Trance Forum | Stats | Register | Search | Parties | Advertise | Login

There are 0 trance users currently browsing this page
Trance Forum » » Forum  Music Reviews - V.A Set 6 - Iboga Records , October 2005

1 2 Next Page →
First Page Last Page
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on StumbleUpon
Author

V.A Set 6 - Iboga Records , October 2005

TrancEisT
IsraTrance Full Member

Started Topics :  127
Posts :  494
Posted : Nov 3, 2005 21:43
http://217.160.138.169/pic_b/ibo1cd033_b.jpg

It's been exactly six months since Iboga's last Set compilation and boy were these six months worth the wait.

This time the honors go to DJ Frequence, from Australia, A.K.A FREq (Aran Gallagher).
Being my number one artist on Iboga records or in the psy-progressive genre in general i anticipated this C.D biting my nails off.

FREq brings us here 9 new amazing unheard tracks kicking off with one of his own familiar tracks:
1. Freq - Carbon Based Lifeforms ( Sun Control Species RMX ) This time remixed by SCS.
This version of the track is much more uplifting than the original but the track has lost it's hypnotic flowing magic which the original had, personally i prefer the original, though this one might work better on the dance floor.

From here we continue with another FREq track: 2 FREQ - Strange Attractors (Liquid Soul rmx)
Being a huge fan of FREq and loving his debut album (FREq - Strange Attractors, Iboga Records May 2004) I always felt something in the original track missing, and here i received the missing part, Liquid Soul has given us a great remix to another FREq classic, this time adding what was missing still keeping the original track well intact yet adding another dimension to it which makes this track even better than the original.

The next track is 3 Beckers - Switch (Ace Ventura Rmx)
This would be the exact moment where i would stop walking from side to side around the dust floor, pop my beer open and start moving my ass getting deeper into the trance.
This track sets the point of where the party starts on this great album. Great drum beats along with cool female sampels which go deep inside your mind and make you start humming the theme when you drive to work in the morning shaking your ass in the chair to the groovy beat and spacy sounds.

4 Zen Mechanics - Environmental Porn is the fourth track on this C.D, it starts of slowly and gets you into a mood, but since the 1st break you can feel this is going to be a niceeee ride. Nice spacy leads along with a solid beat gets you hooked and make you smile all the way through this mellow track .In all, nothing too special here.

After we have chilled out a bit with the last track it's time to shift back into a higher gear with
5 Morax - Lost in the woods.
This track didn't quite make me feel like i am lost in the woods but it sure was pleasant and made me smile during it's drifty moments of magical pads and classical TB leads.

Track 6 Casa Flava - Further south (Deep Mix) makes you throw off your shoes and jump into the mud with it's groovy hard tribal beat. Welcome to the freaki'n jungle ladies and gentlemen!!!I can actually hear the elephants and the parrots calling for me, surrounding me and just praying for me to join the party, this is one of the grooviest tracks on the album and it's surely not one to be missed if you like stomping hard into the ground!

In track 7 we get our fellow friend FREq again with his amazing touch added to
Nyquist - Singularity (FREq Revision)
After our feet are covered in mud we settle down a bit to rebuild our enegry in another tribal track.
The FREq touch is sure noticable in this great track which builds up slowly but surely and in towards the 5th minuet explodes on us with the allmighty FREq joyness of happyness and unity ending with a short breathtaking melody driving us into space...

8 Manuel Diego - Disseption is the 8th track and here the beat starts getting a bit higher.
Another great solid track on this great album
A bit too deep and too housy but still has some groovy psychedelic touches too it.

Last but for sure not least....
9 NAsser - Vovoli an almost 10 minuet track which is one of my favorite on this C.D.
An amazing uniqe track that closes this C.D up perfectly!
The tribal touch is back and you can surely notice by now that FREq has played with us throwing us into the jungle and back into the technological streets of tomorrow over and over again through this compilation.
This last track is simply great!
It has a great solid tribal beat which blends into a dreamy psychedelic trip through amazing drum work and nifty effects building up into something bigger and bigger, longer and happier... JUST KICK BACK! close your eyes and listen to this!

In overall,This 6th Set compilation is my favorite Set compilation till date, it combines Modern Psy Progressive and Tribal Psy/House into a great C.D.
It gives you some FREq which is always warmly wanted, throws in some jungle spice , adds some space juice and mixes it up into a great Progressive album, something that is always welcome in these dark days of boring music.

Very recommended!

Favorites: 1, 2, 3(!!),6,8(!),9(!!!!)

Track List:

1. Carbon Based Lifeforms (Sun Control Species rmx) -FREQ

2. Strange Attractors (Liquid Soul rmx) -FREQ

3. Switch (Ace Ventura Rmx) -BECKERS

4. Environmental Porn -ZEN MECHANICS

5. Lost in the woods -MORAX

6. Further south (Deep Mix) - CASA FLAVA

7. Singularity (FREq Revision) -NYQUIST

8. Disseption -MANUEL DIEGO

9. Vovoli - NASSER


Good Night.

P.S: If this is too long and you want the brief version: http://forum.isratrance.com/viewtopic.php/topic/74477/forum/9










          I like Trance, so i am called The TrancEisT. but hey... what about people who like Rap? what are they called?
Acidhive
IsraTrance Full Member

Started Topics :  76
Posts :  2014
Posted : Nov 4, 2005 00:01
Iboga is one of my favourite labels and they deliver again in my opinion. There are some great tunes here, especially tracks 1,2,7,9. I hope Iboga keeps up this type of quality progressive releases. Anxiously awaiting the Antix remixes album
          "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."

[Esoteric: Subconscious Dissolution Into The Continuum]
emil_2111


Started Topics :  6
Posts :  53
Posted : Nov 4, 2005 15:23
This cd is one of the best in the set series so far. At first i noticed alot of new names like morax,casa flava, manuel duego & nasser!! But i had no worries! Becuz i just knew that all the tracks was carefully selected....hey its iboga! All the tracks are perfect and i must say all the new names just fuckin rocks! Gj iboga & dj freq!!!
Mat N
IsraTrance Senior Member

Started Topics :  272
Posts :  1211
Posted : Nov 4, 2005 15:42
Quote:

On 2005-11-04 14:31, duyoush wrote:
Quote:

On 2005-11-04 11:59, Mat N wrote:
hmm, who's that Morax guy, he sounds cool



one guy from triac

cheers




thanx i know, i was just joking . good luck, Mishka, nice track u have there
psy^soldier
IsraTrance Junior Member

Started Topics :  26
Posts :  922
Posted : Nov 4, 2005 16:09
one of the boring compilation i heard in the last year progressive trance is going nowhere
but only heard the samples so...
kristyandmoe


Started Topics :  4
Posts :  224
Posted : Nov 7, 2005 09:57
Quote:

On 2005-11-07 08:55, Willy Wonka wrote:
I like prog but this isn't the one i like, i saw Casa Flava on case and thought it would be great VA since Casa Flava are well known and exellent producers, but once i heard rest of it, i 've understood how wrong i was.

Other thing is it's out of your business what others bother, you should care for yourself.

Cheers




The casa flava track is probably the stand out track of the release. need to hear that one day with the sun coming up....
pr0fane
Multiphase

Started Topics :  418
Posts :  3816
Posted : Nov 9, 2005 23:10
Artist: Various
Title: Set:6 Evolved - compiled by DJ Frequence
Label: Iboga
Format: CD (Jewelcase with 4 page inlay)
Released: October, 2005
Cover: http://217.160.138.169/pic_b/ibo1cd033_b.jpg


Review:

After the rather successful 5 first editions, the extremely busy Danish label Iboga Records is ready with the 6th edition of the "Set"-compilations saga. Behind the wheel this time is DJ Frequence: perhaps a name that doesn't sound that familiar, but I'm quite FREq will have a familiar ring to all progressive psytrance fans - unless of course you've been living on a deserted Island the last 2 years. He has compiled a quite interesting list of new tracks and remixes, and as always when it's coming from Iboga, the expectations are sky high.


01. FREq - Carbon Based Lifeform (Sun Control Species Remix) [135 BPM]
The compilation starts with a Sun Control Species remix of "Carbon Based Lifeform", one of the most memorable tracks from FREq's "Strange Attractors" album released last year. Sun Control Species' version is really banging - less atmospheric than the original, but with a phatter, rolling bassline. Not really as good as the original, but a solid dance floor track.

02. FREq - Strange Attractor (Liquid Soul Remix) [135 BPM]
Next up is a remix of the title-track from "Strange Attractors", this time made by the Swiss Liquid Soul, who have really gotten a breakthrough this year with releases on Iboga, DOMO, Plusquam and SOG. Nicolas remix is a true dance floor bomb, extremely raw and powerful and just bursting with energy. Without a doubt one of the most blasting progressive trance tracks I've heard this year, definitely made with the dance floors as the prime focus.

03. Beckers - Switch (Ace Ventura Remix) [132 BPM]
3rd track is another remix, this time with Yoni Oshrats (of Psysex and Schatsi fame) Ace Ventura project remixing one of the biggest partyhits of the year, Frank Beckers's massive "Switch". Yonis version is certainly aimed towards the more psychedelic dancefloors, with a less electro-driven bassline and some added hypnotic tribal percussion. For most part it works really well, with my only point of criticism being that I feel some energy is lost after the final looooong buildup. Overall a nice remix though.

04. Zen Mechanics - Environmental Porn [135 BPM]
Wouter Thomassen is one of the more diverse new producers on the psychedelic scene, with releases ranging from full on to ambient and progressive trance on labels like Aleph Zero, Dance N Dust and Iboga. "Environmental Porn" is one of his more progressive productions, using some quite standard full on'ish sounds and delicate vocals on top of a driving, progressive groove. Certainly not a bad tune, but not my favourite either.

05. Morax - Lost In The Woods [134 BPM]
Morax is perhaps better known as one half of the techtrance project Triac, with releases on HOMmega, DOMO and Candyflip and an upcoming album on Moonflower. After the first 4 powerful tracks, "Lost In The Woods" take the compilation in a more laidback direction, very atmospheric and with some quite catchy grooves. Nice work, but I would have preferred it without the acid-like sounds in the last couple of minutes, which feel distracting in an otherwise nicely polished track.

06. Casa Flava - Further South (Deep Mix) [130 BPM]
The duo Casa Flava is a well-known name in the non-psy progressive scene, with releases on important labels like Renaissance, Perfecto and Plastic Fantastic - but this is their first appearance on a "psy" release. "Further South (Deep Mix" is previously released on 12", but that doesn't distract from the fact that this tune is really marvellous - extremely deep and groovy, with a engaging atmosphere to die for. Outstanding!

07. Nyquist - Singularity (FREq Revision) [132 BPM]
FREq himself is up next with a revision of one of his own tracks, "Singularity" written under his new Nyquist sideproject. I haven't heard the original, but FREq's sound is very distinct here with his well-known tight production and a harsh and precise pumping groove. This is also a bit gloomier than some of the later more psychedelic FREq-releases, and it suits his very sound well - as a matter of fact I consider it one of his best releases in a while.

08. Manuel Duego - Disseption [130 BPM]
Next track is from a very pleasant surprise: Manuel Duego from Israel. This is - as far as I know - his first release, and it certainly doesn't show. A very enjoyable housey tune, far from the usual Israeli sound, with a nice, laidback attitude. Perhaps I would have preferred it with some more variation, but a really good tune nevertheless.

+ Nasser - Vovoli [132 BPM]
Finishing the compilation is Nasser from Israel, who previously appeared on releases from Midijum and Aeon Records. With "Vovoli" he takes the compilation back into the more psychedelic territory, with a quite distinct tune - laidback and groovy, quite tribal and with some psychedelic elements as well. Perhaps not among the most enjoyable tracks here, but among the more interesting ones, and a nice added bonus.


Bottom line:

As expected the 6th "Set" compilation was really good. There's a fine mix of progressive psytrance dance floor music and more laidback progressive house crossover tunes, and while the flow on the CD perhaps isn't really that consistent, there's just so much quality material, that you as a progressive psytrance DJ or an avid home listener, simply can't avoid this release. Basically none of the tracks are bad, and the highlights are truly stunning.

Iboga have done it again - "Set:6 Evolved" is among the best chapters in the series so far, and a very recommended buy.


Favourites:

1, 2(!!), 3, 5, 6 (!!), 7, 8


Verdict:

8/10


Link:

Iboga Records: http://www.iboga.dk           DJ pr0fane (Iboga Records) | Multiphase
www.sunrisesupplies.com | www.iboga.dk | www.soundcloud.com/pr0fane
Acidhive
IsraTrance Full Member

Started Topics :  76
Posts :  2014
Posted : Nov 10, 2005 11:33
After repeated listens track 3&4 are not so good at all. Track 3 annoys the hell out of me with those vocals. Then again, I thought the original was pretty crap too, so no real surprise there. But, upon first listens I thought this was a pretty excellent compilation. But I find only five tracks on this to be really wortwhile. Track 1,2,6,7,9. The rest (4,5,8) just don't do it for me really, and track 3 is just plain shit. Anyway, a pretty good compilation considering there are 5 good tracks on it. But, Set:5 was a lot better. Profane, how can you say this is really excellent when you only rate 2 tracks special and in most of the text in your review I don't find a really positive comment on most of the tracks?? Please explain.           "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."

[Esoteric: Subconscious Dissolution Into The Continuum]
DeathPosture
IsraTrance Full Member

Started Topics :  142
Posts :  547
Posted : Nov 10, 2005 17:11
V/A – Set/6 – Evolved

Cover: http://tinyurl.com/b8cxa
Artist: Various
Title: V/A – Set/6 Evolved (Compiled by DJ FREquence)
Format: CD (jewel case)
Label: Iboga Records (Denmark)
Cat. #: IBOGACD33
Distribution: twohandsdistribution.com
Date: November 2005

Track listing:

01. 08’50” FREq – Carbon Based Lifeforms (Sun Control Species Remix)
02. 08’42” FREq – Strange Attractor (Liquid Soul Remix)
03. 09’25” Beckers – Switch (Ace Venture Remix)
04. 08’27” Zen Mechanics – Environmental Porn
05. 08’27” Morax – Lost In The Woods
06. 09’10” Casa Flava – Further South (Deep Mix)
07. 06’38” Nyquist – Singularity (FREq Revision)
08. 07’13” Manuel Duego - Deception
09. 09’22” Nasser - Vovoli

Review:

Slicker than your average!

The 33rd (!) CD release by Danish label Iboga Records is the 6th in the notorious Set-series… The 4th was Israeli proggy trance, whereas the 5th was smooth progressive summer choons… This one is compiled by FREq (Aran Gallagher) under his DJ FREquence moniker… It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of the FREqqy sound, so I’ve been looking forward to this particular compilation for a long time… Let’s find out what Aran has cooked up for us this time…

Let me take you thru the tracks…

#01: FREq – Carbon Based Lifeforms (Sun Control Species Remix) [135 BPM]
CBL was the opening track on FREq’s Strange Attractors album released in 2004. Ah very distinct, epic classic which is now remixed by fellow Australian Andrew Davidson…This remix might not have the same instant-headbang-factor as the original has, but I like it nevertheless… It’s very housy and immensely dancefloor friendly… Tribal and totally driving too - and it pays homage to the original. Obviously not better than the original, but still a pretty solid tune…

#02: FREq – Strange Attractor (Liquid Soul Remix) [135 BPM]
Strange Attractor was, and still is, my fav’e track from the FREq album… So remixing it could be sacrilege… Don’t mess with royalty! Nicola Capobianco from Switzerland does a pretty decent job on this remix though – and I’m glad I don’t have to accuse him of blasphemy… It’s far from being as massive as the original – and especially the first couple of minutes are kinda boring… I know it’s all about building, and further on in the track the phatness is introduced… Those huge reverb sounds have been chopped up and filtered, but they still sound excellent! Remix approved!

#03: Beckers – Switch (Ace Venture Remix) [132 BPM]
Another ‘classic’ remixed here. This original track by Frank Beckers was pretty much a progressive anthem, and now it’s re-assembled by Yoni Oshrat who has had brilliant tracks on the previous two Set-compilations… To be honest I was never really taken by the original – and I blame it all on those damn vocals… I mean the music is frekkin’ excellent… If only that guy would just STFU! ‘I’m not your party toy’…Aaaargh! Puke! It really ruins it for me… Apparently there’s a Wrecked Machines remix out there which kicks the shit outta this one, but I haven’t heard it… Yet!

#04: Zen Mechanics – Environmental Porn [135 BPM]
Luckily the Flying Dutchman Wouter Thomassen is here to save the day… This guy has yet to let me down with his crossover stuff and tight production… And sure enough, this is cross-over stuff too – somewhere in between tribal progressive and uplifting morning trance… Smooth, funky and silky white… Uncomplicated perhaps but very easily accessible… I’m digging it loads!

#05: Morax – Lost In The Woods [134 BPM]
Morax is Michael Reznik from Israel – he mixed one of my fav’e progressive tracks this year: Prosect – Sonified off the Inner Circle compilation released by Tribal Vision earlier this year… This is a deeper track than the previous ones – with a darker, grittier edge… And yeah, I can see where the forest analogy comes from… There is definitely something wooden going on here… I really like the structure of this track – and the acid-bits towards the end kicks ass! A nice, hard-hitting track!

#06: Casa Flava – Further South (Deep Mix) [130 BPM]
This is my first encounter with Casa Flava (Olivier Berger and Stan Kolev) who are Plastic Fantastic regulars… We’re back to floating, crossover progressive trance now… Very driving with tons of reverb action going on… The tribal-drums are pretty cool and the overall lazy groove is nice! Deep indeed! I can see why FREq likes this – it’s very similar to his own style… The bridge after the break is particularly sweet… Kick-ass track!

#07: Nyquist – Singularity (FREq Revision) [132 BPM]
Nyquist is a darker FREq moniker… So Aran is remixing himself here. I’ve only heard one other Nyquist track and frankly that didn’t do much for me – but I guess adding the FREq-tag helps, as this is a really nice tune… Dark yes, but with an evident psy-touch to it… It’s sad though, that the melodies are hidden all the way in the background… They kinda drown in distortion… But a nice track nevertheless!

#08: Manuel Duego – Deception [130 BPM]
This is my first encounter with the music of Israeli producer Manuel Duego… We stay in the darker realms on this track… It’s groovy and all, but somehow also a little uninspired and bleak… Not bad at all, just not as notable as some of the previous tracks…

#09: Nasser – Vovoli [132 BPM]
This is the alleged bonus track by Nasser Halahle from Israel … Why it’s supposed to be a bonus is beyond me, but who the hell cares… This is floating, funky, tribal progressive trance with morning qualities… Very lush, but pretty harmful… It does what it’s supposed to though – move your feet!

Another well-adjust journey in the Iboga Set-series… Maybe not as good as Set/5 but its damn close. As always with Iboga, everything reeks quality here – from the cover art to the informative release notes… Pure class!

Aran has picked some real gems here, and besides maybe from the Switch Remix, there are no bad tracks on this compilation… Iboga Records are truly the undisputed heavy weight champs of progressive trance… A safe buy for anyone into slick-yet-edgy progressive trance – and I’m sure this will appeal to the crossover crowd too… Enjoy!

Favourites: 1, 2(!), 4(!), 5, 6(!), 7, 9

DeathPosture


External links:
Iboga Records: http://www.iboga.dk
Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/release/558135
Saiko Sounds: http://tinyurl.com/cd6oz
TranceShop: http://tinyurl.com/cqeyk
Beatspace: http://tinyurl.com/akrwg
Psyshop: http://tinyurl.com/7gbpe
Wakyo: http://tinyurl.com/8chlf
Cisco: http://tinyurl.com/7uv6v
Chaos: http://tinyurl.com/ajfsy           On really romantic evenings of self, I go salsa dancing with my confusion...
pr0fane
Multiphase

Started Topics :  418
Posts :  3816
Posted : Nov 10, 2005 18:19
Quote:

On 2005-11-10 11:33, Acidhive wrote:
Profane, how can you say this is really excellent when you only rate 2 tracks special and in most of the text in your review I don't find a really positive comment on most of the tracks?? Please explain.



I never used the word "excellent" about the compilation. Concerning the tracks - In my reviews I always try to point out what I like and what I don't like about a track, and in my opinion a track can be quite good overall, even though there's a few details that I don't like. Hope that helped           DJ pr0fane (Iboga Records) | Multiphase
www.sunrisesupplies.com | www.iboga.dk | www.soundcloud.com/pr0fane
Acidhive
IsraTrance Full Member

Started Topics :  76
Posts :  2014
Posted : Nov 10, 2005 18:39
Quote:

On 2005-11-10 18:19, pr0fane wrote:
Quote:

On 2005-11-10 11:33, Acidhive wrote:
Profane, how can you say this is really excellent when you only rate 2 tracks special and in most of the text in your review I don't find a really positive comment on most of the tracks?? Please explain.



I never used the word "excellent" about the compilation. Concerning the tracks - In my reviews I always try to point out what I like and what I don't like about a track, and in my opinion a track can be quite good overall, even though there's a few details that I don't like. Hope that helped




Ok, got it! And maybe I was a bit harsh in my revision, but still... I feel Iboga could have made this even better than set:5 if they would have replaced track 3 with a GOOD track. Oh, and why the fuck is the track so long anyway... more than 9 minutes...

@Deathposture: You're totally right about the vocals in track 3, they ruin the whole track. And then to think some people really dig the original ...
          "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."

[Esoteric: Subconscious Dissolution Into The Continuum]
SissKo


Started Topics :  8
Posts :  273
Posted : Nov 12, 2005 06:29
Good Work Iboga - One More Excellent V.A...

All The Best Guy's

Regards
Ro-e SissKo
          b]31.12.07 >> Playa Santa Teresa, Costa Rica >> New Year 2008 PsySet[/b]
Satellite


Started Topics :  6
Posts :  131
Posted : Nov 14, 2005 02:23
Excelent release. I loved all the trax but still the FreQ revision of Nyquist and the Ace Ventura mix blew me away. Congrats to Michael and the rest of the crew for the Excelent release.
p.s. Can't wait for Behind Blue eyes album           www.digitaldance.org
Barius
IsraTrance Junior Member

Started Topics :  13
Posts :  78
Posted : Nov 14, 2005 20:25
Just checked in here to see if I was the only one who almost imploded with embarrassement after hearing the vocals in that Beckers track... Fortunately not!

I can handle big amounts of "cheese" and "fluff", but that Imnotyourpartytoybitchtimetoswitch business is way off. Jees.

Still. Props tp Iboga for a good release!
KuKulKan


Started Topics :  6
Posts :  153
Posted : Nov 15, 2005 05:17
Great selections by FREq, i knew he won't dissapoint me! this is one of my favorite release of the Set series
My Favourites:
2(!!),5,6,7(!!),8(!!)

Keep it up Aran!           ::: Dance when you're broken up, Dance when you're perfectly free, Dance in your Blood :::
Trance Forum » » Forum  Music Reviews - V.A Set 6 - Iboga Records , October 2005

1 2 Next Page →
First Page Last Page
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on StumbleUpon


Copyright © 1997-2024 IsraTrance