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Infected Mushroom - Converting Vegetarians (2003) [Yoyo] 2CD

DeathPosture
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Posted : Apr 9, 2003 15:35
Infected Mushroom - Converting Vegetarians
BNE/Yoyo 2003, (YoYo 056)



CD1 - The Trance Side

01. 07'01" Albibeno
02. 06'58" Hush Mail
03. 08'05" Apogiffa Night
04. 08'33" Song Pong
05. 06'52" Chaplin
06. 07'39" Echonomix
07. 07'55" Scorpion Frog
08. 08'24" Deeply Disturbed
09. 06'06" Semi Nice
10. 08'12" Yanko Pitch

CD2 - The Other Side

01. 05'39" Converting Vegetarians
02. 05'35" Elation Station
03. 05'14" Drop Out
04. 10'23" Avratz
05. 05'32" Blink
06. 04'08" Shakawkaw
07. 06'44" Pletzturra
08. 03'00" I Wish
09. 07'17" Ballerium
10. 05'21" Selecta
11. 04'50" Illuminaughty
12. 07'02" Jeenge
13. 05'15" Elevation

Review:

Alright, the long awaited fourth album from the Mushies is finally out... After exactly 2 years of waiting since BP Empire came out... So, will this live up to the expectations? ...Well, yes and no!

It's been known for a long time that this is a double CD - one trance side and one chilled / experimental side... Sound-samples have been floating around on the internet for ages and most of these tracks have been played by the Mushies at live-gigs over the last year or so. So, you've probably heard some of the tracks. But now the whole CD is here - full tracks in the usual amazing studio quality...

Before I take you throug the tracks, let me just take a minute to talk about the cover and packaging of this CD in general. I'm taking a stand against card-board-boxes around CD-jewel-cases... Also on this, the new Infected What is this? Do you realize how annoying it is to take that thing off? I must have thrown out at least 10 of those things lately. Also, the jewel case is awful - When you try to get the 2nd you are bound to rip the entire jewel-case open. Damn! I don't know what to make about the cover-art...On one hand it's very refreshing, but on the other it's very far from the first 3 covers which were all great!... Oh, if you squint your eyes the fishing-hook and and the brain looks like a mushroom upside down! ;o) One last thing - I like the sticker and the DJ Case CD-insert that comes with the CD!

Let's take a look at the tracks individually... [CD1#1] First up is Albibeno [146 bpm]... What a wonderful first track... Reminds me of the 'feel' from The Gathering and Classical Mushroom... Driving full-on in the classic IM-style... Good one! [CD1#2] is Hush Mail [148 bpm] - Starts of with the sound of a mad dog or perhaps a tiger... Some say it's Gollum, but I'm not sure about that... I'm sure it has rabies though - I'm not petting it, that's for sure! Very fast, and very dark, distorted track... This is right down the proggie-lovers alley! Killer track! [CD1#3] Up next is Apogiffa Night [142 bpm]... Another dark stomper here - a great morning track - even darker than it's predecessor, more simple basslines, but still with the melody intact... And even some elements of classical orchestral music in the background... Very good! [CD1#4] Song Pong [145 bpm] starts slowly, but soon turns into a melodic trance-tune...Average track! [CD1#5] Chaplin [147 bmp] ... Ahh... Things are picking up again... This is a fast, morning track... Halfway through the track they are really showing us their studio-skills with this crazy bassline and all kinds of weird effects... Actually it kinda feels like they are just showing off - Come on guys, you're loosing focus here... Well, it's getting better towards the end. [CD1#6] Echonomix [145 bpm] is another full on track... Lots of psychedelia and twisted sounds... For a couple of minutes it looses direction though - and what's up with the cut ending - sounds like a badly ripped mp3-track!? Well, generally I like it! ;o) [CD1#7] Scorpion Frog [146 bpm] I remember this one from their liveset - and I also remember I wasn't too impressed with it...But listening to it again more intensly, I've changed my mind.... The first part is boring really [Well, I like the violins], but then there's a cool twist at 3'17" which takes the track in a totally new direction... Again, this shows that Erez & Amit are studio-wizards - I dunno how the hell they create these fantastic sounds, but I like 'em! Great track, though I could do without the first 3 minutes... [CD1#8] Alright, we all know the single Deeply Disturbed [145 bpm] by now... Very rock'ish full-on trance... Berry Sakkarof's guitar and great bassline... But I still "deeply unhappy" with Duvdev's voice here... Aaargh - make it go away! Well, besides from that, this is pretty much a flawless track.... But I can't seem to see past those awful vocals... Awful! [CD1#9] Right, so here is Semi Nice [140bpm] and this is definitely named all wrong, this is Very Nice! It's a slower track with all kinds of different musical influences... Funny really! I like it! [CD1#10] Last but definitely not least is Yanko Pitch [146 bpm]... Very powerfull track here... I remember this from their live-act too... Quite simple bass-line really, but it works... Goes great with the full-on style of this track... Killer build-ups and breaks here... This is one seriuously brilliant track! From 6'50 to 7'45 it's just pure-psycho-live-mix-bliss! Fantastic! Infected at their best! ;o)

To sum up, this majority of these tracks are great... Sometimes I get the feeling that Erez & Duvdev are a bit too busy showing off their skills instead of focusing on making us dance... But then again, that's the trademark of Infected isn't it - these fantastic production skills!? Well, I'm not slagging them off... This cd isn't flawless, but there are some killer-tracks on here... I'll give it 8/10!

Alright, throw on the second CD... The aptly named The Other Side. Now things are really heading in another direction... But hey, that's good! ;o) This is freestyle-chill all the way ... With just enough psychedelic-trippiness sprinkled around to satisfy everyone with an open mind! [CD2#1] Converting Vegetarians... Great music, very experimental... But what the hell is up with Duvdevs crazy ass rap vocals? Damn, I don't dig them! "Minding the gap, since 1996!"... Wtf? I know you've been at it since then, but minding the gap? You're not on the tube! Well, you've leapt across the gap into rapping I'll give you that much! I'm sure there's a deeper meaning about the track/albumname too... Refer to various forums for that! [CD2#2] is Elation Station and this is simply a beautiful track. Very uplifting and trippy... On one hand it's chilled and relaxing, but there's a lot psychedelic sprayed around to satisfy even the hardest psyheads. Very innovative. Great! [CD2#3] Ahh... The famous Drop Out... This is the closest Infected has ever gotten to Shpongle... Veeeeery trippy sounds in this masterpiece... All kinds of different influences flavours this track... Industrial sounds, acoustic guitars, piano, perfectly fitted vocal samples, synths, etc... Smashing track! [CD2#4] Avratz starts off beautifully... Great piano-melody... Relaxed atmosphere... At 3'00 some break-beats are thrown in alongside random IM-studio wizardry-blips and blops... And then Duvdev sings again... But this time it actually fits the track... Another brilliant ambient track! [CD2#5] is Blink... Well, this track is totally vocal-driven... But, we don't have to listen to Duvdev for 6 minutes, but the gorgeous Michele Adamson...[We all know her from the Shpongle CDz, Fly Ageric, etc...Simon Posford's ex-girlfriend...] She has a great voice - kinda husky at times, but very sexy! It'll be too much to go into the lyrics, but they are printed in the cover alongside a pic of Michele... I could have wished for less lyrics in this track though - but with her voice I can cope... But hey - don't tell me not to smoke or drink! Average track! [CD2#6] The psychedelia is back with Shakawkaw... The track itself is great, but I hate the samples... Average track! [CD2#7] Pletzturra starts of with more great piano-riffs alongside a lazy beat... Lovely! Better fitted vocals this time - Gregorian chants - perhaps a little over the top, but actually I think it's quite tastefull...[CD2#8] Ahr damn, more lyrics from Duvdev on I Wish... The best thing about this track is that it is only 3 minutes. Sorry, I don't like it at all! [CD2#9] Ballerium doesn't quite reach the same highs as some of the previous tracks, but it's still pretty damn good... I especially like the acid-bleeps - it's not often you hear those in chilled tracks. Nice change! Also the break-beat stuff at the end... Nice! [CD2#10] Oy, "Bo Selecta!" This is a crazy track. Fast-paced mostly, but slows down a little sometimes. This is a bit to hectic for my taste, but it's kinda funny with some freestyle I guess... Check out the saloon-variety sounds near the end...;o) [CD2#11] Michele is with us again on Illuminaughty..."Darkness rises... Calling out my name...". Sounds like Bjork, but that's good! The vocals are kinda cheesy I guess, but I can live with that 'cause the Infected-touch is still intact! Quite ok track! [CD2#12] Once again we have acoustic guitars, this time starting off Jeenga... Very nice! Soooooo relaxed, so subtle, so beautiful... But as usual, we have to have a little beats, so they are present. Very well-fitted though...Perfectly done! Another amazing track! [CD2#13] Elevation finishes of the 'Other Side' CD... This was already released on "Another Life" but what a great track this is... This is perhaps the most relaxed tune here... What a nice way to end this great CD!

To sum up, there are some really, really bad tracks here, but also some fantastic, beautiful tracks... Quite hard to judge... Of course I could have been without the bad tracks, and definitely most of Duvdevs singing... But the good tracks make up for this... I'll give this 9/10!

Overall rating for Converting Vegetarians: 8,5/10!

Recommended!

DeathPosture

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traveller
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Posted : Apr 9, 2003 16:25
i don't feel like writing a review of this one. reason being that i really don't think this deserves one. in my opinion this one sounds like it took 2 weeks to make. ofcourse "they" have some fresh ideas and all that, but the album is somehow very monotone, sort of minimal. i'm kinda suprised to see that i don't actually even like the chilled side. i do sort of like those 2 tracks with michelle though. well maybe, just maybe i'll change my mind later on, after all i didn't even like the first shpongle album untill after a few months time.

at the moment i'll give it 6/10 it's average, nothing more..


add ons: started at 16:28

np: 'echonomix' I do actually like this one, this might very well be the best track on the trance side..

np: 'scorpion frog' The violins in the beginning are quite nice, very gatherised if you know what I mean, very eeeevil. Then that classic infected pop build up. very classical mushromised. then some weirdo effects, nice pumping softish kick. scraaaatch. nice hill billy touch on the background. this might be good. well for a short while it reminded me of some euro trance euphoria lifting. that was nice! now it's getting weirder. pumping comes back. elevation. uuuh. that oboe, or what ever instrument it is, didn't see that one coming. what about that gms bassline??! total change. total suprise. nice beebs! uuuh. it's actually quite deep. nice drum machine stuff going on. where will it end? what's next? what's the score? growling sounds comin' closer. did I say two weeks for the whole album? I ment 2 months to make this one track. very delicate! bouncing beebs, very acid, are they creating a groove? no, but that something else is? is that sound man made? deeper underground! now I would definetly stomp like a mad man! hands almost doing it. what? you know.. stuff.. I feel like standing up, perhaps dancing a little, perhaps after my coffee. effect comin' closer. getting away? no, getting stronger actually. grooovy. oooh the violin is back! what a come back. it's like elvis. and that bouncing kick! nice! veryyyy nice! and effects! this is fucking wonderful! violins.. don't go away! and kick, please stay. a break? I hope so.. come back! puhlease! not too nice ending, but .. what a track!

np: 'semi nice' I've heard this one before. last summer to be exact. or was it some recorded live? don't know, don't care. very drum machine feeling, very repeative, bouncing kick. weird effects. no, I don't really like it. it's too repeative! it's changing, but slowly, we need a break now! and here it comes! what's next? tickling. nothing radical, the drum machine just went away. this is one of those deeper tracks. I guess you have to learn to dig it, it takes time, or maybe it will always sound boring. don't know. weird effects, well i'm feeling quite negative, they aren't cheering me up. even they are crying. it's like.. "yay we made weird sounding loop, lets repeat it again and again!"
"now the bass, erez" "duvdev made soft kick with some extremly expensive thingy" it isn't going anywhere. nice effect though. then those beeps. it will end in a minute. that's great, cause I don't really like this one! how many times did I say it? 6? 0? 4? that's what this track isn't..

it's 16:43..gonna smoke a cigarette and make some more coffee.. i'll be right back..

16:51.. coffee isn't ready yet.. so:

np: 'yanko pitch' the beginning is one of those "i come in peace, you leave in pieces" thingies.. starts peacefully, then gets right down to business. did eyal pitch this? the lead synth is nicey. very uplifting. very eyal. very deep not deep deep but deep bassline is doing the work at the moment. right back to drum machine. repeative? yes? does it bother me? no! nice echo effects! they make it sort of more uplifting. then some growling effect synth sound things. break...... growling? yes. evolving? wasn't a few seconds ago, now it definetly is. it's still the same melody, done only other way. effects do more work. am I dancing? no. i'm thinking about my coffee. it's disracting me. groove. space feeling. kick is.. something else. not the bouncy one introduced in the last few tracks. something didn't sound right around.. lets see.. 4:40.. well drum machine is back. housy. this could be astral projection. door opens. then we get... guitar? no? maybe.. then some "showing off".. random nonsense.. sort of.. but there's skill too.. but it's not my taste.. I wish it would end soon.. i'm not in the mood to listen to pitching.. okay.. back to the house... people are tearing saddams statue down on the telly.. does this have something to do with my "review".. yes? sort of.. my opinion presented around 20 minutes ago are being teared down.. this is good, extremly good? no.. but still.. it's quite nicey.. and so went 8 minutes and a few seconds.. time to get coffee.. my throat is so sore.. i hope i don't have sars.. scary huh?

np: 'converting vegetarians' ..got some coffee.. lets get back to the freestyle review.. the track is quite random.. growling bassline.. damn i like that word.. it's quite to describe pretty much everything this far.. drum machine has some new wavs.. mostly man made sounds.. like "ah, uh, ooah" and so on.. the that creepy rap.. time of revolution? yes.. atleast in Iraq.. that statue is still standing.. is there a deeper meaning? duvdev isn't too great rapper.. i wish they would have got eminem to do the lyrics.. that would have been so PHAT! some weirdo effects.. drum man machine.. nice.. I guess i actually like it.. it will end quite soon.. u decide if that's good.. one more time.. time of the revolution.. who's in da house? yay, i welcome the next track.. in to the midnight? yes.. growling synth.. it's over..

np: 'elation station' ..that statue is still standing... I hope those people don't get hurt once it falls.. looks dangerous if you ask me.. mean while guitar is coming.. also some nice porn movie synths.. soft core porn movies.. then a bass.. very italian pop.. where's eros ramazotti.. he would suit this track.. if u are feelin' bad while listening to this track imagine what saddam is feelin' at the moment.. that is if he's still alive.. i hope he is.. it's not right to hope that someone dies.. he's just a man too.. no more politics.. the track is quite funky.. very.. jazzy.. saxophone? I knew that funky guitar was coming.. i sensed it.. this track would be great on the back ground when some dude is doing some girl from behind.. doggy style.. keeping his hand on her back.. when there's only that guitar they could zoom on the girls face.. slow motion.. very nice track.. very beautiful.. very soft core porn movie fitting.. people went away from that stutue.. I wonder why.. can't hear the telly cause i'm usin' head phones.. it's over..

np: 'drop out' most have already heard this.. I think that was quite well said.. "this is the closest infected has come to shpongle" ..anyways I'm quite lazy and that sentence describes this track quite well so that's it.. notice.. it's not shpongle sounding or styled.. but it has some of that feeling hidden into it.. a tiny bit.. nothig to be too proud of.. the skygods can't be beaten in their style..

np: 'avratz' what does it mean? i bet it has something to do with peaceful, no? cause the beginning sure is peaceful. trance artists can definetly make chilled pop. add celine dion into this track, make her sing something like "my heart will still go on" put it on titanic 2 sound track.. get tons of money.. I guess no one can really say.. in the entire man kind.. that he hates this track.. cause there simply isn't anything to hate.. it's chill.. it has piano.. it has soft bassline.. right amount of drums.. little effects.. that from time to time get weirder.. or not? the almighty us army still haven't got that statue down.. will they ever? uuh.. nice drums.. jungle, drum n bass type almost.. very gentle.. but still.. this track is quite long.. over 10 minutes to be a lil more exact.. this track could also be found on some soft core porn movie.. to my taste it's a little too soft.. i want my chill disturbed, twisted, weird.. etc.. not beautiful.. then that growly bassline hits me.. total change in the style.. it's like the track knew what I wanted.. gettin' a little dusturbed.. crunhcy so to speak of.. gagagagau.. what ever that is.. uuuh.. nice drums.. but the track keeps on being too loopy.. looped.. what ever the word.. then it gets faster.. 4x4 ..why iisn't this tune in the trance side? i bet this is work of the evil duvdev's mind.. bassline comes back.. 4x4 dissapears.. bleeps.. some beaUtiFul kind of noice brek it all up.. is it guitar? i don't know, i guess it doesn't matter.. wave synths.. it's all there.. dancing with kadafi part 2 ? sort of feels like it.. this track is like 4 tracks pasted into one.. too many ideas put into one concept.. the effects are nice.. gotta grant them that.. loooooaaaauuuuaaaang growls.. gaugaugau.. I bet it will follow soon.. I? did he say that? over? yes.. no... hmm weird.. I was sure that was the end.. nope.. yes..

np: 'blink' don't smoke, don't drink, all i do is think about the life.. cheesy? why? I think her voice is very sexy. and just maybe here's a hidden message. a message only her ex will understand.. don't know.. I guess it doesn't matter does it.. to us anyways.. this track is very emotional, psychedelic so to speak of.. come with me and have some fun.. OKAY! no.. sorry can't.. growly.. distirbed, twised, chilled.. serve it over big speakers or quality headphones.. purrrrfect.. demooeooons.. I love the way she says it.. frighten.. uuuh.. ending vibration.. nasty..! nicey! break through with me? what's yu talkin' about? to the other side? I hope not.. that wouldn't be too nice.. this is what infected is at its best.. let Michelle do the singing.. u concentrate on the psychedlic athmosphere.. (tip tip tip sorry Duvdev.. u aren't such a grwat singer) takes bravery to sing though.. gotta grant u that.. if it makes u feel better i definetly would be any better.. or would I? the sexy finnish accent is a killer! lady killer! amuse myself? sexyyy.. how do u amuse your self? I've got a nice pic in my head at the moment... sorry i'm not s stocker!

np: 'shakawkaw' nice beginning.. sort of.. very eastern.. very dreamy.. drum machine.. i've repeated that word quite often eh? well.. there is a reason.. twisted noise.. nice way to drum machine gets stronger.. my english is definetly turning into un understandable? well.. blah.. I keep on going.. writing.. perhaps I will try to communicate using binoms? 010101101010101000101010001010101110000.. that's goodie.. what is says? it says that there is no pattern, no loops.. just innovativity and creativityness.. 2:35.. even Simon P could be proud of that.. I like it.. I'm sure also many others think the same.. very good still at 03:00 ..good meaning perfect.. shakawkaw ..what does it mean? laughing, that's nice.. laughing sounds always nice.. Saddam statue is fucked.. soon it will fall.. break.. I'll be right back..

np: 'pletzturra' saddam is still standing.. i wish they will show it in slow motion.. he's down! people are beating his head with shoes.. how cool is that??!? wow! I hope no1 gets injured.. I guess they really did hate him.. the track by the way begun.. they are dancing on top of him.. I bet they would like this track to be played on the background.. very emotional.. very strong.. both the telly and the track.. revolution! I wonder if they will put a bush statue to saddam's place.. wouldn't be suprised if the yanks would do that.. anyways.. track is very disturbed.. shpongle seeking? yes.. even trying to sample some of those monks.. known from shpongle 1.. the same 1s? no.. but same idea.. no doubt.. vey emotional.. classical building.. there's one thing missing.. that is a tiny sharp fast tingle sound.. which follows later.. but is way too slow and loud.. background is so disturbed.. melody is very eastern.. beautiful.. very fast end.. 4x4 ..hill billy banjo very finnish trance is yu ask me.. finnish insomnia.. texas faggottised.. then some uk trance.. sort loopish thing. .that only lasted a few secs.. very younger brother for that little time though..

np: 'i wish' don't know what to say.. the track gets right down to business... singing fits this one better.. though michelle would so kill duvdev in duo.. some vocode stuff.. not too strong.. could be a little more disturbed.. like in dee doo el es dii em dii.. synth on the background is straight from some Rocky movie.. you know when he's joggin.. eye of the tiger lifting.. go away 80's.. nah.. I like it 80's synth pop.. with duvdev.. this would have definetly hit the charts around the globe in that ugly decade.. and then the song suddenly ends.. it's mixed into ballerium..

np: 'ballerium' most of us have heard the sample, ye? I've heard this track way too many times.. so I just say that it's okay.. but not great.. maybe the weakest link in the "other side" the reggae part is nice though.. very summer.. very lie on the beach type of joy.. oh and btw.. it's not 100% the same that the promo version was..

np: 'selecta' very electric beginning.. static.. straight.. can't descibe.. 4x4.. energic.. trance.. new style.. I like it.. but it could be on the trance side.. then some retro feelin' is mixed in.. yes.. very infected.. very classical mushroomish.. nice.. very layered music.. there's like 10 recocnisable layers.. nice echo effect breaks everything up.. it's weird.. it's strange.. but it's from this world.. then lets get back down to business.. building up.. very... don't know why but it reminds me of bubble bobble.. guitar.. that bassline is definetly the key.. also the guitar.. don't forget it.. then something totally breaks the athmosphere.. didn't like the change.. saloon.. what the hell is the point of this? why turn a good track into joke? weak! very lame! shit! crap.. that sure was the worst ending ever..

np: 'illuminaughty' darkness rusung, calling out my name will it be changed or remain the same i've fallen far from above land in here with such a ? after the nicey vocals we get into the process of building psychadelia.. i've tasted all the fruits and it's opened my eyes.. something like that.. a message to yu know who? the time is now.. this is very disco mushroomish.. if you know what i mean.. no where is safe? i disagree.. dunno what to say.. I really do like her voice... no superlatives needed.. i'm sure also she knows her talent.. and everyone who happens to hear this.. so.. this track is build like... 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 ..0 being the "can't remember the word, repeation? heh.. no.. should I check it from the dictionary.. hold on.. ahh.. burden.. chorus" and so it ends..

np: 'jeenge' i'm starting to be full.. full of music.. but i'll try to go on.. so.. we get a beautiful beginning.. relaxed.. pretty much like all the other tracks on this cd.. suprising effect.. then growly synth.. disturbed.. I don't like it.. it doesn't have a reason to exist.. it's like straight taken from reason (the app).. very.. limited.. okay.. then back to Dancing with kadafi part 3.. nice flute.. or something like that is on the background.. could be a little louder.. a lot louder actually.. now it can barely be heard.. wow the iragies are celebrating.. they seem happy.. i'm happy for that.. and here's some dull bbc expert saying.. they are happy.. is he blind or something.. don't need to be a scientist to figure that out.. anyways.. the track changed.. no more long synth.. but very sharp sounds.. sort of a melody.. i'm getting bored of weirdness.. there should be something extra cool for me to start suddenly digging this track.. it's very formulatic.. keeps on being.. monotonic.. minimal.. not traditional minimal.. but still.. growly.. i'm not impressed..

np: 'elevation' heard this before.. didn't like it the first time.. was imo the weakest track on "another life" ..it's obvious that they can't create classical music.. that is what they are sort of trying to do here.. Mozart would shit on this..



bottomline.. sorry for the inconvinience.. or how ever yu spell it.. this was a freestyle review.. missing some tracks.. so what? what I think about this album now? not much.. hopes were high.. maybe will start loving it.. maybe not.. nice one though.. once I get a change i will no doubt buy it..

ps.. sorry for the crappy english & spelling don't feel like writing grammar english.. takes too much time..

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i must have been high when i wrote this.. don't find this release special or innovative or creative in any way..
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Sputer
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Posted : Apr 9, 2003 16:38
after I listen to it 1000 times I think its very good album.

Trance side is almost perfect...

About the FreeStyle I like almost all...
"I wish" is exaggerated... 3 songs are enough.

My Favorites..... ::

CD1 - 1(!!),2,4,6,8,10
CD2 - 2,3,5,6(!!!!),7(!),12

Edit - After I listened to "I Wish" couple of times again, I think iTs could be very good song to send to the EuroVision.. Dont u think ?

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Follow your heart, not the people around you"
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pr0fane
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Posted : Apr 9, 2003 17:05
Well, It's definatly more experimental than I expected.

I don't really like it though - I've listened 3-4 times, and so far I can only name 2-3 "ok" tracks from 23.

One of the highlights is the first track "Albibeno", which is in the good ol' Infected sound.

I also quite enjoy "Apogiffa", although I liked the original better.

"Deeply Disturbed" is also one of my personal highlights ... if it weren't for the terrible singing.

My verdict: 5/10

And btw ... I think the samples from track 2 "Hush Mail" are from a very well known track by KoRn. I can't remember the title of the track as I'm not much into the style, but I remember one of my friends playing it some years ago.           DJ pr0fane (Iboga Records) | Multiphase
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VertigOA
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Posted : Apr 9, 2003 18:46
I've just got it, so Im still listening. But from songs like "song pong" I can definetly hear some "Gathering" in here.           no sig
Sputer
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Posted : Apr 9, 2003 19:05


traveller, U made my day with this review... I think the best one I read EVER !!!@!@!

          ..."Be yourself, let your conscience guide you...
Follow your heart, not the people around you"
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TiMMY
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Posted : Apr 9, 2003 23:37
The trance side is better than I expected, the other side is excellent.

a more detailed review soon... (maybe)
azz
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Posted : Apr 9, 2003 23:52
Quote:

On 2003-04-09 16:25, traveller wrote:
i don't feel like writing a review of this one. reason being that i really don't think this deserves one.


yeah right traveller!!
well you seemed to have been able to 'rustle up' a few words           ¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø, Gi'iwa//MuddyPigsº¤ø,¸¸,ø¤ºº
Silent Scream
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Posted : Apr 10, 2003 01:00
well i have no time and power to talk about all the 23 tracks..im a busy man..

so lets start from the trance side

1#Albibeno
well probably the best track on the trance side...dont know hard to pick one...great track
i really liked the bassline...4:50...smasihng melody?
dont know even if to call it a melody...amzing!

2#Hush Male
darker track...very good for dancefloor...i really like the clap!..very good one..and then the best part of the track comes on..3:00
greatttt just no words ..works simply perfect on dancefloor!
good track!

3#Apogiffa Night Mix

no so much a night track
sounds like morning to me!
didnt liked it so much
avrage track
dont want to talk about it!

4#Song Pong
amzing one from infected..what a great mushi melodys!
only they can do that!
some parts in it sounded like it was taked straight from classical mushroom!

5#Chaplin
verry good morning track
works great on dancefloor!
good bassline
didnt liked the kick so muh
sounds like the old good infected mushroom...

6#Echomomix
one of my favorite in the trance side
really liked the kick and the bassline!
great begining!...very nice melodys!

7#Scorpion Frog
one of the best in the trance side..what a nice violins!..killer fx...didnt like the housy ending so much
but still a track i will not forget for long time!

8#Deeply Disturbed
well what can i say on this one..Perfect!
no like u guys...i like the duvdev vical..very original!..nice ideas from the mushies!

9#Semi Nice
wel this is a semi nice track
slower than the other...very groooooovy part in the middle!

10#Yanko Pitch
killer full on track
nice drum work!
really energetic track.....works perfect on dancefloor!..

to sum up the trance side...VERY GOOD..liked a lot almost all i give it...9\10

and to the freestyle side

1#Converting Vegetarians
VERY ORIGINAL IDEA HERE!

amzing bassline!
great vocals...didnt understand the meaning ..
but i likeeeed it!
very good studio skills showed here...keep up with tunes like this one...AMAZING!

2#Elation Station
one of my favorite here!
really good melodys..just love this track
evrything is perfect
sits in his place..evn Simon P couldnt do it better!...simply PERFECT!

3#Drop Out
well not much to say on this one
maybe my favorite on this cd..really good drumz...and the vocals ...AH..the vocals..great!
i really liked the guitars!
one of the best!

4#Avratz
very long track..too long if u ask me...
amazing begining..but didnt liked the track so much
avrage one..

5#Blink
what a great sexy voice from Michele!
really good vocals....
i just like those melodys
one of the best in this side....

6#Shakawkaw
my favorite in this side
just like it too much so i dont know how to describe it!
pnly think i didnt liked is that this amazing tune ends fast....
the Shakawkaw sample is great!
the best on this side for sure!

7#Pletzturra

great..great..great!
chiil one from the mushies
just amzing one didnt liked the fast ending so much....
but in...1:53..when the piano starts..WOW!
just make me cry!

8#I Wish
dont like this one..and dont understand it..
the worst track on the album!

9#Ballerium
nice track....i really like the ending...the ragee part...very original.. i like when infecyed mix between styles...very good track!

10#Illuminaughty

well i heard the sample before i liked it a lot
but the full track is a bit dissaponting
avrage track
really good bassline job!!!

11#Jeenge

mmm..i really like the guitars..but not my favorite here..
nice track!

12#Elevation
well maybe Erez is not Mozart..and cant do what Mozart did..but trust me..Erez can do things Mozart dont dream of doing
very good track who shows us Erez talent!
very talented buy!...Mozrt.this guy is behind u..WATCH OUT!

to sum up the freestyle side
9.5\10
cauze i didnt like I Wish
and becauze 10 is only Classical Mushroom!


i give all the cd grade of 9.3
BUY IT GUYS
recommanded!
not evry day a cd like this is released....
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Posted : Apr 10, 2003 09:13
Nice review Yogev

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Gilad Refael
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Posted : Apr 10, 2003 14:55
great album.... i didn't agree with any of the reviews tho
favorites:
trance side, 1,4,6,7,8 (total: 9\10)
other side, 1,2,3,5,6,11,12 (total: 8.5\10)

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Posted : Apr 10, 2003 16:40
ok first the overall - Great production as allways.

trance CD: besides the good ideas of melodies and sound manipulations, the tracks lack speciality and they are almost predictable, which reveals the commercial line of the CD. too bad for infected eh?

chill CD: much more diverse than the trance one, which makes this CD a better buy even. Deffinately more is put on that side than on the other.

6/10 for the trance
9/10 for the chill

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Posted : Apr 11, 2003 01:29
The trance side is nice. not a killer,Just nice.
(imo BP EMPIRE Is the best album ever).
The other side is pure work of art. amazing.



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Posted : Apr 11, 2003 09:26
i just love this cd is so great and good i like the sound the tunes the effectes
Albibeno - so fast cool dance floor bomver pliz infected do more tracks likr that
Hush Mail - we infected fans wait to track like that so much time
Apogiffa Night Mix - so power full tracks with amazing sound
Song Pong - great track good job remind me old day
Chaplin - great track love the melody and the bass line
Echonomix - the same that i say on Chaplin
Scorpion Frog - amazing work this track is a hit
Deeply Disturbed - we all know the track good track
Semi Nice - this track i a blast this will be the summer dance floor leader
YankoPitch - great full on to close the trance side
Converting Vegetarians - amazing killer no word to tell about this track how unfected have the idea to track like that track of 1 to 10000000000
Elation Station - wait to track like that long time reminf the style of Dancing With Kadafi great job
Drop Out - we all know that tracks great track love the sample there
Avartz - great great tracks like the effects
Blimk - killer sond great words singing and bass line
Shakawkaw - pure infected head what a track what a melody love this track lots of lots
Pletzturra - the same as i say on Shakawkaw
I Wish - waht a song LOVE HIM SO much so i can stop hearing him
Ballerium - i like the changes that infected do in this track
Selecta - great track like the drums and the ending what a way to finsih the track
Illuminaughty - love this so much much great song pliz do more like this
Jeenge - just to seat and chill out
Elevation - i love this track a lot great track to finsih great double cd

infected u'r amazing u'r my life love so much




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