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i have a friend who loves this cd just as much as you do and seeing as how the man is an upcoming producer (with the three 3 years of sound engineering and all) and one of the people that introduce me to this genre i trust his taste alright mr.squarepants what would categorize hux flux as then? maybe limewirew was very progressive... it's been a while since i last heard to be honest... his later work makes it unclear in what flow they move to begin with tho...

good job girl, thankfully you're informed than emily

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i have been trying to track down that compilation but is only being sold through their website... and last time i checked i think it was only pay pal or something, when i get a bit more dough i will invest in it

Artist: Jocid Album: Sonic Addiction Label: Manic Dragon Records Web: www.sonic-dragon.com Year: 2005 Format: CD Songs: 01. Sweet Thing [140 BPMs on G m] 02. X-Ray Vision [145 on G m] 03. Behind the Mask [145 on A m] 04. To the Body [142 on G m] 05. Jimi The Page [145 on D#m] 06. The Knife [146 on G m] 07. Suckubus [143 on F m] 08. Master Plan [146 on E m] 09. Play Ball (With Duckeraf) [145 on G#m] What's this about At some point is always nice to find someone that forces you to redefine the concept of sub-genre's, to blur the idea even more. What is full on? What is progressive? What is in between? The drums, congas and other tribal recurrences define carnivalesque rhythms and splashes of melodies a-la house, with a modern day touch of treated filters, mixing surprising well in the pot. For what is worth, it is a fitting connector to bring your musical directions smoothly into different vibes, remaining ‘psy-gressive' with a melodic intent. Musical coherence comes in between highly distorted arpeggios and melodic artifacts tuned to high heavens, inviting a very complex interaction of grooves that seem familiar and strangely fresh at the same time. It is a resource you will not be ashamed to plaster in the midst of a progressive set. Per-song break-down 01. Sweet Thing A deep kick opens the track with the shakers punching the rhythm in strange accompaniment. The Sweet thing here is definitely the stuttering-flute, reminding somewhat of Saint Germaine in the first minutes. The bit that sets Jocid apart from other hybrids is the effects, dripping and squeaking in a structured interaction maintaining a balanced whole. It's a rhythm you could swear you have heard before, but not in this context, it might sound a little bland at times, but those lower ranges are still very much alive. 02. X-Ray Vision * The voice conversation makes it unclear if someone is taking of in a spaceship or is setting up the sound. But, is damn cool! To bad the mid-breaker sample “I got super powers, I can see through wooden doors, I got x-ray vision.” In my view crumbles as a total waste of great sampling work. It is a personal favorite though. The synth work is minimal compared to the majority of the tracks, merely complementing the groove. What remains though, is a lead washed away in squelching and distorted synthetic notes. Very uplifting in a Zillion Mental Anarchy style that's tough to corner and even tougher not to dance. 03. Behind the Mask * What is behind the mask? A back-to-roots effort with the congas included and a minute cow bell in between. The mid ranges arrive with an orchestra of jarring synthesizers turning wobbly, metalized with a melody that's tastier than grandma's cookies. It is satisfying to hear harmonies develop with a strong sense the song is moving somewhere. 04. To the Body * To the body soothes and energizes in one tasty package. It is soaked in flaring modulation goodness and screetches atop palpable techno rhythms, which admittedly work best dancing. 05. Jimi The Page * Jimi comes fueled with a few riffs in tasty distortion and one hell tune. The sub-melody is so spacey I would love to hear this as I'm taking off in the challenger. The cheeky bass line is deceptively simple and bad-ass for lack of better vocabulary. There is one sample bit that gets recycled from the previous song, adapting quite well to both stories, which mind you, have nothing to do with each other. Again there is organic drumming keeping things progressive as the mid ranges go Israeli in a squeaky kind of way. 06. The Knife The knife cuts right through the speakers reminding a lot of "Confusion (Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix)" by New Order, showcased in the Blade Movie. Different octaves sure, but the sultry synth knobbing is questionably similar. That is until the song takes off and we start talking about different subjects altogether. It is still very 303-ish and happy as it could be expected from twisting those melodies in the heavenly distortion. 07. Suckubus * According the South Park Dictionary of modern English: A Suckubus is a lady friend that enchants you in her female qualities, until you loose yourself in the charms of the opposite sex. The female achieves this act of dumbfounded ness on the male counterpart by playing a melody. What does have to with the song? Not a whole lot to be honest, except the magically dispersed tunage here and there squeaking in full glory. The track is more structured in the break, returning with what seems to be an inverted version of the original synth by the end, which strangely enough sounds really Asian. After all that is how you're supposed to kill a Suckubus... gentlemen, mental note. 08. Master Plan * The song opens with a peaking selection of heavenly pads, quickly clearing the road for what is undoubtedly the strongest, deepest rhythm in the album. The kicks are cyclic, redoubling on top of effects and a few filter sweeps. Another slightly dumb sample unconvincingly explains why it is called the ‘Master Plan' ruining the flow a bit personally, while it opens the doors to mellodica land. The first round of synth's this time around sounds a little flat. There after the song presents a truly awe inspiring melody, as if someone had thrown a life saver on a sinking castaway… and the rescue mission is a total success. 09. Play Ball (With Duckeraf) Play ball fittingly begins with the samples of a couple playing squash… the sneakers sliding, the balls bouncing on the walls; it shouldn't be hard to figure out names in this album, judging by the samples alone. On this match Duckeraf lends a hand on the production. Throughout the first part you can feel those squeaks in the upper ranges ducking like a slightly annoying trumpet. Thankfully an unannounced break comes in with the adapted melody at much lower octaves, working well to improve the cool factor of the song. We slowly return to hight pitch chaos and a whole lot bang for your buck. On the whole a few too many screeches for my virgin ears, but i have heard lots worse. * Favourites All and all A very convincing album full of groove and strong beats to back up the madness. A crossover exploration that remains on the whole fresh, with very a snappy melodic intend that is never jaded. Strongly recommended if the description seems to fit your taste. I would have removed 90% of the voice samples but it's judging it in my opinion. The digi-pack is colorful and you can see the strong resemblance in the visual touches with V/A – Multiple Personalities, that if you happened to pick up, it will look great next to each other. Where to get PsyShop > http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/mdr/mdr1cd002.html Saiko Samples > http://www.saikosounds.com/english/display...ase.asp?id=4932 Samples, artwork, more reviews > http://sonic-energy.net

Prcos has songs on: - Multiple Personalities - Electric Embryo - Hippies with an altitude - Psychoative Scandosaunds 3 - Psyonic Earth - boldly audio i'm still missing a number from that list, but they all look like quality purchaises... there's an interview of the dude here > http://www.sonic-energy.net/interviews/procs.html they should pay me for this job Navajo, is new to me to be honest...

not to mention ordering from psy-harmonics takes AGES... well at least for me... prob cause it's the other way around the world...

agreed... some of us don't have 22 dollars to 'spend' on a cd... it's is 16 songs though... does this come in a double cd?

i think Magus has been dead for quite some time now

shit! why i didn't i check there!? i just picked up two cd's yesterday, can't afford another one today... soon enough..

heheh and you thought you were getting 100 cds for 10 euros? the name does imply it, kind of... but come on... too good to be true they do have a number of good cd's i've been meaning to pick up amongst a pile of junk

EVP Electrypnose Para Halu Derango Freaking i dunno how to count well

nice one, interesting stuff... you're looking for quick-fix mastering solution try to hunt this one down, if you don't already have it... http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/ozone/

well he does study in berkley... prob berkley music... thats fuckin good school

Pondscum - Style stalker (ketuh) sector d - fuckin chorus (peak)

i was too busy watching krytums sig to think of names... that was perty cool

actually there is a new cd coming up with a remix of the same song 1. Free as we are (Paste rmx) ANTIX http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/stg/stg1cd003.html if you heard it recently this might be the one

hmm... *taking notes*

well the man did say he is new to producing, got to start somewhere

i was rubbin my brain trying to think of it and all i could come up with is Antix - Free as we are (BLT remix) (v/A Puzzled - Iboga) even if it's not the song is still a great tune to take your a girl out to dance for a bit... http://ip23.dyn181.pacific.net.hk/17758.m3u thats the one right?

come back to me when you are looking for a song that sounds more like squished bleep accompanied by a riff on top of a dum-dum-dum, tsk and i might be able to provide more assistance

Miss Kittin - Free love ? didn't think so...

hmm.. 'free love' uhh... hmm... get sample... that might help a bit more