Skyshaper (Bonus CD) [Limited Edition]

Covenant | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 11, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Metropolis Records
• ASIN: B000EOTWAG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #411,194 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 Brave new world, truly, October 8, 2009

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P. Marks - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Skyshaper (Bonus CD) (Audio CD)

For years, Covenant played it safe and by the book. They literally gave you a beat with Eskil's vocals. Then along came Northern Light, which began what this album fulfills: maturity. It is unsurprising to see so much distaste directed towards Skyshaper on here, you can tell the expectations of these 'fans' obviously were not met (another Dead Stars or Stalker, I'd wager).

The experimentation conducted by the band on this record shows how gutsy they can be and just how varied their sonic palette is. Sadly, I'm sure the next album will be full of all the beats and bass lines this lot are clamoring for. So for those of us who prefer to be challenged and devote our time to understanding the work proffered, Skyshaper is here.

This isn't an easily digestible double disc, oh no. They give out treats: Ritual Noise and Brave New World, but then there are the songs Greater Than The Sun or 20kz which will assuredly go down in Covenant's canon of work as some of their finest. We have the experimental tracks Spindrift and the utterly magnificent Subterfuge for 3 Absynths to contend with also. The latter is a mind-rending journey through harmonics I would not have expected this band to be capable of. Pretty boy EBM/Synthie Pop group INDEED.

I recommend this limited version very highly as I happen to think it is the band's zenith. All the years of mindless club fodder and clever sloganeering gave way to a truly thought provoking, engaging electronic album. For those who choose to sling mud at it, surely there's a new wumpscut, hocico or suicide commando album on the horizon which you can use for background noise while you drive that desk. Say hi to Pohl for me while you're at it.

Ta.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Covenant - Skyshaper (Limited Edition), April 30, 2008

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DJ Deathwish (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Skyshaper (Bonus CD) (Audio CD)

And here we have the two disc limited edition version of Skyshaper. I'm not a big fan of this album to begin with, I considered it to be quite average, so I was hoping for some nice treats on the bonus CD. Unfortunately it only contains 3 bonus tracks, 2 original songs and a remix. Now here's the real unfortunate part, the bonus disc is garbage, nearly worthless. The first track is 42 minutes of pointless noise, if you thought the track "Cryotank Expansion" off of "Dreams of a Cryotank" was annoying, just wait until you hear this. The next song is ok, nothing great, and then the Ritual Noise remix is pretty pointless because it is just way to similar to the original. Needless to say, I am even more disappointed by this (more expensive) version. This truly is a pitiful release.

2.0 out of 5 stars Shapes into nothing....., December 16, 2007

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Nathan Christian (Pitcairn, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Skyshaper (Bonus CD) (Audio CD)

I like Covenant, but I wasn't impressed with this release. The songs are kind of flat, and although not bad, they just lack energy. I saw them in concert supporting this cd, and it was quite good, but they really seemed sort of conceited. After the show, the ushers, and a stage hand announced that the band would be at an after party in a bar in Cleaveland a few blocks down, but the group never showed up.

It's a so-so recording with no zip. Try Northern Light first.