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  1. Surprisingly enough, I didn't really like this one. I’m a big fan of ZMA, and I liked the original track “Synaesthesia”, but the album really didn’t touch me.

     

    I Especially found the remixes of “Popcorn” and “Greece 2000” (one of my alltime favourite trance tracks) really bad.

     

    I can’t wait for some of ZMA’s next releases though … In particular the Sun Control Species album, and hopefully some more of their high quality compilations.

  2. - the REviews written by traveller and Pr0fane are pretty good and informative

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    Thanks a lot – I try to be as objective as possible when I review, although I mainly review albums/compilations that I like. I agree about Traveller by the way – although he is a bit of a twisted-wh0re :D

     

    Other good reviewers on Isratrance are in my opinion DeathPosture, basilisk, Le Lotus Bleu, KakoOlalaJwal, Dai, sam i am, krelm, aje, Surrender and Templar – just to name a few. Most of the first reviews of Israeli full on releases are mostly “look, I’m the first to get the unreleased killer promo!!! 11/10!!!” shit – don’t believe the hype.

     

    And yeah – fuck the promo deals! (I hardly receive any promos – gimme some more! ;))

  3. One of the most interesting acts on the danish progressive scene imho.

     

    Those who have already heard some of Genetic Spins earlier tracks, will quickly

    recognise their deep and groovy style on this album.

     

    1. No need for a long intro here. After about 12 seconds we hear the beat for

    the first time, and the party is started. It rolls in the quite normal Genetic

    Spin style, but a small interesting melody starts at 4:40, and continues

    throughout the track.

     

    2. Not as good as the opening track, but it has it's moments. In particular the

    break at around 4 minutes.

     

    3. The sounds here are a bit to "growly" for my taste, and the percussion in

    the last 3 minutes doesn't work that well. One of my least favorite tracks.

     

    4. We have a woman singing through most of this track. Not lyrics, just some

    pleasant "oooh's" and "aaah's". It works pretty well, but is not one of the

    standout tracks here.

     

    5. My favorite on the album, with a lot of stuff happening. Some nice scando

    sounds, makes this track a bit more trancy than the rest here.

     

    6. Again some pretty nice work. It has some pretty dark pads, and generally a

    darker "feel".

     

    7. Perhaps my least favorite track on the album. It does have some pretty nice

    sounds, but as track #3, I find it a bit too "growly" -

    especially in the last half.

     

    8. As the rest of the tracks, it's nice and groovy, just not enough happening

    to make it stand out.

     

    9. A fine finish to the album. Very catchy.

     

    Bottom line:

     

    Comparing the album to Genetic Spins earlier releases, I'll definatly say they

    have improved their sound. I would describe it as a bit less "dry", and more

    trancy. But still, it's deep and progressive.

     

    A fine album with some nice music for the dancefloor. Even though it'll fit

    well in your CD-player for home listening, the best experience is it played

    loud at a party (their liveset is very nice btw).

     

    Verdict:

     

    7/10

     

    Favorites:

     

    1, 5, 6, 9

  4. Igneous Sauria - Encephalophagus

     

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    Artist: Igneous Sauria

    Title: Encephalophagus

    Label: Creamcrop

    Date: 2003

     

    Track listing:

     

    01. Encephalophagus

    02. Pustracer

    03. Heliumdoron

    04. Mcnutcrak

    05. Cluster

    06. Crispy

    07. Enigmata

    08. A-Muser

    09. Skogsra

    10. Faltcherun

     

    Review:

     

    Igneous Sauria is Kristos Tatitzikidis from Greece, who also was a part of the

    projects Phacelift and Magus, who has been a part of CreamCrop since the

    labels first compilations back in 2002.

     

    His debut album "Encepfalophagus" is also released by CreamCrop, and the style

    is dark and progressive. Compared to his 1-2 year old releases it's less

    psychedelic, darker and a bit slower.

     

     

    The album starts out with "Encepfalophagus". We're met with a few people

    talking, and after 1 minute the music really starts. The beat is followed by

    birds singing, but they disappear pretty quick, and the darker style takes

    over.

     

    In the 2nd track "Pustracer" the speed is increased, and the dark style

    continues.

     

    "Heliumdoron" has a nice and quiet start, but the darker style takes over. We

    hear the sound of a bell from a bicycle, and with about 1½ minut left we start

    to hear the sounds from the beginning of the track, untill the end of the

    track.

     

    4th track, "McNutCrak" is more uplifting than the first tracks, and we're met

    with a pretty interesting funky style. The track quickly develops, but

    unfortunatly it ends after only 6 minutes.

     

    "Cluster" is made with Sven Looping (some might know him from Charasmatix and

    Sticky Finger), and the result is great. The track has a 1 minute long intro,

    before we're met with some very dark sounds. This is definatly a track to be

    played late at night!

     

    "Crispy" is pretty much the same as "Cluster", but in my opinion the sounds are

    much better in "Cluster"

     

    "Enigmata" is a new version of "Enigma" from the "The Next Levels" compilation

    from 2001. The style here is more dancable, and towards the end the sounds get

    pretty psychedelic.

     

    The style is again changed with "A-Muser". The track is more uplifting than the

    last few tracks, and it's pretty housy.

     

    The last dance track is "Skogsra". On the LP version of the album it's remixed

    by Phony Orphants and Phacelift. I don't like this version, so let's just hope

    the remixes are better.

     

    The last track is Faltchenrun - a pretty experimental chillout track, with a

    very jazzy sound. I don't love the track, but I find it pretty interesting.

     

     

    In general I think the debut-album from Igneous Sauria is pretty good. His

    sound is very interesting, and there is a good variation in the tracks. It

    really grows on you.

     

    For me the highlights are "McNutCrak", because it's a bit funny and different,

    while "Cluster" is one of the best dark tracks I've heard in a while.

    "A-Muser" is also one of the gems.

     

    Overall the album is a pretty good buy - especially if you're into the style.

    My verdict is 8/10.

  5. Well, It's definatly more experimental than I expected - especially the ambient

    side.

     

    I don't really like it though, I can only name 3-4 "nice" tracks from the 23.

     

    One of the highlights is the first track "Albibeno", which is in the good ol'

    Infected sound.

     

    I also quite enjoy "Apogiffa", although I liked the original better.

     

    "Deeply Disturbed" is also one of my personal highlights ... if it weren't for

    the terrible singing.

     

    My verdict: 5/10 - But don't let it fool you, as it's a love/hate release this

    one. Half my friends love it and call it a masterpiece, while the other half

    call it a huge disappointment. I would definatly recommend everybody to hear

    it before buying.

  6. Oszilla - Return To Neverland

     

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    Artist: Oszilla

    Title: Return To Neverland

    Label: Insolation

    Date: 2003

     

    Track listing:

     

    01. Taran Und Der Zauberkessel

    02. Shadows Over Me

    03. Die Hexen

    04. Galactic Core

    05. Inside A Computer Program

    06. Big Insect

    07. Ready To Flow

    08. Liquid Skunk (Prototyp Rmx)

    09. Chillin In The Sun

     

    Review:

     

    For a long time I've waited for a good melodic psytrance album, and now it's

    finally here - the debut album from Oszilla aka Andreas Weber. The album is a

    progressive masterpiece, with a lot of trance-like melodies. Some might call

    them cheesy - I call it marvelous. My personal highlights are: "Return To

    Neverland": Probably one of the darkest tracks on the CD. Not that's dark

    though, it's just not as uplifting as the rest of the tracks. The beat is

    somewhat similar to some of the stuff on Vaishiyas' album, but with some

    awesome melodies. This is a really nice dancefloor filler. "Inside A Computer

    Program": Take some overused samples from "The Matrix", a sweet little melody,

    and some excellent production and you have this track. A nice, groovy, chilled

    track for the morning hours. "Ready To Flow" - my favourite track on the

    album, and the title fits perfectly. This is also a mindblowing track for the

    morning hours, although not as melodic as the rest of the tracks. I can't name

    a single bad track on this album, although I was somewhat disappointed that

    the "Indiana Jones" theme was removed from the Prototyp remix of "Liquid

    Skunk" :) My verdict: 8.5/10

  7. A pretty good album from Magnetrixx here, but not as good as expected. The

    first track is a pretty good opener, and 2nd track "Tohuwabohu" is by far my

    favorite on this album. It was one of my biggest favorites last summer, and

    probably one of the best tracks "tribal" tracks I've ever heard. Next

    highlight is #5, "Zigzagg", which was released on the same EP as "Tohuwabohu".

    Not as good, but very groovy. The rest of the tracks are pretty good, but not

    as good as I expected. Verdict: 7/10.

  8. This isn't as good as the first one, but overall it is a pretty good

    compilation if you like the TIP World style. Personally i like track 1 and

    track 7 best, and I find the Alien Project track (#3) to be the worst.

    Speaking of that track ... isn't it the same as the one on "Electronic High 3"

    entitled "L.S.D"? This compilation gets a 7/10 from me

  9. You can definatly hear that these guys have experience with making ambient. The

    album starts with a short ambient track, which builds up very nice to "Lemon

    Phase", which is a very soft, progressive track. Track #3 is the beautiful

    "Newport" from the Digital Emission compilation, and basically all tracks are

    in this style. There is an exception tho: Track 5, which is a truly amazing

    ambient track with a guitar ala Celtic Cross. Overall the album has a very

    nice flow, and top-quality production, and if you liked Vibrasphere earlier

    stuff you're definatly going to like this. 8.5/10 Best tracks: 1, 2, 3(!) 5(!)

    and 8. You can btw download track 8 "Infusion" from the Digital Structures

    website - thumbs up for that!

  10. I would definatly say that "Waiting For The Knights" is a dancefloor track. I

    was actually quite disappointed when I got the EP, but at a party a few weeks

    ago I really changed my mind - It's a killer! Later that evening a DJ also

    played "There Is No Plan", and that didn't really change my mind. Interesting,

    but not a good result. I would still say that Ticons remix of "Eargear -

    Trancehouseexpress" is better than "Waiting For The Knights", but play it late

    at night and you'll have the dancefloor going crazy :) 6/10 (Waiting For The

    Knights is 8,5/10)

  11. I agree - techno drome is the best track on the CD, the rest is just to much

    ... "Astral Projection". On one hand it's cool that they keep the spirit

    alive, but on the other hand it's pretty sad that they haven't evolved since

    the first 2-3 albums. I'm sure a lot of ppl will find some of the tracks here

    pretty magical tho(especially track 3+8), but for me the magic is long gone :/

  12. Really good morning-stuff, and the album as a whole is very good.

     

    I can't say that any of the tracks are bad, but I would say that Intoxicated,

    Not From Concentrate, Magnetic Force and Some Place Else stands out as the

    highlights of the album. Really good stuff, and a must-have for the

    morning-hours. 8.6/10

  13. V/A - Change

     

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    Artist: Various

    Title: Change

    Label: Flow

    Date: 2000

     

    Track listing:

     

    01. 06'37" Snug As A Bug : Margonzilla

    02. 08'48" Fabel : Relic Raiders

    03. 06'46" Yumade : Fluffin In Side

    04. 07'29" Loopus In Fabula : Syncout

    05. 08'32" Magus : Egoes Out

    06. 07'34" Logic Bomb : Psychedelic Pollution

    07. 08'51" Drop Out : Poison Area

    08. 07'37" Wizzy Noise : Wizzy Dominance

    09. 08'47" Tranan : Moody

     

    Review:

     

    this compilation is wickedly sick =). i just got this 2 days ago, but i like

    practically every track. track 1, by snug as a bug (half of yumade and

    someone else) is a groovy track with good bass and scratchy analogue sounds.

    track 2, by fabel sort of reminds me of intact instinct, but not as minimal.

    it starts of with what sounds like a movie sountrack then kicks into a

    menacing groove. track 3, by yumade is a groovy track with breaky rhythms

    and badass analogue sounds and effects flying all over. track 4, by loopus

    in fabula has a killer groove and awesome sounds that fling about and gyrate

    with the rhythm. track 5, by magus is all around amazing--sick groove, cool

    effects and amazing variation. track 6, by logic bomb is one of my

    favorites. a pumping track with killer effects and cool samples. the synth

    lines rip through the air and and the track keeps on pumpin'. track 7, by

    drop out has some sample that talks about taking a stronger dose.. anyhow if

    there's a comparatively bad track i'd say this is it. it just doesn't do it

    for me. track 8, by wizzy noise another one of my favorites. when are these

    guys going to release an album? so far every track i've head from them

    rocks. this one is no exception. as the track name says, these guys

    dominate. dark and groovy with their trademark raspy metallic sounds. =)

    track 9, by tranan (part of logic bomb) was a complete surprise for me. the

    whole cd is mostly on the darker side, but when this track starts it's

    really refreshing. this track expertly shows the lighter side of psytrance.

    it's groovy, has cool melodies, and i'd have to say it's damn close to being

    the best track on the cd. it's still to early for me to decide. this track

    is a little slow (127bpm) but it really kicks ass. this cd is a definate

    must buy. it's probably one of the best compilations out this year. high

    points: 9!,8,6,5,4,3,2,1 (serious.. it's that good.)

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