best etnica album?

[reger]

alien protein and juggling alchemists followed by equator.

remixed va and etnica volume 1 not included, sorry, feel free to mention.

 

and why?

[Melancholyman]

Sry I just wanted to vote

[abasio]

Alien Protein, it just makes my insides go all twirly whenever I listen to it!

Nice melodies, energy & atmosphere!

Don't have juggling alchemists though.

[fluffymushi]

chrome, just because.

[reger]

chrome, just because...

...your taste is worse.

 

[Anakoluth]

Alien Protein.

 

and why? good music doesn't need no reason to be good.

[Oopie]

It's obvious "Alien Protein" will win this poll.

 

I however chose the deput.

[seraph]

Alien Protein > Juggeling Alchemists > Equator

[Trance2MoveU]

Alien Protein no question. I wish they would go back to that music, but I hear they insist on being stubborn.

 

I think an Etnica goa album would sell well.

 

Mdk

[Basilisk]

Damn, that reminds me, I still need to get a copy of Equator on CD...

[Otto Matta]

Equator. Alien Protein is a bit *bright* for me, but I still like it.

[fluffymushi]

this poll is a mockery. it doesn't even include the ultimately superior japanese edition of chrome, which was, unquestionably, already a superior album in it's european version. :drama:

[Otto Matta]

this poll is a mockery. it doesn't even include the ultimately superior japanese edition of chrome, which was, unquestionably, already a superior album in it's european version. :drama:

What's better about it?

[fluffymushi]

What's better about it?

first off; the highly original & absolutely fabulous cover

 

 

vs. the old & uninspired

 

 

second; the tracklist & albumflow

 

1. Alpha-Beta

2. Solaris

3. 1056

4. Black Lava

5. Tracktor Activity

6. The Object (Live Mix)

7. Liquid Forms

8. Are We Safe?

9. Blasting!

 

vs.

 

1. Nervous (rmx)

2. Detonator

3. Dervish (wasted rmx)

4. Liquid forms

5. Are we safe?

6. Like a diamond

7. Solaris

8. Tracktor activity

 

notice how track nr.5 on the japanese edition is moved to the last position in the european edition. a track of such massive proportions deserves better than that. it gives the impression they filled up the european version with random tracks just for the sake of releasing "something new" & threw some of the jap highlights in to give it at least some body.

also notice how the european edition lacks "Black Lava", which happens to be their greatest achievement in the field of minimal maximal space-trance. besides that, the flow of the jap edition is incomparable to the europ one, the infatomable depth & intelligent smoothness of the prior sometimes makes me wonder if they put any effort in the latter at all. the verdict is clear & simple; the japanese edition is simply at a whole other level. i rest my case.

 

 

 

 

e. despite my negative outburst in the light of the japanese edition; my vote still stands though. chrome..

[rino]

I however chose the deput.

I did the exact same thing. Why? Because after multiple listens, after years of being an Etnica fan, their freshman release is something I go back to more often. My honest opinion is that in retrospective, Etnica may have peaked early

 

Damn, that reminds me, I still need to get a copy of Equator on CD...

I am almost in the mood of trading it away... The more time goes by, the less I like it... Except those two amazing ambientesque tracks, the opening and the closing number, the rest of the album fails to amaze me time after time...

[Oopie]

I did the exact same thing. Why? Because after multiple listens, after years of being an Etnica fan, their freshman release is something I go back to more often. My honest opinion is that in retrospective, Etnica may have peaked early

I agree with your opinion. I guess there's certain innocence in those early works. I feel the later stuff might be technically more complex but often don't reach the same level of euphoria when it comes to melodies and mood.

[Guest antic]

Chrome (Western Edition). Perfect combination of psychedelic & tech trance for me. And there really are melodies, just not so obvious like in their earlier work.

 

Alien Protein is too cheesy, Nitrox & Equator are very uneven and I don't even want to mention Sharp.

Haven't heard Alchemists though.

[Pandemonium]

I voted Chrome also. I only own Chrome & Sharp, and I havnt heard their older stuff. It was before my time. I also own the Japanese version. I wasnt aware of the western version.

[Basilisk]

I am almost in the mood of trading it away... The more time goes by, the less I like it... Except those two amazing ambientesque tracks, the opening and the closing number, the rest of the album fails to amaze me time after time...

If you're ever up for it, check out my for sale/trade list on Discogs

[Manuser]

One more vote for Alien Protein

[reger]

yay yay yay, sup manuser :posford: ?!

 

first off; the highly original & absolutely fabulous cover

 

 

vs. the old & uninspired

 

 

second; the tracklist & albumflow

 

1. Alpha-Beta

2. Solaris

3. 1056

4. Black Lava

5. Tracktor Activity

6. The Object (Live Mix)

7. Liquid Forms

8. Are We Safe?

9. Blasting!

 

vs.

 

1. Nervous (rmx)

2. Detonator

3. Dervish (wasted rmx)

4. Liquid forms

5. Are we safe?

6. Like a diamond

7. Solaris

8. Tracktor activity

 

notice how track nr.5 on the japanese edition is moved to the last position in the european edition. a track of such massive proportions deserves better than that. it gives the impression they filled up the european version with random tracks just for the sake of releasing "something new" & threw some of the jap highlights in to give it at least some body.

also notice how the european edition lacks "Black Lava", which happens to be their greatest achievement in the field of minimal maximal space-trance. besides that, the flow of the jap edition is incomparable to the europ one, the infatomable depth & intelligent smoothness of the prior sometimes makes me wonder if they put any effort in the latter at all. the verdict is clear & simple; the japanese edition is simply at a whole other level. i rest my case.

e. despite my negative outburst in the light of the japanese edition; my vote still stands though. chrome..

mhm, you say that only because you have this japs fetish

ok, ill give chrome a listen, will try to get japanese one ive heard chrome, but i dont know what version or if both. dont remember it anyway, sounded crap to my ears at that time.

[Otto Matta]

mhm, you say that only because you have this japs fetish

Hehe.

 

fluff - The jap edition lacks Detonator, which is pretty much the only reason I ever listen to Chrome. But now I'll have to check out Tracktor Activity again, since it's been a while.

[Manuser]

yay yay yay, sup manuser :posford: ?!

It's been a very long time isn't it?

I am good, and you?

[fluffymushi]

fluff - The jap edition lacks Detonator, which is pretty much the only reason I ever listen to Chrome. But now I'll have to check out Tracktor Activity again, since it's been a while.

point. kill@@rgh psytek. i admit i might've pulled things out of proportion, just for the sake of it but after re-listening 'em both yesterday; i can't shake the feeling the western edition is more purely psychedelic techno oriented whilest the japanese version is a bit more space'ish ambient'ish in flow. they're both awesome anyway.. yeh.

[reger]

It's been a very long time isn't it?

I am good, and you?

im better

 

hi hi, kidding

im ok, youve been quite busy ?

 

 

point. kill@@rgh psytek. i admit i might've pulled things out of proportion, just for the sake of it but after re-listening 'em both yesterday; i can't shake the feeling the western edition is more purely psychedelic techno oriented whilest the japanese version is a bit more space'ish ambient'ish in flow. they're both awesome anyway.. yeh.

i listened to japs edition yesterday, meh, not my cup of tea, perhaps some brainwrecking saikodelikz would help in this case but i doupt, lacks too much even considering that its quite minimal, nothing special.