Camouflage – Sensor

Purchased this double CD set on 2003.10.31 or 2004.11.11 (don't exactly) right on the gig.

This one is famous for its awful quality of the prints, very low cost double-CD plastic box and home-made authoring.

According to the metadata that exist on the CD its production looks like a last minute decision, the master disc was prepared just a couple of days before the gig using the home version of Nero Burning Rom with default settings untouched.

As the result it contains default 2 seconds gaps between every track, even those that shouldn't originally have any pause either before or after. Additionally CD1 offers no hidden track before Me And You, and I'll Follow Behind is wrongly placed as track #9 instead of track #7.

CD2 was authored the same way.

I've asked Universal what was wrong with those who were responsible for this release, Universal have sent me a post card with their apologies along with proper replacement CDs with Sensor album and all its singles. :)

An exceptionally strong comeback by the Camouflage guys, especially when considering the last material I heard from these guys was the bleak "Spice Crackers" album released 8 years ago. This is well crafted and cathcy synthpop with a modern touch. However, even though the album has instant hits like "Me And You" and "I Can't Feel You" onboard, I still feel that there is too much filler material present. And with 2003 seeing releases from other established synthpop bands like Iris, De/Vision and Wolfsheim this flaw becomes a little too evident. I'd still heartily recommend this to any synthpopper though.