Viktan "Trillenium"
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Author: Per Kristian Slagsvold

Publishing date: 15.09.2003 07:42

Review by PKS
New psytrance album released on Sphere Records...

Sphere Records (side label of Ajuca productions), is out with a new artist album, by Viktan. Viktan is Vik Shefi and A-Tan Injection.


Viktan "Trillenium" Sphere Records 2003 (SPHCD006)

1. Full Effect
2. Virtual Mind
3. More Music
4. The Truth
5. Pump
6. Dr Nonono
7. Ama-Zone
8. Far From Over
9. Life Symphony

The first track starts banging from the first second with groovy, heavy rhythms. More and more psychedelic sounds jumps into the track, like progressive full on. After a while we also get some cool melodies. Track two goes the same direction, but is a bit more funky. Fast going heavy trance building up from mostly rhythms to melodies and a nice variety of psychedelic sounds. Track 3 is really something different. It starts off with some funky disco vibes, before the heavy rhythms starts rolling. The disco voices jumps in and out of the track several times. Cool with some experimental disco trance like this! It will for sure surprise people at the dance floor. Track 4 is more full on from start to end. Sort of industrial sounds and a dark vibe. Track 5 also starts dark, but lightens up after a while and become a pretty nice melodic full on track. Track 6 also has those really hard and heavy rhythms, but the sounds and melodies in this one are lighter and more floating. This one will more sure do some good at the dance floors! My favourite track on this album. Track 7 starts with floating sounds, before the rhythms start banging again. This one is pretty melodic too, and has some funky breaks in between. It even has some guitar mixed in, but the guitar sounds a bit cheesy in my ears, but will for sure lighten up a party. Track 8 has a lot of happy sounds in it and is a bit more varied, but it is not among my favourites on this album. The last track is a sort of chill out track with nice melodies and some strong break beat rhythms.

This album has several nice full on psytrance tracks, but a little less full on than most trance of that kind released these days. I liked the way they have tried something different in a couple of the tracks, so check it out!
PK


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Viktan - Trillenium (2003) [Sphere Records] CD
Death Posture 02.03.2004 17:13
Format: CD
Artist: Viktan
Title: Trillenium
Label: Sphere Records, U.K.
Cat. #: SPHCD006
Year: 2003

Track listing:

01. 07’03” Full Effect
02. 06’59” Virtual Mind
03. 06’45” More Music
04. 06’44” The Truth
05. 06’07” Pump
06. 06’51” Dr Nonono
07. 05’16” Ama - Zone
08. 06’50” Far From Over
09. 06’26” Life Symphony

Review:

Yes, I’m a bit late on this one… Released last summer, but not reviewed here on Isratrance, and for that reason I think it deserves a review…

First album from Vik Shefi and A-Tan Injection… A couple of well known Israeli producers… I didn’t know much about them though, but who really cares!?... Let me take you thru the tracks…

#01: Yeah well, the title is well chosen. This kicks in immediately… A few horror-movie samples… The good old progressive full on formula… It has some interesting squelching sounds in the middle…Kinda sounds like a pitched up panpipe or something of that sort… Whatever the hell it is, it sounds cool! Also, I like the build-up… The basis of the track is pretty standard – dare I say slightly boring – full on, however all the surrounding effects almost makes it up for that…Average track.

#02: The base of the track is nicer here… More layered with percussion… This has a certain funk feel to it… Oh, and it has this really untimely sample about sea turtles… Odd, but the following acid squelch-a-rama hits you like a fist… Nice track!

#03: Hip-hop, lounge, funk, jazz… What the fug? I like the odd-ball intro to this track… And it continues to be a weird little piece, but highly original…This could easily be Texas Faggot or similar Finnish freak show-acts… Progressive psy, with all kinds of weird shit sprinkled in between… You have to be really open minded to appreciate this, but most of us are I think… Check out the hilarious saxophone at the end… Hehe… Cool track!

#04: So we’re kinda getting back in the saddle now… Heavy, dark, fast-paced psytrance here… But what’s with the samples of cheering crowds? What is this – Scooter? It gets really, really intense for the last couple of minutes though… Nice track!

#05: More percussion in this pumping little thing… [Pun intended]… Badabing, Badaboom, this is straight forward psy… Not too complicated, not too boring… Emphasis is on melodies and hard-hitting acid lines… Decent track!

#06: My name is Doctor Nonono! Argh, those whiney synths in the beginning bugs me! ;o( The rest of the track is much better… Most melodic piece here and you really bob your head to this one… Driving, epic melodies… Nice track!

#07: Floaty start, but soon we are hit by terror-guitars… Yes, they are still fashionable… Actually, they rock! Heavy distorted guitars over heavy distorted melodies – a winning combination! This track was done with Gataka from Sento Sesto, and this is some hardhitting, funky shit… In the best sense of funky shit… Great track!

#08: But it’s far from over… You will nod in recognition when you hear this intro… It has distinctive IM – Bust A Move elements… But it’s ok; it’s not too distinct… Gone are the hard, distorted beats, and happy, joyful sounds are in focus... Also present is the usual mishmash of weird sounds and that whiney synth from #06… And it still bugs me! Decent track!

#09: The usual slower last track here… This is a wobbly piece, that can’t really decide whether is want to be chill or trance… It’s a hybrid… But that’s cool; it’s a quite ok track!

This is a decent album – but nothing more… It has some interesting ideas – but nothing more… Some tracks have potential – but nothing more… There are no amazing tracks, but no outstanding tracks either… It’s not bad at all; it’s just not really good either. I do however like the diversity – all the “chances taken” in #03 for instance is something I really endorse… I can’t however, stretch myself to giving this more than an average score.

5.5/10

Favourites: 3 (!!)7,

DeathPosture

External links:
Ajuca Productions: http://www.ajucaproductions.co.uk
Psyshop: http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/sph/sph1cd006.html (soundclips available)
Chaos Unlimited: http://www.chaosunlimited.co.uk/cgi-bin/product.asp?LR=sphcd06
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