Various - Amalgama

Label:

Transition Records (2), Dark Prisma Records

Catalog#:

TRDK001, TRDK001

Format:

CD, Compilation

Country:

Argentina

Released:

Nov 2005

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Psy-Trance

Tracklist

1	Prismatix -	Preludio	2:36	X
		Written-By, Producer - Jorge Uema , Nicolás Di Bernardo*
2	Frantic Noise -	Blues Brothers (Twist Remix)	7:47
		Written-By, Producer - Matías Benamo
3	Prismatix -	Tallarins With Tea	7:32	X
		Written-By, Producer - Jorge Uema , Nicolás Di Bernardo*
4	Pragmatix -	Relacion De Esencias	7:22	X
		Written-By, Producer - Jorge Uema
5	Cosmos Vibrations -	Genoma	8:10	X
		Written-By, Producer - Alejo Galvan
6	Durbamata -	The Field	7:16	X
		Written-By, Producer - Tomás Rajlevsky
7	Frantic Noise vs. Pragmatix -	Balada Hardtrance	7:20	X
		Written-By, Producer - Jorge Uema , Matías Benamo
8	Megalopsy -	Megalupis	7:35	X
		Written-By, Producer - Matías Benamo , Nicolás Di Bernardo*
9	Mindprobe (3) -	Where Do They Come From?	7:50	X
		Written-By, Producer - Diego Juarez , Federico Cardoso
10	Prisma (2) -	Goblin Twist	7:05	X
		Written-By, Producer - Nicolás Di Bernardo*

Credits

Artwork By - Hocus
Compilation Producer - Jonas (14)
Compiled By - Filter (6) , z1p
Mastered By - Tim Schuldt

Notes

Mastered @ 4CN Studios.
All tracks written, produced, mixed and arranged by the artists in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Amalgama - Primer compilado de psytrance argentino (First psytrance compilation from Argentina)

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Review by scobbah Dec 21, 2005 (edited over 3 years ago)

You don't read 'psytrance' and 'Argentina' in the same sentence everyday and whenever it happens you surely sharpen your senses to find out more. The vast majority of the tracks here's about 140-143 BPM and the fastest track measures 145 BPM, a bit different from what usually goes around these days.

This compilation is special, and even if not all tracks individually are top-performers they are belonging together in some way, and the compilation have judging by my ears a clear story from the start to the end. There's no tracks here that stands out as being "less good", but there are a few tracks here that I just don't seem to connect well with and I haven't been captured by em. The superior moments here are for sure Megalopsy and Frantic Noise vs. Pragmatix, and the CD as whole stands out because it feels different. May it be that the atmospheres surrounding it feels different, I can't honestly point out what makes it special, but it still feels different. An interesting debut release, and I hope we're going to see more from these labels in the near future.

Favorites: 7 and 8.

Rated 4/5

Review by DeathPosture Nov 17, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)

Gaucho tranco!

Behold the very first psytrance release from Argentina! That’s right – Argentina! Visionary labels Transition Records and Dark Prisma Records have teamed up to showcase the best Argentinean psytrance… From looking at the tracklist, only Megalopsy looks familiar to me, but the promotional info reveals that those talented cowboys are involved in several tracks here… So I’m guessing we’re in for a treat… Let’s find out!

Well well well… I already knew that Megalopsy were huge talents, and this compilation shows that there’s even more talent lurking in Argentina! For a debut release this compilation is indeed impressive… I like how we’re exposed to a variety of styles within darkish psytrance… Also, the level of experimentation is high here – and I like labels taking chances! There’s no boring, mind-numbing, formulated full-on here… This is high-quality, well-crafted psytrance – from Argentina with love!

The cover art is pretty boring, but the music more than makes up for that – trust me! A unique, experimental compilation… Solid too! Megalopsy fans will take well to this, as will fans of darkish, crossover psytrance… Enjoy!

Favourites: 3(!), 4, 5, 7, 9(!)

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