Timo Maas - Loud [Bonus Tracks]

Following a breakout 2000 (the British Top Ten remix of "Dooms Night") and a relatively quiet 2001 (just one Top 40 entry), Timo Maas saluted 2002 with his first production album, Loud. Purists may sniff at his associations with the trance scene, but Maas has great production sense and a refreshing clean aesthetic (partial credit goes to co-producer Martin Buttrich), even though he often uses effects that sound like castoffs from '80s video games. Listeners keeping an ear out for the warped basslines and funk slide of "Dooms Night" will find it in effect on a few tracks; "Shifter" is the best, featuring glittering '80s synth and a superbly informed vocal by newcomer MC Chickaboo. Read More