Guest Goagabba Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 V/A - Ectoplasma Artist: Various Title: Ectoplasma Label: Iboga Date: 2002 Track listing: 01. Ethnoscope : Stealth Mode 02. Mino : Fly 03. Bus : 4 Those About 2 Trance 04. Orion : Reactivated 05. Nuclear Ramjet : Evolution 06. Bit : Froggy Business 07. Electric Vendetta : OD -1 08. Prisoner Of The Sun : Mind Modulator 09. Reefer Decree : 5th Bell Street Review: Aah, the next Iboga comp, and so soon after the Digiboga project, Cross Link. I stick the cd into my player, and drift into lala land for a while. The sounds I hear are not the usual Iboga minmal approach, but leaning more onto the full on side of things. I'm not talking GMS here, I mean, progressive, with full on touches. It is the most full on release Iboga have ever dared. The CD starts of with Ethnoscope, and as the song suggests, it is dance as low as you can to evade the bass frequencies, stealth mode style. A very good intro, to this very interesting comp. Number two is the title song to Mino's new album fly. Nothing new, but welcome here. Mr 'Bus' Gus Til, comes back with 4 those about 2 Trance, which is a really good, rocking prog tune, and is the main focus on the LP version of this release. Orion comes on strong with Reactivated, but is one of the weaker songs here. Nuclear Ramjet bring their usual Canadian Tech madness with Evolution. Another song which has been released before recently is BLT - Froggy Business, and is one of the tunes of summer. Electric Vendetta starts off with a hilarious sample, and carries the theme all the way through the track. Excellent tune, always brings a smile to my face. Then on to my favourite song on the comp, POTS - Mind Modulator. This is a Funken grooven, prog tune, German style. Ultra slick, esp with the bass during the song. 10/10 for this song alone. Then on to Reefer Decree with 5th Bell Street, changing their style a bit, but still accessible to Reefer fans. All in all, and excellent, and surprising comp from Iboga. This one is well worth having, and I will give it a glorious 8.5/10. Bom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Slave2rave Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 I heard only this Orion song, and if you say that this is the weakest song here, then this comp MUST be a killer!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Slave2rave Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Woooooooooooow, i'm absolutely stunned with T3.... 4 Those About 2 Trance is an absolute masterpiece! I imagine it being played right after the sunset... oh my heaaaaad, come back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Acidhive Posted May 27, 2003 Share Posted May 27, 2003 Indeed, quality stuff from Iboga here. Tribal like progressive mix greatly with some darker full on stuff like Orion/Mino and this just holds up real well as a great compil. Iboga seems to be on a roll nowadays, and I for one am pleased. I hope Nuclear Ramjet will bring out their next cd on a label that's supported by psyshop, since I really love their style. 9/10 for this comp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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