Kalilaskov As - Killas 2008

psytones · October 10, 2009

Geomagnetic.TV (+ family) is one of those labels who spew out way too many albums and may/has become a victim of their own releasing quantity. What I have learned after getting to know some of their releases is that sometimes you will find masterpieces in their catalog, a release that has been swallowed by a label releasing impressive quantity instead of immortal quality (Also counting the releases of brother, sister, cousin and great grandfather labels and whatnot like Geo Israel, Goa Records, Digital Drugs etc). This album by Kalilaskov AS is one of those noteworthy releases and it is for sure one of the strongest and most fun filled albums I’ve heard to date from their massive catalog and I’m eager to tell you a little bit about its sound, vibe and power!

Note: This is a album release of single tracks by Kalilaskov As’ which has been released on varies compilations around the globe.

Kalilaskov As - Killas 2008 (Digital Drugs Coalition, Geo Israel, Geomagnetic.TV, Goa Records) 2009 (DIGICD006)

1 Kalilaskov As Vs. Select Project - Eliza Roza 6:48

2 Kalilaskov As - Passion 6:33

3 Kalilaskov As - Dark Psilosophy 6:32

4 Kalilaskov As - Crying Girl 6:30

5 Kalilaskov As - Dead Angel 6:33

6 Kalilaskov As - Bad Girls Go To Hell 6:17

7 Kalilaskov As - Airin (Remix) 6:38

8 StrezZ Vs. Kalilaskov As - Psy Dorados 7:18

9 Kalilaskov As Vs. Natinel - Beethoven's Dragon 7:23

10 Kalilaskov As - Radiation Defloration 6:39

* Kalilaskov As - Secret Track .. 6:02

1. Nice intro stuff, but the track bores ***

2. Has some nice dark rolling with cinematic stuff going through the background ***

3. Fatter bassline, cooler feel. Crazy stuff. ****

4. Messes with the Terminator theme and got some impressive arrangements that manage to keep my attention sort of hooked. ****

5. Stranger mood, weirder air and changing phases. ***

6. Ooh, what an orgasmic drop-bass in the intro, this track has driven and heavy thumping power for sure. ***

7: This one got a good flow to it but wears me out. ***

8. Funny intro. Some very cool guitar stuff, blasting! ****

9. Killas drive with some good breaks and hefty stomp. ***

10. Straightforward stomper with some ghosts flying around. ***

* Bonus track is haunting in mood. ***

So what is there to be said about this best of, I mean singles album by Kalilaskov As? There’s absolutely nothing groundbreaking or classic about it. It’s for sure to be forgotten faster than is fair.. But still Killas 2008 managed to surprise me by offering a lot of variation in its dark killer candy like party atmosphere for gothic minds waving lollipops in the air with fluoro-clothing’s on their escalating bodies. There is something about the colours that this music drives out of the speakers; it sort of reminds me of the tricks done by Overdream’s Wonderwise release (Avatar records), but with an even more evident take on the darker side with more play and change of landscape. I’m not saying they make the same message and vibe of music or that this is better than that album, because they are very different from each other and I prefer the Overdream album - Still, they both sort of manage to go inside my temptation of emotional delusion in bright colours reflected by the moonlight while dancing until the legs got no more juice to pump. May I say that Killas 2008 feels innovative and fun?

The style used on this album should be easy to label I think; its dark psychedelic trance music with trippy patterns and at times, a sense of humor with a lot of good’ol party smiles. It’s not meant to be taken too serious but still manages to lay an impressive impression on ones tripper mind where creative innovation is expected and appreciated. The downside of this release is the fact that it’s a gathering of single tracks instead of an album with a theme and .. purpose. So if you own most of the compilations that these tracks are presented on (which I doubt you do), I see no reason to buy this release. However if you’re a huge Kalilaskov AS fan, then this is a good opportunity to own his discography, because some of these tracks is said to be obscure and hard to find … Other than that, for what it is and what it’s not, it’s a good selection of killargh tracks for the crazed stompers of the party-party whoo-hoo scene!!

I think the artwork on Killas 2008 is almost totally awesome! I dig the neon pink colour theme with a very sexy and dangerous lady wearing a gasmask crouching with hefty energy rays behind folding out like angel wings of sort. Or maybe she’s taking a dump and the bright pink illustrations is actually a fancy variation of her stink (no wonder she's wearing a gasmask), because I think a lot of people will find this albums sound to be highly comparable with pink crap farts from a sweaty yet sexy ass. Yes I’ll repeat myself, it's tacky and for me personally this artwork together with the music screams candy raving Goths with sugar sweet sounds covered in darkness and imagination for the wicked people of flips.

What does Kalilaskov AS mean? It’s a strange name for an artist but yet good as any, I guess. I would say it’s a take on the word kaleidoscope with a darker twist to it since Kali (Hindu goddess) has been inserted in the beginning of the name. And ‘AS’, what’s with the ending AS? Well, in my region of the world, AS is something a firm would place behind the company name to mark that the company is a Stock Company (Aksje Selskap). Then again, I’ve been very wrong about these things before, hehe!

As far as I can gather, Vadim is a Russian brain who immigrated to the Israeli nation in the beginning of the 90’s. Here he had a massive psychedelic experience which like most, change his life and made his ears and mind open up to the more twisted and fun filled side of PsyTrance, and the sounds he presents on Killas 2008 seem to be bleeping in a good way and the overall structure is satisfying to put your ear against while drifting inside its soundscapes of candylicious destruction.

Recommendation: This album is in all honesty a lot better than properly 83% of the dark killas out there. So if you’re still hyped and happy about rolling basslines with variations and at times, surprises with cute enough effects and a mood to drive and pump you through a lot of emotions and imaginary places, I would highly recommend you to get this album, because it’s true, this is defiantly Killas 2008, ready to die U on Da dance fluoro.

Favorite tracks: 3, 4, 7, 8

Score: 7+/10

Where to buy and other links:

kaliDiscogs: http://www.discogs.com/artist/Kalilaskov+As

KaliBookingSpace: http://www.myspace.com/kalilaskovas

KaliMySpace: http://www.myspace.com/kalilaskovasmusic

D.D.C.: http://digi-drugs.com

D.D.C.Space: http://www.myspace.com/digitaldrugscoalition

Geomagnetic.TV: http://www.geomagnetic.tv

Psyshop: http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/ddc/ddc1cd006.html

Saikosounds: http://www.saikosounds.com/english/display_release.asp?id=7717

Wirikuta: http://www.wirikuta.at/web66/product_detail.jsp;jsessionid=DFHOGFPPBPMC?showDetail=215143