Mozaiq (album)
| Mozaiq | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 18 July 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 46:53 | |||
| Label | M&I company Dockyard1 Locomotive Dope Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Blood Stain Child Tue Madsen | |||
| Blood Stain Child chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metalstorm |   [1] |
| Metalminder |  [2] |
| somethingFM | 82/100[3] |
Mozaiq is the fourth studio album by the metal band, Blood Stain Child. It was released on July 18, 2007 in Japan and was released on 20 July 2007 in Europe. Mozaiq contains 11 tracks plus an extra track that differs; for Japan "Ez Do Dance" a cover after TRF[4][5] and for Europe "Cosmic Highway".[6]
Style[edit]
Mozaiq is more euro-trance influenced than all their previous materials, stating that it "is really about breaking down the boundaries of what we refer to as Heavy Music".[7] It contains more clean vocals, especially on "Neo-Gothic-Romance". The track "Metropolice" is built upon female vocal samples. Instrumentation is lower-paced than on their previous works, especially their debut album, and synths sometimes cross into industrial/eurodance territory.[8] With the arrival of vocalist Sadew, original lead vocalist Ryo performs only backing vocals on the album in addition to maintaining his role as bassist.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Exotic-6-Cordinator" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Cyber Green" | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Freedom" | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Energy Blast" | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Pitch Black Room" | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Another Dimension" | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Metropolice" | 4:00 |
| 8. | "C.E.0079" | 4:42 |
| 9. | "Innocence" | 3:32 |
| 10. | "Peacemaker" | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Neo-Gothic-Romance" | 3:57 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "EZ Do Dance" (TRF cover) | 4:00 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Cosmic Highway" | 3:07 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Nuclear Trance" | 5:06 |
Videography[edit]
A video for "Freedom" was shot which can be viewed here on YouTube. The video shows the band playing apparently in the dark at night near an enormous beacon. Towards the end of the video, it brightens up and turns into day.
Personnel[edit]
- Sadew − lead vocals
- Ryu − lead guitar, backing vocals
- G.S.R − rhythm guitar
- Ryo − bass guitar, unclean backing vocals
- Aki − keyboards, synthesizers, programming, backing vocals
- Violator − drums, percussion
Additional musicians[edit]
- Maripu - Female Vocals
Release history[edit]
| Region | Release date |
|---|---|
| Japan | 18 July 2007 |
| Europe | 20 July 2007 |
| South Korea | 3 August 2007 |
| United States | 9 October 2007 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Metalstorm review".
- ^ "Metalminder review". Archived from the original on 2007-10-06.
- ^ "somethingFM review". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
- ^ (in Japanese) Blood Stain Child -Home Archived 2007-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Metal News - Blood Stain Child Confirm New Album Release Date ( Metal Underground . com )
- ^ MySpace.com - BLOOD STAIN CHILD - Metal / Trance / Emo - www.myspace.com/bloodstainchildmusic
- ^ Dockyard 1
- ^ Musikreviews.de - Webzine für Metal, Prog und Rock - Reviews, News, Interviews, Live, Kritiken
