V/A - Utopia

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UTOPIA-VARIOUS

Crystal Matrix 2003

 

 

1.GMS-Goa

2.Talamasca-Atlantis

3.Zorba-El Dorado

4.Parasense-Zion

5.Earthling-Ibiza

6.Fungus Funk-Metropolis

7.Aerodance-Amazonia

8.Suria-Never Never Land

9.XP vs Edoardo-Heaven

10.Harida-Shangri-La

 

This is the second compilation from the Portuguese label Utopia records, after the really good Awakening Soul.Utopia is a concept compilation which every track’s title is a mythical town,country or place. Great idea!

The first track is from GMS and has the the name of the No1 Psy place: Goa. I know what you think…What GMS have to do with real Goa trance?Well this track is really good and yes is not Goa but at least is full of melodies.This track is the perfect example of the new GMS style.Still full on but very,very happy with cool melodies and enough power to make you jump like a cangaroo.Yeah,you can call it cheesy but is the good side of cheese Nice!

Next is one is of my best artists,Lestat.I love everything from this guy although his latest tracks are more Astrix-style Atlantis is one of the simplest tracks Lestat ever made. We got a bassline,some typical Talamasca samples and a nice melody in the middle of the track. But that’s all.Ok track but nothing great.

El Dorado->City of gold-Track of cheese! And this time is the bad side of it! This ain’t Psychedelic Trance.This track is cheesy,club trance perfect for Tiesto.The ONLY “Psy” in it, is the typical full-onish bassline.Crap!

Thank God Parasense save the day! Zion is a typical Parasense track,nothing new but still good.The bassline is simply superb and the Morpheus’ sample fits perfectly in this one.

Earthling is known as the No1# GMS clone.So, GMS-Zorba gone cheesy? Earthling goes cheesy also. Bad track here but what tou expect from a track called…Ibiza

Yep, Russia again. Sergei Funk gives us the best track here.Metropolis has the typical FF sound=lot of noise,madness and this time interesting percussion also.Not his hardest track but after all this is a Crystal Matrix comp,not a Parvati one.

Russia again…Aerodance are Parasense and XP.Too bad this track isn’t so good. This has a tribal percussion and the usual female vocals, but nothing else.Powerful track? No!

Never Never Land is too typical full on. Bassline,some farts and a cheesy melody at the last minutes.This guy can do better than that!

The same with Heaven. Typical Israeli full on again.Nothing great.Not a heavenly track.

Last track is an interesting chill out Thibetian tune from a new group. Nice one.

 

Overall:Typical full on compilation.Some good tracks,some bad tracks. 6.5/10

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