Sirens of the Sea

Oceanlab

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 5, 2008)
• Original Release Date: August 5, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ultra Records
• ASIN: B001B92DZE
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,757 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Just Listen

2. Sirens of the Sea

3. If I Could Fly

4. Miracle

5. Lonely Girl

6. Breaking Ties

7. On A Good Day

8. I Am What I Am

9. Ashes

10. Come Home

11. Secret

12. On The Beach

13. Breaking Ties (Movie Mix)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Above And Beyond are a true dance music success story. As artists, DJs, remixers, and label owners, their dedication and independent ethos permeate everything they do. On "Oceanlab", the duo is joined by the vocal talents of Justine Suissa who has collaborated with some of the world's top DJs, including Armin Van Buuren and Chicane.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dreamy and Beautiful, August 9, 2008

By	B. Ackley "jumpstudios" (Douglasville, GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Oceanlab is the side project of Above & Beyond and singer Justine Suissa. Having unleashed some of clubland's most epic trance songs over the years (Sky falls down, clear blue water, satellite) a long overdue album finally materializes from this musical collaboration.

First, to fans who expect an album of thumping dancefloor vocal trance tunes you may be disappointed. The album is a mix of club ready cuts, chill out tracks and even some down tempo ambient type stuff. If you picked up Above and Beyond's own "tri-state" album last year expect something along the same line except with ethereal female vocals.

This album in my opinion is quite amazing! For those needing a dance floor fix "if i could fly" "come home" "lonely girl" and "on a good day" serve up Above and beyond's trademark dance beats, moody syths and nice electronic flourishes. For me "if I could fly" is worth the album purchase alone.

The chill-out tracks are awesome as well. The album opener "just listen" starts the album with a soft but insistent twinkling and sparse piano that sets the album tone of quiet beauty. The album mix of the club smash "miracle" is an acoustic/chill-out workout that takes the song in a more intimate and though provoking direction. While the message of climate change is present in both the album mix and last year's club version its easy to lose the message in the club beats. The album mix puts the message front and center. And only Above and Beyond cold make a globally conscious track about climate change avoid being cheesy and pretentious. The other down tempo tracks "I am what I am" "ashes" and "secret" also play to the groups songwriting strengths - lyrically not the deepest but beautiful and melodic.

My only true complaint of this album is that the act elected not to include their 4 earlier singles on the album. I can certainly understand Oceanlab wanting to present an album of fresh newcohesive songs however it would have been nice to get a bonus disc that collects those older songs-especially for fans late to the game who are just now discovering this act.

I'm hopeful we'll see a "Sirens of the Sea remixed" much like "Tri-State" was last year. In any case for fans who like beautiful vocals and pretty melodies wrapped in electronic sound scapes purchasing this album is a definite buy.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Beautiful, July 27, 2008

By	D. J. Klett (Las Vegas, Nevada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Sirens of the Sea (Audio CD)

This album is the perfect example of how a great melodic trance CD should be!

The vocals are absolutely stunning.

A must have for any trance fan.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars deep blue something, November 27, 2008

By	J. Ang (Singapore) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fantastic dance album that is varied and surprisingly unrepetitive, with full-out trance anthems as well as down-tempo chillout tracks...

Justine Suissa's voice isn't the most powerful, but her plaintive vocals suit the beats well...

The bonus disc (available only in the S'pore edition) include remixes of past hits like 'Beautiful Together' and 'Sky Falls Down'...