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Posted by DiskHO on Sep-22-2008 16:06:

sasha - invol2ver - review

just bought this cd for my drive up to montreal last weekend..... and i listened to it 7 times straight though on the way up and back.

at first i was worried that it would be old hat progminimal stuff like on his live in la cd, but this is sasha returned to peak form, the way i remember him from back in the day.

it is an excellent cd from start to finish and it perfectly captures the unique sounds that i expect to hear from him.

brought back memories of one of my favorite nights ever in montreal for the involver tour when sasha played at aria and they turned the inside of it into a military base.

Posted by malek on Sep-22-2008 17:05:

After listening to it many times, i can't see how this stuff is dance floor material... at least not in its entirety.

Too many slowdowns, too many parts where you're left hanging dry after a good banging tempo. (middle of the 3rd track anyone?)

Those tracks, most of them, by themselves are awesome, but mixing didn't result into dance floor material, more experimental than anything else.

Posted by moevalith on Sep-22-2008 17:24:

Re: sasha - invol2ver - review

quote:
Originally posted by DiskHO
brought back memories of one of my favorite nights ever in montreal for the involver tour when sasha played at aria and they turned the inside of it into a military base.

I remember that night and its absolutely mad decor... Felt like I was marching in the army of God. It was the first time I ever heard the sweet holden vocal mix of britney spears, goodtimes!

Posted by malek on Sep-22-2008 17:29:

yeah that mix was amazing, the decor was awesomness... too bad Aria didn't take a hint in keeping it? Maybe it was a fire hazard??

Anyways, it transformed the place in a cozy and enjoyable room.

Posted by zeKsg on Sep-22-2008 17:48:

Listening now...

Posted by Allied Nations on Sep-22-2008 17:48:

beautiful to listen to, but I dont think ill listen to it very much

good for going places though... had it on skateboarding the lachine canal yesterday

Posted by DiskHO on Sep-22-2008 17:58:

it is definitely not dancefloor material but it is very relaxing and epic to listen too. especially on 5 hour car rides

Posted by elFreak on Sep-22-2008 18:43:

i did not like it at all.

it is not shit, but when you slap involver on something i expect way more.

Posted by zeKsg on Sep-22-2008 18:44:

It's okay to relax to.. A bit too many vocals for me...

Posted by Alex on Sep-22-2008 19:07:

quote:
Originally posted by elFreak
i did not like it at all.

it is not shit, but when you slap involver on something i expect way more.

Nail on the head.

Had he named this anything else I'd be less critical.

Posted by Maher Daniel on Sep-22-2008 19:24:

im sorry but i have to say that this cd is absolutely brilliant the middle section tends to get a little proggie but despite that fact its a work of art

some dancefloor tracks in there as well they just need to be programmed properly in an individual set you guys will see when he comes and plays at tribe

Posted by elFreak on Sep-22-2008 19:27:

why is this not called charlie may - involver?

Posted by Maher Daniel on Sep-22-2008 19:51:

lol

you have a good point in the sense that it sounds like a full on spooky album but at the same time they work collectively as a team.... ive spoke to ducan in specifics about this and they all do there equal share of work

Posted by malek on Sep-22-2008 19:53:

quote:
Originally posted by Maher Daniel
some dancefloor tracks in there as well they just need to be programmed properly in an individual set you guys will see when he comes and plays at tribe

exactly, all these tracks are really good, but the programming is really bad imo. well said.

Posted by elFreak on Sep-22-2008 19:56:

quote:
Originally posted by Maher Daniel
lol

you have a good point in the sense that it sounds like a full on spooky album but at the same time they work collectively as a team.... ive spoke to ducan in specifics about this and they all do there equal share of work

like i said maher...i do not think it is shit. If you go in with 0 expectations you will enjoy this more. To go in with 0 expectations to something labeled involver is impossible. The programing sucked, there was little to no drama in this, and it just seemed like it was going through the motions. I like the m83 remix, but i am just an m83 fan. They should have left ladytron alone though.

Posted by Maher Daniel on Sep-22-2008 19:57:

quote:
Originally posted by malek
exactly, all these tracks are really good, but the programming is really bad imo. well said.

well malek for this particular cd i dont think the programming was bad but in the sense where they took u on a trip you really cant do that much with a 1 hour cd as you can with set so it starts off really slow and build then dops back down

Posted by Enjoy on Sep-22-2008 20:01:

Its OK - not too bad, but not a mix that I will be coming back to in a year.

Posted by Delroy on Sep-22-2008 20:12:

You guys have already heard my AWSOME review in the "Sasha @ Tribe" thread. I think this CD is layered beautifully

Posted by Alex on Sep-22-2008 21:02:

Speaking of Ladytron, have any of you checked out "Velocifero"?

I thought it was awesome for some reason.

Runaway is a bad arse tune!

Posted by elFreak on Sep-22-2008 21:06:

sample?

/lazy

Posted by Alex on Sep-22-2008 21:10:

http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/326733-01.htm

I likes it for cheesy electronica stuff.

Posted by elFreak on Sep-22-2008 21:15:

it sounds like one of those videos you would see in the morning circa 1989 on cfcf12 right after rick astley and michael bolton.

Posted by Alex on Sep-22-2008 21:16:

Hahahahaha

Posted by elFreak on Sep-22-2008 21:25:

l3 fr3akma5 approves.

Posted by Maher Daniel on Sep-23-2008 04:46:

james zabiela's remix of runaway is freaking MINT!!!!!!!!!!!

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