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[Amendment to my first review]

R O C K E T | The Twin Cities, MN | 06/08/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Well, after many many many listenings, this album has completely grown on me. In fact, it just might be my favorite De/Vision album. I still don't love "Sadness" or "Far Too Deep," but I don't strongly dislike either of them either. The other songs are so good, they make up for the weaker tracks. "You Say..." has become an absolute favorite of mine. I can't get enough of it. Over time, I've fallen in love with "A New Dawn," too, which didn't initially do much for me. "Drifting Sideways," "Miss You More," "Digital Dream," and "The Day's Not Done" are still as wonderful as they always were. If you are into great synthpop with pop/rock sensibilities, grab this album. Then grab the upcoming new album, "Six Feet Underground." The samples sound nothing short of amazing."

Synth-Pop At Its Best

Lina | Singapore, Singapore | 06/22/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I was browsing through new music to listen to, and I came across De/Vision, who were described as a German semi-Depeche Mode. Being a huge Depeche Mode fan myself, I decided to give them a try and got Devolution. And I must say, I'm far from disappointed.



Some of my favourite tracks on this album are "When The World Disappeared", "You Say" and "The Day's Not Done" as opposed to some of the dancier club tracks like "Saddness" and "Drifting Sideways". Don't get me wrong - they're okay, but I suspect De/Vision are just much better sticking to the bittersweet songs that they do with such mastery.



I wouldn't quite describe De/Vision as another Depeche Mode wannabe. I must admit, Steffen does sound a little bit like a nasal version of Dave Gahan, but that's where the similarity ends.



If you want great synth-pop, look no further and get Devolution. I can assure you that you'll be blown away. This is an album that I'll definitely be listening to for a long time to come."

The new Camouflage...

R O C K E T | 03/07/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The voice, the production and all evokes Camouflage, but dare I say the execution is slightly better than your average Camouflage album. A good find, and I do like the song "Drifting Sideways", Cher-like vocoder effect and all. This album is a little boring, though.On bad comments you'll hear on this album - the worst sin of the goth-darkwave movement and all those people dressed in black is that you all are too conservative! Wake up and allow the genre to change with the seasons. Not everything must be as depressing a Bauhaus, Siouxie and Joy Division."