V/A - Pure MDMA 2

[Guest Diepeveen]

V/A - Pure MDMA 2

 

Artist: Various

Title: Pure MDMA 2

Label: MDMA

Date: 2001

 

Track listing:

 

01. 08'01" Pixel : Black In, Black Out

02. 07'05" GMS And DJ Dede : Whoosh

03. 07'14" Joti Sidhu : X-N-Trick

04. 08'02" Skazi : DMT

05. 07'01" Deedrah : Reload (GMS Rmx)

06. 06'50" Sound Farmers : Pitch Black

07. 08'38" Future Prophecy : In Synch

08. 06'08" Shakta : Funky

09. 08'06" Surreal : Black Rock Cities

10. 10'13" Etnica : Hell's Kitchen

 

Review:

 

Pure MDMA 2 starts out with a new artist called Pixel. I haven't heard

anything from him before, but he sure as hell knows how to make some

powerfull noise! Very dark scary thing, with no melody at all! Not full on,

but not calm either... It reminds me a little of PsySex! Average track Track

2... Typical GMS style... Not much to say here! Reminds me of the GMS vs.

Systembusters album (That's a good thing)! For me it works very well, but

certanly not for all... - That's the problem with GMS =)Track 3 is a heavy

track. The same (very cool ) beat through the hole thing! There is also a

spooky melody that sets in from time to time! - A truly floorstomper! Track

4 starts out very monotone, with a kickdrum that goes on and on and on, with

a few effects on. After a while some percussion shows up, then a hi-hat, and

soon we are on the dancefloor ... This is one of those tracks that never

stops building up. After some time a break tunes up, deletes everything but

the kickdrum, and we can start all over again. - Nothing really special, but

a descent track! We already know track 5, hmmm... i wonder why... Maybe

because it's so DAMN GOOD! This track is really one of my all time

favourites! Ever since i git the Deedrah "Far And Away" EP, i've had

troubles with getting this of my stereo! You can hear the GMS effects all

the time, and even if it's not so far away(!) from the original, it still

blows! Track 6 is a GMS sideproject with Celli. It starts out really scary,

with dark sounds, and then goes over to a quite deep kickdrum with a nice

hihat! Even if it's not that fast, it's still very full on, due to that

hihat which point out the dancerythm for you, and when the amazing melody

comes in, you'll go crazy! Again a very good track! Future Prophecy delivers

a track with very nice effects everywhere! There's melodies everywhere, but

they are hidden pretty well, and they are very psychedelic... Reminds me of

GMS (DUH) But it's a bit more variated. After 5 minuttes this evil track

throws a "head-melody" that works very well! And when it ends there is a

COOL sample: "So... what you're saying is: This guy is a total wanker?!" The

track is very relaxed and dark during the whole playtime, and those laughing

children gives me the creeps.... This is propably what i connect to "Evil

psy". Track 8 is a (as the name suggests) a very funky tune, with very nice

work on the percussion. The catchy acid lines is almost shouting at you to

dance like James Brown, so you'd better do so... Or else this track will be

pointless =) Track 9 starts out with like when you are searching on a radio

or something. Then comes an almost housey 4/4 beat and some nice effects now

and then. Again we have one of the "bad" ones as a decent track! Last track

is from Etnica and it's propably the best track on the comp. A pretty slow

and VERY trippy tune from the mad italians. So oldschool, with

Pleiadians-like melodies all over. Some will call this repetitive, but i

just see it as a way to enjoy the madness a little longer! All in all a VERY

pleasant surprise from MDMA... I did not know they made this kind of music,

and i will for sure go look for more music from them! Best tracks: 5,6,7 and

10. And there are NO bad tracks! - 9/10

[Guest Jason - Los Angeles, CA]

I'm surprised this is actually the first time this CD is reviewed. I personally

think it is great. Whoosh, DMT, Reload!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, Pitch Black and

X-N-Trick are my favorites.

[Guest gugs79[at]hotmail.com[dot]br]

pixel remember psysex for u??? i don´t think so...

The best track with the best sample!! Pixel Rocks!!!

Good remix of reload by GMS.

I like max tracks but this one is very bad!!

6.0/10

[Guest --== MiLeS ==--]

The Etnica track is so damn fine that Nitrox and Chrome hurt the ears.

Furthermore, some convincing newcomers like Pixel and Surreal, the best track

from Skazi thus far, a superb Deedrah remix and a couple of other adequate but

never superb trax. Nevertheless a consistent, quality filled compil. 8/10

[Guest Qotra 4062]

Etnica Hell's kitchen is so nice, so uplifting!

[Guest Paddohead]

Good cd!! best track: Etnica....

[Guest jigga]

not a bad cd. listening to it now. had 4 six months listened to it 3 times.

going to rectify that now. too much stuff to listen too , too much! . not completely what I expected

but thats not bad , its quite full on . for full on people looking for someting unexpected but not

too far off

[Guest fillfoll]

I like this cd, but it is not in my top of the year. Buy it if you don't have

some of the songs, Etnica, GMS and Deedrah. It is pure MDMA sound. 8/10

[Guest lunari[at]goatrance.zzn[dot]com]

My opinion About the newer psytrance is positive

most of the artists know exactly when to shift their styles . . that is how

they become so famous ..

lets take Hell's Kitchen for example ..

its not like any of Etnica's tracks the last few years, am i right ?? ..

Etnica shows perfection .. that's why we admire them .

i say this compilation is not to be missed in my collection ! . . Buy it !

[Guest Raweffect]

The first song PIXEL (BLACK IN , BLACK OUT) Its my favorite !!!!! THE BEST i

have EVER HEARD!!

[Guest Syre]

The Pixel track makes the rest pale.

[psybrat]

The whole CD is awesome. All the tracks are amazing ones. A must BUY CD.

1. Pre Midnight Stomping Session Track

2. Start of Midnight Stomping Session Track

3. Stomping Track

4. Grrovy Minimalistic Style ..

5. Sounds like GMS synthlines only the sound is different .. but a good one ..

6. nice track .. good basssline .. floating around

7. Funkee for sure .. total grooviness .. this guy always surprises me ..

Shakta is simply great ..

8. slow chill track ..

9. ethnica magic at work ..

 

One of my favourtie CDs .. it will be your fav one too, go get it ..

[Guest [Anonymous]]

the joti sidhu track is the best.

[Guest Blue Penguin]

Hell's kitchen : stunning track !!!!!!! :-) Etnica : surely one of the best in

the goa scene !!!!!!!!!!!

[Trance2MoveU]

"So...what you're saying is this guy is a total whacko!?!"

 

 

What happened to him?

 

Dunno, was mumbling something about Lois and an open back door. Wanna draw a dick on his face?

 

Try and stop me!

 

 

*whispers* Isn't MDMA supposed to stimulate you and keep you awake?

 

This did not do those things. Well the first third anyway. Perhaps it didn't accomplish those things 15 years ago when it came out. But this is an example of a compilation that almost puts yo to sleep and then rouses you from said blissful slumber. The first three tracks are on the uneventful side and sound like unst unst music. Kinda minimal without adequate storytelling. There's a Skazi track here that may tell you more than I ever could. GMS also has a presence here, but surprisingly their remix is one of the bright spots. Acidic psychedelic full-on that also manages to have a dreamy quality. Pitch Black from the Sound Farmers (GMS and Earthling) is powerful and bubbly with great use of delay and reverb with of course some samples from the movie. In:Synch from Future Prophecy is dark and metallic with a rumbly quality. Win for me as I've never really liked anything they've put out. Shakta gets funky and do no wrongs Etnica close things out with the lone goa track which is nowhere near their best yet still manages to be respectable.

 

If you're in the mood for dark techno influenced trance you could do worse than this. Surprisingly a good share of the tracks hold up well today.