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Sub6 "Who Needs Love Songs"
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Review by PKS
Sub 6 from Israel is out with their debut album on Hommega Productions...
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Sub6 from Israel is finally out with their debut album on Hommega Productions. After releasing several tracks on various compilations and the famous Ra He‘Ya CD single together with Michele Adamson (the singer), people have really been looking forward to this and they are labelled as the next big act from Israel this year. Sub6 are two brothers, Ohad and Golan Aharony, who started making electronic music in 1999. They have previously released tracks on several of the major psytrance labels out there, but also played in a couple of rock bands. They have got peoples attention because of their use of vocals and new way of mixing together various music styles into trance. With this album you also get a bonus animation video clip of the Ra He’Ya single. The cover art is pretty nice and very different from the usual full on Israeli release.
Sub6 "Who Needs Love Songs" Hommega Productions 2004 (HMCD36)
1. On The Ground
2. Blox Loggers
3. Buttersonic
4. 7th Son (Feat. Michele Adamson)
5. Wet
6. Droid Save Da’ Queen
7. What’s In Your Mind
8. Program Files
9. Out Of Serenades
10. El Novasion (Trance Mix)
The first track starts with an atmospheric sound, right before the beat starts pumping. Groovy, heavy full on beats that reminds me of the latest trance tracks by Infected Mushroom, like the Electro Panic track. The stumping, massive beat follows the track all the way through. Some voice samples comes in now and then (just like in Electro Panic) and a few psychedelic sounds swirls in and out of the track. I’m sure this will be a hit among those who enjoy the latest works by Infected Mushroom. Track 2 starts with some guitar, which comes back into the track several times. They have both played guitar on other projects too. Then a pumping, full on bass line starts rolling. We get a few breaks now and then and some more melody than in the first track. They sure focus more on the beats than anything else on their trance tracks. Pretty clubby sound, but still quite psychedelic. Track 3 goes the same full on direction. Massive, rolling beats with some twisted swirling sounds above, still with a bit of that Infected Mushroom vibe. Track 4 gives us some sort of break. This is a pop track where Michele Adamson is singing. She is also known for her voice in several tracks by Shpongle, Violet Vision and Infected Mushroom. This track has a very happy reggae vibe. A track that for sure could easily reached some kind of pop charts. A funny track and very different from what you expect to find on a trance album.
Track 5 brings us back to the pumping trance vibes again. Massive full on sound, but with some very clubby, almost housy vibes hidden inside. Track 6 is the hardest, most intense track on this album. The rolling bass line sounds pretty evil, almost metallic. One of my favourite tracks on this album. There are some funny vocal samples in there too. Track 7 goes back to the typical Electro Panic drift again. You sort of get an electro feeling in between those heavy beats. Not very melodic, but very jumpy, with a rich selection of sounds. The vocal samples turn it to a pretty clubby sound. Track 8 has a deeper bass line and a bit darker vibe. This track is also full of weird voice samples and we get some more melody and a pretty drifting vibe. Track 9 is another stumpy track. Here we get some more floating vibes, funky sounds and a groovy full on bass line. The last track we get on this album is another drifting, full on trance track. In this one you get some really twisted vocals, which sounds pretty cool. This track goes more towards the morning trance area, and sounds much more melodic than most of the other tracks on this album. In my opinion their best track so far.
Sub6 will for sure hit the masses with this album. A lot of experienced trancers will probably not like all the vocals, but it will for sure hit a larger crowd. It is pretty different from most trance released earlier, but if you like the Electro Panic style by Infected Mushroom, you will probably enjoy this album too. They were voted to be one of the best psytrance live acts in Israel last year, so I’m looking forward to see them live this summer.
PK (shivapks@hotmail.com)
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