Customer Reviews

Sequencer

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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...

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.

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.

This is a very heavy beat dance type cd. Definately not for the faint of heart or those hard of hearing. =) This CD will fill a dance floor.
Covenant never fails to please.

This was the first Covenant CD I ever bought and it is still one of my favorites, and actually one of my favorite EBM albums of all time. Not a track is wasted on this release, each one is a stand out song, no filler here. And I absolutely love Liquid Sky, such a fun track. I can find little wrong with this release and would recommend it to any Industrial / EBM DJ because they simply must possess in their arsenal. Yes, it really is that good. My only complaint about any of the songs is that the ending of Flux goes on way too long. It was such a solid song and it really should have been ended on a strong note. But other than that, this release is near perfection.

Stalker has to be the best song ever to be released by covenant. the gothic flavor is amazing. buy this cd

Although Amazaon.com classifies Covenant as rock, they "rock" the dancefloors as being one one the freshest and most danceable ebm/electro-industiral artists coming out of Europe. With vocals that make goth girls melt and electro beats that make industrial boys groove, this album is a must for any ebm/industrial fan. Buy this now and you will dance!

The moment that the music come blaring out of my speakers, is the moment I fell in love. Their music takes you to a place deep in your mind, heart, and soul. Take my advice and buy this CD.

This CD is a double EP album bringing to the listener 4 songs under the 'Sequencer' umbrella and 4 songs of the 'Stalker' EP. This is early on Covenant work and the samples here is a bringing together of the industrial sounds with dark ambient beats and overlayed by the almost robotic voice of Covenant's creator Tom Shear. This is another enjoyable 50 odd minute romp for any listener whether it is relaxing and listening to this unique album or dancing to the beats of these songs. This EP is more of a dance friendly CD. This is a CD for any fan of VNV Nation, Assemblage 23 and already confirmed Covenant fans. Tom Shear is very talented and each new Covenant album brings more of the talent out to show.

After listening to VNV Nation's first album, "Praise The Fallen", I was led to understand that this was at least derivative of the Swedish group Covenant. Thus, I keenly anticipated the arrival of this album.

The tracks are arranged into 2 sections. The first 8 tracks form the album "Sequencer" proper, while the last 4 are a bonus EP "Stalker."

The former was very patchy and not very impressive. The vocals were not very powerful and the the general treatment was overly percussive - a little like early Kraftwerk without the creativity and foresight which marked even that band's formative material. "Stalker" is a good track, but beyond that the work could be described as 'experimental' at best.

The EP was a nice surprise, though. The two remixed versions of "Stalker" were worthy additions, and then the slower "Sky" provided an interesting bridge to the powerful and fast "Babel." Indeed, in this last I could hear some similarities to industrial groups such as VNV Nation , Das Ich or Suicide Commando.

On the basis of this effort, one might want to listen to more efforts by Covenant. However, it is unlikely that one would do so with much confidence that their music was likely to be especially exalted.