Tetraktys - Capricorne / Atrophy

[Guest Stormbringer]

Tetraktys - Capricorne / Atrophy

 

 

Artist: Tetraktys

Title: Capricorne / Atrophy

Label: Sub Machine

Date: 2001

 

Track listing:

 

01. Capricorne

02. Atrophy

 

Review:

 

"Atrophy" (10/10) I´m in heaven!!! This sounds like something I dance to

in my wildest dreams. I predicted years ago that this extremely harsh

and furious mix between several different genres would eventually be

created, and if I ever stop to spend all of my money solely on records

this is how I want my own music to sound. I would be very proud if I

could create anything like this so I bow before you Tetraktys (Vincent

Courcot & Olivier Blard). Your record has earned a very special place in

my collection!!! This is the kind of stuff that gives you a spontaneous

nosebleed just by touching the record sleeve, and this track would most

certainley be hasardous for any old people just walking by your window

when your´re playing it on your homestereo, so be aware! If I compare

"Atrophy" with the powerful sound of the latest Delta album, then this

is more aggressive but not as dark. Think of The Delta as a Tank

crushing every bone in your body when it runs you over and imagine

Tetrakys more like a rocket-launcher in your face ;-) "Capricorne"

(9/10) is an incredible track too but it isn´t as interesting and not as

aggressive as "Atrophy". I like the gallop-beat though! This is the

fourth release from the french label SUB MACHINE RECORDS but it doesn´t

sound french at all. If I had anything to do with the D.DRUM-label, then

writing a contract with Tetraktys would be my first priority. It´s too

soon to put "Atrophy" in a high position on my top ten of all time but

it´s certain that it belongs on that list! There´s no question that

"Atrophy" is the track of the year so far, and I can´t think of any

other release threatening that position. BUT it´s more than a month left

of this year so I wait before I pronounce a winner!

[ukiro]

I agree that this is absolutely brilliant stuff (didn't I tell you about this

EP a while back stormbringer? but I wouldn't compare it to d.drum. The

stuff from Delta and other d.drum acts is much more sober, while this is

insanity gone wrong, sort of. I'd rather compare it to another french label,

turbo trance records. This, however, is harder, darker, noisier and most

importantly; better. There's a compilation coming out on sub machine records

soon with 2 new tetraktys tracks (Ptah and Odyssey). I really look forward to

that compilation. This EP gets a solid 9/10 from me, which is very very rare

:-)

[Guest Stormbringer]

I´ve now decided to put "Atrophy" at number five on my all-time-toplist. The

reason for comparing this ep with the label D.DRUM is that I can´t think of

any other psy-label releaseing any harder music. The nastiest stuff comes from

D.DRUM in my opinion :-) If SUB MACHINE RECORDS release something more as

lethal as this ep in the future then we have a new "king of the hill" :-D All

dancemusic evolves rapidly and I know that much harder Trance than this will

eventually be created by someone who comes from another direction. Imminent

(Starvation) is an example of an artist who allready has made some really

(INSANELY) brutal stuff, but I don´t have to tell Ukiro about him! He allready

knows everything he needs to know ;-) "Tentack One" and "Tentack Two" from the

"North" LP must be two of the hardest trance-tracks made. I hope that people

don´t missunderstand me know. Imminent doesn´t make psy-trance! I just want to

say that we should expect even harder music in the future. That might not

necessarily mean that it will be any better than the trance we have today.

Look at the technoscene... "Gabber" ... Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! That´s a joke!

[Guest Cnt97]

GREAT EP!

Atrophy is GREAT, not just minimal.. But hard, upbuilding psychedelic trance at

it's best!

[Basilisk]

Atrophy is a solid piece of work.