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Various - Sacred Symbols Of Mu - 27-Mar-08 09:36 AM
Im always a bit sceptical about using classical elements in modern music. Sometimes it results in something fresh, and sometimes it results in something objectionable. Neva by Virus Syndicate is a perfect example of the last category. They used a fragment of Bachs second Orchestral Suite (Badinerie) and cut it on a completely illogical moment. They repeated this fragment, now and then with a few more notes, now and then with some reversed notes, but in the whole arrangement its leading to nowhere.

Badinerie is one the most famous classical pieces, due to the cheerful character of it. But even if you dont know this piece, you cant appreciate Neva. Neva is a musical disgrace and for me its a big question why people should call this IDM. I cant point out one single intelligent element.

2 Unlimited - No Limits! - 27-Mar-08 09:00 AM
I personally think Where Are You Now is a nice effort to make an eurohouse ballad, but in the second verse Anita goes out of tune. The first line of this verse, "All the roads, you taking a lot", is still acceptable, but the second line isnt acceptable at all: "Stretch of sea a thousands times". Especially the word times sounds really awful. I can not understand why the producers accepted the lines themselves that way!

Its rather a shame when you realise that Where Are You Now is on an album that topped the charts in among others The Netherlands, Ireland and The United Kingdom.

Rotterdam Terror Corps - Sick & Twisted - 12-May-07 03:18 AM
It’s quite a comical fact that Beethoven On XTC contains the Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV565) composed by Bach instead of some composition from his compatriot Beethoven. Perhaps the producers took some XTC by themselves or they’ve chosen the track name on purpose: which hardcore fancier will uncover this noteworthy fact?