Sequencer [Import]

Covenant | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 13, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Synthetic Symphony
• ASIN: B000024GJF
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,343,923 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, July 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sequencer (Audio CD)

Well, I don't quite get it cause there is no album called "SEQUENCER"! It's either "sequencer ALPHA" OR "sequencer BETA". (Or maybe I've been wrongly informed). Anyway, I owe the "sequencer BETA" and it is THE one that I've been waiting for! I've seen them live too, in the club called Ekko in Utrecht, NL. Now, that was before they have released "sequencer . . ." with the "hits" like "SPEED" (which still gives me chicken skinnnn...) and "theremin". This album is certainly on my list of "most listened to" and it still is...

It is a special experience for me to listen to "FIGUREHEAD", thank you COVENANT for making it for me...

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb..., August 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Sequencer (Audio CD)

Covenant is a "Masterpiece". When I first heard of them years ago, I kept hearing a Front242 with a slight Kraftwerk. But now, it's a different story. The vocals on Covenant is no twins to Fronts(242) vocals, how can you compare a Belgium accent to a Swedish accent? just no comparison here. The music is somewhat kinda of a Kraftwerk sound but the only difference. Covenant make's it sound superb,top notch,smooth as silk,adds that fitness it needs and the boys from Sweden get the job done. All albums of Covenant are worth the money. Look for Covenants new live album coming in November of 2000.

4.0 out of 5 stars One of Covenant's Best, February 5, 2010

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J. Rayne "noetic echoes" (Frederick, MD, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sequencer (Audio CD)

Sequencer is probably Covenant's most varied album, which I see as bridging the gap from their earlier, more abrasive and experimental style (Dreams of a Cryotank) to their more straightforward EBM style (Europa, United States of Mind). What is found here are some great gems, especially "Feedback," with its minimal structure and mirrored verses. "Stalker" and "Figurehead" are solid club staples, but the album vacillates back to experimentation with "Slowmotion" and "Tabula Rasa," and then hitting some drum n' bass on "Storm." The album proper closes with the almighty "Flux," a trip over granulized bursts of noise, a steady beat, and austere vocals. "Flux" has really grown on me over the years, and it just might be the best song that Covenant has ever done. If you can get a hold of their live album "Synergy," the version performed there is certainly worth it. The bonus "Stalker" EP is good, not so much for the remixes, but for "Babel," a harsh stomper full of distortion that is indicative of future forays into harsher noise (like "Alva Mydral" from the Travelogue bonus disc). Even though I really like this album, I find it a little unfocused, and I never really liked "Phoenix" that much. Still, the good tracks are really, really good--on par with their best.