Oryx - On The Run

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Oryx - On The Run

 

 

Artist: Oryx

Title: On The Run

Label: Tatsu

Date: 2002

 

Track listing:

 

01. The Man

02. Mesmorized

03. Jones Bassweaver

04. Sergio

05. Mount Neverest

06. Naptune

07. Mesmorized (Think Bigger Mix)

08. Once Upon A Time

 

Review:

 

Oryx - On The Run - Tatsu (Germany)

 

As one half of hallowed Reefer Decree, Oryx certainly knows his stuff and this

solo outing takes the Reefer vibe and passes it through a more linear,

conventional gateway before mischievously touching-up the results. The Man

opens proceedings, with a simple bassline that sits nicely and some nice

tribal parts, while Mesmorized has an almost disco-vibe, it’s focused purely

on the club floors rather than the outdoor madness-gatherings. Jones

Bassweaver has, erm, a weaving bass that’s sort of reminiscent of an

underdeveloped Jam & Spoon, and while it all site together nicely and

effortlessly, it’s kind of uneventful. Sergio kicks off with some very cute

pads and develops into a mid-set, nicely uplifting little ditty with some nice

melodic twinges. Naptune is more psychedelic, having a gnarly twistathon at

the bottom, and rising proggy sounds across the higher-end while Mesmorized

(Think Bigger mix), once it shakes its very dodgy intro, is a dubby bit of

analogue-house-hop that’s sort of chilled didigub that would only suit the

most stoned of dancefloors. Tacked on at the end is Once Upon A Time, which

was featured on the first Iboga compilation and became a bit of a psy-hit,

it’s a strong piece of laid-back darkish prog and works well despite its

almost comedy-goa melodies. This album’s okay, it’s clearly designed more for

the club than for a psychedelic floor (and you couldn’t really call it

psychedelic trance). But what it does, it does with a sort of confident ease.

 

3/5

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[Guest Elfie]

Well, i just have the album for 2 weeks or so, but im already pretty hooked on

it ...The smooth basslines just keep you going troughout the whole album...

The man gets you slowly into the groove of the rest of the album ...

Mesmorized is the Reefer Decree sound (almost) all the way, so that's all

good for me!...it drags you along with this line, I would say listen to it

yourself and find out... Sergio(what's in a name?!?) has that same groovy

sound as Mortal Wombatt II, gives me a happy daytime feeling... Mount

neverest would be a smooth morning sunshine track... Naptune, my second

favorite, is a bit darker, but still is a mover ...and last but certainly

not least: Once upon a time (original), woohoow, what a track, starts out

with a very low psychedelic sound, and goes to more melodic tunes, and gets

you move your feet, if you want it or not, the best imho... So i would say,

easy listening at home or in the full sunshine of a great open air party:

definitely Oryx !

[Guest Acidhive]

Yeah, it's quite good, though I don't find this a very remarkable piece of

work. Reefer Decree's sound does it a little more for me. But that said, this

is quite solid, though I don't understand why people find that Once Upon A

Time track so very good. I mean, it is the prototype example of how to fuck up

a good track. Inject it with stupid & lame chant samples that don't add

anything at all to the track!! The rest of the songs is like Reefer Decree,

only funkier. But, this record never really grips me as Reefer's album did.

6,5/10 for this from me. Maybe I'll change my opinion in a while, depending on

if (and when) any of the songs grow on me.