Track Listing

1. Let Go - Gabriel & Dresden/Molly Bancroft
2. Eleven - Gabriel & Dresden/Scarlet Ettiene
3. Enemy - Gabriel & Dresden/Jan Burton
4. Dust In The Wind - Gabriel & Dresden/Molly Bancroft
5. Mass Repeat - Gabriel & Dresden
6. Closer - Gabriel & Dresden/Molly Bancroft
7. Not Enough - Gabriel & Dresden/Jan Burton
8. Amsterdam Interlude - Gabriel & Dresden
9. New Path - Gabriel & Dresden/Jan Burton
10. Sydney - Gabriel & Dresden
11. Dangerous Power - Gabriel & Dresden/Jan Burton
12. Tracking Treasure Down - Gabriel & Dresden/Molly Bancroft

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #84592 in Music
• Released on: 2008-03-18
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

A long time coming, and not a bad effort.
As one of the most recurring names on prog tracklists, it's not entirely surprising that they've gone the whole hog and put out an album. And it's not bad, either, with more than a few quality tracks. The opening 'Leg It Go' uses the vocals of Molly Bancroft to good effect. Other highlights include the lush and brilliantly-produced Not Enough, the pacey piano rhythms of 'Enemy' and their well-known 'Tracking Treasure Down', the Dave Seaman remix of which found fame on Seaman's brilliant Renaissance Masters 7.

There are shortcomings, though. There are one or two tracks you'll leave out of your playlist (Dust in the Wind is naff) but the main gripe is their occasional habit of deserting the main traits of their music. So many albums by dance artists fail because they forget the nuts and bolts of what they do - beats, rhythms and synths, almost as if they think their normal output isn't serious enough for an album. 'Dangerous Power' is based on teriffic material, its piano chord progressions and Jan Burton's great voice, but is just crying out for an all-out climax (it's at the end of the album) and some interesting sounds. Instead it's kept minimal and dragged out to 7:45 by some distinctly unintesting material. Tracking Treasure Down suffers in the same way to a lesser extent (8:41) and you can see why Seaman re-worked it into a track deserving of its quality foundations. Both of these tracks are teriffic for half their duration then just sound a bit stretched.

I'm not saying tracks need to be big and show-offy to be good, but it just seems artists like G&D lose sight of priorities and what people expect from them when commissioned with a whole album. You'd be a bit curious about an Eric Clapton album that had no guitar on. That said, it has enough quality material to warrant your purchase and I look forward to further efforts.

Typically Gab and Dres
I first noticed Gabriel&Dresden when they caught my attention with the remixes for `Beautiful things' in Nyana and `No one on earth' from Anjunabeats vol 2. I didn't like both tunes instantly but rather I grew into them. I then decided to buy Bloom their first album. I was instantly impressed with Bloom and the more I listen to it the more I appreciate the album. The song `Alive' (track 8 on CD2) is simply mind blowing and I rate it in my top 5 tunes. Bloom is a must buy album.

Anyway this latest album unfortunately has been a little disappointing, although I've given it 4 stars I would say it should get 3.5. I would definitely say it's a grower and it will take time to fully appreciate the music. I think the classic signature of G&B are their slowish and unsual beats. What I love about them is they are not afraid to be different and experiment. They can truly orchestrate some fantastic tunes. What I also appreciate is the fact that every song on this album was made by them, something not often done by other artists.
This album is definitely not fast and trancy, but rather, typical of the progressive trance style of the moment. This album does lack individual tunes that stand out on their own and I found the tunes didn't really compliment each other. `Tracking treasure down' on the other hand is a beautifully unique and masterful song. Throughout, the beats integrate and change to constantly add to a magically climax. The 3 different vocals work brilliantly together and the chorus really enhances the tune.
It will be interesting to see though who does the first remix of this tune and if we see it enter the clubs (if it hasn't already).
To summarise: If you like this new era of progressive trance then you may like this album, if however you love the dancy trance of the late 90's then this may not be for you. G&B are different, but when really listened too the appreciation grows. I'm looking forward to their next album.