Guest Chai Whaller Posted May 5, 2001 Share Posted May 5, 2001 Generally this is a pretty sound release. It tends to lose it with a couple of really worthless tracks such as the way too minimal Synchro and the totally boring minimal Gilgamesh track (is this guy really responsible for half of 4 carry nuts ?). However not all is lost and the Slinky Wizard and guss till tracks take on a stompy build up feel-nice, while Tim Shuldt takes the cake with an absolute tear jerker (just beautiful) and Noosphere is a real stomper. Avatar bring us back down with a nice trancey/dubby track. If it wasnt for the minimal spread through it Id give it a cool 9 but because it does Ill have to stick with a 7/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mars Posted May 5, 2001 Share Posted May 5, 2001 This is a compilation like many others: some minimal sound, not so many new sounds..nothing REALLY inventive....ah yes the tracks are all average or good, but what can distinguish it from the score of other compils released lately ?? : Mainly 2 tracks: MOS - Komm Das and especially MidiMiliz - Cream which is a true killer. Its minimal but it's so well done and dark that i'd forget i don't like minimal !!! 7/10 for the whole compil, but remember the Midimiliz Track. the compil should be bought only for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbe Posted May 6, 2001 Author Share Posted May 6, 2001 V/A - Behind The Scenes Artist: Various Title: Behind The Scenes Label: Atomic Date: 2001 Track listing: 01. 09'12" MOS : Komm Das 02. 06'48" Synchro : Elektrik 03. 08'52" Slinky Wizard : Hit And Run 04. 08'23" Gilgamesh : Sextant 05. 08'04" Four Carry Nuts And DJ Alex : Halogen 06. 08'00" Midimiliz : Cream 07. 07'10" Noosphere : Kaleidoscopter 08. 10'37" Bus : Night Tripper 09. 07'59" Avatar : Machine Life (Dub Mix) Review: Behind the scenes is a compilation released by Atomic records. Tracks have been selected by Marc Van Der Vlugt. If you don't know him, this german is one of the best trance DJ and he's involved in psytrance since a long time. Honestly, the playlist was not exactly my taste...but when I heard it I was amazed !! what a good selection, all tracks fit together like a good album !!! (as in a Marc VDV set :-) So, let's start... First track is MOS - "Komm das", and it starts with some little sounds ready to blow up....here we go, a perfect track for the dance floor to dance and dance and dance again... This track could have been made by Psychaos and The Delta together... Next track is Synchro - " Elektrik" , which is also the "title-track" from the last Synchro album, weird sounds, filters effects, a nice kick, then the bassline come in the middle of the track, not the best track of the compilation, the bassline is not fantastic, but not bad too. T 3 is Slinky Wizard - "Hit & run" , not a bad track :-) Next track is Gilgamesh - "Sextant" , you will like it if you like powerfull effects and a good rythm...maybe the bassline is a little bit monotonous ? Anyway, I like the Drum'n'bass sound and the vocal sample. And now, ready to listen to killers tracks ? T 5 is Four Carry Nuts feat DJ Alex - "Halogen"...you will recognize Tim Shuldt work here...very nice beat, good electric guitar samples and even a Wah-wah !!! Dark pads and a rythm that change everytime....boring is a word that Tim shuldt doesn't know. Another killer track is Midi Miliz - "cream". Remember The delta album ? this track could have been there... thoses guys like power + dark. Very very far from cheesy stuff.... Don't panic, this is only music ;-) Track 7 is Noosphere - "Kaleidoscopter"...starts with a scary pitch bend effect then hard synth sounds, then the groovy rythm comes...very good track. Next track is Bus - "Night Tripper". Usually I don't like bus track, but there.... hey, Marc VDV, where do you find such tracks ? I like this heavy rythm and the melody and the vocal sample. The last Track is Avatar - "Machine Life (dub mix)", a remix from this classical track created by Pete Martin and guess who ? Marc Van der Vlugt, the master himself !! :-) So, a very good compilation, best tracks are 1,5,6,7,8,9 and there is no bad tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Trippin' Troll Posted May 6, 2001 Share Posted May 6, 2001 Nothing special, midimiliz and gilgamesh did their job. 6.5/10 - nothing i'll remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stormbringer Posted May 6, 2001 Share Posted May 6, 2001 I have heard all the ATOMIC-compilations and this is probably the best one. The Midimiliz track "Cream" takes the Tech-trance-sound to another level. It´s still rough, pounding and grinding beats but now with a touch of atmosphere too! The minimal tracks by Gilgamesh and MOS are great too but the rest of the compilation doesn´t interest me so much. Three very good tracks out of eight... still far better than what you could expect from any compilation. 8/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gizmo Posted May 6, 2001 Share Posted May 6, 2001 Very good compilation. Nice to hear interesting & new sounds, after disapointing Procyon. 7.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplex Posted May 8, 2001 Share Posted May 8, 2001 i went to the launch party for that CD in brighton (volks ) and it was great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Arthur Posted June 16, 2001 Share Posted June 16, 2001 MIDI MILIZ - Cream !!!!!!!!!! is the best and MOST KIller trax of this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest -Shroom- Posted July 19, 2001 Share Posted July 19, 2001 Just another release, nothing more to say. MOS, MidiMiliz, and Noosphere made this cd look better, but they just made it from ok to nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Evilben Posted November 2, 2001 Share Posted November 2, 2001 Very nice comp! from dark to melodic psytrance, it works on the dancefloor : two real dark tech-trance tracks, from Mos & Midi Miliz (have to be listened through a BIG sound system )) but here i found two masterpieces done by Four carry nuts & Dj Alex and the other by Noosphere, simply perfect ! Favourites : 1,3,5,6,7. a big 8/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraph Posted April 24, 2002 Share Posted April 24, 2002 Pretty good compilation...Full of minimal and progression...Boring at some stages but interesting stages are : KOMM DAS, ELEKTRIK, HALOGEN, KALEIDOSCOPTER, NIGHT TRIPPER...7/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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