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Track by Track Review
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Obsession
Dramatic keyboards open this and the cut builds out from there. It feels a bit like something from Porcupine Tree, atmospheric and powerful moody music. The vocals really drive this piece. The percussion is noteworthy here and this piece is really a progressive rock number in terms of the overlayers of sound. It’s arguably the strongest tune here. |
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Heart Machine (feat. Lynx) The arrangement on the title track is not as lush, but rather built more on the percussion, at least at first. After a time it powers out a bit more. It’s a track that has some connection to groups like No-Man musically. While it might not be as strong as the opener, the multiple layers of vocals and other elements make this one quite potent. There’s a bit of a shift later in the tune, taking it to a more dramatic arrangement and the vocal performance really shines there. |
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Like Champagne More percussive in nature, this one is closer to some of the modern urban music. Still, there are enough melodic touches here to bring this into more of a progressive direction. |
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Casting Shadows (feat. Eric Denniston) This number starts off with a dramatic and beautiful atmospheric sound. It powers out from there in one of the most accessible melodies of the whole disc. There is definitely a modern progressive rock sound here and this is another highlight of the album. |
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Lost Your Senses There’s a real bouncy modern pop meets urban sound here. The lyrics get a parental advisory. There’s no question this one would be at home in dance clubs. |
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Unbroken There’s a more stripped down approach here. This isn’t all that far removed from the kind of music Tori Amos often does. It’s also similar to some of Kate Bush’s material. It’s understated, but also powerful. There is a more intricate and lush section later in the piece. |
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Give You My All A delicate, nearly symphonic sound creates the musical motif for this gentle piece. |
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Get Gone Again This piece has a more techno approach and is symphonic in some ways. It’s not that far from something like Laurie Anderson. It works out to more progressive rock oriented material later, though, but with an organic, almost symphonic approach. |
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Bang Bang More percussive in nature, this is dramatic, but also fairly mellow. Sure, the percussion pounds away at times, but the music is still mellow. Some of the vocals have an almost Laurie Anderson style processing on them. |
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In The Dimmest Here we get another tune that combines Laurie Anderson styled electronica with pop music. |
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Couldn't Have There’s sort of a tribal groove to the percussion on this piece. It’s got a real club feeling to it, too. |
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And The Beat Here we have a bouncy number that, appropriately, focuses a lot of attention on the beat. It’s not that far removed from the other music here. This is a cool tune that again feels at times a bit like something Kate Bush would do musically. |
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