DeathPosture Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 V/A – ServeEm2wice Hi-res front + back Artist: Various Title: ServeEm2wice Format: CD (jewel case) Label: PsyBooty (USA) Cat. #: PBCD002CD Distribution: Arabesque Date: 27 March 2006 Track listing: 01. 08’45” Equisol - Mokoko 02. 09’01” M-Field - Grokwave 03. 09’11” Behind Blue Eyes – Rumble In The Jungle (Vacuum Stalkers Remix) 04. 06’42” Etienne – This Moment In Time 05. 06’55” prophei – sickly fantastic 06. 08’05” ProSect – In Styled 07. 06’31” Duca - Pozitiva 08. 09’12” M-Field - Focus 09. 08’54” Sound Field – Passion Session .m3u-playlist: http://tinyurl.com/pboow (all tracks!) Review: Twice the edge, balls and mojo… The PsyBooty label, based in San Francisco, is out with their second crossover compilation. The first one, Get The Lead Out, was released in the summer of 2005 and despite the very enthusiastic reviews it got, I’ve not yet had the pleasure of shaking my psybooty to it… From what I’ve understood though, PsyBooty gave birth to a whole new sound that fused progressive trance with a wide array of electronic genres… Cool! I can’t wait to dig deeper into this… Let’s! Let me take you thru the tracks… #01: Equisol - Mokoko First up is Equisol (US-based producer Steven Fava) who was also on the first PsyBooty compilation… He kicks things in gear with a subtle-yet-playful Aussie-sounding progressive groover… Kinda lo-fi at times, but immensely melodic at others – like a slightly techier version of Antix… Sexy, sizzling-hot beach house progressive trance with a pinch of electro-lime… Not bad at all, but I could have wished for some peaks or climaxes for further enjoyment… But I guess this is meant as a groovy, afternoon DJ tool and it’s a damn nice one too… #02: M-Field – Grokwave M-Field is a collaboration between Jay Indigom and label DJ Rob-ot (Rob Watson) and this track is a taster from their upcoming debut album… This track is deep, funky, electrified progressive trance – with a whole lot of edge, balls and mojo! So yeah, kinda like Phony Orphants and Beat Bizzarre, this is rich progressive trance with deep roots in tech-trance… I can’t pinpoint it any closer, but this is a really sweet and hypnotizing track… #03: Behind Blue Eyes – Rumble In The Jungle (Vacuum Stalkers Remix) BBE is the newly established project from Danish producers Michael Abel-Larsen (aka. Iboga Records label boss Banel) & Rene Nielsen (one half of Beat Bizarre). Rumble was one of the most maximal and majestic tracks off their debut album Behind Blue Eyes released last year – and here’s the Vacuum Stalkers remix… I haven’t heard much from these Russian producers (Daniel Roeth & Vladimir Sedov) except from their tasty downtempo alias Koan. Anyway, unlike the original this remix is pretty much in full effect right from the get-go – and we’re really digging deep into funky Russian progressive tech-trance… The epic, uplifting elements from the original are somewhat intact and they help balance the track out nicely – and I’d say that this track easily compasses the PsyBooty signature sound… Delicious! #04: Etienne – This Moment In Time American act Etienne has a vast musical background in metal, punk and industrial and has recently crossed over into psy-territory… It’s easy to hear that this track draws musical inspiration from the genres mentioned earlier, as this is a melting pot of styles kept within a framework of progressive psychedelia… An electro-ridden tour de force into driving, banging psytrance with a major splash of minimal, teKkno and progressive trance… It’s maybe not as easily accessible as the previous track, but given some time this is a very rewarding, razor-sharp track… Nice! #05: prophei – sickly fantastic This is the infamous guy who made the single dAATh remixed by Hallucinogen! Yikes! Anyway, this American producer of industrial, pop and psytrance has cooked up and full-power crossover tune… The old weird-as-fuck meter has been cranked up and this is easily the most bizarre track here… IDM’esque passages are accompanied by bouncy basslines, twirling melodies and freaky synth-lines… The sexy voice samples were supposedly recorded live and ‘in the flesh’ and I cannot even begin to imagine what kind of fetish-event that took place at… But yeah, this is maximal, eclectic dance music… It’s definitely very unique, but parts of it are simply too hectic for my taste… But an interesting track nevertheless and I’m sure it’ll grow on me… #06: ProSect – In Styled “Got to know my style!” ProSect is Ukrainian-born, Israeli-based producer Andy Yakovlev (Sonify) who has yet to let me down with his VERY diverse production talent… The crossover maestro! And sure enough, this track is another excursion into multi flavoured, eclectic electronica… This is as much sweaty house as it is uplifting, epic club-trance – and everything in between! The sound-spectre is full and if it wasn’t for the somewhat silly voice-sample, this would have been one of the best track here… But hey, it’s still a frekkin excellent choon! So yeah, another fav’e from ProSect… Brilliant! #07: Duca – Pozitiva Duca is Dusan Sekic from Serbia who has released a full album + a bunch of compilation tracks under his Anax alias… I liked his hard-hitting, yet totally funky and tribal track on the 2005 Organic Records compilation Invasion From Hyperspace. This track is not as hard as his Anax tracks, but it’s even funkier! This track is like a fusion between Balaeric club-trance and rich, sweaty progressive house not unlike Insane Creation… Nice and glowing, but somehow also a little too well-polished compared to some of the previous tracks… It lacks a little ‘bite’ somehow! Another DJ transition tool I guess… #08: M-Field – Focus M-Field is back with another hypnotizing, though a little less teKky tune… But besides from that, this tune is very similar to their previous track… Fast-paced, electro/tech-house rolled up in a mouth-watering progressive trance spliff… And nice and enjoyable tune, though there’s nothing overly groundbreaking going on here… #09: Sound Field – Passion Session Andy Yakovlev (ProSect) is joined by fellow Israli producer Liron Atia (one half of The Poofs) on another hybrid track. I really liked their joyous track off the 2005 Oxygen Records compilation Parsec… And yes, this is another uplifting, sunrise track… Complete with acoustic and electric guitars + floating melodies + a VERY impressive rhythm section… Normally I’m not the biggest fan of epic, cheesy stuff, but when it’s cooked up by these guys I have to surrender… This is AWESOME! Beautiful music that crosses well into club land, but never gets cheesy! Now that’s an accomplishment! Stellar track! Once, twice, three times a compilation! Yeah, this surely is one of the most versatile compilations I’ve heard in a while… With only nine tracks this compilation spans from epic/uplifting house and trance over technoid, pounding industrial psytrance to gritty, electro-ridden progressive trance… An wide array of musical styles and sub-genres. And that’s all done without throwing the flow or clashing styles! Hell, I’m impressed by that accomplishment alone, and that’s without mentioning the sheer magnitude of some of these tracks! Musically we’re really being spoilt here. There are no bad tracks here, and with only a couple of less-great tracks, this is easily worth a purchase. The cover art is stylish and everything reeks quality on this excellent release! Fans of diverse hybrid-trance need to check this out – pronto! Now go shake your PsyBooty…Enjoy! Favourites: 2, 3(!), 4, 5, 6, 9(!) DeathPosture External links: PsyBooty Records: http://www.psybooty.com (currently n/a) Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/release/651079 Saiko Sounds: http://tinyurl.com/njcwu TranceShop: http://tinyurl.com/mn73t Beatspace: http://tinyurl.com/ljoh3 Psyshop: http://tinyurl.com/o8956 Chaos: http://tinyurl.com/pjyfo Juno: http://tinyurl.com/mugrl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riton Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 ok... this is gonna be somewhat hard... im not gonna go in a detailed review here but just say that this CD i really, and i mean really really, really liked! As DP said it's really quite an amazing comp simply because of the differences between the tracks themselves. Im really looking forward to more from PsyBooty! Oh and this goes very well with their previous rls, Get the Lead Out, which i also paritcularly liked! and last point, +1 for the cover art which i really like This whole uplifting mix of proggy trance really gets me going for the day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidjustin Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 ok... this is gonna be somewhat hard... im not gonna go in a detailed review here but just say that this CD i really, and i mean really really, really liked! As DP said it's really quite an amazing comp simply because of the differences between the tracks themselves. Im really looking forward to more from PsyBooty! Oh and this goes very well with their previous rls, Get the Lead Out, which i also paritcularly liked! and last point, +1 for the cover art which i really like This whole uplifting mix of proggy trance really gets me going for the day! 503836[/snapback] Hey Riton, This is David Justin - A&R from PsyBooty. Thanks for the kind words, mate. Means a lot to know that people out there are digging the release and the label's musical direction. So glad you enjoy and own both CDs. Thanks for listening and stay tuned in! Cheers! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProSect Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Hats of for Psybooty. One of the only Psy experimental labels that has the ears wide open. Lots of diversity here, I just hope this CD will be exposed and find its why to the listeners. Thanks for reviews and feedback! ND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riton Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Hey Riton, This is David Justin - A&R from PsyBooty. Thanks for the kind words, mate. Means a lot to know that people out there are digging the release and the label's musical direction. So glad you enjoy and own both CDs. Thanks for listening and stay tuned in! Cheers! David 505612[/snapback] Ah man this really feels like shit... ok look David, btw david is the best name cuz im named david too... I dont actually OWN those CDs... a while back i had to make a choice between owning a nice collection and getting nice decoration for my appartment, getting fuel for my car, paying for my DJ equipment, and basically living better. Oh, and i have this thing that when i do stuff, it's all or nothing. I just bought TIP - Mystical Experiences for 39 shekels and i feel so stupid cuz i have this ONE original CD and i can't afford to fill up the shelf... at least not right now... Pretty logically, as a student with no income i decided to wait until i was financially in a better condition to buy CDs. Now on the other hand, if any of the artists you mention come anywhere close to where i am, ill gladly support them by going to the parties. Im sorry about the false hopes, but my comments were completely honest and if ever (knock on wood) i somehow end up mixing for profit, ill make sure a percentage of what i make will go into buying originals, and your labels CDs are up there in my favorites. Best regards, Dav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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