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Pumphonia

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A few months ago when I was going through an MP3 collection of various music, I came accross a few good trances. Listening to them a few times, I realized they were in fact, quite good. I have to say I was not a trance person at all, but these got me hooked. Later I found out that they were by Benny Benassi or the Benassi Bros. In their quality they stood out from the rest -- never a dull moment, with captivating and hyptonizing themes. I went ahead and bought Hypnotica. It was like a collection of "favorites" in trance music -- only the best. Then I also bought Pumphonia. I have to say, I listened through Hypnotica a couple of times and it was great, but when I got to Pumphonia, I was really blown away. Some people have said that it doesn't match up to Hypnotica, but I would disagree. Hypnotica is "classic" Benny Benassi, while Pumphonia brings in originality that I didn't expect. The tracks are really diverse and original, not your usual trance scene of the same dull beats over and over. Some tracks are slower, some faster, one is even in a foreign language. I enjoyed every single track on the CD -- every single one I believe is excellent. Since I've listened to Pumphonia I haven't even gone back to listen to Hypnotica again, although I probably will, maybe once I get over Pumphonia. :) And compared to other trance music that I've heard, nothing matches up to Benny Benassi. The quality of his music stands out from the rest big-time.

You will love this cd. I have already purchased some of the songs from it on cd-singles and they are just about the same caliber as their first cd if not more. The cd just ends up being one big ball of guilty pleasure. The songs that feature Dhany and Sandy just rock.

In my opinion, if you have a great style as the Benassi Bros do, why spoil a good thing by trying to re-invent yourself every time you release a cd? Keep churning out the same good stuff, please!

again the mastermind benny benassi and his brother do it again with an unbelievable record. if you liked hypnotica (and even if you didn't) you'll love this one. as i tell my friends "its so euro it hurts" (but in a totally cloud 9 kinda way). it has tracks that are similar to hypnotica and yet totally different at the same time. then there are tracks in which are different all their own. the entire album could be put on play at any club and it would have you dancing all night. especially with the unreleased bonus tracks and the videos, this is a definate must own for any techno/electronica addict like myself. this is a for sure max volume album.
enjoy.

Benny Benassi and his cousin Alle Benassi teamed up to make the Benassi Bros. Pumphonia is their first album and let me tell you it is great. The album starts out with the hit single "Illusion" featuring Sandy on the vocals. Next is "Turn Me Up" also featuring Sandy. Next is "Rumenian" which is about Violetas homeland Rumenia. Then its "Get Better" featuring Sandy on vocals. The the Benassi Bros. teamed up with The Biz to record the worst son on this album "The Liar." Next is Paul French, member of The Biz, for "Memory Of Love." Next comes "I Feel So Fine," with Sandy on vocals. The Bros. then use "I Love My Sex" featuring Violeta, which was an extra bonus hit on Satisfaction. Next comes the best song on this album "Hit My Heart" Dhany is on the vocals on this song. "Hit My Heart" was another single released on this album. The Album finishes up with "Time is What You Need," "Don't Touch Too Much," both with Paul French and ends with the Sflow version of "Get Better."
The songs to listen for on this album are in the following order of gnarliness: "Hit My Heart," "Get Better," "Illusion," "Rumenian," and "Turn Me Up." This album definately lives up to its predecessor, Hypnotica.

Apparently Mr. Benassi fell off the boat to the island of new ideas... From the thumping basslines to the over vocoded vocals this album seems to be the same old thing you would expect to hear from Benassi. If your looking for variants of "Satisfaction" well my friend, your in luck. The only difference from it to this is minor chord changes and slighty differnt lyrics. I was really hoping for something different but instead I was let down hard. The tracks are catchy but again, it's almost like they only know how to make 4 different sounds. Hopefully the next album release will be fresh and different but with the same energy that the single "Satisfaction" had. Try it for yourself, maybe with the money they can buy some new equipment.

Turn me up, get better, I feel so fine...good vocals (and there are MUCH better mixes of those songs than represented here) This album is just fun...if it doesn't get you moving, you're comatose...Oh, and the Benassi Bros are actually cousins..just a little trivia...

i just got this cd and i love it is absolutley amazing, i like the vacals and the music behinde it benassi is wonderfull

I was pretty disappointed in this b/c I thought they would've refined Hypnotica. But I guess it's hard to follow that act. Maybe they should collaborate with The Biz more often.

Don't get me wrong, I love the "chainsaw" and pounding bass. And this is still a pretty good album. But I'd suggest Hypnotica over this.