Description: This is an extremely rare out of print CD signed by Praga Khan. It was only available for sale on his website. It was released in 2017 by Artfabric in the EU. It includes a full color booklet which is in perfect condition and includes the signature on the front. The CD is in mint condition. The cardboard cover has some minor wear, but is in great shape - See the photos for details. Track Listing is:1 Mindgames2 The World is out of Control3 Down I Go4 Like a Train5 The Magic that Surrounds You6 I Burn Your Skin7 You Can't Stop me Now8 A Strange Concept-Life9 Absurdistan10 Heal My Soul11 The Prophecy . Please check out my other auctions for more Lords of Acid and Praga Khan CDs. I am selling the whole collection of rare titles. If you buy any others, just add $1.00 per CD for shipping. Review by William Nesbitt on his Brutal Resonance website: Maurice Engelen started in Belgium as a DJ. He might be the biggest name in electronic music that you think you’ve never heard. Going back to the 1980s, he’s been involved with over forty projects including 101, Channel X, Code Red, and Digital Orgasm. He teamed up with Oliver Adams in The Immortals and created the Mortal Combat soundtrack in 1994. He’s best known for forming Lords of Acid. However, he’s had a recording career under the name Praga Khan for decades. After playing its own set of mind games with a change of album titles and an over two year delay, "MindGames" has arrived. As Khan’s latest work it continues to show both his roots and his evolution as an artist. An upbeat, catchy opener “MindGames” is probably the album’s strongest song. “The World Is Out of Control” is a dancefloor banger. “Down I Go” is a little lighter. The jumpy “Like a Train” raises the energy back up. “The Magic That Surrounds You” follows suit. Khan lends some lighter vocals to the smoldering “I Burn Your Skin.” “You Can’t Stop Me Now” is a futuristic-sounding anthem. “A Strange Concept—Life” is another upbeat track. This is the point at which a lot of album starts winding down, but MindGames keeps the quality coming. “Absurdistan” begins with a cool, laidback groove before breaking into a symphony and wailing vocals around the 2:30 mark. Kind of “Kashmir.” The bouncy “Heal My Soul” sounds like New Wave. Closer “The Prophecy” brings us back to right now in terms of both sound and society with its lines “Have you heard about the prophecy? / The destruction of democracy / Did you notice that the world’s on fire?” It’s a strong finish that could open a lot of other people’s albums. Ultimately, there are no radical swerves and no failed experiments. MindGames is a very consistent album with no filler tracks. Praga Khan’s catalog is spread over a number of labels. The current record is available only on his website with the offer to have it signed by Praga Khan. My copy arrived signed by him so that offer seems to still be good (a second signed 6 inch by 4 inch promotional photo also came with it, which was a nice surprise). If you are a super fan, you might investigate the upcoming Khanthology box set of studio work and bonus tracks contained on nine CDs. If you need to build up to that, try the late 1990s and early 2000s albums consisting of Pragamatic, Twenty First Century Skin, Mutant Funk, and Freakazoidz along with MindGames. You’ve heard Praga Khan in some capacity. Now go hear more.
Price: 295 USD
Location: Stevensville, Maryland
End Time: 2024-11-15T03:20:15.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.63 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Praga Khan
CD Grading: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Album Name: Mindgames
Record Label: Artfabric
Release Title: Mindgames
Case Type: Cardboard Sleeve
Case Condition: Excellent (EX)
MPN: ART1702
Inlay Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Edition: Special Edition
Brand: Unbranded
Type: CD
Format: CD
Release Year: 2017
Style: Acid & Trance, Acid Rock, Dance & Clubsound, Dubstep, Electro/Synth, Electronic Music, Fairy Tale, Fusion & Acid, Industrial, New Beat, Synth-Pop, Tech house
Features: Autographed, Signed
Genre: Acid, Beat Music, Dance & Electronica, Electronic, Rock, Techno
Country/Region of Manufacture: Belgium
