Camouflage entered the synth pop game when most people had already moved on, which spelled trouble for their 1989 sophomore album.
The total absence of acknowledged humor in Camouflage's material contrasted sharply with the vibrancy of the ensuing decade, and the album's widening addition of violins, saxophones, and guitars couldn't prevent the band from being forced into a prematurely outdated pigeonhole.
In hindsight, this was the LP's biggest problem.
"On Islands" and "One Fine Day" were sweet, multi-textured pop that swayed like a hammock strung between industrial pylons, while "Rue de Moorslede" regaled itself with a taut instrumental of circus organs, filtered horns, and the recurring sound of doors slammed shut.
It was the opposite of '90s IDM -- frustratingly simple, sonically precise, forever reliant on pop song structure and, along with Depeche Mode's Violator a year later, one of the last times when a band could get away with it.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Fine DayMarcus Meyn | Camouflage | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | Love Is a ShieldPeter Godwin, Oliver Kreyssig, Heiko Maile, Marcus Meyn | Camouflage | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 3 | AnyoneMarcus Meyn | Camouflage | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | Your Skinhead Is the DreamHeiko Maile | Camouflage | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | On IslandsTony Mansfield | Camouflage | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 6 | Feeling DownHeiko Maile, Marcus Meyn | Camouflage | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Sooner Than We ThinkOliver Kreyssig | Camouflage | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | A Picture of LifeMarcus Meyn | Camouflage | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 9 | Les RuesHeiko Maile, Michael Moers | Camouflage | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| 10 | Rue De Moorslede [Instrumental] | Camouflage | Play | 00:36 | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| 39 mins | 90 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 227 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Michel Alexandre | Violin |
| 2 | Camouflage | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 3 | Patrick Dussart de la Iglesia | Viola |
| 4 | Jean-Paul Dessy | Cello |
| 5 | Thomas Dorr | Hi Hat, Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Peter Godwin | Composer |
| 7 | Axel Henninger | Producer |
| 8 | James Herter | Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | Heike Higendorff | Photography |
| 10 | Ingo Ito | Guitar |
| 11 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 12 | Oliver Kreyssig | Composer, Rhythm, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | Dan Lacksman | Engineer, Producer |
| 14 | Johannes Luley | Guitar |
| 15 | Heiko Maile | Composer, Programming, Rhythm, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 16 | Tony Mansfield | Composer |
| 17 | Marcus Mayn | Programming, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Marcus Meyn | Composer |
| 19 | Michael Moers | Composer, Voices |
| 20 | George Alexander Van Dam | Violin |
| 21 | Simone Winter | Oboe |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |