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Mustapha Beat - Ali Pusha / Forbidden Fruit / Mustapha's Theme - 18-Nov-09 09:18 AM
Mystery remains who Mustapha Beat are. They only ever released this one vinyl (not counting the intro on Sonic Anarchy) and vanished the scene. A shame really, as this definitely stands out as one of the better experimental psy releases in the mid-90s.

Really like Ali Pusha myself. It has a rolling bassline, not too commonly used at the time, and some hypnotising quirky synth lines throughout the track. Some great background noises as well, giving the track nice more complex texture. The mood has nightfeel to it, I would go as far as saying you could throw this track in a modern darkpsy set and get away with it!

Talking about experimental, Forbidden Fruit is just that. Theres a long intro that already promises good, and when the track gets going its a wild ride. Ive deleted my text trying to describe you what I hear a dozen times. This track is plain simple, a trippy fn tune. You need to hear it! Constantly morphs into something new, building momentum as it progresses. The climax of the track offers a great, colorful melody really making the track worth the play. Theres a lot of skill and imagination poured into this track, pure delight for old school fans as myself who try to find the hidden gems.

Mustaphas Theme is totally different. Its a chillout tune, beautiful melodies all the way. Its does have its experimental edge as well. Shows just what a diverse talent Mustapha Beat was.

Old school vinyl junkies, dont sleep on this...

3000003 / Digitalis - Nutmeg / Repeater - 29-Oct-09 05:27 PM
Would you believe if I said this was Seb Taylors finest goa track? Well, for me Repeater sure is his highlight. The basis of this track is a seriously tripped out, kinda swirly (you know what Im talking about if you listen to his Shakta deput...) sound effect series. Put a funky bassline underneath and voilà, the tracks on a right groove. Seb uses his imagination to a great length in the starting swirly segment and I would say even more in the melody work - its captivating and full of emotion. Even thou not quite reaching the sentimental status of Spiritual Beings... under Shakta moniker, theres certain raw, exciting feel to this track that charms.

3000003s Nutmeg is your basic run of the mill acid techno track. Maybe Im a bit harsh on it, some technoheads would probably fancy it... but for me this vinyl is all about Digitalis.

Translucid* - Space Demon / Atomic Pussy / Distorted - 29-Oct-09 04:12 PM
Lets not get into track-by-track deep review, its not necessary in this case. If theres something positive to say about this release, then it would be the foreseeing use of the now so usual rolling bassline (but lets not get carried away, its quite old schoolish and analog based in the end). The tracks are quite dull to be honest. Theres some psychedelic effects on each one that are pleasant will give you that, yet none of them ever progresses anywhere, no climaxes or specific moments youd remember to be found here.

I made the effort to listen to these tracks so you wouldnt have to. Its simply put a bad production, dated for even the period it was released - avoid.

Shakta - Lepton Head Pt. 2 / Tri Kay - 29-Oct-09 03:52 PM
Lepton Head Pt. 2 is quite similar to the more widely known version (Pt. 3), the main difference is the track development: the track goes on about 4 minutes without a melody, only giving you that slightly metallic sounding, stuttered synth sweep that you also hear in the beginning of Pt. 3. Other than that, not much differences. Youre not missing out on anything special if you dont get to hear this, dont worry.

Tri Kay is definitely the winner here. Rolling 150 beats per minute, its definitely a blasting old school number. It starts off with a dry, yet atmospheric acid line. A second acid line comes on top of the first one next, adding a bit of complexy. Tri Kay gets epic when Seb inserts a great synth melody after 3 mins of playing time, its not too demanding/deep but has a hypnotic effect on such a fast beat. It would get a tad boring, if not for the intervention of second synth melody - which is nothing that good by itself, but once they both get played parallel the result is psychedelic (in lack of a more suitable word...) no doubt.

All in all, definitely a vinyl you should get if youre an old school goa aficionado. A fine moment for Seb Taylor.

Ololiuqui - Dito - 18-Oct-09 08:30 AM
Ololiuquis deput is not your typical goa trance album, its quirky and experimental - sort of "aussie" type if I may put it that way. Best suited for those livingroom sessions, when you dont exactly want "in yer face" goa, but still desire for something thought evoking. Not exactly high octane, on Chitty Bang Ololiuqui still delivers quite a dancefloor friendly number (usually pitch it up myself a little, to get my legs going heh). Other tracks worth mentioning are definitely the chilled tracks, Olo Garden and both live tracks in the end, some beautiful melodies there.

Speaking of beautiful - the cover art is sublime, a reason in itself to get a copy of this forgotten jewel.

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