Artist: Ubar Tmar
Title: Early Fusion
Label: Zion 604
Date: August, 2018
1. A Tale of Taketori (604 Edit)
2. Another Transform
3. I'm Shocked
4. Eternal Return (Early Mix)
5. 3D Heaven ('96 Live Mix)
6. Eejyanaika (Early Mix)
7. When the Light Is Gone (Original Mix)
8. Flying Saucer Landing (Live Mix)
9. E-Talk (Live Mix)
10. Cosmo Drome (Piano Version)
Zion 604 has basically knocked everything they have released out of the park. Very consistent which is why this release surprised me. As if you didn't already you have to take this review with a grain of salt. I never cared for the music from this artist. He didn't have the melodies of others and I always thought of his as weird. This compilation of tracks confirms my beliefs. Like the DJ's father above says, it's not my style. This isn't floaty, melodic, or hypnotizing trance. Leave it to the Japanese to make something totally different.
It's not bad it just isn't for me. And that's ok. It's rife with discord. It aims to antagonize, like it's angry at the listener. It sometimes goes in weird directions that are jarring or unsafe. There were parts I enjoyed in most tracks, but it was never sustained. Sometimes it was noisy just to be noisy. And don't get me started on the annoying level of Eejyanaika. It's definitely not your run of the mill goa release but what I can say is that I appreciate the varied directions in which he attempts to steer his brand of goa.
So...I'll pass on this one.
Zion 604 Bandcamp