Wintersun [Import]

Product Description
Japanese pressing of the Finnish black metal act's 2004 album includes three exclusive bonus tracks, 'Winter Madness' (Demo Version), 'Beyond The Dark Sun' (Demo Version), & 'Death And The Healing' (Demo Version). Nexus.

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Average customer rating: AXE ASSAULT!! Damn cool. great album here Beautiful Musicianship Wintersun Debut Album

Wintersun Wintersun Manufacturer: Nuclear Blast Americ ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ensiferum Iron Swamplord Since the Day It All Came Down With Oden on Our Side ASIN: B0002UOK04 Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

1. Beyond the Dark Sun
2. Winter Madness
3. Sleeping Stars
4. Battle Against Time
5. Death and the Healing
6. Starchild
7. Beautiful Death
8. Sadness and Hate

Customer Reviews:

AXE ASSAULT!!.......2007-06-15

Wow. Some of the best metal bands on earth come from Finland. Finntroll, Norther, Moonsorrow, Ensiferum, Children of Bodom...Oh, and of course Wintersun. Need I say more?

The blazing fast guitar work on "Battle Against Time" is worth the price of this CD alone, but every other song on this album is also thoroughly enjoyable. This one will have you air guitaring and air drumming until your arms fall off. I'm actually having to type this with a pencil in my mouth, using the eraser to punch the keys on my keyboard.

Pop this CD into your player, crank up the volume and dim the lights, and prepare to be dragged far away to the frozen north.

Damn cool........2007-01-29

I heard these guys a little bit on youtube. They sounded pretty cool by what I could tell.

This cd is very good, as it has most that I look for being fast, melodic, and epic. The singer sings normal, death (growling), and even a little narration, which adds diversity. The music itself is relatively fast, and barely lets up, which could get kind of annoying and make you want to switch cd's some times. But, if fast is your thing, you won't be disappointed with Wintersun. They seem to have elements of bands like Death, Rhapsody, and Bal-Sagoth, but with a hint of folk.

This is one of my more favorite albums at the moment. Just about every song has something in it that you look forward to. Making the album good in it's entirety. If you liked "Death" these guys are just bigger and also have some regular singing with backup that really makes you feel like you're in some lost wintery temple.

great album here.......2006-11-26

i picked this up one day after after listening to a clip of one of the songs figuring i'd give it a try since i had heard it is similar to Children of Bodom or Kalmah and such. I think i listened to it 4 times through in a row it was so good. This piece of metal is just great, its got a nice melodic/viking/folk whatnot sound to it thats not quite like anything i've heard before. i would recomend this to anyone who likes good metal.

Beautiful Musicianship.......2006-11-19

Only 8 songs. Average song length would be close to 7 minutes. The compositions are dynamic, leading from symphonic strings and bells into some of the best speed-metal riffs in existence. Jari uses a 6 string attack, and he sticks to normal tuning--no dropped playing here. These songs have a very classical feel... his vocals are much better than traditional "death metal." He sounds closest on his growls to Dark Tranquillity. There is all sorts of singing as well, he goes from power metal and death metal at perfect times, as someone else stated, his concept of timing on this is perfect for the passage at hand. It's been a very difficult record for me to stop playing, but you can't listen to it on short car trips... you won't have enough time to listen to it all. Impeccable, impressive, the best death metal I've heard and a very refreshing interpretation at that.

Wintersun Debut Album.......2006-11-10

Great sound a combination of melodic and black metal. Worth byuing it.

Average customer rating: Groovy Classics Remixed Exciting! Remixed not recommended for "re-listening". Good remixes

Remixed Bond (string quartet) , Grant / Bond Crichton Stuart / Black , Trevor / Bond Crichton Stuart / Gray , Michelle de / Vries, Marius de Crichton Stuart / Vries , Magnus Fiennes , Tonci Huljic , Gil Nevo Yoad / Brown , Orion , Pussy Galore , Mark Wright Andy / Jolley , Brian Gascoigne , Julian Kershaw , Z. Vracevic , Millennia Strings , Clem Clempson , Estaban Antonio , London Session Orchestra , Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , Kuljit Balma , Luis Jardim , Phil Todd , Craig Pruess , Gareth Cousins , Anita Kelsey , and Shashi Pandit Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Classified Explosive: The Best of Bond Shine Born Bond - Live at the Royal Albert Hall ASIN: B0000C3ICL Release Date: 2003-09-16

Tracks:

1. Viva - Orion Mix
2. Victory - Sharp Boys Wild Strings Edit
3. Wintersun - Bobby D'Ambrosio Mix
4. Speed - Crash Club Mix - Radio Edit
5. Fuego - Caliente Mix
6. Homecoming
7. Atlanta
8. Shine - Dubshakra Mix
9. Time
10. Duel - Hectic Mix
11. Bond On Bond - Hectic Mix
12. Jingle Bell Rock - Pussy Galore Mix

Customer Reviews:

Groovy Classics.......2007-01-09

A great way to introduce the classics to the person who is too hip to listen to Mozart!

Remixed.......2006-06-01

Hmmmm....what can I say? Remixed is the 3rd album Bond has released, consisting of remixes of old favorites and several new tracks. For those of you who don't know, Bond is a rock string Quartet made up by 4 young women. Similar in style old Vanessa Mae.

The Album starts with an exciting opening, of Viva! (Orion Mix). This is made up from a remake of Antonio Vivaldi's Allegro from Winter (The Four Seasons). Its an enjoyable piece, very simple, but the drums and the occasional shouting of "VIVA!" makes it a great song.

The second track is a remix of one of Bond's more famous piece. Victory was a huge success, but the remix wasn't so in my opinion. The 'Sharp Boys Wild Strings Edit' was a strange one. It didn't contain much of the original. After a tedious drum beat and strange sounds for about 1 minute and 10 seconds, a short clip of strings come on the original melody. For the next minute more drums, then more repeating of the melody heard in the middle.

Third track was a remix of Wintersun. Wintersun (Bobby D'Ambrosio Mix) was basically the same, but a bit more of a disco style.

Again, with Speed (Crash Club Mix). Sam thing, but a lot more of the disco sounds. I actually found myself enjoying it more than the original! It really sounds like some one is...driving a car or something.

Fuego's remix (Caliete Mix) I also enjoyed more than the original. It has a longer introduction, and more music to back up the strings. It also has a very fast sita (sp?) solo in the middle, making it sound very Spanish!

Homecoming, Atlanta and Time are new tracks. Not my most favorites, but they are very calm, remind me of Asia. Except for Time which sort of gives you the feeling that all the clocks are moving at the same time. Bond also uses Clock sounds in the middle for effect.

Shine (Dubsharka Mix) is by FAR the best song on the album. Its a fantastic dance track, with a fantastic solo and playing in the song. Its a Bollywood styled song, making you think of India. I was a little disappointed however, since this song was released on their earlier album (Shine, 2002). Although I love it, they should have put the Indian Summer Mix on instead, which cant be found anywhere except on Atlanta/Time

Duel and Bond on Bond (Both 'Hectic Mixes') I just couldn't stand. They were absolutely ridiculous. Just having the tracks played twice as fast. If I wanted to do that, I could have gone into Media player and pressed Fast Forward x2.

The Last song is Jingle Bell Rock (Pussy Galore Mix). Its an interesting one, just jazzing up the original Jingle Bell Rock.

Overall, this album is great for something like a party, for its mainly disco music. Not the best Bond Album, but very good anyway.

However, If you are a big bond fan, I would suggest you get the Import (Includes 2 videos of Victory and Fuego) or the Japanese Edition (Includes and Extra mix of Viva!, original Jingle Bell Rock, Duel Indonesian Mix and Innocent)

Hope you enjoy this CD!

Exciting!.......2004-09-07

I got Bond's debut album a couple years ago.  Although not as exciting as Vanessa-Mae's album "Storm," it was better than Vanessa-Mae's debut crossover album "The Violin Player" and approximately equal to her third album, "Subject To Change."  The Bond debut had a lot of energy, but to me it was begging for a little stronger beat.

So when I found a Bond remix album late last summer, I grabbed it!  How cool can that be--a Bond remix album!  Whoo-hoo!!!

When I got it home and listened to it, I was a bit disappointed because it wasn't quite remixed enough.  I wanted the mixes to be hotter, and the bass and drums more pronounced.  But under-remixed is far preferable to over-remixed, which is a problem with Vanessa-Mae's song "Storm."  This is my favorite Vanessa-Mae song; the four-minute album length is not nearly long enough for me, so when I learned there was an 8-minute remix, I just had to have it!  I had to buy this Vanessa Mae CD single from a store in England (via Amazon's used CD vendors) since I could not find it stateside.  And I was very disappointed:  The remixer had so vastly remixed it that not only did it lose all its energy, it wasn't even recognizable!  So between over-remixing and under-remixing, I prefer under-remixing, thus I am happy enough with the remixes on this Bond album.  But they could have done better, I think.

Although I was a little disappointed that the mixes not being spruced up quite enough,  it does not mean I do not like this album.  Au contraire! I love this album! It is an album full of energy, life, vitality! It is an album that I nearly always play very LOUD! It as an album that I play when I'm wound up, feelin' good!!! Nearly every song is fast, and the beat never stops!

The album opens with "Viva!", a song that is also found on their DVD, which I bought around the same time I got this album. What a perfect song to start this album with! A sample of a group of females shouting 'VIVA!" plays from time to time throughout, adding to the energetic playing of the strings. On the DVD, this song is backed with video footage from their concert at the Royal Albert Hall in England; in the video, when the shouts "VIVA!" are heard, fireworks shoot out from the balconies and the stage at the theater--so exciting!

The next song is the remix of their first radio hit, "Victory," which starts out with a hot Latin beat and Spanish guitars. "Victory" and another track, "Fuego," feature frenetic string playing. The best song on the CD for dancing--and my second favorite song on the album--is "Duel." This has a driving bass line and percussion beat, an upfront electronic synthesizer riff, and a beautiful ethereal female nonverbal vocal accoutrement, with tubular bells even added toward the end. Spine-tingling! Wonderful!

Although "Duel" and my favorite song "Viva!" rule supreme in the degree of spine-tingling awesomeness, they're not the only ones to bring such a pleasurable reaction to me. "Wintersun" is played with deep heartfelt emotion; "Atlanta" also is full of emotion. I like "Speed" and "Time" because of their European technopop sound, especially "Time," which has a nice melodic, minor key electronic keyboard riff. "Shine" has a bit of a Spanish or Italian flair, another of many romantic flavors of this album.

There are only two songs on the album that I don't care for. One I absolutely don't like is "Jingle Bell Rock," but that's because I hate the song, not because I don't like their version of the song. If I am forced to listen to that song, I would likely choose their version. The other one I like okay, but it doesn't do for me what the rest of the songs on the album do: "Bond on Bond." This is a track of them doing the James Bond theme. A cool idea, and it works, but again, doesn't float my boat. Fortunately, these two songs are at the end of the album, so I can just end the album at the third to the last song, which is also my second favorite song, "Duel"!

Most of the DVD's music comes from their first album, while this remix CD has the best of their first two albums. I now have their third studio album, "Classified," which I like better than their first album (I don't have their second), but no surprise to me, this remix album of theirs is clearly my favorite. "Storm" by Vanessa Mae is my favorite secular album of all time, all genres combined, so naturally in the genre of classical crossover it is my favorite. Bond's "Remix" is my second favorite classical crossover album. It reaches down and touches the heartstrings of my musical soul and stirs them up to make a fabulous and emotional listening experience for me!

Remixed not recommended for "re-listening"........2004-07-27

Bond has impressed critics with their somewhat controversial performances of classical-crossovers. From using trance beats to the sounds of African drums... there is no limit to how much and what they can do to enhance classical music that they play.

With Bond Remixed however; it is quite a drag to put it simply. The album is a total re-mix album, so think of it as a compilation of single re-mixes put together. But also, there are three original tracks by Bond: Homecoming, Atlanta, and Time. All three of these tracks rely a lot on synth sounds and trance beats. Which get boring after listening to all these re-mixes, but keeping in mind that it is a RE-MIX album after all... so although the originality of Bond's previous albums: Born and Shine are not there, it is because they are re-mixed.

One of my personal favorite tracks is Viva [Orion Mix], which for those who have the Bond Live at Royal Albert Hall DVD all should know (For those who do not know, it is an extra video on the DVD, a live performance of Viva). Though I would have to say it takes repetition of classical music to its red line. Another great track to listen to is Jingle Bell Rock [Pussy Galore Mix]. Great example of good trance, combined with classical sounds. Bobby D'Ambrosio's mix of Winter, originally named Wintersun, is interesting enough by creating a new intro into the song. The rest of the song is shorter with a different beat.

The rest of the tracks seemed to use the original songs, but just add a different beat, more bass, and more synth. It puts the name of "re-mix" to a shame. Besides Speed [Crash Club Mix] which adds more excitement to the song as it is called Speed, the listener is better off listening to the originals. The prime example of horrible remixing is Duel [Hectic Mix] and Bond on Bond [Hectic Mix] (It's funny how both of these songs were badly mixed by the same person). In Duel, Hectic makes the song more faster-paced and adds a synth sound to the beat, which has a deeper bass. The song relatively stays the same. As goes the same for the Bond on Bond mix, where there is only a different, harder dance beat added to the original song. Also, Shine [Dubshakra Mix], doesn't even sound different. After listening carefully, you will notice the very subtle addition of more tambourines. But it sounds exactly the same; I listened back and forth from the "mix" to the original on the "Shine" album, and could not really tell.

If you want re-mixed Bond songs, this is terrible album to try to find some. Re-mixes are supposed to be a variation of the original song, almost as if the mix was a whole new song. But these "re-mixes" are sad to listen to. I am ashamed for whoever compiled this horrible playlist of tracks. Also, the original tracks by Bond are not what Bond is noted for, as if they were rushed to do these tracks.

A lot of artists do a "filler" album. Bond may have used a re-mix album to give themselves a year off, either for time off recording, or to make more time to record their 4th album, "Classified". Most likely it was to give the girls some well-deserved time off after releasing "Born" and "Shine".

Any fan of Bond will most likely find this album oddly dissatisfying, leaving a caustic taste in the mouth, and a penetrating headache. I would not recommend this album, unless you are a die-hard fan. But please, if you are a first-time listener to Bond, listen to "Born" or "Shine".

*There is two videos that can be played on your computer however; a video of Fuego and Victory, are fun to watch. But they are from their other albums, Victory from "Born" and Fuego from "Shine".

Good remixes.......2004-06-19

I generally stay away from remix albums simply because it's tough to improve on an original. However, I'm a huge fan of techno music and these remixes are heavier fixed with the sound of the dancefloor than the original tracks are. As you can tell by some of the reviews, some people love this, and some hate it. I think the ones that hated this CD are not fans of modern dance music and miss the whole point of dance CDs to begin with, so you can't judge anything by what they say.
This is a great dance CD, period. For the more consertive use of dance beats, see any of Bonds other releases, but this one is definately for the club fans out there. Another killer dance CD I want to suggest is Mr.Deviant's "Techno Obsession" which mixes power rock with killer dance beats to create some very original dance music. Both CDs are great!

Average customer rating:

Wintersun Wintersun Manufacturer: King ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0002IJMAY Release Date: 2004-09-06

Tracks:

1. Beyond The Dark Sun
2. Winter Madness
3. Sleeping Stars
4. Battle Against Time
5. Death And The Healing
6. Starchild
7. Beautiful Death
8. Sadness And Hate
9. Winter Madness (Demo Version)
10. Beyond The Dark Sun (Demo Version)
11. Death And The Healing (Demo Version)

Album Description

Japanese pressing of the Finnish black metal act's 2004 album includes three exclusive bonus tracks, 'Winter Madness' (Demo Version), 'Beyond The Dark Sun' (Demo Version), & 'Death And The Healing' (Demo Version). Nexus.

Album Details

Japanese Release featuring a Bonus Track

Average customer rating: Victory Freaking Awesome

Remixed Manufacturer: Universal Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000CD7XW Release Date: 2003-10-28

Tracks:

1. Victory [Sharp Boys Wild Strings Edit]
2. Viva ! [Orion Mix]
3. Wintersun [Bobby d'Ambrosio Mix]
4. Speed [Crash Club Mix - Radio Edit]
5. Fuego [Caliente Mix]
6. Homecoming
7. Viva ! [del Underground Remix]
8. Atlanta
9. Shine [Dubshakra Mix]
10. Time
11. Bond on Bond [Adapted from "The James Bond Theme" - Hectic Mix]
12. Duel [Indonesian Remix][*]
13. Jingle Bell Rock [*]
14. Innocent [*]

Album Description

Japanese edition of the classical crossover act's 2003 remix album features 14 tracks including 3 exclusive bonus tracks, 'Duel' (Indonesian Remix), 'Jingle Bell Rock' & 'Innocent'. Decca. 2003.

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring Three Bonus Tracks: "Duel (Indonesian Mix)", "Jinglebell Rock", and "Innocent".

Customer Reviews:

Victory.......2006-08-27

The original Victory can't be beat. This remix looses a lot of the original sound by replacing it with other sounds. The other songs are good though.

Freaking Awesome.......2005-10-27

I had already heard the North American release of this album, and I really liked it. Now the Japan edition is well worth that extra bit. The beats are amazing, the instruments melt with the music and its hard to believe this bizarre duo of techno and classical would go together but THEY DO!
I would say at least have a listen to those who want to buy this, it will only convince you further.

Average customer rating:

Explosive: The Best of Bond Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0009VN8CM Release Date: 2005-01-01

Tracks:

1. Victory
2. Explosive
3. Fuego
4. Vivo!
5. Shine [Dubshakra Mix]
6. Wintersun
7. Scorchio
8. Duel
9. Gypsy Rhapsody
10. Caravan
11. Sugarplum
12. Carmina

Tracks:

1. Explosive [DVD]
2. Fuego [DVD]
3. Victory [DVD]

Average customer rating: Great Music fantastic

Explosive: The Best of Bond Bond Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0009VJWKY Release Date: 2006-09-25

Tracks:

1. Victory [Mike Batt Mix]
2. Explosive
3. Fuego
4. Viva! (After Vivaldi)
5. Shine [Dubshakra Mix]
6. Wintersun
7. Scorchio
8. Duel
9. Gypsy Rhapsody
10. Caravan
11. Sugarplum
12. Carmina

Customer Reviews:

Great Music.......2006-12-27

Bond is one great group and their music is spirit lifting. Such talented young women.

fantastic.......2006-02-01

classical music ... a category bender, just fits within the category perfectly. Fantastic music -- the entire cd is great.

Average customer rating:

Wintersun David Hay Manufacturer: David Hay ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA85W8 Release Date: 2005-04-05

Tracks:

1. Wintersun
2. On My Own
3. Me and the Moonlight
4. Rocket Ship
5. Oh Little Baby
6. Train (That's Right)
7. Such a Fool
8. Let the Rivers Flow
9. Make a Little Money
10. See You Again
11. Thrill Is Gone

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Viva!/Wintersun/Bella Donna Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Visi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005LC1P Release Date: 2001-06-04

Tracks:

1. Viva!
2. Wintersun (Yoad Nevo Mix)
3. Bella Donna

Album Description

UK single for the classical-pop girl-group. Three tracks, 'Viva!', 'Wintersun' (Yoad Nevo Mix) & 'Bella Donna'. Slimline double jewel case. 2001 release

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Wintersun Wintersun Manufacturer: Nuclear Blast ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000LWWLPY

Average customer rating:

Wintersun Bond Manufacturer: Universal/Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music ASIN: B00005BIH8 Release Date: 2001-04-02

Album Details

Four Classically Trained Women Discovered by Vanessa Mae.

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