M.E.E.O. - Highlight Me Please (Demon Tea, 2008)

[qa2pir]

I like the melodies and overall style. It reminds me a bit of Hallucinogen indeed.

 

It's pretty non-dynamic, amplitude wise, probably due to rough mastering, which prevents me from digging it as much as I could.

[healium]

I really like parts of this album, "Ball of Gum" is fantastic!

 

Much of it though is very rough and annoying to my ears - I don't like jarring and scratchy and otherwise unpleasant sounds - I love weird techno type sounds don't get me wrong, but much of this album I find abrasive to listen to..

[exotic]

I really like parts of this album, "Ball of Gum" is fantastic!

 

Much of it though is very rough and annoying to my ears - I don't like jarring and scratchy and otherwise unpleasant sounds - I love weird techno type sounds don't get me wrong, but much of this album I find abrasive to listen to..

Ball of gum indeed is one of the outstanding tracks of 2008 along with Dumble my Humble!

 

Sounds rough and abrasive? you need to listen to this on a huge rig outdoors mate , then you'll know exactly what this album is about. not jarring and unpleasant at all

 

The composition on this album flows like an orchestra filled with all kinds of sounds , effects , frequencies and melodies. The bass and treble components are just so perfectly matched.

 

A true psychedelic album IMO :clapping: :drama:

[GusSarcoffa]

Post your impressions after you listen to the actual cd

No change in my opinion. Still like it a lot, still don't get the Hallucinogen comparisons at all.

[Laserflip]

I think the basslines are simialar like the ones from him in 2004 and maybe because of some vocal "glitches".

[Sawfly]

One hell of an album indeed. 

[acid being]

 

https://demontearecordings.bandcamp.com/album/highlight-me-please

 

This is a fantastic album. A real gem. And yeah I see what people mean when they say it sounds like Hallucinogen. Because it does, a bit. Similar sort of grooves and energy and just like Posford's work it sounds very original and quite distinct from your typical psytrance or Goa tracks. It also reminds me a little bit of M Run with all the wild crazy sounds.

Really cool.

9/10

[psytones]

Free 2007 release for those who didn’t grab it on CD back in the days?! Wonderful ^^… ☕️ ..off my cuffs: 

T1 is nice enough (6/10)

T2 is 100% a homage to Hallucinogen’s ‘ Shamanix’ (6/10) 

T3 is a silly fun jam, much like Procs … (6/10)

T4 is a crazy humper, harsh acid and bubbly yum for some - barely sniffing the space cat’s ass of the Shamanix (6.5)

T5 is overall the best track for me on the album, such 100% alien pumpadelicious stuff inside ~ and Pink Floyd not ,,just’’ the Hallucinogen hat-tipping - And then it Dances, what a cool platå (8/10)

T6 grooves into disco and tribal psychedelia with Mathias E. Electric Orchestra ~ track for me continues something for me from T1 - and it’s got that o.g. Sandman in it, before it travels into happy & scary land inside a coozie good video game (7/10)

T7 is pretty exciting on tension, tribal in it’s travel. Most ‘Rave’ friendly track here, tho’ as these tracks do, they turn and morph . Track has some crunchy stuff, the last I remember having this sound was Principle Of Flight. Anyway, the inspiration in this squirming banger’s KB is close to Juno Reactor’s ..Bible, of, dreams track- like a 100 other producers. And who inspired Ben eh (6.5/10)

T8 is nice, interesting and a bit beautiful in it’s crazey sonic partey gifts (7/10)

T9 is the finale track. And it does it’s carnival job well. Shpøngle ahoy (6.5/10)

So totally it’s a 6.6/10 for me today.


Inspired and original as this album is, it’s quite the spectacular old-school Psychedelic Trance music release, with thumbs ups. 

Listening to it on a hefty shroom trip must be such s fun flip! For that, I’ll give it an overall score of 7.56/10
 

 

Also recommended are the debut albums of Nystagmus, and Talpa