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Advent, The - Elements Of Life

Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Techno, Electro
Year:
1995

Tracklist

There’s No Danger 6:30
Where In Heaven 4:46
Audio Illusion 6:06
Spaceism 5:55
Mad Dog 6:44
It One Jah 5:52
Overseyah 7:13
Bad Boy 5:47
Farencounters 8:14
Electric Jazz 6:23
Heights 6:17
Rhythm 5:41
Anno Domini 5:13
Call God 7:20
Lies 5:41
City Limits 6:50

Versions

Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
Elements Of Life (2xCD, Album) Internal TRUCD 8 UK 1995
Elements Of Life (4x12", Album) Internal TRULP 8 UK 1995
Elements Of Life (CD, Album) Internal TRU DC 08 UK 1996
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Review by Nov 04, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)

referencing Elements Of Life, 4x12", Album, TRULP 8

This is one hell of an album ! As far as hard Techno goes it's hard to find much better. Packed full of dark menacing grooves, this is not for cheeseheadz !

The first time I heard "Bad Boy" was on Jeff Mills' "Liquid Rooms" CD and it quite literally blew me away. One of the most floor destroying techno tunes ever made. It's hard to pick out other highlights as it's such a great LP overall. The Electro tracks are also incredible. As good as, if not better than anything Drexciya have done.

This album makes for good listening at home because as the previous reviewer said these grooves are aimed more for the mind and soul. However anyone who's heard these monsters on a loud system will tell you - The Advent Rock !

This was The Advent's pinnacle release in my opinion as nothing I've heard from them since matches this.
Awesome !!!
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Rated 5/5
Review by sleptsov May 02, 2008

referencing Elements Of Life, 2xCD, Album, TRUCD 8

Hard techno - it is description of this album in the middle of 90s. Best track of this release is Lies and album shows what was the techno thirteen years ago. Also "Elements Of Life" shows techno tracks under which people dance in night clubs in Germany, England, Holland in the middle of 90s. Good album. If we chose ten best techno albums released in 1995, this album nesessarily enter in TOP 10.

Favorites: Anno Domini / Bad Boy / It One Jah / Lies / Mad Dog
Rated 4/5
Review by ReeferMan Jun 19, 2003

referencing Elements Of Life, 2xCD, Album, TRUCD 8

This is a rare and recommended CD for the techno/trance collector. The Advent produced some amazing music for this album, maintaining a techno focus whilst mixing in dub and trance elements.

The only weakness of this album is one shared by many techno albums - sparse techno can be repetitive when an album is listened to end-to-end.

Standout tracks for me are 'Spaceism', 'Audio Illusion', 'Heights' and 'City Limits'.
Rated 5/5
Review by eiskristall May 19, 2002

referencing Elements Of Life, 4x12", Album, TRULP 8

I have never been heard a better work from those two talented technoproducers like this album! Most of the tracks on it are more experience for your ear and your soul than beeing funky dance tracks only. This is a reference for their great work on Internal. Tell me the reason why this cool imprint is closed now?