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Electro Sun - Pure Blue (Trancelucent 2005) CD
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DeathPosture
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Electro Sun – Pure Blue
Cover: http://tinyurl.com/3ntw8 (front) http://tinyurl.com/5nzf2 (back)
Artist: Electro Sun (Israel)
Title: Pure Blue
Format: CD (jewel case)
Label: Trancelucent Productions (Israel)
Cat. #: TP-011
Distribution: Boa Distribution
Date: January 2005
Track listing:
01. 07’11” Pure Blue
02. 07’28” Sundance
03. 06’54” I’ve Got The Power
04. 08’04” Fucking Music
05. 07’34” Stretch
06. 07’26” Vanilla
07. 06’44” In My Dream (Album Edit)
08. 06’48” Momento
09. 06’32” Supernova
Review:
Let the sun guide your path…
Electro Sun is Nadav Elkayam from Israel. He’s pretty new to the scene but has had tracks released on Trancelucent, OOD, ZMA, Moonstone and Com.Pact… It’s no secret that I’m no neo full-on buff, but the stuff I’ve heard from Electro Sun hasn’t been all bad… This album is released on Trancelucent Productions and I still admire them greatly for the Misted Muppet and Etic albums… Let’s find out what’s under the Electro Sun…
Let me take you thru the tracks…
#01: Pure Blue [140 BPM]
We launch straight into melodic mayhem… This is super uplifting, happy, bouncing morning trance with one epic melody weaved into the next… Commercial club-trance to some – pure bliss to others… I kinda like parts of it - despite its obvious cheddar appearance…
#02: Sundance [140 BPM]
We stay on the more cheesy side of things here… As the title suggest, this is more straight-forward morning trance – a hymn to the sun with voice samples talking about mind-altering drugs… Again we get a shitload of fluffy melodies though they are a little more subtle here… The voice samples are tacky and I’m starting to get a little fed up…
#03: I’ve Got The Power [144 BPM]
This track was written and produced with Bizzare Contact and has a little more edge than the two predecessors… Finally! Pretty cool and energetic bassline here – and the build-up is sweet though the climax could’ve been better… But for a neo full-on track, this isn’t bad at all…
#04: Fucking Music [142 BPM]
Another collaboration – this time with System Nipel… The direction shifts from edgy full-on back to highly melodic full-on… Despite a couple of attempt at raw sounds, this is still a very light, fluffy track with long epic pads… The sample “fucking music” seems oddly misplaced and generally this is too commercial for my tastes…
#05: Stretch [145 BPM]
This is an ultra-fast track… I usually like fast, but unfortunately this is drenched in a happy-hardcore kinda vibe that’s not very appealing… Again the “fuck” samples puzzle me!? I don’t really like this track – it’s like it’s trying too hard – and failing at it!
#06: Vanilla [145 bpm]
This track was already released on the Cyberdelica compilation released by Trancelucent in 2004 – so here’s a copy/paste solution from my previous review: “Everything you've ever said, done or thought about doin', is right there in that file cabinet” Nadav starts his track with a Morgan Freeman sample from the movie Bruce Almighty… The track itself is dancefloor friendly full-on with a slightly harder approach… Guitars go hand in hand with tight percussion work here – though we’re getting close to annoying Skazi-guitars! But it’s a nice little track regardless!
#07: In My Dream (Album Edit) [145 BPM]
Argh! This is similar to Stretch though even more joyous and happy-go-lucky in appearance… How many Happy Meals did Nadav eat before he sat down and composed this? Even Yahel couldn’t have made something as clubby! The “ahh yeah” samples are just plain awful and totally over the top… Argh make it stop!
#08: Momento [145 BPM]
The edge is harder now and luckily this is not as obviously commercial as some of the previous tracks were… Thank you Nadav! That being said, this is still pretty standard morning trance – not overly melodic, but pretty uplifting and very dancefloor friendly…
#09: Supernova [145 BPM]
The last track is a collaboration with Brain Damage… Starts out with a bunch of LOTR samples and then slowly adds melodies and bassline… The layer work is pretty good here, and for a clubby neo-full on track this isn’t bad… I could see myself dance to this in the wee hours of the morning when the last disco-burgers are gone… ;o)
Right – let’s count our losses first… There are a handful of overly commercial, top-cheesy tracks on this album – stuff that I really have a hard time enjoying… But luckily this isn’t a total failure as there are three tracks that I seem to enjoy… Obviously that’s not enough for me to validate a purchase, but again it’s all about taste… The big fan-crowd of modern Israeli neo full-on will undoubtedly enjoy this to the fullest…
I’m not attacking Trancelucent as I know they also release brilliant stuff – the Misted Muppet + Etic albums are the latest examples of that… But unless you’re a hardened neo full-on fan, I’d advise you to listen to this before purchase! Enjoy!
Favourites: 3, 6, 9(!)
DeathPosture
External links:
Electro Sun: http://www.electrosun.net
Psyshop: http://tinyurl.com/654tj
Saiko Sounds: http://tinyurl.com/3jbhd
Juno Records: http://tinyurl.com/4fhde
Trance Shop: http://tinyurl.com/5jxx7
Wakyo: http://tinyurl.com/6tpap
Chaos Unlimited: http://tinyurl.com/5mlc3
Wirikuta: http://tinyurl.com/4btyz
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Wizack Twizack
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Posted : Apr 13, 2005 19:49
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Sputer
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Posted : Apr 13, 2005 19:50
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yooo great album of sunyy boyy..
the first part of this album really wonderful ! beautiful melodys and emotional stuff !
u all should wait for his new stuff.. defentllly 100 tims better than this !
wish u best of luckkkkkkk sunny 
Peace.
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*Karma Cola*
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Posted : Apr 13, 2005 21:04
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I liked this album. Im not a huuuge fan of the neo-fullon style but Electro Sun has some fresh tracks. Same with Bizarre contact, and the track 'I have the Power' just got my juices running.
the album is very, very fluffy.. but sometimes i enjoy a bit of fluff now and then and after a hectic night, thsi can be just the remedy.
Nice album..honest review.
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----Dawn----
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Posted : Apr 14, 2005 00:08
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Well - i loved this album! Nothing wrong with a nice slice of GOOD cheese every now and then. I'll take this kinda thing over boring-monotonous-tuneless-squeaky-wizzy dark shit anyday. Some of us like a good melody - however cheesy - and aren't so up our own arses to mind a bit of club/mainstream crossover if it's good. |
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Le Lotus Bleu
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Posted : Apr 14, 2005 13:36
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Fully agree with Deathposture, it's again an israeli released too much commercial.
Apart the track done with Bizarre Contact 'I've got the power', i dig anything.
According to me, this kind of album has nothing to do with neo-full on calling, it's simply clubtrance stuffs that could be your thing though. |
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Shaqattack
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Posted : Apr 14, 2005 14:25
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WOW!!!!!!
what an album!!!
excellent sounds...beautiful melodies one cd that always brings a smile on my face no matter what mood am in...wonderful tracks all taking u through a journey..
i tell u what..all those people who dont seem to like it...well do one thing..picture urself at a party and the time is 8 am in the morning...and put the cd on play rite from the first track...u will see how these melodies get u into an amazing groove...
my favourite tracks
1(!),2(!!),3,4(!!),,7(!!)
good review deathposture..dont agree with most of what u feel but then opinions they always differ |
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ori_k
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Posted : Sep 11, 2005 23:53
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well....what can i say
while being possiblly the cheesiest, non-psychedelic, most formulatic album i have ever heard..........
the melodies are soooo addictive! i just can't stop playing it!!! it makes me feel so happy....
one thing is sure-the kid got talent...lots of it. |
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Phanatic
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Posted : Sep 12, 2005 01:41
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exellent album ! but i think the music of today  is 10 step higher!
just wait for the new releses
cheers |
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----Dawn----
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Posted : Mar 3, 2006 22:29
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Mentioned this in the Vibe Tribe thread so i think it deserves a bump.
Totally disagreed with DeathPosture's opinion - i thought this was an excellent album!
I honestly can't see the point of reviewing a type of music which you obviously don't like!
Kinda stupid in my opinion.
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system nipel
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Posted : Mar 4, 2006 12:56
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for sure phanatic
electro sun work on the second album and i hope he will finish working on the album very soon |
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Trance2MoveU
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Posted : Mar 4, 2006 14:17
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While I agree with DP about most of the review, I kinda like the light melodies. As a big fan of Shift, Azax Syndrom, Cpu, and Ananda Shake, I like power and melodies and a lot of the dark side of melodic trance. While there is no psy to be found here, it is pleasing to the ear, sounds well-produced, and let's face it...you can't be hard all the time. 
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Kundalini
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Posted : Mar 6, 2006 07:47
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the akbum is good, i liked it.
Mad Melody!!
Cabooooooooommmm |
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