Process - Superior Technology

[Guest Antic]

Process - Superior Technology

 

 

Artist: Process

Title: Superior Technology

Label: Process Productions

Date: 2002

 

Track listing:

 

01. 07'24" Integration

02. 08'02" Brainmelt

03. 07'14" Nano-tek

04. 05'23" Caner

05. 07'23" POG

06. 07'56" The Crocodile

07. 07'46" Disco Mantis

08. 07'31" 10000 Thrill Seekers

 

Review:

 

Process new CD was one of my biggest expectations for this year. His debut

album from 2000 (One Drop or Two?) was a proof that truly psychedelic music is

still alive and kicking, even though it didn't get due recognition. So, how's

the new album then? In one word – GREAT TOO!!! The new one continues typical,

rare nowadays British sound, characterized with lots of broken drum-loops,

acidy synth sounds everywhere, organic soundscapes and melodies, constantly

changing and kind of thin, yet very powerful twisted and wobbly bass-lines.

It's weird, wacky, strange and unbelievably psychedelic! Process just seems to

be unstoppable in his quest in search for new sounds, samples and melodies.

The main part of the music is manipulation with almost everything that can be

changed. He's got so many ideas, that one track could easily stand as a basis

for whole album of some of the minimal artists. All tracks have some kind of

dark feeling to them, but it's not the evil / hell / satan darkness, but

rather sci-fi movie / aliens darkness (maybe that's where the title – Superior

Technology – is coming from?). Album starts with two great outdoor party

tracks – Integration and Brainmelt. They're clear and dry, yet still very

powerful with strangely melodic elements. Sean Williams perfected his

manipulations with bass line here – it's always changing, morphing in

unpredictable directions, and Brainmelt has this great melody at the end (that

makes me even more eager to hear new tracks from Benji Vaughan as he co-wrote

it with Process). Next two tracks are more experimental – while Nano-tek is

still reasonably fast and twisting, Caner explores more psychotic side of

music. They're both very claustrophobic, sci-fi horror sounding tracks.

Somebody said it's like a soundtrack to the bad trip and that is probably the

best description. Second half of the CD is more traditional, but still

contains the elements that make Process' music so special. P.O.G is very

noisy, chaotic with crazy acid melody in second part. The Crocodile is slower,

but has very good acid samples and truly reptile, biting atmosphere. Disco

Mantis is funky and groovy (here's surprise :-) and has interesting bass-line

in second part. The last track luckily isn't ambient – it's as full-on as

others, and even more minimal and driving than previous tunes. It has great

voice sample and twisted, sort of Hallucinogen-like melody at the end. I give

the CD 9/10 because it's the best record I heard so far this year. I know it's

not for everybody – for minimal/progressive lovers it will be to noisy and

without much atmos-like progressive flow. To melodic people it doesn't have

enough melody and even when it is melodic, it's not the kind of melody they'll

accept and like. So, better listen before buying…

[Guest theorem]

All's I got to say is, this is not "driving in a car" music. I love Process,

but wasn't too impressed with this one, however I have only listened in the

car, I have yet to put it on during an all-night photoshop binge, which is

where all music reaches it's true form with me...

I guess I was just looking for another "psychobabel"

[Guest Defbydelta...]

"during an all-night photoshop binge, which is where all music reaches it's

true form with me..."

so got damn right man!

that's the perfect way to listen to a cd, to get that deeper mind feeling about

the music..

Process is not my cup of tea thu so this is nothing a gonna giva a rate about

but its not bad at all..

enjoy..

[Guest Tomvcarter]

amazing sound manipulation, but somehow this album does not flow, the basslines

are very weak, but the synth layers are awsome. It is much darker than i

expected, almost too dark in places, i found it scared me a little on

earphones. It is a very interesting listen , but i cant see it working on the

dance floor. 5/10

[Guest Goagabba]

~TietäjÄ~, It's Sean on his own. Released on his own label, Process

Productions, this is some of the most crazy, wacky yet very intelligent music

I've ever heard. If you dig this CD, it don't matter where you play it, in

the car, during an all night photoshop session, or at a party. It's really

good. You can still hear the 'one drop or two' influences, but a lot has

progressed of course, and things only get better. My fav's are 1, 4, 5, 6, 7

I have to give it 10/10. PLUR

Excellent review Antic!

[Guest funklab[at]hotmail.co[dot]il]

process is the best psy artist he put u in the line of insanty and unsanty this

is also good!!!album

give it 10/10!!!!!!!

[Guest digi shamanix]

Beautifully twisted and suprisingly, very new and fresh.

I reccomend to people who like their trance twisted like the old school days.

But keep in mind, this doesn`t sound old. FRESH OLDSCHOOL

[waater]

excellent composition, sure its no the "world according to process" sound as

before, but extremely psychedelic, intuitive and groovey....this IS outdoor

music, nothing can compensate for the sounds as it comes thru when hearing it

fill environments of the outside world....Sean is a good person with good

intent as well, while he was in town awhile back, he came to play at my weekly

(an ambient/downtempo/experimental/idm gig)..and he really knows what he is

doing, very good heart and has awesome persona.. .. I highly reccommend people

to PURCHASE this album, i dont believe you can get all the true sound

quality..i dont believe you could hear and feel everything that he has created

thru a compressed format. ie: name of album.. :EXCELLENT: 10.10

[Guest true goa person]

LOOK process dont make music for dancin , and psy all about dancin yer head off

on drugs and stuff , so I my opinion this cd isnt really very good for psy

trance at all. pfft cd thats not dancable! why bother? I'm stickin to lisa

lashes till psy gets back to its astral and man with no name roots

[Guest Lifeform]

Just got this today in the mail from saiko sounds. My first impressions where

a bit stange. But its been on repeat for about 3 or 4 times now, and it all

seems to come together after a few listens. The first 2 tracks are very

noisey, although the whole album is in a certain sense. yet this album is

melodic in a weird and twisted sorta way. This cd is more about sounds and

minipulation of them so i get the impression it's headphone music, but you

could dance to a few of them (4-to the end). It seems Sean worked on this

album with a bunch of other people and was recorded both in London and San

Francisco. Tracks 1 and 8 are the only tracks he did by himself. Brainmelt

was made with Benji, as questioned above. My only complaint so far is that

some tracks kinda go off to no where and COMPLETELY change half way thru the

track. I was listening without paying attention which number it was on, and i

thoughtit was on track 5 and it was only on track 3. Not a big problem, but

yeah... It's still good. Very well thought out release, excellent sound

quality, and nice transitions from one track to the next. Overall 8/10.

[Guest MG]

Great album, 1st half Techy, 2nd Half Wacky/Trancy/etc.

The sounds are what a process album seems to be about IMO. It is the new wierd

sounds that is throughout a Process track that attracts me to his music and

his sense of humour. Different than the 1st, Shorter than the 1st (59 mins).

But I am glad I got it. 9/10

[Guest dernuk]

I think that this surpass one drop or two by a LOT, this is the music of a man

that know the path of psychedelic basis in all forms, sometimes very minimal,

then it's trance-like and then it twist your mind ooooooooooooof._.-¨-_

[Guest Jordan]

Some seriously twisted material.

A must have IMO!