Guest Zeus Class Posted May 20, 2002 Share Posted May 20, 2002 Solar Fields - Reflective Frequencies Artist: Solar Fields Title: Reflective Frequencies Label: Ultimae Date: 2001 Track listing: 01. 6.7 02. Floating Channels 03. Self Transforming Experience 04. Blue Light 05. Red Vortex 06. Echoing Spectrum 07. Inherit Velocity 08. Zero Rotation 09. Overlapping Particles 10. Self Transforming Experience 11. Zone 12 12. Nea 3 13. Outlined Surfaces 14. Breathing Neutron Empire Review: Well this is perhaps the best downtempo/ambient release i've got. Very spacy soaring atmospheric soundscapes changing and morphing into breakbeats. This is one very aumbiant and futuristic release, all tracks flow seamlessly into eachother...the whole album taken togather as one dose. Listen and "dissolve into a sea of energy" . This is simply a very unique album in my collection. Constently changing and flowing. 1long tour through an 4-dimentional alien utopia, right next door to ourself ... 10/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Psylent Buddhi Posted May 22, 2002 Share Posted May 22, 2002 A fantastic album in the downtempo trance & ambient trip-hop genre. There is not a single weak track on this disc. The effort is incredibly consistent, changing and flowing in nature. After numerous listens it never fails to surprise and move me. An essential release for anyone into floating, trancy ambient with breakbeats. In my opinion this sounds more mature than Asura, but anyone into Asura will probably like this one too! /PB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest russ Posted May 22, 2002 Share Posted May 22, 2002 who is this and where did he come from? this album blew me away. it's like one long track. nothing in my collection can compare to this, except for the 1st shpongle album. it's a bit like if moksha were to write a trippy ambient/downbeat album--similiar intensity and attention to detail. absolute must buy. 10/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Acidhive Posted May 22, 2002 Share Posted May 22, 2002 Finally this is reviewed here... regular visitors will have noticed this one in my faves for some time now! And this is indeed a good album, full off somewhat heavier ambient stuff with a real Space feeling about it.. And with space I mean that literally.. like other planets, stars, nova's.. that's the feeling I get when listening to this.. 9/10 here!! Really good!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wobblish[at]hotmail[dot]com Posted May 23, 2002 Share Posted May 23, 2002 Absulolutely great chill out... long thunmping drones coming from afar and passing over you, with sometimes slow hiphoppy breaks to set the pace. Indeed it's an album that's best listened to as a whole, but my favorite tracks here are Outlines surfaces (track 13) and Blue light - Red Vortex (track 4 & 5), which are kinda like a twin track. This is absolutely cinematic stuff. 9/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asura Posted May 23, 2002 Share Posted May 23, 2002 Prodigious... one of the best trippy ambient album ever made. 20/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest amitabha Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 i didnt think it was anything special.. perhaps cuz im not into such "trancy" ambient .. will have another listen.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest afflee Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 exellent album! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dionissiuss[at]yahoo.com[dot]mx Posted May 28, 2002 Share Posted May 28, 2002 This is one of the best ambient-electronic albums i know. someone sent me one file through a peer to peer plataform once and i loved the tune since first listen. now, i´m looking for the cover art. but, really, is one of my favourites ever!!! the composition quality is excellent, i think is a great master piece of musical expression. dont wait to get it, buy it or download it...christian strempler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Amitabha Posted May 29, 2002 Share Posted May 29, 2002 hmm.. this is not my cup of tea.. after several listens.. I still find this cd quite bad.. could be better with more organic feeling too it.. now i think there was too much electronic"sounding" stuff to be spacing.. i like it more smooth.. and some tracks have horrible distortion effects.. yuck. but i liked some Reverb pads and such effects like that.. Stunning! very well made!! "Nea 3", and "Self Transforming Experience 1" tracks are excellent.. maybe the best on the cd. If they made only more like this relaxing "ultra ambient" type of sounds, i would be in love with them but i dislike their other hard electronic Choise of sound. doesnt feel very chilled to me. and the overall sound of the whole cd is a bit to chaotic for my tastes.. i like far out stuff, but this sounds like out of control IMO ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest light Posted August 7, 2002 Share Posted August 7, 2002 Totally spaced out music, i LOVE this album ! One of the best album i have listen to.! 10 / 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Anonymous] Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 Pretty cool this - best played from start to finish as its like one endless mix . Has a Future Sound Of London feel to it I must say. B+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhale Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 As of 2009 this is still the best Solar Fields album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphythecat Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 As of 2009 this is still the best Solar Fields album.really? i have to go listen to it again, back in that time, wasnt in love with psychill, maybe ill like it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhale Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Well Movements is probably the best Solar Fields album but I really like this one because it's not gay sounding and lots of the tracks are really cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trance2MoveU Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Artist: Solar Fields Title: Reflective Frequencies Label: Ultimae Records Date: 2001 01. 6.702. Floating Channels03. Self Transforming Experience04. Blue Light05. Red Vortex06. Echoing Spectrum07. Inherit Velocity08. Zero Rotation09. Overlapping Particles10. Self Transforming Experience11. Zone 1212. Nea 313. Outlined Surfaces14. Breathing Neutron Empire Magnus Birgersson's debut album is very electronic and at times noisy. It's partially mixed which allows good flow from track to track. It's much better when you listen to it all the way through which is easy because some of the tracks are very short, kinda like interludes within the greater story. The pads can be thick and warm while spacey effects and glitchy tones can make the overall album feel cold. Alien sounds intermingled with human voices gives a glimpse of what the mechanization of space might sound like on the horizon. Sometimes it can be dark and jumbled, but for me that just adds to the atmosphere. A soundtrack to floating in space reveals that the journey might not be as pristine as we thought. Pretty good. Mdk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abasio Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 While this is really good, it is the weakest of Solar Fields' (main) albums. It is hard to be objective and review this without comparing it to him other albums. It's a shame I do that because I think this is really good but it sounds best when I haven't recently heard any of his other albums. It's spacey, atmospheric, quirky and a bit glitchy/mechanical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkraver Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 For something that was released 15! Years ago. This is absolutely amazing! While it'll always be tough to choose one album over other or even to compare SF's works. This is not a weak one.(sorry Abasio, I don't agree with you) This is more like raw, free and expressive if anything. ( Huh! All his works are like that.. ) I have to listen to all his albums one after another for a really long period of time to even come close to picking a favourite. I wonder what kind of trip he wants to us envisage with those names & his great music! I was surprised to find the 2001 release a 2 fold digipack with no booklet, unlike the current Ultimae regular 3(6?)fold digipack + booklet. Nonetheless it's a nice digipack. This is highly recommended! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkraver Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 What does this title Reflective Frequencies mean to you guys.?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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