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Title: miss this bis
Review: As a long-time bis fan I found this disc to be a huge disappointment. I've listened to this disc again and again and again hoping to 'get it' but I just don't like the new, disco-heavy synth-pop that bis first displayed on last year's "music for a stranger world." These last two releases don't have any of the rock influences of their prior records. I also don't get the energy from this release that was there in their previous releases through "social dancing." The production is also very thin on this disc (emphasizing the disco aspect of the record) and manda rin seems happy to mimic Shirley Manson (of Garbage) on songs like "Two Million" or Nina Persson (of The Cardigans) on "Robotic." Only "We're Complicated" and "A Portrait From Space," two of the slower tracks on the disc, really stood out for me. If you enjoyed the rock-dance-teen-c mix of "this is teen-c power!" through "social dancing" I would advise passing on this disc.
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