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DETOX
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Posted : May 20, 2006 19:41
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Nightvision by Reefer Decree remains one of my favorite tunes of all time so when i heared the news that a new Reefer Decree album is on the way including this great track on the tracklist i was extremely happy.
The band has splitted for long time now and Oliver was focused on his Oryx solo project but he and Iboga Records had a big suprise for us so here it is the new Reefer Decree album.
Tracklist
01.Reefer Decree-Breaking News
02.Reefer Decree-Point Of You
03.Reefer Decree-Gone For Good
04.Reefer Decree-Agent 508
05.Reefer Decree-Meltburn (Emok Remix)
06.Reefer Decree-7 Minutes
07.Reefer Decree-The Final Decree
08.Reefer Decree-Meltburn
09.Reefer Decree-Nightvision
Review
01) Damn the opening track of this album is really massive.Breaking The News is one of the finest and well crafted tracks i have listened in the last 4-5 years a trully magical tune that grows within you with every listen.Amazing melodies and vocals,great rythm and baselines all surrounded by a mystical atmosphere.A legendary track for me already and i am not exaggerating at all.
02) The second track of the album,Point Of You,is a very strange one,although i dont like it much for a strange reason my whole body moves when i listen to it for an unexplained reason.I am really puzzled with this one,i mean its not supposed to be my style of music and it sounds little bit more commercial from my usual cup of tea but still i find something really interesting in it.Curious about other people's comment about it.
03) Gone For Good is a very nice and danceable tune and i very much fancied the dolphin like sounds in the backround,i am always fond of high frequency sounds anyway.A fine piece of work that keeps the level of this album in very high standards so far.
04) Next we got Agent 508 a good progressive tune with a tribal touch.This is a typical good scandinavian track,it has high production quality and should work preety well on the dancefloor especially on those late morning hours plus some great melodies in it.Recommended also for home listening.
05) Emok makes his appearence on this album with his remix on Meltdown and what an appearence this is.His remix is a really powerfull one that can blast any dancefloor away,a great piece of work BUT i dont understand why Emok stopped with the track just on 05.40 minutes,while i was preparing for a massive built up the track finished leaving me with a big suprise on my face.Michael mate you really MUST make a longer version of this and include it on a future compilation or something.Great track anyway.
06) 7 Minutes is a great melodic morning track with a groovy rythm.I really like this kind of tunes,i find them ideal for home listening and even as backround music.Highly recommended for those who like relaxing music with melodies in it like i do.
07) Another morning tune here though this time not as good as the rest of the album,yes the melodies are really nice and dreamy but the tune is really average itself.
08) Here we have the original version of the Meltdown tune.Unlike the powerfull remix by Emok this is a funky and groovy tune.I liked that melody near the end but the first 5 minutes are just not my style,i will stick with the remix for sure and skip this one.
09) YES finally after all this time the legendary Nightvision is released in its full and updated version.I can even today remember when i first listened to this track years ago,must have been at least 4-5 years,and how my world was shocked with this tune.No words can describe this classic piece of art,one must listen to it and understand its true magic.Thanks to Iboga and Oliver for releasing this gem.
The new Reefer Decree album lives up to its high expectations and i am very happy to hear new music from Oliver after all this time.This is a high production quality album that worths every penny of it with two massive hits in it Breaking News and Nightvision plus some really good tracks like Agent 508,Gone For Good,7 Minutes and the great remix by Emok on Meltdown.An essential realease for all scandinavian music lovers out there and not only.Thumbs up and looking forward to future releases both by Oliver and Iboga.
My favorites are 1(!!!),3(!),4,5(!),6,9(!!!)
Overall Rating 8.5/10
P.S Although the quality of the digipack is very high the artwork is at least bad in my humble opinion,i expected something much better for such a good album.
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Posted : May 20, 2006 19:58
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Acidhive
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Posted : May 20, 2006 20:53
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On initial listening: It's ok. Not a real stormer of progressive psy, but the thing with Reefer Decree's music has always been that it takes several listens to enjoy it. Don't like the sample in the first track though... But the rest of the tracks is pretty ok. "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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Lux
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Posted : May 20, 2006 21:08
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I have already listened the album a few times and unfortunately it doesn't grab me.
Reefer Decree was my favourite project when they released their first album and I had the joy of watching them playing live.
The tracks that I like in this album are tracks that are old but were not released so far, like Gone For Good and Nightvision. From the new ones only The Final Decree grabbed my attention.
I don't know, maybe Oliver on his own cannot create that special Reefer groove that was always present in a sublime way where there were two members. It seems to me like something is missing and overall the atmosphere is a bit well...flat.
Overall nice album but nothing special at the same time. Still it's worth while listening.
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09) YES finally after all this time the legendary Nightvision is released in its full and updated version.I can even today remember when i first listened to this track years ago,must have been at least 4-5 years,and how my world was shocked with this tune.No words can describe this classic piece of art,one must listen to it and understand its true magic.Thanks to Iboga and Oliver for releasing this gem.
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Indeed Detox!!! This music is a real gem!!! Honestly I´ve never listened to this album, but NIghtVision must be one of the best "relaxing-uplifting-morning-afternoon-smile on everybody´s face" ever! lol
Btw, u said that the track is updated. Can u tell me what´s different??? Longer version????
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DETOX
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Posted : May 21, 2006 02:21
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Yes SMS the version i got from the past is quite different and little better i dare to say from the new one.By the way i just noticed that also my past version is 30 seconds longer than the one appearing on this cd so just reverse my words on the review since the album version is shorter than what i have.
Maybe Oliver or someone else from Iboga can inform us on the matter not that its something really important but ok just for the sake of it heh.
By the way i am suprised that not many people enjoy the album as much as i did.
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Acidhive
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Posted : May 21, 2006 03:45
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On 2006-05-21 02:21, DETOX wrote:
By the way i am suprised that not many people enjoy the album as much as i did.
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Matter of taste. Even after some more listening, this album fails to really impress me. Sure, it has its moments. But the old album was better by far. I tend to agree with Lux who said that Oliver on his own can't recreate the real feel there was back in the day they still were a duo. But, as I said, this album is by no means bad. It's just... well, average. Not really what you'd expect from Iboga records after those storming releases of late.
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duyoush
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Posted : May 21, 2006 09:55
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As a big fan of Reefer Decree i had a big expectations.. but... it just didnt do nothing to me.. another cd that doesnt outstanding with all the other rls's...
sometimes there are disappointment's in life...
i hope that Reefer Decree will rls better stuff in the future..
Cheers
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The Green Channel
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Posted : May 21, 2006 10:43
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Well oliver on his own - always sounded somewhat boring.
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DETOX
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Posted : May 21, 2006 12:28
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By the way anyone knows what happened to the other guy?
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Posted : May 21, 2006 13:37
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I only got soundframes after several years of owning Reefer Decrees EP's and always felt i got their best tunes right there on the vinyl.
I think i'd like to see some more EP's cos this ain't doing it for me...
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Acidhive
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Posted : May 21, 2006 14:43
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By the way anyone knows what happened to the other guy?
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Jiwook went out to produce house music if I'm not mistaken. Don't know how that's been turning out, I've never heard that music. Can't remember the projectname however.
"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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Rah
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Posted : May 21, 2006 19:41
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like it has been said here, this is very interesting work to see the progression as artists, but i am missing some of those really thunk-y tunes they were spilling out several years ago. from the samples, it sounds slightly watered and milded down from their past sound. In retrospect though, it seems to fit the new iboga sound, that as much as i respect for cranking out quality tunes, it just seems to less and less psychedelic to my ears...
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