Iris - Awakening
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Artist: IrisEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-05-01
Music Label: Diffusion
Soundtracks:
- Whatever
- When I'm Not Around
- Sentimental Scar
- Sorrow Expert
- You're the Answer
- In Spite
- Vacant
- Wait Move On
- Island
Free Music Notes for Awakening
Free Music Review: This album is highly recommended
Hit: 5 Stars
This review was originally written by my husband, Daniel Aeschliman, who has given me permission to post it here:
While we had been tremendously pleased with Iris' first album, Disconnect, we weren't sure if they would be able to do it again. Awakening proved that Iris was a band that we needed to continue to watch closely.
The album opens with the passive-aggressive "Whatever," a thunderous track in which the speaker seems to be both dismissive and supportive of a loved one. "Sentimental Scar" was a song that took a little while to catch my attention, but has come to be one of my favorites on the disc. The flow of the vocal delivery is amazing; while the lyrics are rather cryptic (Iris seem to have picked up the cryptic lyric torch that Duran Duran dropped somewhere in the 1990's), the images are quite vivid. Among the many highlights of the album, "Sorrow Expert" is truly one of the best tracks the band has done. It's a stomping dance-oriented track that just needs a slight push farther to make it a worthy club classic. Several songs on the album are in more of a mid-tempo vein, with one of the best of these being "In Spite." All of the songs, actually, I would classify as excellent, with the one exception of "Island." While not a bad song, it feels like a weak close to the album.
Overall, I'd have to say that this album is highly recommended, and definitely worthwhile. Even the "bad" spot, isn't truly bad.
Awakening Poster
After almost 4 years since their last album, IRIS finally returns in 2003 with their new record, "Awakening". The first full-length release from the band since 1999's "Disconnect", "Awakening" showcases the band's evolution into a modern electro-pop force. Vocalist/songwriter Reagan Jones has created a work of passionate, intense songs that recall the heyday of synth-driven pop. New member Andrew Sega (The Alpha Conspiracy) takes over production duties for this record, and brings elements of IDM and electro to the pop mix, creating an evocative, modern sound. Instrumentally, the record covers diverse ground, ranging from pulsing beat-driven anthems to dreamlike, textured ballads. The disc also includes an electrifying version of the Seven Red Seven classic, "You're the Answer".Dance & DJ Music CDs
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