definitely THE MOST original EDM album out of all the artists albums released by this year's top DJs/Producers. It's got trance, electro, breaks, uk garage, and other shit that doesn't really have a category for it yet. 76 was a joke compared to this album, and Armin was my favorite DJ/producer at the time 76 was released. In Reflections PvD tried to be original, but he failed miserably on some tracks. His normal stuff was alright.
sweet sorrow -> 1st verse (breaks) + 2nd verse (buildup) are a mazing... 3rd verse doesn't flow well right after imo although the melody itself good. definitely has the most potential out of all the tracks if someone does a good remix.
sublime -> nice track... could potentially be awesome if somebody did a great remix for it (*cough* ABOVE AND BEYOND *cough*)
star traveler -> potential classic right there if someone made a better remix of it.
kyoto -> nice track indeed... but i could swear that i've heard the same buildup from another track before and the release from a different track. just can't remember which tracks i'm talking about.
holding on -> i need more time to understand the lyrics... a bit hard to make out. needs a great remix (*cough* Gabriel & Dresden *cough*) in order for it to be spinned on the decks.
whatever -> explains for itself. i'm extremely picky about my taste in garage/lo-fi/trip-hop stuff. Can't picute it being popular anywhere else outside of the europe pop charts.
right of way -> great buildup track... doesn't need much remixing imo
hearts connected -> one of the few tracks that i don't get at all. horrible vocals and the electro/trance mix doesn't tickle me at all.
PUNK - NEED I SAY MORE?
It's Time -> Not here in the US. The freestyle days for most places are over (even tho i still love it).
show your style -> sorry... the breaks/vocals combo just doesn't do it for me at all.
skin deep -> awesome vocals... awesome track to end any set with imo
in my dreams -> awesome lo-fi/breaks track
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darude - rush [www.darude.com] is probably the most underrated album of the year because of how sandstorm got played out. only 1 track on it used the same synths as sandstorm!
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Last edited by manioc on Nov-04-2003 at 01:31
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