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Quasar - One Day [Mistress of Evil]
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Rah
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Artist: Quasar
Album: One Day
Web: http://www.mistressofevil.com & http://www.quasartrance.com
CAT: MOE66604
SE.net: http://www.sonic-energy.net/core/content/view/264/2/
I - Walk In
01. By The Seashore
02. Changing Channels
03. Tune In
04. Mission Control [149]
05. We Have A Problem
06. Plan A [145]
07. Plan B [147]
08. ...At Madame Zoe's...
II - Tranceformation
09. Transmorphication
10. Higher Circuits [148]
11. The Glum Leaper [149]
12. The News
III - Revival
13. Rediscovery [148]
14. Disc Recovery [148]
15. Area 1-50
16. Maximum Overdrive [153]
17. U.F.O.B.E.S.P [110]
18. Solid And Clear [149]
19. The Eschaton
“Leave out the fiction, the fact is: this friction can only be worn by persistence.
Weave out the missions: courageous convictions will drag the dream to existence.”
–Neil Peart
Jason Frazier has been previously featured in compilations left and right and then left again, alone or with Dylalien mostly in the Fractal Cowboys. Not counting those orgiastic collaborations with everyone else they could find in ensembles like The Replicants. One Day he decided it was a probably time to get a solo album out there and thus you are reading this, which is partly why I’m writing anything: To attempt explaining a complex and utterly confusing concept album based on One Day… Any random day you happen to get sucked by the TV for a little while, to meet the aliens later on and have a jolly good time. For the good, the bad, the funny, the corny, the clever and the overwhelmingly twisted put on your space helmet & try not stare directly at the source of energy.
Book I – The Walk In
( 1 ) By the Seashore we start picking up a droplet of water in our hands. The sea isn’t really important though, since we are watching the telly anyway flipping through reruns of our childhood as we keep ( 2 ) Changing Channels and ( 3 ) tuning in. Including that time the adventured drifted into outer space with the astronaut suit, invoking thoughts to ( 4 ) Mission Control telepathically. Traveling in memes all way to some hidden “cluster of stars” beyond our confines. Reception is coming in well from that side of space, loud and clear by the good grace of some metaphysical anomaly, explaining why is it supposed to sound that way altogether. Like some detuned bastard melody, product of the unholy mating between synth’s, squeezing noises and some random ethnic concubine, dashing inside and out from the spectrum. The bad news? ( 5 ) “…We have a problem…” the signal from mission control is down. Contingency measures are up and running, including ( 6 )Plan A. The first build up is taking place with a vicious demeanor. Things star unwinding by mid track and levels of maddening intensity break the rigid beat for a while. Which works beautifully when is time to start switching cue points for long progressions. Scrap that it went wrong, ( 7 ) Plan B is in action and some dude with the nasal voice is going in. Meaning a few sharp riffs might filter through the speakers. The beatjob as usual is great, leading up to tribalism by the midsection explaining why Quasar has been playing drums since he was five. So what this all about then? “… Giving you some keys which have been given to me, to pass onto you. These keys are to unlock doors out of your present progression. Doors opening on new vistas. Doors beyond where you are now”. Unavoidably leading to the encounter ( 8 ) …At Madame Zoe’s… where we learn “…the darkness is nothing but the shadow of the light.”
Book II – The Tranceformation
( 9 ) Trancemorphication can be defined as neo-folk trance quite correctly, fighting to change the atmospheric energy from the source by switching directions. The fun part is obviously going deeper into this vision and the ( 10 ) Higher Circuits need to be attuned before they explode. Trailing down in dissolution marked by the banging of a drum set, slowly attenuating the theme away. ( 11 )The Glum Leaper is a scowl at darkness into ecstatic fusion of morning tunes, mitigating the light. We are back to the hotel (yes, we made it!) and ( 12 )The News are on. Oddly enough some political figures inform us, “Scientist discovered today that all matter is ideas condensed into physical form. Everything is an illusion and we are the shadow of our true selfs.” Making the whole news prediction affair redundant, just like this particular passage of the saga.
Book III – The Revival
In ( 13 ) Rediscovery we are back to the ritual-dancing with organic artifacts around the bonfire. The approach to trance is different here and the samples quiver blurting out slices I won’t mention but a few concepts linger. In midst of this rediscovery the aliens have decided to drop by for a stopover. It isn’t social visit though, their hard drive messed up and they need help with the ( 14 ) Disk Recovery. You don’t refuse to help your ancient mates, but the procedure isn’t exactly a walk in the park. Flashes of data stream through, seeking specific beat information and breaks abound. Short circuits of ancient elevator music pour out, and before we can finish the job the aliens must be going. The outer space folks are most grateful for your help, so they invite you to cruise around in their spaceship. ( 15 ) Area 1-50 is one of the tourism spots for alien beings, so they take you along and you gladly accept… who else is going to take the pictures right? In the area you overhear two scientists, a French fellow and some American, discussing yellow journalism with a robot... right. Finding the scene rather boring the aliens decide to show you what the ship can do and ( 16 ) Maximum Overdrive is invoked in the eternal propulsion engine. The aircraft is admittedly slow, leaving the toms to heat up the scene with snares and gated scrungy leads, changing gears in the midsection as the exhaust pipes gather enough heat to initiate cruising speed. You realize this hectic and abrupt shift-changing affair will not sit well with Mercedes, and as such only interplanetary beings would call the ride comfortable. New levels of discordia arise for twisted trance. You can’t help wondering what might possibly be feeding the engine. It sure as hell isn’t fossilized gasoline, it’s ( 17 ) U.F.O.B.E.S.P. a new variant Shell should be rolling out next year, made mostly of more breaks, bubbly lines and the whole repertoire available in a typical drum set. We are catching our breath here. The trip from outer space is drawing to and end, leaving you to witness from a window earth, materializing into ( 18 ) Solid and Clear blobs of green diffused continents screaming “Aloha!”. Neo-Goa has extended their welcome and has been rejected by the purists before they can even actually listen to anything. Declaring it unfit to share this musical space with their beloved genre, without realizing you can travel the stream of sounds just as well, in the intricacies of moody and very shy melodies spawning from these channels of energy. Well you can at least acknowledge the beat which more than being synthesized rhythms, it sounds like someone beating live drums. ( 19 ) The Eschaton draws near now. Begging the question, what happens when you pick a droplet of water in your hand if Buddha is nothing but a lake? Before there is time to answer anything we are back to the ocean where the adventure begun, coming to terms with the fact you can travel without actually moving.
Finally...
One Day is a step forward in the twisted part of our scene. Music that would under no pre-conceivable mindset fit as dark. This is beyond the concept of thematic horror. It’s an unadulterated mind-bender that includes those dark moments spawning subconsciously at times, but that’s just part of it. In Quasar’s terminology, One Day is “Realization, Transformation and Revival.” Does it achieve it? It could be the placebo effect, or the tribal parts, perhaps the barely rational home made samples weaving a plot together through loose threads. Yet, the moral of the story does feel present in the end. What is even better for those who like to stitch different vibes back and forth: You have 8 full tracks here with diverse sounds in its cacophony and overflow of incoherent intensity levels. Unless your third eye opens briefly to grasp the concept intended. Either way, you can tell fearless neurons have been sacrificed in the concept, the chiseling of sounds into ideas and the artwork itself, to render a final product worthy of undivided attention.
At this point of evolution/destruction/re-restructuring of 'psychedelic' is where it gets tough writing anything about the music. Since there is no use for words at this plateau, they are meaningless. This is another language altogether when you let electronics do the talking. Resulting in a fast descent to La-La land, only to be taunted deeply before the captain throws you a life line by the end. Quasar is glad you took the ride and hopefully got something out from this experience to evolve for the better. As such, this is compulsory material for everyone out there who gets a kick from twisting neurons in diverse musical landslides the real world will never understand. They can sure as hell try though.
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Mistress of Evil
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Posted : Jul 8, 2006 22:06
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thanks for the review! its great to get some feedback on such a phenomenal album. this album is way different than anything else coming out these days (ever?)
Hope you all are enjoying it!
Bringing Dreams to Life!
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Sectio Aurea
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Posted : Jul 9, 2006 03:44
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Posted : Jul 9, 2006 12:41
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have just ordered this
enjoyed the samples on saiko
nice work moe
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LigaLize
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Posted : Jul 9, 2006 18:20
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kolladetregnar
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Posted : Jul 10, 2006 10:21
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phenomenal is the right word
respect to Quasar and M.o.E !!
I´m now waiting for the double album "two days"
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Blackdust
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Posted : Jul 10, 2006 20:22
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Probably the best psychedelic album for this year. |
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Naked-Tourist
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Posted : Jul 18, 2006 15:12
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Big bravo to Quasar for this ultimate album!
Really enjoyed this psychedelic ride till the end  .
well done to those who try to achieve smtg new and evolving in their music, respcet -
the scene need them !
Big bravo to MOE crew for making it happen
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Shaman Films Records
Shaman Films Records
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Posted : Jul 18, 2006 21:40
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Quasar album is to my opinion one of the best album of the year! his sound sequencing is so mind altering that you can listen to this album over and over and wont get you tired..
a true master piece and a new chapter of music style and concept in underground music...
also is an honor to live with him and know the inside to his brain!
also congratulations to all the voices samples that made it happen! you know who are!
Thank You Thank You Mistress of Evil for providing us with this masterpiece! you rock!!
Egnogra
Shaman Films Media
www.kalmekak.com
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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Fragletrollet
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Posted : Jul 20, 2006 04:41
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Great album. By no means dark, but twisted and harcore but still not being too intense... its more of a ride in the park for grownups  |
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Dropout-Productions
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Posted : Jul 21, 2006 01:52
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one day is not enough quasar for listening to what
you compressed in such a small amount of cd data
no really quasar i think this since long time
a real album in every sense not just a collection of tracks
so what can i say than all the best to you Bro and
all the best with this album and specially blow some minds at Boom this year |
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M.o.E.
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Posted : Jul 23, 2006 21:47
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this album is a true masterpiece! so bright and creative .....definately the best album of the year (for me)!
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TheSupreme
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Posted : Jul 24, 2006 00:37
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wonderfull album full support to MOE and Quasar ! ! ! |
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Posted : Aug 4, 2006 21:02
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Nice sounds; this album is very propositive (I just get it) good work Quasar; and nice review.
UGLY BEFORE! |
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