DeathPosture Posted October 23, 2000 Share Posted October 23, 2000 Electric Universe - Divine Design Artist: Electric Universe Title: Divine Design Label: Spirit Zone Date: 2000 Track listing: 01. 08'51" One Step Beyond 02. 08'31" High Fly 03. 10'13" Who Are You? 04. 05'43" Storm 05. 08'43" The Coming Mission 06. 06'56" Moonchild 07. 08'35" Love Is Not A Crime 08. 07'32" Almendra 09. 08'29" Heart On The Line Review: This is Boris Blenn's fifth release as Electric Universe, and my very first impression of this album is, that he's WAY to busy putting out new albums without thinking about the quality. It's the old saying, quantity Vs quality. With that being my first impression, I also have to give Boris Blenn credit, because this album isn't ALL BAD. There are good tracks, and I especially like the tracks "Moonchild" and "Love Is Not A Crime". The first 2 tracks and the last one does absolutely nothing for me, and the rest are average. Packed with boring voice samples and uses a lot of percussions and electric guitars and the odd "technoish" sound that E.L. seem to have adopted. All stuff that's been seen before.. Only better! So, come again Boris. You can do much better than this. Rating 5.5/10. Bom shankar! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TRISTAN Posted October 23, 2000 Share Posted October 23, 2000 NO! Incorrect Deathposture! EU's tracks on that album are deep and beautiful. Sometimes it has that kinda monotonious feel to it, but it's still great. Boris is still Boris, he always made such tracks. It's not cheezy or anything, nor boring. It is quality. just the way it always was with Boris. 8/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Anonymous] Posted October 26, 2000 Share Posted October 26, 2000 I totally agree with Tristan on this one. If you expect a bunch of Yumade-like randomness and Paps-madness from your trance, then this won't do it for you. But just take it as it is. And what it is ... is smooootttthhh. This is silken trance, with a wonderful sense of balance. The fact that he can pull of such beautiful stuff with relatively little variety is a feather in his hat. I saw him play a live/cd mix set on a beautiful morning on a remote mountain in Japan this summer, and it was like the perfect sunday paper and coffee followed by a 2-hour silken sonic massage. too many smiles to count:) thanks Boris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aricz Posted December 2, 2000 Share Posted December 2, 2000 hm, i can't agree with the first review here. this album is really really good, there are lots of beauties here. it took a while to get into it, but my God is it good now. the last 4 tracks is the real killers in my oppinion, love they way he change the whole atmosphere in those songs. how anyone can say this is monotonius i don't understand, the songs are progressing all the time, love this, bom shankar! 8.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Anonymous] Posted January 19, 2001 Share Posted January 19, 2001 i love this album, i've been on a spirit zone binge lately(mainly since it's the only underground style stuff i can get from tower records here in america...) I've grown to love the style, I love this stuff, it's not overly trancey, I like to keep my trancey stuff to the old classics^_^ but it's great...great vibe to it, not dark like lots of the new stuff 8/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Goa Spirit Posted February 4, 2001 Share Posted February 4, 2001 Boris Blenn... i think that alone says it all... typical electric universe style.. infecting morning music, which will get any party going... this is a very nice release as usual from him.. i really liked tracks 4,5,6,7.. listen to this album as a whole.. very nicely done.. moonchild is one of my favorite tracks at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cangel[at]msn[dot]com Posted February 23, 2001 Share Posted February 23, 2001 I think this album shows Boris's ability to change his style a little and still make great music. I was taken back at first listen because it's not his usual more upbeat style like Online Information, StarDiver, etc. But upon listening again, you hear and feel Blenn's magic in each track. Beautiful interweaving of melodies, sounds, and a few voice samples. To be honest, I love every song on the damn album now. Those who speak too harshly of it, listen a few more times. You'll change your mind. Thanks Boris! You're the best! Electric Universe RULEZ!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Slidingtrancer Posted April 7, 2001 Share Posted April 7, 2001 This is awful, he shouldn't release this many cds! It's a definite lack of soundquality here and that a shame because there are a few nice ideas! It's all too much an ibiza-style for me to wanna own it. Well maybe its good to other peeps, for me it's 4.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kwerk Posted April 24, 2001 Share Posted April 24, 2001 This album rocks. Hard crunching beats with nice ambient synth lines. Great display of how trance is progressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rx7style Posted May 23, 2001 Share Posted May 23, 2001 I must agree that the technical aspect of Boris Blenns music has not progressed. His musicality however has become better, and he's a little better with his use of layering, but I still like this album! I've always liked the harmonies and melodies that Electric Universe has created -- they are sweet and simple. There's a lot to be said for simplicity. I think he does all the right things in this album... good mix of melodic style, nice basslines and beats, and sound quality? It's not BAD, but it isn't top of the line. All in all, this was a pleasing album, I enjoyed listening to it, and still do. Buy it. 8.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aaronmomenai[at]gmx[dot]de Posted May 27, 2001 Share Posted May 27, 2001 Wie Boris Blenn mit dem Synthesizer umgehen kann ist genial. Die komplizierten HiHat-Sequenzen sind perfekt ausgefeilt,was natürlich die Sache viel interessanter macht. Bei "High Fly" jedoch hätten am Anfang die HandClaps ruhig ein wenig elektronischer klingen können. Sonst klingt es mehr so nach 70er Jahr Discomusic. Aber trotzdem, einfach super! Weiter so! Aaron M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Henke Posted May 27, 2001 Share Posted May 27, 2001 When I first got this album, i had only heard ONE of EU's tracks... But I got suprised! This is good stuff! But it doesn't sound like goa... more like trance... but it kicks ass anyway! Get it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spineless Posted June 11, 2001 Share Posted June 11, 2001 Hey,guy.....the more albums you make,the more they suck.I'm sorry but this album really suck.What is that-Ibiza-influenced music?Go make a video for "Storm" and put it on MTV.Success is guaranteed.....Rating:4/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest heierli[at]library.ethz[dot]ch Posted June 18, 2001 Share Posted June 18, 2001 Sorry, but this album is shit. Music for MTV or VIVA (i agree with spineless), boring Trance-Music à la Ibiza. Sounds like "D-Trance" or "Club-Rotation". I'm very disappointed, only Love is not a Crime and the Ambient-Track Heart on the Line are good; the rest is bad. Boris, please make music like Stardiver and not this shit (sorry again). I know that you can make better stuff. Please, we want goa, not trance!!!!!! 5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Anonymous] Posted July 3, 2001 Share Posted July 3, 2001 Very bad trance !!!! Too repetative ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Anonymous] Posted July 20, 2001 Share Posted July 20, 2001 I really like this album. With all that shitty minimalistic (only bassline with some sound fx on top, made in 30 minutes) psytrance being released, it's really great to hear these electronic, pumping, full on sounds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spineless Posted July 23, 2001 Share Posted July 23, 2001 Something strange happened with me and I got deeper into this album.Now I think its design is really divine.10x,Boris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Anonymous] Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 I like this album very much, it's much better and more original than all that monotone psytech Keep up the melody....Not that bad dark and angry bassline.. 9/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest patricklang[at]mail.utexas[dot]e Posted October 23, 2001 Share Posted October 23, 2001 I have the vinyl, so can't speak for a few of the tracks (including "Love is not a Crime"), but I have to give Boris some props for "The Coming Mission." It works from hard driving minimal then adds his trademark smooth as silk layering and really brings something out of it. Its almost evil sounding, but yet so beautiful at the same time. I love it Out of the whole album, I look forward to playing this track out most. Moonchild is an excellent track, reminds me Meteor from Blue Planet, but it sounds smoother. Its the same guitar sample, only not as overused as Meteor. That sample really wasn't good enough to be used as much as it was in Meteor. I suppose if you did a really long mix, it could almost sound like one song which might be interesting. Originality wise, not as good as the rest of the album, but its definitely building on what was done right from Meteor. Nobody mentioned Who Are You, I rather liked it, the track started out strange, but pulled me in. Its third on my list for this album. Storm - I'll agree that its borderline cheesy, seems kinda shallow like the pop 'trance' that's hitting US airwaves. Its alright, I just wouldn't want to fit it into a nice dark psy set. Overall, good listening and worth the buy, but not quite a masterpiece. 8/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Anonymous] Posted January 15, 2002 Share Posted January 15, 2002 It´s ok, a few good songsI think that Who are you isone of the best tracks on this cd can you call this morning trance ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraph Posted February 11, 2002 Share Posted February 11, 2002 Good but nothing special...Definetely better than WAVES...And, yes, It does sound sometimes IBIZA influenced but dosen't matter...There are no BEST tracks on it but good ones are WHO ARE YOU ? , STORM, MOONCHILD and LOVE IS NOT A CRIME...rest is soooo average.... 5.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Valio17[at]top[dot]bg Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 Cool psymusic this is the my favorite albums. BEST track is WHO ARE YOU !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pamela Posted April 30, 2002 Share Posted April 30, 2002 Hey, I don't doubt Boris Blenn is a genius and has some great stuff, but this sucked. I do like pretty, melodic stuff and hard shit, and stuff in between...but this was really hard for me to listen to. Couldn't swallow it at all and I listened to the whole thing. Some nice parts, ok, but I can't help but imagine some New Age kind of trance when I hear it. Nothing stands out, except Storm and Love Is Not A Crime are cool. But not enough. The rest is just not very good. I'd say save your money, this is not necessary. My thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraph Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 Yes, it took me a while to get into it and it is rather good now...I don't know why I even doubt about the master...This album is more soothing, mellow and light than his other albums...Grade goes up to 7/10... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trance2MoveU Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 "Isn't it beautiful just to listen?" Well that depends. I think to appreciate this you have to divest yourself of what you think Boris is. Forget One Love, Cosmic Experience, Silence In Action....all of it. This was made 15 years ago when trance music was in flux so there is a more minimal, morning trancey feel to it. The sound is a progressive one. As a matter of fact it doesn't even sound like Boris unless you're talking about the production which continues to be great. So if you just look at this album from a music standpoint and not who made it then I think it's more tolerable and possibly even good. Hell The Coming Mission with its goa crunch would've fit on his debut. If you're searching for the sound from any of the above albums then disappointment you shall find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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