Feng Shui

Q-Burns Abstract Message | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 22, 1998)
• Original Release Date: September 15, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Astralwerks
• ASIN: B00000BIGZ
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #406,241 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Track Listings

1. He's a Skull

2. Solar Car

3. Jennifer - Q-Burns Abstract Message, DJ Faust

4. Feel

5. New Patterns

6. Feng Shui

7. Kinda Picky

8. A.S.T. - Q-Burns Abstract Message, Agust, Daniel

9. There Must Be Something...

10. Leela

11. Talking Box - Q-Burns Abstract Message, Curtis, Jon

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

For the appropriately titled Feng Shui, Orlando, Florida, producer Michael Donaldson attempts to apply the Eastern laws of artistic organization--that everything must have its place--to his music. This makes Q-Burns Abstract Message's full-length debut a more simplistic affair than one would expect from a man who is immersed in club culture as a popular remixer, DJ, and head of the prestigious Eighth Dimension label. The minimal synthesizer motifs give the disc an early-'80s feel, which is amplified by the mechanical vocals on "Feel" and the cover of Faust's "Jennifer," featuring Daniel Agust of Gus Gus on vocals. Donaldson also incorporates some electro influences on "New Patterns" and the funky title track, while Agust reappears on the album's best cut, an absorbing love song sung in Icelandic called "A.S.T." It's an angular and unexpected beginning. --Aidin Vaziri

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Lacks the magic of his prior releases, April 29, 2000

By	Richard Diaz - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Feng Shui (Audio CD)

As a fan who loves his Oeuvre cd, and gives that a 5 out of 5, this cd is shockingly disappointing. In Oeuvre he manages to take quirky loops and make them hooks with excellent backing music. This has the same formula, but no success. "He's a skull" starts off decent, until the vocal sample "he's a skull" comes in. The track "Jennifer" is cringe-worthy, and the rest of the cd ranges from medicore house to interesting, but not compelling listening. Q-burns has the talent to make great music, but this doesn't really show it. Stick to his Oeuvre or Hawke's "Namaquadisco."

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Many "okay" songs with a few very precious beauties, December 14, 1998

By	Charles Meredith (Seattle, WA. USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Feng Shui (Audio CD)

I did not like this album as much as his collection of singles ("Oeuvre, on 8th Dimension records) released in the summer of '98, but I still liked it fine. The 3rd and 5th tracks on this album are absolutely stunning. The 3rd is a most lovlely remake of a Faust song on which Q-Burn enlists the help of Daniel Agust and the rest of Gus Gus. The 1st track is pretty fun, as is the rest of the CD. Other than the 3rd and 5th tracks it is nothing to drop dead over, but it grows on you.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mind Blowing, September 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Feng Shui (Audio CD)

Q Burns captures something within the aesthic of his music . . . something that truly has a hold of me. The album is wonderfully crafted from start to finish. Tracks such as "He's a Skull," "Solar Car," "Leela," and "Feel" (to name a few) are absolutely extraordinary as is the rest of the album!!! A must have in your CD collection!!