Celldweller 10 Year Anniversary Edition

If you're already a fan or if you're new to Celldwellers music, this album is just fantastic. I've had Klayton in my collection for years, but I wanted to get the anniversary edition of the this one to see what it offered that I had not already heard. And while I know most of the songs by heart, I can honestly say there's something just a little bit different about this album. I don't know if it's been remixed or remastered, but it sounds so much better than the copies I have in my collection. The mix is spot on and it's one of those albums I love to listen to that gives my stereo a complete workout. The punch that this album delivers is amazing, and with all the additional creative sounds that Celldweller fans have come to love, it just has to be experienced to be understood. One of the greatest original hard rock/progressive/techno artists you will run across. So glad I picked it up!

The original Celldweller self-titled debut was a monumental release in the world of electronica, and it set the stage for the plethora of material that Klayton would subsequently release for entertainment of all forms, to include motion pictures and video games. Not one to be content with the status quo, Klayton has remixed many of the songs from this release previously on the double CD The Beta Cessions. This time around, for the 10th anniversary celebration, FIXT presents the original recording (cleaned up maybe) in its original format (15 songs with the 3 interlude tracks) and an entire second disc of tracks not previously released on CD. While the original release speaks for itself (too many amazing songs to mention each in detail here), it is worthy to note that these songs still sound amazing and cutting edge 10 years later, although the slower pace (and the absence of dubstep) on most of these tunes may be less appealing to the current scene-dwellers. Disc 2 is filled with two new songs, remixes by Klayton (to include 2 more versions of "Switchback"), a Bee Gees cover tune ("Tragedy") and 5 tracks of unreleased demo material from 2005 and 2006. Of course in this collection we finally have "Shapeshifter" on CD (in 2 different versions no less). By far the most interesting song is the dubstep infused "Uncrowned" because it was intended for release with the debut yet it sounds more like much of Klayton's subsequent work. It's a great song, the lyrics included in the 6 panel fold-out insert which also contains all of the lyrics from the debut and a mini-poster on the back side. As with all things Celldweller there is plenty to process here and enjoy for many hours, and even though most of this stuff is available for digital download there is always something extremely satisfying with having all of these great songs in one place on CD. About the only deficiency here - it would have been nice to have some liner notes or a little history about the origin of these tunes and about the formation/history of Celldweller, one of the most innovative and creative acts of the digital era.

Klaytons best album to date is improved upon in this. There are no skip songs, and each track perfectly merges multiple genres, and contains smart and challenging lyrics. The second disk adds previously unreleased demos and traks that bliw the mind. The remixes on it are top-quality. I have nothing bad to say about this album.

I repurchased this after loosing the original with autographs by everyone in the band. Thankfully the cd walked, the case and insert with autographs did not. I love this CD, it has not lost it's edge over the years. I put it in my top 10,

Not my cup of tea...but, if you are into heavy metal or music to fill a black light setting, this is probably great. I had the impression that this group was more a trailer music or soundtrack style but I was wrong about that. My bad.

thumbs up need i say more?way worth the money...

My 15-year-old son's review:In my eyes, this is an outstanding CD for its mixture of industrial metal, harsh growling vocals, and melodic singing. Clayton remains the best multi-instrumentalist musician in modern music.

This was a bit too "head-banger" for me, but there are times....

Klayton兄貴ことCelldwellerの1stリマスター版です。大ファンなので出来がどうであれ買うのは決まっているのですが、今作はそもそもの元音源がデジタルなので、オリジナルとの差はほとんど感じられませんでした。Delux版の2枚目はファン必聴の内容です。初期Celldwellerのデモ音源等々のコアなファンにはたまらない内容となっています。初心者には1枚目をコアなファンには2枚目をおすすめする作品です。

そういえば１０周年なんですね兄貴。　おめでとうございます。今作は兄貴の記念すべきCELLDWELLER名義で出した１ｓｔアルバムのリマスター再発版となっております。正直な所、兄貴の音はデジタル音源が元となっているので音質そのものはあまり変わっていないように思えました。　しかし、今作の注目すべき部分はDelux版に付属されているＣＤ２！　こちらは兄貴の日の目を見る事の無かったＤＥＭＯ音源やリミックス集となっております。　ファンの方は恐らくこちら目的で購入されているのではないでしょうか？これらの音源は、今回初となる公式ＣＤとして出たわけなのですが、実は以前からウクライナで生産されているＭＰ３集のvol1.2に入っている音源ばかりだったりします。こちらのウクライナブート版もさりげなく公式認定の物（？！）でしたが、ＭＰ３音源をそのままＣＤに焼いた物でしたので音質はダンチです。今回ようやくまともな音質で日の目に出たのは非常に意味のある事でしょう。ただ、No14の「06-06-06」は自分は始めて聴きました。　これはちょっと驚きました。　兄貴は結構ＭＰ３だけで販売する楽曲が多く、それでも一通り集めた自分でも聞いた事の無い音源でした・・・・嬉しいですねぇ。兄貴どんだけ残弾あるんすか。兄貴の軌跡の一歩目を体験するにはもってこいのこの１枚。　今回初めて兄貴を知った皆さんは買ってみてはいかがでしょうか？　往年のファンはデラックス版を買いましょう。因みに、今ならＦＩＸＴStoreで買うと兄貴のサイン付きのＣＤが来ますので、気になる方は是非。・・・・それと兄貴、お願いだから-Take It & Break It:vol3「switchback」のＣＤ化やってください。　1,2だけじゃ物足りないです。

「Wish Upon a Blackstar」を聴いて、とても良かったので、こちらも購入をしました。しかし、正直「う～ん？」。おっ！いいな！と思う曲もありましたが、全体を通して「う～ん？」という感じでした。念のため３回通して聴きましたが、「う～ん？」でした。「Wish Upon a Blackstar」はすごく良かったので、少し残念です。星３つ。

It can't have been ten years, surely! Industrial rock crafted with exquisite care and attention to detail, now remastered and packaged with a load of bonus content including remixes, singles and work with other artists plus a few unreleased demos. 'Celldweller' is a landmark album and one that seems to finally be getting the recognition it deserves given the steady stream of releases from Klay Scott over the last few years - you'll have heard several of these songs in movies, trailers, video games and so on, and now's your chance to hear the full range of what Klay 'Celldweller' Scott can do. Metal, electro, drum and bass, ambient, rock - all on here, all amazing. One of those albums to take with you on the spaceship when you leave Earth.

The two CDs, that last a total of almost 160 minutes, contain a wide variety of different electronic rock styles that includes; nu-metal, drum and base and something in between with occasional death metal vocals added to the mix. These are a reflection of how the very talented artist Klayton has evolved over the years and serve as a good introduction to his very enjoyable music. I particularly liked the remixes and tracks that had not previously been released but I have no favourites as they are all good in their own way.