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Rah
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Posted : May 30, 2006 06:45
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Compilation: MINDSHARE
Label: Mistress of Evil
Web: www.mistressofevil.com/
CAT: MOE66603
SE: http://www.sonic-energy.net/core/content/view/239/2/
01 - The Fractal Saddhus - Pigletts Go Whuooomp
02 - Ocelot - Badabum
03 - Quasar - Wake Up Yer Ass
04 - Alien Mental - Itchin N'Glitchin
05 - Darkbabba - Nonlinear Mallard Syndrome
06 - MWS - Stinger
07 - Xylamanda - [Not] Krazy
08 - Ghreg On Earth - aNgeLIKsHdwLnD
What's This About
Mindshare in the contextual meaning implies pooling thoughts and states of mind for a given purpose. Likewise, it is also the name given to a number of events that occur[ed ?] in the northern California region organized by the Mistress of Evil crew, alongside the artists presented here. As it can be expected there is a fair share of straightforward darkness, a lot of fractalized stories and a music video directed by my tocayo Egnagora from Shaman Films.
Per Track
The ride opens with the Fractal Saddhus, an ensemble of Alien Mental, Dylalien and Quasar. The piglets are as twisted as it could be fathomed, only to twist it a little bit more. In this realm 2 plus 2 does not equal 4, it equals… whatever you want it to equal. With this approach, the only thing that resonates with me is the line stretching in and twitching for the theme. A third eye is required here.
Ocelot invites you to kick your shoes in a “Badabum” of discordant riffs, morphing and pitching for the entire duration of the track. It slows down a bit in patches but it does not stop. As usual if you need to get a rush before tearing things apart, Aaron’s the man for the job.
“So, thanks for inviting me to your little alcoholic drug den here tonight, you fine upstanding citizens you ‘wink, wink’… ‘nudge, nudge’ now…” Quasar gets his groove back doing what he does best, fucked up music for messed up people. Very innovative rhythmic collection, on top of distraught synth’s dancing around the beat for our fellow aliens in the 9th moon of Saturn.
Darkabba is Mubali, Xylamanda, and Dylaien in a remix by the Xyla girls once again. The “Nonlinear Mallard Syndrome” feels like it has been processed, reprocessed, altered, inverted, passed through more filters and then remixed again. The beat goes totally metallic-mechanic and then wobbly, only to end up with… Donald Duck getting seriously pissed off.
Alien Mental does a 180 in “Inchin’ n glithin’’” from his latest appearance on Manic Dragon Records earlier this year with “Take a Break”. Reminds a lot of the Noise Poison sound (Highko & Cosmo) with a fast beats and glitchy stuff edging out by every pore. Technically is another side of the production style for Lalith and that’s always nifty.
MWS the Austrian duo of DJ’s make another appearance. “Stinger” on itself stands well, but the resemblance with “Hexenhammer” might be too much to let it pass. And on that note I liked that one a little more.
Amanda & Miranda, as the Xylamanda girls scream from the top of their lungs they are “[Not] Crazy”, using a heart aching kick with a potpourri of dark situational effects. Trippy, fast and juicy this is all fine and dandy without the aid of overt musical resources. When you hear that rusty riff again, head-bang for me baby one more time. The video included in the CD aids the purpose immensely, shining a beacon over all those little effects in a visual climax. The bottom line, you might need to bring Egnagora back for the next round.
“aNgeLiKsHdwLnD” is Ghreg on Earth at the top of his game. His take on industrial metal using psychedelic electronics, is where dark is at right now. Without playing favorites, this guy feels to my ears on a different league altogether here. It’s noisy, involving, dark, restrained and somehow so fucking purposeful you just don’t see it coming. Much like those droning voices piercing tiny holes of light, in a vast post-mad-max wasteland where only his mind resides. Fear teh Ghreg.
All in All
This my first dip in a MoE compilation and so far so good. It is highly representative of what the West Coast is doing in the States, and things are looking good from where I’m standing. To my ears, there is a different sound evolving from the global dark sphere. Some sounds are more developed than others, and some might resonate differently for other people. A little direction in certain chapters would have been nice, without overlooking the fact Mindshare gets the message across.
Where to Buy
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Shaman Films Records
Shaman Films Records
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Posted : May 31, 2006 00:39
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Great review!
Egnogra
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www.shamanfilms.net
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Coming soon!
SHAMFCD012 Apocalyptic Ritual Compiled by Dark Whisper
SHAMFCD013 Engrams The Trilogy ( double cd )
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robomarket
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Posted : May 31, 2006 00:43
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Ayay, Mindshare-i like the title and the mighty good lineup 
the sky was pink |
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Satanstoenail
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Posted : May 31, 2006 15:40
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On 2006-05-30 06:45, Rah wrote:
“aNgeLiKsHdwLnD” is Ghreg on Earth at the top of his game. His take on industrial metal using psychedelic electronics, is where dark is at right now. Without playing favorites, this guy feels to my ears on a different league altogether here. It’s noisy, involving, dark, restrained and somehow so fucking purposeful you just don’t see it coming. Much like those droning voices piercing tiny holes of light, in a vast post-mad-max wasteland where only his mind resides. Fear teh Ghreg.
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Very well said. This comp is worth buying for thr Ghreg On Earth track alone.... 
Just remember.... in Hell.... there will be doof.... |
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liamshy
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Posted : Jun 1, 2006 00:55
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fuck yea! killer release with many emotions to offer. super psycho twisted funky groovin slammin bass in your face madness! mistress of evil can be my mistress any day!! |
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andonis
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Posted : Jun 7, 2006 10:04
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Another cutting-edge release by this very good label. Hard as nails; did not dissapoint me as all of their releases up to now. Only thing is I would have loved another couple of gems in it (haven't watched the video yet). Favourites: The Fractal Saddhus (coolest of names  ), Quasar (as usual; waiting for the album), Alien Mental, MWS and Xylamanda.
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rajatrao2
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Posted : Jun 7, 2006 10:24
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very cool cd... looking forward to hearing more from the fractal saddhus...but for me the hilight of the cd was the darkbabba track- really works on the dancefloor...waiting to hear more from MoE...
best of luck
Rajat
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Posted : Jun 9, 2006 12:52
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Strong compilation, very special like other M.O.E. releases.
Good luck evil girls!
Unicum power will be with you!
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Mistress of Evil
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Posted : Jun 9, 2006 20:34
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unicum power for sure
We make it our goal to try to capture a unique vibe in our releases... from your comments it seems its working
Thank you for all your support, it really means a lot to us
M.o.E loves you!
peace
Bringing Dreams to Life!
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djgreenman
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Posted : Jun 9, 2006 20:39
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This album is sweet, I feel like I waited for it for ever, i think my most favorite moment was falling asleep to this in headphones a few weeks ago, it brought me dreams of sensory depreivation tanks that produced only vibration to listen to music in... sweet stuff, this is most likley my favorite comp from the MOE girls yet, it's most definutly in my Top 10 this year
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