Tripatrik And Face - Circonflex / In Da Machine

[Guest Stormbringer]

Tripatrik And Face - Circonflex / In Da Machine

 

 

Artist: Tripatrik And Face

Title: Circonflex / In Da Machine

Label: Databass

Date: 2001

 

Track listing:

 

01. Tripiatrik : Circonflex

02. Face : In Da Machine

 

Review:

 

This is the second release from the pretty new label DATABASS MUSIC. Is

it a trance-label or a techno-label? A quotation from their site:

http://www.dtbmusic.net/ "More than a techno label, DATABASS is a team,

sharing the same production, promotion and management "tool"". I still

think it´s a difference between the sound of the Databass team and the

traditional technoartists even though they call it techno themself. If

the two first ep´s from Databass Music had been released in (let´s say)

1995 no one had even tried to convince doubters that it had to be

trance, but now I´m confused how to label this. This ep is even more

technoid than the first release from Databass Music (with tracks from

Paps and Yumade). This ep is stomping, pumping and pounding! I really

like one track (the Tripiatrik track is great!) but I´m not that sure

that I would play them together with anything else than pure techno.

This is really the first ep that I´ve bought that got me confused enough

not to place it directly into either the techno- or the trance-genre. If

I must choose it will be the techno-genre! Tripiatrik (S. Papin =Paps &

P. Busson =50% of Yumade & Laurent Barateau =50% of Yumade) "Circonflex"

(9/10) got an insanely pumping beat that I just love. It´s very technoid

but very good!!! This is as far from dancing in the forest as you can

get, and I can´t even emagine any outdoor-dj ever to use this track in

his/(her?) set. I like it though! The techno-crowd will drool out of joy

when "Circonflex" "hits" their bodies on the dancefloor". Face "In Da

Machine" (4/10). Face = P. Besson (50% of Yumade) & D. Vergnaud and that

track hasn´t got anything that I like. It sounds like monotonous minimal

technoid trance as we are used to from Yumade. I know, it´s only 50% of

Yumade but it sounds just as boring. I get confused by all those

sideprojects, some is great some is crap, I don´t know what to expect

anymore? Both these tracks can be found on the new compilation from

Databass Music "Winter Session" but the track by Face has been remixed.

There´s also a remix by Magus of the track "Circonflex" besides the

original version from this ep. I´m sure someone else will review that

compilation soon. I find this kind of crossover very interesting. What

will be the next step? Will techno and trance merge into something else

or what will happen in the future?

[Guest MK]

One of my favourite labels at the moment. I love the Yumade/Paps releases and

this is no exception. Innovative sounds and great beats make this single a

killer!!!

A great slice of psychedelic electronica ----I like their style and I cannot

wait for more...

[Guest Dandoo Forest]

sorry to say it , but this is one of the most BORING stuff from the franch

mafia , BOOM

[Guest yoni[at]uphonic[dot]com]

MK is right, this is a really good release. Circonflex is funky and twisted and

the Face track is also excellent. Very psychedelic. Don't be fooled by

others...this is a nice 12". 8/10

[Guest Psy man]

Well i dont enjoy minimal, but tripiatrik is a fucking good techno track,

probably one of the best work of this french guys in techno... very funky and

crazy, no melodies at all, just that fucking crazy repetition... very good use

of samples too... i first heard it in phones and i really enjoy the fucking

oan effect in sample.. amazing... and usually i dont enjoy techno, i love full

on, but this one is pretty good 9/10

Track 2 Face is a little bit slow (136 bpm), but is a nice track too. 6/10 If

u are a dj techno, go buy it... if u enjoy good music, and have an open mind

for anything else than just infected/halucinogen/astral projection, go for it

too!!