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Welcome Reality
Electronic · 2011 · 20 tracks · 1h 44m

Welcome Reality

NERO

A cinematic blockbuster of 2010s bass music. High-definition dubstep meets 80s synth-pop in a rain-slicked, dystopian cityscape of sound.

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It's like Blade Runner if the soundtrack was made for a massive warehouse rave.

A high-stakes, cinematic rush that feels both like a celebration and a warning of a digital future.

Welcome Reality · vs · NERO
Intense+1.8σ

Intense saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 20 Tracks · 1h 44m
01
2808
1:53
02
Doomsday
4:12
03
My Eyes
4:50
04
Guilt
4:44
05
Fugue State
3:35
06
Me And You
4:07
07
Innocence
5:08
08
In The Way
3:57
09
Scorpions
5:56
10
Crush On You
4:10
11
Must Be The Feeling
4:03
12
Reaching Out
4:45
13
Promises
4:17
14
Departure
5:34
15
Angst
4:51
16
Welcome Reality VIP
4:27
17
This Way
5:50
18
New Life
4:33
19
Choices
6:14
20
Symphony 2808 - Live At Radio 1, Salford/2011
17:35
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the cinematic strings of 2808 into the crushing, distorted bass growls of Doomsday.
The soaring, stadium-ready vocal hook of Promises that cuts through the dense wall of synthesizers.
The massive, half-time dubstep drop in Guilt that feels like a physical weight being dropped.
The seventeen-minute live symphony that reimagines the entire album as a classical masterpiece.
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