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Innersound Records is out with their second release. This time a compilation called Carpe Diem, where they have focused on the progressive side of trance. It is mastered by no other than Tim Schuldt. The artists on this compilations is from all over the world.
Carpe Diem (Innersound Records) 2004 (INS002)
1. Sensient Xpero
2. Yotopia Whats So Funny?
3. Purple Passion Gloria (Molecular Rmx)
4. Triplex Fog
5. Contact New Program
6. Stuntman Alloy Ally
7. Ghreg On Earth Moonstone Avatar
8. Cosmic Tone Genesis
9. Oxyd Insyde
The first track is by Sensient (Tim Larner) from Australia. He gives us a groovy progressive track with, with stumpy bass line and swirling psychedelic sounds building up slowly. There could have been some more variation of sounds here, but at the end we get some kind of atmospheric beautiful melody, which sort of saves it. I just wish it came in before the end. Track 2 is by Yotopia (Yonatan Rimon) from Israel. Here we get a darker, more mystic vibe. A progressive rhythm drift with a scary sound in the background. The other sounds jumping in and out of the track sounds pretty scary too. You even get a sample of a child laughing in there, which sounds pretty weird. I like this track better, because it sounds more trippy and drifting. Track 3 is originally by Purple Passion, but here we get a remix by Molecular, both from Israel. They go to a bit lighter sound. It starts really nice with a voice sample, some middle eastern violin and a totally mystic vibe. Then some totally groovy, stumpy beats start rolling. It builds up all the way, and can be pretty pleasant for the dance floor with a massive melodic sound and some beautiful ethnic female vocals. Track 4 is by Triplex (Ioannis Cherouvim) from Greece. He goes back to a darker sound. Sort of industrial, metallic sounds and a quite slow stumping bass line. In my ears, this track sounds a bit too minimal, without much melodies and variation. Track 5 is by Contact (Tomer Figenblat) from Israel. This one starts really mystic, before a pumping beat goes slowly into the track. Definitely some of the darkest and scariest trance I have heard when it comes to progressive trance. Again I miss some more variation of melodies and sounds, and some of it sounds quite simple in my ears.
Track 6 is by Stuntman (Manolis Katsifarakis) from Greece. Now are things really getting dark. The tempo is for sure faster, the sounds are darker and the track is pretty massive. The bass line is really pumping. A track that might fit the taste of those who listens to techno also. Quite minimal, but the drifting, trippy vibe saves it. Track 7 is by Ghreg On Earth (Greg Carson), which is one of just a few trance artists from the USA. This is the darkest track on this album. The beats are really rough, and the sounds are sort of noisy. I think this track sounds kind of simple and ugly, but some how it reminds me of some of the latest releases by X-Dream. With other words, rough, minimal techno trance. Track 8 is by Cosmic Tone (Roei Nissan) from Israel. He has released most of his music on the Israeli label called Trancelucent Productions. He goes to a much lighter level. We get some really stumpy, pumping beats and a pretty drifting vibe. Also quite melodic, but not as cheesy as most of his tracks on his last album. This track fits better in the morning than most of the other tracks on this compilation. The last track we get here is by Oxyd (Rodrigo Carreira Barbosa) from Brazil. He gives us a pretty massive progressive track, which builds up with a very groovy bass line and intense sounds. Sort of mystic and dark, but not as dark as the majority of tracks on this compilation.
This compilation has mostly pretty unknown artists, but some of them have made pretty strong tracks. Here you get some very dark progressive trance tracks for a change, but also something for the morning. Be aware that there is something wrong with the track list inside the cover of this CD.
PK (shivapks@hotmail.com)
