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American Rotation (Spectral Concepts, Oct. 2001)
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___shahar
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Posted : Oct 14, 2001 00:48:32
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[b][u]American Rotation (Spectral Concepts, Oct. 2001)[/b][/u]
1. IndiaDrop- Superfudge Chunk 8:48
2. Penta- Zeynep 8:12
3. Wormfood- Ug 6:58
4. Bufo- Smokin' Feet (night mix) 7:11
5. Nuclear Ramjet- Evolution 3.3 7:42
6. Phosphene- Axiomatic 7:37
7. Data Entry- Grey Area 6:25
8. Tendril- Changeling 8:41
9. Minimalanimal- Close the Line 7:53
Spectral Concepts (the people behind Spectralpsy) take a step forward to lively up the psytrance community in North America and release their first compilation with only North American artists. It's very diverse, a bit raw at times, but on the whole, refreshing, very dancable and quite psychedelic.
Sinister Opher on his own as IndiaDrop opens the CD, with something completely different. Hmmm.. how to say it.. Astral doing progressive trance?? Forget it. Progressive with that scando clubby sound, yet full on and very very emotional morningish tune that I'd love to hear with the sunrise outdoors. I like it lots. Penta is a new one, and this is quite a respectable debut- Zeynep (T2) is a full on crazy morning track with total alien transmissions all around it. Very powerful and very psychedelic. Wormfood starts Ug (T3) with a minute of weird noises to be followed by a dark farty kick, a lot of hi-hats and a general noisy commotion in a mechanic rhythm that is quite absorbing, and builds up nicely. A bit too much on the hiss factor, though. Bufo with Smokin' Feet (night mix) (T4)- a very suiting name for a full on hard and fast percussive stormer on the rough side of things. I like the whistling, but it gets too much for me pretty fast- would probably work just fine on the floor. Canada's Nuclear Ramjet clean the atmosphere with Evolution 3.3 (T5)- gotta love that straight-in-the-stomach kick, just jump on it and ride on! Nice minimal atmospheric and psychedelic piece- things are happening there! One of my favorites. Phosphene takes things into darker realms with Axiomatic (T6)- dark driving mechanic bass and kick, great little percussion mind-games and a good solid atmosphere. It even opens up nicely in the end- perfect piece for the night. Another favorite. Data Entry, the second Canadian representatives here, continues with Grey Area (T7), A real weird chaotic piece of music with simple rhythm and totally distorted singing and melodic lines on top. It all comes out highly psychedelic. I think it needs a little work on the mix, ‘cause it doesn't all sits together well enough. I'll follow these guys for sure. Tendril is Ed, which I've been sharing the 604 list with for 4 years now- it's good to see he's out there making music. Changeling (T8 ) has a very indoor sound to it, industrial atmosphere is strongly felt. I'm not sure it will get people dancing too much, still it is funky and is fun to listen to at home, if you haven't got a soft brain, that is. Minialanimal is Jeremiah the Spectral man himself. First congratulations on the name- gotta love it. Close the Line closes the compilation- a soft percussive minimal track with strong atmosphere layered on a rough metallic bass line. I love those alien horn sounds, and all the percussion and stereo sound games. Beautiful, just gotta work on the sound!!!
[b]Bottom line:[/b] There's nothing new here, BUT it's all a little different than we're used to, which gives it a fresh taste. A good and very welcomed start from America. Recommended. [b]Favorites:[/b] 1, 2, 5-7, 9
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___bagakid
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Posted : Oct 14, 2001 00:58:11
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Thanks Shahar, will check it out for sure.
BTW I'm not sure if Minimal Animal is an original name, some artist already called their album that. Cant remember who. Anyways, whats in a name?;)
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___luizparreiras
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Posted : Oct 14, 2001 01:45:09
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Guess u are talking about Krumelur. His album is called Minimal Animal.
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np: luminus vs perplex - solar plexus |
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___bagakid
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Posted : Oct 14, 2001 01:47:00
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thats it |
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___ChillCrew
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Posted : Oct 14, 2001 09:00:37
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is it in israel already, for ppl to buy? |
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___shahar
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Posted : Oct 14, 2001 12:03:31
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Nope- but it's on the web. |
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___ChillCrew
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Posted : Oct 14, 2001 12:28:10
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hmmm
WILL it be available in israeli stores? (BTW, im going to SF next month, so im probably gonna get a chance to buy it..). sounds like an interesting comp. surely, Americans have somthing to offer sound-wise and of course, style-wise, and i would be very happy to see (and hear) some new stuff from the U.S. of A. |
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___bomshankar
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Posted : Oct 16, 2001 23:28:44
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They should get it distributed here- I'd love to hear some American stuff. I know Data Entry & Nuclear Ramjet and they have some wild stuff. |
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___jdm
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Posted : Oct 17, 2001 17:59:04
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thanks for the review Shahar.. :)
just for the record regarding my artist name..
to me it is completely original.. this is a name i came up with myself.. i am not nor was ever aware that someone (whom i've never even heard of) named their album "Minimal Animal".. also there is another play on my name.. the spelling, "Minimlaniml" (which is the correct spelling btw) not only does the name have the word minimal in it, but it is 'minimally' spelled.. (no space and omitting the ending a's in minimal & animal) anyways, i hope everyone enjoys the compilation and keep your eyes & ears open for more releases on Spectral Concepts! :)
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___Daz_Monkey_Ruler
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Posted : Oct 28, 2001 08:06:12
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just got it in the mail today, me happy, you can buy it at www.throb.com.
im listening to it right now, pretty refreshing what Shahar says, good to hear some good trance from the nation of what i livei n.
latah |
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