Collapse & Sever

Product Description
Victoria Lloyd of Claire Voyant and Clint Sand of Cut. Rate.Box formed Monochrome in 2002. Described as danceable yet dark electronic, Mono Chrome's material pushes the envelope in the EBM/industrial scene and continues to do so with this debut. These eleven tracks incorporate components from various musical genres such as industrial and trip-hop. Lloyd's vocals add a unique flavor and smooth over the sharp layers of electronic sound, which distinguishes the band from other female fronted EBM groups. Also includes a remix of Assemblage 23's "Rivited". For fans of VNV Nation, Apoptygma Berzerk, and Covenant.

Collapse & Sever,Mono Chrome,Metropolis Records,Dance Music,Electronic,Pop

Average customer rating: As I lay dying is Metalcore As I Lay Dying: Frail Words Collapse DAVID ALLISONS REVIEW Perfect. Sweet

Frail Words Collapse As I Lay Dying Manufacturer: Metal Blade ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Thrash & Speed Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Shadows Are Security This Darkened Heart The Oncoming Storm Suicide Notes & Butterfly Kisses A Long March: The First Recordings ASIN: B00009RG5C Release Date: 2003-07-01

Tracks:

1. 94 Hours
2. Falling Upon Deaf Ears
3. Forever
4. Collision
5. Distance Is Darkness
6. Behind Me Lies Another Fallen Soldier
7. Undefined
8. A Thousand Steps
9. The Beginning
10. Song 10
11. The Pain of Separation
12. Elegy

Customer Reviews:

As I lay dying is Metalcore.......2007-04-10

Basically as I lay dying laid out the blueprint for metalcore with the swirling melodic guitar riffs and the timely palm mute chugs which arent over done.
Favorite songs are as follows
Collision - insane hooks, short and sweet
Elegy - Nice high pitch riffs mixed in with the thumping drums
Forever - excellent riffing again with a brilliantly timed melodic
background chorus.
94 hours - once again nice riffing

All the songs in this album have an energetic feel with raw power and melody.
Great album

As I Lay Dying: Frail Words Collapse.......2007-01-22

The songs rock my brain. All the tracks were awsome. So Heavy!

DAVID ALLISONS REVIEW.......2006-12-11

I love this band and the cd.I myself love bands that scream its like im addected to it but they half to be christen.This band remindes me of the band STILL REMAINS.My dads a paster and i com from a christen backround.But if your somewone like me you will love it.This band gives you the Heavey Metal feeling.Its great to get you pumped before an event.I HIGHLEY RECOMEND THIS BAND!!!!!!!!!!

Perfect........2006-08-20

This is their best album ever. nothing comes close to it. Every song is perfect.

Sweet.......2006-07-31

One of my favorite bands of all time. This album is amazing. Full of energy, brutallity, and thought filled lyrics. The first mainstream album by one of the most recognized bands in metal today As I Lay Dying. This is the album that really got them were they are today. Get it!! Its and amazing album!!

Average customer rating: Good Full Collapse was precursor.. an album that epitimizes the genre Maybe I'm in the wrong age group.... Full Collapse

Full Collapse Thursday Manufacturer: Victory Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Emo | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Emo | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: War All the Time A City by the Light Divided Five Stories Falling Tell All Your Friends The Artist in the Ambulance ASIN: B00005AVQ4 Release Date: 2001-04-10

Tracks:

1. A0001
2. Understanding in a Car
3. Concealer
4. Autobiography of a Nation
5. Hole in the World
6. Cross Out the Eyes
7. Paris in Flames
8. I Am the Killer
9. Standing on the Edge of Summer
10. Wind-Up
11. How Long Is the Night?
12. I1100

Album Description

With their latest release “Full Collapse,” Thursday have created a sound that is unparalleled and unequivocally their own. Although still a young band, they write with the sincerity and insight of a band twice their age. Their music is a cathartic whirlwind of rhythmic melodies and heart stopping time changes that are unified amongst lulling vocal harmonies and besieging wails. Thursday can mesmerize their audiences in a way no other band in recent memory has been able to do.

Customer Reviews:

Good.......2007-02-08

This album is great! The reason I only gave it four stars is because a lot of the songs have the same tempo and it begins to all melt together and wear on you.

It's not as good as War All The Time. For a first time listener I would recommend that to them first.

Full Collapse was precursor.........2007-01-25

Back when I was in 8 grade I heard of this band thursday from some ppl and didn't think too much of it as I was more into things I find terrible now (I.e. blink 182 and other such things).

Well, skip to 9th grade, keep in mind im now a softmore in college.. I entered a band with some friend in a nearby town and they listened to different music than me. Modest mouse had their latest album "moon and antarctica" at that time and they threw in this strange sounding record named Full Collapse by Thursday. I wondered about the band and soon burnt a copy of it and it quickly became my favorite record and band.

To this day (I have now bought all their records to support) it remains my favorite Thursday record, if not my favorite overall. I think the only album that comes close in my opinion as far as listening for me would be ACBTLD (which is an amazing record as well, I don't care so much for WATT/ Though when it came out I thought it to be amazing.)



The album is still frequently found in many a cd player around the country and guys in Thursday are good ppl, if you ever get have a decent conversation with them it really comes through. Last May I got lucky and spoke with them for a bit and they're same good guys and I think they've earned my ultimate respect over the years really. Take what you will.

an album that epitimizes the genre.......2006-12-19

I've owned this album for many years, it was my favorite album in high school(next to Second Stage Turbine by CoCa). I've seen them live about eight times, or so. Why review it now over four years later, well it's just that time. This album is heavily influenced by the post-hardcore of At the Drive in, and Fugazi, as well as hints of The Cure and Joy Division. This is something completely different. It's not as well produced as their last two, but Full Collapse is the most emotional and the most influential (over abundance of rip-offs though). How Long is the Night, the albums conclusion is worth the price alone.

Maybe I'm in the wrong age group...........2006-12-14

I definitely understand why this band is classified as emo. This CD helped me solidify the impression I had that I don't care for emo.

The album is not bad and the band is tight enough for a young band, but the issue I have with emo and with this album in particular, is it's not really anything. It's not hardcore, it's not really melodic....it's sort of stuck in the middle of both but not quite reaching either one.

Maybe I'm not the target audience for emo or this band....I get that, that's ok. I can't stop thinking Thursday seem like they're trying desperately to sound like Fugazi and never really getting there. And that's the rub of it I guess....with bands like Thursday and She Wants Revenge...they appear to be reaching for the roots of alternative/hardcore or newwave music but for someone who knows what the real thing sounds like, they're a poor imitation. The sound is immature and lacks the urgency and edge that the original bands had at the time.

I have a friend with a 14 year old son who asked me to burn him a copy of this CD. I think I'll just be giving it to him and calling it done.

Full Collapse.......2006-11-28

"Full Collapse" was the first Thursday CD I ever bought after being introduced to the band by a friend 3 years ago. Although it's not as recent as WATT or ACBTLD, Full Collapse is easily the best CD Thursday has made to date. This is the CD that made me fall in love with this band and it is the album I continue to listen to to this day. If you like other Thursday stuff, you'll love Full Collapse. The words used are so meaningful and definately worth every penny you pay. Also, the boys put on an AMAZING live show so if you like the music I'd definately recommend going to see them in concert. The interaction with the crowd and the energy is great.

Average customer rating: an important item in their catalog don't listen to the haters! Don't listen...to these reviews Had a shot at the big time and choked a thing that i would gladly keep

Do the Collapse Guided by Voices Manufacturer: Tvt ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Lo-Fi | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Indie & Lo Fi | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Isolation Drills Bee Thousand Propeller Vampire on Titus Hold on Hope ASIN: B00000JLI5 Release Date: 1999-08-03

Tracks:

1. Teenage FBI
2. Zoo Pie
3. Things I Will Keep
4. Hold On Hope
5. In Stitches
6. Dragons Awake!
7. Surgical Focus
8. Optical Hopscotch
9. Mushroom Art
10. Much Better Mr. Buckles
11. Wormhole
12. Strumpet Eye
13. Liquid Indian
14. Wrecking Now
15. Picture Me Big Time
16. An Unmarketed Product

Amazon.com

Any doubts about Ric Ocasek producing Guided by Voices' latest record are swiftly put to rest within the first few seconds of "Teenage FBI," the brilliant opening track on Do the Collapse. As new-wavish keyboards snake around Robert Pollard's nasal vocal delivery it's apparent that GBV have always been, among many other things, a great new-wave band and that Ocasek, the one-time crown prince of new-wave techno geeks, is a natural fit. Do the Collapse is GBV's most polished effort yet, although the slick production doesn't sabotage GBV's lo-fi, garage aesthetics. The songs virtually leap out at the listener with typical spontaneity and the hooks still come early and often. This time out Pollard has surrounded himself with a loose aggregate of musicians including the Breeders' Jim Macpherson on drums and guitarist Doug Gillard, a holdover from 1997's Mag Earwhig! The lineup does an exceptional job fusing all of their disparate influences with a consistency not seen on previous GBV releases. Every song here is a gem; there are echoes of Syd Barrett on "Dragons Awake" and "Wormhole," the Who (circa A Quick One) are recalled on "Much Better Mr. Buckles" and "An Unmarketed Product," and the record's most astounding track, "Liquid Indian," finds GBV channeling a myriad of unlikely '70s sources and mingling them with their own sensibilities to create something all their own. The beauty of Do the Collapse is GBV's ability to seamlessly stitch together the best of '60s British garage pop, '70s prog-rock, '80s new wave, and '90s indie rock to create their own personal history of rock & roll. --Paul Ducey

Customer Reviews:

an important item in their catalog.......2007-02-10

This cd - their first attempt at being "produced" - gets knocked by a lot of their early, purist, fans. But unjustly. Like all GBV releases it contains some great songs and some that may not hit you too hard.
Teenage FBI, Zoo Pie, Things I Will Keep, Hold On Hope, and Surgical Focus are all great songs by any measure: lyrics, melodies, inventive chord changes, arrangements, band interaction. Excellent Pollard songs. Songs that could have (should have) gotten radio play.
Mushroom Art, Much Better Mr. Buckles, and Liquid Indian all certainly hold up to repeated listenings.
I understand and appreciate the reverence for Bee Thousand, Vampire On Titus, etc. But GBV phase two (featuring guitarist Doug Gillard who became a key player for the rest of GBV's run) put out several great cds.
This cd isn't a full picture of what GBV recordings were about - there are none of the incomplete song fragments that Pollard often throws in, none of the lo-fi recording quality found on a lot of their releases, and none of the disconnected abrupt stitched together changes they sometimes use. This cd is more "produced" and the songs are all "finished" and arranged. Not a necessarily a bad thing.
I also highly recommend Universal Truths and Cycles - The best cd of GBV phase two .... probably (I know I'm out on a limb here) the best cd of their whole career. Universal Truths and Cycles is the complete GBV picture: arranged songs/fragments, lo-fi/hi-fi, crystal clear/obscure, etc.

don't listen to the haters!.......2006-07-23

how could any album with teenage FBI, things i will keep, surgical focus, liquid indian, mushroom art and an unmarketable product suck? answer: it can't and it doesn't. yes, ric ocesek produced it and it is slick and pollard tried his hand at writing a hit song (the power ballad hold on hope), this is a really good album. forget alien lanes and listen with new ears. for my money, this is the third best GbV album (after bee thousand and alien lanes.) unduly critized by so-called fans. your venom probably cost pollard his only chance at actually making some real money. all the joy he brought to the world and this is how he was thanked...by his own people. shame on you all. your true colors came out in 2000. so what did you move on to, anyway? built to spill or modest mouse?

ignore most of these reviews and enjoy!

Don't listen...to these reviews.......2005-12-08

Lot of bad-mouthing going on here. I'd say most of these people weren't truly fans of the band. Either you get Guided By Voices or you don't. They have some mp3's of their's here,listen and judge for yourself. As for me...I WORSHIP AT THE ALTER OF ROBERT POLLARD. GBV was the best thing to happen to rock music in God knows how long. We miss you already...

Had a shot at the big time and choked.......2005-07-09

"Do the Collapse" is not quite as insufferable as a lot of hardcore GBV fans think, but it's still pretty bad.

Professional production is not the problem-- "Earthquake Glue," "Isolation Drills," and parts of "Mag Earwhig!" are just as elaborately produced, but those albums are packed with great songs. "Do the Collapse" sounds great, but it piles on one turgid, tuneless, meandering song after another. And as another reviewer pointed out, starting an album with two of its worst tracks is a huge handicap that "Do the Collapse" does not need. After that clumsy start, it never builds up any momentum despite stumbling onto a decent melody once every few tracks.

Robert Pollard had already paid his dues and proven his songwriting genius many times over; his band deserved the publicity and success that major label money can help achieve. It's frustrating that he blew that chance with such a weak album. (Plus, the moronic "Liquid Indian" broke his streak of great songs with "Indian" in the title. Sad!)

The greatest hits album "Human Amusements at Hourly Rates" cherry picks the best songs from "DTC" ("Things I Will Keep" and "Surgical Focus" are undeniably great), plus it features the vastly superior demo version of "Teenage FBI" instead of the dreadful album version. Stick with that unless you're a big Guided by Voices fan; nothing else here really needs to be heard.

(Also, the "Hold on Hope" EP is a good buy-- most of the solid material from the "Collapse" sessions seems to have ended up on that EP instead of the album itself. Why terrible songs like "Optical Hopscotch" and "In Stitches" saw the light of day instead of "Tropical Robots" and "A Crick Uphill" is a mystery for the ages. See my review of the EP for a suggested alternate "Do the Collapse" tracklist.)

a thing that i would gladly keep.......2005-06-19

Folks who say that this puppy has too much filler, probably hasn't listened to the album in the right mood. This is very much a spring album. The general positive attitude can be easily seen in most if not all of the songs. First of all, "Teenage FBI" is not a bad song! maybe those of you who think that the lo fi years were truer to the indie aesthetic thought that this was the ultimate sellout. Not (entirely) true. The song itself is wonderfully poppy, and it really should have been a hit. "Zoo Pie" is a B-, meaning it's OK but I could do without it. "Things I Will Keep" and "Hold On Hope" rank among my favorite GBV tracks of all time, anthemic without being overbearing (the former) and just plain gorgeous (the latter and the solo in the former) "In Stitches" and "Dragons Awake" are simply put underappreciated highlights. "Surgical Focus" and the four (or is it five) which follow, though not the choice album tracks, do have some parts which really are great, especially the chorus of "Optical Hopscotch" and the basic message of "Wormhole" "Liquid Indian" is another song that is also really underrated. The last three, unfortunately, do sorta qualify as filler, but usually you're in such a good mood that you hardly notice. Although not exactly perfect, this album really deserves more credit than it has been given.

Average customer rating: Awesome, I really enjoyed this album A transitional album?

Remember the Night Parties Oxford Collapse Manufacturer: Sub Pop ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Math Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Boys and Girls in America Yellow House We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank Return to Cookie Mountain (with Bonus Tracks) Sound of Silver ASIN: B000HT38RG Release Date: 2006-10-10

Tracks:

1. He'll Paint While We Play
2. Please Visit Your National Parks
3. Loser City
4. For The Khakis And The Sweatshirts
5. Return Of / Burno
6. Lady Lawyers
7. Let's Vanish
8. Kenny Can't Afford It
9. Molasses
10. Forgot To Write
11. In Your Volcano

Amazon.com

Hectic without being fast, Oxford Collapse's third album further enshrines the Brooklyn band's ramshackle ethos, favoring tweaked time signatures and jangly guitars over anything intentionally linear. Witness the crumbling percussion midway in "Return of / Burno," how it pulls the floor from the song, sending Michael Pace's guitar and Adam Rizer's bass into a call-and-response of feedback and melody restatements while the drums gradually rebuild the tune. It's a heart thing, Dan Fetherston's drums: they pump the blood on these 11 songs evenly and then with an arrhythmia, as if Pavement found their way to Brooklyn via Athens, Georgia. That's a stellar route, by the way, to a fine album. --Andrew Bartlett

Album Description

Taking cues from post-punk pioneers and genre-transcending bands like The Embarrassment, Mission Of Burma, or fIREHOSE, Oxford Collapse construct melodic art-pop packed full of chiming guitars and shout-along vocals. This CD is both restless/nervous and heartfelt, with time signatures that are as urgent as they are unpredictable. This is their Sub Pop debut after releasing two full-lengths and a handful of singles and EPs.

Customer Reviews:

Awesome, I really enjoyed this album.......2007-03-21

Tracks like 'please Visit Your National Parks' and 'Let's Vanish' are to me standout tracks the rest have their own merits but aren't as pleasing. I discovered this one on a SXSW artist mega sample and I'm so happy I did. Refreshing would be an understatement.

A transitional album?.......2007-01-26

Oxford Collapse's SubPop debut, and their third full-length CD, continues the frenetic, jittery delivery of their earlier records. It is not as drastic a departure from their previous work as blurbs assert. The first song shows the trio's able-- finally-- to quiet down and wander down calmer paths for rewarding beauty. But, most of these tunes continue in the college radio style of the 80s. I like Wire, The Fall, Mission of Burma, and The Minutemen. But I heard all of these bands when they appeared back then. The challenge for new bands influenced by old sounds is to reinterpret them and make them fresh. Oxford Collapse is getting there. Not there yet, but for the first time on record, the trio sounds as if they are applying more inventive studio touches and instrumental passages that seek to ground the band rather than chase their fragile, brittle sound as it leaps ahead of their grasp. It's fast music, and such a speed is best appreciated when you have a counter-force so you can measure the difference between velocity and steadiness. This tension is beginning to be explored on this album.

It's not as much of a departure from their earlier albums as the PR blurbs may proclaim. The style recalls for me the hyperactive jitters of The Feelies, XTC, and Volcano Suns as well as the bands mentioned above. The danger of this bouncy style is that it becomes, well, stylized quickly. Great in small lengths and brief songs, tiring and perhaps annoying over an album or two.

Oxford Collapse are moving in the right direction, aware of their ability to re-create and enjoy this stage of alt-rock, but they are also paying attention to production and arrangements that enrich the texture of their songs. This is needed to balance the higher-pitched vocals and frantic playing, and if the band wishes to leave its own distinctive mark on the music scene, this is an approach that should open up more daring records in their future on, I hope, SubPop. So, a transition towards originality?

Average customer rating: It was ok if you've never heard a guided meditation cd before Excellent Combination of Practices and Powerful Presence Outstanding! It's okay..... Very Good

Collapse the World: Techniques for Shaping a New Reality James Arthur Ray Manufacturer: James Ray International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Science of Success: How to Attract Prosperity and Create Harmonic Wealth Through Proven Principles Quantum Creations: Create Wealth in All Areas of Your Life... Practical Spirituality: How to Use Spiritual Power to Create Tangible Results The Million Dollar Mindset: How to Harness Your Internal Force to Live the Lifestyle You Deserve The Attractor Factor: 5 Easy Steps for Creating Wealth (or Anything Else) from the Inside Out ASIN: B000G5SBDW Release Date: 2006-07-01

Tracks:

1. The Elements

Tracks:

1. The Etheric Body

Tracks:

1. Energizing the Chakras

Tracks:

1. Journey to the Infinite

Tracks:

1. Journey to Your Higher Council

Tracks:

1. Etheric Imprinting

Product Description

This program contains six guided meditations.

You hold the world together with your attention... When you shift your attention, the world collapses.

Since birth, you've been trained to see, hear and feel your world in alignment with the masses. While this may sometimes serve you, it also limits your power and ability. Whether you are aware of it or not, you expend a tremendous amount of energy to hold your current world model together. There are an unlimited number of other worlds and universes waiting to be accessed and explored. Cultivate this adventure by stepping into the "second attention."

Think about it: What are you missing? Is the world you call "real" truly all there is? You are not a physical being but a spiritual being--an infinite field of energy and possibility. All great traditions teach that you are created in the image and likeness of the Creative Source and that you have unique godlike capabilities.

With Collapse the World, you will not only learn what it is to amplify the power that lies beyond your physical self, you will experience:

* The 4 metaphysical elements that reside in you and your universe, as well as the mystical and supreme 5th element...

* How to access and initiate the etheric body...

* The 7 energy centers of the body and how to accelerate their power...

* How to step into your Divine Self and allow infinite energy to flow through you...

* How to use your Higher Council for guidance and direction...

* How to imprint your energy field to create and attract all you choose...

Customer Reviews:

It was ok if you've never heard a guided meditation cd before.......2007-06-24

This is the second course of JAR's I have bought.

The guidance at times is a bit vague and the benefit of doing whichever of the cds you choose for 30 days isnt really explained in practical terms. The word "invite" has to go! James has the concepts but needs to improve on the delivery. Playing with the etheric body is fun but whats it going to achieve?

After listening to Paul Scheele's guided meditations for so long I now think I've been spoilt.

Excellent Combination of Practices and Powerful Presence.......2007-04-04

When I assess whether to buy programs such as this, the questions I ask include the following. Can this offer an experience that is unique? Does the presenter has the power to provide a powerful presence that I can draw from during the exercises? Well, after reading the authors "Practical Spirituality" I gladly ordered, expecting that the answer to the preceeding questions are yes and yes. I was not dissapointed. Like his book, these CDs offer a powerful presence that a user can attune with, enjoy, and benefit from. There is no question about the fact that this author has the power to help practitioners have major advancements in their training. In addition, he says a few concise and useful pieces of information before the exercises. And, the exercises are very powerful and have the potential to have a substantial impact on people. Excellent.

Outstanding!.......2007-03-30

In wholehearted agreement with Jon Everist's comments! Bought several guided meditation programs and found them cheesy, hokey, with distracting music and unappealing voices. As guided meditations go, CTW is the most powerful I've experienced. Deepak's review suggests using Holosync which is a wonderful program too. I am a daily Holosync user for 2 years now, and use Collapse the World in addition. Perhaps there are better, less expensive programs (I look forward to finding them) but this is where the path has led me now and I am most appreciative to have found these tools.

It's okay............2007-02-18

"collapse the world" requires your participation in the sense of focusing and visualizing. You have to be able to create a sense of expanding your body, opening your chakras and visualizing people who help you in your life, etc.
Simply, for me it is difficult because I have a hard time in focusing and imaginations. It comes to a point that I have to create the same or different ways of imaginating a particular part of the cd or else it feels old and boring to do again and I tend to lose interest.
There is a much better and easy way of meditating if you have to spend so much money on a program. I would suggest Holosync Meditation [you can purchase "Awakening Prologue" from Amazon.] In this meditation you only have to listen to the cd with headphones and the technology works on its own. You can think as much as you want and you don't really have to make up or do anything. This has worked for me and all of my friends in a very fantastic way.
"Collapse the world" may work for a lot of people but personally, I have stopped using it..

Very Good.......2007-01-20

I dissagree with the person that rated this with 2 stars. This is several hours of incredibly potent guided meditations. This is not full of pointless music and useless visualization, it is really focused on altering your reality and putting you into the frame of mind where you can attract ANYTHING you want. If you have seen "The Secret", and understand the Law of Attraction, these meditations will give you amazing power to attract everything you need...it's worth every penny.

Average customer rating: The Screaming of the new lead singer is annoying Woww...nice Big difference

Collapse Across Five Aprils Manufacturer: Indianola Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: A Tragedy in Progress Living in the Moment Holding a Wolf by the Ears Crisis Waking Giants ASIN: B000FWHVVE Release Date: 2006-07-11

Tracks:

1. Tallahassee's For Hookers
2. Let's Whisper
3. I Will Stop The Rain
4. You're Not Alone
5. Sunnyland
6. With These Hands
7. Bring Me Their Head
8. Miss Mistress
9. Shot Down With Arrows
10. New Management

Album Description

Chattanooga Tennessee's finest have been taking the stage and cranking out hits since early 2001 with their now patented "Scenic City Hardcore" sound. After several self released records and self booked tours; ACROSS FIVE APRILS teamed up with Indianola Records to release their now seminal full length, A Tragedy in Progress in 2003. This record would launch the band's career as a known national act and went on to become Indianola's second best selling record to date. Since then, ACROSS FIVE APRILS has released the MCD Living in the Moment to hold their fans over as well as a recent reissue of A Tragedy in Progress with added live songs and video footage. Now, with another full year of touring already begun, including stints in Europe, ACROSS FIVE APRILS is ready to unveil their long awaited new full length: Collapse, to the fans that have waited so long.

Customer Reviews:

The Screaming of the new lead singer is annoying.......2006-08-06

the singer sounds like atreyu, but the band as a whole is fairly good, they still have their shoutout and additional screaming reminiscient of their 2003 album a tragedy in progress. Their 2004 ep was a huge step in the right direction they amped up the sound quality and focused more on nice singing than the screaming. I thoroughly enjoyed that ep but, to my dissapointment their new album does not have the singer from their 2004 ep. So i think that their 2003 album and their 2004 ep remain the best of their indy careers. The album is good but the singer needs to cut down on his screaming as it does not float my boat.

Woww...nice Big difference.......2006-07-11

Well, I have been a big fan of A5A through lineup changes and now three cds. I have to say this is a big direction change for the guys and I dont hate it at all. It still has the nice groove type and heavy break downs as the previous cds. The lyrics and melodies are allllll so catchy. The only reason why I didnt give it a five is because I needed atleast two more songs. I think the stand out tracks are "Sunny Land" and "I will stop the rain". The others are great but those two have really good radio appeal. My favorite track is " With These Hands" just how the epic song starts and the melodies that reign down just superfantabulous.

Definately go out and get this cd or order it from amazon you wont be disappointed.

Average customer rating: Metalcore fans do not over look this band! 2 years and no review?

Before the Great Collapse Wings of Scarlet Manufacturer: Life Sentence ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00029RT4O Release Date: 2003-08-19

Tracks:

1. Sacred Ground
2. Set the Air Afire
3. Cast Carbon Lies
4. We Scream Hope
5. Before the Great Collapse
6. Killing Tomorrow

Customer Reviews:

Metalcore fans do not over look this band!.......2005-12-07

Wings of Scarlet is a mix between Misery Signals and Beloved (us), without the singing. Its heavy as well as soft. Full with deep throated vocals, breakdowns and some melodic parts. They keep it interesting and had me begging for more.

2 years and no review?.......2005-10-19

This is definitely one of the better records of 2003. These guys fill this cd with technique, intelligence and just plain heavyness that many metalcore/hardcore bands just aren't producing. I haven't found a band that I liked as much since 7 Angels 7 Plagues(RIP). If you like quality metalcore/hardcore you owe it to yourself to check this band out.

Average customer rating: The start of something great Meshuggah back when they resembled Metallica with a twist of technicality Not as far-removed as many people claim. Contradictions Collapse! Best Out Of The Worst

Contradictions Collapse/None Meshuggah Manufacturer: Nuclear Blast Americ ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Metal | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Destroy Erase Improve Chaosphere True Human Design I Nothing ASIN: B000007U9I Release Date: 1999-06-08

Tracks:

1. Contradictions Collapse: Paralyzing Ignorance
2. Contradictions Collapse: Erroneous Manipulation
3. Contradictions Collapse: Abnegating Cecity
4. Contradictions Collapse: Internal Evidence
5. Contradictions Collapse: Qualms Of Reality
6. Contradictions Collapse: We'll Never See The Day
7. Contradictions Collapse: Greed
8. Contradictions Collapse: Choirs Of Devastation
9. Contradictions Collapse: Cadeverous Mastication
10. None: Humiliative
11. None: Sickening
12. None: Ritual
13. None: Gods Of Rapture

Album Description

Reissue of the metal band's 1991 debut album with all four cuts from their 1994 EP 'None' added as bonus tracks, 'Humiliative', 'Sickening', 'Ritual' and 'Gods Of Rapture'. 13 tracks total. Also features the original cover art of both releases. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews:

The start of something great.......2007-01-05

Even without looking at the track listing, it's obvious that "Contradictions Collapse" ends after the ninth track of this C.D. (a 1999 reissue of Meshuggah's first two official releases). The remaining four songs on the disc, which were taken from Meshuggah's 1994 EP, "None," feature matured songwriting from Meshuggah. These songs are more innovative and unique, and aren't as predictable as the nine tracks which preceded them. "None" is highlighted by Thomas Haake's first use of impeccable polyrhythms, tight, technical guitar playing, complex song structures, bigger and better production, and deeper vocals from Jens.

But even though "None" is far superior, "Contradictions Collapse"(recorded in 1991) is definitely not without charm. These songs rock hard, forcefully, and directly, and are ripe with hooky, abrasive, grinding riffs (which were obviously influenced by thrash groups like Metallica and early Pantera), start-stop rhythms, breakneck tempo changes, raw, pounding snare drums, guitar solos, Jens' young, hardcore-ish vocals (high pitched barks and even a few growls), and memorably catchy call-and-response shouts in the choruses. And, surprisingly, a couple spots of clean or acoustic guitar even sprout up, and supply a great, melodic contrast to the fast, heavy parts (something that would become rare on later Meshuggah albums). The second and third tracks, "Erroneous Manipulation" and "Abnegating Cecity," augment pounding, churning guitars with fast double bass drumming. Other highlights include "Internal Evidence," which is highlighted by a funky, slapped guitar line and a skipping beat, the stutter-stepping riffs and rapid fire drums on "Qualms Of Reality," and "Choirs Of Devastation," which opens with some of the aforementioned soft strumming before the song morphs into punching riffs, thumping drums, and eerie, spoken word vocals.

"Contradictions Collapse/None" is rather long (almost 80 minutes), but that just means there's more here to love. This release is an essential purchase if you consider yourself a Meshuggah fan. It gives a great background history for this great band (it really shows you how they have evolved and improved over time), and it's a convenient re-release of two albums that would otherwise be almost impossible to find today.

Meshuggah back when they resembled Metallica with a twist of technicality.......2006-07-07

If you have heard this album and then listened to Destroy Erase Emprove, then you already know there was a big jump there musically. Contradictions Collapse is a great Technical Thrash album. Not anything like what Meshuggah puts out today. Well, maybe with the exception of the tone of the guitar solos. Anyway, this album sounds alot like Metallica with Anthrax's back up vocal yells...but done in a Swedish way. Which makes for a great listen. From the very start of the album you'll be able to see what I mean. Very Bay City Thrash like. If you heard Meshuggah's newer stuff before you heard Contradictions Collapse then you're in for a surprise.

This album is undeniably a must have. And if you truly want to know Meshuggah's roots then you have to have it. Its also nice to have the None EP tracks on here as well. You get to see the start of some of the transition in sound and style. Simply great.

Not as far-removed as many people claim........2006-06-08

Meshuggah have always held a unique niche in metal. Their full-fledged "cyber metal" style wouldn't really begin until later in their career, but that is not to say that these Swedes weren't already churning out music with a similar technical flair. Sure, the songs on _Contradictions Collapse_ have obvious melodies, gang shouts, and rawer vocals - all the makings of Meshuggah are here. The huge amounts of technically-driven riffs and barrages of shifting precision polyrhythms are plentiful; even as far back as 1991, Meshuggah had all the power and intelligence that makes their style so good. Just listen to some of the guitar solos - weird, looping notes, courtesy of a 21-year-old Fredrik Thordendal, were already far ahead in the evolutionary plain of technical metal shreds. And although the guitars were still played with six strings then, and Mårten Hagström had yet to join the band, there was a certain extra punch to the crunch, so to speak, which was only to get even better in the years to come.

Granted, there are moments on this album that would never be played by Meshuggah again (namely the ACOUSTIC guitars on "Qualms of Reality" and "Choirs of Devastation"), but this was just Meshuggah's way of identifying what worked and didn't work for themselves. Even though I personally like what they did here, and think it did work quite well, it was their later styles that really pushed the proverbial envelope and made their music something special.

I've heard all sorts of comparisons to Bay Area thrash when this album is brought up, and although there is a certain amount of thrash to their sound, the technicality and brutal onslaught of heaviness is prevalent, making for some seriously powerful metal.

Then the _None_ EP came out in 1994, and Meshuggah proved that they would never be the same. Blocks of heaviness, a mechanical, droning bass in the background, stacks of increasingly unusual rhythms, and trippy tech-solos are in abundance. Even though there are still a few uneven moments (namely in Jens Kidman's vocal performance, which still has signs of organic origins), _None_ shows Meshuggah have evolved into a very different kind of beast, segueing directly into the cyber-thrash of their mighty 1995 album _Destroy, Erase, Improve_, which would of course open entire vistas of creativity which Meshuggah are so well-known for.

And here are both releases, together on one neat CD! So why did I only give this less than five stars? It's because of Nuclear Blast's shoddy packaging job. You get a tracklist on the back, a photo of the band's lineup from sometime after 1994, and lots of Scandinavian articles about the band from the time period. Lyrics? Nope. Recording info? Uh-uh. And the fifth track from None, "Aztec Two-Step" - a great track, by the way - was omitted, but this is slightly understandable due to the 80-minute time constraints of CDs. Why can't Nuclear Blast just reissue BOTH albums, SEPARATELY, with all lyrics, all info, all tracks, and maybe expanded liner notes? They'd make a ton of money, because lots of fans like me would buy them in a heartbeat. Oh well. It's a minor complaint about an otherwise terrific chronicle of the beginnings of one of the most unique and powerful metal bands of all time.

Contradictions Collapse!.......2005-09-30

The beginning of an enigmatic career for Meshuggah. This album isn't really that great compared to Meshuggah releases after this album, but still better than any other thrash album. The standout track is definitely Choirs Of Devastation. This is pretty much a thrash album and no where near as brutal as Meshuggah today. Still worthy enough to own.

Best Out Of The Worst.......2005-05-17

Best Meshugga album, which isnt saying much, atleast i can listen to this one.

Average customer rating: Smothered Under Astral Collapse...

Astral Collapse Angus MacLise Manufacturer: Locust ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Brain Damage in Oklahoma City Inside the Dream Syndicate, Vol. I: Day of Niagara ASIN: B00007FZHA Release Date: 2003-01-28

Tracks:

1. Smothered Under Astral Collapse
2. 6th Face Of The Angel
3. Beelzebub
4. Cloud Watching
5. Dracula
6. Dawn Chorus

Customer Reviews:

Smothered Under Astral Collapse..........2005-02-24

For those of you who like Throbbing Gristle, Coil, William S. Burroughs, Aleister Crowley, magick and experimental electronics, this is right down your alley. Angus Maclise was a composer, master percussionist, poet, mystic, calligrapher, occultist and former Velvet Underground member. His music runs the gamut of the experimental realm: drone, electronics & noise, tape cut-ups, spoken word, minimalism. Though he created a vast body of work from the 60's to 70's, it went unreleased, the master tapes sitting in a box in someone's closet. Only recently has his music been seeing the light of day via several releases on the Quakebasket label. The latest, Astral Collapse, compiles his more electronic/noise workouts:

1. Smothered Under Astral Collapse - Angus recites his Tibetan Buddhist poetry over prepared tape cut-ups. his source material for the prepared tapes is Tibetan chanting and some odd drum loops. the way he manipulates it gives it a really churning, eerie feeling.

2. 6th Face Of The Angel - Pure droning. 17+ minutes of transcendant, tape-delayed organ with little intricate change ups in oscillation and resonance.

3. Beelzebub - This is the only percussion piece on the album. The way he plays the drums and then sonically treats the mix creates a feeling musique concrete or early electronic pulse music. it's very glitchy.

4. Cloud Watching - a beautifully sinister piece. it's a murky blend of organic instruments that just twinkle and drone along in a hazy impressionistic cloud.

5. Dracula - Trial by noise. Angus rips apart the air with an ARP modular synthesizer. This kind of destruction wouldn't be heard again until Coil's Constant Shallowness Leads To Evil.

6. Dawn Chorus - several layers of prepared tapes cut up into a collage of white noise, eastern drone and field recordings from the East. Angus leads us back into more Tibetan poetry before letting us go.

You can really hear the sound that Coil would take on and expand. It foreshadows the concepts of Moon's Milk: Spring Equinox or Under an Unquiet Skull, Astral Disaster(they are eerily similar in more than just name) and Constant Shallowness Leads To Evil.

To quote Jhonn Balance, Angus is a "liminal genius".

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Wrong Faced Cat Feed Collapse SJ Esau Manufacturer: Anticon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Electronic Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: We Know About the Need 13 & God ASIN: B000M7FO84 Release Date: 2007-03-13

Tracks:

1. Cat Track (He Has No Balls)
2. Wrong Order
3. Geography
4. Wears the Control
5. I Got a Bad
6. All Agog
7. Queezy Beliefs
8. Halfway Up the Pathway
9. Lazy Eye

Album Description

Bristol-based bedroom production virtuoso SJ Esau's Anticon debut is a masterful balance of songcraft and sonic manipulation. Spanning twelve alternately expansive and explosive tracks, Wrong Faced Cat Feed Collapse treads the common ground between Slint, Arab Strap, Fog, Sonic Youth and Mogwai (with Fennesz and Jim O'Rourke lurking in the shadows), which is to say, it's an album that successfully integrates genre-less exploration, detailed composition, inspired collaboration, and a sense of humor.

Album Review:

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5. Folk Songs for Trains, Trees and Honey
6. From Here to There
7. Heart [Import]
8. Hong Kong
9. Hotel Byblos: Saint Tropez Since 1967 [Import]
10. I'll Remember [CD-single] [Import]

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