DoktorG Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Vaporized Human Odyssey 2023 Digital Reprints Human Odyssey 1 1-1Vaporized (2)–Return To The Source 12:51 1-2Vaporized (2)–Circle Of Dust 11:21 1-3Vaporized (2)–Solar Cycles 10:38 1-4Vaporized (2)–Human Odyssey 9:44 1-5Vaporized (2)–Full Moon 9:44 1-6Vaporized (2)–Silverbox 10:54 1-7Vaporized (2)–Enter The Circle 10:37 Human Odyssey 2 2-1Vaporized (2)–Return To The Source (Dig Deeper Mix) 12:51 2-2Vaporized (2)–Circle Of Dust (Red Rock Mix) 10:36 2-3Vaporized (2)–Solar Cycles (In Orbit Mix) 11:03 2-4Vaporized (2)–Red Dust 10:22 2-5Vaporized (2)–Silverbox (Acid Mix) 9:47E 2-6Kristian* & DJ Cosmix–The Vision (Vaporized Remix) 10:00 2-7Vaporized (2)–Artifact 12:22 This is a fascinating double album released in 2023 by Danish artist Kristian Thinning Andersen. He is most famous as Elysium, though he has a variety of other monikers. Andersen made some of the greatest Goa tracks ever in the 90s with a unique mellow, tribal, and hypnotic style. One of my personal favourites is the Sheyba ep on Flying Rhino from 1995: Who can forget the wolf howls in "Ancient Lands" which take the listener deep into the ancestral past. Other notable releases include Spiritual's "Ride the Snake", Kaaya's "Ormazd", Kailash's "Higher", and the two Elyzium albums Dance for the Celestial Beings (1995) and Celestial Sounds and Neurotic Tribal Beats (1997). Evocative, storytelling stuff, more for the inner journey than for 'aving it on the dancefloor, though plenty potent on the dancefloor too. Rather than give a track by track formalist description, which is not so relevant to this style of music, I want to try to sum up Andersen's artistic goal and the feel of his tunes, with which I'm sure many of you are familiar. Perhaps the most important thing then is to point out that if you are a fan of his work, as I am, then this is a must. Andersen has not changed his style. This is not to say that he is stuck or lacks variety or experiment or is narrow, but he simply has his own unique style that is instantly recognisable. And what a style it is - poised hovering in the liminal zone between the dancefloor and the chill out zone with bpms seldom getting up into the 140s, its distinctive feature is hypnosis. In a sense, then, his music is the very essence of trance, which is a hypnotic state, a state of immersion if you will. There's a deep calm in his music, that is quite different to the ecstatic excitement, even freneticism, of a lot of trance and psytrance. It is more of a highlands plateau than the peaks and valleys of psytrance. It is likely that the Dionysian among us will not like this calm. If you want high drama, crushing rhythms, major chords, frenzied build-ups, hardcore blastoff, then look elsewhere. For those who can enter this calm state, it provides the meditative bliss of relaxation and acceptance. This music creates the atmosphere in which it is best appreciated. Here are the words of the man himself from Youtube: "I wanted to return to the way I think trance should be like. To me, trance is a slowly building journey on the dance floor by its hypnotizing patterns and deep soundscapes. Repetitively rhythmic to put you in a state of trance." Andersen emphasises his return to proto-Goa, which was slower and lacked the build-ups and galloping horse basslines of post-millenial psytrance. What I most appreciate about this relaxation is that it tends to grant the space for the mind to expand into fantasy - it is quite easy to be swept to far-off lands with these tunes. This does not mean that Vaporized lacks intensity. Intensity may be provided by tribal vibes through vocals, samples, percussion. This seems a little less obvious here than it was in the 90s, but it is still there. Intensity is also provided by the microdynamics of texture and small changes. A master of texture, Andersen was always good at making sounds that ranged from silken smooth to ragged ripping. Many of his sounds, showcased by the relatively constant rotating polyrhythms in the background have more pixels per nanosecond than there are motes of dust in the Sahara (though you will need a good hifi to hear this). Moreover, he is also very good at small changes, subtle shifts of delicate percussion, unexpected time wobbles - small changes amidst heavy repetition that can tug at your ear, especially when you are in the calm and receptive state of trance. There, in a nutshell, I think you have the spirit of Elyzium/Vaporized: hypnotic trance. It is relatively introspective stuff that eschews drama, performativity, grandiosity, hysteria, going instead for meditative calm. This, of course, does not mean that the artist is always so calm himself. Hypnosis is also invariably haunted by the image of the zombie: who is controlling the hypnotised is the question that typically arises. Is it a corporate AI? Perhaps it is the Soviet nostalgia hackers? No, it is definitely the aliens described by Cixin Liu. Whether you are concerned about being hypnotised or not, the questions that have historically accompanied the inner path do flutter about this introspective art. If hypnotic trance sounds appealing to you, then you won't do better than this excellent album and the stunning back catalogue behind it. ~*~ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acid being Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Fantastic news Dok thanks. I'm listening to the opening track and it sounds just as excellent as his Elysium output. I love the way he builds up very unusual and strong rhythms by combining a number of different sounds. He is a master of rhythm. I agree about the texture too. Really excited to listen to the rest of this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astralprojection Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 YouTube link helloooo??? Nothing I hate more than a review that doesn't share a link to the album in the actual review it's just lazy and ignorant. Would've taken you 5 seconds to have that inside the review. There's ZERO ways to listen to the album you are reviewing, in your review. No YouTube, no bandcamp, no Spotify, no apple music, no nothing. God I hate that so much. Imagine being so disrespectful to the readers of your review that you won't even take 5 seconds to actually link to the damn music you're reviewing.. Can we please make this a rule? You can't post a review if you don't also link the frigging music?? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acid being Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 8 minutes ago, astralprojection said: YouTube link helloooo??? Nothing I hate more than a review that doesn't share a link to the album in the actual review it's just lazy and ignorant. Would've taken you 5 seconds to have that inside the review. There's ZERO ways to listen to the album you are reviewing, in your review. No YouTube, no bandcamp, no Spotify, no apple music, no nothing. God I hate that so much Dude, how long would it have taken you to copy and paste it in your own comment? I mean, you may have a fair point but why not do something positive along with it? Yeah I know I'm grumpy too. Bad couple of days. FWIW I hesitate to put up youtube links myself because some artists don't like it and prefer someone listens to a sample on bandcamp or similar and buys the record... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astralprojection Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 13 minutes ago, acid being said: Dude, how long would it have taken you to copy and paste it in your own comment? I mean, you may have a fair point but why not do something positive along with it? Yeah I know I'm grumpy too. Bad couple of days. FWIW I hesitate to put up youtube links myself because some artists don't like it and prefer someone listens to a sample on bandcamp or similar and buys the record... expecting the reader to do the "work" for you is lazy and bad form. Thanks for the link. Sad to hear youre grumpy, wanna chat about it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acid being Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 8 hours ago, astralprojection said: expecting the reader to do the "work" for you is lazy and bad form. Thanks for the link. You're welcome AP. I am hoping to start posting more reviews on here soon because I want to wake this place up a bit. It needs more content otherwise there is a death spiral of no-one posts because no-one else is posting so I'm gonna try and change it! When I do my own reviews I will link to bandcamp in preference if the artist is on there because it's a more direct way for someone to buy the track, or wherever they have it for sale. If you want to post a youtube link in the comments though be my guest. @DoktorG Apologies for derailing your thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoktorG Posted May 5 Author Share Posted May 5 14 hours ago, astralprojection said: YouTube link helloooo??? Nothing I hate more than a review that doesn't share a link to the album in the actual review it's just lazy and ignorant. Would've taken you 5 seconds to have that inside the review. There's ZERO ways to listen to the album you are reviewing, in your review. No YouTube, no bandcamp, no Spotify, no apple music, no nothing. God I hate that so much. Imagine being so disrespectful to the readers of your review that you won't even take 5 seconds to actually link to the damn music you're reviewing.. Can we please make this a rule? You can't post a review if you don't also link the frigging music?? "Nothing I hate more", "it's just lazy", "ignorant", "disrespectful", "God I hate that so much", "disrespectful", "damn", "frigging"... I would really prefer it if you no longer commented on any of my threads please. Thanks, I would really appreciate that. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanosp81 Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Really nice review... ....And a little bit of drama added to keep things interested. You can buy the release here: https://digitalreprints.bandcamp.com/album/human-odyssey And in the meantime check the new 2xCD Elysium's release as well :) https://digitalreprints.bandcamp.com/album/a-journey-through-time-space 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astralprojection Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 On 5/5/2024 at 7:19 AM, DoktorG said: "Nothing I hate more", "it's just lazy", "ignorant", "disrespectful", "God I hate that so much", "disrespectful", "damn", "frigging"... I would really prefer it if you no longer commented on any of my threads please. Thanks, I would really appreciate that. And id really appreciate if you, in the future, could post a listenable link to the album you're reviewing, thanks What's with the quoting? We all can read what I wrote but thanks for really driving my point home! 😚 And I'm gonna comment even more on your threads now. 😃 (and I just have to mention the "reactions". Haha. It's kind of hilarious. So basically you want reviews with 0 links to the album in question. And hate if someone calls that out. Gotcha and holy shit people here seem to have their little pink panties in a twist these days. Jesus christ, grow up) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astralprojection Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 On 5/4/2024 at 4:26 PM, acid being said: You're welcome AP. I am hoping to start posting more reviews on here soon because I want to wake this place up a bit. It needs more content otherwise there is a death spiral of no-one posts because no-one else is posting so I'm gonna try and change it! When I do my own reviews I will link to bandcamp in preference if the artist is on there because it's a more direct way for someone to buy the track, or wherever they have it for sale. If you want to post a youtube link in the comments though be my guest. @DoktorG Apologies for derailing your thread! Please do, nothing we need more over here than more reviews and content! Yeah bandcamp is a great way to both let the reader quickly check out the music as well as promoting the artist. Just don't be lazy and ignorant like the doktor (and then be crazy enough to redirect it back to me as if I'm the problem and not him for not posting a single fkn link) and you'll be more than fine 😊 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acid being Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 2 hours ago, astralprojection said: Just don't be lazy and ignorant like the doktor (and then be crazy enough to redirect it back to me as if I'm the problem and not him for not posting a single fkn link) and you'll be more than fine 😊 Quote Please do, nothing we need more over here than more reviews and content! The Doktor has written more than half of the recent reviews here so probably best not to insult him. I'm normally not into quoting the book at someone, but you were talking about rules, soooo: Quote If there shall be Peace/Love/Unity/Respect in ONE place anywhere in the world, we ask you to do your best that it's here. Once you become a part of Psynews, you should be an open person, you should accept its members and you should contribute to the site in a way that is positive for all. We ask you to leave stress outside, think before you post and act in a professional manner even if some things turn out not to go so well for you. I'll say no more. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astralprojection Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 2 hours ago, acid being said: The Doktor has written more than half of the recent reviews here so probably best not to insult him. I'm normally not into quoting the book at someone, but you were talking about rules, soooo: I'll say no more. What rules was I talking about? I already forgot.. And noone is above criticism not even The Doktor. Especially not since you said "it's best not to insult him". That makes me really want to insult him 😢 Edit. Aha I said "can we please make this a rule". Yes, please let us make that a rule. Write a review? Post a damn link. That's not that crazy is it?? What's crazy is the gaslighting going on right now and the anonymous harassment with the "reactions". It has become very toxic just to post here now. Oh well. I guess it's a good way of bullying someone off the forum. Just spam "😢" reactions at him until he leaves. And if you think I'm being overly sensitive just look at my comment history and you'll see I'm being harassed with those "reactions" how crazy it may seem. Yes harassed. Peace ✌️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acid being Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 1 hour ago, astralprojection said: What rules was I talking about? I already forgot.. And noone is above criticism not even The Doktor. Especially not since you said "it's best not to insult him". That makes me really want to insult him 😢 Edit. Aha I said "can we please make this a rule". Yes, please let us make that a rule. Write a review? Post a damn link. That's not that crazy is it?? What's crazy is the gaslighting going on right now and the anonymous harassment with the "reactions". It has become very toxic just to post here now. Oh well. I guess it's a good way of bullying someone off the forum. Just spam "😢" reactions at him until he leaves. And if you think I'm being overly sensitive just look at my comment history and you'll see I'm being harassed with those "reactions" how crazy it may seem. Yes harassed. Peace ✌️ It's OK to be sensitive. Lots of us are sensitive. I don't know about anyone else but I don't want you to leave the forum. I just feel like it's better to tone down the totally intense way you write your criticisms, if you can. For example you're not wrong that it's helpful for a review to include a link to the music. But if you say it the way you did full of intense insulting superlatives like "nothing I hate more", and calling him things like "lazy" and "ignorant" which are usually hurtful to someone, if you say it like that then you will get these kind of reactions. I'm puzzled that it needs spelling out but you contribute a lot to this site, so I just want to figure things out. I mean, are you going for a jokey style with those kind of comments? It doesn't work. Any further discussion should move to a different thread IMHO. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astralprojection Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 1 hour ago, acid being said: It's OK to be sensitive. Lots of us are sensitive. I don't know about anyone else but I don't want you to leave the forum. I just feel like it's better to tone down the totally intense way you write your criticisms, if you can. For example you're not wrong that it's helpful for a review to include a link to the music. But if you say it the way you did full of intense insulting superlatives like "nothing I hate more", and calling him things like "lazy" and "ignorant" which are usually hurtful to someone, if you say it like that then you will get these kind of reactions. I'm puzzled that it needs spelling out but you contribute a lot to this site, so I just want to figure things out. I mean, are you going for a jokey style with those kind of comments? It doesn't work. Any further discussion should move to a different thread IMHO. That's my personality, I'm quite brazen and in your face.. Is that better or worse than being anonymous and spamming " 😥" reactions to my posts? Like some random coward? If you don't like, say it. Don't hide behind a anonymous reaction like whoever keeps stalking me. Also, what's wrong with my superlatives? Is it that hurtful? No, it's really not. And yes it's a jokey style. It's not my fault everyone here are so freaking uptite. I really feel bad for you if you can't take a freaking joke. (I don't mean you personally acid being but "you" as in a general statement) Put your fucking skirt down and stop reacting to me like I'm a fuggin Hitler. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technosomy Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 6 hours ago, astralprojection said: That's my personality, I'm quite brazen and in your face.. Is that better or worse than being anonymous and spamming " 😥" reactions to my posts? Like some random coward? If you don't like, say it. Don't hide behind a anonymous reaction like whoever keeps stalking me. Also, what's wrong with my superlatives? Is it that hurtful? No, it's really not. And yes it's a jokey style. It's not my fault everyone here are so freaking uptite. I really feel bad for you if you can't take a freaking joke. (I don't mean you personally acid being but "you" as in a general statement) Put your fucking skirt down and stop reacting to me like I'm a fuggin Hitler. And people wonder why this forum going downhill, this is a review thread, keep it that way 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astralprojection Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 yes youre absolutely right, mods feel free to clean the thread ofc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prana4ever Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 @astralprojection would be funny if the admin removes the anonymity of emoji reactions and we find out who constantly posts these reactions, though I am pretty confident it is @HolyLight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astralprojection Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 24 minutes ago, Prana4ever said: @astralprojection would be funny if the admin removes the anonymity of emoji reactions and we find out who constantly posts these reactions, though I am pretty confident it is @HolyLight Yup I also think it's him tbh. Anyway.. I feel really bad about this thread having sunk into the trenches and I hope a mod cleans it all up. Hardly fair on the review even though he didn't post a link it was still a good review 😥 either way mr doktor didn't deserve all of this off topic and I take responsibility for most of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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