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V/A - The Call Of Shiva


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NO NO NO!!! People who like slow dark trance will NOT like this, and this does

NOT sound like an akbum! This sounds like crap! There is not a song on the

entire CD that can be called good. It's not that they're produced badly, but

the songs themselves have nothing: no meaning, no message, NOTHING!!! I like

minimal trance, but this is not good minimal trance. In fact, I really don't

know what the hell they're trying to do here. This CD is such a

disappointment. SST, more stuff like Kumharas, and NO MORE crap like this,

please.

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Guest thanners[at]mail[dot]com

I was to disapointed with this compilation. But come on, you've got to give

credit to Track 7 by Analog Dream. This track is a killer, the best on the cd,

at least for now...I hope a better release can be expect from the great SST.

Bring back the Shiva Shidapu STYLE!!!

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Well...this is good & bad.

To my mind the tracks have no soul: they are quite goodn but they pass & you

feel nothing.

 

ANYWAY I really like tracks 7 & 8 (the Analog Dream & the Suntec).

 

If you like melodic trance this should be ok for you.

5 or 6/10.

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HM, I think they've tried to do something like progressive, or minimal trance,

maybe they've done it, but that was not so good work. Anyway couple of track

are even good, but most of this stuff is boring & not inventive. 5/10

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LOL What a mixed up bunch of reviews :) This is an interesting new style for

SST.... probably better than video gameish Shiva Shidapoooo "uplifting melodic

stuff"

Lots of new sounds FINALLY instead of tired old synth lines :) is it just me

or does this album also remind you of the new Shiva Chandra album - Auricular

? Shiva Shiva shiva indeed... lots of scraping and mechanical sounds :) yay

:) 7/10

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umm...no, it's just you =) both of these (sst and shiva chandra) i find boring,

BUT shiva chandra's sounds are amazing, really indescribable. the one thing he

can do good is make sounds and position them in the mix, but his mixes i find

very boring... the sst cd, on the other hand, has NO new or creative sounds,

just beating down the same old minimal/progressive formula. this is what i

have come to realize: some artists try to create new music, they have ideas

and they just put them out, without trying to sound like something; others

then hear their stuff and try to make stuff that sounds like it. more of the

first type, please

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Guest Goa Spirit

I was very dissapointed with this release.. i was not stimulated at all by the

music here.. the cd cover is very nicely done, and there are a couple of cool

paragraphs written on the box... the music in the cd however left a lot to be

desired in my book,. i don't know maybe it will grow on me.. but as of right

now i wasted my money on this cd....

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Come on guys! The electronical music is under a constant developement and

naturally enough so is Shiva Space Technology. I guess you had too high

expectations on this compilation because you compared it to the albums that

were released before by SST. I find this

compilation quite interesting, it's a new sound and I consider it being quite

nice. But no, it's not like the old uplifting material that SST used to

release, the old songs with crazy basslines and melodies and stuff are

history. This compilation is absolutely not a compilation that I wanna listen

to every day. But when I'm in that special mood, I'm sure I'll listen to it

and enjoy it very much. The best tracks are: 1, 2, 4, 8, 9... I give the

compilation the rating 7/10

But SST, even though I've taken your side now, I'm convinced you can do even

better than this!

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Guest Vystril[at]aol[dot]com

i dont know what planet you people are on! i love this CD! its great, it

reminds me of movers and groovers off of TIP... its got melodies, its

complex!! its not just bass and some scrapy noises! some effort went into this

work,

 

i remember back when trance used to be complex and could take you places, this

stuff does; not the new minimal wave

 

i give it an 8/10 its well worth it! listen to it:)

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V/A - The Call Of Shiva

 

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Artist: Various

Title: The Call Of Shiva

Label: Shiva Space Technology

Date: 2001

 

Track listing:

 

01. Cosma : The Call Of Shiva

02. Luminus : 13

03. Lemurians : Kinich Ahau

04. Shivanauten : From Beyond

05. Psysex : Macumba

06. Lemurians : Neurotic

07. Analog Dream : Euphemistic Visions

08. Suntec : Stamp

09. Diablo : Pagan

 

Review:

 

When you look at the tracklist (DJ Jörg + Luminus, Psysex & Psychonaut) you

would think this is a fast and uplifting CD, but that's completely wrong!!

Most of the songs have a bpm of 140 or less.

The whole compilation is dark, groovy and very psychedelic. But specially the

first 6 songs are too slow in my opinion... Last 3 songs are a little better,

but nothing stands out for me! The style of the whole compilation is the same,

that's why it sounds more like an album. To be real honest this was my first

dissapointment from SST, but I'm sure that people who like slow dark trance

like Element or Diablo will like it alot! Best songs are 4,7,8 & 9. This Cd

deserves a 6/10, but the ARTWORK is fantastic! One of the most beautiful

cd-boxes I've ever seen!! Bom Shankar

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Guest [Anonymous]

Not the best or the worst comp in 2001, just regular trance... a bit slow i

think, but psysex MACUMBA rocks man,,, really cool track

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Guest crystaltrip[at]web[dot]de

Really psycho release fromm SST! I LOVE this cd

All tracks are Killers, but nr.3 is a LITTLE bit slow....but the others are

GREAT!

BOM

JAN

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Guest Jason - Los Angeles, CA

Wow, a few people towards the end actually like this CD. I thought I was going

to be the only outcast. I do love this CD. When I first listened I was very

disapointed. Probably high expectations of the Erez and Jorg work prior. But

the same thing happened when I first heard Digital Dance of Shiva. So, I gave

it another chance with an open mind, not expecting the fast hard SST of before

and wow, this CD is great. You can pitch it up if you don't like the slow

tempo or really listen to it and realize how amazing and talented these artist

are. My favorites are the Lemurians and Analog Dream tracks, but all songs are

great in my opinion.

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Guest FelipeLemosBrasil

VERY GOOS compilation, really progressive & psychedelic, 1st

track is just good, Cosma album is much much better... 2nd track is really

good, relaxing and psychedelic sounds, nice Building, nice synths... 3rd track

is very dark, low and progressive, sounds good in a headphone, an intelligent

track. Track 4 is a bomb track!! Scratches, Scrytches and

Scrryetchiyes...hehehe. Better listen it HIGH!!! 5th track is the best track

here, Psysex at his best!! Birds samples and mindbending sounds... GREAT!!

Track 6 is maybe the worst here, nothing special. Analog Dream rocks with good

guitars!! Nice surprise. Suntec & Diablo ends this compilation with some

danceable tracks, nice for the day...

7,5/10.

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its good, u just need to understand it... its perfect for the slow and super

psychedelic moment of a party, those when u just melt like vapour with the

waves of the music...

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The compilation is good but that's all....I expected much more from it....Jorg

made good colaborations with PSYSEX, that is maybe the best track here and

with LEMURIANS...Bad collaboration is with LUMINUS, huh, what a boring

track...End of the disc is interesting...Best tracks : 4,5,6,7,9....

7/10

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Guest civ604

I used not to like it at first few listens but eventually it got better &

better. Now I wouldn't call it just listenable, because it also DOES contain

smth. within - to the pleasure of mine & those above my post. I don't care

whether it could be better than as it gets. But this "entity within" at the

same time isn't that clear, so one couldn't easily take it from unrespectable

noise. ;) Nuff concentration is required in order to dig this thing, as well

as it is with Digital Dance Of Shiva. And sure as a whole it flows really

well. Being somewhat progressive this work does not stray from the path

successfully set by its predecessors. Rating: 7,5/10. Tchankov I.V.

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