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Despite the mass proliferation of newcomers, compilations and sub-standard artist albums, the trance bubble has far from burst, with the likes of Tiesto, Ferry Corsten and Paul Van Dyk clocking up more frequent flyer miles then ever before.
Shivers is Armin Van Buuren's first artist album (we'll discount 2003's 76 as that would be like saying Sasha's first full-length album was The QAT Collection), yet despite the wait, and a plethora of guest vocalists and producers as a support cast, there's nothing remotely groundbreaking, and very little original, to speak of.
Opening with "Wall Of Sound", featuring Justine Suissa and the aptly named "Empty State" sporting Mic Burns' deeper tones, the dreamy and ethereal approach to their delivery can do little to shore up the fact that they're drab and predictable songs. There's even former Genesis vocalist Ray Wilson popping up on the breakbeat-ish "Gypsy" - need I say more?
Surprisingly this album was two years in the making; recorded in Amsterdam, San Francisco (with Gabriel & Dresden), Miami (with Markus Schulz) and New York (with Nadia Ali of Iio who features on "Who Is Watching"). Armin's pairing with G&D on the rousing "Zocalo" is actually one of the album's few highs; the other in collaboration with fellow Dutchmen Remy and Roland Klinkenberg on the proggy "Bounce Back".
Armin is quick to declare that Shivers is a major step for him into full songwriting, having co-written most of the lyrics. A brave move that whilst perhaps satisfying his own craving, fails to offer anything new to the creative process.
As a DJ the sellout tours and worldwide bookings speak for themselves, however making the transition to the recording studio is not always as smooth. People may pay top dollar to hear a DJ spin, yet not nearly as many will pay a similar price for a DJs CD. Stick to what you do best mate, play other people's music. --Jack Smith
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SUBLIME 10 TRACK ARTIST ALBUM The dutch trance wizard continues to blow the scene away, this time he's takes us to the next level with 'shivers'. Features huge tracks such as 'control freak', 'who is watching me', 'zocalo' and of course 'shivers'. Immense!!!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Little Disappointing,
By Alan "carrd2" (Stafford, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shivers (Audio CD)
Armin van Buuren certainly offers an interesting and lively stance to the trance genre in 2006, and all of his songs show inspiration and uniqueness. I heard Shivers (the song) first on his outstanding album 'State of Trance 2005' that he mixed to perfection, and thought to myself that I must get Shivers the album. However, to say that Shivers is the best track is an understatement. This version of the song Shivers is sensational, and as uplifting as any 90s style trance you have ever heard. But in my opinion, for what it's worth, I don't feel the same uplifting and fantastic feeling that I get when listening to Shivers. Sure, all tracks offer something different, and often something quite powerful; Serenity and Empty State being two examples, but I was a little disheartened not have a few more tracks in the style that Shivers is in. This may be purely down to personal taste though, I grant you. I think aside from Shivers, I would recommend Golddigger. It is quite different from anything else I have ever heard, and the vocals by Martijn Hagens are very powerful. Despite my obvious criticism, this is still an album that I would recommend to trance lovers, and I appreciate anyone in this era who contiunes to persist making this genre of music despite is dying popularity in the mainstream. Worth a listen.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Rival to Tiesto,
This review is from: Shivers (Audio CD)
Getting better and better, Armin propels this album into the world of trance with emphasis on glorious vocals, stirng harmonies and catchy melodies. Starting off with the enchanting Wall of Sound and retro baseed empty state, Armin adds some sampled sounds and beats the likes of which vocal trance is not accompanied to. Shivers track impresses in a big way with an almost regal quality and stand up to its name. Goldigga slows the pace a little with some great downtempo trance and the vocals of Martijn Hagens whose voice encompasses everything good of the 1980's. Zocalo follows on with a fabulous stomping tune built around 'Kill Bill esque' vibes. Track 7, Who is Watching is a great catchy number and will no doubt be incorporated into many vocal trance mixes to come thanks largely to Nadia Ali stunning vocals. Finally, a perfect and accomplished end to an extremely impressive album, Armin bows things out with Serenity a tune which stand should to shoulder with Tiestos Adagio for Strings giving Tiesto's Just BE a strong run for its money. Big thumbs up for a tip top trance/vocal trance album which put Armin van Buuren on a pedestal of my favourite DJs of trance alongside the god DJ tiesto!
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
WRONG SELECTION,
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This review is from: Shivers (Audio CD)
The major problem with this album is not the quality of the tracks (some are really good) but many of the songs I expected to see here are nowhere to be found. Shivers (vocal version of Birth of an angel)was already published on a single and on the latest Armin mix cd, so why he didn' t include Birth of an angel instead? (this track is available only to download). Communication pt. 3 is beautiful (especially the version with Jan Vayne at the piano), but is not featured here and is unavailable elsewhere.Simple things (with Justine Suissa) is another song available only for download. Serenity, the version here is exactly the same featured on the single and not the longer one he played at Sensation. Hymne (bonus track at the end) is featured as a 2.30 minutes long classical piece that is nice but simply useless, the club version is much better. And then here' s the major disappointment for me: I' ve heard the live performance of Armin and Jan Vayne at Sensation white and what Jan did with the piano over Serenity and Communication pt.3 was simply outstanding...well...in this cd there' s no true piano contribution by Jan, with such a composer at hand that' s really a silly waste. I hope in some future release of those tracks.
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