Sunday, June 14, 2009
Conclusion is that GOA IS DEAD and DJ's don't care about that genre anymore. So, I can say that this could be the last goa trance album NEVER released.
I think that is really shameful for this amazing artist not to release his best album excluding Infintism cause it was more compilation album. His work on layers and composition is by far his bets effort, considering albums. His first album VIRTUAL SPIRIT was pretty nice debut with some very nice songs ( THE OCEAN ALSO DREAMS, ASTRAL WARRIOR, SERPENT'S FIRE, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY ), then comes ANNO DOMINI which was great album, more dark and moody but still great. In the mean time he released numerous singles which were his best work ( EYE AM THE I, EXIT ETERNITY, PURITY, BEYOND THE SINGULARITY ) before he released his best compilation album INFINITISM. After that he decided to quit making music due to embarassingly low number of EP's he sold before releasing this album. I mean, 50 sold EP's aren't enough for releasing whole album cause he didn't want to loose money. Conclusion is that GOA IS DEAD and DJ's don't care about that genre anymore. So, I can say that this could be the last goa trance album NEVER released. Now, about the tracks : BLACK LIGHT is amazing pure psychedelic goa trance piece. It is one of the best songs on this album with endless layers of melody stretching forever, trancing you out completely. It is Chi-A.D. style and in this song he developed melodic construction to the highest levels. BOOK OF EDEN is another great one, for someone might be cheesy, for me it is not cause I love those gentle melodies with strong kicks and bass he is using. I like that blend of hard sounds and gentle melodies. The name of the song says everything, simply amazing. HAMMERHEAD is very known single and it is also extremely good and trippy. TRANSPARENT SEA was also previously released on Goa Head compilation and it is typical Chi-A.D. again with layers and layers of melodies and psychedelic effects. ZERO BARRIER is another goa trance bliss. Concrete and to the point. Then comes BLUE EFFECT, long, driving song, maybe the weakest on album but certainly not bad or average, just not so wide as others. And then comes another released track LIQUID NEON SKY, also from Goa Head series and another one best here. All in all, GREAT ALBUM. perfect for old school lovers. I think that everyone that like old goa trance genre would adore this album. If it wasn't right from me to post review about this album, I don't mind moving it from here. I just had to share this with those old school lovers and they know who they are. If Dave Young has nothing against downloading this brilliant piece cause it is waiting to be heard for almost 3 years, then I suggest you to do it, cause it is really worth it...10/10
Tracklist:
01. Hammer Head
02. Black Light
03. Zero Barier
04. X Isle
05. Transparent Sea
06. Book Of Eden
07. Liquid Neon Sky
08. Blue Effect
LinK:
MU
"OM NAMAH SHIVAYA"
"Psychedelia Rocks"
Old-skool with a twist of development? Certainly a very representative blend of melodic and hard core bass arranging. A very good album even if I don't dig all the tracks. To me what 2001 trance is about anyway. You get the melodic elements from mid nineties goatrance but taken in a darker direction. Not cheery AP leads, but a darker sound here.
Track 3 Celestial in any case make this album worth any and more of it's pennies. Everything in this track is perfect. The build-up long and patient, repetitive and dark, and with tons of stuff going on when it hits you ... the most wicked out of this world lead melody at 2:17. The first time I heard this, it was like, Whou! Have I heard this before? Maybe I have but I'll never get it out of my brain now!
Tracklist:
01. Beyond The Singularity
02. Sub-Atomica
03. Celeastial
04. Eye Am The I
05. The Flame
06. C.12
07. Animatrix
08. Purity
LinK:
MU
"OM NAMAH SHIVAYA"
"Psychedelia Rocks"
Extremely trippi, when listened in the right mood. Very cosmic and smooth atmosphere... Especially carried by tracks like Anno Domini, Moonart and The Flame of Eternal Life. The whole album got a maturity the other ones don't have. Infinitism would be my 2nd choise of course, thanks to "Eye am the I"!
Very decent psychedelic trance and yet so different from other goa works.
Tracklist:
01. Anno Domini
02. Flame Of Eternal Life
03. Pathfinder
04. Moonart
05. Shadow Spirit
06. Myopic Utopia
07. Redivder
LinK:
MU
"OM NAMAH SHIVAYA"
"Psychedelia Rocks"
