Tales From Another World (The Best Of Beborn Beton)

Beborn Beton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 6, 2002)
• Original Release Date: May 6, 2002
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Wtii, LLC.
• ASIN: B00006ANHT
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #260,039 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Another World

2. The Colour Of Love

3. Poison 2002

4. Mantrap - A Wish Come True

5. Deeper Than The Usual Feeling

6. Life Is A Distance

7. Lost Little Robot

8. Peach 2002

9. Ambush

10. Earth

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Dr. Channard (Funker Vogt Remix)

2. Peach (DJ RAM Breath Away Mix)

3. Another World (FAP7 Classico Mix)

4. Genauso Wie Ich (Future Pop Remix)

5. Im Innern Einer Frau (APB Remix)

6. Poison (El Presidente 'Jetlyzer' Remix)

7. Too Emotional (DJ RAM Sensuality Edit)

8. Another World (World-Beater Mix)

9. Vorbei (FAP7 Remix)

10. Im Innern Einer Frau (Spice Remix)

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Journey to Another World., July 13, 2002

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kevin yee (franklin, nc) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tales From Another World (The Best Of Beborn Beton) (Audio CD)

I had the pleasure of attending one of Apoptygma Berzerk's World Harmony shows last May. Because I had never seen Apop live, I was very impatient standing and waiting for them to come on. I had never heard of the opening act Beborn Beton, so I was hoping they would play a short set and get off the stage.

However, once they started playing I was blown away; really blown away. Their sound was intense and precise, with the dual keyboarders and the bald man with the demonic voice. There was a hint of dance mixed in with their industrial beats, causing the crowd to get moving. It was maybe the best opening act I have ever seen, and luckily they were selling CD's at the shirt booth.

When i popped in the CD, though, I expected the same growling, haunting, aggressive sound to power its way out of my speakers, but it was not to be. The music, although still excellent, seemed more mellow, more calm. The bald man's voice was not as deep and the beats were not as heavy. Despite this little difference, the album still remains one of my best purchases. My favorite is "Mindtrap-The Seduction", probably because it is the hardest and the one I remember most vividly from the concert. Other standouts are "Another World", "Peach", "Elaine", "Colour of Love", "Life is a Distance", "Deeper than the Usual Feeling", "Poison", "New Born King", and "Ambush". The rest of the tracks flow beautifully to where you can just press play and not have to worry about skipping songs.

Now onto the remix disc. Im not the biggest fan of remixes, because I think they can get too numerous and all end up sounding alike, and a lot of the electronic world seems to be dominated by remixes, but feeling I was selling out to the artists for not listening to the whole thing, I took it in the car on a long drive.

The first track, a Funker Vogt tweaked "Dr. Channard" was pretty good, and being a song not on the first CD it was nice, but then came number 2, a remix of "Peach". Oooh. Very, very, nice. Has that danceable club thump at first, then devours you in an extremely wicked array of background sounds, mixed with the excellent vocal layout, and is definitely something to be happy about. Highlights from the rest are "Im Innern Einer Frau", "Too Emotinonal", "Vorbei", the other "Peach" mix, and the drums on "Poison" are just sweet.

Beborn Beton is not mainstream in the States yet, since I know of only two other people who have heard of them, but frankly, I hope this music does not get to the mainstream level. It is a great underground sound here and should stay that way. It's quality can go down if it is picked up by, let's say MTV or something like that. Nonetheless, I think anyone interested in electronic music should give this a listen.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Definitive Collection by Underrated Band, February 25, 2004

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SandmanVI (Glen Allen, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tales From Another World (The Best Of Beborn Beton) (Audio CD)

BB is one of the less heralded electronic bands on the planet despite having cranked out a decade's worth of very strong music and some ultra-memorable singles. Their sound lies somewhere between straight synth-pop and electro industrial; they probably perfectly define the term future-pop. The biggest splash is undoubtedly the floor stomper "Another World" that was a worldwide Goth/Industrial hit, but believe me it would appeal to any electronic fans.

There are too many tracks to list so I'll just summarize. There are no bad tracks here and many are excellent. However BB takes a little getting used to as they are not trying to be just another Depeche disciple. Beborn writes some strange songs that grow on you with time. "Poison", "New Born King" and "Earth" fit this description. "Another World", "Elaine" and "Vorbei" are tracks that anyone could jump right in and enjoy. Get ready for about 33% of the songs to be in German too, but the songs are catchy enough that you won't mind.

If you like electronic music then you will like this a lot. If you are into Goth/Industrial but don't know BB then run don't walk to get this today!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smart Electronic Music, January 21, 2003

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Christopher Vaughn (San Antonio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tales From Another World (The Best Of Beborn Beton) (Audio CD)

I ordered this through ArtOfFact because it was about time I purchased a release by these dancefloor wonders. At first I expected the entire release to be club friendly 4/4 typical synth pop, but was very pleasantly surprized. Not only was this not your average electro act but they showcase their many influences in the 80's genre (as stated in the cd liner notes) quite fluently! The lyrics are sometimes kooky sometimes serious, and always intelligently executed by Stefan. This deluxe set is a treasure box for those who can't afford to buy the...imports of their releases. The songs are infectious...believe me...I am still catching myself singing the words to "The Colour of Love", "Peach" and "Poison" as I casually go about my day. =) Well Worth Buying!