Soundtrack for the Voices in My Head, Vol. 1

Celldweller | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 17, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Position Music/FiXT
• ASIN: B001OZG0C2
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,614 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #24 in Music > Alternative Rock > Goth & Industrial > Industrial > General

Track Listings

1. Through The Gates

2. Birthright

3. Solaris

4. Pursuit Of The Hunted

5. Ursa Minor (Electron Mix)

6. Narrow Escape

7. Subterra

8. The Angel of iO

9. Surgical

10. Ursa Minor (Proton Mix)

11. Outland

12. Life's A Glitch

13. Animatronic

14. Descent

15. Ursa Minor (Neutron Mix)

16. Birthright (Birthwrong Remix by Blue Stahli)

17. Scardonia

18. Aurora Borealis

19. Ursa Minor (Non-Atomic Mix)

20. La Puerta Del Diablo

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Celldweller - the versatile outlet of the artist, performer, producer, songwriter, programmer, and remixer Klayton, began as a producer pseudonym in the early 90's. Now, over a decade later, Klayton uses the name to deliver his vision of progressively combining multiple genres of music. Taking a unique approach to mixing styles, Celldweller fuses the electronics of drum & bass and techno, with rock and orchestral elements, meshing the synthetic and the organic, darkness with beauty, into a cohesive blend entirely its own. The album features Birthright and Solaris which were used in The Spirit and Speed Racer trailers and TV spots for Iron Man and Spider-Man 3. The Celldweller self-titled debut album received 7 awards at the 2004 Just Plain Folks Music Awards, including Producer of the Year and Album of the Year.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars From the depths of Mother Earth, August 21, 2010

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This review is from: Soundtrack for the Voices in My Head, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

This is my first experience with Celldweller, and I wasn't quite sure what to expect. Primarily instrumental, this sounds like Mortal Kombat meets Pig meets Marilyn Manson from the soundtrack to "Resident Evil".

The only song featuring lyrics (aside from the remixes of the same track) is 'Birthright'. The song is decent and a definite sing-along, but not Klayton's strongest effort. Several of the accompanying tracks are short in length and sound as though they were written for a video game. I've dabbled in electronica myself, and it's not that difficult to layer several voices into a single track. When you don't really have a 4-minute song, a few layered voices can make up a 1:30 filler worth listening to yet isn't terribly deep or memorable. There are a handfulof these on "Soundtrack for the Voices in my Head", but that doesn't ruin the album the way it would if the entire record were made up of 1:30 filler tracks. Instead, they seem to fill the gap and solidify the flow of the album. I wouldn't call it a 'concept' album, but Klayton is on the right track (pun intended). Because this record is written like a heavy-metal movie score (another reference to the similarities of Manson's work on "Resident Evil") there is a certain feel the album captures from the angry opener "Through the Gates" to the melancholy and reflective "La Puerta Del Diablo". Ignore the 'bonus tracks' as these are rehashed remixes of "birthright" and really don't belong on the record.

This will never be a 'favorite' album, but it's very enjoyable with a few tracks meriting special attention. "Solaris" was my inspiration to give Celldweller a try in the first place and has a traditional Paul Oakenfold meets NIN feel to it. "The Angel of 10" is pure genius and feels like 5 beers on a Friday night. "Outland" is perhaps the most complex song on the album and will wear you down. Finally, "La Puerta Del Diablo" is a freakishly creepy track that sounds like AP2 meets Brad Fiedel's "Terminator 2" score.

"Soundtrack" is not something that would really fit in at a party simply because it deserves more respect than background music. It's not the most original music you'll ever hear (hence the number of comparisons mentioned above) but it'll hold your attention in a good way. 4 stars.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mega Soundtrack!, January 21, 2010

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J. Spurgeon "studio rat" (Minne-hopeless, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soundtrack for the Voices in My Head, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

Having followed the career of Klayton Scott through his previous and current incarnations has once again paid off. The sheer creativity and inventiveness of his melodies and rhythm continue to astound me.

Klayton has chosen with this disc to issue a soundtrack geared album. It songs contain some of the elements you may be able to recognize from his previous endeavors and still remain very fresh and new. To put it simply, This disc is a tremendous portfolio of what Klayton could bring to the table in negotiating for a big-distribution, multimedia-project movie or game soundtrack.

The only reason I gave this 4 out of 5 stars, instead of 5, is the fact that these are soundtrack pieces which, though I can imagine/visualize the game, movies and show scenes which could be created to fit the sounds, simply is without external connections which completes a score or soundtrack. I sincerely hope this collection would lead Klayton to landing a contract to produce for a specific product, and I know Birthright has been licensed. I just don't feel many of todays games are in sync with many of the nuances Klayton has produced here.

Until Klayton has secured such a deal, I'll be rocking out to his other works.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Instra-mental !, January 19, 2009

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T. Janz (Appleton, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soundtrack for the Voices in My Head, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

This will give fans a slight fix till the "real" new CD comes out ! There is very little vocals,its more or less a sound track,hence the title. Good music by a great (unknown to most) band.