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Charasmatix \"Abraca
Charasmatix - Abracadabra
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Death Posture
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22.04.2004 22:29
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Charasmatix - Abracadabra
Cover: http://www.saikosounds.com/covers/CDCF010.jpg
Format: CD
Artist: Charasmatix
Title: Abracadabra
Label: Candyflip Records, Greece
Cat. #: CD CF010
Date: April
Year: 2004
Track listing:
01. 07�50� Norm @ All
02. 08�44� Crazzy
03. 08�24� Silicon Sally
04. 08�13� Abracadabra
05. 06�51� Heile Welt
06. 07�25� Collateral Damage
07. 07�04� Naec
08. 08�22� Furthus Ultimux
09. 06�49� The Acid Test
Review:
Dunkle psychedelische NachtTrance aus Deutschland!
Two years after the critically acclaimed �Soma Agents� (last proper release from Flying Rhino� R.I.P.) Germany�s dark psycho trance duo Charasmatix is back! The Berlin based powerhouse duo consists of Martin Schoenauer (DJ Aze) & Karl Rademacher (Cybersnack) has been making music in different guises since the early 1990es� We got a taster of their 2004 sound on the Wizzy Noise �Timeline Remixes� EP a few months back, and now their back with a full album mastered by Mark Pfurtscheller a.k.a. Kopfuss Resonator� I don�t know about you, but I�m expecting this to be dark, pounding, progressive, groovy psy-trance with a touch of German psy-teKk� Do they need magic spells to make an album like that? Let�s find out�
Let me take you thru the tracks�
#01: Is this the norm at all? Well, I hope so, �cause this a damn fine first track! Instantly we are greeted by a deeeeeeeep baseline: mechanical, metallic, pounding � amazing! You remember the ragamuffin voice sample from Aircrash Bureau�s �Time Traveller� track? Well, it�s revived here and it fits perfectly � it all adds to the funky, yet dark atmosphere in this track! Very cool track!
#02: This is crazy � with the extra z! The intro is very weird � I think it�s the Kopfuss Resonator impact showing here� At first I get an eerie jamboree feeling, but it soon turns into dark, dusty house� With an underlying psychedelic groove present throughout the track! It�s topped of by subtle insect-like humming hidden in between everything� I have a hard time digging this track though� It�s just too crazZy for my taste! Decent track!
#03: Another clever play on words� Brace yourself � these are some dark German Stampfenrhythmen. The dark trademark Charasmatix-sound in full effect� Not much else is going on but some serious head banging night trance� Ok track!
#04: Oh my, it gets even darker now� We�re getting even closer to Halloween trance now, as this track is packed with horror-effects: Screaming, moaning and other evocative sounds� The bass pumps along at and incredible speed followed by psychedelic FX� Somehow dark and spooky, but my head is still bopping along� Cool track!
#05: Healing world? The speed is slower now, and the bass is tucked away in the background� Emphasized are the classic �psychedelic digital drips� and some dude talking with a bizarre accent� The track is packed with all kinds of psychedelic effects, but somehow it doesn�t seem to go anywhere� Decent track!
#06: �Meet � the nice sound!� As far as I know, this track was made in collaboration with Zerotonine and released last year on a Tatsu comp!?� Correct me, if I�m wrong� Anyway, a nice peaceful intro is brutally disrupted by a very heavy bass� This is really a percussion track, with clever use of kick-drums, hi-hats, snare, cut beats, etc� Somehow they manage to sneak a melody into this dark track� Well, it�s a dark melody, but it�s there nevertheless� Ok track!
#07: What �the National Association of Elevator Contractors� has to do with trance is beyond me!?� This is another extremely dark track with an evil pounding bass line� Check out the cool �acceleration bit� @ 3�15� I like small surprises like that, and this track has a few of them� Nice track!
#08: Damn, now this is a cool intro� I don�t know if it�s a guitar or a chain saw! Skazi eat your heart out! It�s very, very dark night trance� Perfect for head banging � and complimentary headache included! You better have your audio equipment set up properly for this massive wall of sound to come through properly! Repetitive, industrial sounds make this a gritty beast! Sweet track!
#09: Nostalgic track name ;o)� If you were hoping for a chilled track, forget about it� This is more Charasmatix mayhem... The pace has slowed down though � but just a little� It�s still dark and monotonous, but the nice percussion work and the funny samples somehow add to the overall groovy feel� Nice track!
In my humble opinion there are a few misses and a bunch of winners on this album� The flow is somewhat interrupted by the lack of coherence between the tracks� If the more experimental tracks came first, followed by the darker ones, this would have been an even smoother experience� That flaw does not however, ruin the impression of a very nice album� I�m sure this will turn some heads and appeal to the many fans of Charasmatix and their trademark sound� Recommended!
8/10
Favourites: 1(!!), 4, 7, 8
DeathPosture
External links:
Candyflip Records: http://www.candyflip-records.com
Saiko Sounds: http://www.saikosounds.com/english/display_release.asp?id=4012 (Audio samples available!)
Chaos Unlimited: http://www.chaosunlimited.co.uk/cgi-bin/product.asp?LR=CFRCD10
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