psytones Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 V/A - Down and Dirty [Compiled by DJ DRX3] (Electronic Dope Records) 2010 (EDR-CD 003) 139 bpm 01. Clearness - Out Of Your Mind 145 bpm 02. Waio vs Stocks - Revolucion Makinaria 145 bpm 03. Ion & Combinations - Groove Criminals (Peace Maker Rmx) 145 bpm 04. Intelligence - Ares & Prymatech 145 bpm 05. Brainiac - Fake 145 bpm 06. Ground Control vs Stereo Plug - Flaming Fist 145 bpm 07. Mind D - Omn Way (Remake) 142 bpm 08. Mind Controller - LHL 128 bpm 09. 7th Reef - Back To Earth Electric Dope Records first came into peoples conscious light with the release of the down-tempo/freestyle debut album by ‘Psyknights’, which quickly found itself a core of fans in the underground scene and established them self of being an interesting label to keep an eye on. Unfortunately not much would spring out of EDR’s release catalog and it would pass a couple of years before they again released a physical compilation with hard knocking full-on psychedelic electro tracks boarding to psychotic. This is a compilation filled with Down and Dirty electro Psy-Trance influenced tracks, so get ready to bend and twist your skull and give your feet a proper blister workout. Depending on taste, this contains 9 hard knocking tunes by mostly unknown names within the scene, which is great. It’s always nice to see newcomers and to listen to their offerings. The first track is a rugged one with flat-liner sort of apparatus sounds making your heart jump and pump. This is sexy electro Psy-Trance with power grooves and hard knocking beats – which sort of lays the foundation for the rest of the album. *** Second track is a Powerball as well, with some nifty samples bragging about how cool the effect is with harmonics and change. The track drives steady with energetic pads and riffs in the synthesizer and elevated sounds. *** Third track play on a classic string, weak in the distance, strong in the foreground. Beats are pumping and the robotic voice sample is playing with your impressions while a more classic melody in the bassline/pad jump in reminding you that the 90’s dance Pump up the Jam anthems are not far away. ** Fourth track is a more mellowed down track with a fuller-on vibe and a subtle minimalistic effect range. Also this will introduce changing basslines in the 90’s dance style with breaks and lifts and progression. ** Fifth track starts with the typical muffled bass emerging from the depth with a hollow pointed ball leading the way until the beat stabilizes and becomes generic and driven by some cute enough effects that floats on top of the track. Lifts are present, breaks are there, and the cool factor is hard with some nice and mellow strings followed by rougher pads. Grind your teeth it’s party time! *** Sixth track provides more mysterious atmospheres and cave like windy moods with some electro vibrated bats circling around. The tempo and effects are all in the vein of the compilation and the melodies so. Breaks are present; yes this compilation is all about the Down and Dirty electro grooves. ** Seventh track leaves massive Déjà Vu’s as it again is about the electro power, the rough pads and the breaks followed by chemical lifts. This track has some nice work on the echoing and do play on tight wires to create that extra tension. It also has a nice mellowed out part at the with some strange voice sample chanting something. *** The number eight track follows the more mellowed out vibe instead of the immense power stroked electro sting while still being electro to the bone. It has some sexy elements with female voice samples that are for sure to get your dimpling sweaty on a hot and lush summer night by the pool. *** The ninth and last track cools down with slower beats per minute and lingering voice samples from a snaxy woman singing about getting back to earth almost get’s my juice going. It’s a nice and calm number easy to be enjoyed by most with a margarita in the hand. Not really my glass of drink as I prefer beer and brown booze. But nice enough for girls in short skirts wanting to shake their rump. *** Personally I think this music is terrible, I don’t like the electro vibe unless I’m wasted like a kite with a hot lady shaking her ass towards my crouch. All tracks are in essence nicely chosen and put together with firm flow and progress in evolution. The cover art is nice and cool promising exactly what it offers. - Taste will forever be taste, so this is not for me. Score: 2.6 / 6 Stars favorite tracks, not really. Where to buy and other links: EDRhome: http://electronic-dope.com EDRdisco: http://www.discogs.com/label/Electronic+Dope+Records EDRspace: http://www.myspace.com/electronicdoperecords EDRtwitter: http://twitter.com/ElectronicDope EDRyoutube: http://www.youtube.com/user/ElectronicDope DJ DR3X: http://www.myspace.com/djdr3x Psyshop: http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/edo/edo1cd003.html Saikosounds: http://www.saikosounds.com/english/display_release.asp?id=8001 Beatspace: http://beatspace.com/dettagli/dettaglio.asp?id=4831 More doped up reviews: http://www.myspace.com/psytonesmusic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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