DeathPosture

That's a little harsh Moni... Saiko Sounds are not crap - although they push crappy music among great music... They are running a business after all - and I guess they have to sell some crap to survive - and be able to sell the stuff that appeals to smaller crowds...

Exactly... Me too... If you guys consider reviewing a job, well then it's the worst-paid job I've ever had... It takes hours and hours to write a full, complete, detailed review for me... And I could just as well spend the time working and earn more money than the actual value of the CDs... But I do it because I like it... I do it both for my personal satisfaction and future easy reference to a certain CD - but also because I like contributing to the scene... I'm very fortunate, as the vast majority of readers actually appreciate my reviews... And for that I'm grateful... But but but - obviously there'll always be exceptions - as the case of the eloquent Le Lotus Bleu. This guy has attacked me (and other reviewers) several times in the past, and despite him being told off by a number of people - he continues his personal vendetta towards me... I've tried explaning myself to him in a civilized manner on a number of occasions, but he sticks to his vague, personal attacks written in undecipherable Engrish - often completely disregarding my defence statements... How's that for argumentation? How do you argue with something like that? I dunno - frankly I don't know why I still get bothered by it... I shouldn't, as this guy is basically a self-centered, jealous, self-proclaimed defender of his own imagination - and even basic arguing is futile... But oh what the hell, let's see if we can penetrate this sophisticated French armour just for once... Oh my - aren't you quite the philosopher now? How long did it take you to come up with that one? I take it, you're versed in literature - why don't you look up what Dante Alighieri has to say about l'envie!? No need to use PM. I've got nothing to hide. Of course I realize that not everyone likes my reviews - and I was never expecting that... It is about taste, and taste is individual - which pretty much is the main reason I simply cannot understand your allegations in the first place... It's not my problem that you don't like the first Etic album as much as I do... Or found the same joy in the newest Parvati album as I did... So fucking what? -You accuse everyone who think so, of brown-nosing the labels? Dude - if that's the case, you're the most narrow-minded person I've ever encountered in my life... If I had a Engrish translator and loads of time, I might actually go thru your many write-ups - and attack every single one of them that I didn't agree with! You liked the Tri-Force album - I didn't. Now, does that entitle me to launch a personal attack on you and accuse you of whoring? Of course not - but that's what you're doing with me!? A quick glimpse at your reviews also reveals that the vast majority is well above 8/10 - what gives? Is this a case for Sherlock Holmes, or do you not just not practice what you preach? There's a word for that: Hypocrite! And one last thing: Please do not pull you usual crap, when replying to this post. Don't just slag it off with a fast, short answer of perceptivity... I think you owe me at least backing your statements and putting some weight behind your words. Thank you! Well said - and thank you... As we've talked about before, my "tweak" is that I have very, very broad tastes... I like pretty much all styles! So yes, I like most styles - but certainly not everything released within all genres... For instance, you don't see me reviewing much Israeli neo full-on - simply because of the fact, that the labels know I will bash it! So in that sense I'm very lucky - I only receive promos from labels I pretty much know I like... But I still take great pride in telling it like it is... And that goes for every single review I've ever written... Of course, I was young and unexperienced once, but in recent years I refrain from painting those rosey red pictures EP referred to... Well, you're right to some extend... But not about the "a bad review and you won't get any more CDs"... Check my history of Trancelucent Production reviews - or Spiral Trax - or ELF Music - or Dance N Dust - or Candyflip - or Cosmic Leaf Records... And the list goes one... All labels with releases which I've given a mediocre or bad review in 2005... But it was constructive criticism, and the label owners appreciated that - hence I still review their releases... Ha ha ha... Oh wait, are you actually serious? /DP

PM sent...

^ How much for these?

Happy Festivus Of course... Wouldn't you be if someone attacked your integrity? /DP

Assumption is the mother of all fuck-ups! And when it comes to whoring - let he who is without sin, throw the first Twisted CD!

Here we go again... It's about taste dammit - it's not my problem, that we don't like the same stuff... Psy Stories is the best thing Parvati has ever released - and the Megalopsy album was an unpredecented concept album... All in my opinion! So please shut the fuck up with your pointless allegations unless you actually have something constructive to contribute with! Hehe... Nah - mine is just a templete with tracklist/cat-numbers/links, etc... I think Profane's is too... /DP

How much is the price? I'm interested in these: /DP EDITED...

Me too... So I had to buy it when I found it for €2,5 - still sealed! I paid €2,5 for all four albums listed above... Nice deal! ;o) /DP

* Modjo - Modjo (MCA Records Inc. 2001) http://www.discogs.com/release/46708 * 28 Days - Upstyle Down (Mushroom Records 2000) Not on Discogs yet... + some nitzhonot I found really cheap * V/A - Spectronix (Planet Music 1999) http://www.discogs.com/release/543350 * V/A - Boom Bolenat! (Ultra 1998) http://www.discogs.com/release/352324 /DP

Dude - it's the same deal here, as on Isratrance... Use the search! http://www.psynews.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=25697 http://www.psynews.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=28156 /DP

I have a preformatted word document that I use to write reviews... And all my reviews are based on promos... But I dare you to say my output is generic... I spend hours and hours on each one...

First trade went smooth with Mr. Wang from Texas... Fast, easy communication... No problems whatsoever! /DP

Sigur Rós - Takk Breath taking album...

* Travis - Singles (Independiente 2004) http://www.discogs.com/release/491691 * V/A - The Numinous (Ketuh Records 2005) http://www.discogs.com/release/541663 /DP

I can't believe you quoted the whole thing! Hehe... But yeah, that pretty much sums it up... Good, but too many boring, predictable parts... /DP

I'm opening a new thread here, in the appropriate review forum as this thread isn't really a proper review... ------------------------------- Gaudium – Nordic Nature Artist: Gaudium (Sweden) Title: Nordic Nature Format: CD (jewel case) Label: Spiral Trax (Sweden) Cat. #: SPITCD021 Distribution: Cosmophilia Date: 26 Jul 2005 Track listing: 01. 08’14” Nordic Nature 02. 08’16” Sleepwalker 03. 08’12” Walking In Circles 04. 08’45” Muzzic 05. 08’45” PsychoWhiteChocolateDiscoDeluxe 06. 08’47” Phunky People 07. 08’46” Wunderschön 08. 07’36” Moxjo Depth 09. 07’37” Higher Zonez Review: Back on plastix! Finally Spiral Trax is back with a new artist release… One of my fav’e progressive labels! It’s been more than a year since the release of the Atmos album 2nd Brigade… DJ Anti claims this break from releasing was due to ‘lack of interesting music in the trance scene’ and therefore he focussed on his progressive house label ACDC instead… Anyway, things shaped up and he scouted the talent of Swedish producers Denis Bajramovski & Andreas Wennersköld… Gaudium is the Latin word for ‘satisfaction’ and in the wake of all the hype this album has been getting since the release in July, I’m indeed hoping for some satisfaction… Let me take you thru the tracks… #01: Nordic Nature The title track is already pretty known – and has been released on a couple of compilations already… And yeah, I can see why this is the reference track so to speak… This is progressive psytrance in its purest form: Groovy percussion, phat melodic pads and an overall reverb-groove that is hard to top… Kinda like FREq, only more uplifting… Yeah – this is wholesome, epic Swedish trance… Sweet! #02: Sleepwalker “You got to realize that you're dreaming in the first place. You got to be able to recognize it. You got to be able to ask yourself, hey man is this a dream? See, most people never ask themselves that when they're awake, or especially when they're asleep!” This track has also been getting a lot of attention this summer – and I totally understand that… This is a little harder than the previous, epic track – and I’m all about ‘harder’… Oh yes, this has a Tegma/Beat Bizarre/Atmos flavour to it – and the reverb is still very much in place… Just listen to those stabbing synths … They always send shivers down my spine! Also the Waking Life samples are nicely placed… Fuck yes; this is what I’m talking about! Uplifting progressive trance in the finest form! ...Solid track! #03: Walking In Circles Subtle, tribal intro here… I dig the deep, semi-polished metallic percussion used in this track… Yeah – the rhythm section fills pretty much the entire spectre of sound here… It’s a big, phat happy wall of sound… Loopy to say the least – hence the title! Epic, driving stuff… Reminds me of Antix or 12 Moons in some parts… The second half of the track – after the break-down – is really the best… A real crowd-pleaser… Another nice track! #04: Muzzic This was one of the very first Gaudium track to surface – it was released by Midijum Records in early 2005 on the SoulSeeker 2 compilation… I can see why this is popular – it’s very well-polished, uplifting, epic progressive trance with twirling little melodies on top… All very nice – but also a little predictable – and dare I say – boring? Also, I’m not too impressed with the low-pitched samples in the second half of this track! Anyway - this is a good track some variation wouldn’t do any harm… #05: PsychoWhiteChocolateDiscoDeluxe Haha – great track name here… Also, we’re finally getting a little variation now… The beats are cut-up and gritty – and some deepness was really welcome… I really like how this track builds and builds from start to finish… A very rewarding journey! Pounding as a jackhammer and tight as hell… Deep, driving, progressive trance – with a hint of underground! Just what the doctor ordered… Nice track! #06: Phunky People This track has just been released on 12” with an interesting remix of Walking In Circles on the flip…Anyway, this is another track which is a huge wall of sound… A relentlessly phunky bassline and reverbs all over the place… The breakdown is ok I guess – but a little too long… Also, I’m not the biggest fan of the ‘funky’ samples… A decent track… #07: Wunderschön And we’re digging deeper now, on this almost-minimal choon…The pace has decreased a little, and I guess the guys are experimenting a little now… I’m all for experimentation, but somehow I never really connected with the oddball parts of this track… I like the suave parts the most, but still… It’s mostly too boring for my taste… Another decent track… #08: Moxjo Depth Ahh – this is much better now… There’s indeed depth here… Oh yes, this one comes across as very FREqqy in some parts with harmonic synth-parts all over the place – and enough groove to go around twice… I like the electro-inspired little acid-parts here… And the breakdown works much better on this track… Oh yes, this is well-polished without being too damn clubby… I like it! #09: Higher Zonez We finish off with another semi-cheesy number… The intro is very Balearic – and it goes on like that for most of the track… Reminds me of Antix or Threshold Productions… Very uplifting and floating… Some would say beautiful – I say cheese! This one didn’t *do* it for me… Sorry to say so! Lots of people have dubbed this the best progressive album of 2005 so far… I disagree! The Tegma, Jaïa, Phony Orphants and Beat Bizarre albums are all better… But don’t get me wrong – this is good album with some very, very good tracks on it… Unfortunately it also has a couple of mediocre, boring and predictable tracks on it… So, in my book the quality consistency level isn’t up to par with the amount of awesome, funky, butt-shaking tracks here… The funny thing is that if you took most of these tracks out of context, I’m pretty sure they would be stand-out tracks – but on this CD some of them drown in overkill… And that’s sad! Let me stress once more though, that this isn’t a bad album at all… In fact, there are more good tracks than there are bad tracks… I just like my progressive trance to take more chances – and have greater variation… And you can say a lot of things about this album, but variation isn’t one of them… So, as good as this might be as a DJ tool, it’s not as good for home-listening… The good tracks are indeed good – and the weaker tracks are indeed weak! The mastering by the Son Kite guys sound flawless as always and I like the clinic ‘cold’ touch of the artwork… It fits the music and the title perfectly… Well done! Fans of the more commercial side of progressive trance will most definitely like this, whereas fans of edgy progressive might easily get bored… But to conclude, this is generally a good album – but not among the best this year… Enjoy! Favourites: 1, 2(!!), 3, 5, 8 DeathPosture External links: Gaudium: http://www.gaudium.se Spiral Trax: http://www.spiraltrax.com Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/release/490914 Saiko Sounds: http://tinyurl.com/dsa92 TranceShop: http://tinyurl.com/8phnl Megastore: http://tinyurl.com/bslq8 Psyshop: http://tinyurl.com/c8j3o Wakyo: http://tinyurl.com/be2bo Chaos: http://tinyurl.com/7epd3 Cisco: http://tinyurl.com/ahtfn For info on the vinyl-version, please check the Spiral Trax website…

* S>Range - Another Theory (Liquid Records 2005) http://www.discogs.com/release/540785 * S>Range - Another Theory - The Remixes (Liquid Records 2005) I will add this to Discogs soonish... * V/A - Parsec (Oxygen Records 2005) http://www.discogs.com/release/540821 * Green Day - American Idiot (Reprise 2005) http://www.discogs.com/release/393121 * The Strokes - Is This It (RCA 2001) http://www.discogs.com/release/367912 + One DVD: Curb Your Enthusiams: Season 4 /DP

* Bloodhound Gang - Hefty Fine (Geffen 2005) Not on Discogs yet... * Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Best Of (Mute Records 1998) http://www.discogs.com/release/367441 * The Strokes - Room On Fire (RCA 2003) http://www.discogs.com/release/368350 * Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (Domino Recording 2004) http://www.discogs.com/release/355287 ^ All DJ tools... Also one DVD: * American Beauty /DP

Here's some stuff you need to check out! As Anoebis said: Movers & Groovers 2... Order Odonata 5 is also really good and in the same style... Same goes for most of Something For The Weekend... Check 'em out! It's all solid stuff! ;o) /DP

A tracklist would be nice indeed! Oh and http://www.megaupload.com allows 250MB!

Alright - I didn't read it as that... I don't find it funny, but who cares... Humour is individual... Well, obviously I don't just my DVDs once... My collection is for the most part timeless classics... And I will watch them over and over again... /DP

How is that funny? I feel the same way... It's a great personal satisfaction for me to have a large record collection... As it is to have a large collection of DVDs... I take it would be the same if I had a huge collection of Porche's in my garage - or a shelf full of rare stamps...

* Snug As A Bug - Imitate People (Hadshot Haheizar 2001) http://www.discogs.com/release/67923 * Sigur Rós - Takk... (EMI Records 2005) http://www.discogs.com/release/520116 * Kaiser Chiefs - Employment (Universal 2005) http://www.discogs.com/release/420438 * Pulp - Hits (Universal Island Records 2002) http://www.discogs.com/release/293631 * Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (Epic 2005) http://www.discogs.com/release/533177 /DP

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