freak51 Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 Tegma - Encoded / Decoded Artist: Tegma Title: Encoded / Decoded Label: Digital Structures Date: 2002 Track listing: 01. Refractor 02. Tribe Of Akabar 03. Moelleswinger 04. Skyline 05. Funkboom 06. Spread Out And Skelter 07. Sofa Beats 08. Encoded 09. Flash Dance Review: I'm happy to start the reviews off on this sleeper-pick masterpiece. The earlier Tegma releases didn't do anything special for me, but they have gone into some undisclosed lair to tweak this big one to within an inch of its life. The production quality is excellent here, and they bring back some of the just-under-control snarling chaotic element that makes psy interesting for me. Funkboom is a gem. Refractor and Moelleswinger are very good too. I'm not keen on the retro-80s elements in Flash Dance, but there is enough really, really good work here to justify the cost. 8/10 from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EyeC Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 Ohh what a great performance, Otentic sounds n excited melodies, new turn by Tegma? ill just call it the progressive goa, sounds great, intersting album.. enjoy 9/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubensis Posted November 27, 2002 Share Posted November 27, 2002 VERY interesting. I'm listening to this for the 2nd time right now. First time I kind of skipped around, and listened on a lo quality system. Didn't really like it. Now I've smoked up, and I'm on a bit better sound system. I'm up to 'Skyline' (T4) right now. Not sure if I like it...this is definitely something different...innovative? Lots of non-psy influences. House rhythms abound. Some buried Latin influences, via house. A bit repetitive at times. Skyline is a lil’ more psychedelic, to me. Seems to have wandered kind of aimlessly. But, still, its something new. Wow! Funkboo (T5) is quite energetic! And it has plenty of psy sounds in the air! Some Son Kitian percussion. Let’s see where it goes…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubensis Posted November 27, 2002 Share Posted November 27, 2002 Being objective: T6, okay, but not my cup of tea. Sofa Beats (T7), very hypnotic. Starts a little darker then the rest. More reminiscnent of our own hypnotic minimal psy. Howling wolf. Becoming more positive towards the end. Our wolf friend joining us more often. I'm ready for some change, but it doesn't come. T8, many of these tracks also have big influence from Progressive non-psy trance. T9 My non-existant god, these people have not hesitated to pull influence from any Pariah which this scene may or may not have! Whether it is a good thing, or not, is totally up to you! Rating: 243653245/2153235544 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mescalinium Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 Ever since the Werewolf 12", I knew these guys would be something special, and this album only adds to this opinion. Favorites for me are Skyline (what an awesome last 3 minutes), Moelleswinger, Refraktor and Sofa Beats, but every song gets better every time I listen to it. Great work guys! 9/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tomvcarter Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 Exelent, somewhere between Son Kite & Logic Bomb. Energetic psy-prog with a very nice fresh sound. A very good album for anyone into trance whether it is full on or progressive. 8.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Acidhive Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 Spot on review from tomvcarter here. Son Kite meets Logic Bomb like. Still, the Tegma guys sound like something special, and to me they truly are something special! Werewolf is also a very cool track of theirs, as is Charus (Malmo Remix). This album is in that vein, and delivers pumpers and groovers like you'd expect from Tegma. Solid stuff, and like all releases from Digital Structures sounds really crisp and clear. I'm happy I decided to buy this one. 9/10 here, bring it on! More releases like this guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mithril Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 This album kicks ass. I don't listen that much psy anymore. But I somehow came across this album and I must say this one's a masterpiece. Very innovative with fresh sounding sounds. Keep up the great job!! Skyline is perhaps one of the best tracks I have heard since long time. Thank You! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKS Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Tegma is out with their new album on Digital Structures Records. For those of you who don`t like progressive trance, look away? Tegma are Omar Chelly and Jason Orfanidis. The first track is typical grogressive trance with a really floating vibe. Trance you can relax to, or make you reach the trance state on the the dance floor. Nice one if you like this kind of trance. For me it is good enough if Im in the right mood, but I easily get bored with it. Track two goes a bit faster. After a while you get a cool scary floating sound, which makes the track really trancey. Track 3 goes the same direction, but with a little more variation. It builds up and gets very pleasant for the dance floor. Track 4 is not as good. A little boring in my ears. Track 5 is harder, but not much variation. Track 6 is a little better with a pleasant relaxing start, before the progressive rhythms starts rolling. This track reminds me very much of progressive house. The differences becomes smaller and smaller. Track 7 is really deep and trancey, with rolling progressive rhythms, echoes and floating sound. In my ears, best track so far on the album. Track 8 goes a bit faster. This track has some beautiful sounds. Really trancey track, but not as good as track 7. The last track is really weird. Some kind of synth pop from the 80`s? Funny finish. If you are really into progressive stuff like Human Blue, Element etc, this sure is something for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setsuko Posted January 11, 2003 Share Posted January 11, 2003 Woooooooooooooooooooow !!!! that's all I can say for the moment ... since the release of Electric Roundabout things are getting better and better ... mind expanding trance music that makes me shiver... 9,5/10 so powerfull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Raash Posted January 17, 2003 Share Posted January 17, 2003 What can I say? ABSOLUTLEY STUNNING! Does NOT irritate and disturb you like psytrance often does, very nice "round" sounding beats. Very good production!! I've never heard a single bad Tegma track, and I couldn't seem to find any on this album either. Tracks 3 and 9 are killers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Krelm Posted January 26, 2003 Share Posted January 26, 2003 Incredible piece of work here. I never got into earlier Tegma material, but this album has me surprised and floored. The sound here has the general flow of a lot of the Swedish progressive trance, however with a dark and simple sense of melody inserted skillfully into the driving psychedelic backbone, with a slight feel of progressive house on the rhythmic end. Put simply, smooth, dark, driving, psychedelic, flowing, atmospheric, funky trance with groove up to yer neck - perfect dancefloor material for peak nighttime hours. High points: "Refraktor" (this one sends a chill down my spine) and "Encoded" (nr. 1 & 8). The rest of the album is also extremely solid as well - no real weak points. Fantastic job by both Tegma and the Digital Structures. Buy this album so we'll hear more like this released! 9.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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