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Homegrown beats and hypnotic rhythms!-Kemic-Al – Twisted Parameters
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Zaldonite
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Twisted Parameters by KEMIC-AL
KEMIC-AL. ( Full on )
Fresh new sound at LAST
1> 1888 a.c. Train To Madness 138 bpm.
2> What Lies In The Shadows 138 bpm.
3> Piskumany 146 bpm.
4> Wake Up Call 146 bpm.
5> Peace On Earth Remix. 145 bpm.
6> Batidas Por Minuto 148 bpm.
7> Twisted Parameters 148 bpm.
8> Klassic-al 148 bpm.
9> Z.Zora 090 bpm.
The Malta Independent ...Review by Mike Bugeja 3rd Dec.03
Homegrown beats and hypnotic rhythms!
Kemic-Al – Twisted Parameters http://www.kemic-al.com
His may be a relatively new name on the Maltese dance scene, and yet Kemic-Al, under his Zaldonite alter ego or as part of the Los Bandidos Psikadelicos DJ posse, has been etching out quite a following for himself, particularly in the trance scene. His musical roots actually hail back to ska and rock, but have always been broad enough to embrace any music that is exciting and stimulating. His first ventures into the dance scene came via various percussion performances at numerous events and parties, following which he progressed to DJ-ing and organizing his own parties.
The response of the discreet but sizeable trance following in Malta encouraged Kemic-Al to branch out and work on original productions, the first batch of which quickly picked up a steady following via his MP3.com website. Some of the tunes also made their way into the playlists of several internet radio stations, and this positive vibe was certainly crucial in motivating Kemic-Al’s output and the eventual completion of this debut album.
Contrary to what many may be expecting of a trance artist, Twisted Parameters actually presents an alternate perspective of this global genre, largely revolving around the artist’s particular taste for sounds and rhythms as opposed to the formulaic synthesized (and swirling) prototype that gave trance its initial appeal. As such, Kemic-Al’s approach on this album has been to construct and develop all the sounds from scratch, straying from this ‘homegrown’ philosophy only where vocal samples are involved. The basis of the album was in fact constructed from mutated and manipulated percussive sounds, as most of the nine tracks here will attest.
Aural accessorizing was in fact kept to a minimum, with the result that the music often dwells inside a gray area that owes as much to trance as it does to techno, with the common (and only connecting) factor being the hypnotic psychedelia-laced rhythms that Kemic-Al is clearly attached to.
Of particular note here are the tracks Wake Up Call, whose nifty samples are a clear example of Kemic-Al’s favoured quote that ‘Sound is the art of seeing invisible things’; Klassic-Al, where musical interludes are meshed and fused together to great effect (and possibly the album’s most mainstream moment); and Batidas Por Minuto, whose warped sonic groove (subtly tinged, I thought, with a Liam Howlett electronic accent!) was a valuable stepping stone for Kemic-Al’s prominence on internet radio. Psy-trance and psy-tech, apparently are the coined phrases for this brand of dance music, and indeed, there are elements here of both. Adding a third dimension to the album is closing track Z-Zora, which opts for a chilled approach to bring the feast of beats and rhythm mesh to a cinematic end!
The parameters of the music may be twisted, but Kemic-Al nevertheless retains the spirit that gives this album its vitality!
Mike Bugeja
The Malta Independent
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lib66@maltanet.net
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DANSEZEE Magazine Review by WOODY AKI (editor, DANSEZEE magazine)
KEMIC-AL – Twisted Parameters
If I’m not mistaken, this is a first in the Maltese music scene – a Psy-Trance album. Released by none other than Zaldonite a.k.a. Aldo Lombardi (featured on July’s issue), this album brims with confidence to the point of being innovative within international Psy-Trance circles, which is stunning considering that this is a debut album.
As a lover of all kinds of Dance music in general, my only usual fault with music of this ilk is that not much innovation is to be found, and the innovators within this scene are very few – Hallucinogen and Infected Mushroom come to mind. Kemic-al might just be joining this elite club though, as what we have here is an album that is daring and danceable in equal amounts. Opening tracks “1888 A.C.” and “What Lies In The Shadows” set Zaldonite’s manifesto in full swing: low, growly, voices, dark swooshes and innovative drum programming. “Piskumany”, Batidas Por Minuto” and the title track are buzzing dancefloor drivers which should be commended for their use of sounds far removed from the perception of Psy-trance. But two tracks stand to attention for their sheer innovation – “Klassic-al” is totally loony and very exciting with shades of Jazzy sax lines interspersed with a recognizable Beethoven piano line to amazing effect, whilst the winner here is “Wake Up Call”, with its Maltacom wake-up call sample in English and Maltese leaving me in no doubt as to bless this track as the best of the bunch.
If Kemic-Al/Zaldonite keeps up the dynamics of this stunning debut album on his future releases, we’ll be hearing a lot more from him in international circles. In the meantime, if you really want to know what innovation sounds like, obtain this album and revel in the fact that the future of Psy-Trance might just lie on this island we live in!
(reproduced by kind permission of Dansezee magazine - © 2003)
Issue 17.
December 2003
www.dansezee.com
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KEMIC-AL - TWISTED PARAMETERS
Only few copies left from this album so grab your last chance from this limited edition send e-mail to info@kemic-al.com
High lighted Tracks are being played in Goa this season by Byzught (Parvati Records) Teo (Disco Valley Records) Hose' (Floro Baba) & DJ Anke (Germany-U.K.)
Such feedback on his originality & quality of his music lead him to prepare more tracks to be released soon on Psychedelic Trance Labels!
"Kemic-al is one of the promised artist for dark-psy scene. he knows by instinct what is psychedelic. soon you will find him in our next compilations 'Psycho Cell'. his new works will show his class!"
Teo,
Disco Valley Records Goa*
http://www.discovalleyrecords.com
Psychedelia and Evolution is the motto of our friend Kemic-Al and believe me : he lives up to that !! The album Twisted Parameter is full of both............and we are looking forward to hear his new productions
Giuseppe
http://www.parvati-records.com
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