Ormion Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Midnight Storm Nexus Media 2005 TRACKLIST: 1. Take off to the cosmos (Shift rmx) LEMURIANS 2. The covenant AZAX SYNDROM 3. I.E.F. BRETHREN 4. Hagigat DIGITAL TALK VS. AZAX SYNDROM 5. Retch ARTIFAKT 6. The face SHIFT 7. Nice but dimm RAM 8. Twisted tiger TWISTED SYSTEM 9. Lets go raving SCORB First release of the new South African label Nexus Media. Track one from Lemurians in a Shift remix. Take off is the perfect example of a great combination of Hard full on with new Goa. The Shift basslines are here with crazy fx all the way and an amazing mindblowing melody in the end of the track. Never heard the original but I can say that this is THE track!!! Next is Azax Regev. Well as you already know Regev has changed his style from Dark Psy to hard full on with more melodies. This is something that maybe you dislike but for me is perfect. An aggressive bassline and crazy sounds all the way again, but the last minutes are fucking powerful with again an amazing fast melody, blasting your brain and soul. Awesome! Track 3 from Brethren aka Phyx & Tickets. South Africa power phat style, killer bass and great melodies. At the last minutes we have some breaks in the kick that blast the track even more, powerful more and more and more!! Next are Digital Talk and Azax. Similar style with Fusion Reaction from the New Blood comp, great production and insanity. Not that good as Fusion but still good. Track 5 from Artifakt.You know that is Arti style from the first seconds. Strange kick and bass-this time a bit faster- and the well known Artifakt dark melodies not his best track IMO but still awesome. Mr.Hoy is next with his best track ever! Hard Psy with killer riffs and a super hard ending. Hard, hard, HARD!!! RAM are giving us another hard full on track, fits perfectly in this comp, not something different but still a good track, powerful again, not much to say. Next is my fav group Twisted System. Less crazy than other tracks by them but still powerful and this time with even more amazing goa-ish melodies. Simply awesome (Where do they find those sounds?) Last is Scorb with maybe the best track here. What can I say? Insanity, power and a super hard Goa melody in the last minutes. Unbelievable track!!! Overall, the best comp of 2005 so far, a MUST BUY. Power, mindblowing melodies and insanity. This is what I call Psy Trance. 10/10 Fav:1(!!!!),2(!!),3(!!),4,5,6(!!!),7,8(!!!!),9(!!!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insejn Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 I agree. This is one hell of a compilation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Le Lotus Bleu Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 A little correction:this is the 4th released of Nexus Media not the 1st. The released were in this order:Penguin Rebellion compilation, R.A.M (scorb + NRS) & Slug albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormion Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 A little correction:this is the 4th released of Nexus Media not the 1st. The released were in this order:Penguin Rebellion compilation, R.A.M (scorb + NRS) & Slug albums. 243560[/snapback] Really? I thought it was a brand new label.Anyway tnx for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MpMsAy Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 this comp is amazing cant get enough.Everything from Nexus Media is great!! like all of those. Slug is very good. Thankful that these south african artist are keeeping it real and makin good music. keep it up!! Cant wait for Shifts new album.... hoping for a better one then Broken Toys.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Two words: KICK ASS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MpMsAy Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 hehe yea :D , on Midnight storm ,, track 3 is something really speical ,, very good .. noo amazing. didnt know that Brethern had done other stuff cool ill check Phyx & Tickets. out thnx for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormion Posted April 13, 2005 Author Share Posted April 13, 2005 hehe yea :D , on Midnight storm ,, track 3 is something really speical ,, very good .. noo amazing. didnt know that Brethern had done other stuff cool ill check Phyx & Tickets. out thnx for the info 243959[/snapback] Yeah, Brethren rox!! Check out their tracks Allende (Wild Spirits-Strong Medicine, Afro Galactic 2004) and Genetic Prophetic (Mass Distraction, Mushroom Mafia 2004) They are even better than IEF!!! South Africa 4 ever!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dajek Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 I don't know what to say. From the samples it sounded like ordinary noisy full-on to me. Are the full length tracks really so much betteR? Uh, I guess this just isn't my style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormion Posted April 13, 2005 Author Share Posted April 13, 2005 I don't know what to say. From the samples it sounded like ordinary noisy full-on to me. Are the full length tracks really so much betteR? Uh, I guess this just isn't my style. 244455[/snapback] Well, you know you can't judge from the samples, right? And yes it's Full On. But not cheesy,commercial,gay,boring and unispired at all. Of course everyone has his taste I respect your opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MpMsAy Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Cool thnx man i think i have one of those albums somewhere.. i cant get enough of it though,, kinda reminds me of Shrink-Nervous Breakdown ,, but that track is abit simple. yea South Africa Forever!!! wish i could find a live act with Shift someday.....aahhhhhhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Twisted System is the best track on this compilation... Artifakt is still the most interesting project in the world... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banan Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 really good comp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawfly Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 I've been trying to listen to this for a while now, but every time I get distracted and loose the interst. Dunno why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moni Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 VA - Midnight Storm - Nexus Media, January 2005 Tracklist: 1. Lemurians - Take Off To The Cosmos (Shift Remix) 2. Azax Syndrom - The Covenant 3. Brethren - I.E.F 4. Digital Talk & Azax Syndrom - Hagi Gat 5. Artifakt - Retch 6. Shift - The Face 7. R.A.M. - Nice But Dimm 8. Twisted System - Twisted Tiger 9. Scorb - Let's Go Raving "Well well well, what do we have here!" - this is what i first said when i found out about this compilation, quite some months ago. I must say i'm guilty for not listening to the CD entirely, as i got stuck on 2 tracks on this one, particulary. Well, now i have a day off from work, so i said let's play some south african sound, let's play Midnight Storm. This compilation is very well described by the title and by the cover. Sharp, colorful, dark, fire, lightning and thunder like. Activate seat-belt, safety vest, and anything else you might think of: 1. Lemurians - Take Off To The Cosmos (Shift Remix) The compilation kicks in with a strong, playful and trippy track, it has the purpose of installing energy and setting borders (practically none, hehe), and activate dancefloor flames. Pretty mad, almost pushes your brain to the limit in some parts, but later on you'll wanna hear it again. Psychedelic full on that grows on you, good track. 2. Azax Syndrom - The Covenant To me this track is generic dark psychedelic full on, a good track but not outstanding. It fits well in a dj set, but it won't make you neither happy nor unhappy. It has repetitive parts, stop, build-up, kick, climax. It's approved. 3. Brethren - I.E.F "Where is everybody?" - this voice sample starts the track. Well i'll tell you where they are. On the dance floor, preparing drinks and a towel. Twisted, psychedelic, twirling, powerful and fast, oh oh oh i need a break! And Brethren gives the break. The build up is pretty loose and it brings in cool short melodic pieces. Many layers on this one, quite few stop-kick tricks in this track. The last minute of this track is MAD. 4. Digital Talk & Azax Syndrom - Hagi Gat This is what i call a "cold, calculated" track. Everything inside here seems to be made by a very well calculated scheme. Powerful kicks, cold melodic passages, builds-up, climaxes, twirls. It's a sharp, mad track, with a pretty cold geometry. 5. Artifakt - Retch "What the f*ck is going on down there?" This is the silver bullet in the gun. The track kicks in with a weird drum intro .. and then bang, shot in the head. The bullet will be hard to remove, trust me. Dark full on at its best. It's a very good experiment in combining dark bass line and crazy layers with high sounds and combinations of sounds. It's hard to describe Artifakt's style, as he is so different and outstanding in the whole scene. It's best if you check the samples and figure out on your own. I'll just say that you'll find in this track a lot of variety and entertainment, a lot of experimenting, many layers and sharp sounds but i say accessible. It's a fast, balanced, energetic crazy track that will be the attraction of a dj set .. When this guy tells you to "Open your mind to me..." do it, he knows his job very well. 6. Shift - The Face Since Nexus Media is the product of the "saffer" psytrancer Shift, he was expected to deliver a good track for his product. And you have it here. It's a phat track, dark, psychedelic, trippy, with blasting bass lines, loaded with atmospheres, heavy melodic layers, energy, and the cutest female voice sample: "Come on ... Are you OK? Shall we call 911?" Another good track for a dark / full on set. I like this track a lot, it's a heavy one, and yeah, I am ok, go on, give me more. 7. R.A.M. - Nice But Dimm Random Access Memory - Nice but Dual In-line Memory Module? haha (well, according to discogs.com, R.A.M. stands for Rampant Angry Men). R.A.M. is a project made of Scorb (psychedelic) and NRS (psy-techno), and this track shows it. You'll hear a fine pumping techno layer between powerful kicks, bass line and trippy melodic lines. Very nice, sensitive, melodic lines in the first half. I like this track, it has many layers, but i wish they kept the pumping technoish level up all through the track, it had a nice effect. They got me interested. 8. Twisted System - Twisted Tiger Another powerful track, but an easy, time-to-also-breath track. It's quite a bit uplifting even, it has a playful geometry, has many melodic lines, all arranged in a certain order .. one melody ends, another one starts. To some people this tune may be a dance-hard moment, to others it may seem like generic melodic full on, depends on each one's perception. It's a fine track. 9. Scorb - Let's Go Raving Lovely name for this one! Hehe, i sense experiment has been nosing around in this track as well. Cause it offers again variety, surprise elements like course changing, samples put together to form short melodic pieces, trippy melodic lines showing up in the background and disapearing. To me variety means entertainment, i feel entertained while listening to this one! Then some generic parts as pause, build-up, kicks, climax. Nice uplifting melodic climax!. Pretty nice track. This compilation is all about full power .. dark, psychedelic, twisted full on. To be played deep in the night, when the dance floor is warmed up, and ready to sweat like hell. Warning: do not play this CD if you're not in the right mood or if you don't have the energy for it! I like it a lot, it's a midnight storm indeed, very powerful and if you don't pay attention, you might miss some nice psytricks ... go inside and "read" the tracks, they are valuable, high-quality productions. I say this is a very good compilation, it contains good tracks, some of them are outstanding, which makes this a must-have CD. 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dj mylo Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 so nice to see so many nice comments about this release. *feels patriotic this is a great one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawfly Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I must admit that this is one hell of a compilation After giving more attention to it started to make more sense Been listening to this alot lately.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Psychiatrist Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 1,2,4,5,9 are certified dancefloor killars. I liek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_542 Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 dam right . excelent comp. WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII MAKES MY HEAD GOES PUM PUM PUM WAYAAAAAAAAAAA , SCORB ... DAMN .. HIHIHI . HEARD IT LAST TIME ONA 50,000 WTTS SYSTEM . DAMN .. EVERYTHING ON THIS CDS KICKS BARE ASS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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