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Incredible! I didn't expect this album to be be THIS good!? It is one of the
best ambient/dub albums I own! Only "The Mystery Of The Yeti Part 2" and
"Shpongle - Are You SHpongled?" are THIS good! Unbelievable!
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"One O'Seven" is beautiful, containing a superb guitar melody. "Little
Homesick" and "Homesick Blue" are okay, but I'm not sure about the rest... The
other tracks are a bit too fast - sounds like a mixture of Techno/House and
Trance vibes... It doesn't really contain the same Chill/Dub feeling as "One
O'Seven" does... Average album.
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Yep, S-Range's "Serial Overtypes" is definitely the winner here... Dark,
progressive and building all the time... A fucking masterpiece! The Logic
Bomb/Hux Flux trax are superb as well. MFG's "Welcome To The Edge" is also
great. Some of the Passenger sound is heard, mixed with both old and fresh
influences. There are many bad tunes here. Astral Projection, MWNN and
Chi-A.D. have made no progress at all - it still sounds like 1995 or
something. Quirk delivers a funky, dark tune with tribal percussion, but it
doesn't go anywhere... "Channel 59" isn't as terrific as many of the reviews
in the "EPs/Singles" section say. Still good, though... Overall, I'm actually
a bit disappointed, because this compilation isn't even close to the quality
of the first five Destination Goa chapters, even though there are a few
highlights. Average compilation.
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The first CD sucks - way too monotonous and boring! The second disc, however,
is terrific! My favourite tunes are "The Last Block" by GMS, "Bandicoot On The
Run" by Growling Mad Synchro, "Freak" by X-Dream, "Mind Merge" by Darshan and
"Full Mental Jackpot" by Crop Circles. This compilation is professionally
mixed and the tracks in the second CD are of high quality. Dark, pumping and
progressive party music for messed up minds! Unfortunately, the first CD kind
of ruins it...
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Right now, this is my favourite album ever! Balanced sounds and precise
melodies! Aaaaargh! Orgasmic creations!
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"Be On Go" is the only decent track here... I listened to "Equator" in a record
store yesterday and I must say it isn't my piece of cake. Disgusting choice of
sounds and annoying vocals... I like the old Etnica sound better... Yuk!
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I used to hate it, but nowadays I kind of like it. The best tracks are "Anno
Domini", "Shadow Spirit", "Myopic Utopia" and "Moonart". Calm beat, ethnic
melodies and a dreamy atmosphere. Not perfect, but still good.
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One of the best albums ever made. Fat, juicy bass lines and harsh, electronic
sound FX spinning from left to right and back again. Hard to understand in the
beginning, but nowadays I love it. Every track is top quality stuff. My
favourites are "Psychomachine", "Electromagnetic", "Telegram" and "Freak".
This will be an infinite classic.
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Very quirky 303 sounds. Melodic, but still experimental. Hard to explain. Some
Ambient/Dub influences, but mainly hard, kicking Psytrance. All tracks are
special and original, which makes it hard to pick out a favourite... But
"Mystic Linguistic", "Lofi Scifi" and (of course) "Ping" are terrific. Some of
you might not like it. It takes an open mind to appreciate this release.
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Great compilation. "Armageddon Dub" is the best tune, but all tracks are top
quality creations. The only thing that disturbs me, is that the sixth track
doesn't fit into this compilation. It sounds like a mixture of Chemical
Brothers and FSOL's sound in their album "ISDN". Altogether, a worthy
investment.
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Terrific! The Hux Flux album "Cryptic Crunch" wasn't my piece of cake, but THIS
is something totally different!! The raw Hux Flux sound is gone and this
release is much more mellow - both production, cover art and melodic
creativity are far better!
The psychedelic, dark vibes and the fat,monotonous bass lines are still vital to the tracks, but "Headware" contains
multiple layers of beautiful melodies. I have no favourite tracks, 'cause
they're all superb! The Logic Bomb sound is somewhat similar to the early
Infected sound, mixed up with some insane scandosounds... Wicked!
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Infinite groove! I normally don't like the Koxbox/Psychopod style, but "Go Fly
A Kite" is something totally different from what they normally produce... A
killer track! Other superb tracks are #2, 7, 8 and 10. The tunes by Sean
Williams are pure masterpieces, as always... "Electric Monk" contains some
beautiful guitar lines... Great work, Sean! The last track is an excerpt of
the tune "Under Mount Kailash" by Process (taken from "The Mystery Of The Yeti
Part 2"). The tune by Voodoo People is another crazy creation. Great
compilation... Buy it now!
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It keeps getting better and better every single time I listen to it. Sometimes
it's a bit too messy and I still think it lacks some structure, but I tend to
enjoy the chaotic madness more and more. I guess the Logic Bomb album made me
understand the crazy, unmelodic patterns better and to appreciate the harsh,
metallic sounds in this album even more. I still don't think it's a great
album, but it sure as hell makes more sense now than the first time I listened
to it. "Cryptic Crunch" is a good example of what Scandosounds are all about.
To all Israeli freaks - "Duck and cover!!?!"...
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All tracks are beautiful trips through an ambient atmosphere, full of yetis and
shamans...
Process opens up with a soft and original tune. Perfect drumloops and the melody in the end, with acoustic guitars and Raja Ram playing
the flute, is sooo soothing. "The Herb Garden" by Simon Posford sounds exactly
like the Shpongle album, which is good... It's the best track here. The Total
Eclipse track is also nice. I didn't like their ambient style in the "Violent
Relaxation" album, but this is different. The metallic percussion in Doof's
"High On Mount Kailash" is kind of cool, although the track is a bit too
minimalistic in the beginning. If you enjoyed the Shpongle album, then you're
going to worship this one... Raja Ram's flutes work well as always. Now I'd
really like to lay my hands on "The Mystery Of The Yeti Part 1"...
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Not as good as I expected. The tracks start quite minimalistic, with no
melodies and just funky, metallic beats for like five minutes. Then, in the
end, you will hear a great melody for like twenty seconds and the track
suddenly ends. You see the problem? The best track is "Kreak", followed by
"Cat On Mushroom", "Space Cats" and "Beam Me Up". I'm a bit disappointed. I
can't help it. "Funky" is a copy of Astral Projection's "Dancing Galaxy".
Fucking weak...
V/A - Goa Head 13
in 2001
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V/A - Goa Head 13
Artist: Various
Title: Goa Head 13
Label: Nova Tekk
Date: 2001
Track listing:
CD 1
01. 06'02" RA : Astral Flight
02. 10'54" Etnica : Trip Tonight (Rmx)
03. 08'00" Zerotonine : Pornostar
04. 06'21" Authentik : The Fifth Colour
05. 08'51" Dimension 5 : Transformation
06. 09'21" Organic Noise : The Vacuum
07. 06'22" The Delta : Thing (Vinyl Edit)
08. 06'19" Synchro : Magnetic
09. 08'03" Ouija : Back To Earth
CD 2
01. 06'34" Amphasis : Helix
02. 06'46" Endora : Trector
03. 06'55" MOS : Clouds
04. 08'23" S-Range : Black Lotus
05. 08'39" Soluna : Es Ist Voller Sterne (Rmx)
06. 08'26" Marco Menichelli : Oddball Rally
07. 07'31" Lando : Dragonboat
08. 06'59" Midi Miliz : Nüt
09. 07'34" Psychonaut : Spiritwalker
Review:
This is another average Goa Head compilation. It has a few superb rracks, but
most tunes are average or even poor. The first track, "Astral Flight" by RA,
is one of the highlights of the first CD. It sounds like Astral Projection or
Man With No Name at their best - but even better! The tune is extremely
melodic and bright, with great dance floor potential. The bass drum is
pounding in an ordinary 4/4-beat pattern and the tune contains no progressive
elements at all. I still consider it to be one of the strongest tunes here. It
sounds exactly like Goatrance used to sound back in the good old days. No
surprises, but an uplifting tune with superb melodies. Some sounds seem to be
stolen from Enigma, though... =) The remix of Etnica's classic tune "Trip
Tonight" is another highlight. Nice samples and merry melodies. Perfect for
outdoor parties. Unfortunately, the remaining tracks of the first CD are a big
disappointment. I normally
love minimalistic tunes, but these are so badly produced that I don't
understand how they ended up in a compilation at all. Nothing happens in
Zerotonine's boring tune "Pornostar", the sounds are way too harsh in
Authentik's "The Fifth Colour" and the last two tracks are also quite dull.
"The Vacuum" by Organic Noise (Ben Wierzoch from Planet B.E.N. and Jan Müller
from X-Dream) is a nice tune, but not as good as I expected, compared to other
tunes by the two band members. The Delta (Marcus Maichel from X-Dream) has
succeeded in creating a scary horror tune. A fat, rolling bass and majestic
percussion dominate the track. Sounds a bit like "The Fly" by Infected
Mushroom. Pretty similar to other tracks by The Delta. Dimension 5's melodic
tune "Transformation" is way too fast and cute for me. The second CD is a bit
more stabile as a whole than the first one. A simple bass drum is heard in the
beginning of "Helix" by Amphasis. The tune is quite progressive and contains a
few electric guitar riffs here and there. Some synth sweeps are used to varm
you!
up. Decent track. Endora (Boris Blenn and DJ Sangeet) also use a hard bass drum
in their track, but don't succeed as well as Amphasis. An average Progressive
Techno tune. The MOS tune "Clouds" is a bit softer, but still progressive and
dark. Nice. Our rising talent S-Range from Kiruna
in the northern part of Sweden has recently become one of my favourite artists.
His track "Serial Overtypes" (featured on the compilation "Destination Goa
10") is one of the best tracks I've ever heard. His debut album "2001" has
just been released. I've got to lay my hands on it! Anyway, back to the
review... "Black Lotus" continues in the same style as "Serial Overtypes".
Dark vibes and a killer groove. Another Scandotrance masterpiece! I'm proud of
being Swedish! =) "Es Ist Voller Sterne" is quite a nice tune, but nothing
above the ordinary. Electric guitars are used for the melodic lead in Marco
Menichelli's "Oddball-Rally". Normally, I don't think you should use electric
guitars in Psytrance, but it sounds nice in this tune. The track is a bit too
funky, happy and groovy in some parts, which kind of ruins it. "Nüt" by Midi
Miliz is a superb tune with a modern vibe. Cool vocal effects. The percussion
and the monotonous bass melody work terrific in this tune. Thumbs up! Lan!
do's "Dragonboat" and Psychonaut's semi-chill track "Spiritwalker" aren't all
that great. The final impression is that this compilation is average. A few
great tunes, but the remaning tunes are average or bad. It's probably meant to
be purchased by Progressive Trance or Psychedelic Techno freaks. Melodic
Psytrance lovers shouldn't go near this one! =) I really don't recommend you
to buy this one. You can find the good tracks on this compilation elsewhere.
Highlights are the tunes by RA, Etnica, Amphasis, S-Range and Midi Miliz.