Guest MT 14 Posted October 12, 2002 Share Posted October 12, 2002 Black Sun - Invisible Cities Artist: Black Sun Title: Invisible Cities Label: Dragonfly Date: 2002 Track listing: 01. Invisible Cities 02. Invisible Cities (Tristan Rmx) Review: I dunno if I was thinking correctly when I decided to buy this 12”… I’ve never purchased any of the releases from dragonfly before, so I thought let’s just buy and see what kind of style Dragonfly Records is into. Sure, I cannot judge the label with only a single releases from them, but these 2 tracks from Black Sun did not impress me at all. The EP begins with Invisible Cities, it’s suppose to be dark minimal, but to me it’s just a very dull track. The track contains a simple beat and a few FX sounds throughout… 5/10 for this track. Invisible Cities (Tristan Remix) is a little better than the original. It has a good atmosphere that makes the track a little more appealing to listen to, and the original track totally lacked that. But still, the dull beat persists… 7/10. EP total: 6/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dr G Posted January 15, 2003 Share Posted January 15, 2003 I really disagree with the above review, as in my opinion Youth outdoes himself in this release, producing something which is better than the very popular "Open the Sky" under his Transparent moniker. "Invisible Cities" is a linear and hypnotic track with a progressive beat, but it has large slabs of stabbing synth that are reminiscent of Juno Reactor and build into an intense wall of sound effect. Coupled with close attention to background scratchiness, and cascades of juicy tinkles, the overall effect is psychedelic and almost epic in a hard way - conjuring up an alien industrial cityscape. So a great track then, progressive, but retaining much of the Goa/psychedelic/industrial elements of Juno-style trance from 94/95. You can hear that Youth has been around for a long time, and in this track it really pays off. The Tristan remix on side two is simply superb; Tristan sims more squarely at the dancefloor and changes the original into a less linear, more storytelling and more gentle track, with more emphasis on melody. This remix also features an excellent breakdown and build up about half way through that is bound to excite a dancefloor. All in all then great stuff, and definitely one of the better eps of 2002. 9/10 ~*~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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