''Loud'' is the debut album by German DJ and producer

Timo Maas Timo Maas (born July 27, 1969) is a German DJ/ producer and remixer. His remix of Azzido Da Bass's single " Dooms Night" helped launch his career in 2000. In its wake, he also released ''Music for the Maases Volume 1'', a mix album consisting ...

, released in 2002. Maas had previously released albums of other performers' material which he remixed but ''Loud'' is his first studio album.

Critical reception

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gave the album four out of five stars but other reviews were more mixed.Timo Maas - ''Loud''
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complains that, except for "Help Me", the album contains "far more perspiration than inspiration" and that the "result is a confusing mix of electronic genres that throws up a few exciting moments but largely fails to set the pulse racing".Sean Meddel
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Commercial performance

In the United Kingdom, the album reached number 41 on the

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on 16 March 2002 and three singles from the album hit the UK Singles Chart that same year: " To Get Down" (No. 14), "Shifter" (No. 38), and "Help Me" (No. 65).Timo Maas
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website. Retrieved 15 August 2012. In the United States, the album peaked at 47 on the ''

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chart and seven on the

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. Retrieved 15 August 2012. Two songs from the album, "To Get Down" and "Shifter", hit the ''Billboard''

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chart.

Music

Several reviewers have noted a distinctive 1980s feel to the music on ''Loud''. The first track, "Help Me", "a '50s sci-fi soundtrack with

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and horns", features vocals by

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and also contains a sample of the title music from ''

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'', composed by

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. Other guest performers on the album include MC Chickaboo, Martin Bettinghaus, and

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Track listing

*All tracks written by Maas/Buttrich, except where noted. #"Help Me" (featuring

) (Maas/Buttrich/Rogers/Hermann) #"Manga" #"Hash Driven" #"Shifter" (featuring MC Chickaboo) (Maas/Buttrich/Green) #"Hard Life" #"That's How I've Been Dancin'" (featuring Martin Bettinghaus) (Maas/Buttrich/Bettinghaus) #"We Are Nothing" (Maas/Buttrich/Alexander) #"Old School Vibes" #"O.C.B." #" To Get Down" (Maas/Buttrich/Hagemeister/Barnes) #" Ubik: The Breakz" (featuring Martin Bettinghaus) (Maas/Buttrich/Bolleshon/Bettinghaus) #"Like Love" #"Caravan" (featuring

) (Maas/Buttrich/Quaye) #"Bad Days"

Charts

References

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