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Track Listings
| 1. Yantra |
| 2. White Bird |
| 3. Picante |
| 4. Destiny (Album Mix) |
| 5. Night Flight |
| 6. Clear Like Ice |
| 7. Laughing Buddha |
| 8. Pasha |
| 9. Solace |
| 10. Love Is Only A Game |
| 11. Deep South |
| 12. Jamais (Includes Hidden Track 'Tourmaline') |
Product Description
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Vanessa Mae has always described her music as techno-acoustic fusion but Subject to Change explores further than ever before into the techno (or rather not acoustic) aspects of her work. The album finds her teaming up with Killing Joke bass player turned prolific dance producer Youth, her virtuoso playing takes very much a back seat to his sweeping synthesisers and imposing drum machines. Having said that, there are plenty of tracks which highlight her skill and the violin-led melodies are as beautiful as they are intricate as on the flamenco tune, "Laughing Buddha". The opening piece "Yantra" is not indicative of the rest of the album. It has a poppy-trance intro which could be mistaken for ATB that would have been quite exciting once upon a time but now sounds a little dated. The production is very slick and has a feel that Mae is getting closer to the sound she is looking for but with patches of tired ideas subduing the innovative moments, Subject to Change has a way to go yet. --Georgina Collins
Album Description
2001 album for the international artist who's conquered the classical music world as well as pop. Teaming with producer Youth (Fine Young Cannibals, Bananarama, James, Crowded House, the Orb) to create this trance/dance infused album. Highlights include the first two singles, 'Destiny' & 'White Bird'.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Violin music on steroids,
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This review is from: Subject To Change (Audio CD)
The new album by Vanessa Mae marks a return to her first work. Unlike "Storm", "Subject to Change" offers more instrumental tracks, and does not sound as eclectic. Pros: Cons: Overall, Vanessa Mae has proven with her third pop album that she is here to stay, so get used to it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Subject That's Constantly Changing (for the better),
By Ken2001 (Memphis, TN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Subject To Change (Audio CD)
Subject To Change is Vanessa-Mae's best Pop recording so far in her career. Nearly all of the tracks are outstanding. Ironically, the only track that I didn't like was White Bird, the most publicized recording on Subject To Change. The reason why I didn't like it was because it sounded bland and "commercialized," meaning that it's indistinguishable from other dance or "house music" songs you may hear.Although all the songs are good, the one that I feel is most revealing is Jamais, a song about love and passion that gets really erotic. It kind of gives an imaginative glimpse of Vanessa-Mae in the embrace of another man. Interesting indeed! Overall, this is a great CD from an artist who will only get better in time.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A few standout tracks,
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This review is from: Subject To Change (Audio CD)
Being a Vanessa-Mae fan, I picked this up the first time I saw it in a store without reading any reviews. I have her previous album, Storm, and after listening to this, my first impression was that it was much better. She is a very fine violin player but what I find stands out the most are her songwriting skills, best shown on tracks like Yantra, Night Flight and Destiny. What is a shame though, is that aside from those tracks, it seems like the rest of the songs are all space-fillers and really lack any effort in the making. Perhaps it would have been better if she did some more classical remakes like on her previous pop albums instead of using original tracks.Also, like a previous reviewer felt, I thought it would probably have been better if she stuck to the violin and away from the microphone. She has a beautiful voice, but it is not really suited to the tracks on this CD. Nonetheless, despite its problems, I enjoy it very much, and although I find there are a lack of good songs, the few that are here are so amazing that they are worth the whole import price of the CD. It's a great getaway from all the other all-too-similar pop out there.
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