Guest tonid[at]tonid[dot]net Posted February 24, 2002 Share Posted February 24, 2002 Time Warp - Anima Mundi Artist: Time Warp Title: Anima Mundi Label: Loopsnoo Date: 2002 Track listing: 01. Avalon 02. Defend 03. Porno Promo 04. Oop 05. EAS 06. Knuv8 07. Acid Baba 08. Sound Of Mars 09. More And More Review: This new act from Greece is something that words cannot describe. It's very rare to see an album that fits together so perfectly and yet is so varied. It starts off slow, chilling. The mood reminds me of Saafi Brothers. Very lush sounds, a bit of echoes here and there and cosmic synths playing melodies that just give you shivers all over. 9/10 I would say. Then comes the second track - a continuation of the mood - Defend, which is a bit less lush, a bit more dark, a little faster, but still very chilling. 8/10 I would say. The third track - Porno Promo - is named very strangely. It would suggest something a bit harsh, but it's still a continuation of the chillout part of this release. Again a little faster, a little more dynamic than the one before - this one really reminds me of Saafi Brothers. The main melodic line based on portamento is like some kind of a creature calling your from the deep. Gives me shivers all over. 9/10. The fourth track - Oop - is much darker than the first three and more dynamic. Time Warp really builds the mood on this release extremely well. I've never heard anything so well arranged yet. This is definitely a dark track, but the rhythm section is not too agressive. The background synth reminds me of... Dead can Dance. The second part of the album generally seems to be very much influenced by 80s cold wave. Some goa-ish melodies come in a bit later, but they fit together perfectly with the whole mood. 9/10 again. The fifth track - EAS - is a final bridge between the first (chillout) part of the relese and the second (trance) middle part. Very pure at the beginning, very little extra sound except for the harsher, faster rhythm section. The end-part of this track is again goa-ish with harsher melodies. I find this probably the weakest track on the whole album, but I'll still give it an 8/10 since it fits perfectly to the whole mood and fits perfectly in You are now perfectly prepared for the sixth track - Knuv8 which is, like EAS, trance. It's a bit similar to the previous track, at the beginning very pure and then more psy- than goa-ish. Gives me shivers like most of the tracks on this album. 8/10 again. And now. For the culmination... Track 7 - Acid Baba. I'm speechless. I have no words to describe what this track does to me. Starts off again very pure, minimalistic I'd even say. Probably the harshest bassline on the whole record. Aggressive hi-hats. But then, around the 4th minute of this track, something happens... The synth that reminds me of Dead Can Dance comes again. This time much stronger than in Oop. Plays chords with cold wave harmonies. It's acompanied by a goa-ish melody played with a very similar sound but a little higher (and with lots of echo). And then, when I thought this couldn't get any better, around 5:20 again something happens... The track gets a bit more simple. The synth starts playing a melody... A melody that makes me want to scream!!! I'm shivering all over!!! Even though I've listened to this track something like 30-40 times before writing this review, every time I hear it I can't believe my ears! An absolute masterpiece in mood creation!!! this is 100/10, it's off the scale, it's AMAZING! After the culmination there is only one thing to do. Chill. And that's what Time Warp does just ad you'd expect to! Perfect selection of tracks, the album is amazing as a whole, like one big creation made of small masterpieces. The 8th track - Sound of Mars is definitely chilling. But not like the first, rather dark part of the CD. Much more like the old psy-chillout stuff from Total Eclipse or Astral Projection. It lets you relax after what you've gone through listening to Acid Baba... 9/10 for perfect placement and great mood. The final, 10th track - More and More, is a continuation of the chillout end-part. Slower than Sound of Mars, with almost no drums, it surprises you by a... jungle bass. Deep, fast but fitting perfectly with the rest. Another masterpiece... 9/10 at least. It's strange that this album does not really sound like Time Warp's first two tracks from i.Loops (first Loopsnoo release). It's not as deep, as progressive, as harsh. But I must say that even though I liked the first two tracks by Time Warp, Anima Mundi is an absolute masterpiece. I never expected this album to be so good. This is by far the best trance album I've heard in a very long time. An absolute 10/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Defbydelta... Posted February 24, 2002 Share Posted February 24, 2002 in chapter 11 in tonids review u got some interesting things.... very good review man!! 10/10 i dont know the tracks yet but i think its good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dizz__e[at]htomail[dot]com Posted February 24, 2002 Share Posted February 24, 2002 well done time warp ...some of the best trance music i've ever heard ... great work %} 10/10 for this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest funky_zoo[at]hotmail[dot]com Posted February 24, 2002 Share Posted February 24, 2002 10/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tomasz Nidecki Posted February 24, 2002 Share Posted February 24, 2002 Glad you guys like the review and glad that those who listened to it are of a similar opinion . One thing I thought I would add as this just came to me suddelny... This album is like making slow love to someone very close... At first it's delicate, lush, like experiencing every touch... then it gets faster, deeper up to the culmination point which is Acid Baba (BTW "baba" in Polish - my native language - means "woman" )). And then after the culmination you just chill down, relax, lay down together holding one another... Sorry if anyone's offended by this comparison but this is how it feels to me ;] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Defbydelta... Posted February 25, 2002 Share Posted February 25, 2002 now i had hear this cd! its very good but i dont think its a 10/10 for me, more like 8/10 i hate chill tracks! it dont belongs in psytrance cds just chillcd as they are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sofiax[at]sofiax[dot]gr Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 LOOPSNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BESTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Goagabba Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 Very interesting. Kind of reminds me of Fuenf D and Eternal Basement, but then not. The slow start to the album threw me off a bit. But once I'd listened to the whole album through, I was in love. The cover also reminds me of the first Syncro album on TIP. Nice and trippy. (The joint I had before didn't help, cos it took me a while to find the track listing lol) Well worth it. Make mine Loopsnoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest svenatelf[at]hotmail[dot]com Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 definately not psychedelic...BUT really nice deep music,i also liked the two ambient ones....7/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest narcosis Posted February 27, 2002 Share Posted February 27, 2002 EXTREMELY GOOD! 9.5/10 Keep it up, time warp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aggelos[at]dionic.com[dot]gr Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 ... Well this is Timewarp Speaking! And not Time Warp even. Thanx everyone who can understand what my mind it's up (LOOP) to! ;-) Cheers and thank you all for your good vibes! I Will try to be better in da Future~! Wanna thank the guy who did this nice review!He read my mind and grabbed my thougths!W/0/o/p this is great! www.mp3.comangeltimewarp 4 all of you cus i believe in free distro of ideas and free music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spacetribes[at]hotmail[dot]com Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Keep on the excellent work my dear friend... ...music is life... We live in a Psychedelic world, with Psychedelic People, and Psychedelic friends who need Psychedelic music to feel there Psychedelic dreams! GO ON CUZ!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SuttoXXX Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 This is a good album. I like the mix of styles here. Tracks 3 and 4 are my favorite. Very smooth and trancey. I give it a 7.5/10. More Please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Psykosnoopy[at]clix[dot]pt Posted April 7, 2002 Share Posted April 7, 2002 Absolutely SUPERB.The Whole album is one brilliant piece of digital artwork.Brain stimulation at it´s best...Be advised!! 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baboon Posted May 14, 2002 Share Posted May 14, 2002 Could'nt agree with you more tonid... for sure one of the best albums in a looong time, the tracks really fits together with eachother great! a through journey from the begining to the end... get this! highest rate! 10/10! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest korr Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 one of my favourite chill albums. sounds minimalistic at first ear, but it isn't at all. there's so much in it! the album evolves like a gauss curve, starting easily, building up slowly, going over a climax and then slowing down again. perfect mix! my favourite moment is in track is 2, when the beat falls in: this moment is just perfect! all tracks are super, fits on every moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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