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| | Sirens of the Sea | | | Music Artist : | | OceanLab | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Ultra Records | | Release Date : | | 2008-08-05 | | Store Price : | | $14.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $13.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Just Listen
2. Sirens of the Sea
3. If I Could Fly
4. Miracle
5. Lonely Girl
6. Breaking Ties
7. On A Good Day
8. I Am What I Am
9. Ashes
10. Come Home
11. Secret
12. On The Beach
13. Breaking Ties (Movie Mix)
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 "Sirens" is the Perfect Balance of Trance
Submitted on: 2009-11-11 |
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Based on my pre-Sirens "vocal trance" experience, I would have suggested the following tweaking:
1. Add more harmony,
2. Ease off on the "whumpa whumpa" club beat,
3. Add beautiful vocals.
BANG, this is exactly what "Above and Beyond Featuring Oceanlab" has done with traditional "vocal trance" music with this fantastic collection called, "Sirens of the Sea." My son introduced me to "Above and Beyond Featuring OceanLab's" "Sirens of The Sea," and I am still searching for, and have yet to find "tance" music by any other group as well balanced and pleasing to the ear as "Above and Beyond." I should mention, because I'm not a fan of the "club" type mixes, fans who prefer that kind of music will probably prefer the Remixes version of "Sirens of the Sea" also available on Amazon.
The lead track, "Sirens of the Sea," (track #2) is PERFECT. I could listen to music like this continuously for weeks or months. It is fantastic. As a scuba diver who loves to be under the water, the whole song, including the wonderful lyrics, really does a number on me. The whole CD is a collection of songs similarly produced, and they are all on my I-Pod along with my favorite music. But "Sirens" is my favorite track.
Justine Suissa does a great job on this CD. I love her timing, because it contains the personality of imperfection. Because of this, it seems to me that the her performance strikes a perfect balance with the electronic precision of the music. Her singing to me is the gorgeous icing on the cake.
I hope "A&B" continue to release music just like this, which I am coming to understand is not mainstream "trance," if there is such a thing. They have added a new, interesting and intoxicating dimension to the typical and often (to me at least) boring "trance" experience. (Remember that Verizon Wireless commercial which made fun of "Klaus and Deter's" music at the youth hostel?) If you are new to "trance" or "A&B," I would suggest starting with this CD, then carefully exploring other CDs in the genre, because most of the genre falls short of "Above and Beyond." |
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 Would have been an OK CD without the vocals.
Submitted on: 2009-10-15 |
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I've been on a chill-out kick lately, and this CD was reccomended to me by an Internet friend so I went ahead and bought it. I will take his opinion with a grain of salt from now on.
Why am I being such a hater? Lemme break it down:
For the most part, the beats are catchy and produced well, and seem to drive a nice line between chill and dance-y. Also the box seems to be made of more recycled materials than other CD boxes.
This is the extent of nice things I can say about this CD, however, and that is entirely the fault of the lyric writer and the vocalist from Hell.
I have NEVER heard such inane, childish, and unfufilling lyrics since Sonic R on the Sega Saturn. They are an insult to any listener's intelligence; I understand that most people might listen to this CD on recreational substances and not care about the lyrical quality, but I'm not one of them so this was a MAJOR, MAJOR disappointment. And it seems I've failed to mention the fact that EVERY TRACK HAS LYRICS. Once again folks, worse than Sonic R, but at least you could turn the lyrics off in that. This CD makes Highschool Musical look like the work of The Beatles.
This unforunate blemish on what would have otherwise been a mediocre album is magnified by one of the most plain-Jane vanilla trance vocalists I have ever heard. She sounds like she takes her singing as another ho-hum 9 to 5 day at the terribly boring office you see in all the office comedies. To make matters worse, she's only barely produced compared to the lavish production the music seems to have recieved, Oceanlab probably didn't even want to waste time with her, she's that bad.
As a final thought on this disc let me inform you that the liner notes contain a picture of the three people who were involved with this trainwreck smiling from ear to ear, and for the love of all that is sacred I can't imagine why. Denial, perhaps.
Don't make the $13 mistake I did, there are far better trance artists and albums out there waiting for your money. |
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My New Favorite Album!
Submitted on: 2009-09-19 |
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I have been through a ton of Tiesto and Armin Van Buuren Albums in the past two years.... as I just caught the Trance bug (10 years late as my friends say)!
I've since bought the whole ISoS Series and ASoT Series... listened to all of them time and time again and I love each and every one for the individuality put into each Compilation. I even bought a few of the Anjunabeats Albums from Above & Beyond. But once I got ahold of this album, I was floored!
You can play this album for someone who can't stand Trance and I guarantee they will still enjoy every single track! I can't honestly say enough good things about this Album. I actually dang near cried when I heard #7 and it is still my favorite song to date! It has so much meaning to me and I can say a lot of other people will relate to this song! But this one song is just one of many great tracks on this disc - just once this song hits the whole CD comes full circle and you realize the meaning that Above & Beyond were trying to portray!
Buy the Album & I guarantee you will NOT be disappointed. If you are... then you have major major issues with music in general and you should go back under the rock which you came from!
This is just lovely melodic orgasmic trance that will be stuck in your CD player for years to come! |
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Overlooked gem
Submitted on: 2009-04-30 |
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| I had heard one OceanLab track on satellite radio, but hadn't given it much more thought. Now that I bought it, I have to say that it was a shame I hadn't picked it up earlier. The vocals on this album are quite beautiful, and it's mixed and produced very nicely. I would rate this as one of my current faves, along side "Breathe" by Blue Stone, which is a frequent play on my mp3 player. Not sure why OceanLab didn't get more popular - but it should be! Works both for trancing out and on while huffing on the treadmill - versatile and enjoyable. |
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 Lyrics so bad they ruin the album
Submitted on: 2009-04-14 |
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| The lyrics on this album are so juvenile. If you're 15 and going through puberty then you'll really relate. what a joke... |
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