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The DataObscura stuff arrived I have to go to work so can't listen to it yet Need an early night tonight & tomorrow night Working all day tomorrow Need some time to listen to these! Have a full weekend to myself though

Pan Electric - Conscious Pilot

I'm actually waiting on too much, That Hol Baumann album, Evan Bartholomew's new CD, another from the somnia website & 5 or 6 databloem/dataobscura albums. Damn! I hate waiting

I agree with Synogen. I'm optimistic too. Remember the good old days when the music was not popular & there were just a handful of releases & they were all good to great? With the Fullon crowd & the shitty dark crowd fucking off into something else it leaves the quality PSYCHEDELIC scene to rise from the old scenes ashes. It will never die it will just change. Skazi & the like are no longer psy but they use the moniker. The music will survive but it wont be called psytrance. Hopefully

Astral Projection - The Feelings Oh the feeeeeeelings

I'm still waiting for my databloem order! Wait Wait Wait

Yep! That & most of his negative reviews were awesome! He should stick to reviewing crap. I knew I'd lost interest when he posted that he was not going to review any more crap. I thought, "then what is the point of your site?" Sad but true. Someone needs to take over from him to review the crapola out there

Hey, I'm sure this will be great. But I always hope that better stuff will be released. Because if this is great but something else is better, that something else would have to be absolutely amazing. There is always hope. As an artist I'm sure you want to be the best. As a listener I just want to listen to more & more great stuff. The better the better

What was the worst was that his enthusiasm was infectious & no matter how many times I got burned buying shite he raved about, I still got excited by his enthusiasm. I'm not that sad that psyreviews has gone. I'll miss his reviews of crap but his taste was too different from mine to bother taking seriously.

What I mean is there is 10 and a half more months of 2008 to go. There may be loads more released that could be better than this. I'm sure this will be great so it will be fantastic if there are better releases this year PS Damn! I wish I got promos

I'm hoping some poor Japanese otaku's mum to clear out his room & take his collection to a second hand store where I can pick it up dirt cheap.

A bit early to judge isn't it? For sure this will be in my March order Been eagerly awaiting it since saiko teased me with the flyer in an order last year

No! np Reality Pixel - Phloem of TLSG

oops I meant 2 new CDs

Yeah, that's preety good. About the price of new CDs in Japan! I'd pay that for Juno Reactor - Luciana Still hoping to get it dirt cheap somewhere though.

Where did you order this from? Did you get a good price?

Bonus disc? That Sounds tasty. Is it as good as the original here?

Global Communication 76 14 Dedicated 1994 Tracklist 1. 4 02 (4:02) 2. 14 31 (14:31) 3. 9 25 (9:25) 4. 9 39 (9:39) 5. 7 39 (7:39) 6. 0 54 (0:54) 7. 8 07 (8:07) 8. 5 23 (5:23) 9. 4 14 (4:14) 10.12 18 (12:18) I came across this release in a second hand store & liked the cover & the fact that all the tracks were (probably I though & was right) named only after how long they were. I had no expectations of the album which probably helped me be completely blown away by it. Really cool journey like music that you can get really lost in. Use your imagination - Numbers are chosen to identify separate tracks because 'names' tend to bias the listener by pre-defining images, places and feelings. This gives the listener the freedom of imagination to derive whatever he/she wishes from the music. Hence track run-times are given in place of track titles. Little did I know how right this would turn out to be, as this is very descriptive music and without the distraction of a track title my mind conjures up it's own twisted vision of each track. 1. 4 02 A very soft but dark intro here, the atmosphere is instantly set in a dark medieval forest somewhere with a full moon slowly being obscured by the dark clouds overhead. Very moody stuff. 2. 14 31 Tick tock tick tock tick tock tick tock tick tock. the sound of a clock with waves in the background & sounds falling out of the sky lead into a melody on the piano. This is one of the most awe inspiring melodies out there. the simplicity of the sounds yet the depth of the composition is incredible. One of the best tracks I've heard in years. From 1996 yet I've just discovered this. It stays in my mind long after I've heard it. When I fall asleep listening to it, it gives me dreams of adventures that don't go anywhere. The progression of the track is like a walk through the woods, the day is new but the sun is not penetrating the tops of the trees. It's bright but dark at the same time & always moving. Avery story like track & at 14 minutes and 31 seconds I find it just too short. This could go on a lot longer & still be amazing. It draws you in and keeps you there. 3. 9 25 Soft muttering like that of many people at once inside my head, multiple personalities vying for attention. The ambient drone in the background builds into a spacey atmosphere & the melody is light & bright. There is a beat in this track. A good old 90's beat that just manages to trip along into itself & into the mind. Very intricate & well done, it doesn't dominate the track & it still manages to feel ambient in nature, just with more of a kick. 4. 9 39 Darker still, a cold intro full of menace, dark drones in the background & sounds of a cold wind breezing through the night air. Picture a cold dark estate at night with no activity, not even a light on. Just the dim outlines of the buildings and the park. The menace remains through the track but always stay in the periphery. 5. 7 39 Another percussive track. Quite heavy intricate beats again, shuffle nicely & trip along into the cerebral cortex. Very 90's as you'd expect from something in the nineties but like the rest of the album there is something that definitely seems like it was ahead of it's time. 6. 0 54 Static communication in a languages I don't speak! Very very trippy as a lot of the voices are put on echo. The Japanese one that I can understand is the trippiest of them all due to the weirdness of the sample. 7. 8 07 Beaty again, with such a huge bassline that is sinister & melancholic at the same time. Like hankering for your past life of sin. Like remembering your time in the trenches or medieval philanderings. When the melody comes in it really roots the feeling in the latter choice with the bassline making it feel like you are on the sharp end of the spear. 8. 5 23 Seamless into this track, it could easily be a continuation of the previous one. The melody is very similar & the beats have as much energy. There is a small roll of the beats though & the melody becomes a much more punchy one. Striking out each not with force. The overall feeling though is the same & the deep dark bassline is very much as sinister as the last track. This must be part 2 to whatever the last one was meant to be, or at least it is in my mind. I suppose that's what they wanted. Us to explore & define the music ourselves. 9. 4 14 A pretty minimal piece here, compared to the rest. There is no real melody just some half melody, half percussion sounds floating around. Other than that & some ambient background noise there is nothing else yet it is strangely compelling. Occasionally an oscillating sounds warps about & all in all it's a rather enjoyable track. 10. 12 18 We finish with a long deep track that you can get lost in. The lost soul voices, the long drones, the hint of melody all drags the mind down into the deep depths of the inner soul. Although that is it in terms of description, the track is not boring despite the 12 minutes this goes on for. The sound which to the casual listen my stay the same throughout does change bit by bit throughout the duration, building & dropping & building & dropping again. When the bass is powerful it seems so deep & when the bass leaves you feel the emptiness of the space it left behind. A great way to end a great album. This is a must have in any ambient lovers collection. It may be a milestone, I don't know. In 1994 I was only into the more upbeat side of Psychedelic music but I'm sure glad that I came across this gem many years later. The album is gripping, it involves the listener in the story. For each track you have to come up with your own image from scratch, not even a track title to help sway your thoughts so this album is exactly what YOU make of it. What I made of it (this review) may be completely different to what anyone else makes of it. But then isn't that the beauty of this kind of music?

if you like acoustic elements in your chill (well done) then try Pan Electric - Conscious Pilot, I love this album It's Matt Coldrick from the Green Nuns Of The Revolution

Various Artists Left Coast Liquid Vol.1 Native State Records 2005 Tracklist 1 Shulman - NN3 (8:59) 2 Sympath - Pond Life (7:26) 3 Bluetech - Leaving Winter Behind (7:56) 4 Rena Jones - Autumn (5:31) 5 Nalepa - Fresh (5:49) 6 Bluetech - Oleander (Phutureprimitive Symbiotic Remix) (7:38) 7 Shakatura - Baldocious Turp (5:28) 8 Shen - Stonehouse (5:22) 9 Desert Dwellers - Parabolic (5:10) 10 Adham Shaikh - The Garden (6:49) After hearing some of the great artist albums released on native State Records, namely Rena Jones - Driftwood & Krill.minima - Nautica, I thought that it was definitely time to pick up some of their compilations. The first on my list was their first, Left Coast Liquid Vol.1. It has an impressive tracklist ranging from my Sci Fi companion Shulman to Rena Jones, whose album is still one of my favourite ever. I had high hopes for this one. 1. Shulman - NN3 Shulman here, offers us a more ambient intro the I'm used to from this project. Soft voice like synths a few spacey & glitchy sounds mixed with a very focused bass sound. All the elements come together harmoniously as the beat kicks in with less than 3 minutes remaining. The sound though reminds me of Bluetech rather than Shulman. Although it reminds me of Bluetech's work it has a definite Shulman stamp making it not sound like an imitation but more like a coincidental coming together of styles. 2. Sympath - Pond Life Some hollow sounding tribal beats start this before these are joined by a steadier beat & underlying bass. A funky melody tries to emerge from beneath the bass but the beats are too much & it seems very subdued. The bass comes to dominate more & it seems to resonate through the mind like a small tremor. Behind it all, still very subtly is that funky feeling. The bass makes your body move 6 your mind vibrate, the synths make you feel lost & beats steady your feelings. All in all, this mixed back manages to balance out very well. 3. Bluetech - Leaving Winter Behind Also released on Bluetech's album Sines & Singularities, this is one of the most distinguishable Bluetech tracks I have. The rhythmic melody & the short light stabs mix into the steady beat in a dream like way & this track never fails to lift my spirits. Everything oozes class & this is probably one of my favourite Bluetech tracks ever. It's happy & cold at the same time, melancholic yet hopeful. Great stuff. 4. Rena Jones - Autumn A slightly more upbeat offering from Rena Jones than I'm used to but with just the same class & quality of her album on this same label. The cello work is very melancholic in it's feel but the quickness of the beat seems to bring the mood up. It's quite a peculiar feeling to have such melancholy & energy together but it works really well. 5. Nalepa - Fresh The slightly melancholic feel of Rena's track has completely left & we are presented with a very bright, glitchy piece of downbeat. The feeling isn't quite there though. Whereas the other tracks seem to have some ambience in the background giving them depth, this is shallow & unlayered. What you hear on first listen is basically what you get forever. Very basic & over time not overly engaging. 6. Bluetech - Oleander (Phutureprimitive Symbiotic Remix) You can instantly tell the difference in this track. Right from the start there is a lot of depth in the music. The bass, the ambience in the back, the long drawn out melody & the tight little sounds pinging through the music. All of it is such a trip, taking the mind away on sonic voyages. Dark, melancholic, beautiful, warm & cool at the same time and overall mysterious. This is a remix to behold. Even better than the original as not many remixes have done, Phutureprimitive have managed here) 7. Shakatura - Baldocious Turp A more breakbeat track here. The beats just shuffle nicely as the melody reverberates through the still air, visually displacing it into ripple before me. Well not literally I'm sure but that's synaesthesia for you. The bass drives it along & the shuffling feel of the music never leaves. It's not just in the beats either but in the whole rhythm of the track. Pretty cool stuff! 8. Shen - Stonehouse An interesting track from Shen, the style is much more punchy than previous tracks here, echoed in the length, this is much more to the point ideas rather than letting things grow. It's a nice track with a lot of very pleasant elements but it lacks depth & progression and ends up a bit pedestrian. 9. Desert Dwellers - Parabolic A much more poppish melody, here. Very instantly gratifying but does actually stand up well after repeated listens. The melody progresses very well throughout so as the lack of depth in the track is less noticeable. There are layers here, and some sounds fit snuggly under the main melody but it's like the name suggests it's very illustrative of what it wants to be. A plane of existence easily accessible to man. 10. Adham Shaikh - The Garden I do tend to get excited when I see the name Adham Shaikh. he has created some of the nicest & most versatile music I've heard & he doesn't disappoint here. Very different from what I was expecting but I have come to expect that from Adham Shaikh. This is more electronic than a lot of his very natural sounding stuff. As if it's been made just for this compilation, it fits in perfectly. Of course it has more natural elements, most noticeably the tribal beats & some muttered voices but all in all it's a lot more dubby than I've come to expect from him. Good stuff though & a nice way to round off the compilation. Well this is mostly amazing! It's slightly brought down by a couple of weak, shallow tracks, Nalepa - Fresh & Shen - Stonehouse but other than that the music is all must have. So in total this is a must have compilation. Even those two weak tracks don't ruin the mood or derail the comp. It ends up being a 66 minute ride through a lot of cool, deep downtempo music. Enjoy!