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Death in Vegas: Music of the future

Jesse Hilsenrad | Santa Rosa, CA United States | 02/14/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Combining dub electronic, ambient noise, and great grooves, Death in Vegas is one of the most original bands in decades. Some tunes have a reggae influence, while others are flat out bumping hard trance. The unifying element in Dead Elvis is their gritty, herion-rock sound. Death in Vegas don't use samples as ornamentation, they use simple samples as the centerpiece for each tune; much like avant garde composer Steve Reich.If you are tired of hearing the same old pop riffs and blues scales, then check out any Death in Vegas CD. Their influence will be heard for several years to come."

Listen to this one the whole way through

Deejams | Northampton, MA | 10/03/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album is meant to be enjoyed from start to finish. It almost isn't fair to listen to the catchy, head-nodding singles ("Dirt" and "Rekkit") without also giving equal weight to the development of the album. You'll be surprised to see how Dead Elvis takes you through a journey starting in the reggae/groove genre, moves to a sampled-rock section and then finishes with several smooth, bass-driven and smart downtempo songs. It's production is flawless with content that will leave any music lover in peace. Enjoy!"

Twist and Crawl

R. Jones | Columbus, OH United States | 10/12/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Love the ablum. Total "techno", some limbo plane between Mininsrty and early Depeche Mode. Throw in some reggae and some blues and you get a Dead Elvis. Holmes and Fearless have made a great record. Covers all kinda moods and emotions. The thing that seperates them from other "techno" bands is their use of live instrumentation. Yeah this stuff rocks."