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Hiscore Xor - Identify / Tracker

 

Artist: Hiscore Xor

Title: Identify / Tracker

Label: Polytox

Date: 1997

 

Track listing:

 

01. Identify

02. Tracker

 

Review:

 

Every time I listen to this EP I have the feeling that I've stumbled upon a

real lost gem to the world of Goa Trance. "Identify" is a full-on tune with

amazing buildups and tons of sounds that blast your brain into another state.

The breakdowns are full of lovely choruses and speaking synths, making this a

song that is sure to raise a vibe anywhere. Pure dancefloor material from the

golden age of Goa Trance! "Tracker" on the flipside provides a hearty backup

with funky basslines, a touch of tribal percussion, and a driving groove. This

track shows influence of old style acid trance, with bubbling 303s and

squelchy noises. Two guys from this project later went on to create Kopfuss

Resonator, and Hiscore is also related to Spect-R so check those projects out

if you'd like to hear more from these talented german guys! 9/10

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They are not on any comp. that I am aware of...even the vinyl is getting very,

very, very hard to find, took me a year and a half of searching and more money

than I wanted to spend on a 12" to capture mine, but it is WELL worth it.

Everyone that I know how has this puts it under lock and key! hehe

Excellent track, excellent energy...still very timeless!

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Artist: Hiscore Xor

Title: Identify / Tracker EP

Label: Polytox Records

Date: 1997

 

1. Identify

2. Tacker

 

The last time I saw this many Germans they were goosestepping.

 

A 5 member project? How do you fit all those egos in one room? Usually that's reserved for boy bands. You've got the shy cute one, the bad boy, the young gun, the older but more mature guy, and then the guy nobody gives a sh*t about, but he put up the money for the demo and used his mom's basement to practice your steps, so he's gotta be in the band. These guys produced a couple of cracking tunes. Identify has the goods with sounds that confirm that loving goa trance is a good thing. Piercing leads come to mind. Tacker has a bit more sway and even though it's not as striking it still has the rumbly 303 quality.

 

The detail in this was really good with little touches right up to the end of the tracks. Thank God for the internet because otherwise I would have zero chance of getting my hands on this little gem. I don't condone downloading stuff that's readily available, but out of print stuff that is super hard to find (or that is ridiculously expensive) should be shared.

 

Mdk

 

 

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