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Toward the Unknown Region

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This CD is fantastic. Unmistakably William Orbit, this is musically similar to the later Strange Cargo releases in terms of overall feel. Lovers of their "Exhibit A" record may find a bit of a clash of textures and feel, but I don't see how you could be disappointed. A previous reviewer discredited the use of effects on the vocals, however, I think that these effects display the ingenuity and foresight of Mr. Orbit. The end effect being: instead of someone singing along with music, Laurie Mayer is singing the music. Her voices becomes intertwined with the music, similar to the other instruments in the songs. Unfortunately, this may have been necessary as the vocal parts on their own are less than stellar, though not bad. The sound of the songs are dark and syrupy and will remain lodged in your brain. Any fan of down-tempo electronica cannot be without this recording.

This is William Orbit's best album. Unlike all of his other material, this album maintains a cheese factor of absolute zero. He's a gifted producer who's really come into his own it seems. Not over-produced, just lush ambience, lots of bass, and enough dynamics to carry you through nicely. Gumbo Ya Ya and Shine On Me (Andromeda Mix) are unbelievable. Turn up loud for this album. Dreamy, energetic, deep. Dub in the dance nineties

hello mikron here, this CD is a great work by william Orbit, a really great producer of many artist all around the world !To even begin to see how important "Toward the Unknown REGION " is ,you must have gotten to know all the work Willaim Orbit is famous for , this work is his own inner creativety , that falls into the category of ambient Dub, that utilizes a variety of what i call Resonating or colliding fields of energy and full spectrum music ! It opens portals in your energy fields so to open creativety in the mind so as to be able to feel much clearer ~! I recommend this CD to artist,and people who can reconize a need to open toward a greater expression and expansion ! Its as simply as that ! peace miKron !

If you like William Orbit, you'll flop and twitch over this. It is absolutely brilliant. This is my first exposure to Torch Song, and this collaboration is just what you've been wanting to hear. Sadly it seems to be out-of-print, so grab this one before the used copies are all gone.

This work is incredibly immmersive. Soothing, yet envigorating.

I will treasure mine when it arrives. I've been looking for this one for a long while.

once again, for myself anyway,william orbit's torch song totally envelopes you.orbit fans will know what i mean.just drift away!

there are similar sound from his later stuff,but it doesn't matter it still sounds good.the 1st track is superb!that jingly sound is mesmerising.i am looking forward to really getting into all of the tracks the more i listen to it.i only got the album 2 days ago.no obit fan in their right minds should be without this cd!buy it!

This is one of the best albums ever made. It's always on in my car, at home, at work. It's my favorite William Orbit production, it even surpasses Ray of Light. The instrumentation and vocals are a perfect union. Torch Song's albums are too far and few between. I hope a new one comes out soon!

Used to listen to this CD over and over sitting at my desk at work. I still play this CD now and then and it's become so embedded in me. These tracks seem to carry a life force with each listen. Catchy rhythms, mixing chords, bass and amazing synthesizer creations, all overlapped into a memorable trip that seems to stick in your head forever. William Orbit did a fine, fine job on this!

william orbit, grossly overproduces on Towards the unknown region, in the process drowns out laurie meyers captivating vocals( which was the main attraction on their first 2 albums.) also not enough driving guitars and beats, to spacey. maybe 1 or 2 songs vaguely resemble past albums