Strange in Stereo [Import]

strange in stereo [import]

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The Norwegian black metal act's critically acclaimed third album, originally released in 1999. Misanthropy Records.

Strange in Stereo,In the Woods...,Alternative Metal,Doom Metal,Goth Metal,Heavy Metal,Rock/Pop,Scandinavian Metal

Strange in Stereo [Import]
Strange in Stereo
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Passion mingled in sweat
 Strange in Stereo
In the Woods...
Manufacturer: Candlelight
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Omnio

ASIN: B0000C8AQC
Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

  1. Closing In
  2. Cell
  3. Vanish in the Absence of Virtue
  4. Basement Corridors
  5. Ton - In the Woods...
  6. Generally More Worried Than Married
  7. Path of the Righteous
  8. Dead Man's Creek
  9. Titan Transcendence - In the Woods...
  10. Shelter
  11. By the Banks of Randemonium

Album Description

The Norwegian black metal act's critically acclaimed third album, originally released in 1999 on Misanthropy Records. Candlelight.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Passion mingled in sweat.......2004-07-11

this is a voracious album. while Omnio was marked by a naturalistic sensuality with a dash of mysticism and hints at paganism or ritualistic worship, this is a complete transformation: both in themes as well as in musical direction.
In Omnio psychedelic stylings were used as a metaphor for the forces of nature- both mental and worldly-here they are in the service of a backward purpose. no longer do they exalt fertility or benign nature(even in storminess there is a telos=Omnio) but are now deeply immersed in world of sin and inversion. the primal man of large and robust instincts is now defeated. enter the modern man. fully submerged in bodily excretions and sensations the music's oft retreat towards eastern and mediterrnian flourishes and melodies is symtomatic of the westen inclination towards fusion and assimilation, especially of the exotic. electronics play a significant role in this release. sometimes dragging the melody alone or providing the lush background for the guitars and vocals. this is a superb work of transformation, also indicated in the lyrics.
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    Manufacturer: Independent Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000CADDOI
    Release Date: 2004-02-03
    Strange in Stereo
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Sweat mingled with water
    • hauntingly beautiful, A MASTERPIECE
    • Wandering in the woods...
    • strange in avant garde
    • A demented statement...
    		 Strange in Stereo
    In the Woods...
    Manufacturer: Misanthropy Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00000J7E2
    Release Date: 1999-04-27

    Tracks:

    1. Closing In
    2. Cell
    3. Vanish In The Absence Of Virtue
    4. Basement Corridors
    5. Ion
    6. Generally More Worried Than Married
    7. Path Of The Righteous
    8. Dead Man's Creek
    9. Titan Transcendence
    10. Shelter
    11. By The Banks Of Pandemonium

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Sweat mingled with water.......2004-07-11

    This is a voracious creation. its utter sense of alienation and strangeness indeed, lie in its monstrosity. this is the sound of a painful transformation, an illustration of corruption and disillusionment. While Omnio was marked by a decided invocation to the the forces of nature, conjuring both a ritualistic and sensual dimensions, this is urban at heart. locale: fin de ciecle Paris. The psychedelic stylings, which in the last album served as a metaphor for the forces of nature( both mental and wordly) has now given way to an assured modern tendancy. modern man in its "explorations" of foreign cultures used mostly techniques of imitation and assimilation, consequently, many eastern and mediterrenian flourishes and melodies were used. most of them convincingly exotic and menacing. but this is not only a transformation of sound and sensation but also of character. the jovial, deeply spirited man of yonder, that inhabited Omnio with his murmurings and tragic meditations of nature, primal cause and destiniy stepped down from the dais to give birth to a decadent: fully immerssed in the pleasures of the flesh, sinful and remorseful, decidedly unhistorical and criminally devoid of any inner sense of freedom or spirituality.
    while this may sound utterly despairing it is in the vain of Baudelaire and Rimbaud that this anguish is enunciated and glorified.

    5 out of 5 stars hauntingly beautiful, A MASTERPIECE.......2002-03-03

    ...I see that two ITW's works are already reviewed here. Good work!
    For it is this band I like most (and I like quite a fwe metalbands). I get more moved listening to this band's music than to every other band. This is, for complete outsiders, a little comparable with atmospheric bands like Tiamat, The Gathering or My Dying Bride. But that's not all! This band experiments with the whole progrock- and gothicspectrum, putting Floydish elements in it, intelligent lyrics, a little opera-singing, classical elements, but all is interwoven so perfectly that you just hear...In The Woods. Frankly, there just isn't a band in this world who sounds like ITW. All the songs on this fit perfectly in each other, but are still a complete experience on it's own. Every songs gives me the creeps, the tension is rising every minute (this band's hobby is to build up every song in such a manner that the tension is rising when the end of the song is nearing, before it explodes, and the next song begins, again slowly and sofly...), the singing is emotional (never heared a man sing so emotional as in the sixth song of this cd), everuthing about this cd is perfect. It is certainly not for people who can't appreciate experimental, progressive music, but I think everyoen in the doom,-gothic- or avantgardemetal spectrum should at least listen to this album. And if you do that, listen to it at least three times, for only after some listenings you really can experience this masterpiece. For people who don't know anything about metal: the music sounds also a bit like the band SIGUR ROS, a progressive rockband from Iceland. Also metalfans would like that band. Finally: listen to Omnio as well (really epical) and try their newest and last album Three Times Seven On A Pilgrim Age (with their cover-trilogy and some new and great songs). The only thing we can do is to listen to this band's music, because the band has quit one year ago. Too bad!

    5 out of 5 stars Wandering in the woods..........2002-01-21

    A hauntingly beautiful, powerful release. In the Woods are one of those very few Metal bands which possess an artistic quality that transcends the barriers of the genre. Truly original and with no doubt one of the most artistic of all metal acts.

    The mood of this album is at once one of despair and lingering hope, both a lament and a celebration of joy. The vocals are flawless, clean and emotional, as beautiful as the abstract, elusive lyrics. The guitars are at times crushingly heavy and erratic,or progressive and building up into unbearably intense and emotional melodies.

    This album is (like any In the Woods release) a must have for anyone seriously into music. Fans often say this is one of their weakest albums, which I strongly disagree. It does not have the epic feel of the mighty Omnio, but that isn't necessarily bad. The melodies and lyrics are among the finest ever written. Ever! Have no doubts, get this!

    Best listened to in a warm Summer evening, beer in hand and maybe a cigarette, while the golden twilight lights fires of memories of previous, happier times.

    5 out of 5 stars strange in avant garde.......2001-02-16

    this is an unique band, and this is its most avante garde work to date. Heart of the ages was a sophisticated black metal album, and omnio was more progressive and less metal... SIS is a must have for anyone who cares for good music.

    4 out of 5 stars A demented statement..........2000-06-22

    Where does one begin? This album is a cameleon of slyness. In The Woods employ the same basic elements and instruments that most other black metal bands utilize, but that's about all they have in common with their dark brethern. When they are in need of crunching riffs, they come up with them...when they are in need of gothic hauntings, they conjure it up...when they need some Floydian space imagery, they simply blast off...when they need to "art" things up a little, they create moods and structures that make a band like TOOL look clumsy in comparison...There really is no album like Strange In Stereo...anywhere...unlike most albums, it is a fine novel that requires many readings, one that doesn't give away the ending until the final page...you can search the world over and not find two more distinctive voices than the male and female singers in this group...BE PATIENT, you will not fully grasp what this band is trying to communicate with the first few listens...you will be interested to find out, though...it's truly amazing to think that this band's earlier album OMNIO surpasses this one...GET THEM BOTH!
    Strange in Stereo
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      		Strange in Stereo
      In the Woods...
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000023XZZ
      Release Date: 2002-06-20

      Tracks:

      1. Closing In
      2. Cell
      3. Vanish In The Absence Of Virtue
      4. Basement Corridors
      5. Ion
      6. Generally More Worried Than Married
      7. Path Of The Righteous
      8. Dead Man's Creek
      9. Titan Transcendence
      10. Shelter
      11. By The Banks Of Pandemonium

      Album Description

      The Norwegian black metal act's critically acclaimed third album, originally released in 1999. Misanthropy Records.

      Music:

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      2. Swing Cat Stomp
      3. The Best of Jerry Lee Lewis [Import]
      4. The Last of the Red Hot Burritos [Live]
      5. There's the Rub [Import]
      6. Til the Band Comes in [Import]
      7. To You Alone Sequensizer [Import]
      8. Trees Are Dead & Dried Out Wait for Something Wild [Enhanced] [Import]
      9. Untitled [Import]
      10. Upward Heroic Motive [Explicit Lyrics]

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