I suddenly got the urge to post some reviews for my most recent purchases.
True, some of these are quite old (that is, a few months), but I always
appreciate any review to help me with my cd-buying decisions, so I will
try to return the favor once in a while.
Note: my opinions are just that; opinions.
Om - Instant Enlightenment (78:02)
C & S (CS 8513)
1 Seed of Sound (6:32)
2 Wheels of Light (6:22)
3 Here Comes The Sun (7:20)
4 Human Love (6:58)
5 Physical Reality (8:02)
6 Virtual High (6:41)
7 Are You Experienced? (8:29)
8 Peace Of Mind (5:07)
9 Be Here Now (11:06)
10 Big Chill Out II (6:39)
11 Ectoplasm (4:44)
I got this album because I had purchased the Om single on the advice of
Pete Ashdown (thanks Pete :)), which consists of tracks 6 thru 8. Thus,
I have no need for the single now.
Seed of Sound starts out spacey, then picks up the tempo; one of my
favorites. Wheels of Light sounds too much like your average
cookie-cutout trance song, not much that makes it stand out. Still
good, though. Here Comes The Sun sounds like part 2 of track 2. Human
Love is on the ambient side, soft drums that echo, not bad. Physical
Reality is very fast, once again, a cookie-cutout. Virtual High is my
favorite. When someone asks me what "trance" is, I play them this song.
Fast, great bass line, really trippy. Are You Experienced? starts out
with 1:30 of mellow, 4:30 of beats, and the rest is mellow. Peace of
Mind is
The Universe Compilation (66:46)
Moonshine (M 50089-2)
1 The Hypnotist - Pioneers of the Universe (6:47)
2 C.J. Bolland - Spring Yard (4:34)
3 AFX - .215061 (3:50)
4 Suburban Hell - List 2 (4:54)
5 Illuminatae - Tremore Del Terra (6:59)
6 Two Thumbs - Virtual Reality (4:30)
7 Dr. Fernando - Jojba (3:09)
8 Skyflyer - Flying Deeper (5:05)
9 Resistance D - Cosmic Love (3:30)
10 Laurent Garnier - Virtual Breakdown (3:47)
11 Sequential - Sequential (6:51)
12 Dave Angel - 1st Symphony (4:35)
13 Sven Vath - Barbarella (8:13)
Space Time Continuum with Terence McKenna - Alien Dreamtime (64:49)
Astralwerks (ASW 6107-2)
1 Archaic Revival (12:02)
2 Transient Generator (7:33)
3 Alien Love (7:09)
4 Speaking in Tongues (10:27)
5 Aerobatic (6:28)
6 Timewave Zero (21:08)
X-103 - Atlantis (51:32)
Pow Wow (PWD 7441)
1 Introduction (1:21)
2 Atlantis (The Entrance) (3:53)
3 Interlude A (1:31)
4 The Gardens (4:17)
5 Acropolis (4:06)
6 Hagia Triada (4:42)
7 Seduction Of Europa (1:08)
8 Temple Of Poseidon (4:57)
9 Minnia (The Queen's Theme) (6:36)
10 Eruption (1:11)
11 Interlude B (0:55)
12 Tephra (2:07)
13 10,000 Chariots (3:30)
14 Curse Of Gods (3:44)
15 Thera (4:29)
16 Magma (Technology) (3:03)
Autechre - Incunabula (78:05)
TVT Records (TVT 7210)
1 Kalpol Introl (3:18)
2 Bike (8:01)
3 Autriche (6:55)
4 Bronchus 2 (3:34)
5 Basscadet (5:24)
6 Eggshell (9:02)
7 Doctrine (7:48)
8 Maetl (6:33)
9 Windwind (11:18)
10 Lowride (7:15)
11 444 (8:55)
Yet another addition to the growing list of Artificial Intelligence
albums. Incunabula is the second best AI album so far (Black Dog still
numero uno), and coming from me, that's saying a lot.
The album starts out with a mellow, squishy intro, overlaid with some
nice heavenly-sounding synths. Next is Bike, which is my second
favorite track. Starts out light and airy, then a looooow bass kicks
in, very cool. Autriche is ok, Bronchus 2 is weeeeeird (that's good
though), chirps and bleeps dominate this track. Basscadet sounds a
little too much like B12 stuff. Eggshell is a remix of The Egg, off of
the AI comp, a little better, not much different. Doctrine is both hard
and soft at the same time, good song. Maetl has a simple melody with
some soft percussion, also good. Windwind is pretty ambient, almost no
percussion, but very good for lying in bed with the headphones. Lowride
sounds like a hip-hop track without the lyrics. 444, people, is
unbelievable. There are very few songs that move my emotions as much as
this one. I can't put a finger on it, but the multiple synthesizers
just get to me in a great way.
8.5/10 If you like any of the previous AI albums, get this.