Guest [Anonymous] Posted May 9, 2002 Share Posted May 9, 2002 Rewind!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mescalinium Posted May 9, 2002 Share Posted May 9, 2002 Once again, X-Dream continues to set the standard for our entire scene. Combining the best elements of tech-trance with their massive production and yes, some subtle harmonic counterpoint to the merciless percussion, these german maestros have crafted us a groundbreaking masterpiece. For those who say it sounds just like The Delta (as if that could be a bad thing!), I'd recommend some repeated listenings to Rewind, a truly modern interpretation of melodic trance. Many of the songs (e.g. no process, thorazin) possess the sort of "where the hell did THAT come from" feeling. Others (Inter Corporal Stimulator, Peter's Hoover) just start out hard and take you even further. My only (extremely minor) complaint is that, after such an intense, heavy workout, the two downtempo tracks at the end feel a tad superfluous. No matter though, this album still rocks in all the right ways. If you havn't heard this yet, then, to paraphrase the black guy from Spaceballs, You Ain't Heard Shit. A very enthusiastic 10/10 (and you should know I'm not the type who hands out double digit scores like they was candy ;o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Master Posted May 11, 2002 Share Posted May 11, 2002 This is more techno than psy-trance, but is energetic, hard, amazing. I really like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryion Posted May 20, 2002 Share Posted May 20, 2002 i´d say if u dont like minimal psy u wont like that one! i have the luck to like both styles (minimal and fullon). and i really dont know why ya all complain about The Delta. Schizoeffective for example is a very amazing album, more than just minimal techtrance. well however... 8.5 for that album. dark and hard, for those who like dark and hard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest erik[at]thetransient[dot]com Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 Irritant is like a subway train running on rails of stainless steel, running with the diesel engine firing unabated, running devoid of passengers, streaking through the subterranean dimension tinted green from unfrosted hallogen lights, chugging along sweating and adrenalized but not out of control - never out of control. Momentarily the train stops where the sunlight is blinding and the color blue is nowhere to be seen. It stays stationary briefly before its rusted wheels begin to spin and its exhast pipes scream with metalic steam. The train emerges a few more times into daylight, stopping at stations in cold, glistening dimensions, waiting for passengers that never come. And then slowly and suddenly the ride is over but only briefly as the cd player returns to track 01 and begins the journey anew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest goafreak604 Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 minimal bullshit, nothing psychedelic in here. a shadow of better x-dream days (like in "radio"). [3/10] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cocco Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 THIS IS THE TRUTH OF THIS ALBUM: I have spent more time ANALYZING this album. I don't listen to the minimal, cheap bullshit. Just because this is not as deep (melody/psychedelic-wise) as maybe RA or Hallucinogen, does not mean it is bad or even half decent! This actually "IS" the most melodic X-Dream album to date since "We Created Our Own Happiness." (hear me out) It does not have lots of melody, but it has more melodic rhythm, as opposed to The Delta and COP, which was purely hard, powerful, dark riffs, beats, sounds, etc. This album is a true X-Dream album, not a should-have-been side project. I agree that parts of certain tracks, especially the last track called "All Rights Reserved," sounds pretty fucking technoish! It could have been better. But over-all, this album is not techno at all, and anyone who says that is being ignorant. This is like a follow-up sequel to RADIO, because X-Dream has not made an X-Dream "titled" album this dark since RADIO! As far as movies go, the sequal are usually not better. It is like that in this case, it is not better than the original. (Radio) Regardless, this album is fresh and different. It is dark, powerful, and (at times) relentless, like Radio was. It is NOT that psychedelic. It has less character and insane sounds, like Radio did. It will not revolutionize like Radio did, because this is taking the formula that we ALL asked for, and making new music with it. If you want something really dark on this album, listen to Universal Chaos. If you want a track that is extremely stomping, throbbing, and powerful, listen to track 5. Tracks 1-4 and 6-9 are all kick ass in one way or another. Some kick ass much more then others. Track 6 starts off decent, builds up and fucking rocks! There is one track that involves some really cool, short, up-lifting melody. It adds character to the track and makes it very memorable. I don't care for "Peters Hoover" because it is all crazy, throbbing bass and hard, repetitive beats. But for those who loved or even liked The Delta....the majority will really like Peters Hoover! Anyway, this album is not excellent, but it is good. If you like X-Dream, you should get this album for your collection. It took two full listens for me to agree to write what I have just wrote. Don't over-analyze everything or you won't enjoy it, but this album DOES KICK ASS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vasyachkin Posted May 27, 2002 Share Posted May 27, 2002 glad i've waited to review this album until i listened to it more. i was going to say that its a great album, but now i am telling you ITS THE BEST EVER. every track is as good as the best tracks by Delta, you can make TWO if not THREE Delta albums out of this one by using filler tracks made by hujaboy, etnica or wizzy noise. Arrays of sounds forming patters on various levels ... plus a beat so phat you can almost taste it 9.5/10 the new quality standard for tech-trance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest x-(not my)-dream Posted May 29, 2002 Share Posted May 29, 2002 you fuckin people are pathetic. If I take the X-dream name off this album and release it as say xv kilist or something like that or just some unknown name, how many of the people who are giving it 10 outta 10, will still do so? This album is nothing but minimal noise. Its not even a good minimal release. X-dream I love you guys and your earlier work was groundbreaking but this is shit and you guys are just living off the X-dream name. What a pity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Anonymous] Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 if x-dream is minimal then hallucinogen is house.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maf99[at]wish[dot]net Posted June 3, 2002 Share Posted June 3, 2002 I don't like this album at all. I hope that they will go back to their roots. In the first place I thought that this was not X-Dream. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Anonymous] Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 this will probably be the BEST album of the year 10/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the_urri[at]ukr[dot]net Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 Very groooooooooooooooooovy album!Thorazin - best track!-10/10. Others - 8,99/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sub_code[at]hotmail[dot]com Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 My audio system settings: bass:max treble:flat subwoofer level:max volume:max(until distortion meets new x-dream standards) Input:cd current track:4 (!!!!) My condition: THORAZINED!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yataali[at]bluemail[dot]ch Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 Even them are doing some boring progressive... Deceiving... I want to fly but with these empty songs the reality is running after me!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Anonymous] Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 this isn't a trance album at all...it's techno...don't know how you people can find this album interesting...each track is like 7 minutes of boredom with techno loops, techno effects and maybe a sick dark sample here and then but all in all it's just too boring and not innovative at all..it's irritating...just like the name of the album says...this kind of music has been existing on the scene for a long time...the difference is when you go to a techno party the tracks last 3 or 4 minutes and the dj mixes them like crazy..it sounds 5 times better then this stuff...here you have tracks that last 7 or 8 minutes and nothing happens...x-dream ruled before with tracks such as the second room and psychomachine....this is sad stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xenda Posted July 3, 2002 Share Posted July 3, 2002 Listen to this album on a bad stereo and it will definately live up to its title. However through a decent stereo it becomes clear that this isn't just techno shit like many others seem to believe. This album is dark and hard, true, but there is some seriously melodic and downright haunting trance floating through many of the tracks. Trax 4 and 7 can get a little grinding after a while but Tracks like "No Process" ( co-produced with Atmos from what I could tell from the back of the cover), " Peter's Hoover" and "Rewind" more than make up for those couple of lowlights. Like most good music this album needs a good stereo and, above all, time to be fully appreciated. X- Dream are coming to good old Australia later in the year so I guess I'll get to see just how much their new shit rocks up loud and live. 9/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gh0 Posted July 4, 2002 Share Posted July 4, 2002 TRULY AMAZING GOA, couldn´t be better from begining to end. Peter Hoover definitely is the best track. Catch it if you can!!! 10/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest c[o-O]b BenZ c[o Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 Just AWESOME i could say.... perhaps he took the right way as Manu Le Malin in hardcore. A killer album for all who wants powerful tracks. 10/10 with no doubts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scrom Posted July 20, 2002 Share Posted July 20, 2002 Bullshit music from guys who can't play the piano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ziz Posted July 20, 2002 Share Posted July 20, 2002 X-Dream has lost what was special and turned into nothing more than a Wizzy Noisy / The Delta clone. How depressing. 3/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PAUD Posted July 20, 2002 Share Posted July 20, 2002 this reelease is very dissapointing... x-dream set my expectations high.. i've been looking forward to and waiting for a new x-dream cd for years, and this doesn't live up to the kind of groundbreaking work x-dream was making in the past. where's the innovation? what happened to x-dream? i can't hear even one tiny aspect of this cd that's marginally innovative or original.. recycled rubbish. i am pretty let down. i guess it's like rock and roll.. everyone has a high point, and then gets washed up and forgotten. x-dream is on their way out if they keep this up. NOT psychedelic, go listen to your dishwasher and a drum machine for this kind of sound. 5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rewind Posted July 21, 2002 Share Posted July 21, 2002 THIS IS THE MOST MIND BLOWING - PSYCHEDELIC ALBUM THAT I HAVE EVER HEARD. X-DREAM ARE GENIUS 10/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neptune Posted July 22, 2002 Share Posted July 22, 2002 Whoever says this is techno is retarded. This album DOES have some techno influences. There is even some techno at times mixed in it (if you would ven call it that because other layers keep coming in and out) but regardless, this album truly is - Dark Psytrance. It has it's psychedelic moments and it has it's more minimal, less complex moments as well. Those familiar with X-Dreams darker stuff should like this, but don't expect to be in total awe. This is not the best, but it is cool. (nice cover too:) Some tracks are very powerful and relentless when listening loud to them, of couse at night. Score 8/10 (pretty good) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alienzed[at]mac[dot]com Posted July 28, 2002 Share Posted July 28, 2002 X-Dream is amazing, for all of you who didn't like this album, listen to it one mor time, but stoned this time. This album is incredible. You NEED to play it loud and with a good stereo system. All bow to X-Dream~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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