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Phonic Request - Invasive Process [Mahogany Records] May 2006

Greg kun


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Posted : May 11, 2006 17:56
Artist: Phonic Request
Title: Invasive Process
Format: CD (jewel case)
Label: Mahogany Records (France)
Cat. #: MAHOCD002
Distribution: Arabesque Distribution
Date: May 10th 2006
Master : Charles Michaud (Tryptich/Solead)
Artwork & Design : Nico Psy Art

Tracklisting :

1 // Side-A - Altered Ego (Phonic Request Remix)
2 // System Init
3 // Dual Scream (feat Shagma)
4 // Syntax
5 // Invasive Process
6 // Crash Bug (feat Principles Of Flight)
7 // Mekagroovik
8 // Disturbing Behavior
9 // Drop Filter (feat Akhoa & Illegal Machines)

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Review :

Could i have your attention please...?

While psychedelic trance music is searchin' for new directions in the purpose to exceed standards that are currently definiing its limits, the time has come to welcome a new music alchemist in the name of Will Decaestecker, more known under his main project, Phonic Request.

In his City-Lights based studio, Phonic Request has constantly pushed back facility and organized musical writing around an axiom which defines nervousness and esthetic all along these 9 pieces that invade your body with frenetic pulsions.

The journey begins gently with a progressive tune from the young and talented Side-A project (Spiral Trax/Groove Zone) re-cooked by Will wicked hands, in a flood of bass vibrations and gracious soundscapes wich remind those used by Michael Andresen with his 12 Moons project. This beginning is undoubtedly the proof of Phonic Request eclectism effort by building an unique progressive structure, and sounds promising for the near future.

Once Invasive Process takeoff has been achieved, the plane increases its speed to brew the wind and waves with more and more sonic pulsations, where madness goes further than gravity laws.
Phonic Request offers us a landscape once the System Init is launched, with one of the best bassline ever heard since the X-dream's Electromagnetic anthem.
Heavy and dark, with an incredible relentless drive grabing you into the deepest essence of trance music

In the purpose to give the maximum diversity for that long play, Will teamed-up with the growing and talented Shagma french project. This time, the sound is still faster than the previous one, Dual Scream installs a psychedelic climax where melodies and pads are so dreamy and fluid it's almost unreal, but surely always groovy.

The plane takes its cruising speed in delivering a proper psychedelic piece in the tradition of Phonic Request earlier's music, but with an almost perfect production quality. Syntax is a gorgeous composition, wicked and twisted sounds answer to another amazing bassline which carries listeners higher in a deep state where music takes bodies control.

Instead of slowing down, Invasive Process continues to maintain the high pressure and takes hallucinated travellers in custody.
Brain invasion is definitely in process, walking through a kaleidoscopic tale with psionics medicines provided by Invasive Process which is assurely the most addictive composition Phonic Request could give us. Complex rhythmic structures imbricated with huge bassline, together opening the big room of reverbs and trancy pads; this is almost the perfect receipt an artist could invent.


It could be difficult to maintain the same level after this magnetic storm, but the plane is still in the stratospheric environment, this time harbouring another Phonic Request partner, Principles of Flight.
Here is a pure psyche writing, skittish and intense. Twirling, playful, syncopated acid-lines are all over the place for a multilayered track that let think Principles of Flight could be a project on which we'd rather put under supervision.

Producing a calmer atmosphere, polished sounds supported by rhytmics in the style of Koxbox scientists, Mekagroovik doesn't betray its affiliation with these powerful rhythmics and tortuous melodies... But as a contrast, samples used here bring somehow melancholic and nostalgic feelings, warming hearts in a peaceful state. We could say it's a night & day composition that reflects Will audacity and his will to make good music above all.

The trip is almost close to the end but Phonic Request's wizardry doesn't want to unleash his victims and gives them back their sanity. In the wish to complete is duty, Will wrote two last tracks especially in the purpose to achieve us with very playful sounds and full of oddball twists and turns. Disturbing behaviour and Drop filter are truly psychedelic by essence, exceeding even the potential of psyche music leaders as Derango or Grapes of Wrathes to quote only these two there.

This is surely a very good conclusion for that amazing exercice provided by Phonic Request. Rare are those who succeed the try as much as this Invasive Process LP in a few lap of time.

Will seems to have worked hard and for a long time before releasing his music, he's clearly one of those who believe in the trance music potential and its ability to transcend limits in breaking the codes, that makes the richness of a genre based on a prolific source of influences.

Will succeeded in taking the essence of that assumption and we can be sure it's only the beginning, as much for studio work as for live performance.

Highlights : 1 / 3 / 5 (!!!) / 6 / 7

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Additional informations :

Phonic Request website --> http://www.phonicrequest.com/
Mahogany Records Website --> http://www.mahogany-records.net/


Available via :

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Release details --> http://www.discogs.com/release/675492
Pierre-POF
Principles of Flight

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Posted : May 17, 2006 12:17
This album is one of the most original out since a long time. The progression from uplifting morning music to deep mental night sounds is amazing. Each track is very special and unique, though you can tell right away it's phonic request.
This is great work for a debute album! We wish you a great career in the psychedelic world!!

favorites : 2 / 7
full_lotus
IsraTrance Junior Member

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Posts :  562
Posted : May 22, 2006 19:05
Phonic Request – Invasive Process (Mahogany Records)
The 2nd release on French label Mahogany records and their first artist album. Phonic Request is Wilfried Decaesteker, born in France in 1977, he previously who used to play guitar in an Acid Jazz band. With releases on Tip World, Parvati, Ketuh, Peak records and more, he presents here, this, his first full album. Starting off with a remix of a track by Side-A, Altered Ego gives us a taste of the softer melodic sunshine style of Phonic Request which continues beautifully into the next 2 tracks, System Init and Dual Scream, the latter featuring Shagma and containing samples from Waking Life. This stuff should get you dancing at sunrise. The harder trippy style starts creeping in with Syntax, following on nicely from the previous tracks, taking us deeper into the album with the night time influences becoming evident, but still retaining loads of melody, as does the following title track, Invasive Process, a deep monster of a track, with some full blown nostalgic sounds for those still in love with another era in psychedelic trance. A live version of Crash Bug featuring Principles of Flight is the 6th track presented, and whilst well made, the key changes during the first part of the tune put me off a bit, but it still retains the overall feel of the album and starts brilliantly with an unnerving sample saying ‘We’re gonna get you’. Mekagroovic does what it says, a funky night time number with plenty of subconscious voice samples and scratchy synth noises added to the ingredients. Disturbing Behaviour kicks off with an atmospheric ambient intro before mutating into a spooky deeply tripped out four to the floor pounder with plenty of twists and turns. The final track of the CD features Akhoa and Illegal Machines. Drop Filter continues the spookiness of the night, with another heads down, brain messing stomper. A fine way to close the album. Phew, there is some good clever stuff here, an excellent debut album from Phonic Request. No gaps between any of the tracks, instead intelligently faded ambient bits, which help to give you the impression that this really is a journey album, a hectic journey, but an outstanding one. A very impressive selection from Mr. Decaesteker, which should be invading dance floors over the summer.
          Turn On, Tune In, Trance Out!!!

http://www.psymusic.co.uk
olivier
Side-A

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Posted : Jun 28, 2006 16:02
very nice album will
if you like well produced dark and twisted trance, you should check it out asap
good luck for the furthur projects ;)
Fonction

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Posted : Jan 8, 2007 10:12
I have just bought the album of Principles of Flight, I adored Feat Phonic Request, I bought the album and it is brilliant.

My Favorite, 1,2,6,7 et 8
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