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| | Ki | | | Music Artist : | | Devin Townsend | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Inside Out Music | | Release Date : | | 2009-06-16 | | Store Price : | | $17.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $13.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. A Monday
2. Coast
3. Disruptr
4. Gato
5. Terminal
6. Heaven Send
7. Ain't Never Gonna Win...
8. Winter
9. Trainfire
10. Lady Helen
11. Ki
12. Quiet Riot
13. Demon League
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Perfect because it tries not to be.
Submitted on: 2009-11-16 |
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| Dev didn't seem to want this album to be his end-all masterpiece chock-full of amazing technicality.instead he chose to have the lyrics and singing be at the forefront of this release,and he lets the music gently carry the messages along,at times hinting at blowing up the spot with heaviness,but he restrains himself.it's a welcome change i'd say;like listening to something off of a light rock station that has more content.there is one song that is a bit repetitive,but it's still good--the rest are very personal,relaxing,and cool! |
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The Genius Continues to Experiment
Submitted on: 2009-10-02 |
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Devin Townsend stepped out of the recording industry in 2007, opting to produce records for bands, rather than making his own, deeming the process "exhausting". Two years later, he's back with the first in a four-part series called The Devin Townsend Project. This first chapter is Ki.
The whole record is a journey, and it feels as though it is a patient man who at times feels as though it's going to lose its temper, but then calms down before it occurs. At times it is peaceful, as in A Monday, Coast, Terminal, Ain't Never Gonna Win and Winter. At other times, it starts to lose it as in Disruptr, Gato, and Tranfire. At one point, it completely gives in to anger, as in Heaven Send. In the final four tracks, everything seems to come together. Lady Helen seems to be the recognition of pain and the will to deal in the proverbial man's life, the final arpeggios of Ki (which arguably, at the time of this writing, are the culmination of Devin's sheer genius)representing the final moments of sadness, and ultimately happiness. Quiet Riot seems to represent the man's knowledge of pain but ultimately in Devin's own words, is "fine". Demon League then seems to represent the contemplation felt after this realization.
Giving a generous 5, I would ultimately have to give the album a 4.7 out of 5.
All in all, this is extremely different from anything Devin has ever released, and it is quite refreshing. Those who know of him simply from S.Y.L. or Ziltoid would do well to know that this is completely different from either of those albums, and should not be looked at as a failure by a metal god, but as a work of art by a musician of seemingly endless dimensions. Devin always seems to prove that the only limit that exists for him is infinity. |
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Excellent first installment.
Submitted on: 2009-09-22 |
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This album is one in four that the maniacal, insane genius that is Devin Townsend will release under the Devin Townsend Projects moniker(The second, Addicted, is planned to be released in late October/early November). It is an immaculate first entry in the sense that it captures the extreme metal nature of his previous work under Strapping Young Lad and The Devin Townsend Band as well as his fascination with older music.
Ki contains moments of dark bluesy acoustic that build and segue into even darker explosive moments. With brass instruments in Heaven Send, Che Aimee's backing vocals in several tracks and the partial seriousness of the lyrics, Ki is a work both typical of Townsend and, at the same time, open to new listeners. The notorious cursing of SYL is toned down to the occasional damn throughout a couple songs, but still to the same effect that fans are accustomed to.
My personal favorites on this album are Gato, Heaven Send, Ki and Disrputr and they, above the other tracks, illustrate the intense, cosmic buildup that Mr. Townsend was shooting for with Ki. This album is well deserving of 5 stars and will leave the listener strongly anticipating the coming installments. |
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Unreal. Different from anything you've heard.
Submitted on: 2009-09-19 |
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| Suppressed insanity is probably the best term I can think of to describe this album. It will take you from a quiet, flowing stream to a screaming soundscape of madness.. and you'll love it. Considering the mood changes, it's a bit odd to think of it as a contiguous listen, but aside from an odd break in 'Trainfire' Ki comes off more as a single musical experience than a set of individual tracks. It's a bit drawn out at times, and some would say a few of the songs (Disruptr, Gato and Heaven Send) are too similar, but I think it all adds to the aforementioned cohesiveness of the album. 4 1/2 stars. |
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Terrific, Inspiring and Unique effort from the very talented DT!
Submitted on: 2009-09-11 |
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I've been a fan of Devin Townsend since Ocean Machine and have thoroughly enjoyed his solo stuff since. Ki is no exception as it is a brilliant album! Devin hired a group of talented and unique artists to play on this album and it comes through in the music. It sounds like nothing he has ever written before with clean guitars, at times a sort of funky, bluesy sound that is extremely catchy. Ki will have you listening to it over and over again.
In my opinion Devin has also written his most beautiful song ever in Terminal. It somehow brought me back to my childhood, very chilling...in a good way.
I've thought for years that DT was one of the most talented musicians in music and Ki only confirms this even more. |
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