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Unusal Suspects 2 - V/A (TWISTED)
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intrees
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Posted : Feb 22, 2005 20:32
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psyreviews
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Unusual Suspects 2
Twisted (UK)
The psytrance equivalent of The Phantom Menace, because people queued for weeks outside outlets just to get hold of a copy. Possibly. Famously available in Japan for six years before released on the rest of the planet, importers (try www.Juno.co.uk, who I mention here solely in the hope of securing a future discount) are already flush, and hopefully it’s not too long before the other stores get a look in too. Younger Brother kick off with Epic Hair, which delighted me immediately as it has a similar bassline to I Feel Love, so I got my acapella collection out and did something that made me feel very, very ashamed. Otherwise, it’s got that delightful Younger Brother swagger to it, the sounds are well balanced and Posford’s unmistakeable metallic tweakery is all over it. The problem I get with this though, is it seems to warm up at around the seven minute mark, and then it all ends rather abruptly. A ten minute opener would have been an utterly awesome start to this, and Epic Hair is sort of like some nutter you meet at a bar, who you expect to go on and have amazing adventures after its encounter with you is long over. Long Long Arms by Posford & Joti (Audio Chemistry) got a good airing on the latter’s Punktuator CD, and here it sounds like the most raw on the album… it works well, I’m assuming everyone knows this one, if not refer to a few psyreviews’ back. Hallucinogen & Tristan’s Stretch Tastic is getting a lot of rotation round these parts, thanks mostly to its wholly smashing vocal samples which have been fed into one side of Posford’s brain then out the other. Add a big Hallucinogen bassline, a possibly-a-jews-harp, then morph the bassline about… For me, this is the most Hallucinogen-y track he’s done since the Lone Deranger, if we ever see a 3rd album it’s gonna be a good’ un. Prometheus’ Oscar has an interesting, shifting intro, but at the point where it goes 4-4 it sort of loses its way… maybe too many ideas at once? Tristan’s Lost & Profound is awesome, though it does my head in because it sounds to me a bit like Blondie’s Atomic. It’s an awesome intro, making you wait almost 2 minutes until it drops, but then it immediately sounds like Blondie. Maybe this is the idea, maybe it’s not. Maybe you like Blondie, maybe you don’t. I f*ing hate them, so this is awkward listening. Still, it’s an effective tune and has plenty of energy and plenty of changes, the way it all moves is really quite something. On then to Metal Sharon’s Balloon Dance, the collaboration between Posford and Merv out of Eat Static. Again, it’s got hallucinogen stamped all over it (Simon, clearly you’re having the ideas and you’ve got the confidence back, so give us the album and I’ll get a petition going on psyreviews to prove to you how many people will buy it.) At about th e three minute mark it crunches into a delicious line, that’s incredibly metallic but still pulls off its organic funk. Then it gets a bit fucked up, and then it comes back with that line again. Kickin. Tristan & Prometheus’ Grow More Pot is a faster, more frantic tune and almost has a technoey, Jeff Mills busy bee about it, with some psychedelic twists down in the basement…as such, it doesn’t really work. Finally, it’s Hikikomori’s Black Ops. Who is Hikikomori? Anyone? Hikikomori? No? Well, the rumour mill says it’s Ott, and I would be inclined to agree, though to perhaps say that Posford had a hand in it as well. Ott’s sample CD of African singing sits neatly over a metallique kick, with immaculately-produced sounds in the middle. It energises itself in a pretty otherworldly style, the way the sounds sort of separate from each other as this track progresses has to be heard to be believed. Okay, so what are we looking at. Two tunes that are instantly forgettable, three that are classics, and three more that are basically average. It will however sell well, as it’s the only thing to come out of the Twisted stable in donkeys, and it may well deserve to – there’s a promise here that this label can still raise the bar for the others, while simultaneously doing something completely different.
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canyouhearthegoblins
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Posted : Feb 24, 2005 19:57
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i dont like this... 8 tracks is very tight
i am the first to enjoy this style of music but these tracks to me seem either silly or boring
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-Abatwa-
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Posted : Feb 25, 2005 15:36
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definetly quaility release again by twisted. but I was expecting better. metal sharon and tristan tracks are my fav's. expected much more prometheus, younger brother and hallucinogen. this one gets a 9/10 from me. definetly recommended for the buy. twisted is indeed above many other labels and it continious the tradition of nice releases.
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Hodi
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Posted : Feb 25, 2005 21:51
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i'm quite surprised that this cd actually got released
is it real?
is this thread a joke?
if not.. please give me a proof.. maybe samples?
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Shroomy
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*Karma Cola*
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Posted : Mar 1, 2005 00:53
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AAAHHHH!!!!!! 
This is such a great album. It totally blew me away!
The first track is pure younger brother witha warmer groovy feeling to it.
But my favourite would be the Hikikomori (how ever u spell that) Track. WHAM WHAM WHAM!! the waves will hit u like nothing else!
BUY IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!
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Kaz
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Posted : Mar 3, 2005 18:45
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Finally got around to listening to this. Some tracks I found dissapointing (2,3,7) - even though if they'd be released on a compilation by TIP or whatever they'd probably be my favorites.
The rest of the tracks are wonderful. I just love it. Prometheus finally shows the cooler side of clubby vibes can be made psychedelic, but it's not the best here... Not sure which track deserves that honor, because there are a lot of totally awesome tracks here.
Twisted Records have moved away from having a Hallucinogen dominated production/sound like in the first compilation and more towards Prometheus and Ott's influences. This is not 'hardcore', 'extreme' or 'experimental' music. It's SOFT. It's extremely well made by very talented people though.
On another note, the mastering work on this album is amazing. It doesn't hurt the ears even when played at high volumes in the way that the last Infected Mushroom album (among others) does. It also allows to sink deeper into the music IMO. This is probably why people don't write "killer" all over the replies, but when played on a big system where the soundman crunches everything according to the sound system, I believe that the tracks here will not be any less impressive.
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On 2005-02-20 03:48, Silver Surfer wrote:
I loved all the tracks by Tristan, this guy really suprised me as a dj with his set and now as a producer too.
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Shouldn't surprise you at all, he's been considered one of the top psytrance DJs for nearly a decade now, and has been producing great stuff since 1996 (or prior, don't remember). http://www.myspace.com/Hooloovoo222 |
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The Green Channel
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Posted : Mar 3, 2005 19:43
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On 2005-03-03 18:45, kaz wrote:
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On 2005-02-20 03:48, Silver Surfer wrote:
I loved all the tracks by Tristan, this guy really suprised me as a dj with his set and now as a producer too.
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Shouldn't surprise you at all, he's been considered one of the top psytrance DJs for nearly a decade now, and has been producing great stuff since 1996 (or prior, don't remember).
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I think he means the style, I was not a huge Tristan fan before I heard lost & profound, but that tune Knocked me off the floor  . "Love is a way of life"
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Pavel
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Posted : Mar 3, 2005 19:45
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Why is it sill unavailable on saiko-sounds or psyshop???
What's wrong now? Hong Kong is not that far away from Japan.
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Silver Surfer
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Posted : Mar 6, 2005 03:46
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On 2005-02-20 03:48, Silver Surfer wrote:
I loved all the tracks by Tristan, this guy really suprised me as a dj with his set and now as a producer too.
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Shouldn't surprise you at all, he's been considered one of the top psytrance DJs for nearly a decade now, and has been producing great stuff since 1996 (or prior, don't remember).
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I think he means the style, I was not a huge Tristan fan before I heard lost & profound, but that tune Knocked me off the floor .
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Yes. I do mean the kind of style, since ive never been a huge fan of these particular sonorities, since i started listening to trance in 1998. So "surprise" is a good thing... And by the way, im not a HE
I tought this was a post to talk about what our personal opinion about the album, and not other peoples opinions about the album.
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yeti
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Posted : Mar 10, 2005 09:36
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TWISTED...... RELEASE THIS BEAUTY !
- The yeti loves to drink shnaps too, so he's like a real shaman... he, uhm, uh, if you want to contact him, you have to put some alcoholic offerings in front of the forest. |
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kabooki_cat
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Posted : Mar 10, 2005 10:01
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not bad, but why called Twisted? It is not twisted, no not at all. It 's very straight forward.
Gamma Goblins is TWISTED.
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Fingax
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Posted : Apr 12, 2005 05:32
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This compilation is awsom. the typical twisted style makes it worth gold. allways pushing bounderies in style and technic. best surprises for my was the simon stuff wowoww we need an album urgent!! and Tristan stuff. the last track is something special as well.. the prometheus terack is very fresh style as well.. unusual at least..what a great piece of music and what a pice of art thic compilation is.. a must for all trance lovers..
My favourites are 1\2\3\5\6\8
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pr0fane
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Posted : May 4, 2005 19:48
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"Unusual Suspects 2" is a totally amazing compilation, and more than worth the long wait. Twisted records is one of the few labels with a very unique and distinct sound, and this is another release that should be essential in any psytrance listeners collection. DJ pr0fane (Iboga Records) | Multiphase
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