Anoebis Posted September 24, 2000 Share Posted September 24, 2000 Shiva Chandra - Auricular Artist: Shiva Chandra Title: Auricular Label: Spirit Zone Date: 2000 Track listing: 01. 08'25" Shaukelstuhl 02. 08'56" Creator (Rmx) 03. 08'01" Gartenzaum Pforte 04. 08'21" Pir T Diquil 05. 07'44" Microphone 06. 06'48" Psycle Trance (Rmx) 07. 07'51" Ground Control 08. 06'07" Get Whipped On Double Dipped 09. 06'42" Future MB End Review: It's the 4th Shiva Chandra album and I must say I absolutely LOVE this album!!! I normally don't like Minimalistic stuff, but this is different!! He uses véry hypnotising beats in the complete album, and on those fat beats you have many psychedelic sounds that make you fly and don't forget the hidden melodies in this album...!! Beware... you have to listen véry loud to this album on a good soundsystem to understand it!! The songs are all rather slow (135-140 BPM) exept the last one which is Ambient!! But the songs are great for during a morning session or the start of a party (I've seen him in VooV and his live-act kicked ass...)!! And don't forget the fantastic artwork...!! Best songs are 1,2 (!!!!! Specially that melody at the end...), 4,5,8!! But they're all the same style!! I give this album 9/10 and from now on Daniel Vernuft is one of my favourite artists!! Bom Shankar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TRISTAN Posted September 24, 2000 Share Posted September 24, 2000 Killer album! His 4th in a row, and i can`t believe what i hear... the beats are great and the sounds... fresh... like something new and innovative. Creator (Rmx) and Pir T Diquil are the best tracks on the album... 8.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexG Posted October 24, 2000 Share Posted October 24, 2000 really beautiful sounds here, i mean REALLY well crafted and original sounds. but the music itself is soo boring and repetitive. i can't say that i don't like it, but i just can't take too much of it at once. a couple of tracks, and i want to put something else on. for that, i'll give it 5/10 (on a good day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Goa Spirit Posted October 28, 2000 Share Posted October 28, 2000 Great album, certainly his best by far... i totally am besotted by this album at the moment. My favorite track is 3.. the whole album is very progressive... 9/10 to daniel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaySatanicHippie Posted November 1, 2000 Share Posted November 1, 2000 I really like this album, but i have to agree with alexg1029, i wouldn't listen to it all at once. The Kickdrum is almost the same throughout the whole album. I guess this guy is more about the sounds, because they are really, really well done, which makes this album so cool. I'll give it 8/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest a_ozi Posted November 2, 2000 Share Posted November 2, 2000 Yep, to me its not a home listening album, although great for a sunny mid morning stomp... because of the fact that the whole thing sounds very similar in places... not just the kick but the same bass line rythms (that very germanic oommm--phaa oommm--phaaa) through out. More smooth and dancy than Lunaspice, and still very enjoyable with top production... good buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tomyomy9[at]hotmail[dot]com Posted November 9, 2000 Share Posted November 9, 2000 great, deep , intelegent... perfect for lovely sunrises at himalaya mountains, or magic goa sunsets.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Baboon Posted November 24, 2000 Share Posted November 24, 2000 10/10 !!! this is a masterpiece... very dark, hard and evil =)) the way I want it!! hehe... get this if you have´nt already got it =P highly recomended from me !!! =P so if you don´t like my opinions... you probably don´t like this stuff Keep it dark And evil !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rmoench[at]hotmail[dot]com Posted November 28, 2000 Share Posted November 28, 2000 This album is an absolute masterpiece. But it needs to be heard loud. Obviously Daniel is some kind of sound fetishist, and his production is basically the best I have ever heard, as good as KoxBox. I love the album, but it doesn't prepare you for hearing his live set. I saw him live last month in Tokyo, and it was hands-down one of the best sets I have ever seen. (And for any female fans out there, the guy looks like a god--my girlfriend couldn't stop staring at him!) Perfect psychedelia--a steady driving force surrounded by natural organic sounds. Obviously much of his music is patterned after natural structures present in nature (the guy takes wicked sound samples and incorporates them into music), so it sounds much more REAL than a lot of more synthetic-sounding stuff out there. It's like a magnified, digitalized portrait of the microscopic realm of the natural world of sound--music made by someone with a deep appreciation of the pyschedelic experience who also happens to be a production genius. This is not minimal, not repetive, not boring. This music is divine. But you need a big stack of very accurate speakers, a beautiful sky, and a drop or a cube... Album-10/10; Live 12/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ravemail10 Posted December 21, 2000 Share Posted December 21, 2000 Every track on this album is amazing, except for "Pir T Diquil" which i find boring. Every track taken alone is 8.5/10 to 9/10. "Creator" is 9.5/10. But when you listen to the entire cd the same format and the same sounds become annoying. Get this and listen to 2-3 tracks at a time for maximum enjoyment. Overall score - 7.5/10, because the tracks are excellent but the cd as a whole is a little boring. Bom! - Raven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Anonymous] Posted January 8, 2001 Share Posted January 8, 2001 I think it is the "yahre" of Haldolium and Shiva Chandra...FUCKIN´GrEAT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Anonymous] Posted January 21, 2001 Share Posted January 21, 2001 I assume I'm the only one that doesn't like this album, Shiva Chandra can produce better stuff, but the album got a few good songs like Shaukelstuhl and Microphone. Unfortunately, this album does not appeal me at all 3/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PsychedelicGav Posted February 18, 2001 Share Posted February 18, 2001 This is the album of y2k for me. What can anyone say? It doesn't get much better than this..that pounding bass line rhythm are as good as it gets. Imagine dancing to this in the mid-morning sun..mind control music taking you to another dimension. Just made for nice summer days in Scotland! Respect and BOM. Gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Syre Posted March 13, 2001 Share Posted March 13, 2001 Most perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest amarmash[at]mailcity[dot]com Posted March 16, 2001 Share Posted March 16, 2001 Very good album. Dark Isrealie full on. perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ArchNemesis Posted March 25, 2001 Share Posted March 25, 2001 doesn't get much better than this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Psyphon[at]chaosexistence[dot]or Posted March 29, 2001 Share Posted March 29, 2001 All i have to say is PSYCLE TRANCE (RMX)... Awesome track... Great morning music... 9/10 Buy this album... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freak51 Posted April 1, 2001 Share Posted April 1, 2001 This is a masterpiece. The depths, the details are meticulous madness. Mmmmmmm. 9/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest theone666[at]sol[dot]dk Posted May 4, 2001 Share Posted May 4, 2001 MasterPiece especilally track 2 1 and 3 ....the rest is average Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kite flyer Posted June 15, 2001 Share Posted June 15, 2001 psytrance as psytrance should be daniel vernunft is a genious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oleshkin[at]yahoo[dot]com Posted August 2, 2001 Share Posted August 2, 2001 I love this kind of minimalistic stuff. The only thing is that the bassline is very repetitive -- if you concentrate on it, it's in fact the same in all the tracks. Other than the bassline, the background sounds are very creative. Excellent for dancing, esp. track 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Anonymous] Posted December 13, 2001 Share Posted December 13, 2001 its allrihgt,its not great but not bad.positive was allot beter,its not as createve as the music his done before and it seem like his saying too him self "why should i work saw hard and make great tracks like in lunaspice and positve if nobody appreciate (6 out of 10) when i can get lazy by doing heavy bass and some farting in the backround and at the same time make evryone happy. comeon pepole this album is bullshit in compare to his music before,i would really incorege all of you to listen to his album positve .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest phlegetonyarre[at]hotmail[dot]co Posted January 22, 2002 Share Posted January 22, 2002 Gartenzaum Pforte is sooo mindblowing! This is exactly the reason why I love psytrance so much!! This guy is GOD 10/10!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ... Posted February 24, 2002 Share Posted February 24, 2002 Has anyone wondered what pirt diquil (track 4) means? Read it backwards ;] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest psychic[at]hotmail[dot]com Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 Shiva Chandra is amazing..This is my fav. album, although I'm beginning to love Gecko too. Seeing him live for the first time in one month! Woo-hoo! CAN NOT WAIT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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