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Dark Soho - Sun Spot Artist: Dark Soho Title: Sun Spot Label: Sphere Date: 2000 Track listing: 01. 08'31" Unusual Ceremony 02. 07'08" Uine Saracomm 03. 08'13" Supernova 04. 07'20" From Beyond 05. 07'34" Depth Of Emotion 06. 07'28" Tales Of Tragedy 07. 07'50" Suckobus 08. 07'05" Sleep Walking 09. 07'26" Gothic Prayer Review: The long awaited album of the furious isra-helli Zeev, Boxer, And Rizzo is here to catch your soul. Unusual Ceremony is very calm in te beginging, then it begins to accelerate, and starts to pump on your brain after 4 minutes. That's a strange voodoo track, with guitars and a rhythm you can only like. Uine Saracomm is a strong piece of music, hard And dark. Its background is repetitive and the top level layers were taken from the grave. There is a big break, and after, it's a mix between scary melodies+voices, and very twisted sounds. Supernova is a more conventional track with no compromise. The whole tracks doesn't leave you any breathing space! (A true machinegun in a trench warfare). Some psychedelic sounds also slip over the rest of the music. From beyond is also very dark. It consists mainly in a fat And fast rhythm. Not really interesting except the way the breaks tend to surprise people. Depth of Emotion is very energetic, with a big rhythm and strange sounds all over during the first 4 minutes. Then the guitars come again with their gruesome melody that repearts all the time. There is a different rhythmic and the track gets wicked And scary with all those phantom voices everywhere...aaaah! Tales of Tragedy has -once again- sounds that summon all the graveyards around, over a very repetitive rhythm. Not bad, but not my favourite track either. Suckobus is certainly what you want to compose whe you see horror movies! At first, the track is like an angry thing, not really psychedelic; then it unrolls and the music takes you... At the end, distorted dark scratchy sounds want to gain possession of your body and get it to dance... sleep Walking: again the same recipe: rhythm and soulburning sounds in the first half. the second half is full of gurgling sounds. It looks a bit like a Sandman track. Gothic Prayer is, to my mind, the best track in this album: it looks like some Delta track. The rhythm is such that you -must- dance. the bassline gets through you, and the sounds makes your spin to chill. At last, there is a neverending tiny melody over that. I'm sure Dark Soho wants to hypnotize people with this track. You, who think that some composers are non-human , you are right. You, who always think the best groups come from space, you are wrong. Excellence can also come from the land of the Dead! You, who like rhythmic things that mean something, go to the local graveyard to get this album...9/10.

Yahel - Waves Of Sound Artist: Yahel Title: Waves Of Sound Label: HOM-Mega Date: 2000 Track listing: 01. 07'42" Going Up (Trance Mix) 02. 09'38" Waves Of Sound 03. 10'09" The Only Way 04. 07'31" Sun Scream 05. 07'46" Deep Feelings 06. 08'19" DNA 07. 08'31" Strange Emotion 08. 08'05" Last Man In The Universe 09. 06'56" Intelligent Life 10. 04'11" For The People (Radio Edit) Review: This is the second album of Yahel Sherman, this time on Hom Mega records. Yahel has improved in some ways and is the same in others, when you compare this album with the former one. -There are very good ideas everywhere. Really good vibes on some tracks. -The collaborations with Goblin and Erez Aizen are successful (tracks 1, 2, 10) -The tracks 2 And 10 have been modified but are still ok -The melodies are very good, but still a bit cheesy and repetitive...and some tracks look a bit the same. too bad. -The instruments are exactly the same as in "For the People"... In fact this is a very good album, and some tracks would be pure killers if they were a bit less cheesy...indeed, sometimes we have karahana sounds, a bit like Astral Projection ones, you know (that's especially for track 1. Sorry for the comparison). If yahel releases a 3rd album, i think it will be really excellent as he's improved, and i'm sure he'll improve again. My favourite tracks: 2,4,5,7,8. Overall, the music is here - that's the most important. 7/10 - like his brother.

Absolum Vs Nomad - The Game Artist: Absolum Vs Nomad Title: The Game Label: 3D Vision Date: 2000 Track listing: 01. 08'00" The Game Part 1 02. 08'00" The Game Part 2 Review: Christof & DJ Maël "strike" again with this EP. Once again the job is great, the thing really aims at getting you to dance...ok. The style is - AS USUAL -, big fast rhythm, great bassline, psychedelic wizzy sounds, and maybe a bit darker. ok again. This is well done, everything is really good, but there is no imagination: we have exactly the same thing AS USUAL: a long intro, a relaxing break, and a wild second part...sorry. I just feel i've listened to the same tunes from Christof (maybe not his friends) for one whole year! Enough !!! That's really hard to say as - I do repeat it - this is a good EP, but just listen to any tune of Christof done in 99 or 2000, and you definitely don't have to buy this vinyl. Even those 2 tracks look the same, have the same name and the same length!!! Too bad as i'm sure the 3D Vision guys can do excellent original things. If you dont know 3D vision prods: 8/10. If you know 3D Vision prods: 4/10

I don't like it...this album is too boring all along. there is no mystery inside imo. 4/10

Goa Gil - Mixed Live In Goa Artist: Goa Gil Title: Mixed Live In Goa Label: No Label Date: 2000 Track listing: 01. 42'45" Sound (1 of 5 side A) 02. 40'53" Sound (1 of 5 side 03. 44'19" Sacrament (2 of 5 side A) 04. 44'22" Sacrament (2 of 5 side 05. 47'39" Surrender (3 of 5 side A) 06. 43'26" Surrender (3 of 5 side 07. 43'48" Spirit (4 of 5 side A) 08. 44'57" Spirit (4 of 5 side 09. 44'25" Source (5 of 5 side A) 10. 44'33" Source (5 of 5 side Review: This review is unusual as this is a mix that lasts for 7h21 !! THE STORY: Usually Goa Gil officially releases a big set, recorded live, every year. Those mixes can only be found on tapes. If you're from Europe, you'll probably have difficulties in finding them. If you're interested, i can tell you we (thanks Kunani, Zack And Damien) found the tapes in San Francisco - Goa Gil's city - at Frequency 8 shop . See shops section. THE MIX: So! Let's talk about music now. The set itself is....average...but this is Gil's style, you know. Only him doesn't know that it's nearly impossible to mix DATs while the track is still at its highest point (remember the Spiritual Trance series? - same thing!). So don't expect a glorious mix, but "a Goa Gil mix" and of course, who could mix correctly during more than 7 hours? THE MUSIC: The tracks temselves are...Great! Gil played there all his new tracks, or the tracks that could make poeple to dance...so the result is very good. All along the tapes, you realize that the style evolves as the night unrolls. So all possible definitions of psychedelic trance are studied here, for everyone's pleaure. No-one forgotten. THE ANALYSIS: While listening, I could say that I knew nearly every track...of course the tracks are all released now, but in March 2000, it wasn't the case for most of them...imagine the party people had during this Goa Gil performance! I noticed tracks by the Yeti project, Hux Flux, Absolum, Xenomorph, Tripiatrik, PsySex, Psychaos, Etnica, Atmos, Logic Bomb, Mindfield, Cydonia, Talamasca, Phreaky, GMS, Oforia, and many many others during the performance. At the begining, the set is ambient, them comes the rhythm, then the set is more And more crazy. At the "middle of the night", it's totally wicked! then there are strong morning tracks, to make people dance, but not become mad.....eventually there are soft tracks at the end of the side B of the last tape....and the music ends....and...and...at the very end i heard: Psycho remix by Infected Mushroom! THE VERDICT: So, killing people like that should be forbidden ! Gil is definitely insane and deserves 8/10 for this awesome night-mix, the quantity and the quality of the played artists.

It kicks hard....the first time I heard those tracks, it was at a party in Ibiza under the lighthouse....rhaaaaa people would turn insane...8/10

A very good gathering of tracks. No track is bad, the remixes are amazing, 2 cds full of awesome tracks. When you think so many artists fill their cd with 3 good tracks And 6 other craps, you can imagine how good it is to have 20 good tracks here !!!! This album really deserves 8/10

Good EP

mmmh not bad...but not as enthousiastic as Anoebis.

Very good work. The texture of all the tracks look a bit the same because the synths at 3D vision have obviously all their buttons blocked since 1 year, but Lestat, Eli And their friends have done an excellent job on all the tracks and the result is amazing. Every guy who's been to a Party around Paris in the last months has heard all those tracks a thousand times...but w.t.f !! This is good! 8.5/10. bravo.

Very good album...but 2 remarks: 1 - Did a guy from Logic Bomb compose the original track eXtension and remixed it, or is it just a fake of eXtension / Pigmy Projects ??? (for those who know, you recognize the melody immediately) 2 - When an album is released, a guy of the record company should listen to the master at least once before engraving all the copies....too bad for the last track. favourites: 1,3,7,9, and overall 8/10

This is good...Imax is right.

If you like the Yumade tribe, that's for you. The whole compilation is kinda minimal/noisy/wobbling. For a V.A cd, it just needed to be more V !!

mmmh yes I agree but something's going wrong... He definitely can do better. 7/10 to MiLoonyUm, 3/10 to LSD remix

It kicks mind And ass !!!

V/A - Alien Nation Artist: Various Title: Alien Nation Label: Agitato Date: 2000 Track listing: 01. 08'46" Mental Orange Vs Luminus : No More Nightmares 02. 07'31" Indica Feat RG And Blue : 1960 03. 07'05" Mental Orange : 2000000 Miles On A Flame 04. 07'11" Indica : Drug Teller 05. 09'51" Possessed : Dirty Chemical 06. 07'29" Possessed : Soul Saver 07. 07'11" Indica : Scream 08. 08'39" Luminus : Galaxy To Galaxy Review: A disappointing compil. When you listen to it the first time, it sounds good but after three listenings its really boring. Actually this compil tends to be cheesy sometimes and the compil itself isnt very good. It could have been far better actually as there are very good ideas sometimes. If you like the Luminus style, this compil is for you, but it doesnt look like some real pro-work after all. Too bad for us. 5/10 (maybe less).

Toires - Oued Artist: Toires Title: Oued Label: Total Eclipse Recordings Date: 2000 Track listing: 01. 06'06" Lelital (Toires Rmx) 02. 01'31" Abir 03. 05'03" Barmanu (Black Eyed) 04. 06'09" Honey Moon In Africa 3 05. 04'09" Azif Laile 06. 05'15" Smoking Gun 07. 04'02" Tali (Out Of The Solar System) 08. 08'43" Kia 09. 07'07" Menara 10. 03'32" Nafas Al Ayat Review: I have seen Toires live several times with his musicians, his singer and his dancers...This second album gives you a taste of what it can be. For those who still dont know Florient Seriot, he's been working on other projects before releasing his ambient tracks under the name of Toires. The tracks are always very well done, very trippy, with a lot of imagination. everything in this album is very well balanced, you can fell the Maroccan roots of the artist as the music and the lyrics seem to come from the north of africa. A pure good good trip. there are so many feelings into this music, and you're surprised everytime with such an imagination.... If you like Ambient, don't hesitate, you cant miss it. 8/10. warning: beware if you want to order the album because fake copies are turning around!!

Unidentified Forms Of Sound 2 - Psychological Disorder Artist: Unidentified Forms Of Sound 2 Title: Psychological Disorder Label: BNE Date: 2000 Track listing: 01. 08'09" Future Prophecy : Future Cop 02. 08'27" Psysex : Survival Kit 03. 07'52" Infected Mushroom : Anyone Else But Me 04. 08'11" Gorlation Corporation : Plastic Zeus 05. 07'09" BLT And Psycraft : Beat Manifesto 06. 07'20" Space Cat : Deep Rising 07. 07'28" Maskalin : Way Of Life 08. 06'18" Sinister Funk : Jungle Funk 09. 07'54" Oforia Feat D-Groovy : Paradise Of Silence Review: This compil is a bit less cheesy than its elder sister. track 1: It souns a bit like some dream music in some way. Not my cup of tea but not bad anyway. track 2: This PsySex track is rather mental...same remark as the Future prophecy... track 3: Now we get into very serious things. The IMs have built a true killer track. Sometimes you think you're in Heaven, sometimes you think you're into Hell !!! there are alternative calm and very psychedelic patterns. You can't help to dance! track 4: At the begining this is a very dark And rhythmic track. Then it becomes more regular and the melody starts. It's very uplifting. The sounds go through you ears and it's ok for your mind. track 5: a track filled with various sounds. you can recognize the style of the two groups, but the result could have been better.. ok it's not so bad, on the contrary ! track 6: Beware, he's back in the compils: Space Cat delivers us a very intelligent track, full of emotions. It's really well done and keeps you high all along. track 7: this is a good track, nothing to add track 8: a psychedelic-funk tune. It's amazing as it's very fast in the middle and remains funky! track 9: This is is cool And repetitive but not the best of Oforia. For your home-listening only i think. Overall this compil looks like some IsrAliens one. Globally it's worth it. 7/10.

It looks like the older album they did in 97. It is quite cheesy in some parts, and the tracks look the same... I love the Z principle (track 6). Ok for you if you like melodic trance that is not ptzatzot. 6/10

GMS Vs Systembusters - GMS Vs Systembusters Artist: GMS Vs Systembusters Title: GMS Vs Systembusters Label: Spun Date: 2000 Track listing: 01. 06'32" GMS : Arabian Nights On Mescaline 02. 07'28" GMS : Snorkelblaster (Rmx) 03. 06'55" GMS : Bugs Life 04. 07'13" Systembusters : Square Wave 05. 07'59" Systembusters : Boiled Gravy 06. 07'24" GMS : Lumberjack (Rmx) 07. 08'12" GMS : Slingshot 08. 06'54" Systembusters : Star Wars 09. 06'31" Systembusters : Digital Self 10. 08'11" GMS : Joke's On You Review: What to say when there is nothing to say but buy this marvellous album? If you've seen the GMS in the past months, you should know all those tracks. Nearly all of them are true killers! track 1: you take off immediately. this is twisted to hell, perfect. track 2: you (mad people) thought Snorkel Blaster wasn't enough? You're now rewarded, as this is the remix, probably written out of madness. it's a total success and if you survive to this one you can probably listen to the... track 3: a very fastrack twisting on itself all the time. this is a balance between what's soft and what's hard in GMS. Want more? ok now you are faced with... track 4: if you like to jump like a rabbit this is for you. This track is dark And in the last minute you wonder wether the Systembusters want to grab your life or not (!) track 5: really not my favourite track... maybe the black sheep of the album.. no spirit in this track. track 6: another remix And another success. the only thing i could find to criticize is that this track is written on the same model as track 3, so they look a bit the same. track 7: Slingshot is in fact a remix of the Caterpillar (see the Growly Family tracklisting). The rythms have been reworked to trigger a better effect on the dancer. track 8: Here is the movie reference the Systembusters have composed and put in this album this time. The track is based on the Imperial March from Star Wars. Several themes And sounds of the movie have been included, and the result sounds really good. I think this track will get old soon but it managed to makes us laugh on the dancefloors (especially when Riktam And Bansi fight with their lightsabers behind their synths). track 9: a typical GMS/systembusters track, with many strange noises over a fast And trippy rhythm.. not bad at all. track 10: a track made up of metal (strange effect in your ears) & plastic (the wobbling instruments) to allow you to calm down. It's really wiser than the other tunes in this album...and always those GMS sounds... Globally this album is by far superior to the first two GMS albums. That's a really good work that deserves 9/10.

A very good album, lots of twisted sounds, layers, mindkicking melodies, excellent grooves And breaks. Dont mind if its old or not, that's good. 8/10.

This compil is very good to my mind. One of the best AFR compils...tho its old now. my favourites: 2,5,7,8,10. 5 And 8 are really the best. The whole compil is rather psychedelic And dark and the groove is still up ot date. 8/10

Etnica - Hell's Kitchen / Trip Tonight Remix Artist: Etnica Title: Hell's Kitchen / Trip Tonight Remix Label: MDMT Date: 2000 Track listing: 01. Hell's Kitchen 02. Trip Tonight Remix Review: Here it is!! I know you've been asking to all DJs And people you know for since 99 summer, since you heard those tracks during an Etnica live somewhere, and nobody never wanted to give them to you....you nearly turned mad during this year..."will i ever get this Trip Tonight remix?"...and eventually you dont have to look for unreleased of those (my own case? no....), they are simply on a vinyl in your favourite record shop !! Thanks MDMA!! Now the review : The style of this EP is closer to the Juggeling Alchemists & Alien Protein than Equator. Etnica are providing us with their oldschool style. like it or not, but its definitely different from Mindaltering Drugs / the Dominator EP Hell's Kitchen (played live by Etnica some time ago) is - to my mind - absolutely fantastic: not really fast, a bit repetitive, but so well done, so bewitching..so everything. the melody, the noises, the rhythm, the whole groove are good. Its a typical Etnica track, just twisted the good way, and a bit darker....It's just trippy to Hell !!! It's GOOD, that's all. Trip Tonight, remix of Trip Tonite on Alien Protein looks like its elder brother but more dancefloor oriented...you can regognize everything, and this remix was certainly worked on for ages before getting this pure mindfucking masterpiece. Its a long effective trip full of many tricks, well chosen noises, and mindbending evolutions And breaks. everything urges you to dance on it....rhaa hard to describe: If you never heard this before, you had better be in my shoes while I heard it the first time: Avi Algranati was playing it, people were nearly flying over the dancefloor! All was thought about: the track surprises you all along, and beware this break near the end: you might be mindshocked! If i had to compare this EP to another I could say that this is the true brother of Vimana/Plastic EP as it's the same style we oldschoolers love, the same quality (perfect), the same trip....Thanks ETNICA 10/10.

Yes. It's at the very limit of Ptzatzot! Very psychedelic And melodic...composed with Impulse Tracker I think. It's not bad, but...it needeed a little more work. Children is right: sometimes the tracks go wrong...i hate track 1. 7/10 but decreasing at each listening

Too cheesy for me. Tho I think this must be a really good album for ppl that love melodic stuff whatever... It's getting old, ok, but it's well done and there are interesting tracks on this album: 4, 5, 6, 9. The album ends on a cool ambient track. 6/10 because it's no longer in fashion.