Suntrip records
1. Personal Matrix 07:10
2. Wormhole 07:22
3. Big Crunch 09:54
4. Etnica - Microdrive (Hypnoxock Remix) 07:41
5. Gravitational Isolation 08:49
6. Heaven Can't Wait 08:58
7. Doubling Time 07:13
8. The Choice is Yours 07:20
9. Mutant Zone 08:01
Victor SolSona from Barcelona a.k.a. Hypnoxock releases his 6th album this month, a very well produced output with enough variety to please the fans of this genre.
This album has more groove and more funk than usual and the overall production is noticeably stunning. It is on a very solid level musically and above all psychedelic and entertaining, quite subtle at times too. It deserves praise for the variety of ingredients used. The first tracks have very raw 303 lines, reminiscent of the old school sound, and tracks such as #5 Gravitational Isolation and #6 Heaven Can't Wait have signature melodies and a clubbish touch, or should I say similarities to proto-goa at a faster pace.
If you are interested in the Etnica track remixed, it is nice and clean but very similar to the original. I'll have to select tracks #2 and #7 as the two strongest compositions. Wormhole is twisted, groovy and acidic, it made me wonder how modern Sandman could sound like, in the second half it has a strong goa trance build up. Doubling Time is possibly the most intense track of the album, I would say it sums up how the whole release sounds, psychedelic with many interesting twists, each new sound added has a purpose and fits in perfectly.
Rating: 8/10.
Listen / Buy: https://suntriprecords.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-wormhole