Tracklist
Fly Away! | 3:38 | ||
Beyond Sleep | 4:34 | ||
White Lights | 4:09 | ||
The Sky Is The Limit | 4:30 | ||
Long Distance Ride | 4:11 | ||
Fairytale | 3:42 | ||
Charisma She Said | 3:45 | ||
The Liquid Circle | 5:09 | ||
Two Souls | 3:55 | ||
Inner Cinema | 3:55 | ||
Just You & Me | 4:46 | ||
Another Lovesong | 4:16 |
Credits (6)
- Rank*Design [Coverdesign], Photography By
- Oliver TaranczewskiLyrics By
- Lutz*Lyrics By
- Ulf HorbeltMastered By
- Henk WittinghoferPhotography By [Band Photo]
- Volker LutzProducer, Written-By
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![]() | White Lights CD, Album; CD; All Media, Limited Edition | E-Wave Records – e-Wave 020, E-Wave Records – e-Wave 021 | Germany | 2003 | Germany — 2003 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | White Lights CD, Album, Limited Edition | A Different Drum – ADDCD1172 | US | 2003 | US — 2003 | ||||
![]() | White Lights CD, Album, Reissue | Art Music Group – AMG 132 | Russia | 2003 | Russia — 2003 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | White Lights CD, Album | E-Wave Records – e-Wave 020 | Germany | 2003 | Germany — 2003 | ||||
![]() | White Lights CD, Album | A Different Drum – ADDCD1172 | US | 2003 | US — 2003 | ||||
![]() | White Lights CD, Album, Promo, Cardboard Sleeve | E-Wave Records – DAPRO 016, E-Wave ReCords – DAPRO 016 | Germany | 2003 | Germany — 2003 | New Submission | |||
![]() | White Lights CD, Album, Unofficial Release | E-Wave Records (2) – 519422 | Russia | 2003 | Russia — 2003 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | White Lights 12×File, AIFF, Album, Reissue | Not On Label (T.O.Y. Self-released) – none | Germany | 2017 | Germany — 2017 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | White Lights 12×File, FLAC, Album, Reissue | Not On Label (T.O.Y. Self-released) – none | Worldwide | 2017 | Worldwide — 2017 | New Submission |
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- Edited one year agoSome people would wonder why on earth a band like T.O.Y. (Trademark of Youth) exists, and so I would suggest they give this review a miss. For me, Trademark of Youth exists to produce brilliantly catchy electronic pop music that is addictively satisfying. There is no guilty pleasure factor for me with this band. Volker Lutz and Oliver Taranczewski have been inhabiting my Discman since I got this album a week ago based on the above reasoning.
Their debut as T.O.Y., Space Radio was a little shaky and not nearly as assured as White Lights. Let us proceed onto this masterwork of an album, shall we? The production values have never been higher and the melodic aspect which hooked me to their sound as Evils Toy (yes, Mr Lutz who sings so openly on this album was the man responsible for many many killer tracks over the years in Evils Toy) is more prevalent than ever on this album. "Beyond Sleep" is amazing in its delivery and in its dynamics. Following that is the slow burner White Lights which continues to show the progression which Lutz has made since the track "Inside Out" on Evils Toy's final album in 2000 Silvertears. Epic.
De/Vision's frontman Steffan handles the vocal work on the fourth track "The Sky Is the Limit" which sounds, well, like a De/Vision track. Such is the skill of Lutz that he can write songs which sound like the guest vocalist's own band. Very talented. "Long Distance Ride" sounds quite Haujobb-ish for the most part and I wonder if the fact that Daniel Myer is thanked in the credits is just out of friendship or if he snuck into Volker's studio to lend a hand on this track. The club mangler this time around?
Track six, "Fairytale" which is a long sugary pop confection that puts a ridiculous smile on my face whenever I hear it. T.O.Y. understand what chord structure is and more importantly they know how to write bang on electro pop music that is so hook laden and polished you'll feel like a trout on the end of an immaculately shiny chrome barb. This disc is extremely hard to stop listening to and is every bit as slick as one could hope for. For those who buy the limited run, there are remixes which the band did for Bang Elektronika, In Strict Confidence and most surprisingly, 18 Summers. T.O.Y.'s version of "Turn off the Radio" is not as good as the original which 18 Summers created but it is a valiant attempt.
This album is a huge step forward musically for T.O.Y. and it moves them even further away from their previous incarnation. The last time Volker Lutz made this much progress was with the stunningly powerful XTC Implant album under the Evils Toy moniker in 1996. The darkness and aggression may be gone but the edginess and dynamic tension that are his trademark continue to evolve.
Reviewed 2003 - Great album. The only filler tracks would be, to me:
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The rest of the album is quite good. I especially like "Another Lovesong" and "Just You & Me" though the latter track sounds like a mix of both #2 (Beyond Sleep) and #6 (Fairytale). Nearly identical verse melodies to Beyond Sleep and the chorus is like Fairytale's. Pretty cool. Makes you wonder!
Track 4 is alright, but I would've preferred Volker on vocals. It breaks the immersion greatly when you listen to the album from track 1 to 4 and the singer suddenly changes completely!
Overall I'd easily give this an 8 out of 10. Incredibly well done tracks (just like Space Radio and Pain Is Love).
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