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Sensient - AntiFluoro (Zenon Records Nov 06)
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Pavel
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Posted : Nov 17, 2006 22:42
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1 Dusty Circuit
2 A New World
3 Simple Sex
4 Nectar
5 Motion Perception
6 Wookie Beats (ft. Moses)
7 Madmans Playroom
8 Sona Arome
Tim Larner AKA Sensient is back with his third, aptly named album, AntiFluoro. After releasing some of the finest minimal gems on compilations and 2 exellent albums he presents us his fresh material on this album.
First let me mention that i had a huge expectations from this album, Sensient for me is one of the very few artists in this scene that still stay true to their own roots, still make complicated, not easily digestible and dare i say very psychedelic music with very precise and well thought structures.
So shortly after i recieved the package i brutally ripped it off and inserted the album into the CD player.
First, let me mention the wicked cover and especially the inner art. Two thumbs + another thing up for this one! One of the best designs of this year, no doubt. And now for the music itself:
Dusty Circuit starts off with a very dark and indeed dusty soundscapes. Slowly but surely it clears out and gets a bit groovier but still remains pretty dusky. Nice tune but i am not sure how good it is as the album opening.
A New World is a bit like fast forwarding a cartoon. It has a lot of insanely fast shifting elements and it can easily fuck you up when you're under the influence digging a hole in the dancefloor. Words can't describe the mess that this tune creates in my head, so i'll just advice to hear it with the volume fader up till it's red. This track is a mindfuckery of the highest grade.
Simple Sex kicks off with some mechanical noises and a warm atmosphere with the trademark Sensient's "Heavier than your average Sumo wrestler" rhythm section. This tune develops rapidly with various spooky growling noises and pads. I swear i can hear church bells at some part. Pope on acid in helloween outdoor party. Not much sex here aside the kinky samples in the middle, unless the church samples turn you on like they turn me on.
Nectar starts with a sample that was used too many times before but it gets swallowed pretty fast with another deeper than Jenna Jameson throat bassline. The porn samples that escaped from the previous tune found themselves here harmoniously fitting the tablas behind. Yet another seriously fucked up tune here. I blame the hole in the Ozone for this one.
Motion Perception begins with some more dark pads and seriously bent cartoon samples. It has a more coherent progressive structure although it has it's share of Sensient's trademark oddity. I think that this one has a big dancefloor potential. Both full-on and progressive dj's should find this one fitting in party's peak. A bit like Beat Bizarre but with that extra Sensient touch.
Wookie Beats with Moses (a half of Bufo that just released a wicked album on Cosmic Conspiracy Records) takes the insanity one step further. Starts rather standard but starts to gain energy with all sorts of weird circus, kids and home appliances samples. I am sure those lads had great laugh creating this tune cause it just oozes sillyness and fun. Don't get me wrong though, it is another dancefloor burner on a bit more experimental side though. Great to see there are artists out there that still maintain a high fun factor in their music and don't resort to pseudo serious spirituality in their music or god forbid, political messages.
When you think you can't get any sillier Madman's Playroom starts with really well placed Pools balls sounds. You can hear well in this tune that Tim has a drummer's soul deep within. The tune is very much percussion driven. It is very unfortunate that there aren't many drummers in nowadays Psy trance, the percussions when used properly can turn a tune upside down and this tune is a prime example. This and the funky bass guitar slaps. The crazy funky break in the middle is delightful, one could wish that more people had the balls to go with something as wild as a black female singer in the middle of a psy trance tune.
Sensient does it and gets away with it.
Sona Arome, the closer reminds me a lot Immersion from the previous album. It has the same epic qualities and is much less hectic as the rest of the album. Very deep and laidback tune with some surprising saxophone parts inside. Not much to say further, it's a cool tune and a fine wrapper for a fine album.
Bottom line:
Well, yet another fine Sensient album that firmly puts him in my personal Hall of Fame of Psy Trance. Not a single weak track here, although the first track wasn't that much of a good choice but that's really small money. The album should create a serious havoc in the dancefloor and a little bit less suitable for home listening unless you have a serious sound system to really absorb the superb sound production here that once again is top notch (not that i expected any less). Recommended for both Full-On and Progressive followers, but i have a feeling that Suomi fans might like the sonic anarchy here as well.
10/10
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Dai
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Posted : Nov 18, 2006 00:42
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nice review, Pavel.
he is my absolute favorite producer in dance music...
cannot wait for the moment my copy to be found in my mail box...
hopefully today 
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u-recken
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Posted : Nov 18, 2006 02:48
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hey tim!!
blessings on the new born baby...
all the best!!!
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Janue
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Posted : Nov 18, 2006 09:26
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Oh myyy so happy to see a new sensient album!!!!
Cant wait to hear it nice review pavel,sensient music is always topnocht
!!Good luck Mr tim!!!
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stompa
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Posted : Nov 18, 2006 22:20
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Totally agree with you Pavel, nice review by the way. A 10 out of 10 all the way through.
This album will blow my mind away for a long,long time. It`s a piece made by a
maestro and I wish Tim good luck with this one.  |
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mudpeople
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Posted : Nov 18, 2006 23:31
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samples on psyshop sound promising, my copy's in the mail! Cmon mail, get here soon...
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Andrew
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Posted : Nov 19, 2006 06:00
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From the samples on psyshop .. Veryy nice |
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sam i am
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Posted : Nov 19, 2006 22:40
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coupla good tracks, few average ones, some quite boring
1 & 7 the highlights for me here
new Hadal Drop album on the way
if you don't have the last one get in touch |
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hermit
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Posted : Nov 20, 2006 03:46
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this album gives me shivers. that kind of twisted minimal vibe is exactly what psytrance is missing these days. love how the tracks are long and how they slowly evolve. great album. |
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Djones
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Posted : Nov 20, 2006 17:57
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Listened to the first 5 tracks.
Never knew Progressive could be this dark, nice!
I'm sure this album rocks even more on a nice trip! |
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LigaLize
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Posted : Nov 20, 2006 23:01
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Its damn evil music
Best night music for sure...
Dance is - As a matter of fact, socially admissible public analogue of the sexual act :)
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duyoush
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Posted : Nov 20, 2006 23:56
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2 thumb's up for this album
Really good music for the night..
Like allways..tim supply's us a very cool and powerfull tunes 
Good Luck tim and zenon records 
Cheers
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Ulterior
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Posted : Nov 21, 2006 20:20
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such an album......the music speaks for itself genious ... i got what i expected and even more! |
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psyrexian
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Posted : Nov 21, 2006 22:44
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On 2006-11-21 20:20, Ulterior wrote:
such an album......the music speaks for itself genious ... i got what i expected and even more!
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Agree!
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Posted : Nov 22, 2006 21:49
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Tim has the balls to tell us to expect the unexpected ))))
this album is a masterpiece!!!
my favorite for this year so far
so goddamn original
nice review as always Pavel |
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