mars Posted July 30, 2001 Share Posted July 30, 2001 I don't think this is so bad. This can be listened to when you are relaxed, and it works fine there. Honestly some tracks are good journeys. The problem is that it's not psytrance, not ambient, just something hybrid. The begining of the album is not my cup of tea, but from track nr 6 it gets really better. It may deserve a try for those who like experimental psyweirdstuff. 6/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freak51 Posted July 31, 2001 Author Share Posted July 31, 2001 Boom Devil - Rumble Artist: Boom Devil Title: Rumble Label: Flying Rhino Date: 2001 Track listing: 01. 07'22" Life Is 02. 05'36" Over You 03. 06'16" Nothing To Be Afraid 04. 06'48" Rumble 05. 04'42" Ease The Pain 06. 06'28" Pyroclastic 07. 04'17" Lullaby 08. 06'53" Call Her Name 09. 07'13" Check 4 Zero 10. 02'22" Epilogue 11. 05'21" Been Thinkin Review: At last, a record for those of us who wish Portishead would cover Sneaker Pimps. Move over, Brain Food. Step aside, The Earth Moving the Sun. Flying Rhino has provided the new worst-ever Goa record. The first two tracks feature a lot of maudlin sweeping violins, a whole lot of sappy love song lyrics, sung all syrupy by a sassy lady who probably has a fabulous body - oh wait - it might be her on the 'Something for the Weekend' cover! I still do like 'Nothing to be afraid of' very much, but it's already been released. Rumble is a me-too breakbeat track, all overpolished with a percussion line that's included in the Casiotone demo programs. Track five, there she is again, on top of another track that has no new ideas from the first two. Track six, some faster snare-driven breakbeats, and another clip-art atmosphere, this time LTJ Bukem-style. Not bad, but you don't need to listen to the whole track; one minute will give you all you need to know. Track 7, that bloody songstress again on gloomy Bristol garagey samples they must have dug up from the 1997 top-of-the-pops time capsule. We get the point! Stop the inanity! Track 8, I can't stand it! This could get airplay on AM golden-oldies radio. It's already its own muzak Yanni-fied horror. Oooo, track 9 starts in a promising fashion, nice washboardy effects and ghostly choir, add some bullfrogs, pause, oh shit here come the cinematic violins. Enter a simple breakbeat around 120 BPM and some spy-movie-soundtracks effects, ehhh, not bad. Track 10 is DJ-helper fade-out ambience, could be useful somewhere. Just a semantic quibble here, an epilogue is supposed to be at the end. And don't I wish it had been! Track 11 is an awful spoken-word attempt with some Hallmark-card-worthy trite wishful thinking, Robbie Robertson already made this record, much better, way back in 1986. I suppose it could have been worse without the few adequate tracks, so 0.5/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iNFiNiTi500 Posted July 31, 2001 Share Posted July 31, 2001 Pretty decent Portishead/Moloko clone so don't be a Dummy and expect any psytrance references. I was quite pleased with the spacy chill stuff of the Live in Germany CD so I actually can play this without an unhealthy puke session. If u ever wanted horny hookers in your psychedelic trips give this a spin...it might work... 7/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iNFiNiTi500 Posted July 31, 2001 Share Posted July 31, 2001 I wanna upgrade to 9/10 cause this is currently the only CD doing the rounds in my player...The tasteless scum I am. First album that your oh so Gothic Girlfriend might like as well as your mom. Can't wait for the Red Seal album ...go fly a Rhino... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest me[at]dreamer[dot]co[dot]il Posted August 18, 2001 Share Posted August 18, 2001 great album if you're tired hearing the usual "boom tss boom tss" for years and also the relaxing ambient with the trancy elements that is also repeating itself in a way.. seems like we all forgot the power of vocals. not short samples but pure and simple singing that tells the story. you know that thing the rest of the world is listening to. so if you're one of those who feels his brain is fried from all the types of electronic music then grab this album! Dreamer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beatsfrombeyond[at]mac[dot]com Posted September 22, 2001 Share Posted September 22, 2001 freak51, YOU FUCKING RULE!!! :-) Your OH SO ACCURATE review could not have said it better!! Had me rolling on the floor laughing too!! peace out --- jason ____ ___ ___ __ _ _ _ _ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ooze Posted November 8, 2001 Share Posted November 8, 2001 I'm truly shocked by Freak51 ! "worst-ever Goa record", oh my... goa?? You may like boom-boom-boom and farting sounds on it, but don't judge this musical masterpiece with those criterias. I give this a 9/10. It's a beautiful sound, very nicely produced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Anonymous] Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 Freak 51, if u calling this Goa is like calling britney spears for techno. This album is NOT goa, its a pure chilled out experience. And great. 9/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [Anonymous] Posted April 11, 2002 Share Posted April 11, 2002 Really great album. Superb melodies. Well produced. The lyrics contributes to that chilly sound you love to love. Best tracks are 1,2,4,6 & 8. Especially track 4, Rumble. It is the masterpiece of the album. 8/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dita99[at]gmx[dot]net Posted July 31, 2002 Share Posted July 31, 2002 I simply love this album! I would't say it's goa or chill, don't know what it is but it climbed slowly on top of my toplist. I hope its not the last boom devil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tchankov I.V. Posted September 14, 2002 Share Posted September 14, 2002 Well, Freak51 pointed out right what devoted goa-music-lover could actually think about this album. Yes, the same thoughts hit me too when I gave it first round. But later on, perhaps, I found "the other side" which was not covered in his sincere review - lush chilled out chords with trancey elements all over it, epic journey. Moody experience, esp one of these autumn gloomy afternoons. Don't know about the vocals - I simply think their presence don't hurt this album at all. Even though I expected to find smth like in tracks 3,4 when I was acquiring this album I don't regret these expectations mis-match now and tend to take it as it gets. Nothing revolutionary here however, as far from Ninja Tune stuff as from psy-trance scene either. But still refreshing... That contradictory speaking I finish my review. 7/10 it worth. Tchankov I.V. (civ604@mail.ru) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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