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Rah
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Posted : May 31, 2005 23:53
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Don't know why this is not present in the reviews i thought it was pretty good effort.
Artist: Manifold
Album: X-Ray Attraction
Label: Déjà vu Records
Year: 2005
Format: CD
Country: Russia
Songs:
01. Time for the Heist (142 BPM's)
02. Tomahawk (146 BPM's)
03. Intrusion (146 BPM's)
04. Barrel Night (144 BPM's)
05. The Wolf (142 BPM's)
06. Find Your Pokemon (145 BPM's)
07. Invited Session (147 BPM's)
08. Christmas (144 BPM's)
09. Abstract Dimension (140 BPM's)
Why we like it:
Edward & Alexander are showing a slightly more musical face of Déjà vu, even if it is freaky-sounding melodies… what else where you expecting with that cover? Manifold, like the name implies is a composition of various elements brought together: a little techno, with a bit of progressive sprinkled on top, adding a generous amount of dark psychedelia while retaining some that classic Déjà vu energy.
Why you might like it:
Is it good when a CD does not sound the same from the first song to the last? We think so too, that’s one brownie point for Manifold. The different influences that mark this relase are well assimilated in the overall production, the music is thought out and it is easily adaptable to any realm of psychedelic. It took a few weeks to feel they “x-ray attraction” but it was only a matter of time. The music is an interesting hybrid to keep dark-heads and progressive fans wanting more and that’s always an interesting cross-breed.
The ones that stood out:
* Time for the Heist
Dark mysterious pads and melodies unfurl on top of a driving drum sequence guiding you down uncertain realms of the night.
* Barrel Night
Power-rumbling kicks intertwined with deep bass lines in minimal fashion like the Russians do best. Add the Squelchy sounds with a soft underlying melody of heavenly redemption to the arsenal of sonic mayhem.
* Christmas
They have strange holidays in Manifold-land. If this song is anything to guide us by, I bet is not Santa that’s the one doing rounds on the 24th. This is as progressive as it gets with manifold, without really abusing the term too much. Power chords and even an arpeggio in the end changing song structure to ensure the listener is never bored.
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aliened
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Posted : Jun 1, 2005 03:28
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i think this album is the best of all DEJA VU has to released .. even guys 'stole ' some original ideas from other wellknown artists , anyway i like it , very good and nice stuff , nothin common with usual Deja Vu dark music
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Rah
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On 2005-06-01 03:28, aliened wrote:
i think this album is the best of all DEJA VU has to released
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this is a little  but saying manifold is the best Deja Vu has done to date would be completely ignoring the Zen compilations. Especially the first one. That was a personal highlight in 2003... 
as for him 'stealing' ideas from other people... i really don't know... i don't mean to defend anyone here, but a specific example for the case in point would have been apropiate 
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Pasha
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Posted : Jun 1, 2005 11:45
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First of all I would like to say that "stealing" goes somewhere else out of this topic. If you feel some resemblances in the music, may be it is called "influence", no?
So influences would be the right thing to mention here, because they are felt through the album, showing the tastes of Mainfold duo.
The cd is really a point of development in the guys musical activities, a lot of things were done on their own before they reached this release.
So in my opinion, this is a pretty solid dancefloor material, dark sci-fi inspired stuff, yes I would call it "Russian trance", but it has many touches of styles and influences which makes it sound nice.
A good cd, showing that definately more stuff is to come.
Sorry for not giving a track-by-track review, I don't have the cd some time ago already, thanks Ed, and I don't have it at hand now. |
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Dj Edell
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Posted : Jun 1, 2005 11:54
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thats amazing album alot of hits and styles
1, 2, 5, 7 is my favorite in this album
good luck my friend with this album very hope that alot of releases today will be like this
best regards to u , and to Dajavu records from Metatron, PsyTropic and Liquid Sunrise crews.
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Ladic
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Posted : Jun 1, 2005 12:23
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awesome melancholic stuff for the morning around 5 am
barrel night is The Track, showing that there's no need for stupid disco, when u want positive vibes and nice melodies...
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Posted : Jun 1, 2005 14:05
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Solid Album !!! That's what i call real psychedelic Trance !!! Way to work Guys...
Good Luck in the Future !!! |
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spacetec
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Posted : Jun 1, 2005 14:08
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Excellent creation from serious project-darkness enigmatic tech & trance. (2,4,8- speaking 'bout favorite tracks)
Resp to Edik ahd Sasha! |
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digbeez
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Posted : Jun 1, 2005 15:44
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Massive albom
Good luck my friends ,, cant weit for next one
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B_PM_
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Posted : Jun 1, 2005 16:47
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Finally somebody decided to review it. IMO this is a great album, i knew shit about Manifold before buying it, know this is one of my favorites projects, cant wait for more releases. Lots of Techno and electro style in a very good dark trance album. Favorite tracks:
1, 3, 4(!!!!!), 6, 7(!!)
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Acidhive
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Posted : Jun 1, 2005 18:20
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Hmmm this didn't grip me at all. A friend of mine is completely into this kind of darker style, but I don't like it at all. It just plods along going nowhere in my ears. Like most of the darker full-on that's all the rage at the moment.
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Andrey
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Posted : Jun 1, 2005 19:07
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It's the best releas of Dejavu IMHO. Each track is fav. ))) Very good production
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Basilisk
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Posted : Jun 1, 2005 19:59
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I purchased it for that hint of Cydonian leads and the slightly gothic feel to some tracks (i.e. The Wolf)... it's okay, but sort of inconsistent at times...
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Maxim Kai.
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Posted : Jun 2, 2005 00:20
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we invited manifold here, to ukraine, odessa, and they showed what it is the real nocturne.
the album is great, the music is great, it is the stuff the night needs.
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aliened
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Posted : Jun 2, 2005 01:19
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.. I would call it "Russian trance", but it has many touches of styles and influences which makes it sound nice ..
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and thats y i wudnt call it ' russian trance ' .. i see that russians willin to call anythin 'russian' and always tryin to be the 1st and the best , often w/o any reson ..
manifold - tomahawk Vs tom miraculix ' eclipse' |
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