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Melicia - Running out of time (Phonokol)
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Le Lotus Bleu
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Posted : Aug 23, 2003 22:39
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Things start well with an original & funny representation of food’s biologic chain on the coverart.
Melicia (Aviram Iluz) delivers his debut album Running Out Of Time, with a hybrid style composed of the Astrix’s trademarks builds up coppled with high strong energy melody like Xerox, the global musical content is very rockin’.
I especially appreciate the frequent changing half-tone of the bassline in this track announced before by a cosmic break around 3’00, this tune benefits too of a nice growing up emphasis with a final climax leaded by a slighty sour sound starting after the 2nd break around 5’10, delicious.
Running Out Of Time, is another hit from this album, like Experience this one is a kinda fast groovy-full on stuff, major difference comes from the melodic sound which is more incisive.
Freeman (done with Dj Miko) is less atractive, the harmony gets fatter & the whole thing remains puffing. Even if the melody isn’t bad, it’s globally too flat & with not enough amplitudes.
Psychodelya, if i don’t miss, is the first track with the participation of Odelya (the Melicia’s sister) for the vocals, nice sexy voice. Around 5’00 a nice jumping twisted up & down fx melody wakes up the track added with soft brassy sound.
Melicia comes back to his more natural style (i presume), putting down on energy but he strangely seems to retain himself on this one.
Smash is a perfect example of Melicia’s stuffs based on energy, unfoerunatly the rest don’t follow : the melody is quite lame.
Genesis (great collaboration done with Beat Hackers) is more built with more density opening on a the Odelyia voice coppled with a bass vibration. Things are going faster some nervous electric riffs succeed to blow away the track to another dimension. The vibration of the begining comes back for the break accompanied with some Odeliya kinda incantations. Some slighty sour sound gives a slight asian atmosphere during a very quick moment.
Sea Master starts with some autotune on Odelya’s voice, the electric riffs follow (not very nervous this time). Then you’ll notice several nice fx on sounds but the climax is a bit failed.
Illusion Quest has a sweet cosmic intro sound despite this, the track contains one more time some electric riffs, good ones, Odelyia sings a bit before the break, the global result is very catchy.
Favorites by order :7,1,2,9,4.
Dedicated to the dancefloor, this album uses too much the same sounds & harmonies, some effective stuffs but not too much surprise indeed a bit easy sometimes. Running Out Of Me suffers, according to me, from a big lack of diversity furthermore it seems (i could be wrong) that the whole thing has been quite fastly produced.
A bit more work & application for the next time Mr Melicia, and it'd be better, even if i remind it, the whole thing would surely work on the dancefloors.
Mark :7/10
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Psy2k
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Posted : Nov 26, 2003 18:48
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I like this one... Great stuff from melicia! Tracks that for sure will rock every dancefloor... My favs are: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9  
 In This World Have Your Own Bpm... |
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shivabhang
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Posted : Nov 27, 2003 18:30
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very nice album, power full sound,,,  |
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Hodi
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Posted : Nov 27, 2003 19:36
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the "sea master" melody is so psychedelic and twisted it will blow your mind!
u can find "Anything U Want" using the search... |
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klaxer
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Posted : Nov 30, 2003 18:48
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Game with old samples.? Hm.
Sometimes interesting... Yes..
And I think this release was big
technical experience for Aviram
but not spiritual.
Ideas clearly.
7/10
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XrTC
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Posted : Dec 8, 2003 06:00
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On 2003-07-17 16:07, Asi wrote:
i heard this album just today, and i must say i couldnt listen to all the tracks, cus all sound the same to me, and the style is not refreshing andnot any new ideals in this album ...
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IMO people should take the time and listen to an album at least a couple of times before posting here... well, that's the way it works for me anyway. cos sometimes i might not be in the mood and not like an album at all. but when listened to it more carefully, i come up with a whole different opinion.
as for the melicia album, i like it a lot..  |
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kilokif
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Posted : Dec 8, 2003 09:40
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this album is simply excellent... |
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DiScO-VaLLeY
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Posted : Dec 16, 2003 23:21
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one of the blast's
i just bought the cd(saving my money work)
worth one
good at dance floorz with tje melodies
and it will bring fire to the dance floor
and in my car(but that is something else)
bye for now
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The Green Channel
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Posted : Dec 17, 2003 01:06
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Running out of time is crazy, so ok, it's not ground-breaking but hay when I’m walking with my headphones in the rain I really enjoy some of the tracks. 7/10.
"Love is a way of life"
(Gaia, Love, Nature, Shamanism (.2A.y.0a.hu.1a.sc.2a.), Terence McKenna) |
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Pierrö
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Posted : Dec 19, 2003 20:48
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Yeah !!!!
A really good opus. Maybe a little to israely sound but good in the style (always the same ...)
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survey1
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Posted : Mar 14, 2006 02:50
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Great album, mainly tracks 1 and 2. In that time it was a good and refreshing album.
But i think now Melicia and his new music are "Running Out of Time" if you know what i mean...
The best tracks that Melicia released are on that album.
I give it 8/10
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Psycosmo
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Posted : Mar 15, 2006 02:59
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This is one of my favorite albums. Absolutly beautiful. Every track is magical, even after having it for more than a year. I give it 9/10.
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Acidhive
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Posted : Mar 15, 2006 14:54
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Nice enough full-on on offer here. I've had it for about a year or so and still listen to it occasionally. That says it all, since I easily get tired of most standard full-on. Anyway, not a bad album.
"Subconscious unravels at the point of death, and all time it has known erupts into a moment. As death extinguishes us, so we become it."
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Zugonik
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Posted : Mar 19, 2006 02:28
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astralex
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Posted : Mar 25, 2006 02:18
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i still like it:P |
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