Guest Inukko Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 V/A - Fusion Vs Confusion Artist: Various Title: Fusion Vs Confusion Label: Exogenic Date: 1999 Track listing: CD 1 01. 05'04" Koneveljet : Polski 02. 07'03" Brothom States : Skje 03. 05'51" GAD : Mellow Yellow 04. 04'26" Phokuz : Malign 05. 05'14" Mac Maviz : Samba De Kivikko 06. 06'44" Holohedral : Thinline 07. 05'47" Praktika : Musiiki Vaikuttaa 08. 03'04" Slomotion Airlines : Miss Lonelyheartz 09. 05'27" Bubble Scum : Fuel On 10. 05'21" Reuna : Heimo I 11. 04'02" Accu : Finger Fuck 12. 04'38" Bonzai Republic : Day In The Jungle 13. 08'37" Maha Ketama : Sheepflock Roadblock CD 2 01. 06'23" Stanley : Lungdrumma 02. 08'30" Electro Magnetic : I Scream On Mars 03. 07'29" Pelinpala : Roboman 04. 05'25" Time Bees : Extra Life (Extended Version) 05. 08'02" Outolintu : Mind Full Of Tricks 06. 05'45" Kolmiokulmiosilmio : Maudot Laulaa 07. 07'35" Flouro Fantasy : Midnight Duck 08. 06'55" James Reipas : 7 Brothers (Themes And Variations) 09. 06'12" Eraser : Headache 10. 05'13" Texas Faggott : Humour Tumour 11. 07'00" Midiliitto : Pellon Laitaan Review: A whole grab-bag of sound from Exogenic, ranging from chill to the tranciest of psy trance. CD 1 (Fusion) begins with the minimal ambient sounds of Polski - quiet synths with a lot of beach samples (seagulls, breaking waves & the like). I like the way they've incorporated the "splash" of tide pools as percussion. Nice track, could be a bit longer. Trk. 2 is soft electro-ambient for tired ears; could be an early Warp release. 3 takes an electro-techno groove & adds slightly unnerving, yet "mellow" analogue warbles. Jazzy breakbeat meets the LFO in track 4, & then we're transported out of chill-land for a "Samba" with Mac Mavis. Sounds like a dance competition in a disused, echo filled factory building. Holohedral - "there's a thin line between genius and insanity" - yes, there is, and this walks it unbelieveably well. Slow breakbeats, fast breakbeats, tribal chanting (in Finnish?), all kinds of wiggly sounds coming from any and all directions. Just when you think you've figured it out, it throws something totally new at your ears... great! 7 is a slow walk down the streets of Helsinki, with a biiiig boombox... Dub Pistols on shrooms 8 starts as fucked-up retro-funk, then turns into a decent breakbeat number. I would've liked more of da funk, myself... 9 is Chemical Brothers style (hmm, I'm sensing a theme here) psychedelia with big drums, wah-wah guitar & some guy shouting "get your mojo working". Could be the "hit single" from Fusion vs. Confusion 10 reminds me of early Transglobal Underground stuff, with it's trancey/clubby synth and sampled ethnic vocal. 11, "Finger Fuck", is dirty, nasty dub. Music to perform unnatural acts to, or just nod your head and grin - each feels equally wrong. Sadly, 12 isn't nearly as naughty - good dub atmosphere, but those chopped Amen breaks in the second half just don't do it for me. Would've worked better as straight chill. Finally, 13 is a downbeat track in-fused with worldly samples; Celtic flute, Tuvan throat singing, Indian sitar, & some other things I couldn't identify. The first track of Confusion starts off a bit like before; loungy, psychedelic trip hop. 2 is a little hard to describe; it's dark, and very intense, but not in a "floor-pounding" way... More like cluttered midtempo, with breaks and some highly pissed-off analogue synths. Continuing the slow-but-twisted theme, we get the slow 4/4 of Pelinpala's wacky "Roboman". Good use of vocoder, & the theremin had me looking for Bela 4 brings us into psytrance; it's funky, has a kickin' bassline, and even uses "Extra Life" sounds! (Finns and their Nintendos ) 5 will leave you lost and bewildered in a land full of bleeps and beeps - all you can do is dance, and hope for some sanity further down the road. 6 is Texas Faggott under an alternate name, with a very noisy tune... I'm not too fond of it, it has the TF-sound, but they've done much better. 7 is by Flouro Fantasy, an act that appeared on "Recreational Drugs"; Midnight Duck is a great dancefloor track, with a twisty bassline, staccato percussion, and the usual plethora of psycho-Finno-Scando sounds. A good sense of melody (though you couldn't call it melodic) shows these guys know what they're doing. I don't know the story behind 8... it sounds like folk music gone psychedelic. Weird, but good! Eraser's track is... messed up. Fast and dangerous sounding, but with incredibly silly samples (love the Duckman bits!). The first horror-comedy psytrance? You probably know "Humour Tumour" by now; when they're good, Texas Faggott can make the funkiest music around, and this is no exception. Wicked drums, a bassline that DARES you to dance, and a boy's choir that they probably buggered after the session. Midiliitto end it with their acid-core-1991-stylee "Pellon Laitaan". Conclusion: two excellent CD's, different from anything else out there, but a real audio adventure for those willing to dig deep. Finnish Hymns! 8.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mars Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 I've been listening to Brothom States tunes since the time he was called Dune on the démoscene and his style quite evolved during the years. If you are likely to listen to the quiet electro-ambient style of this small guy, he also released an album on Warp in 2001 called 'Claro' (very good), an EP also on Warp called 'Qtio' and an EP on Exogenic called 'Brothom States EP'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rapuryökäle Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 This is the all time best finnish compilation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wwweeeerry nnniiicee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avosuuvasikka[at]cyberia[dot]fi Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 I listend this compilation about 25 times, but still i can`t remember nothing else exepct this one song. James Reipas track, 7 brothers is the best, because it has the "patakakkonen" flow, you know. Great Kalevala-stygeee... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Anonymous] Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 best compilation around.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VäkäVänhäVäinämöinen Posted January 30, 2002 Share Posted January 30, 2002 I'm A finn And I usually Hate Finnish Styge.. But this one here is a great Kalevala Styge piece Of art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Anonymous] Posted January 30, 2002 Share Posted January 30, 2002 PIECE OF FART I'D SAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bombadillo Posted January 31, 2002 Share Posted January 31, 2002 one of the best compils i own... such a huge range of syles covered make this a must own... quirkiness and nintendo sounds on confusion send me into higher states... even the nordic lagerhall anthem by James Reipas goes off... pushing the cheese envelope... 9/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tin eishh Posted June 3, 2002 Share Posted June 3, 2002 Hard compilation real Wooow!!1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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