Gui Boratto – Take My Breath Away

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Label:	Kompakt – KOMPAKT CD 70, Kompakt – KOMPAKT CD70
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	Germany
Released:	Mar 9, 2009
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Techno, Tech House, Minimal

Tracklist

1	Take My Breath Away	6:45
2	Atomic Soda	8:48
3	Colors	4:00
4	Opus 17	6:59
5	No Turning Back Guitar – Gui Boratto Vocals – Luciana Villanova	7:45
6	Azurra Bass Guitar – Gui Boratto	4:59
7	Les Enfants Guitar – Gui Boratto	4:05
8	Besides Guitar – Gui Boratto	4:18
9	Ballroom	9:07
10	Eggplant	6:50
11	Godet Piano – Gui Boratto	4:13

Released as a 6-panel digipak.

Published by Mega Music/Editora Abramus

Made in Germany

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Take My Breath Away (2×12", Album, CD, Album)	Kompakt, Kompakt, Kompakt	KOM 190, KOMPAKT 190, KOMCD70	Germany	2009
Recently Edited	Take My Breath Away (2×12", Album, 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM)	Kompakt	KOMPAKT 190	Germany	2009
New Submission	Take My Breath Away (CD, Album)	Kompakt, Kompakt, Algorythmik Records	KOMPAKT CD 70, KOMPAKT CD70, ALGO33	Russia	2009
New Submission	Take My Breath Away (CD, Album, Promo, Cardboard Sleeve)	Kompakt	KOMPAKT CD 70	Germany	2009
Recently Edited	Take My Breath Away (CD, Album)	Octave Lab	OTLCD1213	Japan	2009

scoundrel Sep 30, 2011
Edited 13 years ago
TAKE MY BREATH AWAY suggests something of a sophomore slump for Gui Boratto, who can still turn out pumpers as with his first album, but not quite with the same magic. The title track gets things off on the right foot, and "Atomic Soda" has a nice burble that won't leave you burping, even as it takes an almost martial tack. The pleasant "Colors" takes the BPMs down for a bit, but it's all a run-up to the obvious hit of the album, "No Turning Back." Much like "Beautiful Life," "No Turning Back" strikes that perfect balance of pop and techno, with a Peter Hook-like bass for good measure ("Besides" will carry the New Order comparison even further). The rest of the album, however... Okay, it's not bad. "Azurra" is funky enough, but the last four tracks in particular seem to go nowhere fast. Both "Ballroom" and "Eggplant," in particular, drag on, and are essentially interchangeable. Even the piano ending of the delicate "Godet" seems a few notes too many. It's not like Boratto to be dull, but there you have it.