XIS - Ambient Trip
Artist: XIS
Title: Ambient Trip
Label: Nephilim
Date: 2000
Track listing:
01. 08'42" Daydream
02. 07'33" Electric Asylum
03. 06'54" Space Actor
04. 07'14" Living In A Dream
05. 08'13" Eyes Wide Open
06. 07'26" Fata Morgana
07. 05'54" Return Of The Light
08. 07'27" Rain Of Sold
09. 05'34" The Waves Of The Fusion
10. 05'18" Moon Clowd
11. 05'22" Sun Walker
Review:
Ambient trip ? Don't be dissapointed if you put your ears on
it for the first time . The tracks appear in a smooth and
groovy manner but they seem to be a bit too repetetive and,
how to say, in a way not very outstanding...but it really
works, although the album is not mixed and every song stands
for its own, an intense flow is created. Starting with the
soft and calm daydream the music tends towards a more deeper,
almost "antidotal " atmosphere until it speeds up and shakes
you in track 7 with a rough d&b-like beat and finally leads
you to the last track which gives the trip a cheesy-funky ending.
Considering melodies every track is a little earcatcher and
the tunes are nice and are kept in the background in a
positive way. Almost every track is accompanied by breaked
beats without experiments to be started, the time is mostly
moderate.
I rate 7/10 although I personally like more weird ambient. To
sum it up, don't expect groaning didges, mystic chants and
indian pipes but a groovy, thought through and mind-lifting
journey. Ambient Trip is moving relaxation not L.S.D.