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Digital Mystery Tour - Digital Mystery Tour

 

Artist: Digital Mystery Tour

Title: Digital Mystery Tour

Label: Twisted

Date: 2001

 

Track listing:

 

01. 07'21" 010 Seti 101

02. 11'03" Chilam Balam

03. 06'51" Smokemon (Chiluemon Mix)

04. 06'58" The Blooming (Change Mix)

05. 07'46" Nadeshiko's Dream

06. 07'26" Run Time

07. 05'53" Mass

08. 05'32" Saute Mouton Syndrome

 

Review:

 

I would have to say that I am slightly disappointed by this release. That is

not to say that it is bad or unenjoyable - it's just that I expected more

from a veteran such as Stephane Holweck (one half of Total Eclipse) who is

behind this album, and with the help of members of Toires, it could have

been a masterpiece. In fact, it is a beautifully produced, tight and

relaxing hour of chillout ... but, in the main, it lacks the vibrancy or

passion that was synonymous with the Total Eclipse sound. I would have to

say that I am enjoying this more with each listen, so I am still prepared to

recommend this to people who already have a good stock of chillout - it

represents a new angle - but I would also say that if you don't collect many

chillout albums then there are others out there that would be a better

choice (e.g. Mana Medicine, Nada Masala 2, Floatation...)

Several of the tunes were created by web collaboration - I think that the

artists (Stephane + guest) sent eachother successive refinements. This does

make for a unique sound, but perhaps lacks the spontaneity this album needed

to make it really great. In my opinion, a melody never hurts in a chillout

track- and there aren't many memorable ones here.

So to the tunes ...

010 Seti 101 is one of the web tunes collaborating with Michio Baba - an

electronic music teacher from Japan - and it's a quiet and slow start to

the album. Chilam Balam is the second web tune with Michio, and to me much

more interesting than the first - again slow beginnings, but this track

gradually evolves to become funky with a sharp bassline and almost a melody.

Smokemon is warmer and richer than the tunes before - a melancholy string

line and slow tribal beats with swirling synths. Florien Seriot adds the

Toires sound Pretty nice actually, though it does sound a little like a

new-age tune with tweakings. The Blooming is a bit more 'classic' in the

sense that it follows a tried and tested chillout formula - actually it's

not one of my favourites.

Nadeshiko's dream has Loic Vanpoucke on board, so it's really Total Eclipse

minus Serge Souque. It does sound the most 'eclipsey' of the pack - anyone

who knows the chillout disc of violent relaxation will know the format.

There's a sweet little melody that tries to push its way in at the end.

Runtime has a heavy bassline but doesn't really do very much.

Mass is my current favourite tune of this release - a loose melody leads

into a slightly breaking bassline and some subtle psychedelic noising,

building in intensity throughout. The melody persists, and I find this track

very playable.

The album closes with 'Saute Mouton' Syndrome - a very delicate tune -

almost beatless and intricately noised - perhaps good to fall asleep to !

So - essentially a background music album which won't jump into your

consciousness too often, but is still intricate enough to listen to

carefully.

6/10

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Guest Kindgok

'Couldn't agree more. Short and semi-sweet. The best track is clearly the one

featured on Backroom Beats, "The Blooming." The album version is the same,

though it's listed as the "Change Mix." That's kinda lame. - kingdok

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Well this has spoilt my day ;) I was looking forward to this but I guess I'll

save my money. I like it when the tracks are journeys, like the yeti CD's or

Shpongle.

It looks a bit short

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I think you guys should listen a bit closer to this release, because I think

it`s great! The Backroom beats cd consists of a new style of psychedelic

ambient that we are not used to from before. This cd follows this style, with

a very interesting project between a sound maniac from Japan, people from

Total Eclipse and members from Toires! I understand that you only like the

journey side of ambient, but you can`t say this is bad. It`s genious and very

nice to listen to at home.

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  • 2 weeks later...

I certainly wasn't saying this was bad ... if it had been an entirely new

artist debut I would have been more positive - it's just that I had really

high expectations and they weren't quite met. This is good, but 2001 has

brought a lot of better chillout releases....

 

bomble

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  • 1 month later...

agry with bomble!!2001 is the point wher evrybody have understand that ambiant

is as important as the psy

 

digital mystery tour is a great album very stefanic sound and very

florianistic:) very very traveling :)

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Guest funkedelifusion

i dont know about u guys but i liked this release..i think that they did a

wonderful job and the production is cutting edge...

all of the tracks have something to say....i would recomended to anyone....

8/10

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Guest andreas[at]happyhippie[dot]com

Very soft and chilled. First time I listened to it I didn't like it much at

all. After playing it through a couple of times I think it's pretty cool.

Perhaps a bit too soft and not very psychedelic for my taste...

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Guest freak[at]freakybob[dot]co[dot]uk

as published in upfront magazine 09/10.01: Title: Digital Mystery Tour

Label: Twisted Records.

Conceptually this latest Twisted release is astounding. Digital Mystery Tour

(DMT) has been produced in a studio based on the internet where music has been

made, files have been shared and the artists are spread around the world. That

in itself is enough to warrant its purchase. But then, when you get to the

music itself, DMT takes you to a land that Shpongle have only dreamed about.

The layers are many, the compositions are intricate, and the combination of

all is skilful. As always with Twisted ambience, just because it is chill-out

does not mean you can relax! FB

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Guest Timothy Yarret

i love this album, i liked it when i first got and i like it even

more now. its really subtle and just lovely basically, its not yr typical

mystery/shpongle etc. spiritual/ethnic chill out its more funky than that, i

suppose you could call it ambient psy funk (if you wanted) which sounds

alright by me...

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Guest n0n[at]gmx[dot]net

this is good... digital just like the name of it...

Chilam Balam , the 2nd trk iwth the amazing FM sounds...

:)

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