Blue Obsession

Blue Obsession

Track Listings

1. All I Need
2. No Love to Be Found
3. Obsession Blues
4. Where Would I Be Now
5. Build upon It
6. Meaning of Love
7. Open the Door
8. Kikwit Town
9. Down by the River
10. Someday You Will
11. Ain't That Peculiar
12. You Can't Make It Love

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Well into the '80s, Michael McDonald was California rock's white-soul singer of choice. The '90s saw his commercial stock falling, though, and the indie-label Blue Obsession is his first disc in years. McDonald has hardly shifted his allegiances; the studio-crafted grooves and plummy vocals here could have come from any of his post-Doobies records. The music rarely surprises--though the opening cut, "All I Need," does indicate that McDonald may be at least sympathetic to hip-hop--but he does throw a curve with a cover of Neil Young's "Down by the River" that probably won't capture a lot of airplay on smooth-jazz stations. --Rickey Wright

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Blue Obsession

Blue Obsession
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Not "classic"-- but helluvalotta style
  • maddeningly uneven--has a lot going both for it & against it
  • The great beginning of Michael's comeback
  • Soulful..
  • Once again Michael McDonald sings to my soul.
Blue Obsession
Michael Mcdonald
Manufacturer: Ramp Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Blink of an Eye
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  4. Motown Two
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ASIN: B00004RI65
Release Date: 2000-03-28

Tracks:

  1. All I Need
  2. No Love to Be Found
  3. Obsession Blues
  4. Where Would I Be Now
  5. Build upon It
  6. Meaning of Love
  7. Open the Door
  8. Kikwit Town
  9. Down by the River
  10. Someday You Will
  11. Ain't That Peculiar
  12. You Can't Make It Love

Amazon.com

Well into the '80s, Michael McDonald was California rock's white-soul singer of choice. The '90s saw his commercial stock falling, though, and the indie-label Blue Obsession is his first disc in years. McDonald has hardly shifted his allegiances; the studio-crafted grooves and plummy vocals here could have come from any of his post-Doobies records. The music rarely surprises--though the opening cut, "All I Need," does indicate that McDonald may be at least sympathetic to hip-hop--but he does throw a curve with a cover of Neil Young's "Down by the River" that probably won't capture a lot of airplay on smooth-jazz stations. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Not "classic"-- but helluvalotta style.......2005-10-23

If you prefer McDonald's pop, warm ballad-light style, then you may not like this cd. On the other hand, if you are open to hearing the depth and breadth of McDonald's interpretation and r&b/rock/folksy-pop/gospel styles, then you will definitely want Blue Obsession among your cd collection.

This cd took a long time to grow on me. I did not like "Blue Obsession" when I first played through it a few times. And except for 2 tracks that I would program to play with other MM favorites, the rest of the cd stayed idle on the rack for well over a year. (Although I now like the song, "All I Need" should NOT have been the first track-- big production mistake! I think it turned me off to giving the rest of the cd an honest chance.)

Blue Obsession has a more darker, grittier sound than we are accustomed to hearing with McDonald. So, it took a little while for me to adjust my ears, where I probably would not have had to do so for another artist. Whenever I shuffled this cd in with McDonald's lighter and familiar tunes, Blue Obsession played well as a nice contrast. Yet, the cd can also stand on its own as a good body of work. "Where Would I Be Now" and "You Can't Make it Love" were always my favorite tracks, and eventually "No Love to Be Found", "Build Upon It" and "The Meaning of Love" really drew me into this cd. My hindsight is 20/20: There really is not a bad track on this cd. Blue Obsession is now among my top 3 favorites for Michael McDonald cds.

I'm curious to know if other MM fans think Blue Obsession should have followed his Motown cds rather than preceeded them.

3 out of 5 stars maddeningly uneven--has a lot going both for it & against it.......2005-05-29

Michael McDonald's long-awaited "Blue Obsession" was finally released in 2000, and it's almost beyond belief what a frustrating listen it is. Teaming up with Tommy Sims, who produced a majority of the album, "Blue Obsession" finds McDonald simultaneously trying to return to his classic late '70s/ early '80s sound while moving forward into gospel-flavored territory, and the results are uneven to say the least. The album gets off to a painfully flawed start with "All I Need"--it's actually quite a strong piece of raw material, plus it's got cool orchestration and effectively harkens back to the Philly Soul sound of the early '70s, but it suffers badly from Sims' obnoxious co-lead vocals and spoken word parts. Similarly, "Kikwit Town" starts off as a haunting, stripped-down ballad, but gets dragged down by the overloud drums that come in about 2 & 1/2 minutes into the song, as well as the distracting sound effects. "Obsession Blues" is a nice, bluesy rocker, but it fails to really get the blood flowing the way it so desperately wants to. The vamping "No Love To Be Found" is a pretty bland and generic piece of horn-laden R & B. "Someday You Will" is a dull attempt at an uplifting ballad. There are some minor standouts with the gloomy, soothing ballad "Where Would I Be Now"; the affecting, stripped-down album-closer "You Can't Make It Love"; and the pleasant adult contemporary ballad "The Meaning Of Love", though the latter is marred by Sims' overloud programmed drums. There are 2 covers--the version of Neil Young's "Down By The River", with backing vocals from Karla Bonoff and Christopher Cross (two voices that really go ideally together), is nicely done, although it sadly does away with harmony vocals on the chorus; and the Motown cover "Ain't That Peculiar", produced by David Pack of Ambrosia fame, is overdone, but still pretty funky and has infectious McDonald vocals. Two of the songs are absolute gems that really make the album as a whole feel like a major missed opportunity--"Build Upon It" is a rousing, massively funky anthem with an impassioned McDonald vocal; and the grooving "Open The Door" is a gloriously retro track that sounds like it came straight out of the early '80s and features splendid background/ counterpoint vocals from Michael's wife Amy Holland. "Open The Door" also shows what Tommy Sims can do when he gets his act together--McDonald & Sims wrote the song, plus Sims plays bass, Fender Rhodes piano, guitars, & synthesizer on it. McDonald is clearly trying hard on this album, and he comes through some of his most soulful vocals ever; however, the soulful vocals alone do NOT make for a work of genius--overall, this album is severely botched, and listening to it, there's no escaping the feeling that it could have been so much better. "Blue Obsession" is still worth some time for any serious McDonald fan, especially for the pair of definite gems, but again, it's a frustrating missed opportunity.

4 out of 5 stars The great beginning of Michael's comeback.......2004-11-01

I know he never really went away, but I consider this album the beginning of Michael's "comeback." True, it wasn't a big commercial success, but I think this was his most solid album since No Looking Back (his second solo album.) There's quite a few VERY good songs on here.

After this album came his Christmas album, which I think sounded a lot like his early Doobie Brothers music in parts. It's awesome. Then, of course, came Michael's recent fantastic Motown albums.

Michael's enjoying incredible success right now in his career. I think this album helped get him to where he is now. It's DEFINITELY worth checking out if you're a fan of his.

4 out of 5 stars Soulful.........2004-10-24

I love this entire CD...But my favorite song is the duet with Wendy Moten '' No Love to Be Found ''sounds like you are sitting in the front row of the club clapping yo' hands and stopping yo' feet.

5 out of 5 stars Once again Michael McDonald sings to my soul........2004-03-27

There is no end(Thank God) to this man's talent ! I enjoyed this cd so much!! All I Need reaches it:s finest hour!! This song Some Day You Will,their is nothing to compare Blue Obsession to!!! I was going shopping with my daughter today and she asked me what kind of music did I listen to?? I told her Michael Mcdonald,she laughed and told me Mom you act like this is the only artist out there.Well for me it is Michael McDonald!!Outstanding cd Michael!!!
Blue Obsession
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Blue Obsession
    Michael Mcdonald
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000CPU7NS
    Release Date: 2007-02-27

    Tracks:

    1. All I Need
    2. No Love to Be Found
    3. Obsession Blues
    4. Where Would I Be Now
    5. Build upon It
    6. Meaning of Love
    7. Open the Door
    8. Kikwit Town
    9. Down by the River
    10. Someday You Will
    11. Ain't That Peculiar
    12. You Can't Make It Love
    My Little Fire-Filled Heart
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • Tara vanFlower: My Little Fire-Filled Heart (Silbermedia, 2005)
    My Little Fire-Filled Heart

    Manufacturer: Silber/Darla
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000BWH89I
    Release Date: 2007-01-01

    Product Description

    Tara's long-awaited follow up to her debut solo album This Womb Like Liquid Honey entitled My Little Fire-Filled Heart. This release was composed, performed, and produced entirely by Tara using her talented voice, traditional and improvised percussive instruments, and some guitar work. This album is very ambient and organic. Her vocal ranges from the playfully seductive to the passionately aggressive. Utilizing loops to fill out the background, Tara has created a blissful wash of echoing chimes, throbbing basses, and howling choruses. 1. ligertily 2. yaya 3. rabbit 4. the honour of silence 5. naked king 6. silverback 7. the girl from the green dimension 8. i lost the moon 9. a rusted nail through the wrist 10. a conversation with Death 11. wren 12. tigerlily

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars Tara vanFlower: My Little Fire-Filled Heart (Silbermedia, 2005).......2006-01-07

    Tara vanFlower is billed as an ambient/experimental artist in her press releases, but I would take the ambient out of the equation. This album plays more like an experimental performance track with the focus on vocals and poetry. That being said, Tara seems to have poured out the darker side of her psyche into this disc. At times, the disc is really hard to listen to because of the darkness and repetition that occurs. At other times, Tara can grab the listener with a line or two and peak interest in her content. I am also very hesitant to say that she uses any traditional instruments, minus a few keyboard sounds and some guitar noise. There are other sounds involved such as chimes and what sounds like pipes knocking, etc.

    "Ligertily" begins the album with listful vocals that show off vanFlower's beautiful voice. It is a brief introduction that leads into a more disconcerting piece called "Yaya." The words of this peace are rather wonderful, but the low, moaning track played amidst the spoken words is rather gloomy and ominous. VanFlower seems to speak of a love so deep it envelops the two who participate while a background voice states "this cannot be" over and over again. "Rabbit" has a vocal style a bit like Siouxsie Sioux, but there is only reverberating sounds and what sounds like loud drips echoing in a concrete hall. The words seem to be about someone who is dead that has passed on because of a girl he has kissed. Perhaps this is a metaphorical death, but the poem is certainly rife with death like imagery. "The Honor of Silence" has humming keys and vanFlower's sweet voice speaking words I can't always make out. This track is one of the least dissonant and has the most ambient feel of most of the tracks.

    "Naked King" has a staccato feel that is abrupt and a bit chaotic. It's a bit long and I only wish this track were a bit shorter. Perhaps the point is to disturb or irritate the listener, but, frankly, I am a little put off by this track. It's a bit too much. "Silverback" follows on the heals of "Naked King" and has chimes and sighs mixed with moans in the background. This is a spoken piece in the sense of a poetry reading. This track repeats the spoken words and is also a bit on the long side for the sort of piece it is, but it certainly is not as grating as "Naked King." This track shows her style of poet, so, I thought it best to type the words out for you.



    We hold hands like monkeys
    small hands in clasping rings
    fettered together threaded
    white milk and scales
    like the belly of a fish
    slide into me silver crescent
    watch as my insides spill
    silver sickle of the stars
    I hid behind you once
    on the dark side of your blade
    childlike and simple
    unopen flower
    you sing to me like heaven-mouths
    gaping at
    the surface of the silver sky
    breathe into me breathe into me
    I will fall at your feet
    your silver feet
    dipped into something savory
    and my lips will worship there
    gaping at
    the surface of your silver skin
    waking before
    the simple act of kindness
    before bowed heads and empty eyes
    before devil grins and empty eyes
    I walked on your silver surface once
    uncut and immune



    "The Girl from the Green Dimension" begins with chimes again and a hum. It strikes me that vanFlower must have experience so much despair in connection to death. This track also deals with the passing of a friend or lover of some sort. Her voice is listless and travels amidst the chimes. The track has a sweet feeling, but there is also a sort of dirge underneath her voice. "I Lost the Moon" has a sort of breathing and some chaotic guitar work in it. One of the things I don't like about the artwork on this disc is that some lyrics are included while other songs are omitted. "I Lost the Moon" is absent from the lyric sheet. Therefore, I can only get a feel for the song by the sounds. The breathing lends a sort of sexual feeling while the guitar makes that feeling seem rather dissonant and, perhaps, unhappy in the memory.

    "A Rusted Nail Through the Wrist" starts with rather interesting percussion and odd noises. The lyrical content almost has a redemptive quality to them. Having "missed the mark," vanFlower seems to look toward the one who is nailed to a tree. Perhaps, this is the Christ, but I can't be sure. "A Conversation with Death" is an old spiritual that vanFlower sings over the blowing of wind. Her voice is so beautiful and weeping on this track. I wish she would have sung more like this throughout the album. This track is just beautiful. "Wren" begins with the sound of falling rain and a baby's toy playing in the background. This song centers on a young girl whose mother is singing to her to comfort her in the dark. This track is sweet, but at the same time almost eerie. "Tigerlily" plays the album out. It is a short 37 seconds and it contains the song "Sunshine."

    All in all, my first reaction to this disc was highly negative. After another spin or two, I started to warm up to it and began to understand better what vanFlower is doing here. Although that is so, I would say that there are a few tracks that need trimming. Sometimes, the length on these really makes the track feel like it's beating a dead horse by its end. That said, vanFlower can evoke emotions in the listener and she makes provocative comments on the subject of death.
    Obsession
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • samba-rumba :)
    • OBSESSION - not really living up to itâýýs title :(
    • My favorite album of Blue System!
    Obsession
    Blue System
    Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000006ZF3
    Release Date: 2000-04-25

    Tracks:

    1. Love Is Such a Lonely Sword
    2. When Sarah Smiles
    3. Behind the Silence
    4. 2000 Miles
    5. Two Hearts Beat as One
    6. 48 Hours
    7. I'm Not That Kind of Guy
    8. Try the Impossible
    9. Another Lonely Night
    10. I'm the Pilot of Your Love

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars samba-rumba :).......2004-02-22

    This album (1990) is not the best, but good.

    My favourite songs are "Behind The Silence" (total instrumental), "Two Hearts Beat As One", "Try The Impossible" and "Love Is Such A Lonely Sword" (I prefer its long version that is available on Maxi-CD).

    3 out of 5 stars OBSESSION - not really living up to itâýýs title :(.......2003-08-29

    Obsession is the 4th album of Blue System. This album reached no.14 in the German charts. The only good single to me in this album is â€~48 Hours’ and didn’t like â€~Love is such a Lonely Sword’ which surprisingly reached no.16 and I think this album should have just have released just â€~48 Hours’ which reached no.29 is the only good song except â€~Behind the Silence’ which is a great musical piece without lyrics. All the songs in this album sounds very alike and the best tracks are:

    48 HOURS and TRY THE IMPOSSIBLE.

    One of the best things about this album is it’s photography, I think this album has the best art work and I am not talking about the front cover which is a big cliché! The booklet has great pictures and a piano that is put in the beach (in water) in the sunset.
    To sum it up it is worth getting only if you’re a collector like me, otherwise give it a miss.

    You may want to note the booklet has text but only for people who can read German.
    FACT: This is a Gold selling album

    5 out of 5 stars My favorite album of Blue System!.......1999-04-09

    Obsession is Blue System's greatest album in my opinion! The music and lyrics are great! This is a must have album for all Blue System fans.
    Obsession
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Obsession
      Blue System
      Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD
      ASIN: B00000DX9N
      Release Date: 1993-01-01
      Blues Obsession
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        Blues Obsession
        Kenny "Blue" Ray
        Manufacturer: Tone King
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00004T9V1
        Release Date: 2000-01-01
        Blue Obsession
        Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
        • Not "classic"-- but helluvalotta style
        • maddeningly uneven--has a lot going both for it & against it
        • The great beginning of Michael's comeback
        • Soulful..
        • Once again Michael McDonald sings to my soul.
        Blue Obsession
        Michael Mcdonald
        Manufacturer: Wea Corp
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000002NDJ
        Release Date: 1997-10-28

        Tracks:

        1. All I Need
        2. No Love to Be Found
        3. Obsession Blues
        4. Where Would I Be Now
        5. Build upon It
        6. Meaning of Love
        7. Open the Door
        8. Kikwit Town
        9. Down by the River
        10. Someday You Will
        11. Ain't That Peculiar
        12. You Can't Make It Love

        Amazon.com

        Well into the '80s, Michael McDonald was California rock's white-soul singer of choice. The '90s saw his commercial stock falling, though, and the indie-label Blue Obsession is his first disc in years. McDonald has hardly shifted his allegiances; the studio-crafted grooves and plummy vocals here could have come from any of his post-Doobies records. The music rarely surprises--though the opening cut, "All I Need," does indicate that McDonald may be at least sympathetic to hip-hop--but he does throw a curve with a cover of Neil Young's "Down by the River" that probably won't capture a lot of airplay on smooth-jazz stations. --Rickey Wright

        Customer Reviews:

        4 out of 5 stars Not "classic"-- but helluvalotta style.......2005-10-23

        If you prefer McDonald's pop, warm ballad-light style, then you may not like this cd. On the other hand, if you are open to hearing the depth and breadth of McDonald's interpretation and r&b/rock/folksy-pop/gospel styles, then you will definitely want Blue Obsession among your cd collection.

        This cd took a long time to grow on me. I did not like "Blue Obsession" when I first played through it a few times. And except for 2 tracks that I would program to play with other MM favorites, the rest of the cd stayed idle on the rack for well over a year. (Although I now like the song, "All I Need" should NOT have been the first track-- big production mistake! I think it turned me off to giving the rest of the cd an honest chance.)

        Blue Obsession has a more darker, grittier sound than we are accustomed to hearing with McDonald. So, it took a little while for me to adjust my ears, where I probably would not have had to do so for another artist. Whenever I shuffled this cd in with McDonald's lighter and familiar tunes, Blue Obsession played well as a nice contrast. Yet, the cd can also stand on its own as a good body of work. "Where Would I Be Now" and "You Can't Make it Love" were always my favorite tracks, and eventually "No Love to Be Found", "Build Upon It" and "The Meaning of Love" really drew me into this cd. My hindsight is 20/20: There really is not a bad track on this cd. Blue Obsession is now among my top 3 favorites for Michael McDonald cds.

        I'm curious to know if other MM fans think Blue Obsession should have followed his Motown cds rather than preceeded them.

        3 out of 5 stars maddeningly uneven--has a lot going both for it & against it.......2005-05-29

        Michael McDonald's long-awaited "Blue Obsession" was finally released in 2000, and it's almost beyond belief what a frustrating listen it is. Teaming up with Tommy Sims, who produced a majority of the album, "Blue Obsession" finds McDonald simultaneously trying to return to his classic late '70s/ early '80s sound while moving forward into gospel-flavored territory, and the results are uneven to say the least. The album gets off to a painfully flawed start with "All I Need"--it's actually quite a strong piece of raw material, plus it's got cool orchestration and effectively harkens back to the Philly Soul sound of the early '70s, but it suffers badly from Sims' obnoxious co-lead vocals and spoken word parts. Similarly, "Kikwit Town" starts off as a haunting, stripped-down ballad, but gets dragged down by the overloud drums that come in about 2 & 1/2 minutes into the song, as well as the distracting sound effects. "Obsession Blues" is a nice, bluesy rocker, but it fails to really get the blood flowing the way it so desperately wants to. The vamping "No Love To Be Found" is a pretty bland and generic piece of horn-laden R & B. "Someday You Will" is a dull attempt at an uplifting ballad. There are some minor standouts with the gloomy, soothing ballad "Where Would I Be Now"; the affecting, stripped-down album-closer "You Can't Make It Love"; and the pleasant adult contemporary ballad "The Meaning Of Love", though the latter is marred by Sims' overloud programmed drums. There are 2 covers--the version of Neil Young's "Down By The River", with backing vocals from Karla Bonoff and Christopher Cross (two voices that really go ideally together), is nicely done, although it sadly does away with harmony vocals on the chorus; and the Motown cover "Ain't That Peculiar", produced by David Pack of Ambrosia fame, is overdone, but still pretty funky and has infectious McDonald vocals. Two of the songs are absolute gems that really make the album as a whole feel like a major missed opportunity--"Build Upon It" is a rousing, massively funky anthem with an impassioned McDonald vocal; and the grooving "Open The Door" is a gloriously retro track that sounds like it came straight out of the early '80s and features splendid background/ counterpoint vocals from Michael's wife Amy Holland. "Open The Door" also shows what Tommy Sims can do when he gets his act together--McDonald & Sims wrote the song, plus Sims plays bass, Fender Rhodes piano, guitars, & synthesizer on it. McDonald is clearly trying hard on this album, and he comes through some of his most soulful vocals ever; however, the soulful vocals alone do NOT make for a work of genius--overall, this album is severely botched, and listening to it, there's no escaping the feeling that it could have been so much better. "Blue Obsession" is still worth some time for any serious McDonald fan, especially for the pair of definite gems, but again, it's a frustrating missed opportunity.

        4 out of 5 stars The great beginning of Michael's comeback.......2004-11-01

        I know he never really went away, but I consider this album the beginning of Michael's "comeback." True, it wasn't a big commercial success, but I think this was his most solid album since No Looking Back (his second solo album.) There's quite a few VERY good songs on here.

        After this album came his Christmas album, which I think sounded a lot like his early Doobie Brothers music in parts. It's awesome. Then, of course, came Michael's recent fantastic Motown albums.

        Michael's enjoying incredible success right now in his career. I think this album helped get him to where he is now. It's DEFINITELY worth checking out if you're a fan of his.

        4 out of 5 stars Soulful.........2004-10-24

        I love this entire CD...But my favorite song is the duet with Wendy Moten '' No Love to Be Found ''sounds like you are sitting in the front row of the club clapping yo' hands and stopping yo' feet.

        5 out of 5 stars Once again Michael McDonald sings to my soul........2004-03-27

        There is no end(Thank God) to this man's talent ! I enjoyed this cd so much!! All I Need reaches it:s finest hour!! This song Some Day You Will,their is nothing to compare Blue Obsession to!!! I was going shopping with my daughter today and she asked me what kind of music did I listen to?? I told her Michael Mcdonald,she laughed and told me Mom you act like this is the only artist out there.Well for me it is Michael McDonald!!Outstanding cd Michael!!!
        Estrella Re-Mastered
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          Estrella Re-Mastered

          Manufacturer: Silber
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B000BWJMK6
          Release Date: 2005-05-10

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          Estrella was Lycias last proper studio album (Empty Space was unfinished and Tripping Back Into The Broken Days was recorded and mixed as an Estraya release). The songs on Estrella were originally written in 1996 & fleshed out over a fifty show tour. Eight years later, Mike VanPortfleet has revisited the songs to remaster them using the engineering skills hes improved over this time as well as the improvements of technology to make a definitive version of the release uncompromised by the hands of others. The artwork has been restored to the original version, unaltered from the artistic vision meant to match the music. The goal of Estrella was to mix the lush orchestral sound VanPortfleet had developed over the previous eight years that had culminated in Cold with the more up-tempo rhythmic style of Wake & the unreleased Byzantine era. Estrella also marks Tara VanFlowers move to primary vocalist & lyricist, enlarging the bands ethereal fan base. Estrella became an instant hit within the darkwave genre, but now is the time to realize its a classic that transcends genre barriers. 1. Clouds In The Southern Sky 2. El Diablo 3. Tainted 4. Tongues 5. Estrella 6. Dome 7. Silver Sliver 8. The Canal 9. The Kite 10. Orion 11. Distant Fading Star

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