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V/A - Psychoactive Scandosounds 2

 

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Artist: Various

Title: Psychoactive Scandosounds 2

Label: BooM!

Date: 2000

 

Track listing:

 

01. 09'34" Battle Of The Future Buddhas : Noisy Matter

02. 09'18" LAB : Trippin Trolls

03. 08'05" Subcouds : Happy Motors Swinging

04. 07'19" Battle Of The Future Buddhas : Adrenachrome

05. 07'52" Logic Bomb : Melogic

06. 09'26" Hux Flux : Logarhythmic

07. 09'40" Vibrasphere : Roadtrain (Battlemix)

08. 09'15" Fluffy Puppy : Superclay

09. 06'50" Twister : Venom

 

Review:

 

Pretty Good comp ! A VERY psychedelic one (except Track 9, more melodic), in

the usual BOTFB And Hux Flux/Logic Bomb style ! Even Subcouds Track is very

psychedelic And not that much melodic !

Usually I don't like when there aren't many melodies, but these Tracks are

really well built ! My favourites are Tracks 1,2,5,6&9 but I don't like Tracks

4&7 that much ... To conclude, I'd like to say that if you like Hux Flux /

BOTFB style you should NOT hesitate to buy this comp (cause

I didn't really like BOTFB And Hux Flux albums but the Tracks I mentionned are

much better stuff for me ... however I'm not very fond of the Scandinavian

style), but if you don't know them you should listen to the comp before buying

it ... Rating : 6/10

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IMHO this is a very good compilation; Boom Records is going from strength to

strength at the moment. What is great about this cd is the variety it

contains, there is a track here for all occasions, from the screaming darkness

of HuxFlux, to the gorgeous, almost retro, melodies of Twister. All the tracks

deserve some sort of mention because they are original, interesting a well

produced, but the stand-out ones for me are the Subcouds, which has a

brilliant creeping, whispering melody that sweeps you along; BotFB with

Andrenachrome (trainspotter's corner : this is the name of the legendary drug

taken from a human adrenaline gland, which is mentioned in H S Thompson's Fear

and Loathing in Las Vegas) is a stomping night time track with excellent Homer

Simpson samples; the Logic Bomb track also stands out with its good sample and

uplifting (but certainly not cheesy) melody.

Children, i think giving a compilation 6/10 because 2 of the tracks don't have

any melodies is a subjective piece of reviewing :-) For me this is one of

the top 4 or 5 compilation releases of the year, its definitely worth checking

out, 8.75/10 ;-) no ikea trance here.

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This is a GOOD compilation! Trippin' Trolls is the best track.. REALLY

"undergroundish-Swedish-forest-scando-sound". My legs and arms can't be still

...

Btw, comparing Battle of the Future buddhas with Hux Flux is like comparing

Infected Mushroom with Spirallianz ;)

The Hux Flux sound is more monoton, dark. BOTFB makes melodious stuff, more

"happy" stuff.

9.5/10 for LAB's track!.. 7.5/10 for the compilation.

 

The last track is just a LAME track.. The melody is ripped from another VERY

known goatrance song (you should know which one)...

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Guest kife[at]alphatrance[dot]org

i thought it was pretty weak, actually... only three tracks that grabbed me

instantly - L.A.B. (1/2 of Vibrasphere, in case you didn't know!), Subcouds,

and Logic Bomb... everything else is pretty much same old 145+ bpm goa trance

sound... sonically overloaded melodic assault. the last track is a total flop.

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Guest dano[at]dds[dot]nl

Loved it ! It seems as if every new Boom! records' is twice as good as the

previous one. Can't wait to lay my hands on their next release Electric

Ohms... Trippin Trolls and Adrenachrome are my favorites on this compil.

Everyone should have a copy of this one in their collection, even if it's

because it's one of the few compils at the moment which has MELODIES on it.

Well done Booms! 8.5/10

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Guest Simon Magus

kife wrote:

"only three tracks that grabbed me instantly - L.A.B. (1/2 of Vibrasphere, in

case you didn't know!), Subcouds, and Logic Bomb..."

- those are the best tracks on this comp...

"everything else is pretty much same old 145+ bpm goa trance sound... sonically

overloaded melodic assault. the last track is a total flop."

- there's nothing wrong with that sound, though. I agree about the last track,

but over all this is a good comp, especially for lab and logic bomb tracks.

I would give it 6 out of 10 if you were expecting typical swedish trance

(zzzzz...), 8 out of 10 if you like more rich sounds...

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Guest baboon

GREAT COMP!! killer tracks for partys in the wood... pure

swedish-wood-stompin-trance, get your hands on this if you see it!

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This was my first bought in psytrance scene and for sure one of the best ones.

 

1-This track is very weird but after a few listenings is gets kinda funny to listen to.

 

2-This one is a bomb with that metallic snares that give a very good rythm to the track,

and that melody in the middle, OMG, so fuckin good

 

3-This one is a more serious track with that kinda "motor" melodies swinging around the space up and down.

 

4- I didnt like too much this track at the begining, but now its one of the best ones for me. Very fast pace,

with funny Homer Simpson voice samples.

 

5-Very good melodies in this one, Logic Bomb style at its best. Very good track. Maybe a little more dark

than usual from them.

 

6-Hux Flux never disapoints me ans this track is no exception. Very well structured, one of their best ones

after Degauss

 

7-This is the BOMB track of this compilation for me, very dark, but very catchy too, maybe a bit too long

and very progressive, but the best one for me, ohhh that train samples are amazing.

 

8-This one is just funny, nothing more, its a bit the same all the track long.

 

9-Dont like this one, too much melodic and confusing.

 

Overall: Althought its an old VA, i think this is a must for all lovers of good psy music. It has lots of imagination and

creativity spread all over the tracks, with exception of the last two. Favourites: 2,3,4,6 and 7 Give it 8.5/10

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Various - Psychoactive Scandosounds 2 - (2000)

This release is highly recommended. Melodic psychedelic trance at it's best.

But not the typical melodic psychedelic trance as many releases this year.

Twisted it is! A lot of great artist are represented here like Logic Bomb,

Battle of the future Buddhas, Hux flux, Subcouds. Each track is good and has

it's own character. I love the fact that it's not morning although

this experiences as one layer trance. Besides the last track all tunes are

put very gentle and go one after not another, not crossing each other's path.

The combination of psychedelic and melodic is huge. Often it's one direction,

or another but in this compilation it's both and that's what makes it so special.

It's good approachable for people that like goatrance although it is not.

Something different as the mainstream psychedelic trance and an absolute

gain to the entire psytrance movement.

 

Discogs: http://www.discogs.c.../release/132477

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