V/A - Pulse 1

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V/A - Pulse 1

 

 

Artist: Various

Title: Pulse 1

Label: Sub Terranean

Date: 1996

 

Track listing:

 

CD 1

01. 07'02" Stanley Shanti And The Chillum Wallahs : Placid

02. 07'06" Green Nuns Of The Revolution : Cor

03. 07'58" Boris Blenn : Portamento

04. 09'07" Brain Accent : Orange Acid

05. 07'38" Transwave : Axonal

06. 07'14" The Art Of Trance : Octopus (Man With No Name Rmx)

07. 08'19" Rainbow Spirit : Prana

08. 07'27" Doof : Born Again

09. 07'20" Disco Volante : Moonraker

10. 08'55" Sourmash : The Blessing

 

CD 2

01. 07'07" Total Eclipse : Transparent Mind

02. 08'29" Indoor : The Key

03. 06'57" Phreax : Bodynamique

04. 07'14" Amanite FX : Secret Of Mana

05. 06'27" Soluna : Dancing Spirit

06. 07'37" Kali : Quatermass

07. 07'57" Blue Planet Corporation : Antidote

08. 09'21" Electric Universe : Electronic Pulsation

09. 07'17" Judson J Eiloart : Orion

10. 08'04" Hallucinogen : Astral Pancakes

 

Review:

 

Quite Good Compilation :-) Best Tracks are CD1 Track 7 and CD2 Track 10 (very

good Astral Pancakes) ! Bad Tracks are CD1 Tracks 1,4,6,10 and CD2 Tracks 3,9

... Rating : 5.5/10

[Guest Stathis_gti]

This is a generaly good compilation with some killer tracks like Transwave,Art

of Trance,Disco Volante,Total Eclipse.Nice paper made box with cool artwork!!

[Guest chuen[at]spin[dot]net[dot]au]

A treasure trove of classic tracks to relive the memories of an era which has

already passed but still valid for a lot of us I believe.

[Guest donthave[at]email[dot]com]

Couldn't say it better chuen[at]spin.net[dot]au ...

[Guest Renyones]

I think the same which chuen & donthave, (10/10)and the same for the second

chapter. If you don't have these compilations or don't like realy you don't

like GOA TRANCE.

[Guest sebastian[at]bjornerud[dot]com]

I especially love Boris Blenn, Portamento... it has a certain feel to it,

complaining in the beginning then trancends to.. well, it`s like describing a

color in words, anyway it`s a relief! this whole thing is worth every penny

(if it`s still availlable that is!).

What a great compilation this was, man! one melodic track after another.

probably one of the best ones ever.

[Guest pralien[at]shpongle[dot]com]

The best compilation ever made for me, with the second volume too... The best

track are CD 1 : 1,2,3,4,6,7,8

CD 2 : 1,2,4,6,8,9,10

A MUST HAVE !!!!!!!!

11/10

[seraph]

One of the best Pulse compilation..This is how everything started, old school

Goa Trance from beginning to end...And all being classics...First disc has

numerous great songs : PLACID ( whoa, this is psychedelic ), COR ( ! ),

PORTAMENTO ( !!! ), ORANGE ACID ( maybe Tim Schuldt's best work ), AXONAL ( !

), OCTOPUS ( ! ), PRANA ( !!! ), BORN AGAIN, MOONRAKER ( ! )....10/10...Second

disc is as good and also has numerous classics : TRANSPARENT MIND ( !!! ), THE

KEY ( One of the Best Goa songs ever ), SECRET OF MANA, QUATERMASS, ANTIDOTE,

ELECTRONIC PULSATION ( !!! ), ORION ( ! ), ASTRAL PANCAKES ( ! )...10/10

TOO....so, Compilation that you should have if you are seriously into

Trance...and especially if you are new listener...

[Guest My email has been swallowed long]

Well the fact that it is my favorite since 1996 and still is now. I am

listening to it right now. Anyone know a meaning for "... see one catch one

let it go..."

[rino]

I don't really like reviewing compilations, but the amount of classic cuts here just baffles my skull.

 

Holy shit, if you thought those 2xCD various artists releases had like 2 killer tunes per CD and rest filler, you better check your memory again.

 

I mean, the first disc has 2 out of 10 total tracks which rank an 8/10 in my grade book, and those are the opener and the closing track, by Stanley Shanti & The Chillum Wallahs and Sourmash, respectively.

The rest? 10 sparkling stars out of 10, hands down! Cor!, Orange Acid, Portamento, the banging Axonal, Doof's stellar Born Again, and Man With No Name's remixing skills hitting an all time peak with his take on Art Of Trance's Octopus.

Just when you thought that was all, put on the second disc. Even better, if that is possible.

If you can read, if you're just literate enough to read artist names on the back of a CD cover, you can guess what to expect. Indoor, Blue Planet Corporation and Quatermass drop what are arguably their best tracks ever, Boris Blenn makes his third appearance on this compilation under his Electric Universe alias, and yes, hits with another classic, Hallucinogen pulls off a number which makes half of his "Twisted" album sound pointless in my ears, Total Eclipse and Amanite FX provide two intense and energy driven bangers, and the list doesn't seem to end.

Just like on the first CD, two tracks are not quite up there with the rest, Bodynamique and Orion, but damn be the day when I will mind. This is no less than a 20 track compilation which has 15 track I adore. Not like, not love, not cherish, but adore.

Fantastic, and... Well, it's a matter of subjective opinion, mine is that this pulsating Pulse deserves a 5/5 mark.

[Balance]

I rediscovered this series this year after digging it out of my dusty old box. This is the best for sure, and for me probably the best compilation of the 90's. It's full of such quality & top notch production for that time and stands out even today IMO.