mars Posted November 11, 2000 Author Share Posted November 11, 2000 Jaïa - Blue Synergy Artist: Jaïa Title: Blue Synergy Label: Yellow Feather Date: 2000 Track listing: CD 1 (Blue Energy) 01. 06'46" Sommeil Paradoxal 02. 09'26" Anawa's Paradise 03. 07'25" Breathing Ocean 04. 08'13" Brainstorm 05. 09'44" Nasty Angel 06. 09'21" Maï Maï 07. 08'59" Spiritual Drops And Eternal Ices 08. 09'25" After The Rain CD 2 (Blue Synergy) 01. Sentences To Heaven 02. Sillenium 03. Time Machine 04. Kannibal 05. Factory Of Mind 06. Meditation Review: The first CD is the reedition of Jaïa's album released in mid-1998. To have an idea of it, just take a look at the Jaïa : Blue Energy review page. The second cd is a compil of tracks released -or not- at different ages, and on different labels. Sentences to Heaven....a typical Jaïa track, fast and cool at the same time, charming voices. There is also a powerful break! ok. Sillenium was written with Deedrah. This is a true killer with psychedelia everywhere...a total dancefloor tune. Once again, the break near the end is perfect and it's difficlt not to dance on that track. Time Machine also used to be a very good party track. It rolls quickly over a guy saying 'le temps....' all the time...then there are voices, a break, and it restarts to roll again and again! Everything is very well studied. Excellent track. Kannibal is new: it's fast and more minimalistic than the rest:mainly rhythmic. There is a good work on the drums. Near the end, there are a few waves And people shouting. The groove is OK, the track is OK. Factory of the Mind is also (nearly) unknown. It has a powerful bassline, the track runs fast, there are shy little sounds dealing with other drumworks And quick plastic sounds over that. sure the effect would be excellent on a dancefloor ! Meditation is a very emigmatic calm track, with voices. It's cool And still really good ...something to calm you down after 2 hours of powerful energies. If you've never had the Original Blue Energy, or if you don't know Jaïa, here is your chance to repair the offense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tequila Posted November 11, 2000 Share Posted November 11, 2000 True.Blue energy is a killer, but no need to waste time on CD1, it's already reviewed.So, Blue Synergy begins with Sentence to Heaven.A powerful nice track that immediatly shows the Jaïa new style: both powerful and melodic.great.Sillenium is a killer, made with Dado -we immediatly hear this transwave influeunce in that track- and I really enjoy it each time I listen to it.But I regret that it's already been released on the comps QuestionMark1 and DreamCreation, so, not a real discover.Track 3, Time Machine, is perfectly made.The sounds fits nicely together, showing the maturity Jaïa has 2 years after Blue Energy.It begins with a nice clock sound, that seems to disappear during the main part of the track, and that comes back again and again each time there is an explosion:)gooood!Kannibal is original, based on its fast rhythm.as wrote mars, minimalistic, but powerful and well made, so it's an OK track that reminds me Anawa's Paradise.Factory of mind is a killer track.For me, it's The track representative of the new Jaïa style: Fast, powerful, Hard bass line, and some beautiful sounds assembled together that makes an harmonious melody.wow! and it ends with Meditation, a nice peaceful end, terribly relaxing, and truely beautiful. aow, and don't look for recognizing where does the samples come from for hours, they're taken from a french radio named France Culture.8/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hitch-hiker Posted November 11, 2000 Share Posted November 11, 2000 I wonder about the second CD, because my tracklisting is (no order): 7:58 Rebirth 6:30 Phase 2 5:45 Deep Pulsations 7:50 Time Machine 9:03 Drum Explorer 5:29 P-re Noel 2000 7:55 Meditation 6:58 I'd like to live 8:48 L'ivresse des pr. It seems that Meditation and Time Machine are the same tracks, altough you forgot to mention the playtimes in your review for comparision... All tracks on this CD are Ambient style which I like, but Blue Energy was a better mix of styles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hitch-hiker Posted November 11, 2000 Share Posted November 11, 2000 Time Machine and Rebirth are non-Ambient tracks and they're pretty cool 7/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexG Posted November 12, 2000 Share Posted November 12, 2000 good album...nothing really amazing, and most of it is rather simple and in the older style, but most importantly it makes you feel good. 6/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Goa Spirit Posted November 13, 2000 Share Posted November 13, 2000 Great stuff!!! sentences to heaven, time machine and kannibal are three awesome tracks... love the drum they use... overall really good stuff... these french and greeks really do make some amazing psy trance.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest C.Farewell Posted January 19, 2001 Share Posted January 19, 2001 Hello Yannis and Jean MI! It's Farewell from Asura. Really good product, really good soul. A must. O love you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ArchNemesis Posted January 21, 2001 Share Posted January 21, 2001 Sillenium is so cool it hurts me badly. I cannot get over it... ever. The sounds which slowly emerges, and then a hard kick followed by a small bassline, and it continues with the rough style all the way through. As I said, I cant get enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ravemail10 Posted February 4, 2001 Share Posted February 4, 2001 Sillenium - aaaaaaaaaa!!! choo-choo-train-run-right-over-you elements, but different from spirallianz. And then the break enters with those cool whackwhackwhack sounds. Other tracks have totally different personalities, theres a track for every mood. Nothing particularly special about these tracks, they are just beautiful. Money well wasted :-) 7.5/10 - Raven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest donthave[at]email[dot]com Posted February 23, 2001 Share Posted February 23, 2001 AMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZING, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWSOOOOOOME, AAAAAAAAAAAAAASTONISHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUY THIS ALBUM RIGHT AWAY!!!!!! THE BEST SHIT I'VE EVER HEARD!!!!! 100/100 !!!!!!!!!!! "these french and greeks really do make some amazing psy trance.. goa_spirit@indiainfo.com" who are you talking about ?? wtf?? this is a review of infected mushroom right? hmm.. strange guy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ehsanur Posted April 24, 2001 Share Posted April 24, 2001 "Feel good"-music which flourishes in its own purity. The melodies are taken to another level and the drums are very much present at the fullon tracks. This french/greek-group really know how to create awesome synthlines, and as a fundament the bass pumps and the drum thumps. Some of it is just nice music regardless of any genre and their usage of vocals blend nicely into the music. Even if it is melodic, I still wouldn't put this winner in that typical uplifting category a la Israel. No, Blue Energy and Jaia in general stands out from the trance scene as something pure and genuine. Really nice mediterian/oriental focus.Fav.tracks must be "Sentence to heaven" (killer on the dancefloor),"Maï Maï","Breathing Ocean","Time Machine" and "After the Rain". Too bad " Drum Explorer" isn't included in this release... 9/10 Bom Shankar from Eshanti Brahman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skaba[at]iobox[dot]fi Posted May 13, 2001 Share Posted May 13, 2001 I fall in love these sounds! Even better and tasty than AP cheese sounds... Got to have some more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rx7style Posted May 21, 2001 Share Posted May 21, 2001 Jaia is a truly wonderful sound. Jaia has to make some of the sweetest melodies in electronic music today. I absolutely love the track Rebirth! The harmonies are simply astounding! If you already own Blue Energy [AMAZING ALBUM], you should buy this one too. It's just so damned good... and I really can't say anything else!! Go buy it, you'll love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rx7style Posted May 21, 2001 Share Posted May 21, 2001 I have a question though, why were the releases different? Some of these albums included completely different tracks?? What's going on? What am I missing *whimper*??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sunconscious Posted August 11, 2001 Share Posted August 11, 2001 i love Jaia's light songs.. they are so beautiful.. but i find their dancey songs boring. for me jaia means "breathing ocean" "mai mai" "rebirth" etc. beautiful songs! you cant go wrong with this unless you are one of those progressive trance snobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooray Posted August 16, 2001 Share Posted August 16, 2001 Jaiaaaah! I need more..... more ....more .. fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rabbitakis[at]hotmail[dot]com Posted November 4, 2001 Share Posted November 4, 2001 THE NAME OF THE GROUP IS "JAIA"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cosmotrip Posted December 18, 2001 Share Posted December 18, 2001 you definitly have to hear the Blue Energy one!... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gaz Posted January 17, 2002 Share Posted January 17, 2002 This is , IMHO , one of the top 5 psy albumns ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Isratranz Posted February 13, 2002 Share Posted February 13, 2002 Very good album, but i prefer blue energy. REBIRTH IS A TRUE KILLER!!,you feel good hearing this sounds 7.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zeus Class Posted March 11, 2002 Share Posted March 11, 2002 Too lazy to write a review.... just wish they'd release another album some day... They are so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hit it Posted April 29, 2002 Share Posted April 29, 2002 I've heard a track that will be in the next jaia album, (the jaia guy told me when i was asking him after a live show)and it make me crasy waiting it!!! I think fans will not be dispointed by it, just be patient, theese guys need time to do this kind of amazing music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khogg Posted May 14, 2002 Share Posted May 14, 2002 This is a must have, pure and simple. You basically get Blue Energy and extra tracks. Definitely one of my all time favorites. Great goa trance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Glaeken Posted May 30, 2002 Share Posted May 30, 2002 Second cd was dissappointing after I heard the first one. Blue Energy rocks!!! Blue Synergy sux !!! Rate: Blue Energy - 9,6/10, Blue Synergy: 4,5/10 !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkeletonMan Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 I doubt I've ever come across an album as widely praised as Blue Energy. Everyone seems to love this album frequently labelling it a classic of the golden 95-98 goa era. Even I.F.O., Twisted, Mystical Experiences and other classics have their foes, but Blue Energy seems to meet everyone's taste. So how does it fare in 2006 together with Blue Synergy on this 2000 re-issue? As a bloody statement of what the Goa sound was and is all about!! You simply can't help but surrender to BE's melodies, build-ups, sounds and mindblowing energy. BE tugs you in and run you over. If you're looking for one worthy statement of the classic goa sound, this could be your pick. And add to the 6 psychedelic goa monsters here (2-7) the opening and closing ambient beauties. Disc 2 Blue Synergy has the ungrateful task of taking over and one can't help but think that Kamarinos and Blanchet must thank themselves today that they chose to add these tracks so soon after the original BE issue! That task would have been WAY to hyper today, but on BS they manage to follow up with tracks that both point back to BE while at the same time adding their own characteristica. BS has a more aggressive sound to it, but places itself nicely in the streamwater of BE. A worthy addition that in itself justifies a purchase of this package. Which as of this date is still available directly from Dakini Records, mind you! Yes, there is NO excuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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