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A perfect introduction to Diary of Dreams

Erica Anderson | Minneapolis, MN | 09/08/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Being a huge fan of Apoptygma Berzerk, VNV Nation, and Wumpscut, I wanted to branch off and check out some fellow Metropolis acts. I thought Diary of Dreams' new album "Freak Perfume" would be perfect for me to continue exploring the genre of EBM and anything that has goth and industrial influences in the music. This was one of those times when I just throw caution to the wind and just buy a cd on a whim. "Freak Perfume" turned out to be a worthy investment. The music is definitely not like VNV Nation or Apoptygma Berzerk. It certainly has that EBM-influence throughout the album but the music overall is more goth than EBM. Come to think of it, Diary of Dreams (or at least "Freak Perfume") reminds me a lot of Clan of Xymox (another recent discovery). Adrian Hates' vocals has that same deep voice that Ronny of Clan of Xymox posses. All the songs on the album are really good but I really thought the slower songs like "Traum: A" and "Chrysalis" stood out for me on the album. I thoroughly love the classical melodies in "Traum: A". I am so glad that I bought this album. I really need to expand my goth/industrial/EBM collection, and "Freak Perfume" just proved to me that this type of music is highly underrated and overlooked."

Great Darkwave

Yumi | LA CA USA | 07/12/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Very intense feelings, lyrics and vocals. It's the space I enjoy being in. If Wolfsheim is daytime, Diary of Dreams is nightime.It's strange but when I first got Freak Perfume, I gave it a cursory listen and thought I didn't like them and almost sold my CD. But something made me take it out of the "to sell" pile...and now I love them!(I was surprized to hear that Adrian Hates worked on a Clan of Xymox album. I also love them)Adrian has a very deep rich voice that soothes no matter what he is saying."

Wow

cyn@darkdoors.com | Miami, FL United States | 11/08/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This band never ceazes to amaze me. The vocals by far alone blow you off of your chair. They are deep, powerful and meaningful lyrics accompanied by a sensous and darkly intimidating voice. Many tracks to dance to and others to reflect apon. If you like to feel as well as dance, this is the CD for you. If you decide you like them, look into my yahoo group for diary of dreams. ~Yours in nightmares~"