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Joti Sidhu "Punktuator" Neurobiotic Rec.
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PKS
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Joti Sidhu is finally back with a new album! He is well known in the psytrance scene for his dj sets around the world from the beginning of Goa trance, but also for his project called Psychaos. He released an album called Cause And Effect on Atomic Records in 1999. That was a quite dark, techno influenced album. This time he is going a full on direction, with more variation. He goes under the Joti Sidhu name in this one, and he releases it on Neurobiotic Records in Italy.
Joti Sidhu "Punktuator" Neurobiotic Records 2004 (NBRCD013)
1. New Sensations
2. See The Music
3. Chaos To Order Remix
4. Punktuator
5. Long Long Arms
6. Twinight
7. Live Fast Die Young Remix
8. Situation
9. Signals
The first track shows that this guy has gone another direction than in his Psychaos album. Here we get a full on track with quite a lot melodies and voice samples. Melodic full on of the kind that you find a lot of these days. You get more variation here than in his previous tracks and a quite uplifting vibe. Track 2 is more drifting. He keeps a little bit of his typical rough sound in these tracks, but it’s lighter and more standard full on. It builds up a little, but nothing exceptional here. Track 3 goes a little bit darker. More rough sounds and less light melodies. Pure night time full on trance. One of the best tracks on this album in my opinion. Track 4 has the album title. This one continues the darker side of trance, with a massive, pumping beat and some scary breaks. This one will for sure rock the dance floors at night. At the end here, we get some guitar of the kind that annoys me when I’m dancing…
Track 5 is a funny track. This is definitely the biggest surprise on this album. A collaboration between Simon Posford (Hallucinogen) and Joti Sidhu! It starts with a beautiful sound a totally weird, twisted, voice sample, talking about loooong arms… Reminds me a little bit of 1200 Mics, but not as simple... Quite drifting track too, with light uplifting melodies. This track will also be released on the Unusual Suspects 2 compilation on Solstice Music and Twisted Records this year. Very nice to hear a new track with Hallucinogen involved. Track 6 is a massive, dark, full on track. Not much melodies, just a rough, massive drift. Track 7 is originally made by Dino Psaras, but here we get a remix by Joti Sidhu. Funny voice samples, and the usual full on bass line. Track 8 is a pumping track, with some nice, floating, psychedelic sounds in between. Sort of funky melodies too, which will create fun on the dance floor. The last track on this album doesn’t give us any rest either. This one is originally made by Eskimo, but here we get a Joti Sidhu remix. This sounds more like a ton of other full on tracks, somewhere between GMS and Eskimo, which I find quite boring.
This album came as a big surprise, especially the track with Simon Posford involved. You get a couple of strong full on tracks here, but a lot of it sounds very much like most other full on trance being released these days.
PK (shivapks@hotmail.com)
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  CHILL TRIBE
CTRCD01 QUALITY RELAXATION
CTRCD02 RELAXED JOURNEYS
CTRCD03 EAR PLEASURE
CTRCD04 WOMBATMUSIC - Shameful Silence
CTRCD05 POLYPLOID - Grow Your Own
CTRCD06 IAN ION - Gringo Locomotion
CTRCD07 SUNKINGS - Before We Die |
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psychotrop
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Misha(Overlap)
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Posted : Jan 11, 2005 21:36
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fucking amazing album!!!! i just love it!
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Dushan
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Posted : Jan 12, 2005 21:11
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one word: MASTER PEACE !!!
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scraper
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Posted : Jan 12, 2005 22:19
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Other than the track with Simon this album is not that good.
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Dragongurl
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Posted : Jan 13, 2005 11:56
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Was pondering on getting it and this has sealed the deal! I was 70% sure that I was getting it anyways. Can't wait to hear! 
:: Life can be as bitter as dragon tears
But whether dragon tears are bitter or sweet
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antic
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Posted : Jan 14, 2005 16:54
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I'm really in two minds about it.
Some of the tracks are awesome (1, 2, 3 & 5), but other just plod along and have no clear direction. The track with Dino has good spoken samples, but the way they use it totally destroys the track IMO. Also I didn't liked the track with Eskimo, because the main melody is sounding totally false and it gets even worse at the end, where synth riff plays without any connection with the track's groove and melody...
On the other hand sound production on this one is very good, especially the bass which is very strong. It also sounds different than any other album I have - you can hear it's Joti's sounds and ideas which is always a plus 
I think I'm gonna buy it (I have mp3s now - shame on me), simply because I can skip 7 & 9 track. I only have to wait untill psyshop.com has it...  |
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Dj Butterfly
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Posted : Jan 17, 2005 03:13
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Joti Sidhu..King of nocturnal sound..Once again prooving he is one of the best...Teaching others how to make a hits,but still to keep it underground!
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Sarasin
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Posted : Jan 17, 2005 12:48
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I have always loved Joti's work!!
Of the Psychaos days!!!
And heard him play here in SA a while back.....and i still love it!!
Good Shit !
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raider
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Posted : Jan 17, 2005 14:21
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Track 1, 3 and 5 are amazing! |
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Original Chaos
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Posted : Jan 18, 2005 19:58
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Hi All.....
Thanx for the reviews and opinions........they are always helpfull.
I just want to add a quick note to be clear that....
Track 7 - Live Fast Die Young was written and conceived by myself and Dino, and the version on my album is a remix by myself.
Track 9 - Signals is a remix by myself for my album, the original Scrambling Signals, released on Eskimos album was written by myself and Eskimo January 2004 in CapeTown.
So there you go.......just wanted to be clear on that.
Catch ya soon....
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Surrender
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Posted : Jan 18, 2005 21:18
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hey joti, despite our personal differences, this is good music coming out of your end and i must say it... good luck on this one i like most of the tracks here... u have managed to bring the old with the new in a funky bouncy manner, good job.
"On the other hand, you have different fingers."
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Posted : Jan 18, 2005 23:11
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I have to say that whole album is realy, REALY great stuff, what we where expected from Joti, of course! He is back, once again, with pefect music! Who don't share my opinion, he just don't know what is good music! Just like Animan sad: real MASTER PEACE!
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