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12 Moons - Solid State (Candyflip)

PKS
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Posted : Jun 23, 2004 15:33
Michael Andresen from Sweden is out with a new album, this time with his trance project called 12 Moons. He has been releasing a lot of music on various labels, especially Dragonfly Records, but this time he is releasing his album on the Greek label Candyflip Records.

12 Moons "Solid State" Candyflip Records 2004 (CFCD12)

1. Analog Haste
2. Ovation
3. Pilot
4. The Collective
5. Without Within
6. Ananokki
7. Small Adventures
8. Halo
9. Interlude
10. Flair

First out is a melodic, really beautiful morning trance track. Sort of progressive trance in a bit harder way than usual. Totally trippy, drifting vibe, which reminds me a little bit of Blue Planet Corporation. Fantastic track and the best one on this album in my opinion. Track 2 goes darker, still with a mystic, floating vibe. Some how it reminds me a bit of that melancholic vibe we got in a lot of hard trance releases in the beginning of the 90’s. The beats we get here are really pumping. Very melodic, drifting, sort of old school trance. Track 3 goes really deep. It continues those floating, atmospheric soundscapes. This one is also really melodic, but goes deeper and more trippy. Track 4 starts slow and builds up. I really like the drift on this one. You also get some kind of electro sounds in there. Some of it might sound a bit too fluffy to some people, but I think it sounds pretty deep and trippy. Nice, hard, progressive trance. Track 5 is another deep, drifting progressive trance track. This sounds a bit slower and more stumping. Still quite melodic with atmospheric, fluffy sounds. This one builds up too, and becomes pretty massive after a while.

Track 6 has some kind of electro sounds again, in the beginning. This one sounds a bit like progressive house music, with some pretty fluffy, light melodies. To me this one goes a bit over the top and can easily sound a bit boring. Track 7 goes the same melodic direction, but much more trancey. Totally atmospheric, floating vibe all the way through. No rough sounds, just beautiful floating vibes and drifting beats. Track 8 starts really nice and melodic. This track goes a bit more relaxed. Totally melodic, but not in a cheesy way. Pretty groovy too, with a happy, slow, stumping vibe. Track 9 is a short track lasting for a couple of minutes. This is just a relaxing slow track, perfect for those who like his ambient project called Healer. The last track we get on this album sounds a bit more experimental. Here we get less of those atmospheric, fluffy vibes, and it goes over to a more hard pushing rough style. Pretty intense rhythms, which gives me some kind of techno feeling. It builds up, and after a while we are back in those totally melodic, floating soundscapes again.

On this album you will definitely find some of the best trance tracks 12 Moons has produced so far. In my ears, several of these tracks sounds better than most of the tracks he has released on various compilations. His sound is also pretty different from most other artists these days, so check it out if you are after some trippy, melodic trance.
PK

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Acidhive
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Posted : Jun 23, 2004 19:13
You got a promotional copy I presume? On psyshop this one and the Healer album say: Coming Soon. So, either you have a promo-copy, or you have mp3's??           "Subconscious unravels at the point of death, and all time it has known erupts into a moment. As death extinguishes us, so we become it."

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Posted : Jun 23, 2004 20:14
Killer review Acidhive!! Ever hear of the IM system here?
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Posted : Jun 23, 2004 22:40
Chill out Acidhive - PKS writes for trance.net (fairly well-visited psy website), so I am sure they receive quite a few promos from labels for review. It's not mp3s in this case.

Sorry for the offtopic response.

I'm eagerly awaiting this one if it is any consolation.
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pr0fane
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Posted : Jun 24, 2004 01:00
Once again a very nice and informative review by PKS. I can’t wait for this album to get released – 12 Moons has always been one of my favourite morning-acts alongside Human Blue.

Thumbs up to CandyFlip for releasing it!           DJ pr0fane (Iboga Records) | Multiphase
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elctrojinj


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Posted : Jun 28, 2004 02:40
in the sample you can hear that it is more morning tune... :-]
i will go and buy it
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Posted : Jun 28, 2004 23:54
12 Moons- Solid State

Format: CD
Artist: 12 Moons
Title:Solid State
Label: Candyflip Records, Greece
Cat. #: CD CFCD12
Date: june
Year: 2004


cover : http://212.227.206.198/cgi-bin/zoom.cgi?cfr1cd012_b.jpg:CDs/cfr/cfr1cd012.html:;

available on(include sound samples) : http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/cfr/cfr1cd012.html
http://www.saikosounds.com/english/display_release.asp?id=4146
http://www.trance-shop.com/de/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=3815&osCsid=434e184cbf23a28bfec4e4f423d90713
http://www.chaosunlimited.co.uk/
http://www.wirikuta.at/web66/product_detail.jsp?showDetail=56632

track list:

1.ANALOG HASTE
2.OVATION
3.PILOT
4.THE COLLECTIVE
5.WITHOUT WITHIN
6.ANANOKKI
7.SMALL ADVENTURES
8.HALO
9.INTERLUDE
10.FLAIR

Michael Andresen from sweden behind this project.he is well known in his atmospheric style and with his lots of releases in the last years on well known labels as Flying Rhino, Dragonfly, Transient, Spiral Trax, Digital Structures, Phonocol and more on the way we sure.this is his debout album.
trance with nice melodys ,atomspheric with great float as in his ambient project Healer-he know how to make the right atmosphere.
the mastering here is by Son-kite with their clean touch and the graphics is by micky noise(wizzy noize).

so we will start in the review of the tracks:

1.the c.d open with great atmosphere.the long opening give us to wait that the beat will start.put it in high volume.you will get it in 2.19 when it start with nice line.synth start to lead .some pads in the backround as michael love.i like the break in 6.55 that continue till 7.53 with a nice synth lead.great track for opening.

2.this one start with pads that continue to a clubbi beat to my taste.very happy track with a smile.the leads here is very optimistic...

3.in this one we have kind of dark atmosphere on the start that open in
middle of the track and devolope well with the fx.

4.this start with very nice synth and good kick.devolope with vocal pads.nice base line on 3.28.really groovie.all fit in with the old school t.b to the end.for me old school style with new touch-nice one.

5.fx on the start with some delay fx 2.kind of techno line on 1.48(for me yep?:-]).i like the devolope of this track with all the synth and fx.some bells in the background.really smooth and powerfull.

6.open hi.the beat go on...kind of the starts of michael is long and you feel it when the base line get in also.nice atmosphere of morning in this one...happy lead again:-]

7."where are we?i not sure"...nice sample on the start.fit in with the lead and prc and the groove base line.full in pads and atmosphere the track devolope along nice fx at the back.good line start and get a push in 5.25.become like more faster-nice one as well.

8.synth with nice base line.in this track i like the change of the note of the base line along all the track.nice pads build in with synth fx to the end.

9.here michael give us relaxing break till the next track---i think that he wanted us to relax before the end of this c.d.samples and the electric piano in the back with dark atmosphere but smiling note of lead :-]some birds in the background. 2.50 of relax :-]

10.we are in the middle of samples of animels...deep in the forest.dark beat start at 1.20.this track give us a feel of techno beat till 3.16 when the pads get in.some atmosphere and nice prc.4.36 the synth get in and open the track.maybe is the hardest track on this album(i like it)...

my favourite on this c.d is :1!!!;4;5!!;6;7!;9!!!;10;;;

really nice album with good vibe-morning vibe.
maybe the most melodic from candyflip.
enjoy
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Posted : Jul 5, 2004 14:22
waiting for this release forthcoming in Russia!
another great Swede , as
Son Kite,Vibrasphere,Ticon,Human Blue are.
Basilisk
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Posted : Jul 7, 2004 16:59
I've finally got it! 12 Moons is one of my favourite groups and I am ecstatic that his debut, released on the risk-taking Candy Flip recs, is as good as it is... my response to this music is strong - so much so that I will not provide a track-by-track analysis... in fact, I cannot say too many words that ring with accuracy regarding the sound of this album... only some raw adjectives: beautiful, serene, contemplative, passionate, euphoric...

Thank you for all the good vibes... this is a modern gem.
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Posted : Jul 15, 2004 00:21
Received it today and it’s nothing less than amazing: first class, uplifting morning trance, somewhat similar to Human Blue. Breathtaking album so far (2 listens) - perhaps I’ll write something more extensive later on.

9/10 – Morning progressive of the highest quality.          DJ pr0fane (Iboga Records) | Multiphase
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Arie Molecular
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1. "Analog Haste" - starting off with this spacy atmosphere and sounds flows in the backgroung that may describe floating. when the kick starts the same atmosphere comes back with those great melodies and a synth chord. somehere after that a crunchy lead makes the track more agressive. somehere in the middle the story repeats, making it fluffy again. nice brake stops the track's build up and here we go again, progressive as described in the books.
its a nice tune that starts the album, very well, i wish it would be little bit more interesting.

2. "Ovation" - start off with a nice bassdrum that builds up slowly with a smooth pad. i like the low cutted hihat work there. the synth pads with the synth chord make it very groovy.
the 1st brake making a big suspension then a nice rollback of the bassdrum. the melody of the synths reminds me of the housy spirit of Ibiza of year 99'. afterwards a sythesized piano makes another melody on top. again a progreesive track.

3. "Pilot" - dark pads like electricity starts off this track. bassline making the groove and a slim high cutted bassdrum. let me guess - progressive track? this one is a bit more psychedelic then the other 2 track i heard.
good synth chords making a nice lead. the pad that comes after that making it a bit soft but i like the melody.

4. "The collective" - nice opening for this track very dramatic.
nice groove made by the hihats.99' here we go again . nice synth chords floating in the background. even better little break after that folowing with a human or a choir vocals making a dark & mistirius feeling.
best track till now. nice bassline switchings. and again switching. very nice.
nice building with a suspension pad gluing the parts nicely. even better ts303 alike acid sounds. well done.

5. "Without Within" - this time harmonic chords making the opening. low cutted basslines making the groove for the start of the kickdrum. resumed by the low volumed hihat thats climbing up. another good usage of a mid cutted synth chords. very nice hihat filtered by a good reverb. another leads making the groove till the end. good but not enought interesting imo.

6. "Ananokki" - again nice line opening building up till the bassdrum getting in. nice groove line. continuing slowly with nice pads that making the main melody. again reminding me the old days of 99' with an exellent sound. nice sad melodies coming in. a nice bassline switch makes it groovier, going on like this in the same direction till the end.

7. Small adventures" - nice sample "where are we ?" making a dramatic entry again long till the bassdrum climbes up. nice snair-works. several other snares coming in in a different style everytime.nice pad making it very happy and uplifting. interesting synth touches making the track even more atmospheric and so on till the end.

8. "Hato" - nice slowly building up start. i know this technique.... i know, "progressive" . ok the style is pretty much the same like some of the other tracks i heard till now in this album. it started to sound interesting again when the climbing pad from the pro-53 alike getting in there. more atmospheric pad and synth chords making a nice melody. this track it more darker then the others. nice dramatic razor pads cutting in making it dark and interesting. nice track.

9. "Interlude" - melodic line opening this session. with a reversed suspension folowing with some vocal.
sound like a child song but in a chillout layer ontop of it. exellent relaxing tune. i think i start to make meditations with this one

10. "Flair" - are we in the jungle ? nice animal sound making the opening with nice snairloop in the background nice build up very long, like a set opener track. its a faster track with more agressivnes in it. welcome to the "flare" smart agressive tune that may also be dramatic atmospheric and happy at the same time. a line of conga loops making it flowing folowing with 2 lead thats making a nice groove to dive into. a short brake and here we go again. would be nice to hear this track in a Live show. somewhere in the middle s wonderfull happy and uplifting melodic line is coming in and with the leads coming back it make a great hamonic groovy track. defintely the best track in the album.

all in all a great album for some tracks are more for hearing in the house, beach, pool party - wherever you would like to make a happy atmosphere. some track would work wonderfull on the dancefloor in the night and in day time perfectly fits to my case.

Favorites: 1, 2, 4 (!), 7, 10(!!!).

Arie
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Posted : Jul 20, 2004 18:44
12 Moons - Solid State

Candyflip Records 2004
(CFCD12)

1. Analog Haste
2. Ovation
3. Pilot
4. The Collective
5. Without Within
6. Ananokki
7. Small Adventures
8. Halo
9. Interlude
10. Flair


Although „Solid State“ is 12 Moons´ debut album, Michael Andresen who stays behind the project is not a new name on the scene. This talented Swede had numerous releases on well-known labels such as Dragonfly, Flying Rhino, Digital Structures, Spiral Trax etc. in last few years and soon became a respected trance artist. Chill-out fans should probably know also his ambient project „Healer“ whose second album called „Higher Ground“ is being released by CandyFlip records right know.
The CD is opened by long atmospheric intro that turns into wonderful morning trance with proggy scando beat showing us a new face of 12 Moons project – all the tracks on the cd are much closer to the rest of Swedish progressive sound (think Human Blue, Vibrasphere, Matenda and others) and I do like this direction in Michael´s music.
The following tunes are much calmer, usually with nice, sometimes nearly oldschool melodies. Music for the late morning time when the sun is shining heavily and the rest of the people on the floor are dancing slowly in the rays.
As a short demonstration of Michael Andresen´s chill-out mastership is 3-minutes ambient intermezzo „Interlude“ that is preparing us for the last jewel on the CD – „Flair“ ; mix together samples from Amazonia rainforest with pure techno beat and tribal feeling, add wonderful light melody behind and you get this killer track that is gonna be without any doubt an important part of many progressive dj´s cases this summer season. Together with „Analog Haste“ the best tunes of the CD.
Well, together it is a very pleasant surprise to me, I really did not expect the album to be so good as it is, it definitely worthed to wait for 12Moons´ debut so long. In my opinion the best Candyflip album release so far and also one of the best progressive CDs I listened to this year.


P.S.: The album is mastered precisely by Swedish progressive kings Son Kite @ High-Hat studio which gave a bit of typical Digital Structures sound to the whole record.




Dj Slater (Tribal Vision / Chaishop.com, Czech Rep.)
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Posted : Jul 21, 2004 01:31
you haft to check also his chill ambient project healer:
such a great 1:
http://forum.isratrance.com/viewtopic.php/topic/38929/forum/9
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Posted : Jul 28, 2004 01:51
12 Moons – Solid State

Cover: http://217.160.138.169/pic_b/cfr1cd012_b.jpg

Format: CD (digipack)
Artist: 12 Moons
Title: Solid State
Label: Candyflip Records, Greece
Distribution: Arabesque
Cat. #: CFCD12
Year: 2004

Track listing:

01. 09’49” Analog Haste
02. 07’51” Ovation
03. 08’41” Pilot
04. 08’26” The Collective
05. 08’39” Without Within
06. 08’17” Anonakki
07. 07’46” Small Adventures
08. 07’12” Halo
09. 02’50” Interlude
10. 10’12” Flair

Review:

The melodic trance-side of Mr. Andresen…

Most trance-artists also produce ambient… And often artist albums are equipped with one or two downbeat/ambient tracks at the end of the album… But seldom do trance-artists release both a trance album AND an ambient album simultaneously… But that’s just what Gothenburg-based Swedish producer Michael Andresen has done… Healer is his ambient moniker, and 12 Moons is his trance moniker…

Under the 12 Moons alias, Mr. Andresen has released an impressive 9 EPs and no less than 19 tracks on compilations on such respected labels as Dragonfly, Transient, Spiral Trax, Hadshot and Flying Rhino to name but a few… Now he’s out with his debut-album on Greek label Candyflip…

Let me take you thru the tracks…

#01: Aaah... Just listen to that smooth intro - Fluffy, light-as-a-feather, floating, twirling synth melodies… Whistles, bells… Prepare to enter the harmonic, melodic trance universe of 12 Moons… After the initial dream-like atmosphere, the track slowly starts to build and after a couple of minutes, a nice crisp proggy bassline is released…But proggy in the cleanest, most well-polished manner and with the floating melodies still playing along… Decent track…

#02: As the tracks on the CD are nicely mixed into each other, we seamlessly float straight into ‘Ovation’… This is as close to Balearic-euphoric-Ibiza trance as it gets… to be honest, sometimes I’m not sure if I’m listening to 12 Moons or ATB here… It’s fluffy, it’s melodic – and I’m afraid that parts of it are a little too boring for my taste…

#03: Alright, we’re starting to shake that clubby feeling now… First it continues in the same path as the predecessors, but soon a deeper, proggier sound is introduced… Nice… Very nice percussion work here and I especially like the overall fast-paced-tribal touch this track has – while still maintaining the album-theme: Uplifting, euphoric, melodic morning trance… Tasty!

#04: Very simple, but very atmospheric intro… The basis is just two synth cords… The pace has quickened now, and the groovy bassline is accompanied by some distant human choir… Again, the Ibiza-touch is very much present, but as long as it’s accompanied by some deep, progressive beats and a touch of psy I’m happy… And that extra touch comes through clever use of hi-hats and nifty little acid-twirls… Sweet track!

#05: And we go even deeper now… More talented use of percussion, reverbs and cut beats in this slooooowly building tune… I like the “underplayed” FX (sorry, not a sound-technician, so I can’t explain it better)… A progressive stomper, with just enough simple, old-school melodies to make it retro-cool…

#06: Electro-melody intro… Floating, organic soundscapes in the background… And a funky-ass bassline… I’m not sure I like the electro-bit, but I definitely dig the overall groove of this track… Reminds me of Saiko-Pod at certain places… However, it goes too much in circles and ends up too repetitive for my taste… Decent track…

#07: “Where are we? I’m not sure…” Percussion-based track here – snares, congas, claves… Kinda tribal progressive trance, spiced up by melodic synths and a tad lower b.p.m…. Very groovy, very laid-back… Delicious!

#08: Woow – holy smokes, what a cool intro… A very cool synth effect creates a wicked melody… Nice… Later we get a kinda “distorted” bassline and some basic grooves alongside it… This is the darkest track on the album for sure – but it still has melodic bits… Quite a few of them actually… Such a cool combo… I dig!

#09: A taste of Mr. Andresen’s skills as a chill-out producer… Way too short though for a review – good thing that we get a full album of ambient on the Healer-album (released simultaneously with this album – also on Candyflip… ~Review coming soon~)…

#10: The journey track… It’s time for some serious experimentation… Cicadas, roars from a lion… Oh, we’re definitely in the jungle now baby… Repetitive tribal congas – slowly becoming faster, and suddenly turning into a drum-machine… Straight from nature into the studio – clever! The beats are much faster now and somewhat colder – metallic even… More percussion and subtle acid lines are added to create a very energetic, techo’ish feel… Halfway through, the beats are going in a more tribal, yet still progressive direction and some of the well-known floating melodies are introduced again… And finally the track fades out to the sound of the jungle again… Wow, what a journey… Sweet, sweet track!

Phew, what a ride... A journey even… This is best enjoyed as a whole… What we get here are a bunch of diverse tracks – yet they are all bound together by a common denominator: the unique sound of 12 Moons… At times it’s super-light, melodic and fluffy – and later on it’s deep, darkish, progressive trance… This album was mastered by the talented Son Kite guys, and their progressive fingerprints are all over this baby… A sign of quality in my book… The cover-art by Micky Noise (Wizzy Noise) is also sweet, and appropriate for the music…

Also, it’s nice to listen to an album that isn’t riddled with voice-samples… The music speaks for itself here… There are a couple of tracks that are just too boring for my taste, but they are more than counter-balanced by the many wonderful tracks on this album… Recommended to anyone who likes uplifting, melodic trance – with a distinctive progressive edge!

8/10

Favourites: 3, 4 (!), 7, 8 (!), 10 (!)

DeathPosture


External links:
12 Moons: http://www.12moons.net
Candyflip Records: http://www.candyflip-records.com
Psyshop: http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/cfr/cfr1cd012.html (Audio samples available!)
Saiko Sounds: http://www.saikosounds.com/english/display_release.asp?id=4146
Chaos Unlimited: http://www.chaosunlimited.co.uk/cgi-bin/product.asp?LR=CFRCD12
Trance-shop: http://www.trance-shop.com/de/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=3815
Wirikuta: http://www.wirikuta.at/web66/product_detail.jsp?showDetail=56632
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great review DeathPosture as allways           Check out my music page - free music , new style and more :)
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