PKS Posted May 14, 2002 Share Posted May 14, 2002 V/A - Surrender To The Vibes 3 Artist: Various Title: Surrender To The Vibes 3 Label: Phantasm Date: 2001 Track listing: 01. Anamist : Slogroover 02. Digitalis : Ambisquidge 03. Mass : China Pig 04. Nervasystem : Magwaa 05. Mino : Textures 06. Lumen : Overboard 07. Organised Chaos : Funky Fudge 08. Quixotic : Bewilderbeast 09. Digitalis : Serene Obscene (Gone Fishing Mix) Review: The third Surrender To The Vibe compilation from Phantasm! After the very good nr. 2, I was very interested in knowing what nr. 3 sounded like. First track is by Ben Wilkin. Interesting track. It sounds a bit like big beat! But more psychedelic. Not very chilling, but very eclectic. Track 2 is by Seb Taylor (Digitalis, Shakta, Somaton, Angel Tears). This is the best track on this compilation. Very beautiful, and typical Digitalis sound. I hope he will release a new Digitalis album soon. I love this style! Track 3 is probably the most experimental track that is ever released on Phantasm. Very weird track, with ugly sounds, some western country melodies and weird rhythms. Too strange for me, but maybe something for the ones who like Psy-Harmonics stuff. Track 4 is a new one from Nervasystem. Pretty nice one, with tribal rhythms, some monkeys screaming and nice ambient sounds. This track is 17:37 minutes long! Mino released an album on Phantasm a few years back. Here he shows us his way of chilling. Beautiful ambient sound scapes, with a slow rhythm. One of the best tracks on this compilation. Track nr. 6 is made by Chris Conklin (Lumen). You can also find this track on the Lumen album Infomania, released on Phantasms other label Psychic Deli Records (2000). Very experimental jazzy sound. I don`t like it, but I´m sure someone will enjoy this one. Track nr. 7 is actually electro! But with psychedelic sounds. Again, very weird, and far away from the earlier Surrender To the Vibe releases. Track 8 is made by the Quirk guys Mark Allen and Tim Healy. Here they call themselves Quixotic to make us more confused? I like this track. Dark, with a lot of bass and cool sounds. It`s almost trance, and it is possible to dance to these rhythms. Digitalis finishes it all, with his second track on this compilation. And what a nice one! Very dub feeling, with cool sounds and some nice guitar and flute. It sounds actually more like his Angel Tears project, than Digitalis. This compilation is in my opinion the worst of the three Surrender To The Vibes, but not bad. It is more experimental, and it`s interesting to see how Phantasm tries new fields. 5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest russ Posted May 14, 2002 Share Posted May 14, 2002 the nervasystem track is a masterpiece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Timothy Yarret Posted May 14, 2002 Share Posted May 14, 2002 i like this album, its very different to a lot of other chillout released by other labels, more electro than dub...favourite tracks would have to be no.2 by digitalis, no. 4 by nervasystem, which is v.epic and not at all like his earlier stuff, no.6 by lumen, no.8 by quixotic (this is how i think trance should sound) and no.9 by digitalis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest -i Posted May 14, 2002 Share Posted May 14, 2002 I really like this compil. The nervasystem track is incredible and nearly all other tracks are nice.. I would say 10/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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