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Entheogenic - Golden Cap
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Morpheus Music
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Posted : May 20, 2006 19:39
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STYLE
Global sample encrusted downtempo psytrance from leaders of the field. Entheogenic employ a wealth of squeaky, squirty, squelchy synth sounds of the highest quality providing a bright tapestry that is underpinned by solid, punchy basslines and flickering percussion. Nothing repeats too often here - frequent variation driving the tracks ever onward. Golden Cap once again brings together voices from all over the planet along with diverse instrumentation and rhythm loops. Other vocals are time-stretched, repeated, deeply effected - wailing soloists, impassioned folk singers, expounding philosophers - all are transported into another context, turned around and absorbed into the effervescent melting pot that is Entheogenic.
MOOD
Like an aural light show - Golden Cap projects rich associative imagery into your skull shot through with bright laser synthesisers, clouds of tone and strobe beats. The band's busy sound is softened by the relatively low BPM they enjoy, nevertheless the overall effect is one of constant change, dizzying at its most pacey, restless subliminal almost, dreamlike in the more languid passages.
ARTWORK
A more pastoral approach than on the other recent covers - here two peaceful figures stroll across a rugged hillside into the rays of the sun, a golden glow bathing the scene. White borders add a touch of class - borders that carry across onto all the other panels, linking the presentation. On the rear cover we come to realise that the pair are none other than the artists themselves, their grassy location bracketing the tracklisting in green. Other images within the booklet, on and behind the CD show the duo in a variety of scenic locations not the least of these being a country pub.
OVERALL
Entheogenic continue to deliver the kind of quality chillout that has made them a top name in the genre. This being their fourth album - or third if you discount last year's Dialogue of the Speakers which was really a remix and collaboration special. Entheogenic again release this album on Chillcode Records - nine tracks of highly professional material that continue to revel in the sonic sweetshop of ethnic-synthetic flavours available to the third millennium artist. There's a bit of dub, some truly laid back moments like the final 'Ju' and plenty of simmering pieces working in the middle tempo region.
WHO WILL LIKE THIS ALBUM
This is surely one of the year's big downtempo releases - if you're into chillzone sounds with plenty of colour and presence, don't miss this one. Golden Cap will delight anyone into trance/dance music at the slower end of the spectrum - Entheogenic know how to bring all the right ingredients together.
Original review here: http://www.morpheusmusic.co.uk/html/reviews30.htm#goldencap
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Acidhive
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Posted : May 20, 2006 21:01
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Heh. Opinions opinions. The instrumental stuff is all perfect, but in my ears they fuck it all up royally when the wailing starts. Why?? Why??
Could've been great without all the wailing. Now it's just not my cup of tea. Passing on this one. I once thought Chillcode were heading the right direction with Matenda and Human Blue's efforts, but with the two Entheogenic albums to back that up it's clear that Ultimae records stands undefeated.
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Morpheus Music
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Posted : May 20, 2006 22:26
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chillcode
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Posted : May 31, 2006 19:30
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psyreviews
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Posted : Jun 1, 2006 09:35
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The long-awaited third album from French duo Entheogenic has been a long time coming: not counting last year’s Dialogue Of The Speakers remix and collaboration package, it’s been the best part of three years since their last album proper. Golden Cap does more than pick up where the boys left off.
If anything, it marks a more mature and confident approach to their music, seeing them find their own sound more and more. Midnight Eyes drops in a McKenna sample at exactly one minute, and then progresses neatly. It’s fluid and a touch more organic than some of their older stuff – making for a fully immersive musical experience.
Sideways is dubbier, with feckles of ethnic samples jostling nicely against 23rd-century synths, all wrapped up in the exquisitely fluid movement that characterises the album’s general vibe. Golden Cap is dreamy 4-4 with some tasty vocals, and Zero Plus cruises along nicely with vocal pads that sound a little like The Age Of Love. Kashmir Day Trip is one of their best efforts ever. Utterly atmospheric, incredibly tight and with this energy veined through it that makes you just sit back in wonder, particularly towards the end with a sly unfolding that’s staggeringly good. The Solution Machine is classic Entheogenic, strikingly individual stuff.
The high point, however, is Absphinx. It rambles a bit, but comes good: a mix of spacey vocals, organic instruments, and increasingly-psychedelic layerings. It Almost reminds me of an on-form Ozric Tentacles – and this is a good thing. Secret Tongues ups the ante further, very intricate, breaksy stuff that whips you up into a whirlwind; nice to see that they’re capable of more energetic stuff as well as the downtempo. Finally there’s Ju, an easy, breathy close to the album, setting you back down gently at the end of it all.
This is easily their most accomplished artist album, and stands head and shoulders above a lot of the competition. What’s perhaps most significant is that they’ve finally shed the shpongle-clone skin that dogged them at the start of their career – this is fresh, deep, and unashamedly individual. If you’re looking for the shanty-friendly-soundtrack to your summer’s chilling, then it looks like you’ve found it.
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Timetwister
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Posted : Jun 1, 2006 15:14
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I wholly agree with Acidhive. The album has some musically very bright opints, only to be screwed up by the desire to make it sound 'ethnic' or something. What's up with that? The whole concept of 'let's throw in a whine so we can print on the cover this album has eastern influences' is lost on me. There's way too many artists doing it. In this case though I especially found it a shame, as it ruins what otherwise would have been a damn good album. |
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elektric sheep
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Posted : Jun 1, 2006 20:32
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add me to the list of, luv entheogenic but cringe@ the overuse of ethnic vocals which have been vocoded and chopped and jump out of the channels@you...maybe its these samples that make this album a killer buy!!! ...anyway the trax with male vocs R OK e.g. sideways, kashmir day trip which are deep & floaty ... |
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Posted : Jun 2, 2006 23:04
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hmm..i didnt think this album would be like this ..this is not that album i had waiting for ..!! their last album was very better than this one ..but this is not bad at all haply its good it is entheogenic u can't say its bad but this is not a briliant album like their last albums ..also this album including with some briliant track but not all of them !!
8.5/10
fav tracks : 1(!!!),2,3,4(!),5,9
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nirvana
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Posted : Jun 3, 2006 02:01
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In my opinion the best Entheogenic album so far!!!!!!
Golden Cap - Zero Plus - and Secret Tongues are amazing tracks, the rest is very good.
10/10
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rodram
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Posted : Jun 3, 2006 02:04
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Amazing album!!!
Will write a more detailed review tomorrow.
No doubt this is a must have !!!
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peter
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Posted : Jun 3, 2006 02:09
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On 2006-06-03 02:01, nirvana wrote:
In my opinion the best Entheogenic album so far!!!!!!
Golden Cap - Zero Plus - and Secret Tongues are amazing tracks, the rest is very good.
10/10
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Same here, totally love it so far, have to give it some more listenings and time, this is great stuff.
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nikur
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Posted : Jun 3, 2006 02:16
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I am not very good in writing reviews, though this is cetainly the best album I have listened to in a long time.
The opening track has a lovely layback atmosphere, Golden Cap is just one of the most beautiful tracks I have ever came across. The rest is also real great
10/10 !!!
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Light
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Posted : Jun 3, 2006 02:25
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Congratulations to chillcode, great release!
All my admiration to the guys behind the Entheogenic project.
Very impressive stuff and quite different from before.
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Bonji
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Posted : Jun 3, 2006 03:20
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I agree they could have left out some of the ethnic voices, but the music mades, WOW!!!
Recommended!
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traveller
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Posted : Jun 5, 2006 02:04
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10/10 !
Fucking brilliant chill! Pretty much the first truly awesome chill release in 2006. Afwul amount of generic boringness happening there imo, but this beauty is something else 
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