Insejn Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 Midi Miliz - Passages Artist: Midi Miliz Title: Passages Label: Boshke Beats Date: 2002 Track listing: 01. Interleaved 02. Phenomena 03. The Missing Guest 04. No Exit 05. Format 06. Aeromode 07. Stalker 08. Baxandall 09. Mrs Vargas 10. Starz Review: Compared to their first album this is pretty much the same. Bouncy, noisy and weird drums. It's repetetive, ofcourse. But it will surely kill some floors. Atleast track #4 wich is the hardest and darkest of them all. And #2 wich should not be forgotten. Nice atmosphere and floating beat. If you like more technoinfluenced psy you will like this. But I'm not a big fan. Fun to play loud tho Final Verdict: 6/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rx7style Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 This is definitely unusual work revealed by Germany's talents, Wayan Raabe and Arne Schaffhausen. Just like some of their EP releases I've caught before, I would call this psy-tech noise. It's very interesting and definitely stands out from the norm. Emphasis is placed on quick repeating, high-energy sounds that act as percussive layers, which incidentally act as hypnotic trance-inducing chaos. All tracks carry the flavour of a depurative and dark atmosphere, with the occasional build of comparatively uplifting bass line melody. For this reason a funky, house like essence is created which I can only see as adding to the wonderful collage of now un-classifiable music. I wont write track by track analysis because I dont need to. While each track is befitting of the entire album's theme, they all vary wonderfully and have their own depth and charisma. Crunchy sounds, distortion to the right extent, and eerie/spacey synths & riffs top off most tracks to attain the chaotic psychedelia I now know uniquely as the Midi Miliz sound. Best tracks are 1,2,5,8,9 track 5 is killer. 9/10 for uniqueness!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Russ Posted December 27, 2002 Share Posted December 27, 2002 This album is a masterwork. Not nearly as "itchy and scratchy" as their earlier midimiliz stuff, and not nearly as "gloom and doom" as their delta work. This is the most mature work to come out of the elmshorn masters to date. I don't want to describe each track, because they all work to build an overall feeling, a feeling of being lost in hash and lost in space. The soundscapes are very subtle and morph gently, unlike the more noise-tech work of before. I am truly amazed away by this one. Less high-octane and more high-quality smoke, which suits me just fine. Also Boshke Beats fueled by the genius of Inga does a fine job in packaging this one. The most original album of the year along with Yumade's. 10/10! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freak51 Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 OH ... MY ... GOD !! This release tops their last one and becomes my new favourite psy album of all time. Hypnotic, revolutionary, brilliant. 10/10. This crew leaves everyone else behind except (arguably) Kopfuss Resonator, X-Dream and various side projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Psydark Light Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 well the album is n my hand , but I expect much more from midi miliz ! anyway nice matter ! even if I like the old much more , this album made very well and catch me on many noises that freak me out of this world ! very hard to listen to for middle psy fans but after a few ears you get this album strike to vens and you can't come back to reality ! 8/10 good production less melodies -- very good beats good for home listening ! I enjoy this buying ! EVEN if I like midi miliz's old stuffs much more ! if you like techno , this one is very good! favorites : 2 3 8 nothing killass , but nice illusions . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dr G Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 I can't quite agree with some of the adulations given above, probably because I prefer clearer and crisper sounds, but I have to had it to these guys for coming up with an original and atmospheric sound. The cover conveys the "lost in space with the intercom intermittently cutting out" feeling of the music - awesome in the sense of both terrifying and uplifting. Highly recommended, and could probably even open some techno die-hard's eyes. 9/10 ~*~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkraver Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Would be nice to know what people think of this album after 17 years of its release. IMO this is a solid album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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