V/A - Sola Sonorum

[Guest Goagabba]

V/A - Sola Sonorum

 

 

Artist: Various

Title: Sola Sonorum

Label: Spirit Zone

Date: 2002

 

Track listing:

 

01. Bamboo Forest : Brazil

02. Bio Tonic : Dynamic Bounces

03. Echotek : Somophonic

04. Kuro : Precision

05. GMS : Shrek

06. Saafi Connection : Schizo

07. Space Tribe And Electric Universe : Alkaloid Experiment

08. S-Range : Microship 23

 

Review:

 

This is the best compil from Spirit Zone, dare I say ever. It's a new turn for

SZ, after the last releases. Bamboo Forest start the trip off, with a lovely

morning tune. Can't wait to hear the album. Bio Tonic are one of my

favourite artists at the mo. The song starts of with a wicked deep kick drum,

ala Bio Tonic, kinda reminds me of The 3rd Link. Then comes in this wonderful

kinda scratching sound, which sends me mental. Echotek bring us a more

progressive approach to this album, and a welcome tune it is. From Israel,

with a bang and a boom. KURO, our Japanese hero, is back again, with some

tech precision as the title suggests. Big and heavy basslines in here. An

excellent song. And finally the Shrek single from GMS is on CD, for us

digital junkies. The sample is taken from the DVD version of the movie Shrek,

and is a GMS, "the same recipe" type of track, and reminds me a bit of Juice

without the Requiem influence. Good for outdoors. Next comes trance new

comer, Safi Connection, which has Micha on his own. A bit different to the

style of the album, but a very good track indeed. Then the talked about Space

Tribe vs Electric Universe, with both their respective styles shining through

noticebly. Space Tribe type full on quick beat, Electric type atmospheres,

Space Tribe type sample use, Electric type melodies. Done in the classic goa

style both are so famous for. Now the last track is the perfect outro to this

album, my favourite track and a melodic morning track, able to bring smiles to

a dancefloor full of loons. At about 3.00, comes in a great but subtle

melody, which builds and peaks through towards the end of the track. Way to

go S-Range. Glad to have seen him live at Voov.

All in all, a must have compilation of 2002. I'll give a bona fide, 9/10

Bom

[Guest Le Lotus Bleu]

First, i think honestly that's the best compilation i've heard from Spirit

Zone.

 

Bamboo's track got warm tones, little samba influenced rythmic, nice one.

Biotonic delivers their personnal psytrance style, the title "Dynamic Bounces"

says it all, very effective one.

 

After the french dudes comes a new israelian artist Echotek in minimal style

(not my favorite here).

 

Then it's the come-back of K.U.R.O, Precision is this kind of new psytrance

that you can hear nowadays as Biotonic. I mean a bit more darkfull, groovy and

rythmic worked.

 

GMS with some of their madness inside Shrek and the grinding door gimmick

,realize an energic stuff.

 

Saafi Conection (here only Mishel Biton) with Schizo is one proof of the

vitality and quality of the israelian newcomers trance artists.

 

A second brillant collaboration between the duo stars of Spirit Zone, in my

mind largely better than The Acid Test even if it's sounding different but

always powerfull,energic & melodic.

 

Last but not least, the most morning stuff comes from S-Range , this track is

co-written with Flavia Campos. You can listen more subtilies & muffled

harmonies.

 

Overall a high level quality production with some new comers, except Shrek all

the tracks are unreleased on CD.

 

You can buy it closed eyes.

 

mark:8/10

[Guest Dr Cheroot]

great stuff here from spirit zone.

great sounding tracks by all the big names. except for mebbe GMS, it's time

they grow up and use some better samples. Great release for both DJs and

home-listening.

8/10