Children Posted January 22, 2000 Share Posted January 22, 2000 V/A - TIP Singles 2 Artist: Various Title: TIP Singles 2 Label: TIP Date: 1997 Track listing: 01. 09'41" Psychopod : Universal Mind 02. 06'52" Synchro : Human Oscillator 03. 07'31" Laughing Buddha : Karma 04. 07'21" Doof : Weird Karma 05. 06'37" The Infinity Project : Hyperspaced 06. 07'43" Synchro : See Ya Later Oscillator 07. 07'54" Hallucinogen : Soothsayer 08. 10'16" The Deviant : STC 09. 10'02" Snake Thing : Scorch Review: Track 7 is Good, but Tracks 2,3,4,6,9 are Bad Tracks ... the other Tracks are "listenable" ... Rating : 2/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnston[at]engr.mun[dot]ca Posted February 19, 2000 Share Posted February 19, 2000 While TIP Singles 2 is not an amazing comp. I think that it fares better than the two out of ten posted above. The standout track for me is track 3 by Laughing Buddah. It's a classic and I'd buy the album just for that song. The Hallucinogen track is good (although I like the Lysurgeon remix better on the Phosporescent comp.) and I also like the deviant track and the infinity project track. For some reason Synchro just doesn't do it for me and I don't care for his two tracks. I have the vinyl version of this compilation which is missing tracks 1,4, and 9 so I can't comment on those tracks. My Rating: 5/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ubik Posted February 24, 2000 Share Posted February 24, 2000 Even if it's not as good as the yellow or blue comp, there are some good tracks here : Universal Mind, Karma, Hyperspaced, Soothsayer, STC. I was disapointed by Doof's track, which is not very good. I don't get the two tracks from Synchro. 6.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PsychedelicGav Posted February 27, 2000 Share Posted February 27, 2000 This is even more boring than the first compilation. I don?t know how many compilations the opening Psychopod track ?Universal Mind? has cropped up on and it?s boring. There?s nothing so definitive here at all - it?s all rather adequate but hardly like TIP can do. This just makes you sit and listen - there?s no real desire to dance madly to any of these tracks. Come on TIP, you can do infinitely better than this of a way of showcasing your music. In a word - BORING. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chaffi[at]caramail[dot]com Posted April 9, 2000 Share Posted April 9, 2000 The most impressive track on earth !! hallucinogen - soothsayer ! It's so powerfull ! if you listen carefully you'll listen tons of details that you wouldn't notice with a simple superficial listen . And i swear the more you listen to it the more you like it , i don't know how the hell he did , but he find maybe the greatest sounds possible , it's not technically very impressive or very orignal but it's about the way uses them! And the talent is to be able to make a LOT with very few , cause i mean you can always buy lots of analog synth and play with them , i mean it's a matter of equipment then , but here it's different . Just the bass for eg , in most of the goa tracks now most of the bass are getting very similar and comon , here it's a total inovation , he used a resonant filter to make tones! And well there's also the melodies , mindblowing , he switches on from powerfull synth riffs with melodies that makes you fly(in your mind!) to distorded lead with simple b! ut GREAT melodies . And if you're an attentiv listenner , you'll notice that when the more the track evolves the higher it brings you , and as the track evolves you fell the tension and emotions growing in you , the climate is getting tensed and strong , he suddenly break all the drums and blow your mind with some beautifull sweeps and that makes you think it's getting to an end (unfortunatly!) but what an end...he basicaly kept the best for the end in fact! but i won't tell you about it =)) . In the same kind of goa , you have spiritual antiseptic , which not as good but still great . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tequila Posted June 15, 2000 Share Posted June 15, 2000 I like this compilation very much!! OK,despite the two syncro trax are boring and not really unforgettable, I like all the other ones! The track from psychopod is great and complexe, as always.The one from laughing buddha is nice, a little basic, but nice.The track from Doof is a killer one!Do you hear the intro?oh my god ya should hear it loud!!. The track hyperspaced from tip is on their album, so it's sad, even if the track is excellent (the best one of Feeling Weird probably).The track from Hallucinogen is also a killer.Such a great melody...yes, a killer track. The one from the deviant is a little repetitive but with a good melody that make you do not get bored while listening to it, and last one, from snake thing is basic. 7.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ...7 Posted October 23, 2001 Share Posted October 23, 2001 "KARMA" is realy awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ashonacid[at]shpongle[dot]com Posted November 7, 2001 Share Posted November 7, 2001 doof and hallucinogen tracks.. PhWOAR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asterope Posted April 13, 2002 Share Posted April 13, 2002 An average comp. Synchro is as usual pure shit. Bad tracks are 2,5,6,8,9. But there are two very good tracks, Karma (fantastic melody at 3'30 ) and obviously soothsayer by Simon Posford !!! Doof's track is also quite good ! 6/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Another classic reviewed in detail: http://www.ektoplazm.com/reviews/tip-singles-2/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trance2MoveU Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Artist: Various Title: TIP Singles Vol. 2 Label: TIP Records Date: 1997 01. 09'41" Psychopod : Universal Mind02. 06'52" Synchro : Human Oscillator03. 07'31" Laughing Buddha : Karma04. 07'21" Doof : Weird Karma05. 06'37" The Infinity Project : Hyperspaced06. 07'43" Synchro : See Ya Later Oscillator07. 07'54" Hallucinogen : Soothsayer08. 10'16" The Deviant : STC09. 10'02" Snake Thing : Scorch It is my opinion that this is a compilation that needed two decades to ripen. Like your sister. BTW is she seein' anyone? Can you put in a good word for me? A lot of people seemed to have missed the boat when it first came out somehow labeling it boring. Call it goa saturation if you must...or perhaps too much weed. But this is the definition of psychedelic goa trance. This is the sh*t you're paying Anjuna and Zion $20 for. Without the two month shipping time. Tracks like Psychopod's Universal Mind is the shiny example. An absolute stormer of a track. Karma bounces and races, making me forget everything else Jeremy has done for 15 years. S.T.C. has that relentless goa melody which should appeal to everyone. Hyperspaced isn't bad and sure the original version of Soothsayer isn't as good as the Lysurgeon mix, but, but,...Hallucinogen? You wanna sh*t all over volume 3? Fine I'm on board. But if you and I see this at a second hand shop I'm gonna hip check you into easy listening so I can get my mitts on this. Nothing personal. Mdk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Eye Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Yep, the best of the TIP Singles compilations. Kicked ass some 15 (err, make that 17) years ago when I bought it and still does. Especially Laughing Buddha's Karma which honestly is better than everything else LB did, combined. OK, so the Doof track never really clicked with me, and Synchro's tracks are more or less "OK". And Snake Thing is Aussie weirdness galore but that was hardly a surprise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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