Guest Miles Posted January 5, 2002 Share Posted January 5, 2002 V/A - Fahrenheit Project 2 Artist: Various Title: Fahrenheit Project 2 Label: Ultimae Date: 2001 Track listing: 01. Robert Rich : Somnium intro 02. Solar Fields : Electric Fluid 03. Vibrasphere : San Pedro 04. Khetzal : Glaciales Lacrimae 05. Nuclear Ramjet : Folding Time 06. Aes Dana : Summerlands 07. Chi-ad : When The Effect Came 08. Bhol Baumann : Benares 09. Cell : Keun Yung 10. Mystical Sun : Waters Of Life 11. Robert Rich : Somnium Review: Whereas the continuous melodic versus minimal debates kinda dominated psytrance in 2001, psyambient enjoyed a quiet yet eminent popularity increase with a range of quality releases, hereby somewhat bridging the gap between the traditional deep and spiritual psyambient sounds with the huge Ibiza chillout crowd. The French Ultimae label, formerly known as Infinium Records already made a big impact with the first in the Fahrenheit series and the second, to spoil the surprise, is also blast. Although a tad less etnic, deep and spiritual than the average LiquidSoundDesign release, the 11 trax are well crafted compositions with head and tail. Don't expect any 9 minute perpetual synths, variation is king here despite the chill only tag. After the Somnium intro, Solar Fields kick off with an early Orb oriented soundtrack for spacetravelling (8/10). Vibrasphere contributes with a suberb atmospheric track with lossy acoustic guitars and a relaxing melody (9/10). Khetzal boosts the BPMs a tad and mixes melancholic moments with powerful dark synths in the best Asura/Jaia tradition. Impressive (9.5/10). The Nuclear Ramjet track is less of a rollercoaster ride but the used synths dripped in dub are decent enough (7.5/10). Aes Dana implements some etnic influences in a track which could be instantly on the great Asura debut (8.5/10). Psymaster Chi-AD takes easily the crown here with a marvellous blend between spacy Pink Floyd/Orb influences, wicked Gothic synths, backward (!) drum parts and weird dub samples (10/10). Hol Baumann comes up with an excellent Triphop/DnB chilltrack where etnic voices, sitars and funky synths give a nice effect (8/10). The haunting in-your-face Cell track breathes atmosphere and has a clever built-up ultimately trancending in an impressive wall of sound (9/10). Mystical Sun restores the peace with a more typical chilly soundscape guided by angel voices (7.5/10). Gentle dripping rain accompanies the quiet horizontal sounds of the last tune in which Robert Rich convincingly reproduces an empty and deserted location (8/10). Fahrenheit part 2 may not be the most sophisticated collection of chillout sounds available *sigh* Posford and friends *sigh* to reach the often proclaimed higher level of consiousness, nevertheless the varied saturated trips that explore both darkness and light (the violent relaxation of Cell, Khetzal, Chi-AD) are true masterpieces and the other tracks are damn fine ambient compositions in their own right... Overall 9/10 (not an average). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest j_j_moura[at]hotmail[dot]com Posted January 5, 2002 Share Posted January 5, 2002 It's very curious, but the melody in Cell's track "Keun Yung" is very similar to a fruityloops (a drumsynth-sequencer) sample song... He he... But i have to say this is a very good compilation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jeffe[at]freesurf[dot]fr Posted January 5, 2002 Share Posted January 5, 2002 IMO a very good compilation, down tempo more than pure ambiant stuff. A good trip !. 9/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted February 4, 2002 Share Posted February 4, 2002 oooch !!! pure psy-chill-out mix...really good sounds, really marvellous. Please, more products, ultimae records team !!!! 9/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sunbeam[at]ultimae[dot]com Posted March 14, 2002 Share Posted March 14, 2002 We're glad you all seem to be enjoying it ! The newt compilation will be out in June, right now we're working on a new website. Take care all of you. Love Sunbeam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
las22 Posted May 9, 2002 Share Posted May 9, 2002 miam miam this is real psy ambiant for sure if u want to listen a real psykedelik stuff ! listen to it !! 8/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex.scheffer[at]wanadoo[dot]fr Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 Hi there!... I'm Alex SCHEFFER a.k.a Cell. Thanks for the comments... To be continued!! alex.scheffer@wanadoo.fr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest j_j_moura[at]hotmail[dot]com Posted June 23, 2002 Share Posted June 23, 2002 this was one of the best compilations in 2001, in my opinion, even if i kidded with Cell's Keun Yung , i'm really sorry for my commentary... I beg everyone's pardon for being too hasty in my judgement... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest www.isomorphmusic.com Posted August 8, 2002 Share Posted August 8, 2002 Never get tired of this compilation... if you like downtempo buy this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cocco Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 V/A - Fahrenheit Project 2 2001 Ultimae Track listing: 01. Robert Rich : Somnium intro ... N/A 02. Solar Fields : Electric Fluid ... B 03. Vibrasphere : San Pedro ... A- 04. Khetzal : Glaciales Lacrimae ... A- 05. Nuclear Ramjet : Folding Time ... B+ 06. Aes Dana : Summerlands ... A- 07. Chi-ad : When The Effect Came ... B+ 08. Hol Baumann : Benares ... A- 09. Cell : Keun Yung ... B 10. Mystical Sun : Waters Of Life ... B 11. Robert Rich : Somnium ... N/A Great compilation. I didn't know Khetzal made music downtempo/Goa Chill in 2001 let alone made music V/A - Apsara. This is great stuff. I've seen the Fahrenheit compilations over the years but payed little attention to them, as I stuck to the Ultimae friendly artists that I most enjoyed like Aes Dana and Asura via their main albums. Until someone mentioned when discussing Hol Baumann in a 2008 thread Hol's song Benares was originally on this 2001 compilation. In conclusion, Fahrenheit Project Part Two is one of the most solid downtempo compilations out there includes songs by Solar Fields, Vibrasphere, Khetzal, Aes Dana, Chi-ad, Hol Baumann, etc. Need I say more? This is a great compilation. I'm surprised I'm buying and hearing this for the first time now, but better late than never. And btw the Chi-a.d. track sounds like an Indian Eastern downtempo song in part New Age and Goa influenced and in another part slight funk/techno edge via Crystal Method and Chemical Brothers. It's excellent! And that's right before one of my favorite downtempo tracks ever! This is a fantastic compilation. If the others were this strong, I'd buy them too. Favorite tracks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. B+ Samples won my attention: http://www.saikosounds.com/english/display...ase.asp?id=2345 Unfortunately the album was unavailable to buy. Fortunatley, Ultimae is smart enough to put a handful of their albums on Amazon MP3 so I decided to order it in great quality below for $8.99. http://www.amazon.com/Fahrenheit-Project-P...5002&sr=8-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abasio Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Why have you rated Robert Rich - Somnium as N/A? What does that mean? You didn't get those tracks on the download? I know it's not the full 7 hour version but I thought they were great and that this is one of the best in the Fahrenheit series. The Vibrasphere track is the best I have heard from them. Great stuff all round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yerg Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 The second project sounds much much better than the first one. I fell in love with most of the tracks immediately. Some thoughts: 1/ Robert Rich - Somnium (intro) - a beatless intro. 5/5 2/ Solar Fields - Electric Fluid - sounds much better than what i heard from him on first compilation. Atmosphere is liquidy and very relaxing. A huge build-up with SF's trademark melody is simply magnificent accompanied by 303's Stunning track and the beginning of the whole compilation. 5/5 3/ Vibrasphere - San Pedro - it starts off with a melody, straight bassline and didge-samples vibrating here and there - awesome. Then guitars follow - not the fast electric ones - but soft and slow ones - the strings only not the riffs. B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L. 5/5 4/ Khetzal - Glaciales Lacrimae - the most mesmerizing beginning of all with its trancey pads and echoing percussion - then it all develops along the vortex bass and some beautiful background melody. Khetzal - is a son of trance-spirit 5/5 5/ Nuclear Ramjet - Folding Time (ambient version) - this track was pretty annoying as there was no realisation or deepness as it was in the previous ones - so let it be a coffee-pause-track. 2/5 6/ Aes Dana - Summerlands - starts out with a voice of a tired woman, a soft 4/4 rhythm and dripping sounds enter making this track somewhat interesting. A nice effort but i think his track on the first compilation was way better. 4/5 7/ CHI-AD - When The Effect Came - again voice samples - like a tribal chant, a background effect sounds like a distorted rain, and then we can hear an uplifting melody - wow, it sounds brilliant. Suddenly the melody fades away and the beat changes - and the whole mood of the track changes with it - becoming more dub-punk than etno with 303's on the back. Later both themes mix one into another. Absolutely fantastic and i must say CHI-AD is a very talented person - it sounds complicated and catchy at the same time. I love it. :posford: 5/5 8/ Hol Baumann - Benares - this track entered his 2008 album "Human" which i consider to be one of the best chill albums of the past year. Though it sounds a bit different from an album version - anyway a great track and i like the voice in here very much. 5/5 9/ Cell - Keun Yung - hm... - it sounds really deep with almost invisibile/unhearable 4/4 rhtyhm. Tracks like this need more time to get appreciation from a listener. It's definitely interesting. Journey music - you know 5/5 10/ Mystical Sun - Waters Of Life - minimalistic ambient. It just gets lost among other giants on this compilation. 3/5 11/ Robert Rich - Somnium - not just a beatless outro. Nothing can beat a flute on the rainy misty day. 5/5 Best productions come from Solar Fields, Vibrasphere, Khetzal, CHI-AD, Hol Baumann, Cell and Robert Rich. 9/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphythecat Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 boring, boring, boring imho its all the same really, the changes in the songs are not enough evident, and its always the same kind of changes, you can see it coming way too long, and then when its there, im like, okay, whats next now, but it doesnt changes of course theres some good moments, but all put together, its dissapointing tough, kethzal and Nuclear Ramjet are really fun to listen to but haul bauman song is just, aaaaa i dont know, i find it pretty cheesy actually and robert rich song are IMO really good! a lot like the last two songs of mydogan, i love it and the solar field song is okay so actually, there 5 songs out of ten that are listenable the cgi-ad songs does not make me feel good, its nor grooving, not relaxing, its just well produced, but really the melodies are boring, apart his beginnings of song maybe this is good to go to sleep, but almost every downtempo is nice and in fact, aes dana song is awsome, but still... i have to say that tough, all the beginning of every song are a delight but it doesnt change after that, it keeps evolving, but not fast enough, but sometime i dont care, like with ishw, but here, there something that doesnt feel right, nothing here sound natural, its all too metodic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawfly Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Isn't it pretty normal that ambient tracks don't change direction that quickly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yerg Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 to Myrphy: I think before listenning to any downtempo release there is a big chance that music won't make it for you just because you're not in the mood. I mean - - downtempo is slow and it needs a deeper insight. If you get the right mood listen to it one more time and you will see how complex and different all tracks are. for example, i can't listen to chill while being excited - i just don't hear it, and when i'm calm and some techno or psy pump my system it gets really wrong. so the fomula would be: right mood + right music = right understanding and appreciation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphythecat Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 to Myrphy: I think before listenning to any downtempo release there is a big chance that music won't make it for you just because you're not in the mood. I mean - - downtempo is slow and it needs a deeper insight. If you get the right mood listen to it one more time and you will see how complex and different all tracks are. for example, i can't listen to chill while being excited - i just don't hear it, and when i'm calm and some techno or psy pump my system it gets really wrong. so the fomula would be: right mood + right music = right understanding and appreciation at any moments, ishq or the compilation eclipse or solar field or midnight soul dive, sounds freaking awesome. almost every dowtempo is relaxing of course its made for that, but when a compilation has nothing really special to offer, well, i rather be in the right mood like you say, and listen to something really exciting yet relaxing... no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphythecat Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Isn't it pretty normal that ambient tracks don't change direction that quickly?yes and no, because ambien track like ishq as always changes or the new solar field album, theres lways some sound that are evolving, or like the last two songs of mydogan-kettel, well its always changing a bit ambient doesnt mean necessarely a static sound, that keep coming back again and again; even if they are relaxing, after 3 minutes, i feel like skipping songs good ambient should make you whant to listen to every moments, delightfully. well thats my opinion and im sorry to shock people since the farenheits project are sooooooooo mystical around here, and i understand a bit too, but IMO theres really too much good dowtempo, ambient out there to waste my time on okay compilation...like this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawfly Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 yes and no, because ambien track like ishq as always changes or the new solar field album, theres lways some sound that are evolving, or like the last two songs of mydogan-kettel, well its always changing a bit ambient doesnt mean necessarely a static sound, that keep coming back again and again; even if they are relaxing, after 3 minutes, i feel like skipping songs good ambient should make you whant to listen to every moments, delightfully. well thats my opinion and im sorry to shock people since the farenheits project are sooooooooo mystical around here, and i understand a bit too, but IMO theres really too much good dowtempo, ambient out there to waste my time on okay compilation...like this one Well I was talking about real beatless ambient but I know, I know there are exceptions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yerg Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 at any moments, ishq or the compilation eclipse or solar field or midnight soul dive, sounds freaking awesome. almost every dowtempo is relaxing of course its made for that, but when a compilation has nothing really special to offer, well, i rather be in the right mood like you say, and listen to something really exciting yet relaxing... no? Your subjectivism is killing me. @mods: sorry for the offtopic, no more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphythecat Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Your subjectivism is killing me. @mods: sorry for the offtopic, no more euhh okay lol, but if your not subjective you cant have any opinion and whats killing you exaclty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawfly Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Oh I totally forgot, this compilation is a straight 5/5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p(sy)ayam Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 really hard to decide, but i think this is my favorite in Fahrenheit Project series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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