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Pictures | 
 enlarge | Artist: Timo Maas
Label: Ultra Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 65226
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 1310
UPC: 617465131028
EAN: 0617465131028
ASIN: B000A2H76S
Release Date: August 23, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Slip In Electro Kid | | • | Pictures | | • | First Day | | • | High Drama | | • | Enter My World | | • | 4 Ur Ears | | • | Release | | • | Big Chevy | | • | Devil Feel | | • | Burn Out | | • | Like Siamese | | • | Havent We Met Before? |
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Amazon.com
Pictures is the second artist album from Timo Maas; his debut Loud was a combination of techno and big beat with enough drunken party tunes to give Fatboy Slim a run for his money. Here though, Maas is trying for something a bit different with more emphasis on song structure and arrangements than big hooks. Placebo's Brian Molko lends vocals to the title track and lead single, "First Day"--the former a deadpan delivery over a very tense, new wave tune made dancey, the latter a catchy radio-friendly piece more akin to "Shifter" from the first album but without the funk. One of the best things about Pictures is that it gets better and better as the album progresses. The aforementioned tunes are good but not special when compared to the spooky and sonically masterful "High Drama" featuring Neneh Cherry or the progressive epic "4 UR Ears" with long-time collaborator Kelis. Maas' confidence for composing clever, melodic lines that weave in and out of each other has grown immeasurably for this second album (demonstrated perfectly by "Devil Feel", another indie-dance crossover more in-line with the Chemical Brothers) but the orchestration of synths gives it an edge and more importantly a unique, definitive sound for Maas. If you're after pure dancefloor killers then you'd be better getting one of his Music for the Maases remix compilations but if you want something more substantial that's great for listening, Pictures is the perfect album. --David Trueman
Album Description
Highly anticipated 2nd artist album from this internationally acclaimed, German-born DJ/producer. The first single "First Day" features Brian Molko of PLACEBO and hit #1 on the UK Club Chart already. Other guests on the album include KELIS, NENEH CHERRY, and UK hip hop legend RODNEY P.
Album Details
The Album Sees Some of Maas's Strongest Work Yet and features Vocals from None Other Than Placebo's Brian Molko as Well as Neneh Cherry and One of America's Hottest Artists Kelis! Timo Maas is a Legend in the Remix World, Known for his Work on Classic Crossover Hits Such as 'dooms Night' and 'mama Konda' as Well as Being in Demand for Mainstream Work for the Likes of Madonna, Fatboy Slim, Tori Amos, Kelis and More Recently Depeche Mode's 'enjoy the Silence' and Placebo's 'twenty Years'.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Uber Timo! November 16, 2005
Scott Villarosa (Melbourne, Australia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an album you'll keep on rotation for days. It has just got that perfect mix of catchy tracks, pumping beats and general slickness that comes with most of Timo's releases. Yeah, it is probably the most commercial release from Maas thus far. The popularity of the hit track "First Day" shows that. But it's with this commercialism that I think we're presented with some of his best work. He has obviously challenged himself since his last album (which was also very good) and to his credit he has utilised the time separating both albums well (e.g. reaching yet another higher level with his musical knowledge and ability). So, my conclusion is that any minimal techno or electro fan will like this album. It's good to listen to either wasted or straight and at any time of the day. Remember to change the CD in your player after a while though. Too much of one thing is never a good thing. Yeah, even Timo!
 High Drama!!! October 28, 2005
De St. (Serbia, Belgrade)
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
Posle odlicnog uvoda temom Slip In Electro Kid, Timo Maas nam nudi Pictures pesmu po kojoj se album i zove, i u kojoj kao vokal i tekstopisac gostuje Brian Molko. Album obecava prave mracne electro talase, i tako i nastavlja sa pesmom First Day, gde je ponovo glas pevaca benda Placebo odigrao veliku ulogu. Slede jos tri odlicne pesme High Drama, Enter My World i 4 Ur Ears, i onda dolazi totalni presek i gubitak i smisla i koncepcije i svega. Drugu polovinu nevredi slusati, nema svrhe. Jedino sto bi jos moglo da se izvuce je i pesma Devil Feel, ali dve pesme koje slede pre nje i tri posle nje je toliko utope da i zaboravite da ste je ikada culi.
Od veoma dobrog albuma kakav je mogao da bude, Timo Maas je pruzio nazalost samo osrednjost, sto jedino vodi u brz zaborav.
This is an album October 18, 2005
alexander laurence (Los Angeles, CA)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Timo Maas is well known in the techno DJ world. But he has always kept his music very fresh. He has always collaborated with people in the hiphop and rock and roll world. Again he creates another interesting album. "Slip In Electro Kid" is a little instrumental. On "Pictures" he works with Brian Molko of Placebo: they create a song that sounds a little like a mix of French techno and New Order. Even better is song "First Day" which is very Kraftwerk. The song "High Drama" was written for P. DiddyOs mythic techno album. Here we have another great performance by Neneh Cherry. This album is a cutting edge as it gets in dance music today. Timo Maas is a person who has been able to reinvent himself with each album and track. I like it.
Definitely different September 30, 2005
Benjamin Norman (Washington DC)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I picked this up, I didn't have a lot to go on. I'm not real familiar with Timo's remixes, compilations, or past studio work. However, I listened to it and genuinely enjoyed what I was hearing.
The first good thing I can say is that getting Placebo's singer, Brian Mulko, was an amazing step. The dark, crinkly music accompanies his haunting vocal stylings perfectly. Every song featuring him is a song I can't help but enjoy.
Overall, this album almost completely abandons any mental images of a pulsing dancefloor in favor of the grittier back alley, where anything and everything can happen. The music is enticing, seductive, drawing me down further into the dank alley until there is no possible return. This music is beautiful, enrapturing, and just...wow.
Pictures is the first song I enjoy listening to. Slip In Electro Kid is a little too repetetive for my tastes. The lyrics to Pictures are creepy and Brian's singing of them is again, rather seductive. Give this song a real listen, you'll love it.
First Day is the first single off the album, and it also features Brian Mulko, but in a more chorusy way. A female sings the verses, while Brian intones "It's the first day of the rest of our lives". A good song. Definite plus.
High Drama is a looong song, but probably the danciest on the album. It's powerful, explosive, and Nenneh Cherry's vocals are not-so-much pleasant to listen to, but definitely enjoyable. Singable.
4 Ur Ears is the next listenable song, featuring Kelis (of which he apparently collaborates with a lot). This song could almost be featured on HER solo album, and not his. It's very pop&b oriented, not so much electronica. It's fun enough, and worth a listen or ten.
The rest are a little bit of a blur for me, until the final track, Like Siamese. This, again, features Brian Mulko. This song is perfection. I love this song, and could listen to it for hours upon end.
Again, it's not real dancefloor oriented at all. If that's what you are hoping, going into this, perhaps check out Armand Van Helden's new one, Nympho. This, however, is a great dark electronic album. Give it a chance, if you enjoy that style of music.
A dark and sinister masterpiece September 24, 2005
Marius Cipolla
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Turn this album up loud, and it is like having a playmate who is just too big, too strong, too rough. The mauling gentles at time, but it is when Maas invites you to enter his world (the fabulous Track 5) or get in his car ("I won't hurt you unless you ask me to") that things really get interesting.
The artistic persona that hovers over the album is a cold, dangerous personality in the no-man's-land between emotionless observer and sociopath. Exceptional guest vocals, unusual musical touches (such as the Arabic oud on "4 UR Ears" and the saw on "Big Chevy") and an overall concept that is way beyond the dancefloor make this in my opinion a far superior album to "Loud."
Like Royksopp in a steroid rage. Recommended if you don't mind your music a little disturbing.
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