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after 6 am - 25-May-08 11:05 AM
To understand a main idea of this label one should probably imagine the atmosphere of some early rave in Germany. Most of the artists present there were sincere in their attempts to make some expressive and happy music to help all the Techno and Trance fans all over the World feel that they are all a part of a one musical and phylosophical (if you like) movement and that they are all united regardless of their religion and their native language. This label produced the music that would not be appreciated by some "very ambientish" or "idm-ish" snobs. This music is very simple, soft and dreamy, it is all suits the label's name. By catching its main idea, the listener would rather want to please himself with an early walk on the alpine meadows and eating a huge ice-cream bar later that day than sitting in the darkness, listening to some very complex and soulful sounds and whispering "Oh, I am impressed". What I want to say is this label's music goes from the heart of the artists and nowadays that kind of approach to the art (and music is the art) is priceless. The albums presented here are no way overrated because they are really hard to find now. And the music... well, Solar Eclipse albums are more commercial, yet there is a listeneng pleasure in them; "Dub in ambient" is real ambient jewel, ideally suits for some relaxation, especially when enjoyed before bedtime. Redeye (AKA Tobias Beldermann) produced a good album too, only it has more IDM stuff in it, then perhaps, "Dub In Ambient". And don't forget the fact that Redeye's second work "Arizona Tracks" was issued on the legendary FAX label. And to be honest, personally I don't know which one of them I like best. Nihilist's both albums are good, they are probably the only albums on that label that made wholy of ambient sounds without any other style fused. They are really soft and dreamy, but not boring. Of course they are not innovative, but almost of the ambient lovers would probably appreciate what they hear there. The compilations. First volume of "Delirium presents After 6 a. m." is totally identical to the vinyl "Plastic Head" compilation; the second one is more soft and ambient-oriented, but all the music selected for the compilations deserves to be on them. So, do not expect this label's material to strike you down with something totally unexpected. Because it won't. But this music was made by the people who really love music and sincerely wished to produce something that would help rave scene to evolve. In my oppinion they succeded in that.

Nightmare Lodge - Negative Planet - 29-Apr-07 02:12 PM
A really deep and emotional album. The one who is strong (or brave) enough to listen to this dark masterpiece from the beginnig to the end will probably experience extreme tension and feel all the kinds of fear as this one is not for an everyday listening. When I discovered "Negative planet" myself, it gave me a feeling of an endless sadness and despair... But I have to say I can't put it on a shelf and forget about it. This music has some kind of a dark temptation that makes me want to walk into its darkness again and again... though it is not an easy journey. All the tracks have a feeling of some hostile presence, and the final track (Endless pleasure) contains a girl's bitter crying that tears my soul apart everytime I am listening to it (well, it is a wise decision of a composers to keep the most emotional moment to the end). I would not recommend this album just for anyone. But if you like darkness and its sounds, or if you are searching for some bitter ingredients for your collection, you will like this dark beauty. Take your mind and consciousness to a trip through a Negative Planet... but DO NOT SWITCH THE LIGHTS OFF!

Various - Ravermeister Vol. 4 - 12-Jun-06 11:56 PM
This compilation is one of the best in Ravermeister series. It involves some huge tracks from D-Fence & Confusion, Friends Lovers & Family, Lostsidon and other classic tracks of the time this CD was released. The only disappointment for me is Phonetic's track. The first CD is has fine tracklist, these powerful tunes just blowed up the dancefloors in 1996. Although the tracklist on the second CD seems somewhat chaotic to me, the whole compilation is FINE and I consider it as a must-have material for those who like old-school trance and acid.

Various - Cosmic Cubes - A Cosmic Trance Compilation Vol. I - 27-Feb-06 03:13 PM
I am very impressed with Cosmic Cubes series especially with volume one. This is double cd-set and both cd's are mixture of classic trance tracks of early 90's. Artists such as Paul Van Dyk, L.S.G or Union Jack are well-known and always represent high qualty music, but the others on this record are very good as well. Frankly, there is nothing in this compilation that had disappointed me. My favourite track is Siddharta's "De la Trance" (Headman remix) - dreaming, melodic, enchanting - trance style at its best! I'm living in Russia and it took me 3 years to find this CD, and it worth all my "struggle" with finding. So, if you are fond of electronic/trance, this is a great CD for you. If you'll find it in stock - i highly recommend you to buy it.