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Title: A bad dose of Love Spirals Downwards
Review: I am a huge fan of Love Spirals Downwards. Unfortunately, "Flux" is a flawed and disappointing album. There are some good songs ("Alicia," "I'll Always Love You," "Nova" and "Sound of Waves"), but they are all sabotaged by the lousy mixing on this CD. For evidence of this, listen to LSD's excellent compilation, "Temporal" -- two of the three tracks from "Flux" have been (thankfully!) remixed into more engaging incarnations.As another reviewer correctly pointed out, on this album LSD removes the Gothic cloak in favor of sterile, too-fast trip-hop drum machine rhythms. Stylistically and technically, "Flux" just doesn't work (even Suzanne Perry's lovely voice is not sufficient redemption); you will be disappointed. The kindest description I can give to this album is: experimental. If you're new to LSD, start with "Temporal" or "Ever" -- both excellent albums.
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