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V/A - Over Identity (Xilium Records 2005) CD
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DeathPosture
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V/A – Over Identity
Cover: http://tinyurl.com/7zsn7 (front) + http://tinyurl.com/at9gj (back)
Artist: Various
Title: Over Identity
Format: CD (jewel case)
Label: Xilium Records (Macedonia)
Cat. #: XUMCD01
Distribution: Wirikuta
Date: December 2005
Track listing:
01. 09’05” Heggmatech – Ritual Dance
02. 08’11” Penta - Tesaract
03. 07’06” N3xu5 – Afegan Test
04. 06’54” Seroxat – Chain Reaction
05. 07’31” Xenomorph - Lycastrophy
06. 07’01” Encephalopaticys vs. Atriohm – Crazy Fantasy
07. 07’39” Darkpsy – G5
08. 08’02” Mystict Instinct - Xilium
09. 07’45” Centurion – Sensoric Extension
.m3u-playlist: http://tinyurl.com/9zh6y (all tracks!)
Review:
Vicious night trance…
Xilium Records is a new label from Macedonia – functioning as a sub label to Glowing Flame Records… After having been announced for quite a while, the debut release is finally here, and as the track list reveals we’re in darkpsy territory… The tracks were compiled by Mystict Instinct, so let’s find out what’s rocking his boat…
Let me take you thru the tracks…
#01: Heggmatech – Ritual Dance
“Rituals started in glorious, mysterious darkness music… This is ritual music. Making the dancing bom bom… Ritual! And this is what we call ritual dancing!” Heggmatech is a new duo from Norway with members Jostein Norås & Glen Berg… The track starts with a very home-made, Engrish sample… But it’s actually pretty neat! The track itself is also ace! This is darkish, acid-ridden, pumping night-time trance… Very atmospheric and very effective… I can’t really put my finger on it, but somehow this just works really well… A great way to open the compilation!
#02: Penta - Tesaract
Next up is Russian-born, American-based producer Nikita Tselovalnikov – which is such a star within the genre, that he shouldn’t need further introduction… I really like his elusive, action-packed, funny take on psytrance… This time however, the humour has been put aside for a grimmer, darkish effect… Spooky, horrendous night trance – with the ever present Penta touch… What I really like about Penta, is that there’s never a dull moment – and this track is a good example of just that… It keeps evolving, keeps changing direction and keeps impressing! A solid track!
#03: N3xu5 – Afegan Test
“Do you like to watch?” After the release of his debut album, Portuguese producer Luis Miguel Lopes hasn’t been as active as he used to be – and that’s a shame coz I really like his acid-ridden, South-African-like style of night trance… Anyway, I heard a couple of new tracks by him lately which were pretty nice… This one however, seem to lack a little ‘bite’… Don’t get me wrong; there are indeed interesting moments here, but also a couple of boring, uninteresting passages… So, this is a decent track…
#04: Seroxat – Chain Reaction
Despite Israeli producer Ofer Maoz’ impressive roster of releases, it’s an artist I don’t know that well… But the tracks I do know, have all been pretty fucking good… Pure dancefloor napalm! This one is more evil, that dancefloor friendly though… Don’t get me wrong, you can still dance to this, but it will work just as well as a trip tool… Yeah, what we get here is druggy, spiralling, acid-rich night-trance – with an influx of naïve, demented melodies… I’m not sure how much I liked those demented, deranged melodies though – so it’s a good thing they don’t take up too much time in the track… All in all, this makes for a pretty nice tune…
#05: Xenomorph – Lycastrophy
Xenomorph – the godfather of dark psytrance never lets me down with his trademark, schizoid dark psytrance… Mark Petrick’s debut album Cassandra's Nightmare is a masterpiece within the genre and Qlippoth is pretty damn good too… This track is just as you’d expect… A stale, deeply atmospheric intro with samples from some horror-movie… Slowly the dark, gritty, industrial-sounding psytrance creeps in, and soon the track is in full FX… Definitely the darkest track thus far, but when it’s done this good I’m not complaining… Another stand-out track!
#06: Encephalopaticys vs. Atriohm – Crazy Fantasy
“We spend our whole life trying to stop death. Eating, inventing, loving, praying, fighting, killing. But what do we really know about death? Just that nobody comes back. Then there comes a point - a moment! … You’re not afraid of the dark are you?” Battle of the Macedonians! This track was made by Vasko Velickovski, Leonid Golcev and Aleksandar Golcev in cahoots and between them they’ve made some pretty sweet tracks…And pretty sweet is an understatement when talking about this track – this is fucking awesome! Rigid, flaring, atmospheric nervosa-trance – with real punch! Brilliant!
#07: Darkpsy – G5
Portuguese producer Jonathan Molinari really impressed me with his track on the Trishula compilation Mushy Mystery released earlier in 2005… That was dark and vibrant! And yeah, this is is pretty damn vibrant too… Kept within a darkpsy framework (well, duh!) this is some pretty effective stuff… Fast-paced, focussed and groovy night-trance… It’s pretty good without being revolutionary…
#08: Mystict Instinct – Xilium
“After the moon fell from the sky, the earth could no longer sustain a species. Some managed to stay above, the rest of us escaped underground…” Marco Daravelski & Bojan Markovic are Glowing Flame execs and they also compiled this CD…I really liked Marco’s track on Peak Records’ Hocus Peakus compilation released earlier in 2005… Anyway, this track is also pulled from the deep underground… Riddled with spooky, eerie elements – and with a hypnotizing melodic lead to lure the dancers into trance… Sadly I feel there’s something missing here – something to elevate this track a little higher… It’s not that it’s bad, it’s just not as impressive as some of the other tracks here…
#09: Centurion – Sensoric Extension
“I don't understand it. No equipment? No sign of another team? Well, that tunnel didn't dig itself!” Centurion is actually an alias of Mark Petrick/Xenomorph… I’m guessing he’s using this new alias because of the deviant nature of this music… That’s right – this is alien music! Deep, dark and experimental… Groovy, yet haunting! Kinda like regular Xenomorph – only different! A very interesting, thrilling track – and a fine way to end this compilation!
I’m impressed! Although being a debut release, this is one of the better compilations of night trance I’ve heard in 2005… There are several really good tracks here, and more importantly there are no bad tracks… Obviously there are a couple of tracks that I don’t really agree with, but that comes down to specific taste really… The ratio of stand-out tracks is indeed impressive!
The cover art by Joe is both subtle and very well-fitting to the music in all its dark glory… All in all this is indeed an impressive debut – well done Xilium! Recommended to fans of darkish, pounding, gritty night trance – and fans of psytrance in general might wanna check this one out too… Enjoy!
Favourites: 1(!), 2, 5(!), 6(!!), 7, 9(!)
DeathPosture
External links:
Xilium Records: http://www.xilium-records.com (under construction!)
Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/release/585995
Saiko Sounds: http://tinyurl.com/7mh23
Beatspace: http://tinyurl.com/cp9kh
Wirikuta: http://tinyurl.com/e3yv2
Psyshop: http://tinyurl.com/9x9cl
Cisco: http://tinyurl.com/9m5hu
Chaos: http://tinyurl.com/9esr5
Ajuca: http://tinyurl.com/7f7bb
Juno: http://tinyurl.com/7tqps
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Posted : Jan 13, 2006 23:42
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i had the pleasure to meet marko at universo paralello's festival here in Brasil this year, and he is a lovely person! 
back to the review, yes, this is a really nice album! favs are 1, 5, 6, 9
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crovo
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gaspard
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Posted : Jan 25, 2006 01:42
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this is a great release! my personal favourites are
penta
dark psy
mystic instinct
the penta track is one of te best i ve heard in the last few months, really psychedelic without being psychotic!!!
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mikeonacid
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Posted : Jan 25, 2006 11:23
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very nice relice
good luck to xilium
best track of the cd for me it's the seroXat track
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VA - Greekedelia
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bamboom
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Posted : Feb 16, 2006 02:34
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This is an amazing compilation!!!!
My favorites:
Penta
Xenomorph
Encephalopaticys vs Atriohm
Centurion
Nice job Xilium!!!  )) |
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Vision
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Posted : Mar 5, 2006 22:48
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Powerfull night music with lot of psychedelic moments,
very unique dark style ...
And the cover is amaizing too...
keep up the good work Marko...
BooM
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Meta-Morphosis
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Posted : Mar 7, 2006 08:00
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Yeah awesome compilation for sure
Dark psy track is pretty groovy allright
Keep it Dark 
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Arjuna
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Posted : Mar 12, 2006 03:33
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yes yes yes yes very nice released!
good to see heggmatech released! i had the luck to hear some of theyr music from a friend, and i find it veeeery interesting! it reminds me a bit hux flux and logic bomb... great!!!
penta track is another paranormal voyage suspended in the air.. uuuuuuuuu good work nikita!
nexus and seroxat tracks i dont like them so much. seroxat have a tecnically perfect sound, but nothing new....
xenomorph and centurion (same guy) sounds like old style to me, old but massive and powerfull... i like them both, specially centurion, a killer track!
encephalopaticys and atriohm did a good work. i hope more trax from theme gonna released soon 
darkpsy did a full psychedelic track, this guy have a lot of style!
mystic instinct is one of my favorite track. great production and working very well on dancefloor. go on like this guys, im allready dreaming for an album
well, good luck xilium crew! also glowing flame released i find them very interesting. is not my style, but i appreciate it a lot as a full psychedelic forest morning music whit an old fashion touch that make them very special to me
booooom
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Posted : Mar 13, 2006 00:41
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Yes, Yes amazing comp. very good production and aweasome line up. My favorite 3, 5, 8, 9. |
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Meta-Morphosis
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Posted : Sep 26, 2006 04:34
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Hey.
Ok its not that i just got this album but had it in the logic since it was released, but i was listening to it today and i went mad when this track started spinning:
#06: Encephalopaticys vs. Atriohm – Crazy Fantasy
Awesome power by the Macedonians,Atmospheric. I dont know if you people care to listen to refresh your memory or not, but i say do it !!
I say bring your stuff in the future guys its a brilliant track.
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Posted : Sep 27, 2006 13:03
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Encephalopaticys vs. Atriohm – Crazy Fantasy is a crazy track indeed. Nice debut compilation for sure; still listen to it from time to time.
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Meta-Morphosis
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Posted : Mar 8, 2008 11:37
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heheh #06: Encephalopaticys vs. Atriohm – Crazy Fantasy
This track still ring atmospheric bells, one of the 1st ever releases by leo and sashe, and now they are one the most talented producers around.
Super Music.. 
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