Guest Le Lotus Bleu Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 Noosphere - Aqua Artist: Noosphere Title: Aqua Label: Spirit Zone Date: 2002 Track listing: 01. 07'20" Hyperfocus 02. 07'27" Plan-B 03. 06'36" Vector 04. 04'17" Anenomy 05. 06'25" How Do You Like Me Now ? 06. 05'25" Waterproof 07. 08'26" The Return 08. 05'49" Changes 09. 06'13" Quicksand 10. 07'27" Captain Proton 11. 05'22" Expect The Unexpected Review: The good impress that was confered to me by the previous « Captain Proton » on global psy trance 8 is largely confirmed. According to me, Noosphere is one of those artists that got their proper typical musical style. They do what they want to, they don't try to imitate what's working these days and even are against the current with some 303 lines. Aqua is a very eclectic album and this is its major force, maybe some listeners will be a bit lost in the always musical changes. This album has muffled sound coupled with melancholy tones and nice melodies. 2 tracks (Vector & Expect The Unexpected)are made with help from Marcus (X Dream),they 're rougher,faster & sharper but keep this slight dark atmosphere; the 2 are dancefloors. Hyperfocus is an energic & dancefloor track,with metallic percu & nice synth lines. Plan-B is dancefloor too, much subtle with vibraphone like melody,one og the happiest tunes on Aqua. Anemony is a bewithing melancholy downtempo stuff with chimes melody. Next one is a more basic dancefloor track. Waterproof is a downtempo at acoustic country guitar. The return is a robotic jerky one for dancefloors. Changes is another melancholy downtempo track done whith a guitarist. Quickdand is a dancefloor one but sounds to me annoying coz of his weakly melody. Captain Proton has some dracula's atmosphere on his intro and during all the track,some 303 lines arrives and gives this track all his energy. There's also some syncoped melody. Highlights are :Plan-B,Anemony and Captain Proton. Others goods stuffs :tracks 1,3,6,7,11. One only bad point, Quicksand . Mark :9/10 (recommended if you like electism album & melancholy tones) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TRISTAN Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 Hah. Quicksand ----------------- OMG! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sviskon Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 very dissapointing album. Vector is still the outstanding track on this one. I had expected more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MG Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 I heard the 12" recently... Wasn't Impressed. From Twisted to Spirit Zone should almost tell you, but I will endeavour to hear it nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Anonymous] Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 "Expect the unexpected" is one of the BEST electro trax I'v ever heard !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fabioschagas[at]ig.com[dot]br Posted July 1, 2002 Share Posted July 1, 2002 p/ o tristan , eu quero saber se sai algum albun esse ano !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Anonymous] Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 spirit zone have a habit of releasing better music than twisted as of late... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yan84[at]aquanet[dot]co[dot]il Posted August 16, 2002 Share Posted August 16, 2002 A little late on this one we know, but after some strong tracks and a good reputation for mid-set psychedelic grooves this album is worth checking out. Hyperfocus kicks things off in a nicely manic flavour, with semi-harsh lines filter in and out giving ample fuel for those stomping feet. Plan-B features an initially sparse groove and some awesome pads that make for a moody, atmospheric sound before detroity techno synths and restrained psychedelic growls take it further. Vector features M.C. Maichel of X-Dream, and the influence is evident: a blistering rhythm section provides the backbone for some truly psychedelic synth runs, peaking the intensity at somewhere around 8.3 on the Richter scale. Anemony is a very laid back, lounge-jazz offering with plenty of class, all very well but it does have the effect of disrupting the flow of the album and is likely to have you skipping on to How Do You Like Me Now?, a Delta-tinged industrial groover. Waterproof is chilled to the point of almost-coma, with bluesy slide guitar lazily swaggering over drunk beats, again though it interrupts the flow rather than creating a balance. The Return is a laid-back, tecchy little tune with nice light melodies swirling about for a nice morning tune, immediately after which is Changes, another laid back (verging on the coma again). Quicksand is a clockwork-style trancer with odd melodies that don’t quite work, making for a sort of grating-polka sort of effect, while the barking 303 of Captain Proton is sure to get you smiling as you stomp. M.C. Maichel returns to help lay down Expect The Unexpected, a spacey electro comedown number which is all very well, though you are left wishing that something unexpected would happen. The laid back tunes seriously get in the way and interrupt the flow of the album, and if you program them out it seems to hang together better. This is close to being a good album, but somewhere along the line it lost its way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahar@isratrance Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Noosphere- Aqua (Spirit Zone, Jul. 2002) 1. Hyperfocus 7:20 2. Plan-B 7:27 3. Vector 6:36 4. Anenomy 4:17 5. How Do You Like Me Now ? 6:25 6. Waterproof 5:25 7. The Return 8:26 8. Changes 5:49 9. Quicksand 6:13 10. Captain Proton 7:27 11. Expect the Unexpected 5:22 Ok, better late then never. Just got this excellent album, and it didn't age yet. Noosphere deliver a fresh diverse album, touching lots of spots on the known trance space and exploring some new uncharted territories as well. Fun, groovy, everchanging, psychedelic, strong mind factor- great cover as well. They start in your face right from the start- rock'n'roll!!! Great percussive interphase and back to business. Excellent- who said full on can't be original? Then it's time for Plan-B (T2)- good kick change move- very nice opening. Atmospheric melodies. Crunch. Hypnotizing groove. Vector's next. Well- everything have been already said. After all these parties it's still a joy to listen and to dance to. Anenomy is a down tempo break with beautiful mysterious touching lines. Then we move to driving percussion with happy, grabbing groove. Great. Waterproof (T6) is a nice chilled blusey piece, very relaxed and with a totally drunk melody. The Return (T7) reminds me of old Etnica stuff in feel- and that is a good thing. Changes (T8) is the only fall down here- and not that it's not a good track- it's an excellent loungy hypnotic piece- it's just that it's totally out of place here, and should have been left for another more suitable place. Things really change with Quicksand, which besides the great name, is a sneaky twisted tune that will sure make you smile. Pure joy. Captain Proton (T10) is my favorite here, with Vector being everywhere for a long time now. Melodic psytrance at it's best- just the way I like it- so much feel! Can't wait to play it pitched up in a morning somewhere in nature. A second team up with Marcus Michael (after Vector) ends the story- the most aquatic piece in this Aqua story. Bottom line: It's been a while since an album got stuck in my changer for weeks- that says all, I think. Just buy it- that's all. Favorites: 1, 3(!!), 5-7, 9(!), 10(!), 11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraph Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 Well...Here is another pretty crazy album too...It has some really nice sounds and crazy rhythms but also some nice dub stuff as well...Some parts are very psychedelic and some are very slow...So, it is actually not an album to listen to it as a whole...All songs are cute or good in their own way except a bit boring Plan B...rest is pretty good : HYPERFOCUS, VECTOR ( ! ), WATERPROOF, QUICKSAND ( ! ), CAPTAIN PROTON...7.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qa2pir Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 "The Return" really is brilliant. The quirky melody at 4:55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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