Ticon - Rewind

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Ticon - Rewind

 

 

Artist: Ticon

Title: Rewind

Label: Digital Structures

Date: 2001

 

Track listing:

 

01. 10'35" You Can Have My Fraggies

02. 10'01" Gurk Burk

03. 07'56" Wank The Skank

04. 08'10" 2 Steps Forward And 1 To The Left

05. 08'00" The Cozy Cactus

06. 09'26" We Are The Mammoth Hunters

07. 08'52" Super Model Girlfriend

08. 07'01" Play My Boy

09. 08'23" Mona Bone

 

Review:

 

Well, this is Ticon's debut album. You like Ticon ? You'll like the album as

hell since you find inside every details that defines Ticon's style...Huge

work on rythmics, deep deep groovee bass, congas riffs and so on. Is that all

? NO ! Of course their style have a bit evolved, sometimes in a good way

sometimes in a more weirdo way.

The first track is simply amazing...Exactly what u can expect from them + some

surprises like EQ effects...it's really pumping...the begining is only high

frequencies then suddenly.....WAOOOOOUF....the bass waves...the drums

psychedelia...very good.

The second track is good...energic, pumping...the sound production is less loud

than usually and the sound appears to be clearer and much more fun to

listen...great.

Third track is 50/50...i hate the beginning too too minimalistic...you

know...nothing but beats...bass is so weak you can't really appreciate

it...and the end is very good with twisted sound less housy than the one they

use usually...they should try more this way.

4th Track is 100% party shaped...no surprises inside...but efficient...not

really for home.

Fifth Track is a low tempo..i would say 130 or something...it takes time for

you to dig inside but the end is a pure hypnotic moment with....melodies & lot

of layers...unusual form ticon...very surprising in the positive way...

6Th track is my favourite...Over boosted Ticon, bass distorted but not too much

as X-Dream likes to do, incredible breaks...the best track from them i've

heard so far.

7Th Track is also fast...don't worry it's not happy hardcore yet i mean it's

fast for Ticon...maybe 143/144. This track is builts on killers, absolutlety

killers samples...taken from movies i guess...they fit very well in the cd.

8th Track is a bit boring...really boring i would say...and that's bad because

they used a very good bass...let's forget it.

9th Mona Bone...Released in a previous EP of the same name...it liked it a lot

when it was released but now the others tracks of the Cds depreciate it. Which

is not a really bad thing.

It's a good cd that will definitely raise Ticon in the Scando stuff Hall Of

Fame. This is the kind of minimalism i like...without too much emphasis on

drums like 3.Turn for instance...7.5 /10 (I would have given 8.5 if 2 tracks

weren't already released)

[Guest greg]

i do i find this b.o.r.i.n.g.... its not effective at all i think... lots of

work behind it, but still boring.

[Tegma]

Mammoth Hunters just kick ass.. this is the best minimal song ever..!!!!!!!

[Guest info[at]audiominds[dot]com]

Wonderful! Strongest Tcon's release my review on www.audiominds.com

 

And please ppl, stop criticizing something if you don't dig it or don't like it

before you heard it or! Express your thoughts clealy on the subject.

[Guest iNFiNiTi500]

Oops, they killed Atmos and the Swedish trance god has reincarnated as

...Ticon. Clue, this album smells like HEADCLEANERISM. The bad news is: it is

just as excellent, the good news is: it sounds an awfully lot like that eh

Swedish guy since they share the same preference for A: long and slow tracks

B: heavy rhythms C: some occasional club influence and D: don't care that each

track somewhat sounds the same but that is part of the hypnotic experience,

baby. Well, taste some healthy cynism here, but if I was that Swedisch

-self-proclaimed-trance-God i would lose sleep overnight cause "Rewind"(even

the title hints at plagiarism) is miles better than a certain Flying Rhino

cashcow named "OVERLAP" so get your godlike lazy ass back in the studio and

create a REAL follow-up to HEADCLEANER cause this TICON is the new King of

Scandoland. Best tracks: 1,2 and 5. Highly recommendable...

[Guest omri]

its not about competition you ass. guys like u make the scene more commerical,

u can be as cynical as u want but whats the connection between atmos and ticon

except they are both swedish? NOTHING!. its not like the whole swedish scene

should hail ticon or something. and maybe if he's better than atmos in your

opinion its not like atmos should "..lose sleep overnight..", hehe, u made it

sound like war. well dude, keep fighting and you might be the next che guevara

of the trance scene in swedish.

[shahar@isratrance]

Since the first time I heard Ticon with Rattle-Snake, Lolli-Pop from Hadshot, I

knew I'm waiting for more and more, and after their releases on most of the

major labels proved me right, I was really waiting for this album. Well... it

was worth the wait!

All the things that grabbed me in Ticon's music are here: the amazing

percussion work, the tribal feel, the patient build, the groove, the emotions,

and the ability to hold the story for 10 minutes. This release has more of the

clubby/deep feel to it (a lot of floating sequences, dubby style), than the

open technoish sounds, but it doesn't effect the very good experience.

It starts with You Can Have My Fraggles, a soft caressing scando-progressive

beat, laid on a massive bumpy-jumpy kick, building up slowly slowly. A great

opener and a massive pre-dawn/noon tribal nature party hit. Gurk Burk (T2)

continues with great tribal percussive work, very hypnotic, and in a total

forest atmosphere, until the clubby break- good track, but I would love to

hear a more psychedelic and rough mix for it. With Wank the Skank (T3), groovy

is the word! A tribal-tech piece in the vein of Teenage Witch Bitch, but with

a bit more power- I see my tribe around me with this one. Well now.. you all

just stand in line and everyone together now- it?s 2 Steps Forward and 1 to

the Left- a refreshing cute morning tune- gotta smile! Follows a proof that

when the Scandos want to really touch you inside, they just hit the spot (see

Noma with Another Time & Soon)- The Cozy Cactus is a moving caressing

emotional track- my favorite here- but that?s because I'm a hopeless old

emotional bastard. Best to send your party people home with a yearning in

their heart. We Are the Mammoth Hunters (T6) is on the rough side of this CD-

A massive Neanderthal hunting journey with a mammoth kick- stomp the snow! I

played this in a party, and I swear the ground was moving- and we were on a

top of a mountain! (or was it just an old petrified mammoth getting a bit

scared?). The Super Model Girlfriend (T7) has a real dubby progressive scando

feel to it, a complete change of direction, maybe a little too much, but still

a very powerful track in a subtle touching way- club country here. Play My Boy

(T8) has a technoish feel again, but with a dubby touch- fast and funky, and

very happy. Mona Bone closes the CD with the Ticon tribal feel I love so much,

leaving me with a taste for more- guess I'll press "play" again.

Bottom Line: Get It! Ticon are my favorite Swedish act, Rewind is a real joy-

beautifully built, with the right amounts of everything, making it a perfect

home listen and a great source for party hits. And a good word for the "touch

me" cover- touch it! Favorites: 1, 3, 4(!), 5(!), 6(!), 7, 8.

[Guest Theone666[at]sol[dot]dk]

This cd is just genius !! I love it

[Guest wouterspace[at]hotmail[dot]com]

Wank the Swank!!!!! oh my GAWD!!!!!!

This is un-fuckin-believable (pardon my french!)

I just heard it so I don't know if it keeps exciting me but I do know that FOR

THIS MOMENT this is the best piece of tribalistic stompede I ever heard 8)

Play this loud at an outdoor party and you and the rest of the tribe will

venture back in time.

Their music seems minimal but it isn't! Their songstructures are minimalsitic

but that's what true TRANCE is all about in the first place. Their tracks

sneak up on you...you might think "this gets kinda boring and repetitve", but

before you know it you totally loose yourself in their bouncing, rolling

grooves filled with subtle percussive klicks, licks and tricks. The trick is:

PLAY LOUDER!! 8)

TICON are the new masters of groove...at least untill the release of the Son

Kite album 8)

[Guest Baboon]

my latest cd...and a very good one! this is really my style... 8/10

[GaySatanicHippie]

This is what real trance should sound like. Its not really psychedelic trance,

but pure hypnotic trance, with tribal rhythms and warm deep sounds floating

around everywhere. Ticon manages to make you loose yourself in their music

with such ease and skill, everything sounds perfect and everything flows. Just

sit down and let yourself get swept away!! My favourites are Tracks 1,4,5,6,7

but No 6 "Mammoth Hunters"and No.7 "Super Model Girlfriend' stand out. No.6 is

a trip back to the ice ages with heavy rhythms, Mammoth screaming and intense

"boiuungs" stampeding across the soundscapes. No.7 is simply one of the most

beautiful tracks I have heard in a while, it's like a wet dream of my Super

Model Girlfriend, Great!!

9,5/10, Great CD!!!.

[Guest [Anonymous]]

Yeeehaa!

Ticon has made an exellent album. If you like old Goa trance or melodic

psychedelic trance, dont bother to buy this album. But if you like

proggressive scandinavian trance at its best, go buy it now. Best trax are: We

are the mammoth hunters, Gurk burk, Cozy cactus. I rate it 9,5/10.

[Guest rx7style]

Hmmm, good debut album. Not very "in your face", but enjoyable none the less.

Pick this album up! 7.5/10

[Guest rx7style]

I should probably add to that review, as it was kind of short. Track 1:

enjoyable, but unproductive. Too minimal [i usually like minimal!], nothing

really stands out because the sounds don't contrast enough. Track 2: really

boring. This track goes nowhere, has a smooth melody about 2/3 in, but other

than that, damn boring. Track 3: really cool beats! Kind of funky if you ask

me, still very minimal and unproductive, but a good dance tune. Track 4:

boring. Track 5: cheese all over this one. Terribly simple synth tones in

this that are really boring, and sound like they are from the eighties. Track

6: this track is great. Great beats; deep and rythmic, and some cool effects.

Track 7: sucks. Repetative, boring, my word -- why did I rate this album so

high above?? This is definately club, commercialized crap. Track 8: The

bassline reminds me of something from The Art Of Trance, pretty boring too,

but better than most of the others on this

CD.******************************************************************** I

guess I really have to change my review above. When I first listened to this,

I thought it was cool, and I was really enjoying the beats. Upon further

study, and a pair of headphones, I found this album totally dry, boring,

repetative, and WAY TOO MINIMAL! This album is crap. 3/10

[Guest rx7style]

Oh yeah, Track 9: great drums, nice breaks, cool deep sounds, but still too

minimal and kind of boring.

[tbe]

Very very very good album. One of the best release from 2001. Nothing too

minimal here & nothing too cheese too... If you like Atmos, Vibrasphere style,

buy Ticon Album. 9/10

[Guest affro lover]

FETT,PHAT,FAT!!!

[Guest albert hoffamns day off]

oooohhhhhhhhh shitt, this is very close to one of the best albums i've bought

for a long time. it's minimal, but groovy, funky and very multilayered. all

trax are excellent. when the tribal drums kick in 'mona bone' i go fuckin

crazy.production is as clear as ice.

9/10.

[Guest [Anonymous]]

Excellent from start to finish.

[Guest [Anonymous]]

Minimal? There is nothing "minimal" about this. So many sounds and layers and

interesting changes and so on. This album is solid. I mean every track is

good. You can put it on and listen from beginning to end. Now that's quality.

The songs are varied but have a similar feel to them at the same time.

Overall, it has a beautiful, deep, hypnotic feel to it. Very nice.

[Guest Acidhive]

Great stuff here, this is somewhat minimal, but like annonymous says... It

still has a lot of different layers and so on. But still, this should be

classified as minimal IMO. I'd give this 8/10 for it's funkiness.

Can get samey though if you listen to all of it in one go.. But: crystal clear

sound production (like all Digital Structures releases) and a lot of

dancibility!!

[Guest [Anonymous]]

ticon-fucking excellent work,what more can i say? this is what

progressive trance should sound like!

[Guest Szandor]

Lovely work here from Ticon,definately great Scando artists here,and at such a

young age i'm definately anticipating more of their work,great production too!

Fuck downloading it,buy it!

[Guest Goa Spirit]

Typical scando sound release by Ticon./.. this one is very accessible and can

be enjoyed by everyone... slightly minimal in the scando style (but not as

minimal as other european stuff).... i liked it, but soon forgot about it..

come on guys.. atmos- headcleaner is much better than this.. i don't know but

i got a bit of a housey feel with this album... nevertheless its a good piece

of work, wven if it does not match headcleaner or headware... good tracks here

are 1, 6 and 7.. a solid 7/10.... peace

[Guest bad_dog161[at]yahoo[dot]com]

its a great album, hypnotic