Anoebis Posted February 16, 2000 Share Posted February 16, 2000 Passenger - For All Mankind Artist: Passenger Title: For All Mankind Label: Phonokol Date: 1999 Track listing: 01. 07'45" Reborn (MFG Rmx) 02. 06'57" Hit And Run 03. 09'08" Sundance 04. 07'27" Tempo 05. 07'03" Mankind 06. 08'17" Xstar 07. 08'05" Reflexion 08. 07'50" Uplifting 09. 07'22" Optimist Review: Very uplifting stuff of Guy Sukrel (half MFG...)! You still hear the influences of MFG, but it's all more to dance now... Really perfect Party-songs!!! all songs have some great melodies and that's maybe why this CD is so addicting... the melodies are pretty "catchy"... Altough it's dance-stuff it's also pretty psychedelic... So enjoy this one!! Best songs are:1,3,4,5,7,8,9!! Bom Shankar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tequila Posted February 18, 2000 Share Posted February 18, 2000 I found this album completely disappointing.Even if it is the guy of MFG,we fastly can see that there's something (someone?)missing. There is no melodies and the sounds are simple, there's no link beetwen them, so we listen to the CD and rapidly find it boring. Buy the three albums from MFG before to buy Passenger, because it's not really the same level of goa trance.5.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ubik Posted February 19, 2000 Share Posted February 19, 2000 This album is well produced, but nothing really appeals me here. Maybe I'll need another listen, but MFG albums are better for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freak51 Posted February 22, 2000 Share Posted February 22, 2000 Reflection, X-Star and Uplifting take me to the Other Place. Worth the price for these three tracks alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 42287707 Posted March 23, 2000 Share Posted March 23, 2000 This is a boooooom Shanker fuking son of a bitch Album! Guy Zukrel in his best: Amazing Bass! Good melodic line! and more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chu42f[at]bangor[dot]ac[dot]uk Posted May 7, 2000 Share Posted May 7, 2000 Good banging israeli,very densely layerd sounds. Also good to hear slightly less darkness on this release than previous MFG asociated work, (not that I dont like a bit of darkness).Best tracks(in my entierly subjective opinion)- x star,reflection and hit And run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Goa Sage Posted August 20, 2000 Share Posted August 20, 2000 Not as good as I expected. Doesn't reach the heights of the three MFG albums at all. There are a few great tunes, though... "Reflection" (NOT "Reflexion", as the track listing says!), "XStar" and "Sundance" will work great on the dance floor. BUT...perhaps not through headphones at home. Even though it's melodic as hell, the energy and joy isn't there. AND...it's a bit more minimalistic than the old MFG style. My advice is that you buy "New Kind Of World" and "Project Genesis" by MFG instead... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aricz Posted October 30, 2000 Share Posted October 30, 2000 got dissapointet by this album. very danceable tracks on this one, but none are really great. 'uplifting' is the best track on it in my oppinion. just listen to the end of that track, yumyum. 5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest necrihen[at]yahoo[dot]com Posted November 5, 2000 Share Posted November 5, 2000 Very nice sounds and atmospheres from Guy Zukrel.Its diferent than the MFG style , its not so hard and dark.Here we have more detailed beat(nice hi-hats) and nice uplifting psycho feelings... I enjoy this project from Passenger very much. I believe the best tracks are "TEMPO" , "UPLIFTING" and others... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MFG 4 evah Posted April 20, 2001 Share Posted April 20, 2001 Damn im disappointed,, no uplifting tunes except for one,, ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest psyentist Posted July 7, 2001 Share Posted July 7, 2001 T8.uplifting uhhhhhhhh..... it goes it goes i'm fucked. not all good tracks but it's worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Quetzalgoatl Posted July 30, 2001 Share Posted July 30, 2001 There's definately something wrong with this, MFG are the best, but this doesn't come close.Best track : 7 Nice try, next time better (Hope there will be a next time, hate all that progressive, minimalistic and psychedelic techno kind of stuff) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 Here's a review I wrote a while ago, somewhat at odds with what is said here (but I stand by it): 'For All Mankind' is pretty much what you'd expect from one half of MFG... the trademark bass, very well structured (but standard) drumwork, and talented but not astounding work with the melodies. This CD is essentially MFG Lite, same great taste but half the fat. For this reason I won't do a track-by-track analysis, as many of these songs share similar features and differ only in structure and overall impression. 'Sundance' is one of the nice songs to be found here, with lots of chewy synth burps churning across a cosmic landscape backed by some pulsating percussion. Leading the whole arrangement are the touching melodies, and the fine buildups are simply the icing on the cake. 'Tempo' is a bit of a darker song for this album, and one of the only ones where intricate drum work takes precedence for certain parts... it makes for a very driving and groovy trance story. 'Reflection' is also in the cosmic vein, with sparkling high-end melodies and a near-constant rush of notes in the mid-range. Years ago they may have dubbed this 'progressive' trance, for that is what it does - pushing the melodic and structural elements forward with small changes, subtly building sound texture and emotional impact... when this song gets going it really soars, but you would never know it if you skipped through the song. 'Uplifting' is just as the title suggests, with very nice cohesion between the bassline changes and melodic shifts. So to sum it up, this is one for the MFG lovers. Past singles by Passenger tend to excite me more (The Race, Electric Opera, etc) but this is a fine assortment of tunes suitable for any trance fanatic. May grow tiresome when listening to the full dose, however... but conversely, that makes this good for a long drive, or for background listening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraph Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 AMAZING album ! As it say, it is done by Guy Zukrel, one half of MFG and it shows. This is really warm, melodic, euphoric, stunningly constructed album with many layers and it is so enjoyable to listen to. I was wondering why he hasn't made more of PASSENGER albums after this one cause I really like this warm style and like that title fits perfectly. Favourites : REBORN, SUNDANCE ( ! ), TEMPO, MANKIND ( ! ), REFLECTION ( ! ), OPTIMIST, UPLIFTING....9/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaman of sound Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 interesting cd. it shows us what guy had in mind when MFG took some time off. the album have some very good tunes, but also some sounds that we heard well before.... my score: 8.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlieNed Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 10 /10 one of my fav albums , melodic and positive , with lots of psychedelic energy best trax to me r 5 and 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trance2MoveU Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Artist: Passenger Title: For All Mankind Label: Phonokol Date: 1999 01. Reborn (MFG Rmx)02. Hit And Run03. Sundance04. Tempo05. Mankind06. Xstar07. Reflexion08. Uplifting09. Optimist Half. Meaning not whole or something is missing. Chocolate milk. If you remove the chocolate it becomes less of a tasty treat and becomes just a bland beverage that you drink because it's good for you. I hate milk. Don't tell me what to drink, you're not the boss of me. Dinner and a movie. I love a good meal, but if you don't make it to a dark theater how are you gonna try and get to second base? They frown on that behavior at restaurants. Unless you're at an Olive Garden. Mid week. Speaking of boobs that's why God made each woman with two of them. To be honest it probably wouldn't make a difference to the penis, but yeah two is better. The only time half works out is when you're dealing with chocolate and peanut butter. That's win win. Passenger is Guy Zurkel which most of you will recognize as half of the legendary goa trance project MFG. Half. Something is clearly missing from most of these tracks and I think we all know what it is. Well obviously it's the other guy doofus. But so what? The tracks might be different that what you'd find on an MFG album, but then again maybe not. Sounds that you've heard from previous MFG albums show up and that might put some people off. Perhaps they are less goa centric and lean towards the more psychedelic. And he obviously discovered his unimaginative full on touch with a couple of tracks. Ok now that the obvious is out of the way this is still a very good album and showcases Guy's vision. I didn't find it minimal in the slightest. Quite the contrary the depth and detail were impressive. The tracks became more involving the longer they went on. Someone commented that there were no melodies. Don't know what the hell that individual was listening to but I recommend a do over. This is quality psychedelic goa trance and I for one don't believe his partners absence is a detriment. I mean did you listen to Mankind? Mdk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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