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Ten years after BOOMERANG, the Creatures returned with a new album. Released on their own label, Sioux Records, ANIMA ANIMUS took the Creatures into new territory. The trademark percussion-heavy sound and Siouxsie's beautifully dark voice here remain the same, but Siouxsie and Budgie venture into electronica in a big way. The result is a deliciously dark and danceable collection of synth-heavy mini-masterpieces, showing that the Creatures were still capable of churning out a fresh sound after nearly two decades of albums.
Highlights include the dance-punk "Second Floor," with its sharp hooks and big-beat grooves, while some tracks, such as "Turn it On" and "Prettiest Thing," recall the sound of 1989's BOOMERANG. For the most part though, ANIMA ANIMUS marked a new and welcome departure for the husband and wife duo.
Latest By Siouxsie & Budgie
Producers: The Creatures, Steve Lyon, Warne Livesey, Steve Levine.
Personnel: Budgie (vocals, guitar, organ, synthesizer, marimba, drums, percussion); Knox Chandler (guitar).
Recording information: Eden; Eel Pie Barge; House Of Créatures; House Of Levine; Roundhouse, London, England.
The Creatures: Siouxsie Sioux (vocals, koto-zither, toy piano); Budgie (guitar, organ, synthesizers, marimba, drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Knox Chandler (guitar); Polly Chilcott (cello).
Q (3/99, p.93) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...the first on their own label and it's underpinned by this sense of indie liberty, as the pair retreat into the dance underground..."
Alternative Press (6/99, p.99) - 3 (out of 5) - "...ancient ethnic forgeries to tech-friendly tribalism to shadowy pop abstraction..."
The Wire (02/99, p.49) - "...Rougher and darker than earlier recordings, Anima Animus employs the trademark swooping harmonies and forced marches to whip up the tensions..."
CMJ (3/1/99, p.27) - "...[ANIMA ANIMUS] finds [The Creatures] fleshing out its sound with...techno embellishments, orchestral backgrounds and...rock rage. Still, The Creatures best assets remain Sioux's alluring croon [and] Budgie's primal rhythms...One of Sioux's most interesting offerings of the '90s." Anima Animus Music | List Price | $11.98 (You save $2.29) | | Category | Rock Albums, Rock/Pop CDs, Gothic | | Label | Instinct | | Orig Year | 1999 | | All Time Sales Rank |  28173  | | CD Universe Part number | 1072770 | | Catalog number | 410413 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 16, 1999 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Personnel | Budgie - vocals, guitar, organ, synthesizer, marimba, drums, percussion
Siouxsie Sioux - vocals, koto-zither, toy piano
Also: Knox Chandler, Polly Chilcott |
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Purchase Anima Animus CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Creatures Hybrids CD (1999)
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HYBRIDS contains remixed versions of tracks on The Creatures' ANIMA ANIMUS and ERASER CUT.
Remix albums often can be cynical exercises, lacking even tacit approval from the original bands in question while hired hands spin out boring extended versions for little more than the money. Happily, Hybrids takes a much different approach. As Doug H. of Hydrogen Dukebox, the coordinator of the project, puts it in the liner notes, screening who wanted to participate was simplicity itself: "If they couldn't sing 'Mad-Eyed Screamer' down the phone, I hung up." Assured of actual fan participation and a willingness to really get creative work, the Creatures gave Doug H. the go-ahead and this is the truly entertaining result. Tracks all come from the Creatures' late-'90s work on Anima Animus and Eraser Cut, and while some tracks seem to use only Sioux's vocals instead of Budgie's drums, the end results generally make a fine adjunct to the original recordings. Among the more well-known ...
| | Creatures U.S. Retrace CD (2000)
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| | Creatures Bestiary Of... CD (1998)
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This 18-track anthology contains the entirety of the Creatures' first two releases, 1981's WILD THINGS double-45 package and 1983's FEAST, plus three bonus tracks by this percussion-heavy duo of Siouxsie Sioux and her drummer/husband Budgie, recorded during breaks between ...
| | VH1 Presents The Corrs Live In Dublin CD (2002)
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This audio document of The Corrs' Dublin homecoming concert has pretty much everything fans of Irish pop could wish for, including an appearance from Bono in his earthly incarnation, fresh from an audience with President George W. Bush. It's to the band's credit that the charismatic singer fails to steal the show, despite creditable efforts via an anthemized version of Ryan Adams' beautifully downtempo "When the Stars Go Blue," and a great, leering rendition of Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra's "Summer Wine."
Somewhat more mysteriously, Rolling Stone Ron Wood also turns up on what sounds dangerously close to a lounge version of Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing," but this minor faux pas is redeemed by the ...
| | Creatures Hai! CD (2003) Bonus DVD; Limited Edition
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Given the title and the rather obvious cover art, it would appear that the husband and wife duo explores Japanese music on Hai. Well, if that's true, it's actually not very obvious from the music. In fact, if there was an attempt at anything here, it was more to strip down the electronic/industrial affectations of Anima Animus and go back to the more organic-sounding Boomerang. If that in fact was the intent here, they pulled it off in spades. Where Anima Animus sounded like an attempt to stay with current trends (something Siouxsie and company have never excelled at), this sounds like Siouxsie/Budgie at their natural best, doing what comes naturally to them. With its Japanese references and use of chants, it does gently touch on that country's ...
| | Dredg Catch Without Arms CD (2005)
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Early on, critics often described Dredg as a metal group. However, the quartet has since matured into a hard-edged indie-rock ensemble that seeks diversity and refinement in its music. On CATCH WITHOUT ARMS, the band favors highly orchestrated parts, dense guitar riffs, and powerful drumming. Each song is based around memorable vocal hooks and sensitive lyrical content.
Many tracks on CATCH WITHOUT ARMS have a searching quality to them. Despite the sheer force ...
| | Overkill Under The Influence CD (1988)
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Originally released in 1988, Under the Influence is another confident, if unremarkable Overkill recording. Highlights include the punk-ish "Overkill III (Under the Influence)," as well as trademark pseudo-thrash numbers like "Shred," "Never Say Never," and the minor hit single/video "Hello From the Gutter." One subtle, but very consistent problem with Overkill's brutal riffing sticks out just a little bit more than usual on Under the Influence. That is, the clanky ringing and exaggerated attack of bassist ...
| | Starlet From The One You Left Behind CD (1997)
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| | Ozomatli Street Signs CD (2004)
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| | Heron Twice As Nice & Half The Price CD (2004) (Import) Japan; Mini LP Sleeve
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| | Mr Wright Metropolitan CD (2005) (Import) Import
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| | Dave Peck Trio CD (1998)
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If the Dave Peck Trio's first album is a harbinger of things to come, then all can look forward to future albums filled with truly innovative improvisation based on fresh melodic and harmonic ideas. They successfully engage the listener as they apply their ideas to the seven standards that comprise the play list. The leader of the Seattle-based group, Dave Peck has been playing professionally for more than 25 years, and the experience gained along the way shows up in the distinctive arrangements for jazz trio. The kick-off tune sets the tone for the whole session. An eight-minute unearthing of the nuances of Irving Berlin's "How Deep Is the Ocean" reveals a musical personality similar to early Dave Brubeck without the presence of Paul Desmond. Like the Brubeck group, the trio has the ability to take a rarely played ordinary tune like Frank Loesser's "The Inch Worm" and, by being creative, turn it into a tour de force. Starting off with the melody coming from Chuck Deardorf's bass, that lays down the foundation for Peck's piano to build on, results in an exotic and intensely modern performance. The exchange between each member ...
| | Jinn Vuena Vista (2007) (Import)
$17.09 | | Clubbers Yearbook CD (2008) (Import)
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Track Listing of songs: Umbrella [Seamus Haji ; Paul Emanuel Club Remix]; Read My Mind [Pet Shop Boys Edit]; Smile [Digital Soundboy]; Say Somethin' [Morales Edit]; Because of You [Sunfreakz Edit]; Don't Cha [Kaskade Edit]; Say It Right [Peter Rauhofer Remix, Pt. 1]; Something Kinda Ooooh [Tony Lamezma Remix]; I'll Be Ready [Extended Version]; Ice Cream [Popular Computer Remix]; I Get Around ...
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