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Weapons Of Mass Destruction - Manic Dragon - 2007
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a3k
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Title: Weapons Of Mass Destruction
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Manic Dragon Records
Date:10/2007
Tracks: 10
Compiled by:Fried Babas
Mastered by: 4CN Studios
Cover Art: Quasga
Cat. #:MDREC-09
01 – Chemical Sp00n – Supernatural Behavior - 7:24
02 – Ocelot – Theater Of The Mind - 6:51
03 - Fractal Cowboys – The Mantra Song – 6:47
04 – Kerosene Club – Wastelands – 7:28
05 – Kalilaskov AS – Project Pluton - 6:18
06 – Polyphonia – Sound Impact – 7:43
07 – Baba Jelly – With The Service Of Satan – 7:02
08 – Attoya – Scream Project – 7:32
09 - Datakult – Organized Chaos – 8:47
10 – Arsenic – Micronoise – 6:41
Weapons of Mass Destruction is the latest release of Manic Dragons Records, which is a division of Sonic Dragon Records. A label that goes already with great successful albums and compilations, like the case of the split album of Fractal Cowboys and The Many Faces – Entre Nous; CPC´s Double Bouble, and the magnificent compilations Multiple Personalities 1 and 2; and Light From the Depth Of Chaos.
In this release we encounter solid producers like the cases of, Ocelot, Fractal Cowboys, Kerosene Club and Polyphonia, but also new ones like the case of Arsenic who is releasing tunes in some recent compilations. The mastering of this CD was made in the 4CN Studios; it was compiled by Fried Babas, and the artwork made by Quasga.
Now let’s go through the “Weapons”:
The opening track of this CD (T1) is produced by Chemical Sp00n. Supernatural Encounter stars with some samples of a very dark voice, and the 1st minute goes reasonably calm, but this is only the 1st minute, because after this we catch some crazy leads, and I, particularly, like the one that enters at 1:49 minutes, the work in here is very great, and makes you go up and down to the rhythm of it. Coming after this work we get some changes in the bass line that keeps a nice vibe – it speeds up the track. Almost in the last part of the track we hear some female samples, spoken in a thin way that I find very funny. Good track.
Now with Theatre Of Mind (T2) we are into the multilayered kingdom of Ocelot, whether by the leads, whether by the changes in the bass line, whether by the million sounds he applies into his music. Aaron right now, to me, is one of the hot producers of the moment; every single release he makes is just superb. The 1st part of this track is very hypnotic, it gives me the sensation that you are swimming and there is a part that you came out to breath, that is when the track changes sonorities – the 2nd part - and we get more forceful sounds; the kick and bass changes again and the trademark of Ocelot - the multilayer sounds - gets it’s maximum exponent: an “explosion” of leads.
Now appears my preferred track of this compilation, by the fantastic duet: Fractal Cowboys. The persons who compose this duet are Quasar, that released an album last year on the late Mistress of Evil Records called One Day; and Dylalien. The Mantra Song (T3) is extremely psychedelic, funny and at the same time comes with a bit of old Goa sounds. Not much, but they are there. The track is very well composed, lots of changes in the sounds, lots of brakes also, and what it pleased me the most was the samples used in here: someone speaking: “I shall teach you mantras…they will guide you”;”...boom…” these are just some of the used samples in here. And I, living where Boom Festival is made (Portugal) can’t stop associating it, with the festival. This track it top!
Now we are in the Wastelands (T4) by Kerosene Club. Kerosene Club is the project of Dj 26Bryan, who released an album in May this year. This track has Bryan mark, but is more hipno-intelligent, more twisted and aggressive. I can clearly “ear” an evolution in Bryan’s music. If you had the chance to hear Forest Of The Freaks, this track goes in the mood of those sonorities, but like I stated before much more intelligent. I enjoy very much the twisted psychedelic leads that Bryan puts in his tracks. Another favourite!
Project Pluton (T5) is the music of Kalilaskov As, the track starts with some monks samples – samples these that will repeat themselves during the track. This track is rich in random sounds; they appear alone, or mixed together with acid lines. I personally don’t like very much the track, and is for a simple reason: the kick and bass line just don’t put my feet moving. The sounds used are fine, but the combo kick + bass, isn’t my cup of tea.
Polyphonia, one of the members of the group Metallaxis (the other is Kulu), brings Sound Impact (T6) that starts with some sharp and metallic voices; right after these voices we get the regular sounds of this project: twisted lines, twilight sounds and hypnotic sounds - with a power full kick and bass - all the kind of sounds that will make your head trip into vortex tunnels. In my opinion I have already heard much more trippy and psychotic tracks by Polyphonia, which I adore from him, but this one is more a regular than a hit for the dance floor. I’m sure it will work in the psy heads, but I expected it a little bit trippier.
With the Service of Satan (T7) by Baba Jelly (one of the members of Jelly Headz), appears with his style in a pumping way. This one has the BPM´s very high; if truth be told his music usually has a high number in the BPM´s – it’s Babba trademark. This is spreading and “inserting” music into your brain from the 1st second till the last. The only parts we manage to “breath” are the 1st 20 seconds, because past the 20 seconds the track leaves no room for you to step away from its path. It really imbues you in the sonorities; there are lots of changes in the rhythmic of the track, but at least for me it caught all my senses. And I lied back there when I said you had no more room to breath after the track starts – you get 10 more seconds to breath in the middle of the music, but it won’t make you no good, because after that brake, you will get more twisted lines, more aggressiveness in the leads, always “escorted” with the pumping and fast kick plus bass line, which only by themselves give a lot of influence to the track. It’s full power from beginning till the end.
Alex and Leonid Burshtein are two brothers that form the group Attoya. They have released their debut album in Trishula Records called Based On True Events. This track, Scream Project (T8), follows their typical style, but in my humble opinion this track stands better then the material released on their album. One thing I have noticed is that they evolved in the leads they made - and presented in this track - making them more and more complex, some more aggressive others more hypnotic (in fact the hypnotic leads they make are from such a complexity, that when I hear the leads, I don’t hear the rest of the sounds, like the kick and bass line, they go to second plan), but the work on the hats is very poor, it seems they use the same rhythm in the whole track. I believe this is an area they have to focus a little bit more. The rest of the work on the music is good.
Organised Chaos (T9) is simply the craziest and insane track in this compilation. Raphael a.k.a. known has Datakult delivers a “hell” of a track. This track presents us with pieces of simplistic leads and others more hardcore to “digest”. In the overall this is intense and profound music, crazy lines of psychedelic music. This track will bring madness to a dance floor and when you think you just can take it no more, such is the insanity the track is bringing to your brain, you will get even more insane cause the only corridor this track knows is the way “step on the pedal at full” – almost 9 minutes of a rollercoaster side that seems that will have no end. Favourite track no doubt!
And in a rush we are in the last track of the compilation. Arsenic brings Micronoise (T10). But from micronoise you won´t get nothing, I mean, this should be named Macronoise. This is the last track, and is another chaotic, hypnotic and obscure track; this isn’t music to fill up the compilation, this is quality music for the night trippers. Nice tricks on the brakes, and good choice of used leads.
To conclude I just want to say that Manic Dragons did it again, they released another quality compilation with music mainly orientated for the night. There are in here some tracks that really got me, and will go directly to my collection of music to be spinned at a dance floor.
My favourites: 2,3,4,7 and 9
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Zman
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Posted : Nov 27, 2007 21:12
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Polyphonia,Babajelly & Datakult are niice...
rest were a bit disappointing for me |
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a3k
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Posted : Nov 28, 2007 11:50
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Posted : Nov 28, 2007 13:04
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nice nice.... best of luck for the compilation... looks yummy.... my favourites in the cd - Polyphonia, Babajelly, Attoya & offcourse Datakult...
BOOooooOOm to everyone 
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Meta-Morphosis
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Posted : Dec 1, 2007 00:43
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datakult track is crazyyyy
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Posted : Dec 1, 2007 08:36
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really liked the chemical spoon track and polyphonia delivers his usual top notch standard here !!! |
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Addictive Elements
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Posted : Dec 9, 2007 17:14
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not heard the rest of the album just the datakult track and i must say dat its a return to his old style...simply 100% nightpsy.....glad to have this sound back unlike the style used in the Baphomet vs datakult album.....will check out the rest n let ya know ....till den freak on datakult...if ur readin dis bro...we want some more of this shit !!
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Zman
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Posted : Dec 9, 2007 17:29
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The line up in this CD is a LOT stronger than the actual music itself. Quite a mediocre release.
Polyphonia, Babajelly, Datakult are cool 
Rest are nothing too interesting in my opinion...
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King Salmon
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Posted : Dec 10, 2007 04:42
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I agree with zmandan, I'm a little disappointed with many of the artists.
Chemical Spoon - Damn, do they have to have a cheesy "dark" movie sample in every track?
Mantra Song - One of the best Fractal Cowboys tracks I've heard, though the mantra part is both cool and a little annoying.
I liked these two the most:
Kalilaskov As - Powerful kick and dynamic bassline, really like the action around the peak at 4:20.
Arsenic - Fun mystery/horror movie sounds. The kick is too muted and dull though and the bassline is pretty boring and repetitive.
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Posted : Dec 10, 2007 10:13
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good release ,ameet bro
keep them comin as usual
rolos u r good as usual.
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Posted : Dec 13, 2007 10:27
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Posted : Dec 13, 2007 16:51
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gr8 release !! romolos , Ocelot !!! , fractal cowabunga !!! , jely attoya datakult  !!! Whicked Release  |
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Addictive Elements
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Posted : Dec 16, 2007 10:44
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agaain listenin to the datakult track.....its just gettin more n more massive with every listen....simply the hardest nite music ive listened to all this year besides the Simian EP............brain frying music......which is not just dependent on baselines n some sad scary samples !!
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Posted : Jul 27, 2008 12:52
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I'm only disappointed in Fractal Cowboys track. Beside their nice releases so far I can cope with that.
The atmosphere created by tracks of
# Kalilaskov AS # Attoya # Arsenic #
is something special. Whenever I'm listening to this compilation I enjoy the last three tracks most. Datakult track is outstanding. This is the most amazing track I listened to so far. TotalPsyWeird 
ChemicalSpoon - track...
Yes. The samples in the end of the track are not nice, so I agree with King Salmon. However this track is powerfull and has got an outstanding rythmstructure.
No need to talk about other tracks of this compilation.
 As excellent as expected !
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Posted : Jul 27, 2008 19:28
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Very nice release!
Specialy i like the tracks of Kerosene Club & Polyphonia!
All the best of luck!
And as always a3k make a killer review! 
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