Mind the Gap V.1 Enhanced) [Import]

Product Description
Limited edition enhanced CD comes with a booklet sized magazine and includes tracks and videos from Electric Soft Parade, Kasabian, Cooper Temple Clause, Killa Kella, Hiding Truth, & The Honeymoon. BMG. 2004.

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Average customer rating: I would barely give this album 5 out of 5 Mind The Gap - Scooter Q. Why do the Germans have less heart attacks than yanks? Scooter is the best techno/rave band out there!! Scooter kicks it up a notch once again.

Mind the Gap Scooter Manufacturer: Sheffield Lab ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Hardcore Techno | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Euro Dance | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Germany | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Stadium Techno Experience 24 Carat Gold Who's Got the Last Laugh Now? The Ultimate Aural Orgasm We Bring the Noise ASIN: B00062ICNO Release Date: 2004-11-15

Tracks:

1. Killer Bees
2. One (Always Hardcore)
3. Shake That!
4. My Eyes Are Dry
5. All I Wanna Do
6. Jigga Jigga [*]
7. Panties Wanted
8. Trance-Atlantic
9. Stripped
10. Suave (Suavemente)
11. Chaser
12. Avenger's Back
13. Trip to Nowhere [*]
14. Multimediapart: Shake That! -Video+Making of+Photos+Interview

Tracks:

1. Intro [Live]
2. Maria (I Like It Loud) [Live]
3. Weekend! [Live]
4. Friends [Live]
5. Waiting for Spring [Live]
6. Let Me Be Your Valentine [Live]
7. Faster Harder Scooter [Live]
8. Break It Up [Live]
9. Frequent Traveller [Live]
10. How Much Is the Fish? [Live]
11. Nassaja [Live]
12. Jigga Jigga! [Live]
13. Hyper Hyper [Live]

Album Details

Includes Two Bonus Tracks, Uncensored Video of "Shake That", Making Of, Photos, Interview and a Bonus CD with 11 Live Tracks.

Customer Reviews:

I would barely give this album 5 out of 5.......2006-02-12

It is a close call really, but I guess considering the album never really gets truly bad and has some of scooter's best songs ever, what more can you ask for? The live cd is also amazing.

Mind The Gap - Scooter.......2005-09-18

The German techno band Scooter released its latest album, "Mind the Gap", in 2004. As always, scooter has been on of the best European techno bands around, and this album is another example of how the band can create unique-sounding songs with innovative chord progressions, varied singing, and of course, H. P. Baxxter's somewhat annoying yelling of various phrases. However, I would not say that this is Scooter's best album. It's good, but it's not great. Unlike a couple other of their albums, this one does not flow smoothly from track to track, and there are a couple that I would skip when listening to "Mind the Gap" from start to finish.

KILLER BEES: The opening track is not really a song at all. One hears many hundreds of bees buzzing around, and a recording from the English Underground that repeats the phrase, "Mind the gap...stand clear of the doors please." Hen the track breaks out into a few solemn notes from a keyboard, and the track ends. Even though it's hardly a song, it's great entertainment for an opening track.

ONE (ALWAYS HARDCORE): This is one of the best songs on the album. It is really designed to pump you up, and sounds as if it was recorded in a real stadium. It opens and closes with a few notes from an acoustic guitar, which makes it a little interesting. I think what really makes this piece a true pump-up, are the parts where the "thousands" of people sing the chorus, even though it's all computer-generated fake sounds. I think this is one of the few songs I could truly never sick of listening to.

SHAKE THAT!: I don't know why this song seems to receive so much praise. It is a simply a remix of that stupid disco song, "Shake Your Booty", or whatever it's called. It hardly has any originality to it. The only thing different is that Baxxter adds a bunch of his own cheesy lyrics to it that, as usual don't make any sense. However, I guess it's a classic song that people still like, so it's not too bad. I just think it's a bit overrated.

MY EYES ARE DRY: This is a boring track. You can't understand the skewed lyrics, the beat is hardly techno, and the instrumentation is lame. The highlight of the song is the woman singing to five in French.

ALL I WANNA DO: This is a great song. The opening drum solo is really awesome, and is the perfect running race beat. The synthesizers on this song are particularly good. The highlight of the song is the singing. This song is apparently a remake of a Sheryl Crow song, and it's one of those high-pitched techno voices. Normally, I'm like everyone else and hate those annoying high-pitched voices, but for some reason, it sounds REALLY good on this song. It's accompanied by a cool piano chord riff that repeats a lot, and transforms into electronic keyboard. This song is just pure fun.

JIGGA JIGGA: The sixth song on "Mind the Gap" is probably the best, after One (Always Hardcore) The synthesizer on this piece is absolutely phenomenal, and the MC's lyrics aren't too bad. Then there is a beautiful singing solo by Nikk, who is some female singer, which is repeated towards the end of the song. What I really like about this song is the orchestration of the actual music. I think Jigga Jigga is a bonus track, but it's a classic Scooter song.

PANTIES WANTED: Panties Wanted has got to be the dumbest song I've ever heard. It is half-techno, half-rock. The guitar solo is somewhat amusing, but becomes boring quickly. The song sounds like it is being performed. The lyrics talk about how the band asks all the women in the stadium to take off their clothes and throw them onto the stage. Perhaps Scooter is trying to arouse the listener in one way or another, but it's a very lame song.

TRANCE-ATLANTIC: This is a true trance song. It is over seven minutes long, and is somewhat repetitive, but this is typical of trance in comparison to Scooter's mainframe of techno. It has some good keyboards and chords on an organ, and is definitely one of the better songs on this album. What I like about it is how it provides a break for the listener to listen to something a little different for one song before going back to techno songs.

STRIPPED: The worse song on the track. It isn't even by Scooter. It's by Martin L. Gore, and it's not any sort of dance song. It's just some pop song inserted into the album for no reason. Again we have some erotic lyrics like Panties Wanted, except even worse. I honestly don't know why it's even on this album.

SUAVEMENTE: This is a great Latino-techno song, combining traditional dance music with a South American flare to spice things up. It starts off as any normal techno song, but slowly elements of salsa begin to emerge, with simple chord progressions followed by a Hispanic singing these great lyrics in Spanish. This song just makes you want to get up and dance the way the Latinos do. There is also a great brass section of trumpets and trombones playing along to the beat. I absolutely love this song!

THE CHASER: Here we have another classic Scooter song, with all the usual tricks, and classic words by H. P. Baxxter. What makes this song interesting is an operatic voice that sings along for the majority of the piece.

THE AVENGER'S BACK: I think this song pleases different people. Some like it and some do not. It's alright, and it's definitely not bad, I just don't think it's the best. I think it would be best described as "groovy" with the horns section making a big difference.

TRIP TO NOWHERE: The last track is also bonus, and is another, shorter trance song. This is another one of my favorite tracks on "Mind the Gap". I would say that it's better than Trance-Atlantic. The music is just overall more interesting. It's almost lonely and sad sounding, and I really like songs that sound like this. This great closings track for when you're done listening to this album.

The second album is a live recording of a bunch of Scooter hit singles. Not much to comment on there, (because they're all from different albums), but it's also pretty good.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give "Mind the Gap" a seven. It's not the best, but hey it's Scooter. I would still argue that there are several really good songs, and only about three that are really bad. I would recommend this album to all techno fans, but it's not so good that I would rescue it from a house fire. If you're a hardcore Scooter fan, then you should definitely buy this album just to add to the collection, and because this Scooter album seems to be advertised more than any other.

Q. Why do the Germans have less heart attacks than yanks?.......2005-02-15

A: Because they know how to have fun with music when they hear it. First impression: this isn't art - it's not going to break new ground... but it's a million times more fun than Britney in a room full of monkeys.

I had to get this album when I stumbled onto the video for "Always Hardcore" on Eurodancehits.com. It's brilliant.

Although the hefty price tag is off-putting, the CD packaging is really quite worth it. Two discs (one of the album, the other a live disc), a double-sided poster (although I'm not sure I'd ever put it up, as it's been a while since I was 14), and some really nicely done liner notes.

The disc itself is a great listen... Some highlights:
Sampling Sheryl Crowe in a high-pitch voice on "All I wanna do" reminds me of the early days of techno and tracks like Prodigy's 'Charlie.'

"One (Always Hardcore)" is a real stadium dance track, intended to get the crowd moving and chanting along! The video, if you can track it down, is quite brilliant as well, featuring ubiqutous scantily-clad dancers in that oh-so-German way.

"Panties Wanted" made me break out in hysterics, which unfortunately happened as I listened to the album for the first time on the train going home. H.P. Baxxter's command to the "rocker chicks" to remove their intimates is set over a cool, bouncy electro track...

"Trance-Atlantic" is pretty much just what the title says: A great trance-anthem minus vocals that would mix nicely into a PVD or Digweed set.

The cover of Depeche Mode's "Stripped" was scary at first, only because Baxxter's baritone is in the same timbre as Dave Gahan... (which is not to say that they sing the same way... I still think Gahan has the best voice in music!) Musically the song follows a very close rendition of the original, not really breaking new ground or new styles. But that's OK. It actually made me listen to DM's "Black Celebration" right after!

Musically the tracks are all formula techno using many early rave trappings (think prodigy meets Paul Van Dyke, kinda...) and euro-electro, but honestly that's not a bad thing.
Definately worth a listen when you want to have a fun listen. Even one of my "techno-hating rock-n-roll fan" at work is now hooked!

Scooter is the best techno/rave band out there!!.......2004-12-11

These guys never cease to amaze!!!! H.P. Baxxter and crew have done it once again with this new album that is guaranteed to get your a** wiggling and moving on the dancefloor! SHAKE THAT!, ALL I WANNA DO, and AVENGER'S BACK are great hits-to-come, and they include some great hit samples from Sheryl Crow, KC and the Sunshine Band, just to name a few! This album is definitely worth getting....even though it's an import!

Scooter kicks it up a notch once again........2004-11-29

First of all, I'm extremely disappointed in Amazon for listing this product so late. It came out in Europe on Nov. 8th and just now it's here. However, this album is definately worth the wait and is Scooter's best album yet.

The album starts off with "Killer Bees" which is a sub-par intro when compared to "Ignition" or "MC's Missing" from the Sheffield and The Stadium Techno Experience. However, as soon as this track ends, the party begins and never stops till the last second of "Trip to Nowhere".

Next up is "One (Always Hardcore)", a beautifully done party track. This track begins with some usual guitar but the samples kick in soon after with H.P. yelling "I am the horseman!". The chorus really shines in this song. Everything is timing so well and the mix of H.P. and crowd samples yelling "Yeaaaa! Yeaaa! Yeaaa! I feel hardcore!" is simply amazing. This song will be the 2nd single from the album and released Dec. 6th in Europe. The single version is longer and includes a different mix. In my opinion, it's even better.

"Shake That!", the first single from the album, comes next and, although very different from your standard Scooter track, I always enjoy it. It's a cover of KC and The Sunshine Band's "Shake Your Booty". I know what you're thinking. Disco? Come on now. Through H.P.'s great MCing and Jay and Rick's great keyboarding, they turn a subpar 70s song into a GREAT disco-house song. And remember: "Life without knowledge is death in disguise!". ;)

"My Eyes Are Dry" seems like more of a filler track than anything. It's under 3 minutes long but is still enjoyable. The entire song is rough and it's hard to hear H.P's lyrics and the guitar riffs. However, I do enjoy the keyboards in this song as they show through very clear.

The next track "All I Wanna Do" has the greatest beginning I have ever heard. It begins with some very fast drumming, almost something you'd expect from Stomp! and suddenly explodes into a huge bassline. The HPV (high-pitched voice) is back again but only appears in the chorus. As you could have guessed it is indeed a cover of Cheryl Crow's "All I Wanna Do". This track sounds a lot like the new version of "Weekend!" but I think "Weekend!" is a little bit better.

Although an old track, "Jigga Jigga!" is included as a bonus track on the album. It's always been a favorite of mine because the mix of trance and dance is awesome. Rick's wife sings the trance vocals. Great track.

When I first saw the title "Panties Wanted" over a month ago, I almost died laughing. However, like "Shake That!", this song isn't necessarily normal Scooter material. The verses are hard to describe but the chorus includes guitar riffs! This song is very good and shows some variation in this album as far as styles go.

A definate favorite "Trance-Atlantic" tips the scales at 7:53 minutes long. However, this trance track is the best I've heard as you can almost feel the song evolving. The melody is amazing and has no lyrics. There is one part where a choir begins to sing in the background and that is definately the best part of the track (4:50 - the end). Amazing.

"Stripped" is a cover of Depeche Mode's track. This is the ballad of the album. At first, I wasn't a big fan but now I really enjoy it as you can feel the song flow well. H.P.'s lyrical ability shine through very well in this track as well. Closest song to compare to this one might be "Summer Wine" from Sheffield but with no acoustics and all keyboards.

Unfortunately, "Suavemente" is my least favorite track of the album. Although latin and hard house are great club genres, Scooter's attempt to mix the two comes off as rough and doesn't flow. The latin chorus almost seems pasted on with no real transition from the hard house bassline. However, kudos to Scooter for the attempt.

"The Chaser" is definately the masterpiece of the album. Much like "Jigga Jigga!" but even better! The chorus is great and the trance vocals make the song even more explosive. A huge party track and trance track, "The Chaser" will definately appeal to fans of both genres. Amazing song.

Remember the song "Knock on Wood" by Amii Grant? "The Avenger's Back" is a cover of that song. Although the song seems doomed from the start, H.P. helps the song from not going downhill and is a decent track. The verses include great lyrical skill from H.P. and the chorus is him yelled "Knock on Wood!". Not bad.

The end track "Trip To Nowhere" is a great trance, chill-out track. This song is a great end track to a great album. It's about 5 minutes long and like "Trance-Atlantic" includes no vocals.

I got my copy of this album about 2 weeks ago and still have not taken it out of my car CD player. This album is amazing and it seems to flow so well. DEFINATELY worth the buy.

As far as the second CD, I'm disappointed because released the same show in their download shop about 2 months ago. It's nice to have an "official" copy but I wish they would have made the 2nd CD a video of the concert.

But, once again, an outstanding album and by far, Scooter's best yet.

Average customer rating:

Mind the Gap Scooter Manufacturer: Sheffield Lab ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Hardcore Techno | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Euro Dance | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Germany | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00062ICNY Release Date: 2005-01-11

Tracks:

1. Killer Bees
2. One (Always Hardcore)
3. Shake That!
4. My Eyes Are Dry
5. All I Wanna Do
6. Panties Wanted
7. Trance-Atlantic
8. Stripped
9. Suavemente
10. Chaser
11. Avenger's Back

Average customer rating: * * * this is it * * *

In The Heart Of All Being Amber Terrell Manufacturer: True Light Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: A deeper surrender ASIN: B000068U08 Release Date: 2002-05-09

Tracks:

1. Happy To Be Here
2. Eyes Like The Sun
3. Cobra Dance
4. Surrender
5. Swollen In The Heart
6. Only Only Eyes
7. When I Stop Looking For You
8. This Moment
9. Nothing Needs To Be Different
10. Guru Moon
11. In The Heart Of All Being (Om Namo)

Album Description

MUSIC FROM THE MYSTERY OF SELF-DISCOVERY. Song-poems in a folk & country style, with intriguing arrangements of acoustic guitar, cello, violin, piano, bass and percussion. There is a secret behind what appears. It reveals itself in the most unexpected moments. The undeniable sense in the stillness of a summer's night that a star is looking back at you. A glimpse of something profoundly captivating in the space between two thoughts. An inexplicable occurrence of perfect peace in the depths of excruciating pain. Always, it takes you by surprise. The usual ways of knowing cannot catch it. Like a bird winging across the sky it leaves no tracks in memory. Yet it is unmistakably here, unmistakably real, more real than anything that can be known. And once glimpsed, even for an instant, there arises in the depths of the soul a hunger for it, a love affair with it that will not be satisfied by anything in this world. The songs offered here are born of this love affair. Each is an invitation to a love so mysterious and ruthless that it will not rest until all belief in oneself as separate from that Secret is stripped away, revealing beyond any possibility of doubt that it is truly YOU who looks back on a starry night, YOU that is present in the empty space between thoughts, only YOU that shines as the Heart of All Being. BAND MEMBERS: CELLO by Steven Polage, associate professor of cello at the University of Oregon School of Music, and cellist with the Oregon String Quartet and Trio Pacifica. VIOLINS by Mark Josephson and Gordon Burt PIANOS by Dik Darnell of Etherean Records and Hal Paris BACK UP GUITAR, BASS and PERCUSSION by Weave, author of the award winning CD, DRUM CIRCLE, from Etherean Records. ACOUSITC GUITAR (both 6 and 12 string) by Amber

Customer Reviews:

* * * this is it * * *.......2004-04-24

truely beautiful.............more than could be imagined.........thankful for such a wonderful opportunity to experience truth

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Mind the Gap ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000A2GJ6W Release Date: 2004-11-09

Album Description

2004 album from the long running German hard dancers, includes the hit single 'Shake That'.

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Mind the Gap, Vol. 11 Mind the Gap (Series) Manufacturer: Gonzo Circus ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000QX7W0W

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Mind the Gap Various Artists Manufacturer: Disky Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00006JI90 Release Date: 2002-09-02

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1. Hawkwind
2. Deep Purple
3. Jethro Tull
4. Marillion
5. Rare Bird
6. Ten Years After
7. Shape Of Things
8. Procol Harum
9. My White Bicycle
10. Focus
11. Time Machine
12. Cherry Red
13. I'm Over You
14. Victims Of The Fury
15. Edgar Broughton Band
16. Gypsy
17. Radar Love

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Tracks:

1. Dirty Ride - Jaffa
2. Bon Voyage - Sofa Surfers
3. Heading South - David Morley
4. Byte the Bullet - Midnight Funk Association
5. Tram Ride - Alexander's Dark Band
6. Sandtrafikar [Remixed by the Rootsman] - Muslimgauze
7. Doosh - Freeform
8. Low Membrane [Mix by Scanner] - Bill Laswell
9. Big Bugs in Brazil - Buscemi
10. Sweet Absurd - Electric Orange
11. Open the Gate - Audio Active
12. Strict Heat - Sonar
13. CD-ROM Track

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Mind the Gap V.2 Various Artists Manufacturer: Grooa ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000B3KP Release Date: 1997-01-06

Tracks:

1. Night Time (Pleasure)
2. Days Gone (Groove Attack)
3. Astrologikal(Droppin' Sci
4. Fuckdub (Pt.1) G-Stone
5. Stoned Groove (Full Cycle
6. Dave Yang & Steve Yin De-Swish T'Swish
7. O Ze (Move D's Joint)
8. Homeboy (R.O.A.R.)
9. That Was No Martian(Diffe
10. Liquid Velvet (Infra Red)
11. Mad Different Methods(No

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Mind the Gap ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000A2GJ76 Release Date: 2004-11-09

Album Description

2004 album from the long running German hard dancers, includes the hit single 'Shake That'. The limited edition pressing includes one bonus track, 'Trip To Nowhere' & an enhanced segment that includes the 'Shake That!' video, making of the 'Shake That!' video, an interview, & photos - along with a bonus disc featuring 13 tracks, 'Intro' (Live), 'Maria (I Like It Loud)' (Live), 'Weekend!' (Live), 'Friends' (Live), 'Waiting For Spring' (Live), 'Let Me Be Your Valentine' (Live), 'Faster Harder Scooter' (Live), 'Break It Up' (Live), 'Frequent Traveller' (Live), 'How Much Is The Fish?' (Live), 'Nessaja' (Live), 'Jigga Jigga!' (Live), & 'Hyper Hyper' (Live).

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Mind the Gap Vol. 10 Mind the Gap (Series) Manufacturer: Gonzo Circus ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000QX2S4M

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