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V/A - Interzone

 

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Artist: Various

Title: Interzone

Label: Interzone

Date: 2001

 

Track listing:

 

01. Pulse : Good Morning

02. Paste : Bassliner

03. XV Kilist : Stampfers Schleiers

04. Smith : Disco 2000

05. Prime Time Plastix : Brett Pop

06. Amphiptere : Mutant

07. Bone : Hackers

08. Shai : Rattlechain

 

Review:

 

Here we have once again a new label, this time one from Suisse!! And they

deliver us a véry minimalistic CD, sometimes even too minimalistic!! Most of

the songs sound the same, fat bassline and very techno-ish psychedelic noises

on that, and that for 7 minutes...

Not really my style, too boring after all, specially that XV Killist song is

BAD!! Normally it's one of the best Minimalistic groups, but this song is véry

boring!! The best song is prime Time Plastix!! I think it's because of the

golden hand of Daniel Vernuft (Shiva Chandra) => he knows how to make véry

good minimalistic Trance...

On a normal day this gets a 5/10, sometimes (when I'm in Minimalistic mood) a

6,5/10! Bom Shankar

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Guest [Anonymous]

I think this compilation is great and far from boring. I actually find it very

engaging. The previous two reviewers obviously have different preferences. I

agree that the XV Kilist track is the weakest here, but everything else is

very nice. Especially the second part of the CD - very psychedelic! I

personally love the Bone track. Did you guys listen to this on a good

soundsystem/headphones?

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I agree with anonymous... I was listening to this album with two people who had

very limited exposure to the psy-trance and minimal-psy worlds... They loved,

I loved it... in fact most tracks were really amazing! Once again I'll agree

that the XV Kilist track is the weakest - but that's one so-so song out of 8!

I really liked this CD and so did my buddies... one of the better comps to

come out recently (yes better than Catcher and Eskimo and the rest.)

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Guest steps_beyond[at]hotmail[dot]com

Probably the best compilation (together with Progopoly from Plastic Park

Records) this year so far on the progressive side of trance. Excellent

selection of tracks, suprisingly good new projects- a great start for

Interzone !!

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This is one of the best compilations of the past year. There is nothing minimal

about this. I wonder why all these self-professed "full-on only" goa lovers

bother to write reviews about music like this. This music is incredibly

detailed, but you need to smoke up to hear it. My favorites are the last

four--all dark, deep, and mean. The Bone track sounds like it uses some

spatial 3d imaging software. Sit right between a nice pair of speakers, and

you will notice these little sounds in the 1st two minutes coming from behind

you! Wicked! And then the "chainsaw" followed by the melody in the Shai track!

Wicked! For good ears and good sound systems only.

10/10!

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Well, I was a bit disappointed with this one, but it's a first purely Swiss

psytrance compilation, and shows future. Progressive is the word as was said,

but some tracks don't really progress too much. My favorites here: Paste,

Smith, Prime Time Plastix & Ampheptere. XV Killist in one of his weakest

tracks for me. Also the standard of sound is goes up and down here.

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  • 3 weeks later...
Guest Acidhive

Mmm.. What can I say that hasn?t been said? Well, nothing really. So I?ll just

give my opinion about this one. Progressive monster/minimalistic and dark

tracks. All tracks on this one kick ass, although I agree the XV Kilist track

could?ve been better. (somewhat at least) This cd starts with the great Good

Morning track which is dark and funky. Next 3 songs are really minimalistic,

but with good grooves. Starting from number 5 it?s getting a whole lot darker

again and it pumps forth until the last track... I really liked the Amphiptere

track. Somehow it?s so dark it almost scares me. ;-) haha ..!! Hoping to hear

more from the new guys appearing on this comp!! Salutations to DJ Creator and

a solid 8/10 here!

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  • 4 months later...
Guest progress

XV Kilist's track is the BEST on the CD!!!!

 

It is a KILLER Progressive track... this is the kind of track that will GRIND

the dancefloor into a stomping mess of chaotic mayhem... This is what minimal

progressive is all about!! Sure it's not busy with psychadelic sounds

(although they are layered in here & there), but the beats & bassline make it

a serious rocking track. It's the subtleties of minimal progressive that make

it what it is.. it's not supposed to be 'busy'!!

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  • 7 months later...
Guest rah[at]swissonline[dot]ch

this one's my favourite compilation of all time...it's very great, pure

minimalistic sound that never gets boring! especially the xv kilist track is a

boosting milestone in the history of progreissve/minimal psytrance. paste's

baseliner is my alltime favourite track...uh i love this record!

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  • 5 months later...
Guest Musashi

Last two tracks are masterpieces , taking minimal to new levels of

creativeness, lots of changes in those tracks, perfect for the morning a

evolution in trance music seems to me.

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