"V/A - Deep Impact"

[Trance2MoveU]

 

Artist: Various
Title: Deep Impact
Label: Odd Records
Date: November, 2005

1. Wrecked Machines - Creep
2. BLT - Anything You Want (Zen Mechanics Remix)
3. Quantic Fusion - Elements
4. Cyrus The Virus - The Prophecy
5. Altom - The Persuaders
6. Alternative Control - Commercial Hit
7. Freaked Frequency - Hippi
8. Suria - MD 64 Beats
9. V-Storm - Survivor

Who's ready for some full-on?

 

F*ck yeah Manchester!

Anyone? Look I know it's not cool to listen to this type of psytrance. The vast majority of it is formulaic and derivative getting nowhere like a three legged dog. So yeah...not cool. Like bumping some Billy Squier at your kids high school. In a jean jacket. Leaning on a camaro.

What a loser.

But I have to hop between subgenres lest I get burned out and fed up. For that reason I'm all over the place. Think of me as a teacher. Just...with a lot more F word. The rule for me is to never dismiss anything out of hand as you certainly could miss something. And if you piss on this you'll miss out on some pretty good tracks. Wrecked Machines and the Zen Mechanics Remix straddle the psy/progressive line with good, bouncy tracks with some delicate touches. Great opening salvo which is unfortunately wasted after the Quantic Fusion and Cyrus the Virus diversions that remind me you can put a silk hat on a full on compilation, but yadda yadda yadda.

 

With the soft vocal tacet on The Persuaders I had to grow a Taliban beard and yell at my wife for driving a car just to make sure I was a man. Commercial Hit is just that a commercial euphoric trance track full of melodies and bouncy acid leads. The whole thing is very shiny. And while I felt let down by the Suria track (no depth, just straight ahead), the Freaked Frequency one was varied and the V-Storm closer was a powerful punch in the gut.

 

So it starts out very well, takes a nap in the middle, and then shines a bright, full-on light in your face before rattling some windows. Not bad. But a deep impact...I think you're reaching there.

 

Psyshop

 

Mdk