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| In Silico | 
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| Artist: Pendulum
Label: Wea
Category: Music
List Price: £11.99
Buy Used: £4.97
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Avg. Customer Rating:  55 reviews
Sales Rank: 68
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 511089
UPC: 825646956616
EAN: 0825646956616
ASIN: B00151G08Y
Release Date: May 12, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW - Sealed IMPORT!!
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| Tracks:
| • | Showdown | | • | Different | | • | Propane Nightmares | | • | Visions | | • | Midnight Runner | | • | The Other Side | | • | Mutiny | | • | 9,000 Miles | | • | Granite | | • | The Tempest |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
In Silico might be the second album from Pendulum, but it's their first as a fully-fledged rock band. Of course, this Australian dance collective have paddled in these waters before: their debut album Hold Your Colour was a muscular collection of hard drum'n'bass and slamming breakbeats that, for all its synthetic construction, displayed firmly rock sensibilities. On In Silico, though, hard-riffing guitars are pulled right up in the mix, and the band's production core, Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen, lead from the front, reaching for the microphone and making clattering loops the bedrock for a suite of anthemic rockers. Comparisons to the likes of Enter Shikari and The Prodigy are not too wide of the mark, capturing something of Pendulum's fairground waltzer adrenaline and polished, metallic aggression. Beyond straightforward rush, though, some interesting ingredients find their way into the brew: storming opener "Slowdown" imagines an unholy synthesis of DJ Hype and Muse in full progressive rock-out mode, while the elegiac "Propane Nightmares" commences with a Mariachi trumpet serenade. Dance connoisseurs will probably complain Pendulum's beats lack a certain finesse, but if you like your dance music a) fast and b) hard then In Silico has all bases covered. --Louis Pattison
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 True corssover album July 24, 2008
Well the D&B hardcore fans and the, most probably, beat junky chavs that hate this album can whine ans bawww all they like, but the fact remains that drum and bass is not, and never was, an art form. Until now. The introduction of more electronica influence and even some unexpected fusions of hard, progressive, rock/metal and the obvious addition of the vocals (which I have heard criticised as 'not fitting' in one review, how very dare you!)have transformed this album into something truly special.
I'm not a huge fan of 'hold your colour' mainly because of the people I knew who liked it and how it always seem to be the same track blaring out of peoples phones. (I've had had another look at the album and have decided that it has more merit than the generic DnB I thought it was)but upon hearing 'In Silico' my attitude of pendulum has completely shifted
This album truly transcends genres with Pendulum adding Spades more welcome electronica, rock, funk, progressive and a host of other styles whilst keeping that underlying D&B energy that their previous release consisted of. This is a HUGE leap forward,not only making them more listenable to those not in the cap wearing demographic but lifts it to a whole other realm of musical prowess.
Im a huge fan of things like The Prodigy, he chemical brothers, tool etc. and you can really hear some of each of these (weather intentionally or not) so i guess I bias towards their new direction but tracks like 'Different' with is slightly more house feel, Show down with its heavy vocals and my personally favourite 'The Tempest' with its progressive overtones. none of this compromises the power of pendulum, this album is relentless in its power without being to abrasive, indeed the whole thing goes down pretty smoothly. although ~I think they could have developed it even more away from their last recording I suppose you have to go in increments as not to confuse your fan-base.
In summary, if you want some mindless drum and base go else-ware and don't whine about it. if you want an album you can listen to in nearly every situation that crosses boundaries and stirs things up, by all means treat yourself and purchase this album.
Amazing crossover album. BUY IT NOW! July 21, 2008
This is just the best band I've heard in ages, and I consider this album to be a classic already, even though I've only had it for 2 weeks! A friend of mine asked if i'd heard them before, I said I hadn't and when he played me Propane Nightmares and Showdown I was impressed, then when I heard The Tempest I was blown away! I love all music, with metal and electronic being my two favourite genres, and this is a crossover of many different styles. There is a metal influence in there, but the main ones are drum n bass, rock, electronic and pop. Being a musician and songwriter myself, I recognised the genius in this instantly, well done guys! I've just purchased tickets to see them in Manchester in December on the strength of this album alone. Now, I must go and buy the first one!
Brilliant Album - Drum n Bass Infused Rock July 18, 2008
This album is fantastic. no song is bad. pendulum have changed direction and it works a treat. the drum n bass is still there but not as much, however the new rock in it is BRILLIANT. The vocals are decent, but its the riffs and the drums which make it. the drops and bass lines are tremendous, and the album is so full of energy. The best songs are:
Showdown - The best song on the album. Big drums in the background power the song and an immense bass line on top of it. a break in the middle, and in insane drop leads it back in. the guitar work is also amazing. 10/10
Propane Nightmares - 10/10. One of the best made by them. Strong drums and a quality bass line, with good vocals too. The ending makes the song though, a really powerful and slower version of the main riff, it sounds awesome.
Mutiny - A mixture of influences here, but it starts off quite dnb and it sounds great. However half way through it stops, and a great bass riff kicks in, powering all the way through. it just makes you want to go nuts.
Granite - Could easily be on HYC. great drums and in insane synth line packed with energy.
The Tempest - The last song. starts quite relaxed and chilled out. however half way through a huge riff kicks in, providing a really big ending to a great album.
BUY IT!
Not much of a special edition July 13, 2008
Pretty disapointed in this. Great album but on the spcial part; the 2 vidios, Granite and Propane Nightmares, are both in not very good sound and video quality(seriously the ones on Youtube sound better). Plus they didn't bother with makeing info tags for the 2 remixs of Propane Nightmares. Still, the album is nice so gets a 4, original one gets a 5; but don't think this special edition was worth the extra pounds.
 slammed July 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I recently came back from overseas and when my sister, normally an indie fan, told me how good the new Pendulum release was I joked that it meant the end of them. Having now bought in silico and listened through myself, I may not have been far off the mark. The truth is that technically this isn't a bad album. The production is tight and some of the beats are immense, as you would expect from the outfit that bought us 'hold your colour'. However, compared to that release this is a pale effort. I'm not at all averse to fusing rock elements with heavy baselines, other producers like Eat Static have managed this very successfully, it's the banaal, dulcid lyrics littering this album which infuriate me. Pendulum have always been cheesy by drum and bass standards, but we kind of loved them for it. However, this effort in Propane Nightmares, for example, is too far... "in a trail of fire I know we will be free again, in the end we will be one. In a trail of fire I will burn before you bury me, set your sights for the sun"...before breaking down into trademark Pendulum driving synths. What is that? It sounds like drivel one of Simon Cowell's proteges would spout... an ugly chimera indeed. Those of us who spent happy nights stomping to Tarantula should perhaps pretend in silico never happened.
It seems like a conscious decision has been made to widen their appeal and enter the mass market. And good on them, they have succeeded. They are number 47 in Amazon's bestsellers list and I'm sure they're raking in the rewards. Of course, its every band's perogative to change direction and to develop their sound, but if you make a fundamental shift like this, you cannot be surprised if existing fans are a little disillusioned.
In 'hold your colour' pendulum mastered a sound, and have crafted some of the most brilliant remixes along the way, but for me their credibility is somewhat diminished in this album. Lets hope it's just a career blip. Pendulum should beware, cheap hits and MTV airtime do not buy longevity.
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