krelmatrix Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Artist: Igneous Sauria Album: Skint Label: Headstick Recordings Genre: Progressive Trance Year: September 2004 Tracklisting: 01. Crying Chimney Rombolette 02. Rotation 03. Chameleon 04. Order and Security 05. Bash 06. Frod 07. Nothing for Something 08. Snow White 09. Adaptor Igneous Sauria is a name not unfamiliar to psy-trance connoisseurs - his first album, Encephalophagus (Creamcrop, 2003) was highly received in progressive circles, and the follow-up effort has been a subject of much anticipation. Greek producer Chris Tatitzikidis finally ends the wait with Skint, the inaugural release on his own label, Headstick Recordings. The music: Skint offers a nice variety of styles, combining equal parts of Process-esque digital minimalism and dark progressive atmospheric layering, with pinch of frantic percussion. The strongest dancefloor moments are found in the galloping and subtly melodic tracks “Rotation” and “Snow White” – the mysterious overtones and heavy groove are sure to give the floor a serious workout. Additionally, the lush and atmospheric closer “Adaptor” is a surprising late-morning progressive gem with its warm throbbing bassline, heavenly eastern-flavored chanting, and head-bobbing percussion. The process-like “Frod” has the psycho-digital feel highly reminiscent of the first album from Process, almost feeling like a precisely tuned psychedelic machine churning out beats and synthetic grooves. A few of the tracks (“Bash” and “Nothing for Something”) occasionally feel as though they get lost in minimalist noodling, but fortunately the album closes with its 2 best tracks to bring it back, to accessibility. Overall: While occasionally getting lost in the groove of plodding minimalism, Skint still provides more than enough shining moments to leave the listener with no sense of disappointment. To those missing the darkish minimal sounds from a couple years ago, there are definitely sounds to please. For those looking for a more full-throttle mechanicanistic prog-psychedelic sound, they got ya covered as well. And for those wanting a super-smooth house-inspired morning number, the 11+ minute closer will suit you perfectly. Skint is not ground-breaking, but it’s totally solid and damn fun. Rating: 7/10 Favorite tracks: 2, 6, 8!!, 9!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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