mars Posted September 26, 2000 Share Posted September 26, 2000 V/A - Tsunami Artist: Various Title: Tsunami Label: Tsunami Date: 2000 Track listing: 01. 06'26" Zorba : The Deep 02. 05'27" Chakra : Deliverance 03. 07'45" I-Zen : Voices 04. 07'52" Saiko-Pod : Magnetic Force 05. 05'16" Total Eclipse : Psychedelic Terrorist 06. 06'46" X-Dream : Aspirin 07. 08'28" Oforia : Special Offer 08. 08'27" Yahel : Reality 09. 07'42" Infected Mushroom : Symphonatic 10. 07'59" Morphem : Hypnotone Review: First the Zorba song is stomping but cool with great sequences in whiche the music gets some power. Ok song. Then Chakra offers a track that's not so good: big noise and voices around. Not good to my mind. Then a track by Erez Aizen (1/2 Infected Mushroom), that's a very little bit fluffy at the begining, then it becomes wicked ans twisted. Another Killer from Israel. Now we are going to Denmark to hear a good tune by Saiko Pod. I can't deny this is Ok for a dancefloor. Pure Franck'e style! GOOD! At first sight you may think the Psychedelic Terrorist is a very fast Jungle/Break Beat track, but after 90 seconds you get maaaaaad with this pure absolute KILLER of the mind! Hang on, this is true, this is terror! If you escape this, you are driven to the next track. Indeed, get immediately some Aspirin because X-Dream have created the most fat rhythm+bass in the world. the track whants to be slow, but it's very interesting as noone hasmade such a strange psychedelic trance track before (is this psychedelic?). It's ok for you but you head might implode. If you escape the XD factory you will return to Israël where Ofer has watched a lot of old science fiction movies. The track is full of funny "mars attacks"-like noises. It's also fast, superb work on drums, bass and rhythmic. Of course you won't avoid the usual sequence in he middle of the track of Ofer. I'd like to see the result over a dancefloor... Yahel has composed a track that fast, sometimes cheesy. Just like always: the track would have needed some additional work not to sound so cheesy in the second part. But this is Yahel's work. now we are used to it. .....Now, prépare your best psychedelic shoes (no, the others best ones because the very best ones have been destroyed during the Total Eclipse track)! Breathe...again...calm...ok?...let's go! Symphonatic is -for sure- a little bit cheesy somtimes... But try not to dance over this and you'll see it's really difficult. I heard this during an IM live, and the girl next to me almost had an orgasm. This is full full on, no-compromise pure psychedelic killer. Don't resist, they are too strong. Hypnotone, at least, helps you to find back reality. This is still a good stomping track, a bit modified here, and i really like it a lot. Overall, I can say the tracks are very good, there are absolute killers in this compil, but i also have a little criticism to add: the styles are too different. That's too hard to quit X-Dream and start with Oforia, for example... This happens at least 3 times in this compil. so my advice is to cut the thing, and make your own compil out of the separate tracks. 7.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ktaadn Posted September 26, 2000 Share Posted September 26, 2000 The very existence of this album is a great source of pride for US psytrance fans like myself. For years, Tsunami has been the emergent force bringing psytrance to America. I've attended their parties for years (going back to AP's first US show) and they deserve a ton of credit for their efforts. As for the album, it's a fine mix of several styles of psy-trance. Occasionally, this lack of cohesiveness is detrimental. As Mars notes, the flow of the album is lost when Oforia's full-on Israeli sounds are followed by the thick, smoky grooves of X-Dream. Both are good tracks, but they don't quite run together so well. On the other hand, this might be what makes the album so good. For many fans, especially Americans, this will be their first taste of psy-trance. Tsunami has given them a bit of everything -- progressive Scandanavian, German minimalist, pumping Israeli, the works. Highlights for me are Zorba's "The Deep", a classic track from Morphem, and especially IM's "Symphomatic." A solid release and hopefully a sign of things to come for the US psy-trance arena. 7/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrsyed Posted September 26, 2000 Share Posted September 26, 2000 How much more can I add, the first 2 reviews were precise in their evaluation in my opinion. The number of people who enjoy psy trance number in the very few in US, including myself. But we have more fun, with the fact that it is so underground here. It separates you from the masses, gives you a sense of individualism. Anyway the comp, explores a variety of trance, it would seem, from minimal, d'n'b, full on, clubby to ambient all in one album. Sure you can't like em all but the ones that shine ie. Oforia with his best track to date, IM with a smashing track you just can't help but say yeah Tsunami hit the spot. Besides finally we can buy Psy Trance CDs at prices below $20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TRISTAN Posted September 26, 2000 Share Posted September 26, 2000 Just tierd from Infected Mushroom tunes! welp, I don`t like most of this compilation at all, except three tracks by Total Eclipse, Saiko Pod and X-Dream.. wait.. Morphem is quite ok aswell. rest of the stuff is really bad and cheezy. naaaaah... just say no! 4/10 (8/10 for the good tracks) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeto Posted September 27, 2000 Share Posted September 27, 2000 I think the X-dream track is nice.. apart from some others... I am also sick of INfected .. I agree with Tristan... 7/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeto Posted September 27, 2000 Share Posted September 27, 2000 the symphonatic track is nice by Infected Mushroom though many had it before it released... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest no[at]email[dot]com Posted September 28, 2000 Share Posted September 28, 2000 One of the best comp. i've been heard in years. Infected are still the best psytrance in israel and symphontic proves it. i zen's voices track is the BEST, and yahel is improving from track to track.X dream with another boring track, and oforia with great sounds is the best track on this cd. 9.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tequila Posted October 8, 2000 Share Posted October 8, 2000 probably one of my best compilation.The zorba track is good, fresh and melodious, but already on the TIP comp "moovers and groovers".I find the chakra track not that good in fact.quiete boring.The I-zen track is fine, but doesn't have many originality compared to what erez can usually do.OK, here begins the KILLER compilation: -saikopod: an excellent track, with the typic koxbox style:)Then comes Psychedelic Terrorist from TE.What to say of this track?I'd buy the whole comp for it.this track is one of the best one never made by the group!! then comes the minimal-X-dream track...good, but too slow&hard...I prefer when it's energic...here I want to sleep because of the rhythm but I can't because of the kick.anyway, it's well made and psychedelic so I like.I love the oforia track.great.after Off The ground, I'm afraid of any oforia track, but here, the talent has came back, and the track is great.The yahel track is also very good, and I was surprised to see that it wasn't cheesy at all, as I heard from many people about yahel.The infected track is totally a killer.not a killer, a killer track compared to other IM tracks!!yeah, that good!!this compilation fu*** worth the money, so if you see it, do not hesitate.9/10 (tracks 5/7/8/9) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Infected Max Posted October 11, 2000 Share Posted October 11, 2000 The Yahel surprised me a lot !!!! Killer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted October 26, 2000 Share Posted October 26, 2000 A diverse and interesting release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest X - Dreamer in NYC Posted October 26, 2000 Share Posted October 26, 2000 Finally the U.S.A. can buy a trance album for under $20 and I can get it anywhere. I even heard advertisements on the radio. The album is phat and the Goa trance will finally take over the world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Anonymous] Posted October 30, 2000 Share Posted October 30, 2000 I didn't like this compilation...some tracks are already released on cd : morphem, zorba, some are too melodic(i didn't like the vocal sample on infected mushroom track)...I think infected mushroom are taking a way I don't like too melodic...x-dream track is an insult...minimal can go but too minimal and too slow...they did this track in 5 minute...coming soon was the real x-dream not this stuff...the only two I liked are saikopod...really a great track and total eclipse...I give it 4/10 only because saikopod track is devastating!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Isra-Alien Posted November 6, 2000 Share Posted November 6, 2000 Symphonatic is not that bad! It starts brilliant but loses a lot of its spirit. The rest? they're okay, especially Total Eclipse =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Anonymous] Posted November 17, 2000 Share Posted November 17, 2000 What is this leading to, a commercialization of psy trance? This really bothers me!!!!! I like total eclipse track, and some of the others, but i'm scared of how watered down the music i love is going to become in the coming years!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LaGoaTrance Posted November 20, 2000 Share Posted November 20, 2000 I don't like this compilation....it looks like cheep trance whithout inspiration. Nearly all artist are very well known but they dissapoint me....I wonder how many time they spent to make such a .... ...a kind of Hollywood Trance ? :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dragonlotus[at]hotmail[dot]com Posted November 26, 2000 Share Posted November 26, 2000 I had waited a long time for this release I really cant be a viber or so negative about this release. I love Goa Trance or Psy-trance for all you new skoolers. It may not have been my choice of tracks but still I liked it its pure trance in its finest, So what if its not the hardest beat or murkiest, Perhaps this Is the ripple that starts a wave, the trance tidal wave, well for now trancees Tune in turn On Dj Dragonlotus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Anonymous] Posted December 12, 2000 Share Posted December 12, 2000 very good cd, although there are some lowpoints. I really love chakra's deliverence track, this cd was the first goa/psy cd i heard in like a year or 2, and i thought that the whole sound was going to shitty schizo trance... but the cd proved me wrong, deliverence in fact saved my mind...demons started comin outta the ground...then after the track it turned to ohms......the i-zen track tries to drive me insane and i have to switch past it, and the x dream i really don't like, i find thre style very boring(i know somone's gunna attack me for saying that)...the saik-pod track is VERY weak, just cheezy vocals...if there's anything cheezier than jokenfold tracks it's goa that wants to be synthpop(i don't know why you'd want to though...)...it's just like that space tribe track with the stupid vocals...destroys the mood of the cd...yahel's track is ok, kind of stupid too...very stupid vocals, i usually like yahel's stuff too...oforia track grade a^_^, beautifal full-on psychedelia, the psychdelic terrorist track is really nice when it kicks in, but the introducing jungle is kind of too long...but when it kicks in ...oh doez it kick in...the infected mushroom track i like, but i find that they rip off melodies left and right, and this really upsets me, everyone tries to call them ingenius, but almost everyone of the melodies in the track have been in other tracks not written by them...I kind of find it fun to point out where they're from...there's 1 from a hallucinogen track and an astral projection track on there. but it's nice to hear, although sometimes i get tired of the infected mushroom vibe, although it's very well produced. The last track is neat,it really fucked with me and my friend's head when were trippin listenin to the comp for the first time... we couldn't understand...wuz there 2 files going on!? the raggae was neat, but it REALLY didn't mix heheheh, we couldn't figure where it was coming from...i guess that makes it interesting...well anyways it was a pretty good cd, i haven't gave it a good listen in a few weeks though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest waynekeenan[at]futuretrance[dot] Posted December 13, 2000 Share Posted December 13, 2000 when i first got this cd I was dissapointed...for the same reason as a few other folks here, "commercialism!" quite frankly i think the only good thing to come out of a psy-trance deal with kinetic records was infected mushroom and yahel on one 12" for 6.99!....anyway I'm sure the folks at tsunami(and their wallets)would disagree with me...but after a few listens i sort of got a little more into the disc, I did'nt like the zorba because i expected more from riktam(a little more psy...ifyouknowwhatimean)chakra, i thought was complete oakenfold material. I-Zen was good...but typical mushroom did'nt deserve a new name. Saiko-pod is excellent nuff said. total eclipse.....well lets just say that ones gonna be listened to a few more times(few hundred is more like it) i agree with most people here on the subject of x-dreams track being crap....i love the drums on Yahels reality...a little bit out of sync...but it fits perfectly..but i hate the vocal, "creating a bond with reality"? say wha? c'mon now, we'll be having less of that please. infected's track is excellent....like I-zen its typical IM but this ones got a very nice melody...does'nt come close to "release me"..if IM would keep up that quality the world would be a better place. morphem....well, all i can say is i have'nt made it past the start of the track....hallucinogen-lion sleeps anybody?....yeah.. thats what i thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest katonah[at]hotmail[dot]com Posted January 16, 2001 Share Posted January 16, 2001 since psy.trance has new listeners opening their ears to this kind of music everyday,it's diverse selection is perfect,not only for psy.vets. but for new born trancers too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zoltar Posted February 3, 2001 Share Posted February 3, 2001 Oh no, what a nightmare not "Morphem - Hypnotone" again. And it ends this compilation, argh. That fucking track was on Kiss The Future Vol. 1 (Atomic Records) in 1999, so bad for my ears. Sorry. ) The other tracks are good, but Chakra disappointed me. Yahel rulese! [7.5/10] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ganjatron666[at]yahoo[dot]com Posted February 8, 2001 Share Posted February 8, 2001 Overall...I really enjoyed this one...it's got a diverse mix of psy-trance (exactly what one negative viber bitches about). The Zorba and Ofer tunes have beautiful harmonies and melodies. The Saiko-Pod a little cheesy with the jungle sounds but excellent production. The mushroom tune has the best production i've heard from them. And I love the cold-sounding british woman creating a bond with reality, the track really burns along. That intro on the morphem tune cracks me up (ofer's is funny too), and a great tune. The rest of the tunes are average or above average. I think this release is balanced. thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jonas Posted February 12, 2001 Share Posted February 12, 2001 I Have to agree too with some of you. I'm tired of the IM sound. It's not as deep and complex as some other psy trance and therefor you get what?..... tired of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lamalo20[at]aol[dot]com Posted March 31, 2001 Share Posted March 31, 2001 Great CD excellent combination of artiest it's always in my CD player when is the 2 ND. Comp. is coming up I got it in tower records why a lot of small records stores can get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest i_dont[at]use[dot]email Posted April 10, 2001 Share Posted April 10, 2001 this shieeeeet 0wnz you aaaaall!!!! Reminds me of the good old days, thank God not everybody is releasing monotonous goa which the scene is plagued by nowadays. There's too much non melodic boring goa produced so thank you very much Tsunami for this EXCELLENT record! Everybody SHOULD buy this one if they're the slightest interested in PSY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest goat[at]goatrance[dot]com Posted May 1, 2001 Share Posted May 1, 2001 Goa feel , deep and psychedelic , great tracks with an unbelievable build up. pure trance in its finest i agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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