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| Beyond | 
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| Artist: Informatik
Label: Metropolis Records
Category: Music
List Price: $15.99
Buy New: $10.92
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 76027
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 80562
UPC: 782388056229
EAN: 0782388056229
ASIN: B001CVCB8U
Release Date: September 9, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Nothing Greater | | • | As We Lay Silent | | • | My True Love | | • | Louder Than Words | | • | Second Chance | | • | It Always Ends The Same | | • | Simple | | • | Night And Day | | • | Temporary | | • | Don't Be Afraid |
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Product Description
Returning with a highly evolved take on their future-pop signature sound, Da5id Din and Tyler Newman once again prove they stand up against the best of the electronic music scene. "Beyond" transcends simple dance floor convention to deliver powerful electronic arena rock anthems and infectious rhythms.
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| Customer Reviews:
Transitioning through the Decades and Understanding how to be "More" December 3, 2008
Informatik has changed over the years - much to their credit - and have stood tall while other bands have faltered. That is because they understand something about music that other bands sometimes forget: even if your fanbase loves the sound you have now, you have to evolve or you will soon be collecting dust and declining royalties. If you look at the evolution of the band it is an amazing one, too, with them going from a EBM band that relied on voxed lyrics to a band that still relied on a specific formula to something that abruptly stepped into itself. Fragments of what the band could be was easily seen on tracks like Euthanasia and much of the album Evolution, but the next albums really took chances. Instead of going with the idea that "voxing = success" they took a chance and made two great albums and one even great remix album. Re:Visions was absolutely superb, outdoing even the album it was based on - Nymphomatik -and showing what could be in store.
Beyond - that was well worth waiting for.
On Beyond, there are a variety of beats and a variety of sounds, cultivated by people you can tell want to grow. I REALLY love the song "My True Love," both because of the beat and because of the way it comes to life. Decoded Feedback's sound is built on deep vocals these days, plus a showcase of love songs that really evoke emotions. Interestingly, this was their formula in the past - with voxed growls hiding lines like "I see the stars in your eyes" - but it is more transparent for the casual consumer and highlights those one-hidden talents. "Louder than words" is also thematically inclined toward love (or its antithesis), and the beat shelters seemingly fragile lyrics in a way that makes it and myself recline in audio bliss together. "Temporary" is another song I am draw toward - it has a slow build, a tiny bit of vocal distortion that leaves almost all of the voice intact, and that it lives on a plateau of hurt. I like that, the seeming reality and the pain built into the setting, and so many other tracks on the album.
Granted, I am a fan of the band and I suppose that creates a bit of built-in bias. I try not to let that influence my reviews, however, and really do think this is an album worth checking out. Simply sample some of the songs mentioned and others here or at Metropolis and see what you, the only critic that honestly matters, thinks.
I love the album and have had it in my playlist for a while now, recommend it and the album Re:Vision highly, and think that the newer direction of bands should be looked at and embraced by even the most hardcore or the old-school EBMers.
Recommended highly.
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