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V/A - Analog Reflections 3

 

Artist: Various

Title: Analog Reflections 3

Label: Agitato

Date: 2002

 

Track listing:

 

01. 06'30" Insect Sun : The Room

02. 07'45" Boo-Reka : Skak

03. 06'50" Platform : Unfreeze

04. 07'50" Surreal : Speech Failure

05. 07'47" Pixel : Black In Black Out

06. 04'53" STAZZ : Havoc

07. 06'44" Psydrop : Half Life

08. 06'42" Platform : Speed Up

 

Review:

 

The CD opens with Insect Sun The Room is a typical track from Ilan with all

the expected squeaky mind games plus extra brain scratches, but in a

relatively mellow atmosphere, good song. Than it's Boo-Reka, technoish side

project of Hujaboy with Skak (T2), a massive relentless real dark one-

beware of the bass line. A smooth move to Platform himself with Unfreeze

(T3), monotonic scratchy techno with good mechanic groove, a bit boring and

not so cool as that. Surreal continue with Speech Failure from their Beyond

album, and change the atmosphere completely. Nutty Eat-Static-like

atmosphere with, catchy rhythms and bubbly melodic lines. Pixel with the

second released track here, his big hit Black In Black Out (T5), This one is

a killer, great bassline, spooky sounds and a deep and dark athmosphere,

very good. Than you get a short techno lesson from new comer S.T.A.ZZ, Havoc

(T6) really grabs you and shows a lot of promise, but the sound is very bad.

Psydrop is another new one, and Half Life (T7) is a weird track, cute groovy

and clubby, full of little arcade sound mind games. Again work on sound

needed. Platform finishes the story with Speed Up, another killer, a darker

technoish piece, with hypnotic tribal feel and filled with spooky

atmosphere. In my opinion you only like this album if you're into

minimal/techno trance. If you're only stuck to melodic, old school goa

trance don't buy it. You'll hate it :) For me it works, but it's not a

masterpiece. Well I give it 6.5/10

PEACE

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Guest Genetix

Third in the series so far and not the best I think. If you whanna here

something new techoish sound this is sure for you. I have only the first in

the series and don't expect that much of techno sound here. Let's begin with

the music here. (t1) very good chosen track for starting a CD. Slow twisted

and grove peace of music. (t2) side project from Hujaboy and what else can you

expect than real dark atmosphere with strong bass line. (t3) one of the two

tracks produced by him. I don't like this. Too monotonous and too technoish.

(t4) good change here from the tracks above. Eat-Static atmosphere with very

good melodies. Well not real melodies just short ones just to catch your mind.

(t5) real dancefloor killer. Fast kinda full on track. (t6) what is this? pure

techno. Look at the length of this track. Just 4 min. this is shit. It doesn't

belong here. (t7) another track that I don't like. Too clubby and groove. (t8)

spooky atmosphere here. Dark technoish track wilt little signs of tribal?

Overall I don't like it. It has some good track but others tracks are pure

techno-trance. I give 5.5/10.

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Guest [Anonymous]

'Stuck' implies wanting to move but being unable to do so. People who prefer

the oldschool sound are, for the most part, not stuck, because they have no

desire to be anywhere else with regards to their musical tastes, and who can

argue with their taste or yours?

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Guest Defbydelta...

Damn I Like The Platform - Speed Up track its a real stomper! dunk dunk dunk!!

this compil has alot of killer tracks! check it out ;) i give it 8 of 10

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Guest gerenados pro.

very good comp.i liked the platform,boo-reka,pixel,insect sun.they are a big

names with a great music a newstyle of music for a chenge!!9.5/10

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Guest Candlejack

Could be good.. but what the fuck is up with the length of this comp? With

these times they could've easily fit 2 extra tracks on it... Now it's .. what?

Almost 60 minutes?? Arrghh... I think I'll only buy this when the price is

really low...

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