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LSG - the hive 10/10 on progressive sounds!
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| TranceSeeker |
LSG - The Hive
Oliver Lieb is back. His sound, his elements, and his ideas are different from most and once again he shares his orchestrated sound with us. Following on from the widely acclaimed downtempo album, 'In To Deep', he's back with a new album that lays down his familiar techno beats, along with some incredible synth work. Using Native Instruments products on this album, such as the Absynth, FM7, and the Spectral Delay, he has corelessed his analog sound, with new software based technology and expanded his sound further. This album is once again another ride through his textures, and sound scapes journey, sequenced by Mr. Lieb himself.
Starting off with a trippy gated effect, a warm pad, and his signature sprinkle of beauty, the sounds start colliding with the drums, as the high hats come in, and push you into a hard kick. This is 'Loose Ends'. Layers of sound grow and the clap hits, a bit distorted with a crunchy feel. Flowing out into a brassy pad, which rolls over you and captures the song. Breaking out of the pads, we go into straight up beats, and what is similar to a dolphins high pitch squeal, as we enter 'Down To Earth'. A driving textured rhythm starts, and a cute hook comes in. This is a very percussive song. A lot of the synths are hitting, and there's just a nice melody in the background to keep the song full. Swirling sounds carry the song, as we move into a dramatic break. It's a very sci fi sound, something straight out of a b-movie or Star Trek. We kick back into the drums, and mix into 'Saviour'. The techy drums are joined by toms and wood percussion. The bass is huge, and gains momentum as the pad sweeps under you. The synths are moving up and down, and finally at the break, we go into a bit of a sitar sounding string. Three-part harmony creates the depth. A very intense song, as this was also chosen as a single for the album.
Into another break, airy sounds with some distortion walk us into a break beat. It's watery, and very deep. This is 'Black Currant'. The background is thick with sparkling sounds, and a growing synth. The lush pads add so much emotion and depth, and as the song fades away, you feel a tingle down your back, and into 'Goddess'. Filtered drums hide underneath a spooky floating sound. The pulsing undertone catches you, and you feel held in. The drums are techy and hard, and a cute swirling sound floats up above. A tortured flute arrives becoming the melody of the song. This is another single off the album. Mixing into 'The Hive', we break into the bassline, yet again another single. All the metallic swirling sounds moving around with each other, and into the heavy drums. The high hats go back and forth in each speaker, and the kick is hard and is also joined in with delayed hand drums of some sort. A lovely high synth sound comes in along with a washing guitar sound.
Rolling into 'Infectious #1' we get so many different drums kits it's hard to keep up with it. A gun sound fires off every few beats, and weird falling sounds cascade and move back and forth threw your ears. An 808 bass kick falls, as the muted guitar sound and synths come into the mix. A bug sound passes, and teases you, coming in and out, and getting louder and softer. The low bass is rapid and moves the song into 'Infectious #2'. With claps, and more techno drums, we get more drive out of #2. A signal sound enters the mix, along with a spooky synth, and flows straight into 'Brainwash'. The piercing sounds create a scary vibe. Something a bit eerie, something a bit pretty, you can hear Absynth at work. It's a world like no other. A percussive slightly electro hook comes out of the darkness, and into 'Everon' we go. A kick lays into you, with a high hat from space. The claps, and all things twisted comes out in this song. Things are being sliced, and severely warped.
Enter 'Chieftain'. Hard kicks, a gated silly sound rises above, and we delve deep in some dirty bass. The high hats are twisted, weird, and the smooth pads form behind everything. Lazer sounds whip past you. Slowing down, we fade into 'Liquid'. The texture is watery, and the beautiful sounds slow and fall into the dark. Oliver Lieb has done it again. His pads, his washes, his sounds, his synths, his drums, his kicks, his high hats, and his melody's are all so rich you can only think of who could have created it. Another masterpiece.
This review makes me wanna buy it so bad!
Germans any idea in aachen or so?
Summerbreeze 2 and the hive, 2 albums to look forward too, I CANT WAIT! |
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| Kinde |
| I bought this cd a week ago and it sounds pretty good to me... haven't had the time to listen to it that much yet so can't really say if I'd give it 10/10 too... |
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| speedracer_mec |
umm...not really progressive.
this man jumps all over the board of electronic musik...
Frankfurt based producer Oliver Lieb, born in 1969, is a maniac, a music production maniac. His output is unbelievable. Since 1989 he is one of the most renowned producers of electronic music. No matter if it's Techno, House, Eurodance, Hardcore, Elektro, Trance, Ambient or just "music electronics", Oliver made it to the premier league of international Dance-Producers with appearances in/on nearly all important clubs and raves all over the planet.
hehe im ole skool lieb fan..dont get me wrong..this album rocks..but im consistently jammin more to his older albums dat have more feelin behind the beats..
CD: 1999 DE Intodeep
09:22 Concatenation
01:37 No Causalidad
03:07 Give Me Your Hand
07:53 El Tiburon
04:46 Tiburon Citriņo
05:52 Quick Star
07:21 I'm Not Existing
09:10 Bengal Rose
05:16 Jillanity
06:19 Phorus
04:22 Into Deep
08:24 Westside
the hive
09:30 Loose Ends
10:13 Down To Earth
07:36 Saviour
07:36 Black Currant
08:47 Goddess
08:33 The Hive (Album Version)
05:28 Infectious #1
03:48 Infectious #2
03:20 Brainwash
04:59 Everon
05:27 Chieftain
01:49 Liquid
nice traks..i like a couple of them alot
I JUST cant get enuff of his netherworld trak back from 96...so beautiful...HAHA! and his trak fontana//back from his
L.S.G.: Rendezvous In Outer Space 1995 album
BRILLIANT GUy |
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| Endre |
how come i dont see him in any line-ups?
or as live artist on events?
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| speedracer_mec |
| quote: | Originally posted by Endre
how come i dont see him in any line-ups?
or as live artist on events?
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past tense..hehe
recently he has been hiding or in private clubs |
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