''Escape to Reality'' is the second

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din fiv din_fiv (or Din Fiv) was the music project founded of San Francisco-based composer David Din (Da5id Din). Din was known as a frequent member of the Boston industrial music duo Informatik. He released two albums under his din_fiv moniker '' Infi ...

, released on May 23, 2000 by

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. The album was re-issued by

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in June 1996 and again as

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s in 2009 and 2019.

Reception

Kenyon Hopkin of

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said if "it weren't for the coasting strings in the background of every track, ''Escape to Reality'' may have wound up as an average entry in industrial dance" and that "it functions as a cold yet soothing texture that brings a full sound to Din Fiv's second release. Industrial Reviews awarded the album four out of five stars and praised Din's ability to merge complex and multi-layered synthesizers created atmospheres while maintaining a strong sense of unity and melody throughout the album. ''Last Sigh Magazine'' praised the production quality and said "the music is rather simple, basslines are strong and powerful, and there are plenty of effects."

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commended the music for having memorable vocal lines and samples and called the album typical for its genre. Sonic Boom criticized the album for sounding monotonous and called it "an album that remains very consistent and flat without much deviation outside the standard electro model" and "in most cases, this doesn't inherently a negative issue, but in this case it is extremely difficult to locate a track that stands out from the rest on this album." The album peaked at number fifteen on '' CMJ New Music Monthly's'' top dance releases in 2000.

Track listing

Accolades

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Escape to Reality'' liner notes. din_fiv *

David Din din_fiv (or Din Fiv) was the music project founded of San Francisco-based composer David Din (Da5id Din). Din was known as a frequent member of the Boston industrial music duo Informatik. He released two albums under his din_fiv moniker ''Infinit ...

(as Da5id Din) –

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Additional performers * Adam Jensen – additional production * Jason Macierowski –

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(10) * Tyler Newman –

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(10) * Evan Sornstein –

and remixer (9),

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Production and design * Josh Greco –

(10) * Susan Jennings –

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Release history

References

External links

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''Escape to Reality''
at

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