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Posted by alanzo on Sep-05-2010 03:58:

Cool Pendulum Immersion = F'ing Genious

Just a forward: I don't feel this belongs in "Music Discssion". I'm hoping to advance the creation of music with this thread. I feel that many of us have a lot to learn from the album.

Anyone else listen to the new Pendulum album, Immersion and feel it's the best collection of electronic music since Above and Beyond's TriState? I will admit that it took me a few listens through to fully understand what the goal was, but once I did...WOW. Swire completely takes all he's learned to date and enhances it with (OMG) electronic music that actually has FEELING.

Songs like Crush and Watercolour -- although a bit generic in the grand-scheme, for electronic music, the depth is amazing. The songs actually HAVE FEELING. Wow. Reviews have been slightly worse than In Silico, but as a musician, I feel I completely understand what he was trying to accomplish - electronic music with feeling.

I'm just hoping to not be the only one who loves this Album. I hope we all can learn something to make trance not so generic (ala the recent "all trance sounds the same" threads).


Posted by orTof�nChiLd on Sep-05-2010 04:54:

any samples? is it as good as mirage?


Posted by thecYrus on Sep-05-2010 08:55:

I love this album and listen to it a lot! Watercolour is amazing.


Posted by Zak McKracken on Sep-05-2010 09:56:

this thread lack youtube


Posted by alanzo on Sep-05-2010 13:53:

quote:
Originally posted by nortek
this thread lack youtube


OMG.... http://lmgtfy.com/?q=pendulum+immersian+youtube


Posted by tehlord on Sep-05-2010 13:59:

I've tried to recreate the Pendulum sound on a couple of occasions without any success at all I might add.

Agreed that the music itself can be a bit generic and cheesy but as you say there's certainly something about what they do that lifts it. A huge amount of energy.

I still think my personal favourite is Showdown.


Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Sep-05-2010 14:11:

Absolutely terrible. Vocals are unbearable cheese, production is nothing remarkable.

I was expecting something amazing from the reviews here. Ha.

I guess this would work great for introducing fans of Nickelback to electronic music, though.


Posted by tehlord on Sep-05-2010 14:14:

quote:
Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
Absolutely terrible. Vocals are unbearable cheese, production is nothing remarkable.

I was expecting something amazing from the reviews here. Ha.

I guess this would work great for introducing fans of Nickelback to electronic music, though.


lolz


Posted by Looney4Clooney on Sep-05-2010 14:21:

awful

noisia is so much better for so many reasons.


Posted by Zak McKracken on Sep-05-2010 14:22:

quote:
Originally posted by alanzo
OMG.... http://lmgtfy.com/?q=pendulum+immersian+youtube

god it was awfull. prodigy ripoff.


Posted by alanzo on Sep-05-2010 14:49:

quote:
Originally posted by nortek
god it was awfull. prodigy ripoff.


Prodigy inspired...


Posted by Beatflux on Sep-05-2010 14:49:

Re: Pendulum Immersion = F'ing Genious

quote:
Originally posted by alanzo
Just a forward: I don't feel this belongs in "Music Discssion". I'm hoping to advance the creation of music with this thread. I feel that many of us have a lot to learn from the album.

Anyone else listen to the new Pendulum album, Immersion and feel it's the best collection of electronic music since Above and Beyond's TriState? I will admit that it took me a few listens through to fully understand what the goal was, but once I did...WOW. Swire completely takes all he's learned to date and enhances it with (OMG) electronic music that actually has FEELING.

Songs like Crush and Watercolour -- although a bit generic in the grand-scheme, for electronic music, the depth is amazing. The songs actually HAVE FEELING. Wow. Reviews have been slightly worse than In Silico, but as a musician, I feel I completely understand what he was trying to accomplish - electronic music with feeling.

I'm just hoping to not be the only one who loves this Album. I hope we all can learn something to make trance not so generic (ala the recent "all trance sounds the same" threads).


This band sounds like rock plus DnB. I don't understand what is so special about it. This is so common in pop music: take a generic well known sound from a genre that hasn't hit mainstream yet, and mix it in with some vocals. I wouldn't mind listening to this on the radio, because it's a little bit different than the norm, but it's almost as cliched as any EDM track out there. There's that completely uninterrupted bombastic sound that does not stop and stereotypical limited amount of dynamics.


Posted by KilldaDJ on Sep-05-2010 15:44:

i think pendulum have made a name for themselves, they have a very unique sound, nothing else sounds quite like it.

that to me is an achievement in itself. when i hear their tracks, i dont think oh yeah its drum and bass or rock/metal. its pendulum.


Posted by orTof�nChiLd on Sep-05-2010 16:18:

you said it was good as tri state and that sucks LOL


Posted by owien on Sep-05-2010 16:27:

aye they have made some cool tunes thoe i like sub focus better






Posted by Subtle on Sep-05-2010 18:37:

Not my kinda thing to listen to at home, but i think its quite nice.

Ive enjoyed their music at parties.. its cool.

And yeah i think its quite unique and fun.


Posted by Nicolas Oliver on Sep-05-2010 18:45:

quote:
Originally posted by orTof�nChiLd
tri state ... that sucks LOL


Tri-State is a classic


Posted by Owsey on Sep-05-2010 20:58:

Re: Pendulum Immersion = F'ing Genious

quote:
Originally posted by alanzo
(OMG) electronic music that actually has FEELING.


quote:
The songs actually HAVE FEELING. Wow.


quote:
electronic music with feeling.


Clearly you haven't ventured into the realm of electronic music. What an absolutely preposterous list of statements.


Posted by Kysora on Sep-05-2010 21:08:

meh


Posted by orTof�nChiLd on Sep-06-2010 07:48:

quote:
Originally posted by Nick Cenik
Tri-State is a classic


oh yeah


Posted by music2dance2 on Sep-08-2010 04:46:

I'll have to have a listen to the new album. I prefered the 1st album before they went all rocky with the new vocalist etc. Still they are good at what they do.


Posted by G-Con on Sep-08-2010 14:34:

Re: Re: Pendulum Immersion = F'ing Genious

quote:
Originally posted by Owsey2008
Clearly you haven't ventured into the realm of electronic music. What an absolutely preposterous list of statements.


I thought that. Clearly somebody who stays to the confines of their own little music bubble.


Posted by Rodri Santos on Sep-08-2010 16:34:

My fav track from Pendulum



sort of a classic i believe i don't follow them very much


Posted by Zak McKracken on Sep-08-2010 17:07:

yet still the worst prodigy remix of all times.


Posted by Bren-F on Sep-08-2010 21:01:

Not a patch on 'Hold Your Colour' imo. Whether you like them or not, the production on that album was excellent. I will specify the original 2005 release (without Blood Sugar) as the re-release was remastered and didn't sound anywhere near as rounded.




But I agree on above, Nosia's recent album (Splitting the Atom) is much, much better in all aspects from what Pendulum are doing today.


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