Forest Dreams

Review by psytones It’s been about a year since we last saw a release from the Norwegian chill-out label “Chill Tribe Records” led by Chill-out DJ /reviewer/music collector PKS (Per Kristian Slagsvold). Finally, he’s out with his second release in the famous compilation series “Relaxed” – Last time we heard from CTR, we got a more northern inspired chill-out compilation with many big names. This time the names are just as impressive, but also warmer in style. Let’s take a dive into the sea of relaxed Journeys .. V/A – “Relaxed Journeys” (Chill Tribe records) 2006 (CTRCD02) 1 (8:28) Altitudes - Altitude II 2 (8:43) Nada - Earthgarden (Jong Remix) 3 (9:09) Adham Shaikh - Indu 4 (7:34) Digitalis - Noodles 5 (9:09) Jong - Unexplored Depths 6 (7:51) Makyo - Nothing Is Real (Sensual Mix) 7 (8:01) Solar Quest - Tokers Dream (Remix) 8 (8:22) EldarLife - Gone Gong 9 (4:00) Circular - Ambulo 10 (8:34) Saafi Brothers - Multiverse 1. Altitude – Altitude II (Co-up between the dream team “Jaïa”, “Blue Planet Corporation” and newly joined “Silicon Sound”) :: PKS leads us into a track filled with rumbling skittering noises followed by a surrounding atmosphere that will cover your chakra with warmth and bliss. You are leaded by a exiting sample about destiny while a beautiful synth captures your attention, and the beat slowly but lovely kicks in. Here we get the long awaited second Altitude track named “Altitude II”. It’s beautiful, harmonic and peaceful. Like floating in space while watching your face disappear. Altitude is still trippy and floating like their first release (Featured on CTR first release “Quality Relaxations”), and you will get a pleasant guitar sample at the ending of this spacey chill track. A beautiful introduction to a album that promotes “relaxed Journeys” Score: 9.8/10 2. Nada – Earthgarden (Jong Remix) :: is a track by the sweet melody producer Nada (Nada = Nothing) and remixed by the newfound talent “Jong” which will be presented later in this release. Once again dear Team Nada manages to put a smile on your face, feeling your negative energy being swept away by beautiful tumbling effects and twists. You are brought inside a garden of Eden where peace and joy roams. This downbeat track got what it takes to make you feel like a bag of sugar with ultra sweet synths, beautiful vocals, whispering samples and strange effects. Surly a beautiful track with the heart placed just in the right spot! Score: 8.9/10 3. Adham Shaikh – Indu :: Now, if there is one producer in this world who got a direct connection to “it”, the holy world, the world of no rules and every rule simultaneously. It is this man, no questions asked. The legend him self presents us here with what can be called the most interesting track on “Relaxed Journeys”. Here we get all the eastern influences we need with deep hypnotising vocals and leads. This is a great tribute to the all might Hare Hare Shiva! As always Adham presents us with mind dripping inducing psychedelic chill with Hindu influences. Great drum work that will for sure stop time, space and room on your next holy trip. Super! Beautiful! Smooth! Scary..! Score: 10/10 !! 4. Digitalis – Noodles :: After a very inducing track by Adham Shaikh, it’s time to wake up a bit. Feel the summer breeze and enjoy the more bouncy sides of life. Digitalis presents to us here a more up-beat track with many scrounge sounds and effects. Taking you inside wonderland of colours and amazement. Here Digitalis gives us a sea bucket of drum works, twisted effects and moaning samples that is sure to create a strange world. As the track evolves, you will stop to notice an extra ordinary feeling of something…. What this feeling is and represents is up to the listener. Not my personal cup of tea this feeling, to café like. But objectively seen; A beautiful track that will show you wonders and deep thoughts inside your very own head. Good luck! Score: 8.45/10 5. Jong – Unexplored Depths :: As presented earlier with a remix of Nada’s track Earthgarden, Jong hits you now with his own piece of art. It starts floatingly with an introduction sound while the drums and effects will fly around and over you from side to side. Really hypnotising and beautiful. Jong, a young but experienced talent from France shows us here his talents in spiritualised chill-out. Best part for many will be when the “French”, or can I call it “Air” elements jumps in at 02:30 minutes. This is for me where the track gets really interesting and weird. Adding many elements that will enhance your trip pleasure. You will also find many Hindu elements and fluids. All that is needed to enjoy this track is a smile and a pinch of amazement in your actions. Let yourself be told a story by Jong! What a journey! What a story! Score: 9.93/10 6. Makyo – Nothing Is Real (Sensual Mix) :: is next. A track of ocean feelings. The cold breeze coming in from the shore. Heavy downbeats and jumping synths. After a small travel through a relaxed universe, you will encounter a female telling you beautiful words and feelings. She will grab you and take you down inside your own head leaving you with a sense of stability and understanding. The beat will carry you back up again, while it shows you how fun a mouthful of breath can be. This is defiantly a sensual mix made to caress your soul. But for me it seems a tad boring. Nothing to really grab my attention. Not entirely my style of heart. But oh so beautiful it sounds while floating around me. Score: 7.46/10 7. Solar Quest – Tokers Dream (Remix) :: Ah, the legend, the untitled ruler of acid techno of the 90’s! After a couple of more up-beat chill tracks by Jong and Makyo, Solar Quest brings us in to a world of sitars, trippy elements and beautiful vocals. Just the way we like and adore his creations! Here we are taken inside the world of peace, love and unity. Solar Quest brings us here a truthful track of much wisdom and prophecy. If you adore sitars, come closer, close your eyes and fly inside his visions. If not, then push next –but hey, give it a flying chance. Either way, a respected artist with a respected track. Must be one special experience to see a piece of art like this being preformed live. Awesome track! Maybe a bit to much sitars for some, but hey, this is Indian spiritualism in it’s best coat! Score: 9.71/10 8. EldarLife – Gone Gong :: Away from the far east of Solar Quest, we find ourselves standing inside a Nordic vision. A track with hard falling spikes, strange atmospheres and deep and rough baselines. Here we are presented with a track from EldarLife who also has a saying in the great Norwegian psy-trance duo “PhasePhour” which also presented us with a nice downbeat track in the first series of “Relaxed” compiled by PKS. This time, he’s solo. I’m not entirely sure what mister Essen is trying to achieve or show us with this track. But it’s a strange one, I’ll tell you that. It has many elements of instability and falling sounds. All I know is that I want very much to stand inside his creating moping at all that is passing me by. Good track! Score: 9.53/10 9. Circular – Ambulo :: Is an oldie when it comes to the ambient scene of the 90’s. If you love Biosphere (both Norwegians), you should be able to recognise this name. Circular gives us a heavy track, a strange and fluid place he is presenting us. Swishing sounds twirl by while echoes and sharp sounds make my body hair stand up. Circular presents here a track that can be considered more of an creation and a “thing” then a music piece. Circular displays you a special place with joy and play. Smiles and wonders. Peace and relaxations. Nothing is real, and real is nothing. What a strange trip .. For me this is a pause track since it’s only 4 minutes in length. Non the less. A great track to raise your curiosity. Score: 9.76/10 10. Saafi Brothers – Multiverse :: Last, but Oh not least, we get a track by the well known Saafi Brothers. These brothers from other mothers presents to us here a mysteries piece with a floating but playful atmosphere. Stars glitter and space evolves. As it takes it time to build and lead you on, it reveals a deep trembling base that will make the ground waggle like the sea it self. Here we get waves splashed up in your surroundings. Colourful, playful and hiding. What lurks in the deep sea is to be explored by you, the listener. Again, a beautiful and stand-still track that ends another great Relaxed Journey by chillmaster PKS. Sweet explorations of the mind! Score: 9.23/10 Overall I would have to say that I’m just as, or a tad more impressed by PKS’s compiling skills on his second compilation release on Chill Tribe Records. As one can easily hear, this release contains a much more summer vibration of life and wisdom. A new era of human civilisation. Where the first release “Quality Relaxations” was more cold and western (in a good way). This album is much warmer and eastern influenced all over. A BIG FAT bonus that PKS needs to get BIG reconditions for what is the AWSOME booklet that is featured inside your new bought “Relaxed Journeys”. A big pile of respect to PKS and his small budget to include such a well informed booklet with pictures and goodies. If you enjoy life, and you enjoy psychedelic chill-out music at it’s best! Then do not hesitate, get your self a copy, sit down, light up and enjoy! I would trust my trip in PKS’s hands any time, that’s for sure! Recommended! Total Score: 9.27 / 10 Where to buy and other links: Chill Tribe Records: http://www.chilltriberecords.com Psyshop: http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/ctr/ctr1cd002.html Saikosounds: http://www.saikosounds.com/english/display...ase.asp?id=6036 Beatspace: http://www.beatspace.com/dettagli/dettaglio.asp?id=3012 Wakyo Japan: http://www.wakyo.jp/detail/coming.php?cat_no=CTRCD02 Trance.net: http://www.trance.net - psytones (psytones@gmail.com)

yellow - coldplay

http://www.dada-music.co.in/index.htm

I think its that kid from the movie 'the grudge'

Im listening to it right now. simply beautiful track. one of the tracks that make me feel like letting it all go!

Ambient/Atmospheric Carbon based lifeforms - hydroponic garden. Thom brenna - vibrant water/rain gardens John Serrie - and the stars go with you/ Mystical sun - primordial atmospheres Solar Quest - orgship /orgism Chill/down tempo Entheogenic - spontaneous illumination/ dialogue of the speakers Bluetech - Sines and singularities Electrypnose - subliminimal melancholies Va a magical journey 1 and 2 Va natural born chillers

its sad... but true. Imo, just when you begin exploring a genre of music is the best time. every bit of music you buy or collect exites you, but as you tend to listen/collect more and more of it, the exitement and appreciation seems to fade away. and the older stuff always seems more creative than the newer.

true. with such a large number of releases, music is becoming so damn predictable when you buy a cd. I think im losing my taste in this whole downtempo/psy chill shite!

thats the best thing ive heard all day. thank you but its not mentioned on the ultimae website though.. is it?

also try alpha wave movement, solar quest, and most stuf released under ultimae recs.

Cosma - Lemon light

and I assumingly thought it was in hebrew anyway... thanx a bunch. I need to buy that va soon

va twilight Psy - thanx a ton mate, really appreciate it does any ony know the second track?

can someone please Identify these 2 tracks for me...? thanx

space cat - power on

Electrypnose - subliminimal melancholies some nice psy chill

Central Plains - Carbon based lifeforms

Megadeth - A Tout le monde

'Zero Degrees' is a great chill track! really puts me at ease everytime I play it.

Pink Floyd - Coming Back To Life

Fatali - Danish Paradise

try John serrie http://www.vipinfo.com/jonn/jonmusic.htm

MOS 6581 - CBL

the matrix ost

Shulman - Zero degrees.