Infected Mushroom - BP Empire

[Guest smokeBuddha]

I'd also like to note that I am a HUGE Infected Mushroom fan. So that 6/10 is

given only because I really like Infected Mushroom (or their other stuff

anyway).

[freak51]

I file this one in the same bin as the Parasense release earlier this year.

While it's not always my cup of tea, Infected Mushroom has put out a

technically skilled production. The Spaniard, from about 2 minutes to about 6

minutes, is perfection. This one will probably keep giving surprises with

several listens - there's a lot of complexity here. An out-of-ten score would

be beside the point for this disc I think.

[Guest yomama]

gathering is the beeeeeeeeeeest, this one... booooo!

[Guest VBRunner]

After the first listen I was disappointed, but from experience I know better

than to judge an album after only one listen. Now I have heard it 5-6 times,

and it's really good. It's very different from both Gathering and Classical.

Absolutely this is more chillout oriented (for me, anyway). A couple of tracks

may work on the dance floor too (Dancing with Kadafi), but this is perfect

when I need to relax. That said, I would certainly have preferred a new "The

Gathering", but this is what I got, and I'm happy with it.

[Guest Acidhive]

I can't believe people are dissin' this album, since this is Infected all grown

up. They change styles every album, and this one is just soooo good, hear all

those subtle sounds, those weird breaks that just seem to enhance the

listening experience... ! Man, I really enjoyed listening to this one and I

will listen to this for years to come! This is so good, I think it's their

best album to date! If they get even better after this, I think I'll just have

to call them the best musicians I know!! (maybe they even are already!! :-))

Anyway, there are no bad tracks on this, and some people may complain this is

more trance orientated, but I say Fuck 'em! This is how music is made, and who

cares if it doesn't seem to fit in any category? It's just good music, and I

enjoy listening to it. And that, people, can't be bad, now can it??!! I mean,

think about it... 9/10 from me here!

Respect, Erez & Amit!!

[Guest xerox_22se[at]yahoo[dot]se]

dont diss infected ..

they are the gretest and listen to spaniard it is tha bomb..

better track i never heard and i like the mushroom twisted crunchy sound they

bring us 10/10

[Guest Diepeveen]

Well this is... Not what i expected... But, i was positivly suprised! The cd

starts out nice with Never Ever Land, a beutiful track...... I'm not gonna

review this cd, cause' no one's gonna read it ... So best tracks: 1,5,6,9...

But all tracks are quality and this cd rocks! - 9/10

[Guest necromanzer[at]gmx[dot]ch]

Great Album...very nice atmosphere through the entire album. I really like the

sounds and the production is very clear. And one thing is very cool. On track

7 at 3:00 starts an Atmos-like rythm in Infected style and at 3:50 a

Hallucinogen-like melodie line. best tracks are 2,3,6,7 and 9(!!!)

[Setsuko]

This album is a killer.

I like the way they have changed their style. The way they want to give

goatrance a mood for future releases. You could be disappointed because their

use in melodies is not as much layerd as in 'the gathering'.But listen to

their use in background atmosphere sounds... incredible... I like every track

on this cd but 'Dancing with Kadafi' is a extremely beautiful track -the

feeligs you get while listening are massive. Oh yeah... about the cover. First

they where a bit sad because theur lavel didn't wan't to use the Tzahi Keshtet

cover but I think this cover is very nice... The drawings are not meaningless.

You can see it's an expression of the war going on in Israel. I give this

album a psychedelic rating of 589/615... Keep on tripping...

[Guest jurgen_reynders[at]hotmail[dot]c]

I don't know beceaus I haven't heared it yet. Is this album available on vinyl

or only on cd.

Can somebody mail me?

[Guest [Anonymous]]

I like the cd but it's not as good as Classical or the Gathering. But still

one of the best releases from this year. 8/10

[GaySatanicHippie]

Boooooooooorrrrriiiiiiiiiiinnnnnngggggg.

SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUXXXXXXXXXXXX 0/10

[Guest slinker]

Having listened to this several times over i have to say it gets better and

better every time....each time i go to my CD rack to decide what to put on i

find my hand subconsiously reaching for BP Empire! the last track is so

beautiful and well crafted and that Unbalanced remix is killer beyond

belief...the best album this year so far by farrrr 10/10

[Guest Leon_de_Bourgy[at]yahoo[dot]com]

Now that I got the album, I have to say that IM has done a great job. They

could have gone for an album like "the gathering" ot CM. Instead, they

reinvented themselves again and brought us a whole new surprise CD. Change is

one of the great constants in the universe. And just admit; if they had

brought out another Classical, people would say they're out of inspiration and

are allready recycling their songs. An example of this is S.U.N. Project:

first all their guitar trax and now a cd full of remixes. So Infected fans

should be happy that they brought out a new cd and not a copy of the two

previous. 11/10

[Guest cyberbaba[at]genie[dot]de]

What's up with u guys? It seems that they haven't any ideas of making such good

sound as in the earlier albums!

I give it only 7 of 10 because it's by far not as weird as the classical

mushroom.

[Guest the_g_is[at]usa[dot]net]

Infected Mushroom "RULES"

[Guest OA]

9/10 I love this album. They should have put Roll us a Giant on here though

instead of Dancing with Kadafi IMO. The lines in Kadifi are a bit cheeeez for

me. Otherwise a fuking killer album

[Guest orangemann[at]hotmail[dot]com]

Infected Mushroom did it again...I just had this impression when i heard The

Gathering...This album is more than the perfection,new psychedelic angelical

sounds. Dancing with Kadafi is a true pretty beutiful track,i never listened

anything like that(thanx Erez e Duvdev). Unbalanced trance my mind, i wanna

jump, run and dance!!! Listen to this album 10 times,in a big damn sound and

tell me: Infected Mushroom is the best.Fuck off the rest.

PS: I just think that Roll us a giant could complete this album...

[Guest ud]

not as good as the previous infected albums, never ever land is slow but is

very classical and good

[Guest rx7style]

Beautiful. These guys know how to make great sounding music with the most

twisted, spacial melodies I've ever heard. Fantastic effects, masterfully

done sonic manipulation and complicated rhythms. Dancing With Kadafi is

absolutely sinful: a great mix of classical with one of the sweetest,

interesting, transparent harmonies I've ever heard. This album is extremely

funky too, and has a very original style that only IM can produce. Can't wait

for more listens, I've only listened to each of the tracks once, and I already

love it. It usually takes me much longer to "enjoy" and "understand" an

album, but this just instantly clicked and brought a smile to my face! 9.5/10

[Guest Robby]

I just wanted to point out to all of you that are complaining about the lack of

Roll Us A Giant, that this album and RUAG fit perfectly on an 80 minute CD

(with RUAG, it is 79:48). So just burn a copy of the CD with Roll Us A Giant

fit in somewhere. That's what I did, and it does help complete this CD.

[Guest psyentist]

GOOD, I was expecting something else but this is good enough.

[Guest dreamweb55[at]yahoo[dot]com]

Infected are ARTIST!! this is REAL music...not some

high-produced-only-bassline-and-drum-kick-loops music..And i dont see why do

you bother to compare previous albums wth this one..."BP empire" shows how

some people can still be inovative and open minded and not repeating them

selves...its amazing how they produced this album..every sound,every effect on

every layer of every part of any of the track on the album is PERFECTLY

produced,and arranged in track...exept maybe that silly break when the guitar

sudddenly is cutted off in "UNBALANCED" ..but hey...they woudnt be infected if

they dont suprise us,right? )) and the other tracks...each track has tottaly

different atmosphere..totally different story.."BP EMPIRE" track...what a

perfectly produced track!! that roaring distorsion effect on the

synth...mmmmmm! PERFECT!! !!!!!...and "dancing with kadafi" ....this shows how

much this guys love what they are doing....to arrange and combine 4-5

different styles in one...and the acoustic guitars,violins,piano's,oriental

melodies..all this in one track...you have to be a fuckin' genious to do

this,,,and they are ))) the album is phenomenal...10/10

[Guest ChrisdeeACiD]

Man.... Dancing with Kadafi! That guitarr melodie at the end with that nice

tone change.... BEAUTiFUL

[Guest Howard]

And I say great stuff mostly, very suprised as people say so bad of it. But I

have to say FUCK "ROLL US A GIANT"- totally tastless shit for kids, same with

BP Empire(the track)! Do YOU like immature drug references and FAKE-O SCARY

samples then thats for you. Me, I despise that shit and wish those two would

develop some sophistication in that regard...