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V/A - Behind The Scenes
Artist: Various
Title: Behind The Scenes
Label: Atomic
Date: 2001
Track listing:
01. 09'12" MOS : Komm Das
02. 06'48" Synchro : Elektrik
03. 08'52" Slinky Wizard : Hit And Run
04. 08'23" Gilgamesh : Sextant
05. 08'04" Four Carry Nuts And DJ Alex : Halogen
06. 08'00" Midimiliz : Cream
07. 07'10" Noosphere : Kaleidoscopter
08. 10'37" Bus : Night Tripper
09. 07'59" Avatar : Machine Life (Dub Mix)
Review:
Behind the scenes is a compilation released by Atomic records. Tracks have
been selected by Marc Van Der Vlugt. If you don't know him, this german is
one of the best trance DJ and he's involved in psytrance since a long time.
Honestly, the playlist was not exactly my taste...but when I heard it I was
amazed !! what a good selection, all tracks fit together like a good album
!!! (as in a Marc VDV set :-) So, let's start...
First track is MOS - "Komm das", and it starts with some little sounds ready
to blow up....here we go, a perfect track for the dance floor to dance and
dance and dance again... This track could have been made by Psychaos and The
Delta together... Next track is Synchro - " Elektrik" , which is also the
"title-track" from the last Synchro album, weird sounds, filters effects, a
nice kick, then the bassline come in the middle of the track, not the best
track of the compilation, the bassline is not fantastic, but not bad too. T 3
is Slinky Wizard - "Hit & run" , not a bad track :-) Next track is
Gilgamesh - "Sextant" , you will like it if you like powerfull effects and a
good rythm...maybe the bassline is a little bit monotonous ? Anyway, I like
the Drum'n'bass sound and the vocal sample. And now, ready to listen to
killers tracks ? T 5 is Four Carry Nuts feat DJ Alex - "Halogen"...you will
recognize Tim Shuldt work here...very nice beat, good electric guitar samples
and even a Wah-wah !!! Dark pads and a rythm that change everytime....boring
is a word that Tim shuldt doesn't know. Another killer track is Midi Miliz -
"cream". Remember The delta album ? this track could have been there...
thoses guys like power + dark. Very very far from cheesy stuff.... Don't
panic, this is only music ;-) Track 7 is Noosphere -
"Kaleidoscopter"...starts with a scary pitch bend effect then hard synth
sounds, then the groovy rythm comes...very good track. Next track is Bus -
"Night Tripper". Usually I don't like bus track, but there.... hey, Marc VDV,
where do you find such tracks ? I like this heavy rythm and the melody and
the vocal sample. The last Track is Avatar - "Machine Life (dub mix)", a
remix from this classical track created by Pete Martin and guess who ? Marc
Van der Vlugt, the master himself !! :-)
So, a very good compilation, best tracks are 1,5,6,7,8,9 and there is no bad
tracks.
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There is something in this album that you hardly find elsewhere....I don't know
what is it but it's magical. If you like psychedelic ambient oriental (arabic)
stuff, "Oued" will become one of your favorite album..I do like this
sound..9/10
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V/A - TIP Singles 2000
Artist: Various
Title: TIP Singles 2000
Label: TIP World
Date: 2000
Track listing:
01. 07'44" Fuzzion : Dazed And Confused
02. 07'11" Phoetus : Sparkling Soup (Tarsis Rmx)
03. 10'48" Ticon : Tekkno
04. 08'09" Fuzzion : Fertilizer
05. 09'55" Stoop And Fidget : Scar Spice
06. 06'33" GMS : The Warp
07. 08'26" Paps : Digital Ache
08. 07'59" Absolum : Re-Generate
09. 06'28" Citizen Kaned : President Johnson
Review:
TIP.World had a good idea : gather some singles released in year 2000.
It stars with a good (as usual) Fuzzion track...those russians impress me.. :-)
A fat rythm (as "brown eyed girl") with sometimes some dub sounds, solid
melody. Then a Tarsis remix of a Phoetus track. it's starts very dark with
voice fx...perfect for the dance-floor ! Track 3 is Ticon. It's called
"Tekkno" and it's the B-side of Ass:tronaut. If you like this swedish band you
will do like this track......it's so good, rythm is perfect.....Ticon is
really one of the best new goa project ! Track 4 is another track from Fuzzion
called "fertilizer"...if you get the "Xplan:Nations" compilation you will
recognize the begining sample "You're dead man, you're so dead" and.....mmm
?..yes this is the same track that "Killer"...so a very good track but why two
names and why put a track already released on another TIP-World compilation ?
Track 5 is a remix of a Bus track....like all Bus tracks it's average...maybe
it's not well equalized...Next track is "The warp" from GMS..(B side from 1200
mics). What a track ! better than an energy drink ;-) Then a (very poor) Pap's
track, looks like an amateur stuff...Hope Pap's will do better the next time.
You may know De:Generate from Absolum ? track 8 is Re:Generate. Absolum makes
very good music and this track proves it..Some fx are really originals, I like
this minced fade out in the middle of the track. Voice samples are good (and
frightening) too. This compilation ends with Citizen Kaned..a kind of "once
uppon in the west....of trance"...a good and original ambient track.
This compilation is very good, all tracks (exept T5 and T7) are killers
tracks.....Maybe TIP-World is becoming the leading trance label in the
world..... :-( ) Rating : 9/10
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Ticon - Tekkno / Ass-Tronaut
Artist: Ticon
Title: Tekkno / Ass-Tronaut
Label: TIP World
Date: 2000
Track listing:
01. 10'50" Tekkno
02. 07'33" Ass-Tronaut
Review:
Ticon is a swedish band involved in psytrance recently. They released this ep
in june 2000.
First track, "Tekkno" can also be found in the "TIP-World Singles 2000"
comilation. It starts with fat psychedelic effects and the groovy rythm that
make us love Ticon ! It's minimalist but nothing boring here...you can feel
the power every second. And it's so good when it starts again after the
transition... :-)
B side is "Ass-tronaut". You will also find "Ass-tronaut" in the "Movers and
Groovers at the temple of dawn" compilation. I think this track is even
better than A side...It's a progressive psytrance track as some Atmos or
Vibrasphere tracks...and it's sooooo good....this track is a killer on a
dance-floor...you wanna fly ? good choice ! Groovy rythm, psychedelic FXs,
fat & deep bassline, progressive sounds, litte melody...one of the best Ticon
track (with Stinking thinking and Deep Fried Cricket)
So, a very good EP..as nearly all Ticon stuff !! I can't hardly wait the
album ! Rating : 8,5/10
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Gabriel Le Mar - Gab's Gift
Artist: Gabriel Le Mar
Title: Gab's Gift
Label: Spirit Zone
Date: 2000
Track listing:
01. 08'52" Unlimited Love
02. 06'10" Bob
03. 06'58" Freedom Come
04. 04'55" April My Dear
05. 08'55" West-Ghost
06. 06'47" Interpole
07. 07'13" No Shelter
08. 05'03" All That We See
09. 06'36" Manipulation And Technique
10. 03'53" Inna Fire
11. 07'31" Fairytale
Review:
Second album from Gabriel le Mar (Saafi brothers). Firt track is a psychedelic
ambient track with acoustic guitar and vocals...very good to start. Track 2 is
nice too, but nothing special..Third track starts with a good basic rythm then
comes a nice melodic loop and effects "a la" Gabriel le mar..very positive
song..reverb rules !..Next track begins with those famous psychedelic house
sounds that make you immediately recognize Gab' . A powerfull and well built
rythm make you wanna dance. It's a pity that this track is so short... Same
pattern for the next track : powerfull rythm, psy housy sounds... A perfect
track to fly....very kind with your brain :-) "Interpole" (track 6) have a dub
feeling..I would like to hear this track behind coconut palms B-) Track 7 is
"No shelter" that you know if you have Tantrance 9...a very good typical Gab's
track ! Next tracks is more psytrance with vocals...not the best track from
the album ! Track 9 make you hardly stay on your seat...if you're sad today,
listen this track..you will smile and dance in your bathroom :-)))) perfect
rythm....one of the best track of the album. Track 10 is a good psychedelic
jungle short track. Last track is called "fairytale" and guess what ? it's a
fairytale... beautiful ambient sounds meet a good rythm....
So, a very good album, Gabriel le Mar succeed in creating a melting from
different styles...and always very psychedelic. Rythms are "hard" ones as
psytrance but synth sounds are "soft" ones as House and ambient. The cover is
very smart like a Flemish paint !! You will find BPM for each tracks, too.
Rating...9/10
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Not as good as said....all thoses tracks are so simple, looks like Nitendo
music...Listen to the whole album is nearly impossible...if you want to
discover Biot music you should listen to his second album (Synthetic Organic)
which is much more better.
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V/A - Distance To Goa 9
Artist: Various
Title: Distance To Goa 9
Label: Distance
Date: 2000
Track listing:
CD 1
01. 10'44" Hallucinogen : Mi Loony Um
02. 06'09" Shakta And In R Voice : Present Moment
03. 08'49" Shiva Shandra : Creature (Rmx)
04. 08'10" Etnica : Simulate The Future
05. 09'28" Chakra Feat Liquid Metal : Resurrection
06. 06'42" Manmademan : In Society
07. 05'12" NTSX : Wicked
08. 07'51" Trickster : Turquoise Mood
09. 08'51" Younger Brother : Evil And Harm
CD 2
01. 10'43" Magnat : Saga
02. 06'09" Slide : Closure
03. 08'49" Genetic : Electric Showdown
04. 08'10" Man With No Name : Reincarnation (Tripster Rmx)
05. 09'28" Sound Check : Mind Drive
06. 06'42" Eat Static : Critical Mass
07. 05'12" NTSX : Dreamshot
08. 00'07" In Sect : Slammer
09. 07'44" Man With No Name : Teleport (2000 Rmx)
10. 08'45" Eternal Basement : Taking Place In You
Review:
This compilation begins with the famous "mi-loony-um!" from
Hallucinogen.....you certainly already know this fantastic track, nothing else
to say. Then a very good track from Shakta and a russian project "In
R-Voice"...good collaboration. Track 3 come from the new Shiva Shandra's album
(Auricular)..:-) Track 4 is an acid Etnica track. Then a track from Chakra
featuring Liquid Metal. This track begins like a Delta track, very dark and
powerfull then a second part very melodic but with the sound from nowaday..I
Like it ! Track 6 is a ManMadeMan track, nice but nothing special, Track 7 is
NTSX, too "commercial trance" for me. Then Trickster which is Tristan and
D.Trevor for Green Nuns. The last track from this CD is a beautiful ambient
track produced by Simon Postford and Process. This track is taken from Twisted
"Demented" compilation, as track 1 and track 8 ! >-o
Now, CD2, mixed by ManWithNoName. BEWARE this CD is TechnoTrance...you have
been warned... First track is Magnat ( = Eternal Basement ) , an boring track
for me...I hate this equalization !!! Then a Slide track, as bad as a UX track
;-) . Then Genetic, same style as usual..you like or not, it works for me.
Next track is an Avi & Dino Psaras remix from a MWNN's track...a little bit
strange..Then a Sound Check track (Ferry Corsten..stop grinding your teeth !
). Next track is Eat Static. Then Another NTSX (remember CD1..)..Hey, NTSX ! ,
you're welcomed to the north pole ! >-b Next is In-sect, Track 9 is the
MWNN-Teleport 2000 remix. The last track come from the Eternal Basement album.
So CD1 is very good except tracks 6 and 8 which are average and track 7 which
is a big shit (sorry..)
CD 2.....mmm.... :-o ....hhh.......maybe it was a joke, isn't it ???
Anyway I like the first CD...7,5/10..I don't rate the CD2.
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Yes ! this album is very good...all tracks are good, best seems to be
1,3,4,6,9,10 but others are fine too ! I don't agree with tequila and
Ubik'rate....this album is 8/10 or 9/10. It's melodic and you can hear it in
one shot whithout be bored because you don't hear that goa style often, as
said Prana has created his own style !
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Man With No Name - Teleportation
Artist: Man With No Name
Title: Teleportation
Label: Dragonfly
Date: 2000
Track listing:
01. 07'00" Teleport
02. 06'30" Eat Static : Boney Incus (Man With No Name Rmx)
03. 06'40" Lunar Cycle
04. 08'03" Three Drives On A Vinyl : Greece 2000 (Man With No Name Rmx)
05. 06'44" Neuro Tunnel
06. 06'35" Infernal Machine : Lion King (Man With No Name Rmx)
07. 05'50" Sly Ed
08. 07'06" Jack In The Box
09. 07'23" Teleport Stripped (Man With No Name 2000 Rmx)
Review:
All those famous tracks have been previously released in differents
compilations or singles (that can't be found anymore at store)...so now you
can hear it into one album.....I know some of you (Children ?) don't like this
concept, but for me it's usefull......a lot of us didn't listen GoaTrance in
94/95, and this is the only way to discover those famous tracks !
Now, let's start ! The first track, "teleport" is one of the 3 or 4 most famous
Goa tracks ever created..what a pleasure to hear it once again...:-) Then a
good remix from "Eat Static-Boney inclus". Next track is the fantastic track
"Lunar cycle" (a single, released in 1995) . Track 4 is a remix from
"Greece2000 - Three Drives"...why put this track here ? this remix is a little
bit boring :-(. Track 5 is Neuro tunnel, a good track but not fantastic. Then
a remix from "Infernal Machine" (Infernal machine = Simon Postford And Dick
Trevor) which is very good. Track 8 is "Sly Ed". (B face from the teleport
single in 1994) Track 8 is "Jack in the box". Two fantastic classic tracks.
The last track is an interesting remix from Teleport.
So, there is a link between those tracks (except Three Drives), and it's soooo
good to hear this goldie old Goa sound that make you smile....it's very warm,
very positive, sane, simple... 9/10
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I don't know why UX is so famous....because it's not very good...not very bad
but one of thoses CD that you hear only one or two time.....
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To WestBam : Psychedelic ambient is a part of trance music....Trance can be
melodic, minimalist, ambient, tribal,...but it's still Trance...Anyway, I
agree with you, this album is 10/10.
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X-Dream - Live Fast
Artist: X-Dream
Title: Live Fast
Label: Tunnel
Date: 1997
Track listing:
01. 09'00" Live Fast
02. 05'29" Who Can Make A Funky Beat
03. 09'20" DJs Hardattack
04. 06'49" Shit 4 Brain
Review:
I think you would know the first track because it comes from the classic album
"Trip to trancesylvania" so very good track and a very original rythm too. The
second track " Who can make a funky beat" is also built on the rythm...it's
sounds like an old techno track.....funny. Track 3 "DJs Hardattack" begins
with some bass drum samples....then come acid sounds, don't expect any melody,
it's totally an acid techno track. The last track "Shit 4 Brain" is very
"Hard-techno" too.....so, a different sound than usual from X-dream (it
doesn't like the "Trip to trancesylvania" album )....maybe now it sounds a
little bit old, it looks like acid techno from the early 90's and there's no
melodies (except first track)...but it's not bad, even
intersesting........Rating : ....? I really don't know !
Miranda - Asynja
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Miranda - Asynja
Artist: Miranda
Title: Asynja
Label: Goldhead
Date: 2001
Track listing:
01. 08'18" Groom Lake
02. 07'37" Evolution Quest
03. 07'58" Anxiety
04. 07'22" Keep Calm
05. 07'59" Magnetic Levitation
06. 07'43" Visitors
07. 09'25" Hypnotic Trance
08. 07'32" Enigma
Review:
After releasing 2 mythical albums, Miranda released in 1999 a third album
which disappoint us a lot... a kind of bad commercial trance. So, how would
be the 4th album, this one ?
First track starts in a good way with a lot of power, but after two minutes a
bad commercial melody comes....boring. T2 starts in a nice way like a good
progressive track (with Miranda style of course)...it's better than the first
track, but during the second part, comes an horrible melody....why making
that ? I don't understand.. T3 is a kind of old school goa..not bad..reminds
me a little bit old MFG or Tandu stuff.. :-) Of course you must like this s
tyle to enjoy... T4 starts as T1 with an energetic rhythm...then comes a kind
of energetic goa melody...not that bad even if that's not breaking new
ground. Next track is too simple and repetitive...boring, and we have already
heard those synth sounds 1000 times. You will like "visitors" (track 6 ) if
you like slow old school goa..., the best track of the album. Next track is
far too comercial. The last track is an ambient track, not very new stuff
here too..
So, Miranda should choose between goa and commercial trance because those 2
styles don't fit together. She should also make an evolution, try to use some
different sounds, some different rhythm...maybe next, who knows ?