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Freq "Strange Attractors"
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The Danish label Iboga Records keeps releasing good quality progressive trance. Now they are out with a new summer hit for the progressive dance floors worldwide, which is the second album by Freq from New Zealand. Freq has been making electronic music since 1990, and has lately made big success with their massive progressive sound. Freq is now based in Melbourne, Australia.
Freq "Strange Attractors" Iboga Records 2004 (IBOGACD022)
1. Carbon-Based Lifeform
2. Dreambody (Progressive Mix)
3. Nurbs
4. Strange Attractors
5. Spacechanger
6. Return To The Masters
7. Awaken (Materialize)
8. Bliss
9. Freqtal (Zero One Edit)
The first track starts nice and floating with an atmospheric vibe. Then a twisted voice sample jumps in, before the groovy, progressive bass line starts stumping. The voice sample comes back into the track several times. Nice and drifting track, with a trippy vibe above the bass line. It builds up slow and easy. Nice one. Track 2 starts with another voice sample, before the pumping beats starts pushing. The voice follows the track through. It builds up and it is a nice, drifting progressive track. Still, it sounds really massive, and the sound is great. By the way, it’s mastered by Swedish Son Kite... The sounds we get here are really trippy. Track 3 is a really drifting, massive progressive track. Heavy, rolling bass line and the sounds are a bit more full on. Some of the sounds we get in this one actually remind me a bit of Logic Bomb! Track 4 starts with a bit fluffy synth sound, but then some really groovy, stumpy beats jumps in, and several trippy sounds starts floating and jumping above the groove. This track has some kind of mystic vibe.
Track 5 starts with a groovy, pumping beat. Then it floats over to a totally trippy, drifting vibe. Slow, mystic sounds floating in and out. Pretty dark, but also light at the same time. One of many favourites on this album. I really like the way it builds up. Track 6 starts with a beautiful, atmospheric vibe. Then the groovy, stumping beats hit back. This track is really floating and is as drifting as it can get. Nice one. Track 7 is another stumpy progressive track. Building up slowly, with playful drums above the bass line and atmospheric sounds floating in and out now and then. Track 8 is sort of the last track on this album, if we didn’t get a bonus track as number 9. This is a chill out track. A really nice one too, with dubby vibes, beautiful melodies and relaxing sounds. A track I will for sure play several times in my chill out sessions this summer. Track 9 is as mentioned above, the bonus track on this album. Freq has made this track together with Fractal Glider (Paul McCosh). I haven’t liked much of the latest works by Fractal Glider, but when he works with Freq here, things get better. This is a pumping, heavy track. More full on than the previous tracks on this album, but still progressive trance.
This is one of the best progressive trance albums I have heard lately. Tracks by Freq will for sure get played by most progressive trance dj’s worldwide this year. With the Antix album last year, and now this, Iboga Records should be doing well on the prog marked.
PK (shivapks@hotmail.com)
