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Title: In(t)oxxixcation
Artist: Sara Noxx
Genre: Electronic
Release Date: 17th April 2009
Label: Prussia Records



Album Review

Fans of SARA NOXX truly had to starve a long time for a new full-length release, since the album ‘Equinoxx’ was already released in 2003, followed by Sara’s first book ‘Lyrixx’ in 2004. It wasn’t before 2008 that a new release would hit the store shelves with the rich 3CD Box set ‘XX-Ray’ in 2008 and the collaboration with PROJECT PITCHFORK on ‘Erath Song’ later that year. But it still wasn’t a new album. Such an album eventually came out in April called ‘In(t)oxxication’.

Reciting security measures for flights usually isn’t something you would expect to appear in a song. The album opener ‘Flight’ offers just that. If a lascivious voice like this would ever sound from a speaker in a plane, you could be sure at least the male passengers would listen very attentively. Instrumentally, it’s mostly just a simple dance beat and some quavering melodies. The title ‘Your Song’ is almost self-explaining – it’s obviously a declaration of love to a special person in Sara’s life and the best way to do this was putting it into a serene piano ballad. ‘Heart in the Snow’ atmospherically maintains a high density throughout its duration combining it with a couple danceable beats and gloomy moods. It’s getting even calmer on the album with ‘Was it’ infusing minimalist rhythm shards into a wide synth build-up, above which a robotic version of Sara’s voice hovers.

’Prepossessing’ then finally is something more upbeat again and if you wouldn’t be sure you’re listening to SARA NOXX here, you could easily confuse it with an ANNE CLARK song regarding the vocals. Also ‘Inflame’ delivers some dance floor fodder only that this time Sara’s actually singing. The straight ‘Berlin At Night’ closes an album that’s become calmer than one might have expected having many ballads or balladry material and atmospheric tunes alongside the trademark club fillers. It’s an album that fits much better to autumn than it does to spring.


Tracklist

01. Flight - 4:49
02. Deeper - 4:50
03. Your Song - 2:30
04. Heart In The Snow - 4:59
05. So Much More - 5:39
06. Superior Love - 3:54
07. Was It - 2:45
08. Prepossessing - 3:56
09. Hymn - 4:42
10. Prelude - 5:58
11. Russian Dream - 1:12
12. Inflame - 4:50
13. Spuren - 4:29
14. Just A Life - 3:48
15. In Former Times - 1:38
16. Berlin At Night - 3:17


Line-up

Sara Noxx – All Music, Production & Lyrics


Website

http://www.saranoxx.com/ / http://www.myspace.com/saranoxx


Cover Picture




Rating


Music: 7
Sound: 8
Extras: -
Total: 7.5 / 10


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