freak51 Posted November 13, 2001 Share Posted November 13, 2001 Well the other Chakras were warmed-up old TIP records comps, so it's no surprise that a Bob Marley vibe [i.e., 30 years old and often-imitated around the world] is the most original that this crew can come up with. I find it amazing that this is the same label as the D.Drum releases: The Delta, Midi Miliz et al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Slidingtrancer Posted November 13, 2001 Share Posted November 13, 2001 Dissapointment, that's the only word that came to my mind listening to this piece of plastic destined to be on my wall as a mirror. Boring stuff. Tracks that stand out are Electron Wave and Dragon Master.... Unspiring stuff 4/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathPosture Posted November 14, 2001 Author Share Posted November 14, 2001 V/A - Chakra Violet Artist: Various Title: Chakra Violet Label: Nova Tekk Date: 2001 Track listing: 01. 06'18" Sonic Body : Towards The Groove 02. 08'53" GMO : Kirk Fart 03. 07'52" Sonnenvakuum : Space Raiders 04. 08'23" Psycho Abstract : Los Colombaires Unicejas 05. 08'37" Dragon Master : Woodhead 06. 08'36" Electron Wave : Vortex 07. 09'36" Chi-ad : Transparent Sea 08. 08'18" Psychonaut : Voodoochild 09. 08'48" Zerotonine : Medusa's Breath Review: Fifth colour in the Chakra-series from German label Nova Tekk.Let's go straight to a short description of each track. #1 is well-named "Towards The Groove" 'cause this is a laid-back groovy track. Doesn't really grab me this one. #2 is better, and actually has sounds that sounds like "Kirk Farts".. Ehh. Yes, this is a fast, full-on Israeli track. I have no idea whether GMO is an Israeli act. Actually I think he's German, but his sound isn't! #3 starts with this "Ding Dang" sample, and I'm not sure but I think it's from the classic E-Rection track "Smoke My Dinga-long"!?. Pretty decent track. #4 increases the bpm-count with a very fast track from Psycho Abstract. Average track. #5 is the most interesting track so far. It has this darkish atmosphere to it.Though it still has melodies.Oh yeah, and some girl is looking for an answer here! *s* Best track so far. #6 starts pretty ok, but then this annoying German tekkno-bass starts. I'm usually fond of bass-lines, but this one just doesn't do it for me.It totally destroys the track. #7 Ahh.. Good old Chi-a.d. . You can't go wrong with Mr. Young. This is actually a good example of how a bass-line works. Classic Chi-a.d. sound. Very melodic and heavy usage of synths. Pretty good, but also pretty predictable. Not the best Chi-a.d. track, but it sound better when it's on a comp filled with boring tracks! . Moving on to #8. At first you think this is a Bob Marley track, but the psychedelia soon kicks in, and this actually is a pretty good track. The whole Bob Marley-feel is very original! Cool! Oh Btw it says on the cover that the length of this track is 08'18" but actually it's only 07'45". Dunno what the hell's up? Finally we have #9 which is a pretty dark track. More towards the minimal sound than the rest of this comp. Perhaps this is a taste of what the next Chakra Black [?] will sound like? I don't know, but this is a decent track. To sum up, best tracks are 5 & 8 which I like. The rest is average, so be sure to listen to this before you buy it. It's not the same high quality as the older Chakra's.And there are SO MANY other great compilations out this year that you should get instead of this boring piece of plastic. I cannot stretch myself to giving this more than 5.5/10! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stumbleBUNNY Posted November 14, 2001 Share Posted November 14, 2001 voodoo child- that's be jimi hendrix, not bob marley. psychedelic roots people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest "Global" Trance Network my fucke Posted November 14, 2001 Share Posted November 14, 2001 I remember when Nova Tekk used to be good. Those were the days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Foreigner Posted November 17, 2001 Share Posted November 17, 2001 I agree they've changed a bit since the beginning but that's natural!! ALL changed, someway!! For me, still my favourite Label!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sakhtallah Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 hi guys how can u think that jimi hendrix sounds like bob marley? have u ever heard reggae music before???? this comp is really average for me. only track 2 that i like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraph Posted May 2, 2002 Share Posted May 2, 2002 Pretty good compilation...First song has nothin to do with trance, skip it...Third song is pretty boring too...Rest is pretty good but especially KIRK FART, LOS COLOMBAIRES UNICEJAS, VORTEX ( amazing song, real classic, pure goa trance,worth getting the whole disc actually ), TRANSPARENT SEA ( great CHI - A.D. song, typical sounds and pretty good melody )....WOODHEAD and VOODOOCHILD are just listenable..6.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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