Casting Shadows | 
 enlarge | Manufacturer: Strange Ways
Category: Digital Music Album
Buy New: $8.99
Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 15509
Genre: dance-pop-music
Media: MP3 Download
Running Time: 0 Minutes
ASIN: B000R01BOM
Release Date: December 8, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Their best. May 11, 2008
Joy Andis (Seattle, WA USA)
This album which has become the swansong of Wolfsheim, is the band's best. The voice of Peter Heppner takes us through the spectrum of love's anguish in "Find You're Gone" to the energetic ecstasy of "Approaching Lightspeed". There is much energy and exuberance along with poetic musings. Alot of great heights and a wonderful adition to any music collector. For Wolfsheim fans, it is a must.
Although it is the last album to date from this Hamburg, Germany duo, I look forward to future releases from these great artists.
Great Album! March 28, 2008
Jerry Napier (Chicago, IL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I didn't know much about Wolfshiem but after hearing their song Kien Zuruck, I knew I had to give this band a try.
I must say I was not disspointed one bit.
It is VERY rare that I enjoy an album from beginning to end however Casting Shadows is and exception to the rule.
The album generally follows suit with uplifting beats and soft lyerics. But every song manages to stand on it's own even within the genre.
I can't tell you the amount of times i've played it in the background for guests who usually dont listen to this type of music and I'll hear them reply "this is nice who is this?"
Well this is that band.
 How many licks does it take? March 28, 2007
ebmAddikt (Portland Oregon)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
While not 100% great to the core, this is a decent album to sit back and chill-out to. The combination of rich synthetic textures and dry vocals makes for a unique ambience. Peter's singing style can be an aquired taste for some, so listening to all eleven tracks in succession might be a challenge. Much like licking a Tootsie-pop to the chewey goodness at the center, you may end up crunching through the mass of the album and playing the songs you really like the most.
For me, listening to my favorite songs on this album is a nice break from the more aggressive electronica that I normally listen to. If fact, any song from this album would work very well in making a personal compilation of almost any style of electronic music.
The music itself is well designed and offers a lot of detail. Bass lines are fat, there's usually a nice groove to hook you in and good balance of texture and atmosphere.
My only complaint about Casting Shadows is that while any one song you listen to is great, I wish there were maybe one or two more instrumental tracks to break the vocal monotony....either that, or perhaps a different vocalist on a couple of tracks, such as a colaborator, would have been nice. The last song, "In Time" is instrumental, and is a very nice song...but it's - the last song.
But despite my minor complaint, I highly recommend adding this to your library whatever style of electronica you listen to.
 Excellent and ehhh.... March 27, 2007
M. Trojan (Sydney, Australia)
it sounds strange to say both - but the songs that are good, are Excellent and the others are just good.
Absolutely amazing... September 30, 2006
Kaiti Sukai (Arizona)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The title really says it all. It's a mellow disk, but absolutely stunning. Peter's voice is haunting and beautiful, and Markus's talent really shines through in the music. The songwriting is amazing in every vocal track, and even the instrumental "In time" is emotional. Kein Zurueck really stands out as a heartfelt track, even if you don't speak German. If you're going to buy one CD, this should be it. Flawless masterpiece.
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