''Dann habe ich umsonst gelebt'' is the fourth studio album by the Austrian electronic music band

L'Âme Immortelle L'Âme Immortelle (French for "the immortal soul") is an Austrian darkwave duo. Many of L'Âme Immortelle's songs feature melancholy or lovelorn lyrics in German or English, and juxtaposed harsh male and emotional female vocals. In 2004 they swi ...

. It is a concept album based on the thoughts of a dying man who recapitulates his life. The album's title in German language refers to the man's final question whether he has lived to no avail.

Style

Unlike previous releases by L'Âme Immortelle that used only electronic sounds, this album features live instruments like guitars, bass guitars, drums, piano and string instruments. The tracks are a mix of aggressive dancefloor songs and The previously released track "Life Will Never Be the Same Again" was resampled without any electronic parts, featuring Sean Brennan of London After Midnight as a guest singer.

Reception

The '' Sonic Seducer'' magazine and also ''Powermetal.de'' lauded the band's evolution from a purely electronic act towards including real instruments. ''Powermetal'' was very positive about the vocal development of singers Sonja Kraushofer and Thomas Rainer and marked that the latter now used his clear voice without any artificial effects. The album reached position 48 in the German

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Track listing

Personnel

*Katrin Ebert – violin, viola *Martin Höfert – cello *Sonja Kraushofer – photo concept *Hannes Medwenitsch – producer *Thomas Rainer – vocals, producer, graphic design, cover design *Yendri – Photography

References

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