Customer Reviews

Time Again - A Collection of Remixes

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Everything on this ablum is exceptional, from the just eevil bassline of the cut.rate.box mix to the trip-hop side of luxt to the dnb w/ saxaphone of love spirals downwards. The artists represented give a good overview of whats new in the field, and many of the artists, luxt, vnv nation, cut.rate.box, and love spirals downwards, have new ablums out now which are must haves if you like their work here. excellent electronica with with gorgeous female vox. a must have!

Claire Voyant (or Victoria Lloyd) has one of the most uniquely bewitching voices I've ever heard before and that is saying a lot as I am a huge collector of female sirens. I am also an avid devote to CV's otherworldly accompaniments and squeal with childish excitement anytime she brings something new out. However, I must confess, I was rather skeptic about buying 'Time Again', and when I finally did it took quite a while to grow on me. The original versions of all these songs are so stunning on their own, I simply could not imagine anyone toying with their present state of perfection. So, just as I feared, none of these remixes show any real strengths when it comes to surpassing previous greatness but there certainly are some interesting rearangments I found myself enjoying a lot more once I actually gave this album a chance. Despite it's lack of unforgettable melodies, one thing's for sure: The lineup of remixers is enough to grab the attention of some unfortunate EBM fans that may not otherwise be familiar with Claire Voyant's music, which is a very good thing, for the standout tracks provide an abundance of energetic beats that I find to be much more assessable as you go dancing, for example, at an Industrial/Goth club. But, as I stated before, they're definitely not better than the originals, nor are they refined (as if they could be!). Several choice cuts do liven the experience, though; taking unexpected lives of their own. There's a couple loungy jazz/downtempo exceptions here too, showcasing a variety of different styles...

A few recognizable DJs include Front 242, VNV Nation, Assemblage 23, Eskil Simonsson of Covenant, Haujobb, Love Spirals Downwards and Trance to the Sun, but a notable mention must go out to cut.rate.box for a job well done on "Mercy".

Word of advice: If your new to CV's music I recommend you start out with 'Time and the Maiden' where all (except for "Serenade") of the originals derive from and to table this for later consideration.

I absolutely despise most remix albums. This one is an acception. Amazing! Beautiful! The best tracks on this CD are #5 Majesty-rmx by A23, #6 Love The Giver -rmx by Covenant, and #11 Everafter-rmx by J. Stephen Foster. Claire Voyant are for the most part a gothic/new age band..Time Again is the electronic remixes of thier best songs..and it's wonderful!

I must agree with the other reviews...this is truly an amzing remix effort. Outstanding contributions from FRONT 242, COVENANT, ASSEMBLAGE 23, VnV NATION, and TRANCE TO THE SUN. The song "Majesty" hits on three different levels...all beautiful. Wicked little CD worth every penny (within reason of course). Yes, I love this CD!!! AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!