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Side-Line Magazine - April Tristraum/Shiver MCD

04/19/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"After a first single "Brilliant" which was released on Intrapop, we now get "Shiver" (with vocalist Krystyna Eller), an EP holding 10 remixes of the title track plus two other tracks. Modern electronica meets 80s synthpop, that's exactly what Tristraum is about. At first I had the impression listening to a reunited Communards, because Krystyna's voice has quite a distinctive vocal colour, but more obviously because it's close to that of Sommerville's . While the original version is already very appealing, the remixes give it even more flavour resulting in one of the most exciting CD singles I have heard for quite some time. The remixers have obviously been chosen to offer a very diverse collection of approaches resulting in a whole that doesn't bore you for one single second. The remix by Assemblage 23 for instance is a guaranteed floor-filler, but the best is yet to come with Echo Image who from their part offer a mix that could well have been one by Chicane or Seize, both known for bringing some really uplifting beats and layers into a song. The result from Echo Image is nothing less but pure delicious europopdance that would do well on club-playlists if it manages getting on there. The same goes for Infam who offers a mix that holds enough club hooks to catch a mainstream public. Hard beats are delivered by Amun-Ra, in fact their approach reminds me of those good old dance fests at Café D'Anvers before it got infested by crap... again material that will do well in clubs. Empire State Human offer in good tradition a more electropop version that has shown me once again what they are capable of, a band whose remix work is improving each time. The Equatronic mix could not convince me that much for being a bit too electropoplike to my taste, this track deserves a more dance orientated approach which is clearly present again in the Lime n' Dale remix that closes the remix chapter. On the version we got there were no extra tracks, so I have no idea how they sound like, but if they are anything remote to what I heard on this MCD than it's a must have for sure! Recommended for sure, if not satisfied, I'll personally refund you! Contact www.tristraum.com for more info."

A powerful and noteworthy debut

Winter Aura | Orange County, CA USA | 04/08/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Tristraum set the bar high with this compelling first release, scoring remixes from giants such as Assemblage 23 and Echo Image. My personal favorites are the original version of "Shiver", and the Echo Image and Empire State Human remixes. Yes, there are a lot of remixes here, but they are quite diverse in style. The addition of two b-sides makes the maxi-single not only a tempting buy, but a bargain. Definitely worth picking up!"

A band to follow + one to avoid :)

Winter Aura | 04/09/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Review by: Bernard Van Isacker- Sideline MagazineTrisraum (www.tristraum.com) a US act that is about to see their "Shiver" single released, well, if I have to play at a party again, i'm pretty sure I'll pick one or two or three or four or even five of the 10 mixes on there to spin. It's really a marvelous release with amongst other a good one by Echo Image, to purchase for sure. Good stuff, also Tom Shear did a remix which is quite good to use in electroclubs, but I prefer the dance versions... what a relief after having killed my ears on listening to that crap from Janus, HORRIBLE, I still don't get what people see in such a band..."