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It really doesn't get any better than this!

Wayneman | California, USA | 05/04/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Mesh has been one of my top two favorite bands over the last ten years(the other being De/Vision), and with 'We Collide', they certianly have outdone themselves.



For a band who has created such hauntingly beautiful electronic music for over a decade, they amazingly continue to ascend. 'We Collide'... well, I just can't find any flaws.



It is also very difficult for me to choose may favorite tracks, because they all effect me in different ways at different times.



"Crash" is one of their best dancefloor songs ever, while striking a serious emotional chord at the same time. Seriously, how many club-friendly songs have the ability to do that?



"Petrified" is simply incredible. The programming is crisp and trance-inducing, while the lyrics possess depth rarely heard in this genre.



I won't describe all the tracks in this sort of detail, but I will say this: this band deserves much more than it gets in terms of popularity, especially here in the U.S.



True artists have the ability to create a thing of beauty, while at the same time provoke, and spur their observers to deep reflection.



Mesh are true artists in every sense of the word, especially with a masterpiece like 'We Collide'. I couldn't recommend it enough."

Importing Audio Diamonds

TastyBabySyndrome | "Daddy Dagon's Daycare" - Proud Sponsor of the Lit | 07/09/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Mesh has been something of an oddity in the EBM arena because they have never sacrificed the thing they do best, quality vocals and testaments to the art of feeling, for anything happening in the moment. They skipped the voxing craze when it swept the dancefloors, stayed with their own sound when BPMs swept up everyone, and this really shines in the things they create now. This seems to be the one testament that shows how influenced Mesh was by Depeche Mode - when you listen to album after album you can hear the sound maturing and yet sticking to a something that resembles what Depeche Mode did when they were hitting on all cylinders. There is also a formula of sorts to what they try to accomplish, with a variety of song types coming out BUT the best work revolving around love/the loss therein.



One of the more confusing things about this album was the fact that it was released as an import but that it wasn't picked up by Metropolis. That explains the price on it, too, and might make some people leery when it comes to buying. Metropolis has been attempting a facelift of sorts, however, and people worrying about what they are getting shouldn't be bothered by this change because it didn't hurt the quality of the album or the work produced. If you listen to the style echoed in the beauty of Track 2 (No Place like Home), you can tell that this is the Mesh you've grown to love and that the album will not disappoint. More importantly, this is the same Mesh with a little more maturity added into the fray, and that echoes in the diversity of an album that you really don't tire of easily.



If this is your first time trying out Mesh, the best overall album to try via pricing has to be Who Watches Over Me. You'll enjoy the album and the introduction of this one as well so you'll have two quality albums to listen to, and having an introductory album of that quality isn't a bad decision at all. You can actually look up the video for the single Crash on this album if you are so inclined as well, although video formats aren't always indicative of the audio experience. If you're already a fan of Mesh and have yet to pick up We Collide, check out Step by Step, the single Crash, or No Place like Home and push your fears aside.

I highly recommend this album highly to anyone who enjoys great vocals, a nice beat, and feelings that really seem genuine when tasted via playback.

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Mesh's best album to date!

Chris Ochman | Stafford, VA | 06/23/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"From the opening track "Open Up the Ground", Mesh's new album is seriously a joy to listen to! This album really captures the industrial genre's best in one album!



The songs are all quite different from one another, and show the different aspects of what industrial music sounds like. For example, of the harder stuff, you can listen to "Crash". For more atmospheric, listen to "Room With a View", and for just that feel good, happy sounding, industrial sound, we have "This is What You Wanted".



I have been listening to Mesh for a very long time, and I am VERY pleased with the direction they have taken their music. This is what Depeche Mode COULD have sounded like, but they took a different sound direction, which is unfortunate, because I think they would have done a lot better, sounding like Mesh. But, in the same sense, I'm happy Mesh is doing it this way. I'm sure they can garner a larger audience with this new sound!



The difference from this album and the rest of Mesh, is that they have expanded the sound, made it a lot deeper, and layered with a lot of different sounds on top of one another, giving us a deeper, more expansive listening experience. I feel like I really am immersed in the music!



So if you are looking for some light out of the monotony of normal industrial music, look no further than Mesh, and you will find that difference! Pick it up today!"