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sAiNt X
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Posted : Mar 26, 2004 21:26
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Great compile
Excelent job Dooper Doopler my friend (-; |
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CLAW
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Posted : Mar 29, 2004 03:07
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mechanix
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Posted : Mar 29, 2004 21:29
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usually i dont like to make review on cd that my music in it but this time i will say somthing:)
verry good compilation!all the trax in it listen good and for a party,verry intresting concept like ppl told.
about track no 2 "mr detox":
have ppl in this scene that try to make somthing complicated and with new sound not just to make "trance"!!!
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Arie Molecular
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Posted : Mar 31, 2004 12:41
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i like the mastering, very good sound quality.
mechanix ur track rocks !!!
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mechanix
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Posted : Mar 31, 2004 13:00
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boom gever!
ur track great 2!!!
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Arie Molecular
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Posted : Apr 3, 2004 15:40
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thanx mate, its all about taste, everyone has littl different and little similar taste.
Arie. 
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DeathPosture
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Posted : Apr 10, 2004 23:17
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V/A – Monarchie IV
Cover: http://217.160.164.51/pic/zma1cd018_b.jpg
Format: CD
Artist: Various
Title: Monarchie IV
Label: Zillion Mental Anarchie
Cat. #: ZMA CD 18
Year: 2004
Track listing:
01. 08’13” Molecular feat. Lyte – Get in There
02. 06’12” Mechanic vs. Time Lock - Neverland
03. 07’25” Prosper - Rooster
04. 06’41” Sesto Sento – Alchemystica (Time Loc Remix)
05. 07’57” Electro Sun vs. Bizarre Contact – Eye Contact
06. 06’34” Time Lock - Overpass
07. 06’29” Exaile – I Want Freedom
08. 07’14” Manibus - Free
09. 07’24” Dooper Doopler - Remember
Review:
After six months of silence, proggy label ZMA is back with a pivotal entry into Israeli neo full on!? All artist but one featured here are Israeli - Yeah, who would’ve guessed?! It’s nice however, to see labels embracing more than just one genre... This is pretty much a teaser compilation for artist albums coming up… At least half of the featured acts have upcoming albums, so let’s see what they can do…
Let me take you thru the tracks…
#01: What are you waiting for – get in there!? This first track is something as rare as epic progressive trance… We get the best of both worlds here… Beautiful morning trance with floating acoustic guitar melodies and crisp, smooth, groovy percussion… And that Lyte, sure knows how to pick the strings on his guitar… Super cool track!
#02: Neverland – the dark, eerie hangout of Wacko Jacko – oh, the horror! Definitely night time trance here, with noisy, spooky bits thrown in… This isn’t for the faint hearted, but enjoy it… Nice track!
#03: What a kinky rooster this is… Massive, full on track here – it’s like a big wall of acid coming right at you at an incredible pace… Watch out, it can be a little too hectic at times…The coolest thing about this is definitely the break & build up in the second part of the track… Ok track!
#04: You never leave this place alive! Mmmm… very nice intro on this track… Unfortunately I don’t know the original, but this remix sounds pretty straightforward… It’s Israeli full on psy-trance… Besides the intro, the first half is pretty boring and predictable, but towards the end the pace quickens and it’s becomes more intensive – to my liking… I wish the whole track was like the last 2 minutes… Ok track!
#05: More Israeli full on here… Very classy intro with female vocals, but soon it’s full on time again – pretty standard, Israeli neo full on… It’s goes on like that for 4 minutes… Again, it’s the second part of the track that’s best… The pace quickens and the melodies become much more trance educing… Also we get a super break/build-up part… Cool track (second half any way)!
#06: Time Lock is featured three times on this compilation… And he does his best work on his own… This track rocks all the way through… 145 bpm of highly psychedelic full on trance… And phuck me if that part @ 4:40 won’t blast anyone away… Awesome track!
#07: Peek-a-boo, I see you! If you’ve ever heard Skazi, Chemical Crew or Paranormal Attack play live or DJ, I’m sure you’ve heard Exaile tracks too… This is Skazi-trance for sure… High pitched acid belches and fast, dark bass line… But where the hell are the guitars? He he… Many people appreciate the melody in there – however, it kinda bugs me… This track can also become too intense at times, but generally I like it… Cool track!
#08: My fellow reviewer Detox dubbed this “the track with the run-for-your-life atmosphere” and that’s the best damn description I can think off… ;o) Very intelligent percussion work here; both used as tribal tools, but also as part of the general Hitchcock-feel this track has… This is like the soundtrack to some eerie psychological thriller… And damn, that’s cool!
#09: Many people have praised this Dooper Doopler track, but frankly I don’t understand the hype… It sounds like your usual, well produced, neo full on trance… But perhaps I’m missing something? Decent track!
Nice collection of tracks here… Some of the tracks are a bit anonymous, or has anonymous parts, but overall most of it is nice and fresh… I’m looking forward to hearing more from especially Molecular and Time Lock, and I’m sure we’ll hear their tracks on the upcoming summer festivals… If you like the modern Israeli sound, this is a compilation you do not want to be without!
8/10
Favourites: 1 (!), 6 (!!), 7, 8
DeathPosture
External links:
Zillion Mental Records: http://www.zmarecords.com
Psyshop: http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/zma/zma1cd018.html (soundclips available)
Saiko Sounds: http://www.saikosounds.com/english/display_release.asp?id=3857
Chaos Unlimited: http://www.chaosunlimited.co.uk/cgi-bin/product.asp?LR=ZMACD18
Trance Shop: http://www.trance-shop.com/de/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=3526
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Jason (LyTe)
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Posted : Apr 12, 2004 23:15
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I appreciate your words, DP. but those aren't acoustic guitars your hearing  it's yants' trusty Fender Stratocaster. electric all the way!
"We Do Not Allways See Things As They Are. We See Things As We Are" -Ancient Chinese Proverb
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DeathPosture
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Posted : Apr 13, 2004 00:24
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On 2004-04-12 23:15, Jason (LyTe) wrote:
I appreciate your words, DP. but those aren't acoustic guitars your hearing it's yants' trusty Fender Stratocaster. electric all the way!
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Oh, I stand corrected... Thanks sir... Awesome track, and awesome guitar work... You've got skills man! ;o)
DeathPosture
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Basilisk
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Posted : May 12, 2004 23:20
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Shock, surprise, instant dismay. This is what I felt when I put the new Monarchie compilation in my player for the first time. Now, a bit of history... I thought Monarchie III was the nicest comp to come along in a while, as I liked the balance between quality prog, tech, full-on, and morning sounds... so in eager expectation I committed the infraction of ordering before getting to know the album with mp3 downloads. See, usually I test compilations out because they can be so inconsistent... well in this case, that method would have done me some good. Where is the deep sounds? Only to be found on track 1, which is very excellent. So I had to start to approach this music from a different standpoint, to see if there is anything here that tickles my other neurons. Well, yes and no. Here you have many full-on tracks which are, admittedly, on the whole better than what one usually hears, but I dislike this style (speaking in general here) for the irritating use of samples, lack of layers and depth, and corny bass-lines. After many listens and attempts, here is what I came up with...
Track 1, as stated, is great. Love it. Keep those guitars a-strummin' and lay down the nice atmospheric moods! Sweetness.
Time Lock's work here (3 tracks total) is fairly good - I like this sort of middle-of-the-road cant-quite-tell-what-it-is sort of full sound that they have. The tracks aren't stand-outs, and I find they are developed a little too much for dancefloors solely, but the sound quality is good and they have distinct character.
Exaile have a nice one here ruined by some silly samples... if this track were censored I would find it to be quite a good full-on track, but this is the case with a lot of full-on. Samples, if they are not deep and carefully handled, inevitably reduce the playing lifespan of any psytrance. Not a huge complaint though, I will play this one in some parties.
Prosper have a cool track here... its true, this sounds like euro-trance, but with a particular character to it that I cannot quite describe... anyway, I find it good and it has received a great reaction on dancefloors when I've played it. Sometimes people just want the melody, and thats a good track for it. I might not play it at a real psy party tho (it was a more mainstream type of rave that I dropped this one). I hope to hear more from this artist, as I have quite enjoyed all their releases thus far. Sort of a hard trance meets psytrance kind of thing without samples (thank god) that really works on those rave crowds.
The Manibus track... ugh. And I won't comment on the rest - didn't find it good or interesting enough to make note of.
So I don't know... for me it isn't the best of compilations and I wouldn't have bought it if I weren't such a big fan of ZMA that I went outside my usual rule of try-b4-u-buy. But I can recognize that it is a pretty good full-on comp with a unique character, and better that most of whats on the market there. Plus, anyone playing sets in the crossover to parties appreciative of hard trance and rave stuff will find it a valuable addition to your book. Give it a listen and see if you like it!
* this review done without any edits or backspaces, so please don't mind the rather unstructured ramblings here  peace
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Acidhive
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Posted : May 13, 2004 15:57
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Average at best. Maybe worth the money if the price drops. The new Battle Royal is way better than this, so do yourself a favor and spend your (probably) well-earned money on that one.
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