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Ticon - Knights

 

Artist: Ticon

Title: Knights

Label: Digital Structures

Date: 2002

 

Track listing:

 

01. 09'19"Waiting For The Knights

02. 08'51"There Is No Plan

 

Review:

 

A new vinyl from Ticon with two new tracks as a teaser for their new album

expected in March 2003. Ticon have been releasing quite a lot on compilations

in different labels and in different names (also as NDSA) and somehow, while

producing very good dancefloor material, failed to innovate. So what does this

EP tells us about that much-expected album?

Waiting for the Knights on the A side is a powerful crunchy piece of music with

grabby groove, airy atmosphere and powerful crunchy moving sounds. Strong and

extremely dramatic break in the middle turns it into quite a powerful dancing

experience (I've tried) with a lot of power and feel and quite an optimistic

feel. A real dancefloor hit.

The B side- There Is No Plan- we get a totally grabbing percussive Ticonish

groove right from the start, unfortunately it is topped by banal lifeless

melodic lines radiating no emotion, and pretty much get lost. Well, B sides

are usually either leftovers or experimental different tunes. I prefer the

second type of course.

 

Bottom Line: So the question is still unanswered really.. guess we'll have to

wait and see. The A side is an excellent floor killer as only Ticon can do.

The B side, well, I hope they do something else with that basic groove... Real

innovation though, I haven't found here- I'm waiting patiently.

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The both tracks are calm and aren't much powerfully. "Waiting For The Knights"

its non melodic track with much, very good composed effects , everything

creates interesting style (recommended). Not much for dancefloor but more for

easy listening at home (thats my opinion). Second track "There Is No Plan"

with similar rythm is more experimental and only for home listening for me.

But generally EP is not boring and everyone who buy this EP will be satisfied.

EP 6,5/10

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I would definatly say that "Waiting For The Knights" is a dancefloor track. I

was actually quite disappointed when I got the EP, but at a party a few weeks

ago I really changed my mind - It's a killer! Later that evening a DJ also

played "There Is No Plan", and that didn't really change my mind. Interesting,

but not a good result. I would still say that Ticons remix of "Eargear -

Trancehouseexpress" is better than "Waiting For The Knights", but play it late

at night and you'll have the dancefloor going crazy :) 6/10 (Waiting For The

Knights is 8,5/10)

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  • 1 month later...

Well Ticon has done it again.This EP but specially "Waiting for the knights" is

trully infectious.As most of anyone wrote it's perfect for the dancefloor.What

no one wrote is that this track is an abuse of grooves.if played at the right

moment with the right crowd it can do serious damages,violating your now

damaged brain.If you spin psytrance this is a must on your collection.I

already bought it!the second track is not so great but still it's worth buying

"Knights".7/10 (EP).9/10 (waiting for the knights)

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