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V/A Solstice Black Compilation #01 (Solstice Music 2006)
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PKS
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Posted : Jan 27, 2006 11:45
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Solstice Music in Japan surprise us this time with a new concept, bringing some of the most respected artists from the techno scene and the psytrance we get with this is also pretty refreshing and different for a change.
Solstice Black Compilation #01 (Solstice Music) 2006 (SOLMCD022)
1. Eat Static – Xeno-Phonic
2. Control F – Release-Rhythm-Circuits
3. X-dream – Insanity
4. Koxbox – Geomancer 2006
5. CJ Bolland – Mole Patrol
6. Thomas P. Heckman – Close Encounter
7. Kloq – Kloq Music 2
8. Prime Suspect – Synthetic Love
9. Synthetic – Evil Thing
10. Juno Reactor – Angel & Men (X-Dream Remix)
With this compilation, Solstice Music has finally taken a new direction away from the mass produced full on they have been serving us the last few years. It is compiled by Xavier Morel, who has been playing around the world for many years, including touring with Juno Reactor. Xavier has always wanted the psytrance scene to explore a bit different sides of electronic music, which he has shown in his sets all the way, by putting more techno influenced trance in his sets. The compilation he serves us here is a refreshing add to the psytrance scene, here bringing in pretty big techno artists such as Control F, CJ Bolland, Kloq and Thomas P. Heckmann. And it definatly works for me. In my opinion, one of the most interesting trance compilations I have heard for a long time! Some of the techno stuff doesn’t get me 100%, such as the commercial sounding, almost hardhouse alike Control F track, but the usual suspects such as Eat Static, Synthetic and X-Dream doesn’t let us down… The 2006 version of the Geomancer track by Koxbox sounds a bit stripped down, but will for sure be used as a nice dj tool this year. We also get a new interesting collaboration here (Prime Suspect), which are Jan Müller (X-Dream) together with Xavier himself. Synthetic gives us something new and fresh, with a different sound than usual from him. A slow, groovy track with dark themes. My favourite track here is offcourse the Juno Reactor track Angel & Men, here in a X-Dream remix! A beautiful trance version, which I hope to hear a lot on various festivals this summer.
All in all, this is a really strong compilation from Solstice. I really hope this is the beginning of something more to come from Solstice. Because I really think this is something we need in todays overload of melodic full on!
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traveller
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Posted : Jan 27, 2006 14:47
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This is one of those rare compilations that are actually worth a purchase. It has G+ written all over it althou it's a solstice release. Fucking sweet! Looking very forward to a Prime Suspect album 
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KakoOlalaJwal
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Posted : Jan 27, 2006 15:11
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On 2006-01-27 11:45, PKS wrote:
I really hope this is the beginning of something more to come from Solstice. |
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On 2006-01-27 14:47, traveller wrote:
Looking very forward to a Prime Suspect album
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If I'm not writing bullshits, this should be on Raijin, a new sister label of Solstice.
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Posted : Jan 27, 2006 15:12
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Deffently on my to buy list. The X-Dream remix of Angel & Men is something I must get a hold of. Yummy 
Soltice is a great label, just as Twisted and Dragonfly 
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traveller
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Posted : Jan 27, 2006 16:04
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On 2006-01-27 15:12, Kire-naj wrote:
Soltice is a great label, just as Twisted and Dragonfly
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nah Solstice is crap.. credit this to G+
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Datakult
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Posted : Jan 27, 2006 16:57
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is it supposed to be a review? |
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psy^soldier
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Posted : Jan 27, 2006 17:00
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this compilation is worth buying for prime suspect-synthetic love alone!
wich is the only track i heard from it:]
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Posted : Jan 27, 2006 18:45
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On 2006-01-27 16:04, traveller wrote:
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On 2006-01-27 15:12, Kire-naj wrote:
Soltice is a great label, just as Twisted and Dragonfly
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nah Solstice is crap.. credit this to G+
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ok. But what about their newer releases, and the GT4 Soundtrack? .. Can't say it's bad.
Datakult, are you talking to the mirror? 
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ultraviolet
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Posted : Jan 27, 2006 21:50
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On 2006-01-27 11:45, PKS wrote:
We also get a new interesting collaboration here (Prime Suspect), which are Jan Müller (X-Dream) together with Xavier himself.
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where do u get this information from ?
i always thought that Prime Suspect was Jan Muller (X-Dream) and Ariel (Jan's wife)
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ultraviolet
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Posted : Jan 27, 2006 22:26
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"Synthetic Love" is a highlight on this one... a monster tune!
the whole V/A rocks! (with the producers involved i knew what to expect
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KakoOlalaJwal
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Posted : Jan 28, 2006 13:28
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On 2006-01-27 21:50, ultraviolet wrote:
where do u get this information from ?
i always thought that Prime Suspect was Jan Muller and Ariel
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Very easy... It's written in the booklet. 
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Written and produced by Jan Muller and Xavier Morel. Vocals by Ariel.
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(it's amazing how those booklets can be useful, sometimes..)
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scraper
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Posted : Jan 28, 2006 16:16
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Will definately be one of the highlights of 2006.
I love this comp, all tracks are good-awesome.
X-Dream's remix to Angel & Men is an instant classic, Synthetic Love is a masterpiece, Synthetic's track reminds me of the good ol' Infected Mushroom, which makes it awesome.
Can't wait for #2 and many more to come.
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V/A - Solstice Black Compilation #01
Artists: Various
Title: Solstice Black Compilation 01
Label: Solstice Music
Catalog: SOLMCD022
Cover art: http://tinyurl.com/8hr7x
Tracklist:
1.Eat Static - Xeno-Phonic
2.Control F - Release-Rythm-Circus
3.X-Dream - Insanity
4.Koxbox - Geomancer 2004
5.C.J Bolland - Mole Patrol
6.Thomas P. Heckman - Close Encounter
7.Kloq - Kloq Music 2
8.Prime Suspekt - Symthetic Love
9.Synthetic - Evil Thing
10.Juno Reactor - Angel & Man (X-Dream Remix)
There has been quite a few quality releases with crossovers between trance and techno over the last few months. It is not suprising that this continues, however I find it very refreshing to see something like this comming out on Solstice Music. With a lineup like this, you'd think it has no possibility of going wrong... Let's check out the tracks!
01: Eat Static - Xeno-Phonic
To open the ball we dance for a short while with the legendary eat static. These guys have been tweaking those knobs for as long as I can remember, and they've seldom let me down. This track is no exception, a wonderful piece of music. As so often before with eat static there is quite alot of elements involved. Breakbeats, straight techno beats, some ethnoinspired singing, lots of acidlines and ofcourse it's groovy and spacey. perhaps a bit to short, but thats a minor complaint. Nice opening!
02: Control F - Release -Rythm-Circus
Control F continues with his Release-Rythm-Circuse. It opens as a horrible anthem-like late-90's trance piece of the worst european kind, but luckilly this lasts only for about a minute. After this torture it turns in to a nice enough track with some edgy baselines. Towards the end the theme from the opening is brought back in to the mix and totally ruins it for me. Dissapointing track!
03: X-Dream - Insanity
X-Dream is another one of those standout acts in our scene. They've allways managed to change and explore new musical landscapes. This is a storming piece of rhytmically oriented techno-infused trance(or is it trance-infused techno?). It's swirls loosley around some definition of the term "Insanity"...."Insanity. State of being insane. Unsoundness or derangement of mind without recognition of ones own illness. Insanity is rather a social and legal than medical term an implies mental disorder resulting in unability to manage ones affaires and preform ones social duties.....The term covers a variety of disorders such as manic depressive insanity, dementia, paranoia, general paralyses and alchoholic insanities....." Phew! And it does not stop there, It goes on and on while the track turns more and more....well...insane.
04: KoxBox - Geomancer 2004
Geomancer is a track that should be well known to psytrancers. This is the 2004 version of the track. You can hear what track it is, and some of the feeling of the original is maintained. Still, I think it's better to see this as a new track all together. It's more minimalistic and stripped down than the original, still this really is filled up with lots of spaced out sounds, some familiar (and some unfamiliar" melodies, lots of groove and a dash of voicesamples. Oh, and yes - It's all very good!
05: C.J Bolland - Mole Patrol
C.J Bolland is a guy you don't see every day on psytrance oriented labels. This is a pretty melodic, but still essentially dark piece of techno music, but it still sounds pretty trancey. This has become a track that I've got a love/hate relationship to. First of all I love it because it's a great track. Period. But I also hate it becaus i find my self walking around on the street humming the main baseline, whisteling it in the shower, and when I want to go to sleep at night - there it is! I can't get it out of my head...
06:Thomas P. Heckman
I know Heckman is a legend for a lot of techno fans, but I've never realy listened to his music before. This is a pretty straightforward technotrack, and it really doesn't do it for me. It's harder than ther previous track by C.J Bolland, but it's also alot more monotonus. I actually find it rather boring, and quite possibly the weakest link on this compilation.
07: Kloq - Kloq music 2
This is along the same path as Thomas P. Heckmans track, except this is pretty interesting stuff. It's a hard and pretty pumping piece, but where Heckmans track sounds boring and repetitive this has alot more going for it. There are plenty of elements being spun around here and it turns in to a nice blend suitable for both homelistening and dancefloor mayhem. Nice!
08: Prime Suspect - Synthetic Love
Prime Suspect is Jan Muller from X-Dream and Xavier Morel, the guy who compiled this album. You can ceirtanly hear the x-dream influences here, but it's tilting more towards the techno-side of things than x-dream usually do. It's hard and rough, never sounds boring and has a real 'drive' to it. If you're in the right mood there's not a chance you'll be sitting still while this is playing. very nice!
09: Synthetic - Evil Thing
Evil thing is a pretty slow track, but still manages to blend in nicely with the techy stuff on this compilation. There's a ceirtan 80's feel to this, It feels as it wouldn't be terribly ouf of place in the soundtrack of miami vice. Don't get me wrong though, it's a great piece of music. It might not get you on the dancefloor, but will work wonders for you sofa groovers. Quality!
10: Juno Reactor - Angel & Man(X-Dream remix)
Ok, so you're in the recordstore and see this album just standing there. You look at the tracklist, and can't really decide. Should I get this one? You go through th tracks, and finally your eyes see this. An X-dream remix of this track? Bam! this is when all doubt is forgotten, and give your vis aa good spanking. Remixing this is a bald move, but X-dreams pumping techy influences actually work great in this track. Still...I've got one complaint: It only lasts for about five minutes! And when it's done it sort of just leaves you hanging, wanting more... Still a great track!
Final remarks:
It's great to see solstice releasing something like this, it's ceirtanly a turn in the right direction for them. That being said, this compilation wont be for everyone. It's one of the more techno influenced compilations I've seen in the psyscene and for me it definently works! Not all tracks are standout material, but alltogether this is easily one of the more interesting offerings as of late. Recomended!
Tomas(Psychedelic Mustache)
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Posted : Jan 29, 2006 18:24
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Actually the horribleastic start of Control-F's track only lasts for about 10 seconds.
Then it picks up, this track is a great dancefloor track as the drive in it is really good, one of my favorites on this comp.
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Posted : Jan 30, 2006 21:46
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Actually the horribleastic start of Control-F's track only lasts for about 10 seconds.
Then it picks up, this track is a great dancefloor track as the drive in it is really good, one of my favorites on this comp.
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Hehehe so funny how diferent taste we have in psytrance these days
I consider the first 10 seconds of Control- F's track as the best thing on this compilation.
Cheers!
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