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  1. V/A - Strange Vibrations

     

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    Artist: Various

    Title: Strange Vibrations

    Label: Koyote

    Date: 1996

     

    Track listing:

     

    01. 06'17" Miranda : Re Psycheled

    02. 06'24" Underhead : Shubata

    03. 09'00" Encens : Orgasmatronic

    04. 07'13" Semsis : Plasma

    05. 05'52" Underhead : Whirlrain Of Fire

    06. 06'50" Encens : Psychedelic Sun (Spike Rmx)

    07. 05'14" Stanley Shanti And The Chillum Wallahs

    08. 08'21" Miranda : Planet Mars

    09. 06'23" Ominus : Acid Tester

     

    Review:

     

    Those tracks are quite old now, but they are good, to my mind. Orgasmatronic is

    excellent, plasma is cool, Psychedelic Sun and Acid Tester are very

    psychedelic...

    it's a bit too old now, that's all. 7/10

  2. yes, a must. the 2 tracks are totally ifferent. the first is a killer one,

    which was played in parties for a long time, and the second is more a morning

    track.

    you wont regret it!! 9/10

  3. I like this compil. The tracks are all right, well chosen, the rhythm of the

    compil is ok: darktracks at the begining, morning ones at the end...

    nothing to add. I like it. If you liked Kiss the Future And Electrosect, buy

    it!!

  4. YES, a very very good release.

     

    Plastic is a dancefloor track quite cool, not agressive...the pure Etnica style.

     

    Vimana is an absolute killer track (you cant imagine, listen to it, and know

    how this visitor somehow displayed the way aliens have been genetically

    altering the development of our DNA from our very beginnings, and that they

    had inspired our greatest spiritual leaders!!

     

    As for Floating Universe, you will only find it on the CD single, not on the

    vinyl, and its a track that extends itself, it's strange. It's floating,

    turning, weird in fact (also try to get the live version, it's said to be a

    killer).

     

    So remenber: Plastic And Vimana MUST be in your collection.

     

    9/10

  5. Wow. THAT is a goood compil. The new tendencies, experiments and much more are

    gathered in this compil.

    there is no bad track, there..some are certainly a bit too...experimental, but

    it remains psytrance.

    I especially like the Raw remix And the Dark Soho track, and the unforgettable

    Classical Mushroom. buy. 8/10

  6. It's good, but it's too cheesy after all. When you're listening to it the first

    time, it seems ok, but when you've heard it 5 more times, you cant stand it

    anymore.

    It's too repetitive. In fact it's on the frontier of pzatzot. There are some

    good tracks sometimes, so the mark is: 6/10

  7. Tarsis - Melt

     

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    Artist: Tarsis

    Title: Melt

    Label: Global Trance Network

    Date: 2000

     

    Track listing:

     

    01. 04'51" Brighter Than The Sun (Bullsrun Rmx)

    02. 07'10" Interzone

    03. 07'43" Zombi Cocktail

    04. 05'33" Guilty

    05. 06'51" Pure Energy

    06. 06'00" Spacetrain

    07. 04'45" Life (Instrumental)

    08. 07'06" Deadly Deep Kickin

    09. 08'15" Tomorrow

    10. 05'37" Broken

    11. 04'58" Mocean

    12. 07'44" Melt (Vocal Edit)

     

    Review:

     

    On this album Tarsis provide us with an interesting approach: the first track

    had lyrics! There is also a good groove, a good bassline &

    rythm, guitar... This is an excellent intro. The next tracks are more

    usual, but each time, they remain cool. They keep in phase with the german

    style with the Tarsis touch, but there are always little cool arrangements

    & innovations that makes each track a good one. Uplifting tracks And

    calm tracks are alterned. this enables the listener to breathe..cool

    again. The last third of the album is really more atmospheric. The

    fast tracks always reflect an excellent expertise on rythmics. There

    are: - either long waves that puts tour mind on a good journey (02) - or

    buzzy sounds that makes you dance (05,08) - or repetitive samples And

    rythmic, that induce a kinda-tribal mood (03,06,09) The atmo-tracks

    (04,07,10,11,12) are really trippy, perfect for listening to them on the

    sofa. In fact the whole album has been prevented grom being overloaded

    with all sorts of sounds: the style is clear And

    intelligent. Eventually, it seems that Tarsis have reached their own style -

    not really psytrance-, but I easily imagine the killer session it would be in

    a live performance!! My favourites: 1,3,5,8,10. Mark: 7.5/10

  8. Lotus Omega - Recycle Bin

     

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    Artist: Lotus Omega

    Title: Recycle Bin

    Label: Zillion Mental Anarchie

    Date: 2000

     

    Track listing:

     

    01. 07'49" Mastermind

    02. 11'18" Kuru Kuru

    03. 08'21" Renegade

    04. 09'01" Flower Of Life

    05. 09'13" Beauty And The Beast

    06. 12'32" Diwali

    07. 08'03" Deep Sea

     

    Review:

     

    It's obvious that the guys of Lotus Omega don't often go out of Ibiza

    island, and they dont perform live easily. So here you have a sample of

    their inimitable style. This is a very brutal one, but what a madness on a

    dancefloor! Always remember (before you read the rest of the review) that

    -I- found this album very good And creative, but I believe many people wont

    think the same... we'll see later. I forgot to tell you: If you happen

    to suffer from heart trouble, call an ambulance before listening to this

    album! Moreover it should be listened to at once, from the begining to the

    end, imo. All the tracks are quite the same. here, no fine

    instruments, no nice bassline, no dancefloor-oriented kicks: everything is

    fat And hard. the rythm is always the same: a fast "bom-bom-bom-bom...",

    and imagine a set of weird noisy sounds over this. The melody?: scratchy

    & wobbly samples! Just like a chainsaw butchery. What's good in

    this? Ok: in each track there is quite a sort of magic thing that makes it an

    original piece of artwork, something that makes you dance even if your ears

    sense it's horrible. Just lively! The tracks now: 1 "Mastermind" is

    one of the worst ones. Quite good, a good control of all the instruments, and

    a good moving transition at the end that's all. 2 "Kuru Kuru" is like a

    militray tune. Imagine you're crushed by a tank regiment. So many good wobbly

    sounds... Now you understand the sense of the title of the album. really

    excellent. 3 "Renegade" is a bit like Kuru Kuru minus the delicacy! You can

    hear twisting sounds everywhere, destroying breaking patterns full of noisy

    & computer sounds. a very good work on the drumloops. 4 "Flower of

    Life" operates a change in the rythm of the album: now you're on lightspeed.

    The rythm is vert fast & soft, still a bit military, but the sounds

    behind this are twisting everywhere, entering by one ear, coming out by the

    other....wow!! There is an excellent sequence of pure dancefloor atmosphere

    at 7:00. impossible to describe this piece...rhaaa...incredible. 5 "Beauty

    and the Beast" returns to the first style of the album, a bit

    like Mastermind. I don't understand this track although there are really

    good psychedelic souds sometimes. Maybe it's because the rythm is a

    bit shifted... 6 "Diwali" is a bit like Flower of Life. The kicks arrange

    nicely with the rest of the 'instruments'. some sounds are falling, as if the

    synths had bugged, and sometimes you remind of the little sounds you liked in

    Crop Circles tracks. 7 "Deep Sea" is amazing: it's ambient. but NOT ANY

    form of ambient: it's Lotus Omega ambient. this track consists in a cool

    melody that repeats everytime, with a very cool rythm compared to what you've

    listened to before. Sometimes there are remainings of the weird sounds from

    the rest of the album. At the end another cool melody adds to the first. It's

    refresing. Ok, it's not a masterpiece of ambient, but you can apreciate to

    end on this cool note. My final opinion is that if you like very hard

    psychedelic trance, without compromises, this album is for you. If you're

    more delicate...you'll die before the end. This album looks a bit like the

    Hux Flux one. As for me, i liked it a lot: 7.5/10>>express

    message to MM d'Amato & Scrimizzi: Stop smoking chillum on Beniras, guys!

    Come And perform live in France please!>>

  9. Synchro - Drugs

     

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    Artist: Synchro

    Title: Drugs

    Label: Liquid Audio Soundz

    Date: 2000

     

    Track listing:

     

    01. 06'43" Next Stop Oblivion(Y2K Mix)

    02. 06'30" Drugs (Hard)

    03. 07'41" Fowhunt (Gonzo)

    04. 07'08" Coca Coma (Rock)

    05. 06'23" Cyborg

    06. 05'32" Drugs (Soft)

    07. 05'44" F Buckets

    08. 06'09" Coca Coma (Chrystal)

    09. 07'39" Alcoholiday

    10. 07'27" Foxhunt (Us Uk)

     

    Review:

     

    Contrary to many of you, I didn't like the Synchro style before. Now I

    like it! Briefly, all the tracks belong to a groovy line of style,

    very clear, with simple and efficient sounds. No full-psy style

    here. Sometimes you remind of the former album, but this is different in

    some ways. It's simple, and THE feeling is there. The goods sounds are

    always in the good places at the good time. A really good trip in your

    mind. Well well well. What else to say? Buy And listen. My

    favourites: 1,2,3,6,7 PS: At the first sight of the tracklisting, you

    could say: "what? 3 tracks are doubled?". Yes, they are but it's worth it.

    when a track has 2 versions, you really have 2 feelings expressed, and each

    remains accessible to the sofa or to the dancefloor. It's an interesting

    research. Those are definitely NOT remixes "to fill-in the CD". mmmh.

    good: 7/10

  10. I love this album. When i bought it in 1996 while Etnica wasnt as known as

    nowadays, it came as a revelation to me. Every track is worth it. Definitely a

    timeless state of the art album. The only drawback is that it's hard to find

    now.

    My favourite: Starship 101. Rating: 9/10

  11. V/A - Order Odonata 4

     

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    Artist: Various

    Title: Order Odonata 4

    Label: Dragonfly

    Date: 2000

     

    Track listing:

     

    01. 06'17" Luminaire : Duet Dub (Way Out West Rmx)

    02. 07'36" Purple : Cascades

    03. 05'51" Genetic : Electric Showdown

    04. 08'56" Bus : Section 8

    05. 08'06" Lotus Blue : Psychedelic Rock'n Roll (X-Dream Rmx)

    06. 07'24" Semsis : Sound Vandal (Rmx)

    07. 08'20" Noma : Tube

    08. 07'12" Yumade : Das Hume

    09. 08'16" Excession : Pulsar

     

    Review:

     

    This is obviously what Dragonfly calls their best tracks. Indeed, they are

    new, innovative, good grooves. the only issue is that there is not a unity

    on this compilation. the begining is -quite- melodic, while the end is

    really monotonic-bom-bom-bom-bom-...

    Please notice the trancey trippy dancing ambiance created by the tracks 1

    (Luminaire),2 (Purple),5 (Lotus Blue with X Dream)

    The ways developped by Bus with section 8 (trk4) and THE remix of Sound

    Vandal by Semsis (trk 6) are excellent, to my mind.

    A good compil for those who like to listen to psytrance on their nailboard

    and then put some salt on theit cuts.

    7/10

  12. Luminus - Hypnotica

     

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    Artist: Luminus

    Title: Hypnotica

    Label: HOM-Mega

    Date: 2000

     

    Track listing:

     

    01. 02'17" Intro Active

    02. 08'05" Hypnotica

    03. 08'55" Anything Can Happen

    04. 08'09" Total Consciousness

    05. 07'06" End Of Space

    06. 07'53" Sub Sonic System

    07. 07'44" Diablo

    08. 07'38" The Test

    09. 06'42" One Step To The Moon

     

    Review:

     

    Amir Dvir is back!

    your opinion about Luminus wont change here. Those who loved the first album

    will love this one, those who hated the first will hate the second. the name

    Hypnotica is quite representative of the tracks themselves: many nice

    twisted hypnotic energetic repetitive mental melodies with a fast beat

    (nksssbom nksssbom nksssbom....). The Hommega site, comparing with the

    jouney into your Dreams states: "minus the cheese"...well not exactly as

    there are remainings of the cheese, but this is a good work. My opinion is

    just that this album should have been worked on just a little more. Globally

    the tracks are good, two of them had already been released (4:Total

    Conciousness, 7:Diablo), my favourites are nr: 2 (Feat Passenger as it just

    sounds like Passenger..), 4, 5, 7, 8.

    This is a special album, not really psytrance, not really pzatzot, something

    different. The only problem is that you are fed up with listening to it

    after a few times, so only 6/10

  13. Yahel - For The People

     

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    Artist: Yahel

    Title: For The People

    Label: Shiva Space Technology

    Date: 2000

     

    Track listing:

     

    01. 07'51" For The People

    02. 07'38" Cosmic Waves

    03. 09'09" Snap

    04. 08'06" Flash

    05. 08'11" La Esperansa

    06. 09'26" ITN

    07. 07'12" Angel Jonathan

    08. 06'48" Rave 2000

    09. 07'39" Bizarre Contact

     

    Review:

     

    This is a good debut album, full of nice melodies, not boring, something on the

    cutting edge, i think. Sometimes tracks are a bit like Luminus' ones (Max is

    going to kill me) , but you can feel something beyond this, less cheesy. each

    track has some kind of charm... I especially like tracks nr 1,2,4,6,7 Special

    distinction to the Angel Johnatan (trk.7) composed with Erez Mushroom & Jorg

    SST, which is very inventive (bagpipes rules!) 7/10

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