You are the rainbow! You are the sun to my chameleon!

#106545 by Kadaj
Thu Jan 19, 2006 12:51 pm
I have to admit...I've been a very naughty girl and downloaded this.... :oops:

But...it's Awesome....all of it!!! (i love Gaia especially :D )

I will definately buy this....just like all the other DTB/SYL stuff ^^*

I'm just impatient,that's all :P

#106554 by Ninja Butterfly
Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:22 pm
Well all you lovely people ... pre-orders of the Synchestra and DVD are now available for pre-order through Hevydevy.com :) So if you have enjoyed what you have heard then get your pre-order in :)

#106565 by Das Schuetzenfest
Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:36 pm
"Gaia" grows and grows! And I actually dig the odd snare sound. And great cymbal work indeed.

Ah, the guitar at 3:30! :amen:

Is this one of the more straight forward songs :?:

#106578 by BaldMosher446
Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:09 pm
Drumdude13 wrote:
BaldMosher446 wrote:You're in luck my man for the rest of the CD is like that and even better! Pixillate is the best track on the CD IMO.


I agree 100% with you bro !

RVP


Just stating what is a good known fact, my man! I shall be getting my mitts on the special edition when it becomes available! :D

#106588 by Yanko
Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:36 pm
Drumdude13 wrote:
BaldMosher446 wrote:You're in luck my man for the rest of the CD is like that and even better! Pixillate is the best track on the CD IMO.


I agree 100% with you bro !

RVP


OMG YOU'RE IN THE BAND AND YOU DOWNLOADED THE LEAK?!?!?!/!?!?!

SHAME ON YOU!!!!1111one

:P

#106695 by arkadin
Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:51 am
I managed to dl Synchestra ( I know, shame on me :oops: ), and I just can't get enough of it!! For the moment my favourite seems to be Pixillate, but there are many other contenders( Vampolka/ Vampira, Gaia, Triumph, Notes from Africa...). The whole album is reminiscent of Devin's earlier works, especially Ocean Machine, Infinity and Terria, which have always been, in my opinion, his best projects ( I like Strapping because it's Devin , but I prefer his smoother side). No need to say that I will prowl my nearest music store until I get my hands on the new edition ( Whoever said downloading killed artists? ;) )

#106910 by Marshall Bravestar
Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:29 am
Short. Very Short.

But if you go to amazon you'll find 28 seconds of low-fi shit which very poorly represents Synchestra.

Oh yeah you need to go to the UK site. Apparently noone's told 'em not to preview the album.

#107043 by Naffis-kun
Sun Jan 22, 2006 2:45 am
Hmm.. the samples sound horrible.
I haven't heard the actual songs but I'm sure they don't sound like this.

#107084 by Marshall Bravestar
Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:42 am
Naffis-kun wrote:Hmm.. the samples sound horrible.
I haven't heard the actual songs but I'm sure they don't sound like this.


Same here, I haven't downloaded anything other than those samples and they do indeed sound terrible. Must be about 16k sample rate on those puppies. Ick.

Just thought I'd let people know, but I kept it in here because when it comes to spoilers I'd say those samples do it with aplomb; they're total shite.

In fact had I never heard Devin I think those samples would put me right off.

Is there anything that Devin can do to improve them? I usually appreciate the short samples Amazon stick on their site because it shows how misguided some of the reviews are. I'd have bought a lot of crap without them.

However, I don't think the Synchestra samples are very good marketing at all.

#107107 by Dartwa
Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:31 am
16 kbps? Ewwww.

#107338 by djt06
Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:39 am
Coma Divine wrote:Pre-ordered the Standard version of Synchestra on the 13th.





And it arrived a few minutes ago.
:thanks: :happy: :string: :devil:


How'd ya manage that?? Is there some secret mailman handshake that enables you to get your hevydevy package a week ahead of everyone else?

Anyway, what's the verdict on the complete package (artwork etc) now that it's in your hot little hands?

#107356 by Coma Divine
Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:11 am
Well, firstly I pre-ordered from HDR once it was announced that pre-orders were being taken (13th). Secondly, as I said it is only ("only" :roll:...not a word I can use easily here) the basic Synchestra, not the DVD edition.
The artwork therefore, is limited to the lyric booklet...but quite spectacular and organic. Carries the theme of this skin to even better standards. Together, Geoff and Omer have created quite a warm and embracing visual splendor.

And the music...the music is magnificent.

The Devin Townsend BAND have taken an enormous leap since we last heard them on Accelerated Evolution, as has Devin as a songwriter. So many moods and textures contained in those 14 tracks...awesome to finally hear Notes From Africa after so many years...
There are familiar little signatures of everything from OM to Alien, perhaps the closing of an era...perhaps something that points the way to an even greater one. I've listened to this album 6 times already since I got it this afternoon, and I believe it has the potential to be the greatest work in Dev's catalogue thus far. His band are all well on song, with a far greater showing of their vast talent range than was exhibited on AE. Brilliance, it is.


...but those of you yet to either download or receive the album shall find this all out soon enough...

:D

#107377 by Atari
Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:40 am
Preordered my Standard on the 12th....

*camps by the letterbox*

#107400 by doomsoldier
Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:51 am
Coma Divine wrote:...but those of you yet to either download or receive the album shall find this all out soon enough...

:D


It could never be soon enough for me. And I still have a few weeks to wait. It's gonna drive me up a wall.

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