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The Antidote "Close Encounters"
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Serge Souqe, one of the central members of Total Eclipse, is out with his second solo album as The Antidote. His first Antidote album (Antidotcom) came out last year (2001) on the Japanese label Solstice Music. This was a really strong album, with a lot of new thinking psytrance and a very peculiar style. Serge Souque has played live all over the world as Total Eclipse, GBU and The Antidote, but he is also a very good dj. His second album Close Encounters is also out on Solstice, now called Solstice World for us who doesn`t live in Japan.
The Antidote "Close Encounters" Solstice 2002 (SOL-WCD003)
1. Empty Dot
2. Black Jack
3. Camouflage
4. Paranormal
5. Saiko Lake
6. Explorer
7. Dr Magneto
8. 3rd Wave
9. Analog Activity
First track is a very typical Antidote track, with those hard banging rhythms and a lot of nice psychedelic sounds whirring around. It`s like something between progressive trance and full on. Not totally full on, and much more varied than progressive trance. I really like this style. Very good at the dance floor. Track 2 starts off pretty slow the first minute, but then shoots off at the same speed again. Again a lot of those beautiful psychedelic sounds that make you drift around on the dance floor. Track 3 has a bit darker rhythms. The track becomes very trancey, with some floating sounds and a lot of drifting rhythms. Nice one! Track 4 is more minimal, but still, there are a lot of funny sounds. In the middle of the track, there are some pretty funky sounds too, which make the track very danceable. Track 5 is more stumpy banging rhythms, but follows the typical Antidote style in a harder way.
Track 6 is bit weird. More strange sounds, which I really like. Sounds a bit like Total Eclipse in a newer style. Track 7 starts pumping out stumpy bass rhythms. This is a very trancey track, good for the party. One of my favourite tracks on this album. Track 8 is very heavy with the most stumpy rhythms on this album. Again a typical Antidote track, not very different from his style on the Antidotcom album. He finishes Close Encounters with a track which you can also find on the compilation Solstice, released on Solstice World and the japanese label Elejam earlier this year. This is one of my favourite Antidote tracks of all time. The cool Antidote rhythms, some nice psychedelic melodies and some weird sounds. The version you get here, is a bit different from the one on Solstice.
Serge Souque deliver another strong psytrance album. I missed a chilled track at the end, but who cares when you get all this good trance. There are not much changing from his first Antidote album, so if you like this style, this sure is something for you. As usual from Solstice, you get a nice cover art on this one too.
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