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V/A - Mind Games (Doof)
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Rah
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Compilation: Mind Games
Web: http://www.doofrecords.com
Label: Doof Records
Year: 2005
Format: CD
Country: Israel
Songs:
1. Entropy - Robosize [142 BPM]
2. Double R.E.L - Back Dad City [146]
3. ccL - ccL [142]
4. Terranoise - Vitamin T [147]
5. Abomination and Loren - White Devil [145]
6. Encephalopaticys - Moments of Pain [148]
7. Electrotrypnose - Cypher [145]
8. Kashyyyk - Charly and Ervin [145]
9. Cactus - Psych Reaction [146]
Another slammer from Doof arrives with an order of summer grooves. Now let's not forget who is releasing this, so don't expect fluff. This is charged with a good roster of artists and the emblematic heavy drumming you have heard in the past. In my view, it's a DJ resource packed with a number of tools and a few fillers, but worthy enough to get the plastic.
1- Entropy – Robosize
Pitt & Omer open the compilation with their characteristic sound: a doze industrial jarring noises whilst the lower ranges are bombarded at around 145 BMPs. Sampling of ‘Beautiful things, taking you away' reappear in the periphery as it was heard previously in Golikem – Atmadelica (“The Virgin Ritual”). I do miss a big break and peak in the song, it just seems like it would add little more dance-floor-explosion potential.
2- Double R.E.L – Back Dad City
There's a witch hunting this track and her name is Brunella. If the voice is any indication of anything, this is not the woman you want sleeping next to you after a stormy night… well, maybe you are that kind of guy. As for the song -the double duo brings electri-rrific bass structures, keeping it fresh and vibrant throughout the song. Some squelching comes in quasi-riff form in between stuttering sample snippets, echoing a jagged musical edge.
3- ccL – ccL
The formerly known Zebra-N project just got a name-lift and this is their result. The track starts off with vocodic blips and children speak as the reverbed kicks rumble at slightly lower speeds. It's nothing mind bending, but trippy enough. It fits the compilation sound… I feel like at some point they all traded FX-design tips because sometimes, I have trouble differentiating one sound from the other.
4- Terranoise – Vitamin T
This particular vitamin you will not find in your daily Centrum… in all probability not even in the 'mega-man' supplements either… It's the kind of substance that goes right through the ear temples quickly traveling to the brain, in the form binaural effects at high frequency modulations. What does this mean? Well, is good head-bobbing music for starters. The effects I can only describe as sonic splashes, spluttering the speakers.
5- Abomination & Loren – White Devil
Chanting like you would expect to find in the closing minutes of the lord of the rings movie, comes delayed alongside a voice that sounds a lot like the character of Chef from South Park. The man preaches something about hating the white devil as spectral pads of a church-organ simmer in the higher ranges. The melody here keeps things interesting enough. A tasty dish in deed.
6- Encephalopaticys – Moments of pain
This project is strategically aimed at dance-floor confusion. If you enjoy watching the poor dancers stop for a minute in their nightly work out, to faintly look at each other wondering ‘what just happened' then you might get a kick out of this one. The spatial effects remind a bit of Jellyheadz as the focus of the song, is clearly aimed at those trancing at higher states of consciousness.
7- Electrynopse – Cyper
Vince Le Barde always brings a smile to my face... as usual the level of sonic interaction and complexity unfolds with marching-time pulsations. As far as I'm concerned this guy seldom disappoints. The output is a heavy sample extravaganza that somehow exudes very danceable harmonic dashes in the form quasi-trumpets, sticking to a very psychedelic treatment of manic inclinations.
8- Kashyyyk – Charly & Ervin
I'm pretty sure I haven't heard about this project before. As for the song? Well this is the story of Charly & Ervin and apparently they just got raffle tickets. Or so the cartoonish voice informs. The drums here are steep, warm and furious. The Bass line twists with a very tasty octet variation by the tail. Enjoying the higher ranges flooding the speakers like ocean waves, breaking amidst the shores of alien landscapes. Synthesizers spit out some rotor-like noises gravitating and unfolding at varying revolutions… More dance-floor disorientation. Juicy!
9- Cactus – Psych reaction
Cactus sounds like a stampede of elephants on the lower ranges. And how could they miss this act on the compilation? I'm going to guess the song was dedicated to an ex girlfriend, warmly refer to as ‘psychotic bitch'. There is no easy way to describe how this goes about, without sounding like a broken record. Rest assured is the same treatment of sample madness and relentless banging you have heard in the past. If you are into that new school of sound that favors bleaps, squeaks, chirps and the likes over a recurring melody, then this will not disappoint.
All and all :
Doof has clearly found a niche with a characteristic sound. It is a underground collection of mid-night artists, looking to retain a very subtle musical edge, not meant to appeal to grandma or Aunt Wilma... If you have been enjoying previous compilations this year like V/A - Forest or V/A - Booo this one shouldn't be left unheard.
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Posted : Aug 29, 2005 13:13
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if i may be so free.... ccL is more than just a name lift, it's a corporation between Troy (Rev) and myself (Zebra-N), we are both still producing music under our own names too...  |
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Rah
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Posted : Aug 29, 2005 14:43
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On 2005-08-29 13:13, zebra-n wrote:
if i may be so free.... ccL is more than just a name lift, it's a corporation between Troy (Rev) and myself (Zebra-N), we are both still producing music under our own names too...
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apreciate the clarification Paul.
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Posted : Aug 29, 2005 15:23
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thix is a good comp..some good tracks on it!!
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Posted : Aug 31, 2005 11:48
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i enjoyed this one allot!
the old doofers maintain their established style 9thank god) and the new sounds are great. hashyyyk gives a very chunky sound, you can almost bite the waves coming from the speakers.
Encephalopaticys is another surprise for me, i thought the track on booo was o one-timer bet this guy keeps the trippy style and the track is killla.
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Posted : Aug 31, 2005 16:16
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the only surprise i had is that this amazing compilation wasn't reviewd till now  .
not all of the tracks stand out, but a few of them are definitely a good excuse to buy this cd: Abomination & Loren- White Devil (!!- imo their best track), Encephalopaticys – Moments of pain (!) and Electrypnose-Cypher. these tracks match my taste. btw, although Entropy and Double R.E.L's tracks are imo not so much for home listenning, they are absolutely great for raising dust on the dancefloor!
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Posted : Sep 7, 2005 21:52
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he Pepole
So far seems as Cactus is a scientist How Use vary weird Comprehension That translated To msuic And sound
every Tune in the Track become An organic influence on the Brain tell u this vary weird Indid........
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Posted : Sep 8, 2005 14:20
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So worth the 12 quid for it to get to me?
Track listing is definitely definitely sounding mindblowing
Ariel aka mr. farting!! -- Where's my copy? AGAIN?
I was on psyshop, seen a whole bunch I want
...is there anywhere cheaper? they're raping me on the shipping... Wah! Do you think psy dream temple will be cheaper?
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Posted : Sep 8, 2005 17:53
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i really enjoyed the entropy track - its got alot of power and drive and the vocodized robot stuff is pretty cool. indeed a blend of industrial sounds ala entropy and a much clearer punchier bass underneath then before. double r.e.l is another highlight for me, with all sorts of games on samples, crazy synths that just dont stop and god production as well...
i was a bit dissapointed with the rest of the cd until the cactus track which is an absolute mindfuck, good job from this guy. the ccl track uses the same samples in the same way that psysex did aboout a year and a half ago with their track p.s.y.s.e.x... im pretty sure ccl doesnt listen to psysex, but still - been done.
doof has its new leaders and they are steering the ship - double rel and entropy, flagship acts for sure.
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Rah
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Posted : Sep 8, 2005 20:38
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On 2005-09-08 17:53, Surrender wrote:
i really enjoyed the entropy track - its got alot of power and drive and the vocodized robot stuff is pretty cool. indeed a blend of industrial sounds ala entropy and a much clearer punchier bass underneath then before. double r.e.l is another highlight for me, with all sorts of games on samples, crazy synths that just dont stop and god production as well...
i was a bit dissapointed with the rest of the cd until the cactus track which is an absolute mindfuck, good job from this guy. the ccl track uses the same samples in the same way that psysex did aboout a year and a half ago with their track p.s.y.s.e.x... im pretty sure ccl doesnt listen to psysex, but still - been done.
doof has its new leaders and they are steering the ship - double rel and entropy, flagship acts for sure.
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i agree with here on parts, but two songs out of the lot? besides the ones mentioned Eletrypnose delivered a great song as ussual... hard, trippy, funky, with a sense of evolution, different... Kashyyyk was another surprice just like Abomination and Loren who give the compilation a little musicality... all and all i thought this was better than Booo and up to par Forest, but thats my personal view
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Posted : Sep 8, 2005 22:34
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Rah, i think its better the forest actually, something is off with forest's mastering imo - and i liked 3 tracks, not 2, cactus rocks 
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and i liked 3 tracks, not 2, cactus rocks
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oh... sorry, arithmetic was never my strong point 
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Posted : Sep 9, 2005 18:29
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Entropy – Robosize
Double R.E.L - Back Dad City
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Posted : Sep 9, 2005 18:49
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Am I the only one that likes ccl track? I think it's one of the best tracks here. Anyway, I think the whole compilation is Doof classic style once again and I like most of the Doof compilations so far, though I must agree with Surrender's opinion about the mastering on Forest. But, this one does not suffer from that and together with Booo! this is one of the best compilations from Doof IMO. Go get it.
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Posted : Sep 11, 2005 07:26
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Some nice monsters here from the Doof labs, good work guys'n'gals.
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