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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
"Fade" into silence..., December 15, 2004
Silence, the amazing masterpiece from Delerium and Sarah McLachlan, is one of the top tracks with mixes that define trance today.
Yes, yet another single. But this single has some new mixes that put a new spin on the classic.
You will notice that there are actually only TWO new mixes (originally Scumfrog and Gabriel & Dresden were signed on to make mixes. G&D had cancelled, don't know what happened to Scumfrog. There were even talks about a Paul van Dyk mix.)
The other 3 mixes are just ones that most listeners are familiar with. Especially Tiesto's mix, who hasn't heard that one?? Fade's and Michael Wood's are both great too, in respect to the type of mix they created.
Tiesto's mix can be found almost everywhere, in it's original version, mixed... etc. Both Silence singles that came out before the 2004 edition have the Tiesto mix, as well as Sarah McLachlan's "Remixed" album, and Club Ibiza. It can also be found on Delerium's "Odyssey: The Remix Collection" which is a compilation of re-mixed Delerium tracks. On this remix album for Delerium, you can also find Fade's Sanctuary Mix (not the edit like on this single) and Michael Wood's mix. You can also find both versions of Fade's Sanctuary Mix on the blue Silence single with Tiesto's mix and Airscape's mix (a mix they should have definitely put on this album as well).
Above & Beyond's mix is amazing, any fan of Above & Beyond will definitely love this one as well as any fan of the "Silence" track. It's refreshing to hear a brand-new mix that blows you away. Above & Beyond layered trance beats with a new piano melody. Their arrangement of the vocals is interesting too. There's a part of the verse that they split up into three parts, which sounds real nice. You can find the original mix on Delerium's "Best Of Delerium" album also. ("Best of Delerium" features their biggest hits and singles since their 1994 release of "Semantic Spaces".)
Filterheadz mix could've have gone somewhere, but they didn't do anything to make you like it. It builds up to nothing really, though it did has some cool beats and synths. It's nothing similar in quality to their mix of Roc Project's [featuring Tina Arena] single, "Never".
Basically, if you don't have any of the mixes of Silence at all somehow, definitely get this single. It's harder to get the first copies of the Silence singles when it came out in 1997. (Though Amazon seems to have gotten a stock of those.) But the only single on here if you've heard the other mixes is Above & Beyond's mix.
I gave it three stars because of Above & Beyond's single was the only good and new thing on there, they just stuck old mixes to make it a single worth buying.
But as a Delerium and Sarah McLachlan fan, trance-lover and CD maniac, I'm not complaining. (Too much.)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The comparitive 'Silence' Mixes/Remixes, December 2, 2006
It was the song 'Silence' sung so beautifully and eloquently by talented Sarah McLachlan that first introduced me to this wonderfully crafted song that is rich in haunting beat and has the power to take you away to another realm. 'Silence' is indeed a song that will be around in some form or another for a long time to come. This EP has 6 of the most well-known and popular remixes and mixes by various artists. Many of these remixes have graced other Delerium albums, others are on Sarah McLachlans own CD's.
Tracks 4&5&6 are on Delerium's Odyssey Remixes CD. Probably my most favourite remix is track 3, 'Airscape Remix Edit' that was the backbone of 'Mr & Mrs Smith' Movie. It is a short remix but a danceable and move provoking 3 minute interlude. Tracks 1&2 are relatively new and previously unreleased mixes that are uncovered gems of the highest order. 'Filterheadz Remix' is a 7 minute odyssey that has some great trance beats with a happy gait to it. 'Above & Beyond: 21st Century Edit' is the first track and another highly imaginative and compelling listen.
These remixes all came out early 2004 and were packaged together due to fan responce and requests. All in all, this EP is a must for any Delerium fan looking to add to his or her collection. Well worth the purchase.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Definately no Silence here!, January 25, 2005
Delerium's 'Silence' is known to be one of the biggest tunes in the history of electronic music, if not THE biggest! Much thanks to Tiesto's breathtaking remix, which has been played over and over again in clubs all around the world. Remixing such a masterpiece isn't an easy task, but Above & Beyond has certainly managed to bring this classic tune up to date with their catchy uplifting remix. The Filterheadz and Michael Woods remixers are great too in their very own special ways, but I kinda miss the Airscape remix that was featured on the older release of 'Silence'. I would gladly replace it with the Fade remix.
Overall this CD is definately worth buying if you don't already own it. But I'm giving this 4 stars instead of 5, because the Airscape remix isn't there.
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