DeathPosture Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Intergalactic – The Future Artist: Intergalactic (Israel) Title: The Future Format: CD (jewel case) Label: Noga Records (Japan) Cat. #: NOGACD 001 Distribution: Sigimus (worldwide), File Distribution (Japan) Date: 26 January 2005 Track listing: 01. 05’59” Happy Zone 02. 07’28” Technographic 03. 07’03” Fairies Rain 04. 07’30” Free Galaxy 05. 06’26” The Future 06. 06’49” Star Light 07. 06’47” Space Tour 08. 07’14” Armstrong 09. 06’10” Navigation Review: Futuristic full-on… 25 year old Vik Shefi from Israel is an experienced producer… He has released albums both as Intergalactic, Viktan, Vik On Injection and Cyber Cartel – but now his focus is on the Intergalactic project… This is the debut release on the new Japanese label Noga Records and according to the promotional info, this album has been two years in the making… So let’s find out if that investment paid off… Let me take you thru the tracks… #01: Happy Zone [146 BPM] Right, this is melodic from the get-go… Instant synth… Instant melody… And a not-so-instant bassline… This is pretty standard, fluffy morning trance with odd bits and pieces thrown in… I kinda like the piano bits and the floating harmonic pads here… And I dig the last couple of minutes with super-happy melodies – it’s a shame the track is so short though… But besides from that, this track doesn’t really do much for me… But I guess it was mostly meant as an intro to the album, and as such it’s setting the mood for what’s about to come… #02: Technographic [146 BPM] “Party… Party… hypnotism, syncroprism, tripnology, lies, scandal and pornography” And now the album starts getting really interesting… This here is darker full-on with a technographic touch… Oh yes, this is some good shit… The 5’40 point should convince even the most hardened sceptic… Melodic overdrive! Flaring crisp acid-lines blasting away whilst the bassline is bouncy as hell… Kick-ass build-ups and rocking climaxes… I’m officially in love with full-on again! Brilliant! #03: Fairies Rain [146 BPM] “Free your mind!” And now it’s raining faries! Sweet old school intro… Atmospheric pads… Digital farts… Space samples… Again, this is a highly melodic tune… Floating uplifting soundscapes of an epic nature… Nice and well-polished – I could’ve wished for a little more edge here though… But a nice track nevertheless… #04: Free Galaxy [146 BPM] Vik continues in the 146 bpm range with this spacey number… Ahhhh more edge now – tasty!... Cut up beats and a darker beat…. This is night time trance – designed to shred the trance floors with fast, pumping, twisted full-on… Tasty! #05: The Future [145 BPM] “Please do not be alarmed. Remain calm. Do not attempt to leave the dancefloor. The DJ booth was conduction a troubleshoot test of the entire system. This is only a test….” Holy mushroom, this title track is brand-spanking amazing… It rocks! Fast, pumping, focussed night time full-on trance with just the right mix of darkness, melodies, acid and bass to tickle my taste buds… One sweet build-up + take-off after the other… Yes, yes, YES! Intelligent full-on! Stellar track! #06: Star Light [146 BPM] Very nice, orchestral intro here… Almost organic… And check out the wicked rhythm section – twisted, trippy electronic burps alongside a steady bassline… Great synth-action here – kinda raw, but yet melodic and well-groomed… Fast, bouncing full-on – will work wonders on the dancefloor! Nice track! #07: Space Tour [146 BPM] “God likes to watch. He's a prankster. Think about it. He gives man instincts!” Let’s go to space – where else? Another fast-paced full-on track with crisp beats and twisted tweaking… I really dig the extremely psychedelic pizzicato acid-rips here… Hardcore full-on extravaganza with friendly nods to the insane psy coming out of Finland and Australia… Sweet, sweet track! #08: Armstrong [142 BPM] Go Lance! Go Louis! Go Neil! Go Vik! … Though set a couple of bpms lower than the previous tracks, this tune still manages to be extremely head bop friendly… This is deep, darkish night time full-on… With a big fat dose of funk! … Very trippy track! #09: Navigation [144 BPM] If you were expecting a nice chilled track to finish things off – well here it is… Despite the high bpm, this is much more relaxed tune… Experimental, floating, organic, melodic – though with beats and bass…. Nice tune, but not the best here… Before listening to this, I was pretty sceptic… The stuff I had previously heard from Vik didn’t really impress me + I was afraid this was another boring, formulated Israeli full-on record…But I’m happy to inform you that my preconceived prejudice was totally unfounded – this is a brilliant album with only a couple of mediocre tracks… The vast majority of tracks kicks major ass, and actually this album has kinda restored my faith in modern full-on… Oh yes, there are some really cool tracks here – if this is the direction full-on is taking in 2005, I’m totally looking forward to more... The outside cover art is pretty nice and well-fitting – though the inside of the booklet is an eyesoar… But who cares about that? The CD also comes with a handy Case Logic friendly DJ slip… Cool! Anyway, this album is great – and I’d recommend it to any fan of high quality full-on… Check it out when it’s released on 26 January 2005 - You might be surprised as I was… Enjoy! Favourites: 2(!!), 4, 5(!!), 7(!), 8 DeathPosture External links: Sigomus: http://www.sigomus.com Noga Records: http://www.noga-records.com Chaos Unlimited: http://www.chaosunlimited.co.uk/cgi-bin/pr...asp?LR=NOGACD01 Trance Shop: http://www.trance-shop.com/de/catalog/prod...roducts_id=4412 Should be available @ Psyshop, Saiko Sounds, etc shortly… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neophyte Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Quite the glowing review. I'm shocked...fullon hasn't been good for quite some time...can't wait to hear this!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amphiton Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 I must say some tracks are really nice, if you like full on... but these fucking euro-trance look-a-like vocals make me nuts... (05 The Future) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cocco Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Based on the samples I've heard: Technographic, track 2, sounds really good! Those melodies are so cool, beautiful, and catchy! I wonder where the rest of the song goes! However, while listening to the rest of the samples, nothing else seemed close to track 2. More great, or well done tracks and less or NO overall decent or fillers is what most people prefer. I'm getting sick of buying an album with only 1-2 pretty good tracks on it. I hate filler, but this album does seem to have some very well done parts to it... just not enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmiwinks Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 IMO you must be living in a cave for the past 6 months to find this "fresh-sounding" or original... Actually it seems to me that Vik saw the success of the new "80s NES psy" movement (as I call it) and decided he wanted a part of the action too. So yes, if you like Lani and Vibe Tribe you'll probably also like this. Personally I don't like artists who jump in the bandwagon whenever they see that something new is "in"... Free Galaxy is the standout for me... a really driving track and less "euro-trancy" than the other tracks here. The downtempo track Navigation is also very sweet, reminds me of the early 90s breakbeat-ambient made by UK producers. So basically what I'm saying here is that there are 2 tracks I really like and the rest are pretty average... Personally out of all the "NES psy" albums I've heard I still prefer Vibe Tribe . So to take what DP said, I never really was impressed by Vik's work either... but this isn't an exception 6/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmtree Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 yeah, this album is nowhere near stellar or groundbreaking. pretty typical melodic stuff, imo. There's much better morning music out there. Search and ye shall find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsu Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 This is by far my favourite album of the year (ok, it's only May I know). I agree with Deathposture that it's high quality full-on, it's has not only the typical full-on sounds and melodies but on top of that the psy like noises and crunches. It's beyong me that anybody thinks this sounds the same as Vibe Tribe?! Maybe my ears are getting worse with my age but Vibe Tribe is way more melodic and (to use a word that is very popular round here) cheezy. My favourite track is n. 5 The Future, and I think the sample fits perfectly, think it's from a movie or something? Anyway, I'm happy that there are at least some people that like the album. I hope more stuff in similar style gets released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandemonium Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 I just picked this one up yesterday. I know I know im only 2 years late on this one. I have been wanting this comp. for quite some time now. I love how the melodies flow perfectly together with the atmospheres. They really compliment each other. This was well worth the money I paid for it. This one still sounds amazingly fresh in 2007. The slower track at the end is very nice to. Good job Vik. One of the best of 2005 IMO. 8/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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