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Cosmicleaf.com proudly presents:
Music Architecture And Electronic Structures for Comfortable Living
D.Batistatos - Architect (debut album)
===[GENERAL INFO]=================
Release Date: 01 December 2006
Title: Architect
Artist: D.Batistatos
Genre: Chill Out / Downtempo
Label: Cosmicleaf Records http://www.cosmicleaf.com
Cat No: CLCD07
Format: CD Album/ Jewel case
Cd Cover: http://www.cosmicleaf.com/images_releases/CLCD007-300PIX.jpg
More info: http://www.cosmicleaf.com
Worldwide Distribution: http://www.arabesque.co.uk
Bookings: www.cosmicleaf.com
===[RELEASE INFO]====================
Music Architecture And Electronic Structures for Comfortable Living!
After several releases the sound of D.Batistatos matured and Cosmicleaf proudly deliver you for once more a unique masterpiece. Impulsively, open-minded and impressively, D.Batistatos created this diversity of tracks for various daily moments and comfortable living.
Discover his minimal melodic cinematic elements, his dubby moments , the ambient atmospheres and his alternative sound in some parts where the peacefully balance of chill meets pop and rock. D.Batistatos blended all these instruments in a wonderful chilling soundtrip.
On this album participates also and other cosmileaf artists like Side Liner, Zero Cult, Cydelix and Red Eye Express from Tempest Recordings.
===[TRACKLIST] ====================
> big demos – low quality mp3
01. Coming Home
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD07/01.mp3
02. Crazy Sick Monkeys (Cydelix remix)
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD07/02.mp3
03. Tall Stories
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD07/03.mp3
04. Shining
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD07/04.mp3
05. Drifting Memories (Zero Cult remix)
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD07/05.mp3
06. In Time
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD07/06.mp3
07. Summer Wind
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD07/07.mp3
08. Driving
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD07/08.mp3
09. Fat Ninja
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD07/09.mp3
10. Architect
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD07/10.mp3
11. The Mood That I'm In (Red Eye Express remix)
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD07/11.mp3
12. In The Bottom Of The Ocean (Side Liner remix)
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD07/12.mp3
13. Melancholia
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD07/13.mp3
===[sHOPS]========================
Pre-orders and orders from your favorite online shop or local dealer.
Below few online shops that stocks cosmicleaf releases for your convenience.
Distribution By Arabesque London www.arabesque.co.uk
[Psyshop] www.tinyurl.com/rqq4z [Germany]
[saikosounds] www.tinyurl.com/qgxrx [Hong Kong]
[Psybuy] www.tinyurl.com/gmz78 [Germany]
[Wakyo] www.tinyurl.com/e6ean [Japan]
[beatspace] www.tinyurl.com/pmj6t [italy]
[Psytrax] www.tinyurl.com/gnqpb [Australia]
[sofasound] www.tinyurl.com/yxmoe3 [switzerland]
[Mikrokosmos] www.tinyurl.com/y3hhus [switzerland]
[Ambowolrd] www.tinyurl.com/pru7c [uK]
[Wirikuta] www.tinyurl.com/ngz39 [Austria]
[Juno] www.tinyurl.com/onmyv [uK]
[Cisco] www.tinyurl.com/efycr [Japan]
[Radical Soundz] www.tinyurl.com/o4h5j [Greece]
[unicorn Music] www.tinyurl.com/k3kz8 [Greece]
[Cosmicleaf] www.tinyurl.com/f84nj [Greece]
[iT Athens] www.tinyurl.com/ztgjj [Greece]
[Tempest] www.tinyurl.com/fs6mu [Australia]
[Ajuca Productions] www.tinyurl.com/zpac4 [uK]
[symbiose] www.tinyurl.com/rotwj [Portugal]
[Teknasia] www.tinyurl.com/ocnec [France]
[Juice] www.tinyurl.com/e5wn9 [Japan]
[soul Candi] www.tinyurl.com/s2orz [south Africa]
[Ear Rational] www.tinyurl.com/klbb4 [uSA]
[underground Town] www.tinyurl.com/ne69f [Canada]
[bravo Records] www.tinyurl.com/eznmo [Japan]
[West Beach Crew] www.tinyurl.com/qnf7u [italy]
[Discobole] www.tinyurl.com/pta4y [Greece]
[Quintrix] www.tinyurl.com/s7k68 [Japan]
[idspiral] www.tinyurl.com/hc9m7 [uK]
[backroads Music] www.tinyurl.com/gcfea [uSA]
[Fandago Music Shop] www.tinyurl.com/ja3w3 [italy]
[Townsend records] www.tinyurl.com/sxbaz [uK]
[All Import Music] www.tinyurl.com/rkjyw [uSA]
[Play] www.tinyurl.com/i17j [uK]
[HMV] www.tinyurl.com/7l1z [uK]
[CD Universe] www.tinyurl.com/pcg86 [uSA]
[shopsonic] www.tinyurl.com/lfuzf [uK]
[soundmedia] www.tinyurl.com/rv9kc [Czech]
[CD Mail] www.tinyurl.com/kvrqb [France]
[The Music Safe] www.tinyurl.com/l8cas [Netherlands]
[Trance Shop] www.tinyurl.com/jlfa4 [Germany]
[Chaos.com] www.tinyurl.com/zanq2 [Australia]
[RecRec] www.recrec.ch [Czech]
[Dolphin Discs] www.tinyurl.com/jnjke [uK]
===[DIGITAL DOWNLOADS]==========
[Audiojelly] http://tinyurl.com/qgb7t
===[COSMICLEAF NEXT RELEASE]====
CLCD08 Side Liner – Once Upon A Time
A Sound Tale for the blissfully daily moments
===[COSMICLEAF CATALOGUE]=
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/index.php?file=r...s&cat=creleases
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Nova Natura 2 on CFOU FM (Quebec/Canada) Top 10 Electronic charts
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4 weeks in Charts with best position #3
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we want too amphiton
we hope on next chill compilation our friend balint prepare something...
his goa tunes and personal life has not give him lot of free time to "chill"
kind regards,
Cosmicleaf
testimonial from Marius-Cristian Burcea @ "Journey to Infinite" RFI Romania
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"...On "Nova Natura 2" the digital, hard edged world mesh well with organic
sounds. Side Liner knows what he's doing, and his approach is entirely
tasteful. He assembled songs from an extraordinary cast that includes: Zero
Cult, Kick Bong, Cydelix, D.Batistatos, and himself. Even given the high
standard set by some of the Cosmicleaf label's previous compilations, this
one is a gem. You'll have to listen. Brilliant..."
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Cosmicleaf.com proudly presents the second chapter of her most feedbacked chill out release following the same high quality and variety of sounds and styles combining a unique feeling.
Nova Natura 2 - “The nature which all dream about to live one day”
===[GENERAL INFO]=================
Release Date: 19 October 2006
Title: Nova Natura 2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Chill Out / Downtempo
Compiled: Side Liner
Mastering: Cydelix @ MB3 Studios
Label: Cosmicleaf Records http://www.cosmicleaf.com
Cat No: CLCD06
Format: CD Album/ Jewel case
Cd Cover: http://www.cosmicleaf.com/images_releases/CLCD06-web.jpg
More info: http://www.cosmicleaf.com
Worldwide Distribution: http://www.arabesque.co.uk / http://tinyurl.com/ptfpv
Bookings: www.cosmicleaf.com
===[RELEASE INFO]====================
Find the Nova Natura inside this rich chill out compilation which brings you a diversity of tracks. Discover its unique atmosphere like the silence after the rain.
Let yourself to be lost inside this emotional trip and imagine the new nature in which we all wish to live some day!
In this second chapter you will find a wide range of chill out styles, from new age to dub, from downtempo to lounge, and more compiled by Side Liner.
Including tracks from known artists like:
“Kick Bong” (Spirit Zone, Candyflip, Clima, Hoots, Peak and Ultra Vista); “Not Drowning Waving” (Reprise, Warner Music, Liberation, East West, Rampant) the groundbreaking and innovative ambient pop band which formed in 1983 in a remix from “Arcane Trickster” (Tempest, Cosmic Leaf, Black Hole, Earthcore, Equinox, Green Ant); “Sunsaria”(formerly “Psyburbia”) (Matsuri, Earthcore, Tempest, Green Ant, Creative Vibes, Black Hole, EMI, Sub Terranean, Nova Tekk, Chillosophy)
and from the talented Cosmicleaf roster artists such as
“Sideliner”(Unicorn, Tempest, Cosmicleaf, YSE, Discobole, Digital Underground);“ZeroCult”(Cosmicleaf, Unicorn, YSE, Tempest); “Cydelix” (Cosmicleaf, Unicorn, Discobole); “D.Batistatos” (introducing his forthcoming debut album on Cosmicleaf); “MLT”;“Minos”, & “Will-O’-The-Wisp”.
===[TESTIMONIALS]====================
"-Nova Natura 2- is one of the best chill out compilations for me this year!
Especially track 2 is soo nice! Perfect selection and not even one track which i don't like"
// Mikadho @ Chaishop Records //
===[TRACKLIST] ====================
> up to 3minutes samples – low quality mp3
01. Minos – Reconditus
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD06/01.mp3
02. Not Drowning Waving - Cold and the Crackle (Arcane Trickster remix)
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD06/02.mp3
03. Side Liner vs Will-O'-The-Wisp - Soul Path
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD06/03.mp3
04. D.Batistatos - Sparclin Coconuts
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD06/04.mp3
05. Zero Cult - Blur (origin mix)
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD06/05.mp3
06. D.Batistatos - Crazy Sick Monkeys
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD06/06.mp3
07. Will-O'-The-Wisp - Echoing Melodies
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD06/07.mp3
08. Kick Bong – Landscape
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD06/08.mp3
09. Side Liner - White Wisdom
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD06/09.mp3
10. Cydelix - Over The Western Lake
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD06/10.mp3
11. MLT - The Blue Razzphonica
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD06/11.mp3
12. Sunsaria feat Lulea - Life is a Dream
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD06/12.mp3
===[sHOPS]========================
Pre-orders and orders from your favorite online shop or local dealer.
Below few online shops that stocks cosmicleaf releases for your convenience.
Distribution By Arabesque London www.arabesque.co.uk
[Psyshop] www.tinyurl.com/rqq4z [Germany]
[saikosounds] www.tinyurl.com/qgxrx [Hong Kong]
[Psybuy] www.tinyurl.com/gmz78 [Germany]
[Wakyo] www.tinyurl.com/e6ean [Japan]
[beatspace] www.tinyurl.com/pmj6t [italy]
[Psytrax] www.tinyurl.com/gnqpb [Australia]
[Ambowolrd] www.tinyurl.com/pru7c [uK]
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[Juno] www.tinyurl.com/onmyv [uK]
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[unicorn Music] www.tinyurl.com/k3kz8 [Greece]
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[iT Athens] www.tinyurl.com/ztgjj [Greece]
[Tempest] www.tinyurl.com/fs6mu [Australia]
[Ajuca Productions] www.tinyurl.com/zpac4 [uK]
[symbiose] www.tinyurl.com/rotwj [Portugal]
[Teknasia] www.tinyurl.com/ocnec [France]
[Juice] www.tinyurl.com/e5wn9 [Japan]
[soul Candi] www.tinyurl.com/s2orz [south Africa]
[Ear Rational] www.tinyurl.com/klbb4 [uSA]
[underground Town] www.tinyurl.com/ne69f [Canada]
[bravo Records] www.tinyurl.com/eznmo [Japan]
[West Beach Crew] www.tinyurl.com/qnf7u [italy]
[Discobole] www.tinyurl.com/pta4y [Greece]
[Quintrix] www.tinyurl.com/s7k68 [Japan]
[idspiral] www.tinyurl.com/hc9m7 [uK]
[backroads Music] www.tinyurl.com/gcfea [uSA]
[Fandago Music Shop] www.tinyurl.com/ja3w3 [italy]
[Townsend records] www.tinyurl.com/sxbaz [uK]
[All Import Music] www.tinyurl.com/rkjyw [uSA]
[Play] www.tinyurl.com/i17j [uK]
[HMV] www.tinyurl.com/7l1z [uK]
[CD Universe] www.tinyurl.com/pcg86 [uSA]
[shopsonic] www.tinyurl.com/lfuzf [uK]
[soundmedia] www.tinyurl.com/rv9kc [Czech]
[CD Mail] www.tinyurl.com/kvrqb [France]
[The Music Safe] www.tinyurl.com/l8cas [Netherlands]
[Trance Shop] www.tinyurl.com/jlfa4 [Germany]
[Chaos.com] www.tinyurl.com/zanq2 [Australia]
===[DIGITAL DOWNLOADS]==========
[Audiojelly] http://tinyurl.com/qgb7t
===[COSMICLEAF NEXT RELEASE]====
CLCD07 D.Batistatos - Architect
===[COSMICLEAF CATALOGUE]=
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/index.php?file=r...s&cat=creleases
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thnak you music mates for your feedback!
take care
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Just Released!
enjoy music mates...
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thank you cosmogenesis for your feedback.
Chill on ice second edition just Released!
enjoy music mates...
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thanks time trap for your feedback,
take care
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simply amazing!
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review from MIKE G.
AmbientMusicGuide.com @ http://www.ambientmusicguide.com
The Cosmic Lounge, Chillout Channel @ http://www.di.fm
Ultima Thule, 2MBS-FM Sydney @ http://www.ultimathule.info
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VARIOUS ARTISTS
Escape From Chaos (Tempest Recordings)
Unicorn/Cosmicleaf and the Australia's Tempest Recordings clearly share a philosphy, right down to the appearance of several Cosmicleaf artists on this Oz label's first downtempo compilation Escape From Chaos. All tracks are exclusives however, so no overlaps. The underground scene we could loosely call psy-trance and progressive is attracting some fantastic and varied ambient talent, I'm guessing due to the general disregard for barriers and fashion that constrict pretty much every other "dance" genre. Escape From Chaos offers a little more electro grunge and scary bass-heavy sounds than Side Liner's effort but its no less beautiful or substantial. Around half the artists here are local including Terra Nine, Random Designers and Red Eye Express. Guitar sounds among them are popular; lets face it, rock is part of the Australian DNA. All up there's twelve tracks of only slightly varying quality and no duds at all, and once again the massive sci-fi dub of Zero Cult leaves me floating in the stratosphere. A solo album by this gifted Israeli is out soon - watch the skies.
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Review by Djane Original-Rocket
Mushroom Magazine issue #132 June 06
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"...As the title suggests: finally a bit of peace...Michael Westcot aka Terra Nine,
a man that's already compiled so many ambient Cds for other succesful labels
like ZYX,Green Ant & Tempest, always seems to manage chilled grooves finely
blended with electronic strings and a load of downbeat to go with it. Wonderfully
relaxing music with a few classic gems tucked in there. Rating: Psychedelically valuable
and especially chilled, even if it does occasionally approach 130 bpm. Definitely give it
a listen. Some of the tracks ar ideal for starting an exciting Dj-set..."
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Review from Revolve Magazine UK
Reviewer: Nova (Ultimae Records)
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"VA Escape from Chaos (Tempest)...
And now something new from upside-down! With "Escape From Chaos", Melbourne-based Tempest Recordings have compiled their first chill-out release from the "Tempest Chill" series, exploring the downtempo side of the label where artists can release the music that please them.
Featuring on this tasty and different (not much innovative though) compilation is a mixture of established artists such as System7 (with a nice remix of "Alpha Wave") and newcomers from different corners of the world (solid tracks by Side Liner and Zero Cult). The mood is always very positive and the music styles range from dubby breaks to more ambient moments.
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Review by ZawHeR
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One fantastic ambient adventure into deeper land of freedom and nowhere.
12 interwined tracks, which collect into yourself every little tiny "raindrop", and make you "cry" from happiness.
01. Terra Nine - Foxtrot Alpha - very beautiful and easy starting, with nice and balanced melody and drums.
02. Spies vs Red Eye Express - Sogno D'Oro - A little diversion from normally sound, but sound interesting.
03. Eridani vs J West - Zero Crossing - Yes it's Zero Crossing... this explain very good this track - Deep, strong, wonderful!
04. Random Designers vs Arcane Trickster - Golden Triangle (Terra Nine Remix) - eight minute of epic and melodic balanced sounds. Good work again Terra Nine!
05. Emu - Homeland - Excellent! Very smooth cymbals, very slow, very pure voice from nowhere...
06. Side Liner - Moonlight - This track is exactly like Moonlight - Tender, stonger, mighty, powerful, it's "dream reality". Extravagant and perfect - the style of Side Liner.
07. The Omm Squad vs Psyburbia - The Exploration of Deep Bass - Interesting, and unnormallity ambient track. It's more trip-hop, jazzy with smooth beats, and jigging melody.
08. Terra Nine vs Random Designers - Entelechy - Good duel, boys & girls! Here we have advantage of one constantly tune, with nice admixture of second, which make this track so "take away".
09. System 7 - Alpha Wave (Mirror System Remix) - Very nice drums, with strange voice which comes from time to time. Good remix Mirror System, with nice ideas, and good realized of it.
10. Zero Cult - Utopia Train - What track! So magic, so vigorous...take you away, into another dream space. This power, this beautiful...perfect!
11. Geo - Glow Motion (Short Edit) - One very, very, very good smooth, and chilly slow motion ambient ....
12. Red Eye Express - Aqua - The decency between this, and some track from Cafe Del Mar for expample, it's very close. But here we have some differeneces which make this track special for us.
At all - unique compilation!
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thank you for your feedback music mates
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review from MIKE G.
AmbientMusicGuide.com @ http://www.ambientmusicguide.com
The Cosmic Lounge, Chillout Channel @ http://www.di.fm
Ultima Thule, 2MBS-FM Sydney @ http://www.ultimathule.info
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SIDE LINER
Emotional Diving (Cosmicleaf/Unicorn Music)
Side Liner aka Nick Miamis runs one of the most creative progressive and psy-trance labels in the world right now. Unicorn is the main label while Cosmicleaf is an outlet for the more ambient-leaning material created by both himself and other artists from around the globe. If you liked either of their first two various-artist collections Chilled On Ice (2004) and Fragile Life (2005) then Miamis' new solo album Emotional Diving is an essential purchase.
Euphoric and emotional it certainly is, but the crisp, intelligent and varied drum programming alone puts this well above overcooked commercial ambient trance comps for the cafe set. Rhythmically there's elements of electro, breakbeat, dub and 4/4 dance. Layered and strongly melodic, at its best the deep lushness of
Review from Mike G
Side Liner's music is brilliantly balanced with spiky sounds, odd machine noises and percussive stabs all deployed in a very musical way. The certain edginess that is fundamental to all intelligent dancefloor trance doesn't have to disappear when crossing into the ambient zone - it just needs rethinking. This is becoming a Cosmicleaf trademark and few labels are doing it better.
Rating: 4/5
Review by Freeze Magazine (Greece) / Rated 95%
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The debut album of Nick Miamis (aka Side Liner) is not from the cds
that u will say "one more computer wizard which released music".
More than 10 years in music industry was seeking in music composition
and finally he founds the sound which fit him perfect.
Emotional chill ambient in the paths of wailing and searching,
with musicality and emotions , rhythms which demagnetising from stress
and guide to optimism of things. If you collect good ambient chill music
don't miss this album.
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review by Pedro Gaspar aka Juggler
Juggler (Chaishop.com/Quark Agency)
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Here we have the debut album of Side Liner, with some original tracks and some remixes.
The atmosphere of track 1 starts very slowly and peaceful, it gives you something like an “out of body” experience, like if you are seeing something with your eyes closed…by other side, there is a melody that gives a melancholic feeling too.
Track 2 remixed by Zero Cult have a downbeat formula mixed with some beautiful psy tunes, I think more to the sunshine time…some sounds make me think that this is the end of something that it’s not supposed to end…nice sound
Track 3 is very lighter…I think it can be the perfect soundtrack for something with an Actimel aspect till some time it’s very pleasing but after, it starts to be a bit repetitive…I think it could evolve a little more.
Track 4...My cat loves this one, the 2 times that I listened near her she started to sleep the downbeat sounds are there, very playful and criative...very trippy one, especially for the dark hours.
In track 5 I feel my body like if I’m walking in a dark den, walking very slow...from time to time I can see some light beams coming from the rocks, very bright and peaceful...when comes the break, it seems that I’m finding a lagoon full of water, and here I can choose from two possibilities: to dive into or to come back to the start...you have to listen the rest of the track to know it...very very deep.
Track 6 is very quiet again...it’s a bit repetitive but has a beautiful women singing that gives some movement and some beauty to the track.
Track 7 can be used for a passerelle...it has some trip-hop beats, a groovy and hypnotic bassline that I don’t know why but makes me think in some women defiling on a passerelle...
Track 8 can be called “Puzzle”...it starts with just one piece and second after second it gains one more piece and another and another till we start to see something, some good progressive chilling stuff
Track 9 is a bit more fast (126bpms)...it has a deep and power bassline in a downtempo mood...another track representing the more progressive side of chillout.
Track 10 gives again the pacific and mellow atmosphere of the ambient music...some psy tunes very inebriate, mixed with a more classic sound but very deep too.
Great surprise this Side Liner debut album , all tracks have a nice construction and progression... very relaxing and perfect for listen after some Summer party.
9/10
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thanK you music mates for the feedback!
Review from Etch
writer of 3D World, InTheMix, Resident Advisor, FasterLouder and Vibewire.
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Rhythmic Images is the second release in the new In Progress series from Athens-based Unicorn Music. This ten track album is brimming with intricate progressive numbers from three of the scenes hottest talents - Grecian producers par excellence Eniak, Aviron and Sunhize. You can be sure that if Plato was still around he’d be staging killer parties at the Parthenon with these three as headliners!
New talent Eniak (George Belesis) is the clear star of the album. No relation to the vacuum-powered old school computer, Eniak is a producer that loves ultra bottom-heavy bass and intricate programming. Subtle timbral variety is the aim of the game for this innovative producer and psy-lovers will lap up his loud and bold sound.
The first of his tunes is Disturbed. It starts slowly, heavy on harmonics and ingenious subtle resonance filters that complement a kicking bass and percussion duel to the death. Pure high-quality dance music. Solidify is equally concerned with unyielding bass. Featuring the phattest of phatt b-lines that drops in around the five minute mark, this track will drive psy-lovers mad with glee. The last of his productions to feature is the frosty Liquid Ice. This tune slowly builds into a monster of crystal-tipped ambient washes that float around booming bass and twinkling sine-like melodies.
Equally impressive are the productions of Nick Petris aka Aviron. With numerous trance releases on the respected Discobole imprint, Aviron’s latest work is a continuation of his unusual sonic experiments. Each Aviron track included on Rhythmic Images goes beyond a simple interplay of bass, percussion and synth work. Instead, his tracks incorporate complex layers of sound that battle to the death for aural supremacy.
The first of these is Nostoc. Modelled on a day in the life of an aquatic bacteria that loves kicking back on the bottom of freshwater lakes, this cyanobacterial fusion piece is as odd as it sounds. Freaky Dreams is equally strange, a slice of pure twisted psychedelia that is as dark as it is unsettling. Aviron wisely changes tack with Strange People, a tune full of trippy vocal snips that glide over rich keys and sweeping synths packing enough reverb to kill an elephant.
Leading the final charge are Sunhize (Mike Petropoulos and John Dimitropoulos.) The most experienced of the bunch, their lifelong passion for goa still guides their productions, though the latest pieces to emerge from their talented fingers have been slowly moving toward a slightly groovier prog style. Tracks like Firestorm duck and weave through realms of pure consciousness while the slow burner Darkplay broods along for seven intense minutes. Their last piece, Seduzione, consists of punchy drums and a tight snare lead that floats around a warbling psychedelic synth whirlpool.
Entrancing stuff - happy listening!
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thank you all for your feedback,
always welcomed.
kind regards,
Unicorn Music / Cosmicleaf Records
Review by Freeze Magazine
Greece
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If you watch them live with Astral Projection
(05.05.06 Underworld club) you will understood that they love retro sound and that they transfered you 10 years back with the feeling of the timeless melodic goa trance madness which had seize our dreams and reality....Travel with them and goa trance godness would be happy
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review by Pedro Gaspar aka Juggler
Juggler (Chaishop.com/Quark Agency)
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Here we have the debut album of Side Liner, with some original tracks and some remixes.
The atmosphere of track 1 starts very slowly and peaceful, it gives you something like an “out of body” experience, like if you are seeing something with your eyes closed…by other side, there is a melody that gives a melancholic feeling too.
Track 2 remixed by Zero Cult have a downbeat formula mixed with some beautiful psy tunes, I think more to the sunshine time…some sounds make me think that this is the end of something that it’s not supposed to end…nice sound
Track 3 is very lighter…I think it can be the perfect soundtrack for something with an Actimel aspect till some time it’s very pleasing but after, it starts to be a bit repetitive…I think it could evolve a little more.
Track 4...My cat loves this one, the 2 times that I listened near her she started to sleep the downbeat sounds are there, very playful and criative...very trippy one, especially for the dark hours.
In track 5 I feel my body like if I’m walking in a dark den, walking very slow...from time to time I can see some light beams coming from the rocks, very bright and peaceful...when comes the break, it seems that I’m finding a lagoon full of water, and here I can choose from two possibilities: to dive into or to come back to the start...you have to listen the rest of the track to know it...very very deep.
Track 6 is very quiet again...it’s a bit repetitive but has a beautiful women singing that gives some movement and some beauty to the track.
Track 7 can be used for a passerelle...it has some trip-hop beats, a groovy and hypnotic bassline that I don’t know why but makes me think in some women defiling on a passerelle...
Track 8 can be called “Puzzle”...it starts with just one piece and second after second it gains one more piece and another and another till we start to see something, some good progressive chilling stuff
Track 9 is a bit more fast (126bpms)...it has a deep and power bassline in a downtempo mood...another track representing the more progressive side of chillout.
Track 10 gives again the pacific and mellow atmosphere of the ambient music...some psy tunes very inebriate, mixed with a more classic sound but very deep too.
Great surprise this Side Liner debut album , all tracks have a nice construction and progression... very relaxing and perfect for listen after some Summer party.
9/10
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review from MIKE G.
AmbientMusicGuide.com @ http://www.ambientmusicguide.com
The Cosmic Lounge, Chillout Channel @ http://www.di.fm
Ultima Thule, 2MBS-FM Sydney @ http://www.ultimathule.info
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VARIOUS ARTISTS
Escape From Chaos (Tempest Recordings)
Unicorn/Cosmicleaf and the Australia's Tempest Recordings clearly share a philosphy, right down to the appearance of several Cosmicleaf artists on this Oz label's first downtempo compilation Escape From Chaos. All tracks are exclusives however, so no overlaps. The underground scene we could loosely call psy-trance and progressive is attracting some fantastic and varied ambient talent, I'm guessing due to the general disregard for barriers and fashion that constrict pretty much every other "dance" genre. Escape From Chaos offers a little more electro grunge and scary bass-heavy sounds than Side Liner's effort but its no less beautiful or substantial. Around half the artists here are local including Terra Nine, Random Designers and Red Eye Express. Guitar sounds among them are popular; lets face it, rock is part of the Australian DNA. All up there's twelve tracks of only slightly varying quality and no duds at all, and once again the massive sci-fi dub of Zero Cult leaves me floating in the stratosphere. A solo album by this gifted Israeli is out soon - watch the skies.
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Review by Djane Original-Rocket
Mushroom Magazine issue #132 June 06
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"...As the title suggests: finally a bit of peace...Michael Westcot aka Terra Nine,
a man that's already compiled so many ambient Cds for other succesful labels
like ZYX,Green Ant & Tempest, always seems to manage chilled grooves finely
blended with electronic strings and a load of downbeat to go with it. Wonderfully
relaxing music with a few classic gems tucked in there. Rating: Psychedelically valuable
and especially chilled, even if it does occasionally approach 130 bpm. Definitely give it
a listen. Some of the tracks ar ideal for starting an exciting Dj-set..."
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Review by ZawHeR
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One fantastic ambient adventure into deeper land of freedom and nowhere.
12 interwined tracks, which collect into yourself every little tiny "raindrop", and make you "cry" from happiness.
01. Terra Nine - Foxtrot Alpha - very beautiful and easy starting, with nice and balanced melody and drums.
02. Spies vs Red Eye Express - Sogno D'Oro - A little diversion from normally sound, but sound interesting.
03. Eridani vs J West - Zero Crossing - Yes it's Zero Crossing... this explain very good this track - Deep, strong, wonderful!
04. Random Designers vs Arcane Trickster - Golden Triangle (Terra Nine Remix) - eight minute of epic and melodic balanced sounds. Good work again Terra Nine!
05. Emu - Homeland - Excellent! Very smooth cymbals, very slow, very pure voice from nowhere...
06. Side Liner - Moonlight - This track is exactly like Moonlight - Tender, stonger, mighty, powerful, it's "dream reality". Extravagant and perfect - the style of Side Liner.
07. The Omm Squad vs Psyburbia - The Exploration of Deep Bass - Interesting, and unnormallity ambient track. It's more trip-hop, jazzy with smooth beats, and jigging melody.
08. Terra Nine vs Random Designers - Entelechy - Good duel, boys & girls! Here we have advantage of one constantly tune, with nice admixture of second, which make this track so "take away".
09. System 7 - Alpha Wave (Mirror System Remix) - Very nice drums, with strange voice which comes from time to time. Good remix Mirror System, with nice ideas, and good realized of it.
10. Zero Cult - Utopia Train - What track! So magic, so vigorous...take you away, into another dream space. This power, this beautiful...perfect!
11. Geo - Glow Motion (Short Edit) - One very, very, very good smooth, and chilly slow motion ambient ....
12. Red Eye Express - Aqua - The decency between this, and some track from Cafe Del Mar for expample, it's very close. But here we have some differeneces which make this track special for us.
At all - unique compilation!
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Review from Revolve Magazine UK
Reviewer: Nova (Ultimae Records)
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"VA Escape from Chaos (Tempest)...
And now something new from upside-down! With "Escape From Chaos", Melbourne-based Tempest Recordings have compiled their first chill-out release from the "Tempest Chill" series, exploring the downtempo side of the label where artists can release the music that please them.
Featuring on this tasty and different (not much innovative though) compilation is a mixture of established artists such as System7 (with a nice remix of "Alpha Wave") and newcomers from different corners of the world (solid tracks by Side Liner and Zero Cult). The mood is always very positive and the music styles range from dubby breaks to more ambient moments.
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Cosmicleaf Records proudly presents the second edition of “Chill on Ice” , the best seller of Cosmicleaf which has been sold out fast , now reprinted with new cover & a bonus track.
Chill On Ice (second edition)
Title: Chill On Ice (second edition)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Chill Out
Label: Cosmicleaf Records
Cat No: CLCD01SE
Format: CD Album/ Jewel case
Cd Cover: http://www.cosmicleaf.com/images_releases/CLCD01SE-web.jpg
Release Date: 18 September 2006
More info: http://www.cosmicleaf.com , http://tinyurl.com/fo63p
Distribution by Arabesque: http://www.arabesque.co.uk
RELEASE INFO
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After your request, the diverse debut compilation of Cosmicleaf records , Chill On Ice , which has become a best seller , now reprinted in a special second edition with a bonus track from Side Liner.
Chill On ice first edition has been released in January 2005 and sold out from every store worldwide after wicked feedback. Chill On Ice is a compilation that would be a friendly companion for the winter.
A multimood and multistyle chill out compilation with soundscapes from the lands of Greece, Israel, Australia, Serbia & Montenegro. A peaceful sound environment for keeping you warm the cold nights of winter and travelling your thoughts under the rustle of leaves. The ambient spaces between electro, trance, rock and world fusion are fertile ones, and the richness of the sounds on Chill On Ice suggest a group of artists diving headlong into them with passion, open minds and impressive programming skills.
The sound of Chill on Ice are so connected with nature which the tv show for tourism in Greece “Travelling with 3” at national TV station ET3 , use this unique atmosphere as background for the awesome nature spots of Greece.
Ambientmusicguide.com Review of Chill On Ice “first edition”
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A very high quality album of psychedelic chill from Greek label Cosmicleaf, their first compilation and one that consistently hits the mark. Each of these ten tracks are fully developed pieces traversing a range of moods and beats, setting Chill On Ice well apart from the tuneless beats and unfocused doodling that afflicts the poorer comps in this genre. The featured artists hail mostly from Greece, but also from Israel, Australia, Serbia and Montenegro.
The ambient spaces between electro, trance, rock and world fusion are fertile ones, and the richness of the sounds on Chill On Ice suggest a group of artists diving headlong into them with passion, open minds and impressive programming skills. There's no room for purists here - the opening "Sardonia" combines a Kraftwerk-style arpeggio with rock guitar in a way that sounds absolutely natural. Bum tracks? None to speak of. Outstanding is Side Liner's "Next Page" with its almost-classic trance breakdown that kicks back in with peaktime dancefloor intensity, despite being half the pace. Zero Cult's "P-Ray" achieves an exquisite tension between its darkly buzzing groove below and sweet piano phrases above. Del & Gen's "Whisper" is all Balearic beauty and uplifting vibes, with a soaring organ chords weaving gently through its layered melodies.
I could wax lyrical about every track here but I'm sure you get the gist. If you've been waiting years for Spiritzone Records to release another of their famous psy-chill comps then here's a beautiful alternative."
Ambientmusicguide.com Label Review
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Like Aleph Zero and Ultimae Records, Cosmicleaf is one of a new wave of labels from the global progressive and psy-trance underground that is reinventing dance music for the ambient zone beyond just stripping away the fast tempos. The global talent such labels are attracting is inspiring. These two wonderful albums have both darkness and light, familar genre sounds and strange new sounds, a mindset open to genuine variety and which understands "beautiful" is something profound, not cheesy or trite.
TRACKLIST
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01. MLT – Sardonia
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD01SE/01.mp3
02. D. BATISTATOS – In The Bottom Of The Ocean
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD01SE/02.mp3
03. ZERO CULT – If
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD01SE/03.mp3
04. DEL & GEN – Whisper
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD01SE/04.mp3
05. RANDOM DESIGNERS VS ARCANE TRICKSTER – Golden Triangle (Edit)
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD01SE/05.mp3
06. SIDE LINER – Next Page
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD01SE/06.mp3
07. ZERO CULT - P-Ray
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD01SE/07.mp3
08. OMEGAHERTZ – Nostos (Vocal Edition)
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD01SE/08.mp3
09. GOASIA – Nature
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD01SE/09.mp3
10. OUTER HEAVEN – Undo The Future
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD01SE/10.mp3
11. SIDE LINER – Subconscious Games (Bonus track)
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/CLCD01SE/11.mp3
shops that stock cosmicleaf titles
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[Psyshop] http://tinyurl.com/rqq4z
[saikosounds] http://tinyurl.com/qgxrx
[beatspace] http://tinyurl.com/pmj6t
[Psytrax] http://tinyurl.com/gnqpb
[Ambowolrd] http://tinyurl.com/pru7c
[Chaos Unlimited] http://tinyurl.com/fgnon
[Wirikuta] http://tinyurl.com/ngz39
[Juno] http://tinyurl.com/onmyv
[Cisco] http://tinyurl.com/efycr
[Trance Shop] http://tinyurl.com/jlfa4
[Radical Soundz] http://tinyurl.com/o4h5j
[unicorn Music] http://tinyurl.com/k3kz8
[Cosmicleaf] http://tinyurl.com/f84nj
[iT Athens] http://tinyurl.com/ztgjj
[Tempest] http://tinyurl.com/fs6mu
[Ajuca Productions] http://tinyurl.com/zpac4
[bravo Records] http://tinyurl.com/eznmo
[West Beach Crew] http://tinyurl.com/qnf7u
[Discobole] http://tinyurl.com/pta4y
[Quintrix] http://tinyurl.com/s7k68
Next Cosmicleaf releases
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CLCD06 Nova Natura II (October 2006)
CLCD07 D.Batistatos - Architect (November 2006)
Available Back Catalogue
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CLCD05 Zero Cult - Art Of Harmony
CLCD04 Side Liner - Emotional Diving
CLCD03 Nova Natura
CLCD02 Fragile Life
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Unicorn Music proudly presents the second chapter of Purple Energy , once more in retro goa sound , composed by Goasia & Omegahertz.
Purple Energy 2
Goasia vs Omegahertz
===[GENERAL INFO]=================
Release Date: 18 September 2006
Title: Purple Energy 2
Artist: Goasia vs Omegahertz
Genre: Goa Trance
Label: Unicorn Music http://www.unicorn-music.net
Cat No: UMCD011
Format: CD Album/ Jewel case
Cd Cover: http://www.cosmicleaf.com/images_releases/UMCD011-web.jpg
More info: http://www.unicorn-music.net , http://tinyurl.com/ebjk9
Distribution by Arabesque: http://www.arabesque.co.uk
===[RELEASE INFO]====================
The second chapter of Purple energy brings you Goasia & Omegahertz. In this split album meet 2 talented artists which their style is totally oldschool goa trance. Multilayered & melodic as the oldschool goa was and most of all mindtripping.
Goasia gained his reputation after his releases in labels like USTA,Kagdilla,Cosmicleaf,Suntrip and his gigs in Serbia with last one this in Exit Festival (Serbia/Summer 2005) and in Turkey.
Omegahertz with his own goa style did his debut on Cosmicleaf cds with goa downtempo style and now is ready to rock you with some goa trance tunes.
Don’t miss this retro-classic release.
===[TRACKLIST] ====================
01. Omegahertz – A child from another planet
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/UMCD011/01.mp3
02. Goasia – Yin & Yang
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/UMCD011/02.mp3
03. Omegahertz – Primeval civilization
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/UMCD011/03.mp3
04. Goasia - Spectralys
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/UMCD011/04.mp3
05. Omegahertz – Onar
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/UMCD011/05.mp3
06. Goasia – Spiritual Connection
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/UMCD011/06.mp3
07. Omegahertz – A soul rising…
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/UMCD011/07.mp3
08. Goasia - Totem
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/mp3/UMCD011/08.mp3
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Pre-orders and orders from your favorite online shop or local dealer.
Below a sample list with shops that stocks unicorn releases for your convenience.
Distribution By Arabesque London
[Psyshop] http://tinyurl.com/kay42
[saikosounds] http://tinyurl.com/kxbdp
[beatspace] http://tinyurl.com/fez9d
[Psytrax] http://tinyurl.com/zqq8n
[Chaos Unlimited] http://tinyurl.com/fgnon
[Juno] http://tinyurl.com/jl4vq
[Cisco] http://tinyurl.com/jhgju
[Trance Shop] http://tinyurl.com/zjcpr
[Radical Soundz] http://tinyurl.com/ehfad
[unicorn Music] http://tinyurl.com/l4cr5
[Cosmicleaf] http://tinyurl.com/egz7e
[iT Athens] http://tinyurl.com/fkxr7
[Tempest] http://tinyurl.com/egtgq
[CDX] http://tinyurl.com/q7ykf
[Ajuca Productions] http://tinyurl.com/zpac4
[bravo Records] http://www.bravorecords.net/
[West Beach Crew] http://tinyurl.com/qnf7u
[Discobole] http://tinyurl.com/pta4y
[Quintrix] http://tinyurl.com/s7k68
===[DIGITAL DOWNLOADS]==========
[Audiojelly] http://tinyurl.com/mrwbt
===[uNICORN MUSIC BACK CATALOGUE]=
UMCD010 Radical Distortion - Regenesis
UMCD009 Rhythmic Images *Progressive*
UMCD008 Percussion Bullet - Future Accomodation *Progressive
UMCD007 Purple Energy 1 - Radical Distortion vs Mendark
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Review from Etch
writer of 3D World, InTheMix, Resident Advisor, FasterLouder and Vibewire.
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Rhythmic Images is the second release in the new In Progress series from Athens-based Unicorn Music. This ten track album is brimming with intricate progressive numbers from three of the scenes hottest talents - Grecian producers par excellence Eniak, Aviron and Sunhize. You can be sure that if Plato was still around he’d be staging killer parties at the Parthenon with these three as headliners!
New talent Eniak (George Belesis) is the clear star of the album. No relation to the vacuum-powered old school computer, Eniak is a producer that loves ultra bottom-heavy bass and intricate programming. Subtle timbral variety is the aim of the game for this innovative producer and psy-lovers will lap up his loud and bold sound.
The first of his tunes is Disturbed. It starts slowly, heavy on harmonics and ingenious subtle resonance filters that complement a kicking bass and percussion duel to the death. Pure high-quality dance music. Solidify is equally concerned with unyielding bass. Featuring the phattest of phatt b-lines that drops in around the five minute mark, this track will drive psy-lovers mad with glee. The last of his productions to feature is the frosty Liquid Ice. This tune slowly builds into a monster of crystal-tipped ambient washes that float around booming bass and twinkling sine-like melodies.
Equally impressive are the productions of Nick Petris aka Aviron. With numerous trance releases on the respected Discobole imprint, Aviron’s latest work is a continuation of his unusual sonic experiments. Each Aviron track included on Rhythmic Images goes beyond a simple interplay of bass, percussion and synth work. Instead, his tracks incorporate complex layers of sound that battle to the death for aural supremacy.
The first of these is Nostoc. Modelled on a day in the life of an aquatic bacteria that loves kicking back on the bottom of freshwater lakes, this cyanobacterial fusion piece is as odd as it sounds. Freaky Dreams is equally strange, a slice of pure twisted psychedelia that is as dark as it is unsettling. Aviron wisely changes tack with Strange People, a tune full of trippy vocal snips that glide over rich keys and sweeping synths packing enough reverb to kill an elephant.
Leading the final charge are Sunhize (Mike Petropoulos and John Dimitropoulos.) The most experienced of the bunch, their lifelong passion for goa still guides their productions, though the latest pieces to emerge from their talented fingers have been slowly moving toward a slightly groovier prog style. Tracks like Firestorm duck and weave through realms of pure consciousness while the slow burner Darkplay broods along for seven intense minutes. Their last piece, Seduzione, consists of punchy drums and a tight snare lead that floats around a warbling psychedelic synth whirlpool.
Entrancing stuff - happy listening!
online shops list updated or find them at your favorite record store
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http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/umc
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/index.php?file=r...s&cat=ureleases
http://www.unicorn-music.net/index.php?fil...s&cat=ureleases
http://www.saikosounds.com/english/show_la...sp?label_id=698
http://www.beatspace.com/dettagli/labels_d...glio.asp?id=404
http://www.chaosunlimited.co.uk/cgi-bin/pr...t.asp?LR=UMCD09
http://www.danceconnected.net/product_info...094cb6fdb830565
http://www.cisco-records.co.jp/cgi/search_...abel&qId=L28106
http://www.ajucaproductions.co.uk
http://www.itathens.com/index.php?file=rel...ase_label=1&s=0
http://www.juno.co.uk/labels/Unicorn/
http://www.mailorder-records.com/php/index...search_option=1
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Review from Etch
writer of 3D World, InTheMix, Resident Advisor, FasterLouder and Vibewire.
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Chris Bravos and Vasilis Filios are Percussion Bullet, a new duo whose music has been eagerly snapped up by Athens-based label Unicorn Music. Unicorn sprang into life at the start of 2003, riding the seemingly endless wave of Greece’s love for progressive/psy-trance. Greek labels Acid Dance (Xenomorph!) and Candyflip have consistently put out some amazing psychedelic music over the years and Unicorn, the newest of the bunch, has worked alongside these labels to boost the countries musical profile. Percussion Bullet’s Future Accommodation is the first of Unicorn’s new In Progress series designed to showcase some of the world’s finest, though lesser known, progressive producers.
It’s a sad fact that most prog pumped out these days is beginning to sound tired and passé. The good stuff is frustratingly thin on the ground. In fact bandying about the word prog is almost guaranteed to result in chinstrokers coming to verbal fisticuffs and is actually quite regressive. Whatever manner of beast prog actually is, its myriad splinter-genres have unarguably been thrashed to within an inch of their musical lives. Future Accommodation is unfortunately no progressive panacea, but it does standout as a very solid debut.
Saturated with spacey atmospherics and teeming with warm textures, Future Accommodation glides through dreamy soundscapes where the imagination frolics and runs free. There is a distinct clubby edge to most of the tracks, though sprinkled throughout are moments of ambient angelic beauty where tendrils of synth twirl over crystalline washes and ticklish percussion. Each track has been structured with algebraic precision and reveals new sounds with each listen.
Transparent Thought opens the album up, slowly building into a bubbling little gurgler. Its aquatic sonic ripples and Bedrock-styled production slowly lead into the mesmerising clapping of Wool Gather’s tribal beats. After this musical juju, Music is Our Future sulks along for seven long minutes before surrendering to the whirlpool of sine and twang found in Project.
The best of the bunch are Show Me Love and The Dusk. The breakdown of The Dusk features a haunting vox reverb that would destroy any dancefloor lucky enough to experience it. Show Me Love on the other hand is an introspective brooder that features subtle and tastefully placed vocal stabs layered over foggy sweeps and warm pads. Two truly mesmerising songs.
Skipping ahead finds Cydelix lending his psychedelic sound to Maxipulate. Unfortunately his usual upfront style has been lost along the way and Maxipulate ends up sounding a touch out of place. Next in line is Revulsion (Alegro Mix) that takes awhile to get going, but when it does, hang on! Crisp and emotive, it’s a perfect lead into the remix effort from Unicorn head-honcho Nick Miamis. His remix of Walk Away under his chill out Side Liner alter ego is best described as juiced up left-field Thievery Corporation.
Give Percussion Bullet a shot, you won’t be disappointed.
online shops list updated or find them at your favorite record store
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http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/umc
http://www.wakyo.jp/detail/coming.php?cat_no=UMCD008
http://www.chaosunlimited.co.uk/cgi-bin/pr...t.asp?LR=UMCD08
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/index.php?file=r...s&cat=ureleases
http://www.unicorn-music.net/index.php?fil...s&cat=ureleases
http://www.saikosounds.com/english/show_la...sp?label_id=698
http://www.beatspace.com/dettagli/labels_d...glio.asp?id=404
http://www.westbeach.it/store/viewItem.asp...9&idCategory=16
http://www.cisco-records.co.jp/cgi/search_...abel&qId=L28106
http://www.ajucaproductions.co.uk/cgi-bin/...t.asp?LR=UMCD08
http://www.psytrax.com/index.php?page=show...ct&id=UMCD008CD
http://www.itathens.com/index.php?file=rel...ase_label=1&s=0
http://www.juno.co.uk/labels/Unicorn/
http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProduct...1;-1&sku=494524
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Review from Freeze Magazine
Greece
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Emil Ilyayev aka Zero Cult has a unique way to drift you in his river of thoughts and make you one with the wave ,there, where drops with momentum on the rocks and join with sea of your inner feelings.
An album that you will listen, dance and be happy that still coming out such music , an album that you will suggest to lot of people beacuse you didn't expected such a wonderful synthesis!
Music notes follow the pure heart of musician and you follow the musician.
Moments of heaven are inside art of harmony!
>Rated 90%
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Review by Freeze Magazine
Greece
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If you watch them live with Astral Projection
(05.05.06 Underworld club) you will understood that they love retro sound and that they transfered you 10 years back with the feeling of the timeless melodic goa trance madness which had seize our dreams and reality....Travel with them and goa trance godness would be happy!
Review by Tomas (Psychedelic Mustache)
Sonic-energy.net
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01. Regenesis
As expected the album opens with an Old-School sounding Goa track the way they were made back in the old days. The round Bassdrum, the uplifting, shifting and multilayered melodies as well as the hectic and frenetic feeling that we used to enjoy so much. It's a lovely track indeed - it's nice to still hear that a few artists out there focus on the good ol' melody...
02: The Battery
We continue this album with more of the same. The track opens with som mystical melodies combined with a playfull bassline. The melodies all work well, and there is also a sense of variation, even though alot of the synths, sounds and effects used sounds rather simular. There is also a clear sense of building, and the track seems to grow in intensity from beginning to end with the occational break in between. Solid - the battery is fully charged!!
03: Message (vs. Mendark)
"Message" is made together with fellow melodic trancer Mendark. The two did the first installment of the "purple energy" series on the same label a while ago so they should be no strangers to eascother.... This track opens in much the same way as the two previous tracks did, with mystical and atmospheric melodies. When the bass kicks in however this shifts perhaps a tad more into the full-on'ish direction. Don't worry though, the melody-work and the general "feel" of the track is still largely rooted in Goa. And as the track progresses the full-on elements more or less disappears. Another nice track!
04: Mission to the Moon
This track opens in what might be the coolest intro of the album. Some alien melodies fuse with some marvelous ambience to create euphoria in the mind of an old hippie such as my self. Unfortunately the track doesn't really deliver what the intro promises. Where the tracks som far has seemed to have a clear direction this to me feels more random - less coherent. Even so, there are moments here that provide great joy and it's ceirtanly not a bad track, just less great than the three previous.
05: Feeling of Power
With this track the mood shifts somewhat. Where the melodies so far has been of the spaced out and mysterious sort we now shift gear and end up a tad more on the dark side. The bass also has a more 'modern' feel to it - more stomp-stomp-engine-stuff and less playfull. Even so, this isn't really dark in the sense that the term is often used theese days. It's just that the Goa part is toned down where I'd like to see it kept up.
06: L.T.F.A
A long metallic sweep kicks off this track which is perhaps the track on the album is dislike the most. I'd describe it a melodic morning full-on. It's not bad, not at all - infact it sounds better than most music operating within this terretory. The problem however is that it doesn't really seem to fit very well in here and it to som degree breaks the great feeling of this album.
07: Traveller (vs. Enerkaz)
To my disappointment the album continues on the path it started with "L.T.F.A" on "Traveller". This track is made together with someone called Enerkaz. Unfortunately I can't provide any more info on the fellow. On the bright side this track has a tad more feeling and groove than the last one, but again - this is essentially full-on and allthogh not being awfull it's not very interesting either.
08: Universe (Feat. Radical Project)
"Universe" follow somewhat in the footsteps of the last two tracks. Luckilly for us, though this is excecuted much better, and even though I think it's safe to say we still lurk in full-on waters, this harmonizes much better with the albums obvious flirtations with goa-trance, as it's melodic in "that" way. I recover somewhat from the two previous tracks and regain hope in the albums finishing tracks....
09: Alien Nation (vs. Visible Noise)
Alas, It was not to be..."Alien nation"turns out not to be very alien at all. Infact it turns out to be some sort of generic funn-on mush that I'd excpect to find on the more comercially oriented tranceefloors around the world rather than on alien worlds. Not for me - Next!
10: India (Side liner Rmx)
Side liner released a rather impressive debut earlier this year, and here he remixes the for me unfamiliar track "India". After a few dissapointing travks towards the end of this album we're served a nice pot of electronic chillage here. The track has tons of space, lush melodies and a slow but hypnotic groove that will make you forget about all that full-on you just forced yourself through. Nice way to finish the album!
Final Remarks:
All in all this turned out to be a 50/50 thing for me. I really enjoyed the beginning og this album, and I believe that if Radical distortion had made an album with as great tracks as the first three on this installment it could have had the potential of being the best goa-album since Khetzal, or perhaps even since Ra's "to serious". Unfortunately it was not to be. My advice is to listen to the first five tracks and the skip to the last one.
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Hello music mates,
zero cult album released,
below a list with some of online shops
or found it from your local dealer or favorite online shop
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http://www.amboworld.com/cgi-bin/product.asp?LR=CLCD05
http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/clc/
http://www.saikosounds.com/english/show_la...sp?label_id=588
http://www.juno.co.uk/search.php?q=cosmicl...=all&column=all
http://www.beatspace.com/dettagli/labels_d...glio.asp?id=506
http://www.chaosunlimited.co.uk/cgi-bin/pr...t.asp?LR=CLCD05
http://www.cosmicleaf.com/index.php?file=r...s&cat=creleases
http://www.unicorn-music.net.com/index.php...s&cat=creleases
http://www.itathens.com/index.php?file=rel...se_label=57&s=0
http://www.mailorder-records.com/php/index...search_option=1
http://www.discobole.gr/product.asp?pid=101423
http://store.tempestrecordings.com.au/shop...33119e5cfd21261
http://www.cdmail.fr/affich_fich.asp?refcdm=CDM696654
distribution by Arabesque-London
kind regards,
Cosmicleaf Records
Inside Progress vol 1 (Unicorn Music)
in Artist News and Labels announcements
Posted
Unicorn Music presents her third progressive release,
Inside Progress Vol 1
===[GENERAL INFO]=================
Release Date: 08 December 2006
Title: Inside Progress vol. 1
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Progressive
Label: Unicorn Music www.unicorn-music.net
Cat No: UMCD012
Format: CD Album/ Jewel case
Cd Cover: http://www.cosmicleaf.com/images_releases/UMCD012-300pix.jpg
More info: www.unicorn-music.net
Worldwide Distribution: http://www.arabesque.co.uk
Bookings: www.cosmicleaf.com
===[RELEASE INFO]====================
In progress & Unicorn presents you the second progressive compilation of their talented artists. Perfect for warm up and home listening without missing the feeling of the dancefloor.
From Progressive house to progressive trance with a pinch of electro and breakbeats for the end. Including the talented roster of Unicorn & Cosmicleaf Records , artists like Zero Cult , Side Liner , Cydelix , Percussion Bullet , Sunhize , Aviron , Eniak.
A sadness track from Stiff E.G aka “Salvation Becomes Light” known also from the projects that has been participated as “Higher Human Form” , “Kumey and his releases on ZMA & Erase records. And a new entry from JnJ.
Inside progress is a useful tool for the dj and a gem for the home listener.
===[TRACKLIST] ====================
> big demos – low quality mp3
01# Percussion Bullet - Show U The Way
http://www.unicorn-music.net/mp3/UMCD012/01.mp3
02# Eniak vs Sunhize – Twisted
http://www.unicorn-music.net/mp3/UMCD012/02.mp3
03# Percussion Bullet - 48k
http://www.unicorn-music.net/mp3/UMCD012/03.mp3
04# Sunhize - Like No Other
http://www.unicorn-music.net/mp3/UMCD012/04.mp3
05# Aviron - Natural Illusion
http://www.unicorn-music.net/mp3/UMCD012/05.mp3
06# Cydelix - Sonogram
http://www.unicorn-music.net/mp3/UMCD012/06.mp3
07# Zero Cult - Substance
http://www.unicorn-music.net/mp3/UMCD012/07.mp3
08# Salvation Becomes Light - Sadness
http://www.unicorn-music.net/mp3/UMCD012/08.mp3
09# JnJ - Never Let Go
http://www.unicorn-music.net/mp3/UMCD012/09.mp3
10# Sunhize - Stand By (Side Liner remix)
http://www.unicorn-music.net/mp3/UMCD012/10.mp3
===[sHOPS]========================
Pre-orders and orders from your favorite online shop or local dealer.
Below few online shops that stocks unicorn music releases for your convenience.
Distribution By Arabesque London www.arabesque.co.uk
[Psyshop] www.tinyurl.com/kay42 [Germany]
[Psybuy] www.tinyurl.com/l72w9 [Germany]
[symbiose] www.tinyurl.com/hbjbt [Portugal]
[saikosounds] www.tinyurl.com/kxbdp [Hong Kong]
[Wakyo] www.tinyurl.com/edoyf [Japan]
[beatspace] www.tinyurl.com/fez9d [italy]
[Psytrax] www.tinyurl.com/zqq8n [Australia]
[Juno] www.tinyurl.com/jl4vq [uK]
[Cisco] www.tinyurl.com/jhgju [Japan]
[Trance Shop] www.tinyurl.com/zjcpr [Germany]
[Radical Soundz] www.tinyurl.com/ehfad [Greece]
[unicorn Music] www.tinyurl.com/l4cr5 [Greece]
[Cosmicleaf] www.tinyurl.com/egz7e [Greece]
[iT Athens] www.tinyurl.com/fkxr7 [Greece]
[Tempest] www.tinyurl.com/egtgq [Australia]
[CDX] www.tinyurl.com/q7ykf [south Africa]
[Ajuca Productions] www.tinyurl.com/zpac4 [uK]
[bravo Records] www.tinyurl.com/eznmo [Japan]
[West Beach Crew] www.tinyurl.com/qnf7u [italy]
[Discobole] www.tinyurl.com/pta4y [Greece]
[Quintrix] www.tinyurl.com/s7k68 [Japan]
[Teknasia] www.tinyurl.com/o77tz [France]
[Juice Japan] www.tinyurl.com/e5wn9 [Japan]
[Fandago Music Shop] http://tinyurl.com/ja3w3 [italy]
[All Import Music] www.tinyurl.com/rkjyw [uSA]
[Play] www.tinyurl.com/i17j [uK]
[HMV] www.tinyurl.com/7l1z [uK]
[CD Universe] www.tinyurl.com/pcg86 [uSA]
[The Music Safe] www.tinyurl.com/l8cas [Netherlands]
[RecRec] www.recrec.ch [Czech]
[Dolphin Discs] www.tinyurl.com/krwa6 [uK]
===[DIGITAL DOWNLOADS]==========
[Audiojelly] http://www.tinyurl.com/mrwbt