psyber Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/zom/zom1cd008.html so, what do you think about this???i think that after that,we getting closer to a new Hallucinogen album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest antic Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Samples here: http://www.arabesquedistribution.com/index.php?option=com_artistavenue&task=singleCd&id=3467&Itemid=1 Sounds like regular full-on, though hard to tell because most snippets are from buildups or beginnings of the tracks. Still, the 'bug eye' cover makes me hopeful... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuser Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Samples here: http://www.arabesquedistribution.com/index.php?option=com_artistavenue&task=singleCd&id=3467&Itemid=1 Sounds like regular full-on... Will be curious to listen to it but indeed that bassline is an instant no buy for me, I personnally didn't really enjoy U-turn even though it had good moments but this dance floor oriented psytrance is not my cup of tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.F.Orb Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 No high hopes for this one. Will buy it for sure as im a huge koxbox fan but..... *please god make this one good!* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolmot Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 My friends couldn't believe it WAS Koxbox! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Submoon-Records Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 is good congratulations Koxbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StratosOZ Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Haven't listened to samples yet, but the cover kicks butt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drosophila Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 the sample sounds pretty dull, but they are basically just intros... Heard him play stuff which was supposedly from this release back in November and it work fine on the dance-floor, dunno about home listing though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyaneyes Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Better i dont pushed play on samples...Its even close not that masterpieces from Dragon Tales era...Shame on you, KoxBox...Its totally commercial full on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest antic Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Was anyone able to find longer / better samples? The ones I linked above contain primarily some buildups / fade-outs, so difficult to judge properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masen023 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 ...my gutfeeling says: Hell no... but i might be mistaken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest antic Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 New samples up on Psyshop and they actually sound interesting. It's not an old-school Koxbox obviously, but good nonetheless - properly twisted, psychedelic, dark, a bit reminiscent of the output from Bom Shanka Rec. and (better, more involved & developed) Nano Rec. I actually might get it after all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotwang Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Samples indeed sound quite interesting. But am I the only one who finds the cover awful? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franki Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 I think this is sounding pretty decent! I quite like the cover too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padmapani Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 not spectecular but these new samples indeed sound good. the cover is not bad and definitely speaks "koxbox" but those huge lips look a bit strange on the face Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draeke Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 The cover is koxbox style but the music is 100% full on, i have heard the samples on psyshop and well it is not what i expected, but of course it would be better to hear full tracks. Also this was made by Frank & Illinton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franki Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 The cover is koxbox style but the music is 100% full on, i have heard the samples on psyshop and well it is not what i expected, but of course it would be better to hear full tracks. Also this was made by Frank & Illinton I really enjoyed the "Hidden Pathways" album by Frank E & Illinton, so that's ok by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drosophila Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 New album preview on soundcloud, mixed.... Have to say... Im pretty excited to hear the full version now :-D https://m.soundcloud.com/franke/the-scanner-full-album-preview-mix-high-quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest antic Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 So, how is it? Based on the samples alone I can't really decide whether to buy it or not (same like with latest HuxFlux...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goa constrictor Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I like the new Hux Flux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest antic Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 I've bitten the bullet and bought it After 3 full listens my short review would be: it should have been better, but it also could have been a lot worse - style-wise it's like British psy-trance, i.e. focused on atmosphere, layers, sound-trickery, atonal blips & blops and while there are some melodic passages here & there, it's never the main focus. It's all very playful, even experimental at times and still has that vintage Koxbox' feel. My main gripe would only be with regards to the full-on bass lines that really hold it back, I think - I'd appreciate some more craziness in the bottom-end of the sound spectrum. Still, I need to give it some time to grow, though - such things can hit you hard when you least expect it. BTW, mastering is fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronSun Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 After reading Bill's review I bought it too... Got the download from psyshop but probably will wait for the disc to arrive before checking it out. Didn't listen to the samples either... I'm actually a bit scared to listen to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest antic Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 After reading Bill's review I bought it too... Got the download from psyshop but probably will wait for the disc to arrive before checking it out. Didn't listen to the samples either... I'm actually a bit scared to listen to it Well, IMO it's nowhere near the quality of Dragon Tales or other Koxbox / Psychopod output of that era and actually it's much more similar to U-Turn released in 2006 by Twisted Rec., which was heavily criticized for being too much influenced by full-on*. But I don't regret buying it, as it is quite good but if I were you I'd keep my hopes / expectations in check * and the new album is stylistically closest to "Next Stop" from U-Turn, which IMO was the weakest track there, in particular because of full-on bass line that constrained the rest of the arrangement into cliched squelch-fest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Well, IMO it's nowhere near the quality of Dragon Tales or other Koxbox / Psychopod output of that era and actually it's much more similar to U-Turn released in 2006 by Twisted Rec., which was heavily criticized for being too much influenced by full-on*. But I don't regret buying it, as it is quite good but if I were you I'd keep my hopes / expectations in check * and the new album is stylistically closest to "Next Stop" from U-Turn, which IMO was the weakest track there, in particular because of full-on bass line that constrained the rest of the arrangement into cliched squelch-fest. Similar to U-Turn as far as full-on, absolutely! However, so much of Dragon Tales and Forever After is weird and wonderful and creative and imaginative, very similar to this album. In each track on The Scanner there are some weird and wickedly trippy alien transmissions going on (you'll know them when you hear them) so you cannot just limit it to a "full-on" release. It is very much a piece of art, like the Koxbox goa albums, above all else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 After 3 full listens my short review would be: it should have been better, but it also could have been a lot worse - style-wise it's like British psy-trance, i.e. focused on atmosphere, layers, sound-trickery, atonal blips & blops and while there are some melodic passages here & there, it's never the main focus. It's all very playful, even experimental at times and still has that vintage Koxbox' feel. My main gripe would only be with regards to the full-on bass lines that really hold it back, I think - I'd appreciate some more craziness in the bottom-end of the sound spectrum. Still, I need to give it some time to grow, though - such things can hit you hard when you least expect it. BTW, mastering is fine Great short review (as usual). I often wonder why you don't contribute more to the review section as I often appreciate what you've written. It's interesting, I went in to this one with low expectations and got floored. Then went in expecting a great listen and came away kind of disappointed. Then just let it be what it is and it was great again - haha. It's that kind of album! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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