Frontier Psychiatrist

Wow man, that Simon dude is like a total murderer. When he played his wicked tunes in Israel he killed so many dancefloor goers. He's like the grim reaper. Did you look him in the eyes? Total devastation.

Ok, now playing Hallucinogen's Mi-Loony-Um! tune and i must admit that this tune has the most killer kick drum ever in the written history of Psy-Trance. The kick drum is so killer. It's simply killargh. Discuss...

Not gay, but pretty stupid. In USTA's best traditions:

I hope that the camera man has some Cleenex.

Ott dj's in the Twisted Party Live Stream http://www.psystream.net:8004/

Demand your money back!

Celtic Cross - Hicksville http://www.discogs.com/release/43913 Dub Trees - Nature Never Did Betray The Heart That Loved Her http://www.discogs.com/release/31695 And last but not the least: Shpongle - Nothing Lasts... But Nothing Is Lost http://www.discogs.com/release/462630 2 Copies

For me this album is pretty much the continuation of such classics as Koxbox's Great Unknown and Hux Flux's Cryptic Crunch. Pretty solid stuff, although could be much better with some melodies here and there. Def. best CD that emerged from this peculiar Dark Psy sub genre.

This album is a grower. It takes a lot of commitment and courage from the listener to fall in love with it. For me this is progressive trance at it's best. And not those cheesy house projects around. Up there with Atmos and Saikopod albums. Proper.

After so many months... Still playing it as loud. Best album of 2004 for me. And 2004 was a great year.

1. Ishq – Alaya 11:13 2. Anahata – Shakti 7:10 3. Zen Mechanics – A New Philosophy 11:19 4. Jirah – Disconnect 8:28 5. Agalactia – Monochrome Rainbow Pixie 9:10 6. Cosmic Fools – Be Yourself 6:31 7. J.Viewz – Estha 5:09 8. Son Kite – On Air (MIDIval PunditZ remix) 6:11 9. Omar Faruk Tekbilek & Steve Shehan – Ya Bouy (Shulman remix) 7:00 10. Eastern Spirit – Under Water (part one) 6:29 Natural Born Chillers is the first compilation from the rising Israeli Chill-Out label, Aleph Zero Records, which lead by Yaniv Shulman and Shahar Bar-Itzhak. Two guys that you can really trust to find for you the best chill-out tunes, wrap up in a colorful cover and supply the best setup for a pleasant listening. Well, except the home stereo and some additional substances that might even improve your experience. But that’s not what this review is all about. The compilation kicks off with Alaya by Ishq. The term kick off would be seriously cynical in this case, cause if this track lacks something, kick drum would be it. This is a soft, beatless track, just the stuff you likely to have from Ishq. Nice and chilling opening for the compilation. Next up is Anahata with Shakti. The sleeve mentions some guy by the name of Matte Gillard as the responsible for the tune. I never heard about him, but he sounds a lot like Bluetech, although more on the minimal and dubby side. Very nice track indeed. The next tune is A New Philosophy by Zen Mechanics. This one starts with a rhythm that reminds me a lot Massive Attack’s Sly but continues with more dubby laidback feeling. Next tune was written by Tim McCall aka Jirah. Disconnect continues the same vibe that the Zen Mechanics tune started but with more intricate beat and more twisted sounds. Agalactia is up next with Monochrome Rainbow Pixie. This is the tune that really starts the compilation. Wonderful flute melodies are accompanied by deeper than deep bass and intricate twisted sounds. This tune reminds me OTT a lot and that is nothing but a compliment. One of the highlights of the compilation. Cosmic Fools with Be Yourself are next and although the track’s buildup is very confusing, the guys (and the girl) deliver one of the most emotional tunes of the compilation. The vocals are amazing but unfortunately too repeatetive and unevolving. Good effort though. J Viewz is next with Estha, and I am sorry not to have more words in my English vocabulary to praise his music enough. His music just getting better and better. Which seems nearly impossible to me. This is great but painfully short tune. MIDIval PunditZ are behind the next track which is actually a remix to Son Kite’s On Air tune, which was one of the biggest Progressive Trance hits last year. MIDIval PunditZ skillfully render Son Kite’s euphoric melodies into pleasant sitar and flute lines and lay them on smooth percussion. Lovely tune. Shulman’s remix to Ya Bouy by Omar Faruk Tekbilek & Steve Shehan is the next tune, and it’s the candy that was kept for the end of the compilation. Shulman’s trademark sonic manipulation are at their best here and interact perfectly with the middle eastern flavored melodies of the original track. This is what I call a great remix. After the previous disappointing Shulman remix for Sub6’s Ra Hey Ya I wasn’t expecting much from this one but I was, surprisingly enough, blown away. Eastern Spirit’s Under Water (Part One) is the closure and it perfectly wraps up the compilation with distant whistles and ethereal pads. Recommendation: Well, if you are looking for a nice collection of chilled tunes to pass the cold winter peacefully this one is for you. Aleph Zero Records prove once again that they have the best ears in Israel to deliver us chilled beats from around the world. Favorites: 5!!,6,7!!,8!,9!!

1. Sea Side hills 2. Outsiders 3. Sunday Muse 4. Life Stream 5. On The Edge 6. Time 7. Fresh 8. Blue 9. Slow Me Away (Remix) Lish are Lior Maimon and Shai Tiab, they both come from the sunny city of Bat Yam. The city that is mostly famous for its beach and somewhat hot tempered inhabitants. Fortunately enough the musical content is anything but hot tempered and fast. More in the direction of laid back fluffy morning progressive. The album starts off very well with 2 strong tunes, Sea Side Hills and Outsiders. For me it’s progressive at its best. Smooth, groovy and very melodic. Unfortunately the 3rd track, Sunday Muse marks a little decline in the energetic charge of the album. It goes deeper and slower than the previous ones. Still melodic but a bit lazier than the previous couple. 4th tune, Life Stream sounds very FreQ’ish to me. It’s usually not a bad thing but lately there are too many acts that copy FreQ’s sound. On The Edge follows with a bit more energy and some full-on vibe. Definitely a proper tune for the dance floors. Time, the 6th tune features the infamous rolling bassline but still very progressive structure and sounds. Again it sounds very freQ’ish for some reason, but I don’t mind really. Worthy one. Fresh is the unavoidable vocal tune, something that for some reason became a kind of a maturity test for the Israeli producers. Did they pass it? No, the amount of effects on the vocalist, plus too many sounds from the first two tracks doesn’t make up for the overall boring and uninspired feeling of the whole tune. Another token is at number 8. This time it’s a chill-out number. Again, pretty formulaic and uninspiring tune in my humble opinion. The jazzy percussion, the pads, the pianos, some twisted sounds and fx on top and moaning female singer all are spilled into some sort of too familiar mold. Not particularly bad but nothing worthy either. The closure comes with a bonus tune. It is a remix of older Lish tune that is called Slow Me Away. It is a proper full on tune with a very powerful drive and mega cool Al Pacino (???) samples. Definitely good closure for the album. My final verdict would be: Good album, at least 3 very strong tunes, but too much fillers in the middle. They should’ve work a bit more on them as this could be really excellent album. Favorites: 1!!, 2!!, 9!!

Hypersonic = Douche Bag

I need a pussy.

I got the cover on flyer from Psyshop. I seriously think to stop buying there. Turds. I asked for Boom DVD, not for Israeli gay full-on. What's up with that?

That's what i am asking!

Yea right. And if i'll say that they will sell this bootleg for more afterwards? It's business.

I've seen a Beatles bootleg going for sale at 40 000$

LOL, ok. Weirdos.

New Skazi album offcourse.

Cool, i'll be in contact with you today!

Ok, spill it out. I want to hear about all the dirt here. And please spare me Chemical Puke, Spun.World PhoneyCall and all the big supermarket labels that release kiddish pop tunes. I wanna hear about the labels that don't pay their artists a dime, those that make mastering through TV sets and those that have a quality control of a 14 y/o teenage that just popped his first E. Hit it. No PLUR here please, this is a filtering session. Only the fittest will survive.

Choking by my own vomit.

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