Sorry this one is so late friends, Iâve had a very eventful week! I may not have been able to do this on Monday, but today being Vilâs birthday sure makes this a happy accident. Especially with this weeks album being a personal favorite of mine that I think Vil would adore, âTanzomatâ by And One!
âTanzomatâ is the tenth studio album by German synth pop group And One, released March 4, 2011! And One formed when Steve Naghavi and Chris Ruiz met in a Berlin nightclub and bonded over a love of early EBM music, and decided to create music inspired by Depeche Mode. Since 1989, they have been consistently making and playing music!
I read the name âTanzomatâ comes from a combination German words that mean dance and automatic, with one person saying it essentially means âDance-o-maticâ and I think that is a perfect descriptor of the feel and sound this entire album has. From the best to worst song, each one is constantly very fun to dance too! Whether a thumping and energetic club song like âSevenâ, a dark and haunting track like âPlaying Deadâ, or an upbeat and optimistic song like âDancing in the Factoryâ. I felt most of the highlights were the darker and sensual songs that made a sinister but romantic atmosphere, every song made me in some way want to move around. The absolute highlight of this album are the tracks where And One takes a darker approach, reminding me more of a gothic industrial style, with songs like âAngel Eyesâ, âThe Aim is In Your Head Nowâ, âElectrocutionâ, and more. These songs are absolutely beautiful and I canât get enough of it. The highs of this album are absolutely divine, but I feel there also is a bit of filler that had been put in this album that simply doesnât fit. The first four tracks all feel very strange being with the rest of the album, with a completely different feel and presence about that them, ESPECIALLY âOnly in your Dreamsâ and âDancing in The Factoryâ. Parts of this album very much feels like an album âmeant for meâ in a sense, as I feel like it is the combination of the things I absolutely love in music. I cannot stress enough how much I adore the song âPlaying Deadâ, it is a 10/10 song for me and regularly has been on repeat for months now. The only thing I could say about this album that isnât good is just that I wish they had stuck with the dark and bittersweet sound my favorite tracks had. Songs like âOnly in your Dreamsâ and especially âDancing in The Factoryâ just feel so out of place next to âAngel Eyesâ.
Even though I think there is some very odd thematic clashing in âTanzomatâ, the peaks of this album are so incredible I give some leeway to the lows. My least favorite song was âDancing in The Factoryâ, since not only was it a huge outliar but also sounded a lot like âJust Canât Get Enoughâ by Depeche Mode, and o canât tell if that is intentional or not. My favorite was, by far, âPlaying Deadâ, itâs such an incredible song I feel it raises the entire album by a point itself. Because of this, I think this album is a beautiful 8 out of 10, but I could very easily see why someone else might think differently.
What do you think about this album? Iâd love to know! Please recommend me music youâd like me to review in the future, khee hee!~ See you next Monday!
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