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The begining (01-06) is Midi Miliz-like, that is very minimal, big rhythm &
noisy sounds everywhere. Perfect to kill the neighbours, but not psychedelic
at all! The rest (07-11) is more Psych-o-funky. Only this second part is
*really* psychedelic. sometimes it looks like late sixties Funk, sometimes
it's like thriller music, and sometimes it's like Dub !
My favourites: Operatik, The Horning, Air, Preamplified Dub...the whole second
part, actually. Special distinction to Operatik which will remind you of your
last visit in the purgatory...Aaaahahah!
So 5/10 for the first part, 8/10 for the second part.
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I didn't like it. The sound quality isn't very good and the whole thing is all
the same. As for the music itself...mhhh...that's fast-repetitive-minimal ?
There are rare good surprises in that album. 5/10.
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It's all the same & too conventional..i mean it did not surprise me at all. I
think the dormer album was better. 6/10 (not more)
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I think it's freestyle...and random, definitely.
Sorry Anoebis but this seems to be a DOWN. I could not understand one song
(maybe a bit the last one). The sound is flat, the melodies are silly. This cd
is meaningless. It's nice to give it 4/10.
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This is too minimalistic, but the authors have found a good receipe. Beverly
Hills Cop & Crystal Overdose are the best tracks. The whole album is too
monotonous but it's far better than zounds of other sh**s released in 2000.
7/10.
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It's a bit too psychedelic. Anyway it deserves 6/10.
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V/A - Reborn
in 2001
I do agree! 8/10.
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Vibrasphere - Mental Mountain
Artist: Vibrasphere
Title: Mental Mountain
Label: Spiral Trax
Date: 2000
Track listing:
01. 08'20" Mental Mountain
02. 09'12" Cactus Point
Review:
Two tracks in the typical Vibrasphere style.
The EP is not minimal, but casual and that's fine.
Mental Moutain is also on the album. It is fast & mental (indeed).
This is a good track.
Cactus Point is a bit the same with some more touches of psychedelia. The track
is interesting because it allows the listener to breathe.
This EP is a short but good journey. I think the album would be a better
investment.
6.5/10.
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Very Good EP.
The style doesn't change, but the tracks look like no other from this group. I
prefer Errorhead, but Lex Rex Perplex is also great. Stunning 8/10.
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S-Range - Boom
Artist: S-Range
Title: Boom
Label: Acid Casualties
Date: 2000
Track listing:
01. 09'38" Boom
02. 07'10" Broadcast
Review:
Boom is a track which begins with a loud & very linear rhythm and bassline.
Then comes a small bewitching melody that repeats over & over. After 2:30 we
are allowed to breathe and the whole thing restarts suddenly followed by more
psy sounds and ryhthmic stuff. After 5:00 it changes, gets darker, without
compromise...and a little lay of melody dares to come again and the music
restarts after 7 minutes. A beautiful trip. Well done S-Range.
Broadcast is more conventional with a good rolling basline. The sounds behind
are mainly rhythmic + nordlead's...all that is overlayed by an enigmatic
little music, that comes 'nearer' of the listener and becomes more trippy
after a while. Too bad it ends too fast.
Overall, again a premium EP from S-Range. 8.5/10 for the whole thing.
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Midi Miliz - Starkstorm / Tube
Artist: Midi Miliz
Title: Starkstorm / Tube
Label: Twisted
Date: 2000
Track listing:
01. 08'21" Starkstorm
02. 06'22" Tube
Review:
This EP is very special and paradoxal: it sounds horrible but it's a good one !
The sound itself is horrible. It's noise noise and noise again. It sounds like
an earthquake!
The music itself is far better: everything is in the good place at the good
time, especially in Strakstorm. The listener doesn't get bored, there is a
cool break...very dark & industrial music indeed.
This time, the Spirallianz-Midi Miliz freaks have pushed the receipe of 1WayLtd
to its limits! Rhaa...They sure live in the north of Germany to produce tracks
like that...They even included samples of bombing attacks!!
So to summarize: your ears say "stop this right now" and your brain says "waw,
never heard such a thing!".
The 2 tracks look a bit the same but if you like minimal music...i mean: almost
tekno, you'll be pleased to have this EP.
8/10 for Starkstorm. 6/10 for Tube
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Right, this is some compil of released & not so stunning tracks.4/10
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A bit of XDream, a bit of Noma and you have SBK. That's quite good, some tracks
have some groove...ok 7/10.
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V/A - Morning Of Magic
Artist: Various
Title: Morning Of Magic
Label: ???
Date: 1998
Track listing:
01. 08'13" Syntezia : Heaven Gates
02. 07'05" Psycholoop : Many Voices
03. 07'45" Electric Bunder : Morning Of Magic
04. 07'37" Syntezia : Migroman
05. 05'53" Stargate : Hypnotic Flute
06. 08'59" Psycholoop : Dead Circle
07. 08'02" Stargate : Manikin
08. 07'33" Syntezia : DNA
09. 08'37" Stargate : Venus
Review:
I was forced to listen to this thing not long ago, so as a vengeance, here's an
express review:
It's a typical "Impulse-Tracker-for-dummies" Ptzatzot compilation. Since the
very first track you want to runaway.
More seriously, this is boring with those exagerated israeli sounds, those too
fast rythms, those melodies that all look the same. I don't even think a
ptzatzot fan would appreciate this.
Yeah there are interesting things, but altogether, it's 5 seconds scattered all
over the compil, so...bhwaaa
I can add the 3rd tune is the accelerated twin of i don't remember what Mystica
track.
please forget this review or kill your neighbors with this CD!! 2/10.
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this is very VERY minimal.
my favourite: "Witch Bed?" which has an excellent groove.
The rest is too minimalist for me... 5/10.
Album really for minimalism lovers...really.
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Yes it's experimental. No i wouldnt even try to compare it to a Shpongle
album...no no no.
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Indeed that is bad. same mark.
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This is a bit....too much. i heard this album once and it was difficult to bear
it till the end...its main flaw is that it's a bit of anything that makes it a
big nonsense (portnawak). With more work it would have been excellent..."as
it", it's too unmethodical/disjointed.
I must add that some other albums there were reviewed with a better mark, while
they were worse.
3.5/10
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Asura - Code Eternity
Artist: Asura
Title: Code Eternity
Label: Infinium
Date: 2000
Track listing:
01. 10'18" Like A Summer Day
02. 10'07" Trinity
03. 10'24" Simply Blue
04. 08'07" Phoenix
05. 09'26" Code Eternity
06. 04'27" Territories Part One
07. 09'12" XP Continuum
Review:
-THIS is Ambient- I have tons of Ambient at home, and honestly this is one of
the best ones.
The style is not pure chill (with waterfalls or butterfly flutterings
, thisis what you can hear during a party's warm-up, when there is slow rhythm, but
its still not time to dance, but Listen.
On the first Three tracks, you have slow rhythm, ambient background, simple
instruments on the front, surrounding hypnotic acid loops.
The 4th is total ambient in some parts...relax...and powerful & kicking in some
parts. ok.
The 5th track gives a lot of energy thru lots of hypnotic distorted layers
above lots of other smooth layers & cool kick.
Territories is pure ambient with voices & flows...mmmh
XP Continuum is another cool track..it makes me think about a heart that beats
in a dream.
What we got here is a nice nice nice album. 9/10 for Ambient lovers.
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S.A.M.E !
9/10 overall. Watch the next releases of this little genius.
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I didn't like this compil. ok most of the tracks are quite cool, that's all.
But there is nothing really attractive in those 2 cds;
The tracks are not according with each other very well;
The mix is bad;
You really don't feel anythin while listening to it;
No soul, a psy-commercial thing.
Only one good thing: XVKilist - Kante gives a good funny ending.
5/10.
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that's not psytrance. there's a lot of work ok, and that 'sounds' like UX
stuff, but this is only breakbeat.
3/10.
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Well...this is good & bad.
To my mind the tracks have no soul: they are quite goodn but they pass & you
feel nothing.
ANYWAY I really like tracks 7 & 8 (the Analog Dream & the Suntec).
If you like melodic trance this should be ok for you.
5 or 6/10.
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I DO agree.
My baby is minimal but not as senseless as the rest of MOS stuf. Timing is
MAAAD (bass & kicks dangerous for your sanity).
7.5/10 too.
XV Kilist - XV Kilist
in 2001
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75 minutes of rhythm...This album is absolutely, totally, horribly boring!
Usually i like XVK a lot, but not this time. Minimal trance has limits, XV
Kilist went beyond them. Even the wonderful Kante has been disfigured! 3/10
for Spaziergang, not more.