DeathPosture

Too bad their shipping prices are the worst in the biz... I would have made a MAJOR order if I didn't had to pay €24 in shipping...

Threads merged... /DP

Dude, you've already got one trade thread going? Let's keep it at that... I'll merge these two...

HIRE THIS MAN!! OMG WTF LOL RUN DMC OMG!!!! Damn Symph, this is your best work ever... I totally love it... *Klonk* ^ The sound of my jaw dropping!

It's six pounds - for sending a couple of paper tickets... Now that's almost as bad as Trance Shop's shipping prices... hehe... Btw, where are you all staying in London? I'm in the process of scouting hostels - unfortunately all my usual hangouts are all booked that particular weekend... Right now I'm checking out not-too-lousy hostels - preferebly not with 16 bed dorm rooms... My friend doesn't want to fork up the £200 for a hotel room for 3 nights. Which I guess is understandable, as we'll be out and about most of the time... /DP

Exactly... That's why the picking up the tickets at the door seems like the wiser option...

Well it took you long enough! Nah, just kidding... I've been looking forward to this SO MUCH... I've been in love with the OOOD sound for several years, and the Voice Of Cod album from last year only made me fall deeper in love... I've had the pleasure of listening to a few snippets off the album, and they totally blew me away. Suffice to say, this album is destined to greatness... Now bring it on!! /DP

I've just gotten confirmation from Simon Baring @ Twisted, that he's holding two tickets at the door for me... So anyone flying in from overseas, forward your flight information to info@twisted.co.uk and they'll hold tickets for you... =)

Are you going straight from the airport to the venue? If so, get on the Stansted Express train which will take you to Liverpool St. station in about 45 minutes. From there get on the Central Line and take the tube to Oxford Circus (or Circle Line to Victoria - whatever is fastest). From Oxford get on the Victoria Line to Vauxhall (or from Victoria to Vauxhall). Then get your ass over to Renaissance Rooms and come have a beer with us! /DP

* Secede - Tryshasla (Sending Orbs 2006) http://www.discogs.com/release/458658 * Kettel - My Dogan (Sending Orbs 2006) http://www.discogs.com/release/682367 /DP

/Threads merged. Could we try and keep all these in the same thread? Thanks! /DP

What? I sure hope that's nothing but a nasty rumour!?

Any news on the chance of ordering or reserving tickets online? I've e-mailed Twisted twice, but no answer...

So, is the album actually leaked yet?

Yup, as Basilisk said, we're gonna have to clone ourselves...

Some golden, Israeli oldies: * V/A - Trance Side Of The Moon (Kasbah 1994) http://www.discogs.com/release/279049 * V/A - Trance Side Of The Moon 2 (Kasbah 1994) http://www.discogs.com/release/279052

Where did you hear it?

That just reminded me how much I need that album... *Ordered* Thx Ben!

Not really, no...

Abomination – Enemy Within Hi-res cover: front + back Artist: Abomination (Israel) Title: Enemy Within Format: CD (jewel case) Label: Nexus Media (South Africa) Cat. #: NEXUSCD009 Distribution: Arabesque Date: May 2006 Track listing: 01. 07’57” Fallen 02. 06’40” Pass Away (vs. New Dawn Corp.) 03. 07’23” The Hunt 04. 07’07” Mr. Nice 05. 07’09” America’s First 06. 06’24” Enemy 07. 07’04” Protocol 08. 08’15” Glitch 09. 08’16” Devidien (Album Version) .m3u-playlist: http://tinyurl.com/z9emc (all tracks!) Review: Abhorrence… The Abomination duo consists of Saar Davidov & Eyal Gershon from Raanana in Israel. Before this, their debut album, they’ve appeared on lots of compilations on mostly South African labels… I haven’t heard much of their stuff, but this album got some really positive reviews when it was released… Here’s my take on it… Let me take you thru the tracks… #01: Fallen [145 BPM] The opening track is a real energetic piece of trance ‘n’ roll… After a synth-soaked, atmospheric intro the track is soon absolutely soaked in distorted guitars and rolling basslines… And to be honest, I’ve never really gotten into that… The guitar mayhem reminds me too much of Skazi *shivers*… Next! #02: Pass Away (vs. New Dawn Corp.) [145 BPM] Luckily the next track is much better… This belter of a track was made in cahoots with Tom Davidov (no idea who he is!?). Again, the mood is darkish and atmospheric – but thankfully it’s bereft of the most obvious guitar pitfalls… This is pure, nocturnal, energetic night trance with a couple of nifty surprises in store… Especially the twisted rhythm section is sweet! #03: The Hunt [145 BPM] “How far does it go down? All the way to the pyramid! […] How was it done? Thermal equipment of some kind. Like yours? More advanced. Incredibly powerful. I've never seen anything like it. I’m telling you, there’s no team and no machines in the world that can reach this depth. […] There is only one way we’re gonna know for sure. That’s to get down there!” The next track starts with a heavily cut up and filtered voice sample from Alien Vs. Predator and immediately the eerie, otherworldly feel has set the mood… The hunt has begun! Both name- and style wise, this reminds me of older Talamasca – only this time it’s pumped with steroids ensuring an even tighter grip on the listener… Propane-injected, relentless and banging psytrance that asks no questions… Lovely in all its bouncy simplicity! #04: Mr. Nice [145 BPM] BLAST-OFF! This track doesn’t waste a single nano-second on an intro or something even remotely similar… It’s full power from the start to finish… The race car whooshing sounds are cool as is the rest of this wicked, party-minded tune… Very South African-sounding - this means it’s also very un-Israeli sounding… Sure, it’s melodic but not overly melodic and full-on as one might think… It’s a pretty nice, but the novelty is starting to wear off and I really could have done without the Star Wars samples… But generally this is not a bad track at all… #05: America’s First [146 BPM] “We all know that Harvard has been honoured to host some of Benjamin Franklin's artefacts, which I personally found. Like this cannon-like article back here. Now later you can take note of the foot-operated carburetor, the reservoir and the top-loading bud bowl. Ladies and gentlemen, Harvard is now the proud owner of America's first... bong!” Another track that starts with a movie sample – this time from How High. The style has changed, and this track has more emphasis on nifty little interweaved melodies that compliment the somewhat hollow bass nicely… The added FX and percussion spicy up the track and give it a strange, yet alluring appeal… And the strangest thing is that I’m usually not a fan of full-on… But this track rocks! #06: Enemy [146 BPM] “We're in the middle of a war. It's time to pick a side. We are on our side! We have to consider the possibility that we might not make it out of here. But we have to make sure that those serpents don't reach the surface -- because if they do -- everything, everywhere, could die! The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Another AVP sample opens this track which is a little darker and a little more melancholy than the previous one… The style is still Aussie/South African full-on though combined with the twirling melodies from earlier and the whooshing sounds… Combined with a stellar build-up/break part this track stands out from the crowd positively… Very refreshing! #07: Protocol [145 BPM] “Here is the protocol: Total containment inside the hotel. No one is allowed to leave or communicate with the outside. Health services will establish an adjacent perimeter. LAPD will move in as soon as the area is deemed safe. All right. Have they been given degree of force parameters in case someone tries to leave the hotel? No, that's your call. One person gets out, it could start a ripple effect of disease transmission throughout the city. Orders are shoot to kill anyone who attempts to leave. No exceptions!” Digital drops, spacy ambience and melodic mutterings make out both the intro and the basis of this uplifting yet murky track… The layers are plenty and the melodies cascade all over the place leaving little time to breathe… But hey, that was never the intention in the first place, was it? This is a full-blown party track with Tony Almeida samples from 24 added to increase the cool factor. Sweet! #08: Glitch [145 BPM] The distinct harpsichord melody used in this track instantly reminds you of The Misted Muppet and the familiar taste continues when the track progresses into an off-key, fragmented piece of psytrance… There’s nothing wrong with the sound – in fact it’s pretty cool, but I can’t help shake the feeling that we’ve heard this kind of trance lifted-straight-from-Infected Mushroom once too many… It gets old real fast I’m afraid… #09: Devidien (Album Version) [146 BPM] The closing track calls for a little experimentation, but unfortunately also marks the return of the dreaded guitars… And though the guys are doing their best to break out of the norm, the full-on tendencies are more predominant here… There is one notable thing here though – the pump gun ‘reload pump’ used as percussion. Very nice, but it still doesn’t lift the track enough. An average closing track on an above average album. This is a nice album with more than a few great tracks. A couple of the tracks didn’t go down with me as well as I’d hoped for, but as a whole the album is nowhere near the majority of boring, predictable neo full-on albums coming out of Israel nowadays. In fact most of it sounds like the powerful, raging mad psytrance we know from South African labels – with the added full-on spice from that the guys Israeli heritage is bound to leave. So it’s the best of both worlds really. I’m not a fan of modern Israeli full-on, but when it’s packed like this I start to gain interest again. Another thing I noticed was how incredibly well-produced the album is – every single second is crystal clear extremely well thought out… I can even begin to imagine just how much work went into it… Impressive! Fans of South African psytrance with a big splash of Israeli full-on will most definitely dig this – as will fans of energetic, melodic-slash-edgy dancefloor trance… It might not be a masterpiece, but it’s a little gem in its own right. Enjoy! Favourites: 2, 3, 5(!), 6(!), 7(!) DeathPosture External links: Nexus Media: http://www.nexus-media.co.za Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/release/705843 Saiko Sounds: http://tinyurl.com/fdkah TranceShop: http://tinyurl.com/myeu8 Beatspace: http://tinyurl.com/omwzb Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/pokw6 Psyshop: http://tinyurl.com/osf35 3AM: http://tinyurl.com/nadys Juno: http://tinyurl.com/mlgtj

Alright cool, But before this thread turns into a circle jerk, how about you reveal some more dirty little secrets about the new electronic order?

Lu, I was hoping it was all a big misunderstanding. It seems so... What struck me as odd, was your seemingly very insulting comment regarding Nemo's site... A comment that appeared degrading to me --- and there were no smilies or anything but east coast slang (which I'm guessing isn't that widespread outside of the East Coast) to indicate that you were joking. Nemo is my mate, so I acted accordingly. If you were in fact joking, I'm take back my harsh words and hereby offer you an apololgy. Sorry about that. /DP

I doubt it... The seller has 100% feedback + he's also selling a promo of the upcoming Western Rebel Allience album... I don't think he's on Twisted's promo list, but he might be connected to a distributor and/or large retailer...

I've never signed anything on the promo lists I'm on... Usually there's an 'unwritten code' not to distribute unreleased stuff. This guy obviously didn't follow the code.

Well, as much as I agree, I'm pretty sure it's not against the law to sell promos. No matter how much the scene is suffering.