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Pleiadians - 7even Sister7 -=- Harmonia Records
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Pleiadians - 7even Sister7 ( Harmonia, Nov. 2006 )
Track List:
1. Dance with Me - 09:29
2. I Believe - 08:37
3. Atlas - 08:11
4. Galactic - 07:46
5. Vimana Pt.2 - 08:30
6. Starbase 11 - 08:07
7. Condition: Critical - 09:25
8. War of the Worlds - 08:30
9. Out of Time - 06:30
The Pleiadians is a project born more than a decade ago, having released some classic tracks in the "good and old times". As far as I know this is their third album, their two other albums were released by Dragon Fly Records before the year 2000, when the project was still formed by four members. Now the Pleiadians project has only two members, Max Lanfranconi and Maurizio Begotti, and they just released this brand new CD, which was produced in the EtnicaNET studios. This new album was released by Harmonia Records, a Greek based label responsible for some interesting releases.
The cover design was made by Micky Noise and M. Begotti, and is based on elements like space (specially stars), information and the number seven. It looks fine, but I really miss the tracks' bpms. There's a long text inside the booklet explaining the influence of the Seven Sisters constellation (also known as The Pleiades) on different cultures.
The CD itself shares part of the design of the art cover.
Cover: http://212.227.206.198/cgi-bin/zoom.cgi?har1cd006_b.jpg:CDs/har/har1cd006.html:;
The mastering was made by Sonic Vista Studio - Ibiza. It sounds good, these guys are mastering a lot of releases recently, anyone knows anything about them?
Well, since their last release was last century, I think there were a lot of expectations upon this release, including from myself. This usually leads to deception, and I decided to listen to the album like if it was produced by a new act, instead than by sort of a legend. It was a good strategy, on the first listening mainly the bass lines of Atlas and some samples called my attention, on the second time the tracks I Believe and Vimana pt.2 stood out and I was already finding Condition Critical and Starbase 11 interesting.
The album begins with Dance with Me (T1), a collaboration with G. Bini (Arkanoydz), its 143 bpm set the pace of the album, but it didn't do much for me. The second track, I Believe, is one of the highlights of the album, with a deep bass line, driving melodies, the right amount of distorted synths and the cool sample:
"The return of the sun after a total eclipse, its rising in the morning after its troublesome absence at night, and the reappearance of the crescent moon after the new moon all spoke for our ancestors of the possibility of surviving death... I believe..."
Really a good track: steady, psychedelic, melodic but not cheesy, and the most important it tell us a history  . Atlas (T3) caught me by its bass lines  , but it's a serious track in every aspect, melodic when I need melodies and serious when I need to be sober. By the way, Atlas is the name of one of the stars at the Seven Sisters constellation. Galactic is the the next track (T4), its melodies are joyful to dance and it sounds a bit more dance floor directed than Atlas. After that we got Vimana pt.2, a powerful DJ tool with a terrific sample:
"This visitor somehow explains the way Aliens have been genetically .... the development of our DNA from the very beginnings and they inspired your spiritual leaders..."
Vimana pt.2 is another favorite of mine, it's an unusual track, it has strong bass lines and does not rely on melodies or build ups, it goes on by itself. Starbase 11 (T6) and Condition: Critical (T7) also have good sample usage and fewer melodies than the previous tracks, but they work fine on the floor.
The last tracks were oscillating between 144 and 145 bpm, but War of the Worlds (T8) has only 139 bpm, being the slowest tracks in the album. In compensation its bass uses the extra space very well, and I'm sure some people will choose this one as their favorite. Closing the album we have Out of Time (T9), which is also a slower track (140 bpm) with a great bass, and melodies that make me feel out of time and the sample in the exact right moment. Unfortunately it's the shortest track here.
Overall the album follows a defined style, melodic and steady, the tracks are long and deliver more journeys than explosions and climaxes, having the "outer space" as the main theme, making references to starbases, strange planets, Aliens and stars. I won't compare this third album with their previous work, I just going to say it has good production and works fine for me. Also the album is good for home listening, and since most track keys are "A" and "F" these tunes must be DJ friendly. 
Recommendation: This new Pleiadians album features 9 long previously unreleased tracks, providing more than 75 minutes of music. Most tracks here are melodic and steady, its efficiency do not relies on build ups. I think the album is worth checking, but if you are a hardcore old Pleiadians fan watch out your expectations. Maybe there's a lack of innovation or new approaches, but it's a concise album, following a well established line from the first to the last track. I recommend it for those after melodic music and I also found it pleasant to home listening.
Favorites: 2(!), 3, 4, 5(!), 6, 7, 9.
Buy it here:
http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/har/har1cd006.html
http://www.beatspace.com/dettagli/dettaglio.asp?id=3144
http://www.saikosounds.com/english/display_release.asp?id=5981
Respect!
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...Dance like nobody's watching...
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goaren
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Posted : Dec 19, 2006 20:02
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great review!!! exactly the tracks i liked the most... beautiful goa sound... amazing release anyone who likes real psychedelic melodic trance get this... fucking brilliant  |
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kazuku
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Posted : Dec 20, 2006 04:28
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If you dont like realy inspired, truly psychedelic Goa trance straight from the soul (or space samples) then move along pls.."theses are not the droids you are looking for".
Everyone else...feed that inner alien with this masterpiece. "I believe" is the best track for me, but the whole album is good.
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Posted : Dec 20, 2006 10:16
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great album!!! tranceheads in my town are divided...Yes nostalgy about the old sound,but...great production,melodies,and dancefloor burner bassline,power music. also super for home listening,but for the summer festivals 2007,i only can imagine...favorites-ALL.cheers |
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Posted : Dec 21, 2006 19:28
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its great goa basslines and cheesy fullon synth work. disapointment for me.
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amphiton
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Posted : Dec 22, 2006 02:59
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On 2006-12-21 19:28, kabooki_cat wrote:
its great goa basslines and cheesy fullon synth work. disapointment for me.
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+1 :) They could've done much better.
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***Sideffect***
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Posted : Jan 17, 2007 23:21
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HARMONIA RECORDS
Pleiadians: Seven Sisters
1. Dance With Me
2. I Believe
3. Atlas
4. Galactic
5. Vimana Pt 2
6. Starbase 11
7. Condition: Critical
8. War Of The Worlds
9. Out Of Time
well this one took me some time to appreciate, but I wanted it too,
and endconclusion is this is very very good fullon...
melodic and euphorical but a continue of it,
up and down surfing on the fullon waves, it's totally not typical waiting for the climax psytrance,
actaully the entire cd is just one song with some pauzes, indeed if you don't like the concept at all you're screwed big time,
but if you like the concept you can't get enough of it but you will, pleiadians gives you what you want,
the bassline is prefectly present but totally not the most important,
in the beginning it's a bit uncomfortable because their's like no hard bass layer... The kick is perftly done and well present but makes the bass line not that macho or hard. The motivating kick is there and that's good, without that it would be boring, the drive the so called rolling part of the bassline is compared to other morining fullon withing the morning concept much darker (I said compared, it's not dark), it's not fluffy and rather repetitive, it goes sometimes faster and slower with melodic sounds and a bit up and down but less then electro sun, vibe tribe, audiotec.
Their sound is good, it's euphorical but very detailed, not pure synths but a crackling tinckling sound that creates the feeling it lives, just like we experienced with the new sound of electric universe in 2004. The advancements are pretty go but at the other hand because it's more a continue of melodic psy sounds to climax you never have the feeling where we actually are in the advancment.
This scores on the dancefloor a 1000%, the reason why I discoverd it's genius, is listening by headphones over and over, then you notice directly what is perfect for on the dancefloor and what it misses for homelistening.
the way they play with their sound is controlled and subtle, off course these guys are no noobs in the contrary so again proved old skool artist who make present morning fullon preciously create better.
Well it's not trancy @ all like other artist who their sound is is more fat layered like astrix, protoculture, pop stream etc...
only the sample in the beginning indeed is trancy (dance with me), but that's only time it happens...
they have an eye for entroducing melodies and balancing them out, it never stops directly but always goes very smooth, a continue like I said before...
Best track : track 2 "I believe", very good advancement, melodic but psychedelic melodic in the beginning, the climax comes fast and the sounds are hypnotizing, sometimes one but strong represent, the climax appears very early, this is " a feel good song", mystical atmosphere, spacey concept, The break with the sample is major old skool tinted and I like it, it's like gods of the sun...
I like it, within the melodic morning fullon concept one of the best of 2006, to bad it's winter here in belgium,
let's save some for the summer happy.gif
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Posted : Jan 18, 2007 04:30
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We need more releases like this please. Up to date, really well produced album with a lot of goa influences. Melodies are really good. Maybe one or two tracks that dont do it for me but other than that, one of the best albums released in 2006. Would love dancin to this in the summer outdoors. Doesnt give you a headache or a bad weird aftertaste. Just a big smile with a lot of warmth.
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Trance2MoveU
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Posted : Mar 5, 2007 03:51
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Loved this one. Let's face it we like psyTRANCE and this one puts you there. Great power and nice melodies. I listened to this and it flew by. Sign of a great album for me.
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Jingabé
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Posted : May 12, 2007 22:55
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Just know bumped into this release and I have to say I which I had pay attention to it sooner. Great album, powerfull tracks, with a great old-school vibe.
A refreshing piece of music in the middle of all the full on avalanche of these days.
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Pavel
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Posted : May 13, 2007 00:56
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This album is so bad it makes the recent GMS sound good.
Why oh why did they use the Pleaiadians name for this no good piece of s***?
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Kidpsy
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Posted : May 13, 2007 05:03
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Pavel ???
Have you lost your mind !!?!?!
this cd is great !!!
Starbase 11 and Galactic are my
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shahar
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Posted : May 13, 2007 07:46
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For me this album is more sad than bad. It's an empty shell. I'll stay with IFO & Family of Light.
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