and pop hooks. The song is followed up by one of my personal favorite songs "Hollow". The melancholy lyrics and vocals are simply transcending. "Gravity" picks up where "Hollow" leaves off. All the songs on "Intelligent Design" are special in their own right. The production is crisp and immaculate. This is how goth, industrial, EBM cds should sound.

Cesium 137 certainly converted this new listener into a fan. I easily rate "Intelligent Design" as one of the top 10-20 cds of 2006.