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Xenomorph is the one-man band of Mark Petrick, based in Berlin (Germany). With over 10 years in the business, Xenomorph is one of the veterans in the trance scene who has played live shows in many countries all around the globe. He sees himself as the inventor of horror-trance, a unique style that was unprecedented in 1996 when he created songs like "Obscure Spectre" which has upset many goa-people and was considered "unspiritual" or "un-goa-ish". Regardless of the initial anti-sentiment against his music he has kept and refined his style throughout the years in which the community has become more open and appreciative for dark music. Unlike most younger trance artists who just listen to trance music, Xenomorph was exposed to a multitude of musical influences like new wave, punk/post-punk, Gothic, rock-music, death-rock, industrial, EBM, power-noise, death-metal, crossover/hardcore as well as classical music and soundtracks. With his 3rd studio album the German producer Mark Petrick presents 10 ambitious trance songs packed into an elaborate concept critically reflecting current, past and future world events. 1. Prognosis 2. Capitalist Infiltration 3. Enslavement by consumption 4. Totalitarian Democracy 5. Secret satanic hierarchy 6. Harbingers of extinction 7. Economic Sabotage 8. Cataclysmic Downfall 9. World War 3 11. Nuclear Winter Review: Prognosis 1776 .. What hits me first is the techy baseline with loads of snares thrown here and there .. it doesn't take too long before the guitar starts riffing and the track plunges into an atmosphere charged with ebm and heavy Gothic rhythms and bass ; an imagery of terrible doom and arid wasteland is inevitable .. awesome track to start off the album with. Capitalist Infiltration Kicks off with a sample about capitalism .. its obvious from here on that mark is building an album with a message , whether or not it comes across as cheezy is entirely up to the listener to decide. The atmospherics in the track are splendidly crafted with weird fx's filtering in and out between a tight bassline.. the ebm and industrial elements come forth and there's plenty of variation to keep the listener engrossed while maintaining that gothic dark mood. Quite dig this track! im indifferent to the samples as long as the musical content is kept up. Enslavement by Consumption EbC is heavily loaded in terms of bassline , sick twisted melodies and effects ..those howling voices and effects creep the hell out of me ..'we're losing autonomy and we're replacing autonomy with civil rights' and then another sample about the U.S and how they've created all these things which .. im not going too much into the samples, so you can look them up in your documentaries concerning those subjects when you do hear them. Totalitarian Democracy Guitars!! what separates skazi and xenomorph is that xenomorph is a much better guitarist .. it doesn't in any way sound bad or over done..again loads of variety and guttural vocals amidst samples of totalitarian democracy , military and government.. maybe those samples are getting in the way of appreciating the music. But this is apparently the main feature if the album so if we like it or hate we can definitely not ignore it. The overall sound is cutting edge which is what matters Secret satanic hierarchy The mood is a tad melancholic and there's a soothing melody softly appearing through the din , gaining momentum , the bass is not to dark. the psychedelic synth riffs along with the haunting melody provides a compelling atmosphere. What is god ? Is he/she/it both the embodiment of good and evil at different times to different people? makes me wonder . Another cool track imo. Harbingers Of Extinction A nice hypnotic baseline, good effects , equally good work on the synths. This is totally dancy material, the lack of too many samples which disturbs the listener between good musical moments actually brings out what xeno is best at.. maybe the samples should appear in places when there's nothing much going on like in this case. Economic Sabotage Cool intro , again the appearance of samples sorta detracts from the main theme and I cant help being reminded about vegetal's album where a similar situation ensued. This is weird totally dark trippy and disturbing all at the same time. There's lots going on here: the oldskoolish touches are sublime - acid!!!! One of the better tracks of the album , music wise. The sample here makes me larf because it is much more coherent then the rest of the samples and its true of course "International bankers deal not with the general public but with the industrial giants of the world, with other financial institutions and especially with governments. the key to their success has been to control and manipulate the money system of the nation while appearing to be controlled by the government. but another fact is to create money out of nothing : lend it to the government and then collect interest on it." and another one towards the end about low interest rates having an adverse affect on the investment and economy at large. Interesting but seriously coming back to the question whether such long drawn out are really necessary in a genre where people are there to enjoy the beats than being educated. Cataclysmic Downfall I like the fact that we're not really being bombarded by big samples straight up . This sounds like it'll do well in a forest party , derango would be proud . Xeno sticks to what he does best and im really happy with the non- appearance of samples and as soon as i say that a long Armageddon sample finds its way in. Phew! Im bordering now on whether I should take this as a serious education or try and ignore the teachery being hurled at me and concentrate on the music. A decent track nonetheless. World War 3 Noyce start to things .. a juicy baseline and some good base guitaring makes for a solid combination. World war 3 - something on the scale of a nuclear holocaust with weapons of mass destruction( biological &chemical)- is it upon us ? who's going to be responsible in bringing this about ? No points for guessing who's already in the main frame! Nuclear Winter A very gloomy end to a bold album. Such a sad end to the world will be horrible. Images from the movie day after tomorrow appear in my head with the only difference being that nuclear war will cause such upheaval , bringing in the perceivable end before really threating global weather changes can cause any damage. Hope this will not be the case. This is not your typical dark full power heavy metal influenced brain busting music. Xenomorph has put an emphasis on musical composition with soulful melodies to give the songs a special emotional moments surrounded by scratchy, psychedelic synthesizer riffs unique to the artist that will equally excite melody trance and dark trance listeners. Maybe not ideal for dance floors , it's good for home listening. If not anything else this album makes you sit up and think and take note of certain issues that maybe haven't crossed our minds before and even if they have to dwell upon them and reiterate them just in your own head. Those samples might tire you out in parts , but i'll give a two thumbs up to mark aka xenomorph for putting out an album that couldnt be more in sync in the global context. Give it a try and you might find yourself engaging in a worthwhile conversation about the topics that this album deals with. It did that for me, atleast. Favorites: 1!,3, 5, 7!!, 8 http://www.myspace.com/xenomorphmusic Get the album here : http://saikosounds.com/english/display_release.asp?id=6858 http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/gno/gno1cd002.html

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Solar Fields - Kick Back

Mosdef :drama: Furious - Uncanny Beats btw has anyone reviewed this album? its just mad mad maaddddddness from start to end .. listening to this makes me want to trip on mushrooms.

Cosmosis - Morphic Resonance

Yes finally a good dark compilation im proud of. Q>whats so special about the left speaker?

phatmatix - dont get me mad abasio I havent heard the first kuba. but this one on its own , considering i was listening to it fresh , is quite good!

Thats a lovely composition you made dude. in between i thought i was actually listening to some track by zero cult. love the part between 2:50 and 3:30 ! get it released

Tell me about it. My friend's car windscreen was smashed windows broken and the stereo stolen at an outdoor rave.The organisers refused to take responsibilty saying you park at your own risk. Who do you go complain to ? the police?

haha omg dude you pretty much summed up what really pisses me off about parties here. it is almost the fucking same here , identical to the dot on the i. i can safely say now that scene stinks of pretty much the same things all over.

juno reactor - feel the universe

one of the best infact!

Braincell - Rotating Key

cosmosis - metaphysical worlds

bigwigs - sumiaste nagrania

Klopfgeister - Travel Diaries Furious - Uncanny Beats Trold - Illusion of time Ace Ventura - Rebirth Goasia - From other Spaces

my favorite one so far

worth checking out ? np atmos - fill the hat

klopfgeister - luminosity (invisible reality remix) :posford: :clapping:

klopfgeister - the day after (live remix)

braincell - spinal chord

Ah great news. New haltya music is always welcome.

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