10th anniversary peak…

With Peakopath Swiss label Peak Records is celebrating their 10th release… Over the last 3 years, this elusive label has released one smash hit after another, ranging from mellow ambient compilations to hard-hitting, trance-inducing night time stompers… And best of all – everything has been top drawer material. From the groundbreaking Electrypnose album Le Tireur De Ficelles to Drumatik’s fun-filled debut album Peak Process + of course all the wonderfully versatile compilations with Peaking In Tongues and Hocus Peakus right on top of the cool list. Seriously, Peak Records has not had a single mediocre release and I pretty much trust the musical taste of Gaspard, Ajja & Margherita blindly. These cyber-hippies know their shit and they have yet to let me down… And now I think it’s time to start the review before this fanboy bubble bursts…

Another fine, above-par Peak Records compilation is ready to conquer the psytrance world… As always the quality level is high and there’s not even the slightest indication of a lame track here… Sure, the two tracks pounding away above the 150 BPM count didn’t really agree with me all that much, but besides from those I dig most of the tracks here… And there are even a handful of really excellent stand-out tracks which make this a recommended purchase.

The cover art is in the usual lovely Peak style and it will look great on your shelf next to the rest of the Peak back catalogue. Well done you Peaking Hippie Tie-dye Cooperative Bunch of Swiss Nutters… I can’t wait for the next 10 releases to hit the airwaves… And I know I’ve been yapping on about this forever, but please, pretty please, bring on the damn Yab-Yum album already… We’re starving here!

Anyway, this is a release that will cater to both hardened Peak fans, but it will also appeal widely to fans of faster, night-orientated psytrance with an edge… Swiss anti-cheese style! It’s real nice, so I’d recommend any serious psytrance to check it out… Enjoy!

Favourites: 3(!), 4, 7(!!), 8(!), 11(!)