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definitely bad. All the tracks are the same, too fast, nothing more to say. It's not psychedelic trance. 1/10

some happy hardcore PLUR child scared witless by this savage, brutal release ??? I think it's because of the album, not him... ok. i dont like this album. It's too dark; some tracks are well built, but it ends up with only noise noise and noise again in most of the tracks. so: 4/10

V/A - Goa Trance RIP Artist: Various Title: Goa Trance RIP Label: Zillion Mental Anarchie Date: 1999 Track listing: 01. 07'02" Droidlock : UFO Report 02. 08'15" Yumade : Going Mad 03. 09'05" Lotus Omega : 100 % Revital Free 04. 08'09" Magus : Baian Kara Ula 05. 07'10" Alien Hand Syndrome : Mysco 06. 08'08" Church Of New Age Hippie Disco Shit : Ooze On Ice 07. 08'33" Battle Of The Future Buddhas : What We Saw Tonight 08. 07'51" Alphanaut : Lunar Tunes 09. 07'10" Ceiba : Track 13 Review: This is a quite good compilation: the tracks are dark And good but really brutal sometimes. 01: Dhya provides a strange work here...dark And not fantastic. just ok for scandinavian people... 02: Yumade has done an excellent work here. scores of noisy sounds over mindbending basslines And rythms. the end of the tracks takes your guts! rhaa! 03: Lotus Omega removes the dust from their old tracks And release one of them: 100% RF was written a long long time ago (heard it the first time in 1997) and here we have an oldschool psychedelic track without compromise. There is an uplifting break...maybe a bit cheesy, but with the usual horrible sounds And military rythm of Lotus Omega, it's ok ! 04:a dark fast track, also without compromise. from 4:20 it it very psychedelic. I like it 05: A more conventionnal track. It looks like old psychedelic trace. A good track anyways, but not THAT remarkable...It is a break in this compilation. 06: another tortured track, lots of wobbly sounds. It makes me think of a fieendly russian melody with lots of 'scrouitch-zoum-boum-booum-bzzkkr' over it. don't abuse And it will be ok for your brain! 07: ...one BOTFB song, well rythmed. A good rythm at the begining, a sample rip in the middle, 2 more minutes of the same rythm and them scratchy sounds everywhere during 3 minutes...a repetitive song, but i like it. Only another bit of madness in this compilation. 08: a mechanical tune, wih funny sounds on the rythm: ...boum-tchak-ding-boum...boum-tchak-ding-boum...maybe your mind won't accept it at first 'sight'. 09: a strange dark rythmic track. Not my cup of tea....too mechanical. Conclusion: a good compil, not excellent, only good. There are killers in it (the Yumade tk is the best one). Every track has something good in it...if you like very dark psy music it's ofr you: 6.5/10

Good album, always guitar And rythm... the style has changed since the first album, its more rythmic, and distorted. some tracks are dark killers, others are...average. owever, johann is on the good path. I give only 6/10.

I also like this vinyl... Alien nation pt.3 is quite psychedelic, and Troll is a real party-track. Of course you can feel the funny Ganguru style with the expertise of Jan/Xdream. Too bad this is too old now... 6/10.

V/A - Strange Vibrations Artist: Various Title: Strange Vibrations Label: Koyote Date: 1996 Track listing: 01. 06'17" Miranda : Re Psycheled 02. 06'24" Underhead : Shubata 03. 09'00" Encens : Orgasmatronic 04. 07'13" Semsis : Plasma 05. 05'52" Underhead : Whirlrain Of Fire 06. 06'50" Encens : Psychedelic Sun (Spike Rmx) 07. 05'14" Stanley Shanti And The Chillum Wallahs 08. 08'21" Miranda : Planet Mars 09. 06'23" Ominus : Acid Tester Review: Those tracks are quite old now, but they are good, to my mind. Orgasmatronic is excellent, plasma is cool, Psychedelic Sun and Acid Tester are very psychedelic... it's a bit too old now, that's all. 7/10

I do agree with Ubik. The typical FORMER KoxBox sound. Nothing to add. Same opinion, same mark: 7.5/10.

I agree too. It seems the tracks are those no other company wanted. Moreover there is no continuation, not any really good track, only 4 discs of plactic when you think about it... 2/10

Wow. THAT is a goood compil. The new tendencies, experiments and much more are gathered in this compil. there is no bad track, there..some are certainly a bit too...experimental, but it remains psytrance. I especially like the Raw remix And the Dark Soho track, and the unforgettable Classical Mushroom. buy. 8/10

It's good, but it's too cheesy after all. When you're listening to it the first time, it seems ok, but when you've heard it 5 more times, you cant stand it anymore. It's too repetitive. In fact it's on the frontier of pzatzot. There are some good tracks sometimes, so the mark is: 6/10

Let me add that Pi Symptom is an excellent track. THe album remains very dark. 6/10

Well, its a bid too...old and cheesy now. I dont like it. The tracks are all the same. Alala is the exception here, it's far better than the rest, so it can reach 3.5/10...

yes, a must. the 2 tracks are totally ifferent. the first is a killer one, which was played in parties for a long time, and the second is more a morning track. you wont regret it!! 9/10

It's a reference to my mind. Cool all along....but...hard to decribe... a good compil anyway. 7/10

YES, a very very good release. Plastic is a dancefloor track quite cool, not agressive...the pure Etnica style. Vimana is an absolute killer track (you cant imagine, listen to it, and know how this visitor somehow displayed the way aliens have been genetically altering the development of our DNA from our very beginnings, and that they had inspired our greatest spiritual leaders!! As for Floating Universe, you will only find it on the CD single, not on the vinyl, and its a track that extends itself, it's strange. It's floating, turning, weird in fact (also try to get the live version, it's said to be a killer). So remenber: Plastic And Vimana MUST be in your collection. 9/10

I like this compil. The tracks are all right, well chosen, the rhythm of the compil is ok: darktracks at the begining, morning ones at the end... nothing to add. I like it. If you liked Kiss the Future And Electrosect, buy it!!

My opinion is the same, except that my favourite tracks are nr 3,7,8,9. Use a good soundsystem to appreciate the trip. Rating:7/10

A good compilation to my mind! i love Hallucinogen's Magik track, but the E-rection, the GMS and the Psychopod ones are really interesting. 8/10

Tarsis - Melt Artist: Tarsis Title: Melt Label: Global Trance Network Date: 2000 Track listing: 01. 04'51" Brighter Than The Sun (Bullsrun Rmx) 02. 07'10" Interzone 03. 07'43" Zombi Cocktail 04. 05'33" Guilty 05. 06'51" Pure Energy 06. 06'00" Spacetrain 07. 04'45" Life (Instrumental) 08. 07'06" Deadly Deep Kickin 09. 08'15" Tomorrow 10. 05'37" Broken 11. 04'58" Mocean 12. 07'44" Melt (Vocal Edit) Review: On this album Tarsis provide us with an interesting approach: the first track had lyrics! There is also a good groove, a good bassline & rythm, guitar... This is an excellent intro. The next tracks are more usual, but each time, they remain cool. They keep in phase with the german style with the Tarsis touch, but there are always little cool arrangements & innovations that makes each track a good one. Uplifting tracks And calm tracks are alterned. this enables the listener to breathe..cool again. The last third of the album is really more atmospheric. The fast tracks always reflect an excellent expertise on rythmics. There are: - either long waves that puts tour mind on a good journey (02) - or buzzy sounds that makes you dance (05,08) - or repetitive samples And rythmic, that induce a kinda-tribal mood (03,06,09) The atmo-tracks (04,07,10,11,12) are really trippy, perfect for listening to them on the sofa. In fact the whole album has been prevented grom being overloaded with all sorts of sounds: the style is clear And intelligent. Eventually, it seems that Tarsis have reached their own style - not really psytrance-, but I easily imagine the killer session it would be in a live performance!! My favourites: 1,3,5,8,10. Mark: 7.5/10

Synchro - Drugs Artist: Synchro Title: Drugs Label: Liquid Audio Soundz Date: 2000 Track listing: 01. 06'43" Next Stop Oblivion(Y2K Mix) 02. 06'30" Drugs (Hard) 03. 07'41" Fowhunt (Gonzo) 04. 07'08" Coca Coma (Rock) 05. 06'23" Cyborg 06. 05'32" Drugs (Soft) 07. 05'44" F Buckets 08. 06'09" Coca Coma (Chrystal) 09. 07'39" Alcoholiday 10. 07'27" Foxhunt (Us Uk) Review: Contrary to many of you, I didn't like the Synchro style before. Now I like it! Briefly, all the tracks belong to a groovy line of style, very clear, with simple and efficient sounds. No full-psy style here. Sometimes you remind of the former album, but this is different in some ways. It's simple, and THE feeling is there. The goods sounds are always in the good places at the good time. A really good trip in your mind. Well well well. What else to say? Buy And listen. My favourites: 1,2,3,6,7 PS: At the first sight of the tracklisting, you could say: "what? 3 tracks are doubled?". Yes, they are but it's worth it. when a track has 2 versions, you really have 2 feelings expressed, and each remains accessible to the sofa or to the dancefloor. It's an interesting research. Those are definitely NOT remixes "to fill-in the CD". mmmh. good: 7/10

Lotus Omega - Recycle Bin Artist: Lotus Omega Title: Recycle Bin Label: Zillion Mental Anarchie Date: 2000 Track listing: 01. 07'49" Mastermind 02. 11'18" Kuru Kuru 03. 08'21" Renegade 04. 09'01" Flower Of Life 05. 09'13" Beauty And The Beast 06. 12'32" Diwali 07. 08'03" Deep Sea Review: It's obvious that the guys of Lotus Omega don't often go out of Ibiza island, and they dont perform live easily. So here you have a sample of their inimitable style. This is a very brutal one, but what a madness on a dancefloor! Always remember (before you read the rest of the review) that -I- found this album very good And creative, but I believe many people wont think the same... we'll see later. I forgot to tell you: If you happen to suffer from heart trouble, call an ambulance before listening to this album! Moreover it should be listened to at once, from the begining to the end, imo. All the tracks are quite the same. here, no fine instruments, no nice bassline, no dancefloor-oriented kicks: everything is fat And hard. the rythm is always the same: a fast "bom-bom-bom-bom...", and imagine a set of weird noisy sounds over this. The melody?: scratchy & wobbly samples! Just like a chainsaw butchery. What's good in this? Ok: in each track there is quite a sort of magic thing that makes it an original piece of artwork, something that makes you dance even if your ears sense it's horrible. Just lively! The tracks now: 1 "Mastermind" is one of the worst ones. Quite good, a good control of all the instruments, and a good moving transition at the end that's all. 2 "Kuru Kuru" is like a militray tune. Imagine you're crushed by a tank regiment. So many good wobbly sounds... Now you understand the sense of the title of the album. really excellent. 3 "Renegade" is a bit like Kuru Kuru minus the delicacy! You can hear twisting sounds everywhere, destroying breaking patterns full of noisy & computer sounds. a very good work on the drumloops. 4 "Flower of Life" operates a change in the rythm of the album: now you're on lightspeed. The rythm is vert fast & soft, still a bit military, but the sounds behind this are twisting everywhere, entering by one ear, coming out by the other....wow!! There is an excellent sequence of pure dancefloor atmosphere at 7:00. impossible to describe this piece...rhaaa...incredible. 5 "Beauty and the Beast" returns to the first style of the album, a bit like Mastermind. I don't understand this track although there are really good psychedelic souds sometimes. Maybe it's because the rythm is a bit shifted... 6 "Diwali" is a bit like Flower of Life. The kicks arrange nicely with the rest of the 'instruments'. some sounds are falling, as if the synths had bugged, and sometimes you remind of the little sounds you liked in Crop Circles tracks. 7 "Deep Sea" is amazing: it's ambient. but NOT ANY form of ambient: it's Lotus Omega ambient. this track consists in a cool melody that repeats everytime, with a very cool rythm compared to what you've listened to before. Sometimes there are remainings of the weird sounds from the rest of the album. At the end another cool melody adds to the first. It's refresing. Ok, it's not a masterpiece of ambient, but you can apreciate to end on this cool note. My final opinion is that if you like very hard psychedelic trance, without compromises, this album is for you. If you're more delicate...you'll die before the end. This album looks a bit like the Hux Flux one. As for me, i liked it a lot: 7.5/10>>express message to MM d'Amato & Scrimizzi: Stop smoking chillum on Beniras, guys! Come And perform live in France please!>>

I love this album. When i bought it in 1996 while Etnica wasnt as known as nowadays, it came as a revelation to me. Every track is worth it. Definitely a timeless state of the art album. The only drawback is that it's hard to find now. My favourite: Starship 101. Rating: 9/10

Exactly the same as I-Max...

Luminus - Hypnotica Artist: Luminus Title: Hypnotica Label: HOM-Mega Date: 2000 Track listing: 01. 02'17" Intro Active 02. 08'05" Hypnotica 03. 08'55" Anything Can Happen 04. 08'09" Total Consciousness 05. 07'06" End Of Space 06. 07'53" Sub Sonic System 07. 07'44" Diablo 08. 07'38" The Test 09. 06'42" One Step To The Moon Review: Amir Dvir is back! your opinion about Luminus wont change here. Those who loved the first album will love this one, those who hated the first will hate the second. the name Hypnotica is quite representative of the tracks themselves: many nice twisted hypnotic energetic repetitive mental melodies with a fast beat (nksssbom nksssbom nksssbom....). The Hommega site, comparing with the jouney into your Dreams states: "minus the cheese"...well not exactly as there are remainings of the cheese, but this is a good work. My opinion is just that this album should have been worked on just a little more. Globally the tracks are good, two of them had already been released (4:Total Conciousness, 7:Diablo), my favourites are nr: 2 (Feat Passenger as it just sounds like Passenger..), 4, 5, 7, 8. This is a special album, not really psytrance, not really pzatzot, something different. The only problem is that you are fed up with listening to it after a few times, so only 6/10

Yahel - For The People Artist: Yahel Title: For The People Label: Shiva Space Technology Date: 2000 Track listing: 01. 07'51" For The People 02. 07'38" Cosmic Waves 03. 09'09" Snap 04. 08'06" Flash 05. 08'11" La Esperansa 06. 09'26" ITN 07. 07'12" Angel Jonathan 08. 06'48" Rave 2000 09. 07'39" Bizarre Contact Review: This is a good debut album, full of nice melodies, not boring, something on the cutting edge, i think. Sometimes tracks are a bit like Luminus' ones (Max is going to kill me) , but you can feel something beyond this, less cheesy. each track has some kind of charm... I especially like tracks nr 1,2,4,6,7 Special distinction to the Angel Johnatan (trk.7) composed with Erez Mushroom & Jorg SST, which is very inventive (bagpipes rules!) 7/10