140 minutes in the chords of love
Chris King | Birmingham, Alabama United States | 07/16/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Innovators of sound manipulation. They who paved the way for artists like myself searching for an elixir to music. Cosey's voice never overpowering the music but blending in like favored eddys as Chris takes you on a journey of synaesthesia. May they be around forever tantilizing the audience with the darker side of pleasure."
Excellent sampling
J.A. Smithers | 03/07/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This is a great sampling of Chris & Cosey's more "danceable" music, such as their albums Exotika and Trust. The sound quality is excellent as well. I would give the CD 5 stars if it had the extended 12" version of "Obsession," which would be worth the price of this CD by itself. Instead, there is a 4-minute version that hurries along too quickly, and which contains extra synth production which, IMHO, gets in the way of the essence of this track."
SPOOKY INDUSTRIAL POP
Pieter | Johannesburg | 12/03/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Emerging from the ashes of pioneer industrial band Throbbing Gristle, Chris & Cosey followed their own electronic path throughout the 1980s and 1990s and are still going strong. Not quite as prolific as their siblings Psychic TV, they nevertheless created a substantial body of work. They've always had a spooky quality to their sound and are rumoured to have made extensive use of subliminals. Not every song is a gem, but when C&C get it right, the results are amazing. On Disc One my favourites include Dancing On Your Grave, the live version of Driving Blind, October Love Song and Pagan Tango. On Disc Two I love In Ecstacy, Haunted Heroes, Eternal and especially Dr. John (Sleeping Stephen), an eerie and utterly macabre song with an addictive quality. I am astonished by the fact that Stolen Kisses was left out. It is one of their most accessible and melodic little masterpieces, sounding almost like a 1980s electronic update of something from the golden age of pop (if it weren't for that spooky undertone). Besides that omission, this is an excellent showcase of Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti's considerable talents."
Track Listings (15) - Disc #1