Etnica - Equator
Label:
Catalog#:
Spirit Zone 051
Format:
CD, Album
Country:
Germany
Released:
12 Mar 1999
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Breakbeat,
Goa Trance,
Psy-Trance,
Ambient
Tracklist
| 1 | Be On Go | 10:03 | ||
| 2 | Patricia... Our Happy... | 5:39 | ||
| 3 | Mad Crickets | 6:49 | ||
| 4 | Trip In Transkei | 6:00 | ||
| 5 | History | 10:13 | ||
| 6 | Vibra | 11:23 | ||
| 7 | Resistance | 8:39 | ||
| 8 | Funkadelia | 8:58 | ||
| 9 | Baraka | 6:48 |
Credits
Artwork By -
M. Begotti
Artwork By [Sleeve Design] - Media/sign
Mastered By - Chris Zippel
Written-By, Producer - Etnica
Written-by, Producer [Credited To] - Andrea Rizzo , Maurizio Begotti , Max Lanfranconi
Artwork By [Sleeve Design] - Media/sign
Mastered By - Chris Zippel
Written-By, Producer - Etnica
Written-by, Producer [Credited To] - Andrea Rizzo , Maurizio Begotti , Max Lanfranconi
Notes
All tracks written and produced at the Seven Stars Soundlab, Milan. Mastered at Studio Chillout. Distributed by EFA, Catalog Nr. 52051-2.
Total time: 74:37
Track 1: 94 BPM. Contains samples from the movie 'Independence Day' (1996), "To bring you extraordinary events taking place in the Russian Republic. This unexplained disturbance and the hysteria that it's causing are incredible. How would you describe what you're seeing? It is clearing the mountains... moving too slowly to be a comet or meteor. Widespread panic has gripped the countryside as thousands have taken to the streets. It is confirmed. The unexplained phenomenon is headed for Moscow."
Track 2: 135 BPM.
Track 3: 127 BPM.
Track 4: 129 BPM.
Track 5: 137 BPM. Contains samples from the movie 'Star Trek: First Contact' (1996), "The alien ship is on its way to rendezvous with history", "My God, they're really from another world" and "Final launch sequence checks are complete".
Track 6: 139 BPM.
Track 7: 144 BPM. Contains samples from the movie 'Star Trek: First Contact' (1996), "We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships! We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile."
Track 8: 100 BPM. Contains samples from the movie 'Independence Day' (1996), "I know there is much we can learn from each other, if we can negotiate a truce. We can find a way to coexist. Can there be a peace between us?", "What is it you want us to do?" and "Peace..."
Track 9: 131 BPM.
Total time: 74:37
Track 1: 94 BPM. Contains samples from the movie 'Independence Day' (1996), "To bring you extraordinary events taking place in the Russian Republic. This unexplained disturbance and the hysteria that it's causing are incredible. How would you describe what you're seeing? It is clearing the mountains... moving too slowly to be a comet or meteor. Widespread panic has gripped the countryside as thousands have taken to the streets. It is confirmed. The unexplained phenomenon is headed for Moscow."
Track 2: 135 BPM.
Track 3: 127 BPM.
Track 4: 129 BPM.
Track 5: 137 BPM. Contains samples from the movie 'Star Trek: First Contact' (1996), "The alien ship is on its way to rendezvous with history", "My God, they're really from another world" and "Final launch sequence checks are complete".
Track 6: 139 BPM.
Track 7: 144 BPM. Contains samples from the movie 'Star Trek: First Contact' (1996), "We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships! We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile."
Track 8: 100 BPM. Contains samples from the movie 'Independence Day' (1996), "I know there is much we can learn from each other, if we can negotiate a truce. We can find a way to coexist. Can there be a peace between us?", "What is it you want us to do?" and "Peace..."
Track 9: 131 BPM.
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Reviews & Discussion
Yes this album is something special as it shows a more experimental and trippy-tribal ambient side of Etnica.
In addition there is this track "History" placed in the center of the album as it surely is the very heart of it.
"History" is a presidential premium trance epos of a track that will prevail the meaning of its own title.
Positive mysticism, full of love and light, seducing you to dance like a poem of Jalal Ad'Deen Rumi, it works its way to your heart and develops and grows. To those who believe in it, it will surely reveal its strong psychedelic power at a point where they least expect it;-)
"The alien ship is on its way to rendez-vous with history..." the voice sample says and BANG!!! take off!
Compared to this the following two dance tracks (6 & 7) are pieces of crap but who wants to compare the absolute?
"Oh my god! They're really from another world!"
In addition there is this track "History" placed in the center of the album as it surely is the very heart of it.
"History" is a presidential premium trance epos of a track that will prevail the meaning of its own title.
Positive mysticism, full of love and light, seducing you to dance like a poem of Jalal Ad'Deen Rumi, it works its way to your heart and develops and grows. To those who believe in it, it will surely reveal its strong psychedelic power at a point where they least expect it;-)
"The alien ship is on its way to rendez-vous with history..." the voice sample says and BANG!!! take off!
Compared to this the following two dance tracks (6 & 7) are pieces of crap but who wants to compare the absolute?
"Oh my god! They're really from another world!"
Probably the best album from the entire Etnica/Pleiadians stack of releases. While the early Etnica albums are a nice (and mostly very harmless) collection of acid-/goatrance tracks, and the latter ones are a pile of monotonous crap (Chrome etc.), this album is closer to the first Pleiadians album, but with a much greater variety and maturity.
The first two tracks are rather slow and have a world/ethno touch, then things incredibly develop and before you notice, you're in the midst of quite furious tracks with a variety that is equal to, or better, that the I.F.O. material, any moment.
All in all the tracks are not so transfixed on the terminal idea of making hard and twisted psytrance tracks - and that makes them in return all the more mind-bending and enjoyable. When the old Etnica stuff turns boring at some time, and Pleiadians causes a certain overload after a while, the material on this album passes the test of time.
The first two tracks are rather slow and have a world/ethno touch, then things incredibly develop and before you notice, you're in the midst of quite furious tracks with a variety that is equal to, or better, that the I.F.O. material, any moment.
All in all the tracks are not so transfixed on the terminal idea of making hard and twisted psytrance tracks - and that makes them in return all the more mind-bending and enjoyable. When the old Etnica stuff turns boring at some time, and Pleiadians causes a certain overload after a while, the material on this album passes the test of time.
When I listen to a couple of albums I prever to save the best for last. So after putting on my headphones and laying myself down I pressed the "play" button and Alien Protien started. Halelujah! This is probably one of the most intense acid goa I've ever heard! Super, with lots of things going on. Great album! Now it's time for Equator. So now I'm thinking: "This must be the best album ever", but unfortunately Equator is completely different. It's more chill-like goa trance, hardly any acid sounds in the first couple of tracks.
The album is nice and for sure worth a couple of dollars for purchasing it, but if you like goa with a little more power then I strongly recommend Alien Protien, because for me this is way more intense to listen to.