Tales from the Engine Room

Tales from the Engine Room Artist: Marillion
Label: Cleopatra
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 741157037524
EAN: 0741157037524
ASIN: B00000BIK4


Release Date: 1998-09-29

Tales from the Engine Room


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Tracks:

  1. Estonia
  2. The Memory of Water
  3. This Strange Engine
  4. One Fine Day
  5. Face 1004

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Not your typical Marillion album, but very good.......2003-07-17

This album is a rarity among the Marillion collection. To begin with it's not an album of new material in the strict sense of the word, that is, material put together by the band. It consists of six Marillion songs from the "This Strange Engine" album, remixed by Marc Mitchell and Mark Daghorn as dance tracks (most, not all of them).

If you are a hardcore (mostly a Fish-era only) Marillion fan, I asure you that you will have a hard time digesting the sole idea of listening to Marillion dance remixes. But if you come into this album with an open mind, never minding who's music is behind it, you'll end up realizing it's a very good production that fits in nicely with the electronica movement of the mid-to-late nineties.

In particular, I enjoyed the version of "Estonia" and "Face 1004."

4 out of 5 stars Marillion's 'This Strange Engine' incredibly remixed.......2001-10-13

As a die-hard Marillion fan having the songs of my favourite band remixed (or rather re-interpreted) as dance tunes shouldn't go down too well. But while there are some great songs on the original 'This Strange Engine' it's still not my favourite Marillion album so this CD seemed worth investing in if just for curiosity's sake. Was it worth it? Oh, yes it most definitely was! The Positive Light have made an incredible job! However, my favourites remain the first three songs. 'Estonia' has been made even more beautiful although it's more 'rock' than 'dance' so one might ask why there wasn't more experimentation on that one...in any case it's still the best song on this cd. 'The Memory of Water' is unbelievable...I actually prefer this remixed version than the original! And what can one say about 'This Strange Engine'? It's already one of my favourite Marillion songs but the remix leaves one speechless. It's that beautiful...as is the whole cd. Buy it and be pleasantly surprised!

4 out of 5 stars Marillion's Makeover.......2001-08-17

I personally happen to adore this cd. It was given to me via a die hard Marillion fan (so am I) for Christmas because they wanted to hear it without buying it. (Thanks, Gary!) Needless to say, I really fell in love with it. It is not necessarily for true Marillion fans or fans of Techno music. It nicely combines the two with the vocals of Hogarth and interesting mixes based upon Marillion's music from 'Strange Engine', which happens to be an acoustic cd. It is not necessary for you to be familiar with Marillion and Strange Engine before buying this. Might I recommend though, that if you buy this cd and like it you will not necessarily like the music of Marillion. It is altered enough that an individual who likes one type of music may not care for the other. I happen to be a fan of Progressive music and Electronica both, so this one appeals to me. Either way, I hope you enjoy it or can sell it to a friend and get your money back!

3 out of 5 stars Nothing remarkable.......1999-10-26

This record is clearly not that great crossover album between dance music and art-rock that it claims to be. TPL seem to be a remix duo from Britain, but they're almost unknown even in "techno-friendly" Germany. However, what they do with Marillion's music is not very interesting or innovative. They just strip away the original instrumentation (except for some guitar sounds on "Estonia") and lay down some standard acid house sequencers and rhythms. "The memory.." is quite good, but nearly every track contains too much idle motion. I wouldn't say that this is a remix album, it is just a TPL album with the vehicle of Steve's whiny voice. According to the booklet, Steve thinks that TPL make music with emotional depth, but this album is rather cold and sterile. There is much more beautiful music coming from other techno artists. Listen to Autechre's "Amber" (see my review there) or Aphex Twin's "Selected Ambient Works".

1 out of 5 stars

Music Album:

  1. Family Secrets ~ The Andersons
  2. Disappearing Angels ~ Tav Falco
  3. From Tooting to Barking ~ Quireboys
  4. Fall ~ New August
  5. One ~ Al Schnier , and Al Schnier
  6. Mystiki ~ Big John Bates
  7. Still Green ~ Underfoot
  8. Healing in the Dark ~ Blonde on Blonde
  9. Not In Our Name ~ Various Artists
  10. Live in Seattle USA ~ The Ventures

Music Album

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Music

At Basin Street ~ Clifford Brown, Max Roach Quintet

Parte De Volar ~ Pedro Aznar

Milford Graves and John Zorn: 50th Birthday Celebration ~ Milford Graves

Fun City ~ Virg Dzurinko

Sacred Groove ~ Lynch Mob

Irish Folk Song Favorites ~ Clancy Brothers & David Hammond

World Pride ~ Alric Forbes

Orquesta de Juan Carlos Cobian ~ Juan Carlos Cobian

The Dark Island ~ The Black Watch

Promised Land ~ Rie Akagi