V/A Mammon "The Dark Star" (Shiva Space Technology - 2002)

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V/A Mammon "The Dark Star" (Shiva Space Technology - 2002)

 

 

Tracklist:

 

1) Cosmo Chaos vs Lemurians – The Link (Cosmo Chaos remix) 138 BPM

2) Exaile – The Low 140 bpm

3) Respector – Makes you wanna people 142 bpm

4) Skazi – Porogram 143 bpm

5) Sesto Sento – The Year 83 144 bpm

6) Neuromotor – Erotic Fantasy 146 bpm

7) Lemurians meets Guitarminator – Metal Drops 143 bpm

8) Analog Mohicans – Odin 144 bpm

9) Cosmo chaos – Tearing Stellar 140 bpm

10) Psyside – Black Moon 146 bpm

 

As let guess the title of this compilation, this one is a dark full on style

 

dedicated for night peaktime dancefloors.

 

I like very much the 2 Cosmo Chaos tracks which are quite bouncing,

 

punchy with some melodies, i got a little preference for the one done

 

with Lemurians.

 

The Exaile's stuff has a nice worked dark atmosphere a bit less kickin', so

 

results more subtle to my ears.

 

Next one from Respector doesn't sound at all dark psytrance for me. I

 

mean you've got here typical fat kick & rumbled bass from Hardcore-tribe,

 

don't like this one.

 

Then comes a good groovy bassline that's what i retain of this track coz.

 

the distorted electric guitar riffs on the second part of the track don't

 

bring the usual adrenalistic Skazi's touch.

 

I discovered Sesto Sento with their first track Soap Bubbles and so was

 

expecting something great from them.

 

The problem here, is that The Year 83 is average , honest but nothing

 

special.

 

I think that dark full on doesn't fit to their predilection style.

 

'Are you a cat' what a strange gimmick sample which appears followed by

 

some cat's vicious mewing in Erotic Fantasy.

 

I wonder if Alf isn't in reality Neuromotor …

 

Nevermind, the track is very good, energic, melodic and got some a nice

 

percussive break on the second part of the track.

 

After it's metal dark psytrance time with Lemurians vs Guitarminator for

 

Metal Drops.

 

Indeed, the appreciation of this track depends on if you're keen or not

 

onto rock Metal riffs. For me the rock-metal side isn't too extrem and can

 

be easily listenable even if i normally never listen to metal.

 

Analog Mohicans (Jörg+Andy/Lemurians) «Odin » ( north German god of

 

war and knowledge) got a gimmick of a kinda foghorn plus vickings

 

shouting samples, results for consequence a pretty nice atmosphere.

 

 

French band Psyside finish at speed, on a jerky riffs production, not very

 

subtle but effective without any doubt on all dancefloors.

 

highlights :1,6,9

 

other good moments :2,4,8.10

 

Mark :8/10