Guest Tequila Posted February 20, 2000 Share Posted February 20, 2000 Total Eclipse - Delta Aquarids Artist: Total Eclipse Title: Delta Aquarids Label: Blue Room Date: 1995 Track listing: 01. 06'09" Hit And Run 02. 08'09" Blade Runner 03. 07'25" Age Of Reason 04. 05'47" Free Lemonade 05. 07'50" Ms Frankenstein 06. 06'56" The Crucible 07. 07'50" Le Lotus Bleu 08. 05'22" Bad Data 09. 08'08" Can't Do That 10. 06'35" Nautilus 11. 04'15" Delta 9 Review: Delta Aquarids is the first album from Total Eclipse, and even if it is not as good as Violent Relaxation, we could say nevertheless that it remains a classic of goatrance.There's no bad trax in this album and the excellent ones are plenty(I think about MS Frankenstein, Le Lotus Bleu, and Can't Do That), so it's really enjoyable to listen to this great album.Blue Room is no more selling it so, if you are fast, you can buy the few left there are on the following website: www.x-radio.com 7.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ubik Posted February 20, 2000 Share Posted February 20, 2000 I do not really agree with tequila and I don't think it's a classic, even if it's rather old. There are 2 really good tracks : Free Limonade and Nautilus, and two good tracks : Lotus Bleu and Can't Do That, which have some good things but are far from perfect. I also like Age of Reason, which is different. But the rest is not very good, even if it's not bad. Oh, it's too late for www.x-radio.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Infected Max Posted March 14, 2000 Share Posted March 14, 2000 Killer "Standard" CD. Feel ashamed if you don't have it!! "Can't do that" is the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kunfuka Posted June 3, 2000 Share Posted June 3, 2000 I love total eclipse but this album is not the best one My prefer track is the crucible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest psy[at]persogo.com[dot]br Posted July 6, 2000 Share Posted July 6, 2000 Good!!! I prefer the tracks Free Lemonade(4) and Lotus Bleu (7), great album... great work from Total Eclipse!! Buy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gilbreathfamily[at]worldnet[dot] Posted July 12, 2000 Share Posted July 12, 2000 This was one of the first Goa albums I bought (at Rhino Records, of all places), and I still think it's exceptional. Listen to Blade Runner, Ms. Frankenstein... you don't hear energy like that too often. My favorite moment is the tabla breakdown on "Le Lotus Bleu" where it's just funky drumming, then bam! the kick comes back in, followed by the bassline and melodies/riffs. A real piece of history this is, find a friend who has one and borrow it often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clark_303 Posted July 19, 2000 Share Posted July 19, 2000 Although this is from 1995, it doesn't sound dated at all! It's still fresh and original although the TB-303-style acid-lines start to sound a little cliched because they're used in most of these songs...But apart from that, this is a very diverse album with total dancefloor tracks(like Can't Do That) and slower and more experimental songs. It almost sounds like some ethnic music at some points which is definitely a good thing, very original and innovative. The vocal samples on this album are totally beautiful too and create a very weird atmosphere. My favorite ones are Free Lemonade, Ms.Frankenstein and Hit and Run. A true classic and one of the best albums around. The best Total Eclipse song is Waiting for a New Life though...-Clark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest YOU Posted October 23, 2000 Share Posted October 23, 2000 total eclipse....total eclipse in my opinion are probably the best trance producers along with pleaidians/etnica and astral projection.classic album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest j.butler[at]spray[dot]no Posted January 18, 2001 Share Posted January 18, 2001 total eclipse are awesome, they still go strong.they never make really bad music. go on total eclipse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
las22 Posted July 6, 2001 Share Posted July 6, 2001 t e are real nice artist and this album is a clasik:) M frankeisten is a good track as can do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wonderboy[at]pandora[dot]be Posted July 11, 2001 Share Posted July 11, 2001 In my opinion this is the BEST GOA ALBUM ON THIS EARTH. Its magical sounds make you trip every time you hear it. About the production I can say just one thing: PERFECT! While the sounds of its melodies make you wonder if you are still on earth you make a unforgettable trip in outer space. THIS ALBUM RULES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Le Lotus Bleu Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 I previously own Violent Relaxation before buying Delta acquarids. It results that i was a bit dissapointed coz the quality tracks is very disparate. good ones are:3-6-7-8-11. Bad ones :2-4-5-9-10 rating:5,5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schism Posted December 23, 2001 Share Posted December 23, 2001 u ppl r crazy!! this cd is from 95 and it still kicks the shit out of most cds! i love it, truly one of the best, and definitely the best TE cd. its a bit cheesy cause of its age and the production isn't up to the new standards but damn those psychedelic melodies are insane! old school... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Quetzalgoatl Posted January 9, 2002 Share Posted January 9, 2002 In the future be more carefull from whom you accept free lemonade Doesn't that sample say enough? This album is one hell of a trip!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Quetzalgoatl Posted April 22, 2002 Share Posted April 22, 2002 Love it! Love It! Love It!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lauripoika Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 Goa doesn`t come any better than this! Lotus Bleu and Can`t do that are legendary songs...Goa Inside here I come... : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Davidtolsn Posted October 30, 2002 Share Posted October 30, 2002 some pretty good stuff here, awesome if you like the total eclipse style. i think it's almost as good or as good as violent relaxation. basically every track delivers and some of them are awesome. some of the songs near the end get a little TOO crazy for me though. anyway, the total eclipse sound is definitely unique among psy-trance.. i'd give it 8/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychotic Mushroom Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Since 1996 I have become a fan of GOA. My personal favourites are Infected Mushroom , Yahel and... Total Eclipse. Their contribution in number of albums to the GOA world might be limited, but they definitely are one of the pioneers of the GOA sounds as we know it today. Delta Aquarids is after 11 years IMHO still the best GOA album ever made. It simply doesn't have any bad track. It is melody-magic! Violent Relaxation is their second great album, with lots of unforgettable tracks. What they did after that... well you simply have to ignore it. Access Denied sucks bigtime, and their more recent album Update Files makes me turn off the music. They were originally three guys, Stephane Holweck, Loic Vanpoucke and Serge Souque. Serge left the band a couple of years ago. Is that where the magic went of Total Eclipse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraph Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 One of the first GOA TRANCE albums and most definitely one of the best. The production is raw but their melodies are the ones that made Total Eclipse for what they are. Mysterious, dark, alchemic, psychedelic. Yes, their second one is better but this one is somehow more accessible. It gets you deep inside the trance and that was the point. Essential. 10/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathmandu Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 listening to the cd, for the first time, now at work and its bringing tears in my eyes. I hope the work colleagues don't notice them. edit: now listening to it again.. its not tearful its good but not that good. must have beent eh coffee last time when i wrote th above review. i now will definitely got the 'violent relaxation.' album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.desiml Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Age of Reason, Ms. Frankenstein, and Le Lotus Bleu are masterpeices. Brilliantly stunning works of quirky trance with all the razor-sharp leads and acidic basslines one could ask for. Production is very, very dated, but who would want it any other way? My least favorites are Free Lemonade, Bad Data, and Nautilus, but just because they are my least favorites here doesn't mean they're bad. 10/10. Classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trance2MoveU Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 The majority opinion here is that this should be a classic. So what's the hold up? I believe the melodies are superb on a lot of the tracks, but the production is lacking and seems very dated. Could that be the reason? Electric Universe came out with a classic in 95 with One Love. Indoor had Progressive Trance and Infinity Project had Feeling Weird. Are those artists superior producers? Hmmm....I wonder. I just can't put this up there with the Etnica/Pleiadians, Hallucinogen, D5, Ra, or Astral. I would say this is 2nd tier, but still impressive. Mdk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pisquared Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Not a must-have but you'll like it if you like Total Eclipse. Style is crazy, melodic, full-on, reminiscent of VR but less refined. Pros: There are some classics on here and some really good melodies. Total Eclipse's style is quite unique, which I like. Cons: Bad production, some bad tracks. I never listen to the entire album in one go. Favorite tracks: Free Lemonade, Ms Frankenstein, Le Lotus Bleu. I give it 6/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoline Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Vintage. Like a cassette. It's old and it sounds old. And old is gold, right? Well in this case - yes, old is indeed gold. There is something about the early Total Eclipse. I adore the old sound. I did not find Violent Relaxation, even with it's 2 CD deal, as good as this first album. I adore this album. There's just something that rubs me the right way with the vintage sound. This record actually is so vintage, I'm not going to lie, it does have a cheesy sound to it for some, and I still adore it. It's like the Muses Rapt dilemma, even though it sounds, quite frankly, like crap at a quick glance, there is something deeper in it. For example, Age Of Reason is like music from Doom, but maybe that is why it works? There are tracks too that don't sound cheesy, like Free Lemonade and Can't Do That, but for the most part, it does sound dated. Maybe it's just the fact how experimental it is, how it does not care what you think, it just goes on and on creating spiraling psychedelic melodies and odd/tripped out, alien, atmospheres - even gamey to an extent because of the production. From the very start you know this is something unique and the first track alone should set up you as to whether you will like the rest or not. I personally love every track here aside from Bad Data and Delta. Those little experiments went wrong but a couple bad tracks in a total of 11 is a feat. Though this could have been fixed by just replacing Transparent Mind for those lesser tracks. Such a nice album from as far back as 95. Every time I listen to this I feel content and it does take me elsewhere, maybe back in the 90s, even if that was my childhood. Somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walkabout Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Funny, Delta 9 and Bad Data are two of my three favorites (the other being Ms. Frankenstein). I think this sounds clean, crisp, and still very up to date, but that's just my flawed ear. One of my favorite productions; the only thing that KILLS me is the apparent recording error on Delta 9 (seriously, is everyone else's copy this fucked, because I heard the same thing on Youtube) that ruins a good 20-30 seconds of the track. Feels bad man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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