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Review by PKS
Spun Records is out with another full on compilation...
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This one was supposed to be released in 2002, but didn`t hit the record shops before now. Spun Records is the Growling Mad Scientists own label. Now they are out with the third compilation from this label, of course compiled by GMS. Maurizio Begotti, known from Etnica, has made the cover art.
Spunout (Spun Records 2003) SPUNCD04
1. Spectrum – I`m Real (GMS Rmx)
2. Skazi – Fire N Ice
3. Dado – Hellsonic
4. Growlmonizer – Eject
5. Shanti Vs. Bushman – The Swarm
6. Alternate Vision – Theatre Of Magic
7. Altom – Niagara
8. Earthling Vs. Dj Paul Taylor
9. Bushman Vs. Blanca – Robotnix
10. Zorba – Barkbass
Since GMS has compiled this, it isn`t exactly a surprise that we get mostly GMS sounding tracks on this compilation. First out is a GMS remix of a track by Spectrum. Spectrum are Tamir Ozana and the famous dj Dede. This track doesn`t impress me much. Very GMS sounding, but less melodic and variation than usual. Track 2 is by the upcoming Israeli stars Skazi. This track has bin around for a while, and has bin played a lot on parties, so it`s not exactly new, but unreleased. For some strange reason, a lot of people love Skazi. Personally I think it sounds a bit simple. Yes, they have some killer rolling rhythms, but their kind of dark sounds and melodies, sounds a bit like some cheap hard house rave crap to me. By the way, this track is a bit better than a lot of other Skazi tracks. Then things get more interesting with track 3, made by Dado (Frederic Holyszewski), most known as Deedrah and Synthetic. On this one he uses his Dado name. I like this one. A lot of funny crazy psychedelic sounds swirling around. If you like Synthetic and ad some more madness to it, you might enjoy this one too. Melodic, varied and super psychedelic.
GMS isn`t known for many surprises. Not when it comes to musical variation or choices for their compilations. But with this one, they give us a little warming surprise! Track 4 is a new Growlmonizer track! This is a collaboration between Riktam and Bansi (GMS) and Simon Posford (Hallucinogen). This came as a big surprise, especially since I haven`t heard anything by this collaboration since the Growlmonizer track released on TIP Records in 1998! GMS pushes it with the same full on pumping bass lines as always, but Simon saves us with his beautiful morning melodies, and then suddenly the nagging GMS sound doesn`t sound as annoying as usual. Track 5 is by the younger brother of the GMS team, Shanti, here in a collaboration with a guy called Bushman (Tavis Buschman). Shanti has learned from the GMS team, and give us a track with the same typical rolling bass lines, put on some dark sounds, a little scary melody, and that`s about it. I`m sure this would have bin a killer if I hadn`t heard the GMS sound on a million other track already. Track 6 gets more interesting. A new track by Alternate Vision, which is the solo project of Johan Kraft, most known from Logic Bomb together with Jonas Pettersson. This one sounds a lot like Logic Bomb. It builds up, and then you get those beautiful morning melodies. A good alternative when you are tired of full on GMS sound.
Altom are two upcoming guys from France. Here they are with a new full on party track. One of the better tracks I have heard from these guys. Full on sound, with cool tribal drums above. A good one for the dance floor. Celli Firmi (Earthling) released his debut solo album on Acidance records last year. He has also collaborated a lot with dj Paul Taylor. Here we get a taste of that, but sadly one of their less lucky results. This sounds less melodic and less varied then I had expected when Paul Taylor is involved. Bushman is back in track 9, this time together with Blanca (Wayan Blue). This track is a bit better than track 5, but nothing new or interesting to pick up in this one either. A bit more melodic, and not only the noisy full on all the way. The last track is sadly a Zorba track. I have to admit that I hate Zorba! This is the sell out project of the GMS guys. I have heard a lot of Zorba tracks the last couple of years, and I have heard their live performance, but never got anything good out of it. It sounds so unbelievable commercial and simple. It has those easy digestible melodies you find in every euro dance track out there. What they have done is, taken the typical GMS bass lines, cut out the noisy stuff and added those terrible cheesy melodies. Sure, there are a lot of people enjoying this, but I don`t think this has anything to do on a psytrance compilation. Why not give it to Tiesto or something? Zorba will probably release an album this year too, which will probably infect the psytrance scene with even more cheese and light stick kids.
This compilation has GMS written all over it, but you get a few nice party killers too. My recommendations out of this would be the Dado track, the Growlmonizer track and the Alternate Vision track.
PK
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Cormac Russell
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11.06.2003 22:20
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Hmmm, sounds like the reviewer is suffering from a bit of the trancier-than-thou attitude that infests the scene. As an long time psy-trance/Goa listener (first thing I remember was picking up Return To The Source), who has been liquiding with and without glowsticks that whole damn time, I've enjoyed the one Zorba track that I know I've heard (the one on Raja Ram's Stash Bag Vol 2). No comments on the comp but personally I've always found GMS to be fun to listen to, and to dance to. They aren't Shpongle level of musical complexity, but then one doesn't usually get that in good stomping music.
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