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Xerox & Illumination - XI (Hommega Records , Sep. 2005)
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berale
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Posted : Oct 11, 2005 17:32
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im sorry but this release dosnt do it for me,all sounds the same.
im very disapointed from the last releases from hommega,they was my favorite lable.
now all the cds of them are boring with same music.
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Basilisk
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Posted : Oct 11, 2005 22:10
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This is a sick sick sick release... working on the review. I recommend it!
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TrancEisT
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Posted : Oct 12, 2005 12:51
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Xerox has always been kind of a hero to me.
Since Moshe always had original yet mainstream groovey fullonish ideas and he always made them come true through his sounds and they always sound fucking top notch and extremely original though they are easy to listen 2 and u don't need to open the deepest zones of your mind inorder to enjoy.
I still listen to Freestyle and many of his 1996-1998 remixes with infected and avi Elgranati and shit.
DIS-IZ-DAS-SHIT
get this 
groovy, fun, metal agrresions, happy cheesy smiling moments in the sun or psych moments driving your car 160 KHM in a 50 ZONE listening to this groovy shit!
very recommended and fun album!
2 thumbs up
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69 Bit
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Posted : Oct 16, 2005 21:39
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Masterpiece .
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Urban Tropic
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Posted : Oct 17, 2005 16:22
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6. Funkenstein - 145 BPM
very groovy tunes  |
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Dragongurl
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Posted : Oct 18, 2005 13:23
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Awesome, amazing, stupendous!!
That Battleship track is such a dancefloor ripper-upper......heard these dudes play it at Easter down in SA and been dying to get of it! YAY!!
stomp stomp stomp!!
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PKS
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Posted : Oct 19, 2005 09:28
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Moshe Keinan (Xerox) and Amir Dvir (Illumination), two Israeli trance artists, are both well experienced pioneers in the psytrance scene. Both have been involved in many different projects, Moshe mostly using his Xerox name and Maskalin, and Amir as Luminus. In 2004 they released their first Xerox & Illumination album together called Temporary Insanity. Here they are with their second album, this time going a slightly different direction.
Xerox & Illumination "XI" Hommega Productions 2005 (HMCD44)
1. Night Shift (Remix)
2. Ghost In The Machine
3. Battleship
4. Paranoia
5. Soul Control
6. Funkenstein
7. Assimilation Of Reality
8. Oranda (Final Remix)
9. Bottom Line
10. 7 Days (Etnica Rmx)
As always, these guys deliveres some really massive stumpers for the full on dance floors worldwide. Their production skills are high, which shines through more on this album than their previous one. Groovy, heavy tracks, here going darker and a little bit more experimental and new directions. Some of the tracks stays in the usual uplifting morning trance area, without falling into the too fluffy side. But, in general, this album has a darker vibe, which should fit better late in the night. A couple of tracks even gives me some of that X-Dream feeling. Offcourse far away from X-Dream, but some of that same dark vibes, especially in track 5 (Soul Control). The biggest surprise on this album is track 6 (Funkenstein), which isn’t trance at all, but some kind of industrial big beat track. Very different and quite funny, refreshing break between all the full on. At the end here we get an Etnica remix of the 7 Days track, which has been played on most full on floors worldwide the last couple of years. I don’t think we needed another version of this track, and Etnica doesn’t really impress me much anymore.
Quite solid album from Xerox & Illumination here. For sure better than their previous album and a little bit more variation. Still, I would like them to use a little bit more creativity sometimes. One of the better full on albums released in Israel lately.
PKS
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CTRCD01 QUALITY RELAXATION
CTRCD02 RELAXED JOURNEYS
CTRCD03 EAR PLEASURE
CTRCD04 WOMBATMUSIC - Shameful Silence
CTRCD05 POLYPLOID - Grow Your Own
CTRCD06 IAN ION - Gringo Locomotion
CTRCD07 SUNKINGS - Before We Die |
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psy^soldier
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Posted : Oct 19, 2005 12:31
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alright i read the the review and saw two people saying somthing about techno in this albom i have to chack this out now by the way i have no big expectations |
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Janue
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Posted : Oct 20, 2005 01:42
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I dont like that much the new hype of style of full on this days, but this album just blow me away solid basslines with a lot of atmospherics stuff not just melodies and melodies all the time,Respect for this 2 guys the oranda rmx is juts pure power hope to see more music like this  nice work X&I!!!!!
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psy^soldier
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Posted : Oct 20, 2005 04:35
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ahh more fullon
pass it |
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SissKo
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Posted : Oct 23, 2005 01:38
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X&I - You Are The Must Of The Must Of The Must Of The Must Of The Must Of The Best Of The Best Of The Best...
Killllller Sound Killer Style... The All Album Is One Big Rave
This Is The Way To Mike Powerfulle Dance Floor...
Two Best Artist...
One Of The Best Bend In All Over The World...
Regards&Tnx On Recpect For Israel By You - X & I
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Surrender
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Posted : Oct 23, 2005 01:59
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A 2nd Xerox and Illumination album is major news in my book. The previous one was something I enjoyed for quite some time and had a good “shelf life”. I remember at some point last year when the change in XI’s music came about… it was somewhere after the collaboration with Sandman with the release of “Resolution”, a new darker more serious tone came from the two. The new style was established when “Paranoia” hit the shelves, this track was a hint of things to come.
We begin with “Night Shift Rmx” airy pads welcome a massive drumbeat that comes charging with the bass of the track as the intro. Clean, crisp sounds that break and away we go. A solid serious beat, progressive buildup and night sounds. The track develops pretty quickly with the amount of events it carries, distorted leads and mysterious samples tell the tale here. The break has the sounds of the memory flashes from the movie “Kill Bill”, a great track to begin DJ sets with. Up next is “Ghost in the Machine”, continuing the line and feel of the previous track. A track that can fit in various times of the party because of its elements (tested and approved), I really enjoy the distorted guitars that come in a very spacey manner. The samples are from “I, Robot” and there is a good break beat part before the final climax. (T3) “Battleship” is by far the most massive tune of the album… jumping up to 145 BPM; this track is a sure ripper. The intro is looming and foreshadows what to come, a dark serious techno’ish track with great sample work and hard sounds. We go on with “Paranoia” and although I’ve heard and played this track for quite some time, it sounds better on this album then in its previous release. For me this is the track that gave the tone for the album as stated before, great ideas and good story in it, one of the best tracks this year. (T5) “Soul Control” doesn’t take any time and gets into the “meat” of the tale. Slowing down to 140 BPM, the track is super loaded with leads and percussion work that make it feel massive, one of my favorite tracks. An interesting turn of events is all I can say about “Funkenstein”… this is a “big beat” track in the middle of the voyage. The way it mixes in from the previous and the way it mixes out is very good. The music itself is interesting and moving… I wonder if this type of music is anything that the two wish to develop, because it’s that good. Next is “Assimilation of Reality” (T7). This track has a very groovy base for a 145BPM piece. The choir work and pads are quite good too, not a dance floor, but still a very well made different side of XI. I think one of the hits of this album will be “Ornada Rmx”, first because of its original producer, Astrix and also because they did a fine job with it. I liked this track more at first, I find some things about it a bit cheesy, but still it works on the floor like magic. The outro track here is “Bottom Line” (T9), at 135 BPM, we slow things down. A big kick, a fat base and electro’ish ideas in it, very interesting work done here. As a bonus track, “7 Days” was places on the album. I personally don’t think this track has anything to do with this album, as a bonus or not. I actually didn’t like Etnica’s remix work at all and find myself ending my journey with track 9.
Recomendation: In conclusion, this is one of my highlights of 2005, coming in late yet strong. The music is serious, dark, dirty and driving. The feel is techno’ish and is quite new compared to other material out today. There is a lot of attention to details and an organic feel to the album; the tracks connect to each other in ideas and theme. The various speeds of the album is also something to take note, its not all 145 BPM like many of the full-on albums today, XI were not afraid to express their more artistic side rather then supply 10 dance floor bombs. I came in with big expectations and was not disappointed. I hope this is a dawn of a new era from the duo, something i like to call "bad-ass trance". the mastering by Domestic is another highlight, great work!
Fav’s: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9
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Mat N
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Posted : Oct 23, 2005 18:40
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On 2005-10-20 04:35, psy^soldier wrote:
ahh more fullon
pass it
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it's not a typical full on album, and for sure u should listen to the samples and then decide. and yes, some of the tracks are techno influenced but not a real techno- more X-Dream's space techno. there's also track 6 which is not trance at all, and besides- this album is good for all psy-trance listeners (in the same way that Penta's album is good not just for the dark fans).
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wicked wires
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Posted : Oct 25, 2005 14:07
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hi....really nice album guys...
simply the best artists in hommega, the only ones that are not infected with the new era of pop-trance.....
killa production as always in hommega, but at least different ideas and taste...
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Satellite
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Posted : Oct 25, 2005 16:12
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This is deffinetly X-Dream vs. Cosma vs. Wizzy noise.
Without any doubt, the album of the year. They got my vote 
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