Children Posted January 18, 2000 Share Posted January 18, 2000 Hallucinogen - Twisted Artist: Hallucinogen Title: Twisted Label: Dragonfly Date: 1995 Track listing: 01. 06'41" LSD 02. 07'17" Orphic Trench 03. 10'17" Alpha Centauri 04. 07'30" Dark Magus 05. 09'59" Shamanix 06. 07'24" Snarling Black Mabel 07. 06'54" Fluoro Neuro Sponge 08. 08'06" Solstice Review: VERY GOOD album !The best one made by Hallucinogen :-) Best Tracks are 1,2,5 and 7 ... Track 5, Shamanix, is the best Track ever made by Simon ! You should also notice there are transitions between each track, so it's better the listen to it in its entirety to trip higher :-) Rating : 9/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mindbender Posted January 22, 2000 Share Posted January 22, 2000 An ablsolutely awesome album, the best one I have. All of the tracks are brilliant and they are nicely varied. Sometimes I like one song the best and the next day another, but Shamanix and Orphic Thrench are usually at the top of my list. This album is pure genious. Words don't do this justice, so listen to it yourself. I'll try describing it all the same: It is very melodic, with loads of original and unexpected ideas. The sounds are generally very clear, despite the amount of acid sounds. The tracks progress just at the right pace and the variation between and in tracks themselves are great. Some parts are whipping and stomping bright coloured darkness, while others are just the ultimate happiness. This is very visual, but also emotional with enough energy. 10/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anoebis Posted January 24, 2000 Share Posted January 24, 2000 Really fantastic album!!!Very trippy but also dance-music and with alot of melodic and tribal sounds!! nr. 2,5,6 And 7 are the best!!! Bom Shankar "The Belgian GOA-Alien..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yoo_hias[at]yahoo[dot]de Posted January 24, 2000 Share Posted January 24, 2000 I bought this Album 1997 with Astral Projection - Trust in Trance and I think this 2 Albums are the Best Albums of the Trance-Goa-Sound! 10/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ubik Posted January 26, 2000 Share Posted January 26, 2000 Very intelligent album with music that evolves all the time. All the tracks fit perfectly together, and there is not a bad track. My favorite is Shamanix with a wonderful melody at the end. "I believe that, with the end of the century, we'll discover a new way to think." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tequila Posted January 29, 2000 Share Posted January 29, 2000 Very enjoyable to listen thanx to the great transitions, Twisted is the best ablum of Simon. The melodies are never the same, so we feel like transported in an other reallity.You're an artist Simon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vm[at]alphatrance[dot]org Posted February 8, 2000 Share Posted February 8, 2000 Well, it's "Twisted." You gotta hear it to believe it. I am not aware of another piece of music that is so psychedelic and entrancing. The concept: "This is your brain on acid." I can't even come close to describing the multitude of emotions that listening to this album can produce. From the ecstatic morning joy of "LSD" to the crazy naughtiness of "Shamanix" to the mysterious question marks of "Alpha Centauri" to the symphonic grand finale of "Solstice", this is a trip from start to finish. The music is so rich and yet subtle, you can literally get lost in its intricacies, the same way you can get lost in your thoughts while on acid. I consider this to be one of the most important compositions of modern times, right up there with "Sgt. Pepper" and "Dark Side of the Moon". Its influence may not be quite apparent yet, but give a few dozen years and you'll see. And make sure you leave your CD player running after the 8th track is finished, you're in for a little s! urprise... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ChrisdeeACiD Posted February 9, 2000 Share Posted February 9, 2000 This was my absolute favorite a couple of years agoo. But no longer =( LSD and Orphic Thrench are still perfect but somehow "Shamanix" does´nt do it for me =( I can´t find the rythm and the Psychedelia is too enormous? But it´s truly one of the best ones out there still today. A have to have. 8/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest d.mcnair[at]dailyrecord.co[dot]u Posted February 11, 2000 Share Posted February 11, 2000 Fantastic stuff from the master. Classics like LSD. still whoop it up for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jax Posted February 14, 2000 Share Posted February 14, 2000 A fantastic album! Dark Magus RULEZ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andre_Buter[at]yahoo[dot]com Posted March 3, 2000 Share Posted March 3, 2000 A classic album, and one of the best goa albums to date... LSD really kicks this cd off to a good start and the whole album is in fact great. There's also a hidden track, an ambient version of 'Angelic Particles' just some three minutes after the last track. Listen to that and chill out after the mindblowing experience Simon gave you before... Absolute must buy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest "purple-ohms" Posted March 9, 2000 Share Posted March 9, 2000 super-spychedlic, simon is a genius (i seriously think he is!!!) he should be recognised as the start of a psy-revolution and written down in the history books. he's able to access every part of you with this cd. it's like a key that fits perfectly, and then turns you to open u up. and after that , well who can describe such millions of ununderstanable inexplainable *things* screaming at you around you past you per the millisecond. then the cd ends and the wondering starts....hehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chaffi[at]caramail[dot]com Posted March 18, 2000 Share Posted March 18, 2000 I recently got space cat beam me up album and got very surprised as it really sounds like shamanix ! There is the same insane atmosphere , same sounds, same wicked melodies , same short delay on sounds and room reverb on all the parts , no seriously it is very similar ! I advise you to take a closer listen to shamanix and then to the space cat's tracks . So did simon invented the stompy israelian trancestyle ? gotta think about it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freak51 Posted March 27, 2000 Share Posted March 27, 2000 Hey Chaffi, read the credits on Space Cat and you'll see Simon Posford sprayed all over it. Spookier to me is listening to Shpongle and then listening to Classical Mushroom; sounds like a tribute album. BUT on to the point, which is Twisted. This was my first-ever trance CD, and it, no word of a lie, changed my life. The path I carved through about $3000 in sound toy purchases and God knows how many thousands of dollars in CD purchases [and still going strong] definitely begins _here_. This record will always be a special place for me. If I hadn't heard this I might still be listening to bloody Jesus Jones. If you have only one disc ... well get X-Dream "Our Own Happiness". But if you have two, make this the second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AtomikElf Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 yeah, freak, cool review. i also love "our own happiness" - it's so lovely. "twisted" is a rollercoaster ride of note - there's so much to be discovered in this cd - the subtle sounds that evade you in the beginning start to stand out above the other more noticeable sounds. and you make new little discoveries all the time. this album is crafted by a master. simon really knows his shit. get it, and enjoy. 8.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tb[at]biogate[dot]com Posted April 12, 2000 Share Posted April 12, 2000 10/10. There is not much to it. Superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gig_[at]web[dot]bg Posted April 20, 2000 Share Posted April 20, 2000 God deamn GOOOD album. Ane of the best psy-albums I've ever heard!!! Original style and tracks too. LSD is one of my favourites. Don't wonder why this is the best track in "Your Favourites" section! Juuuust HEAR IT! IT's an ORDER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest X - Dreamer in NYC Posted May 15, 2000 Share Posted May 15, 2000 Total dopeness 10/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SpaceCowboy2002[at]hotmail[dot]c Posted May 26, 2000 Share Posted May 26, 2000 Sonic waves permeate the membranes of perception whilst one undergoes audial absorption and integration. Welcome to the paradox of illuminating darkness. This one is going to be hard to beat. Ever. Surely a milestone in the ever growing library of goatrance music. Though still among the best goatrance in the world, it loses half a point because it contains a less than reassuring ?He?s losing his mind and feels it going? fully verbalized in the widely renowned track LSD, and ?I?m on fucking fire? in Shamanix. What the heck was he thinking? Simon Posford is no doubt a genius, but I think it is apparent that he made a big mistake in adding those hellish voice clips to an otherwise fully acceptable album. However, aside from containing those blatantly negative sound clips, they are both flawless tracks. 9.5 out of 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Infected Max Posted June 5, 2000 Share Posted June 5, 2000 When i listen this CD "i'm on fuckin Fiiiiiiiire" too. In Year 2000 lots of bands still sounds like 1995...but in 1996 Simon P. already sounded like 2000...Listen the CD..does it sounds old??? Naaaaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snow Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 psychedelic history books. 10/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kuldipsidhu Posted July 3, 2000 Share Posted July 3, 2000 ya ya it is psy trance history book this is master pic we should all keep it cause we have to make our children listen this album my own thought love kuldip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mokujin45[at]hotmail[dot]com Posted July 9, 2000 Share Posted July 9, 2000 Oh my God. I got this album purely because of Shamanix. I just can't believe the genius of this song.. Shamanix made this album.. nuff said.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clark_303 Posted July 19, 2000 Share Posted July 19, 2000 LSD is still one of my favorite songs of all time(still can't find anything wrong with it) and Shamanix is an unforgettable piece of music too with its crazy melodies and shamanic atmosphere...The only song that I don't like a lot on this album is Snarling Black Mabel and that is because I've heard it a million times(because it appears on a lot of compilations). I wouldn't say this is a perfect album but it's a very good one and has 2 songs that everyone should have. -Clark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eevviillbbeenn[at]hotmail[dot]co Posted July 20, 2000 Share Posted July 20, 2000 Fuckin' good one ... No comment, just buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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