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Reviews & Discussion:
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Universal Project - Pacman (Ram Trilogy Remix) / Vessel
Oct 12, 2006
(edited over 3 years ago)
After more then ten years in Big Bud is still a significant name on the the laidback side of dnb. Not every release as strong as some, his better productions are often not just good but awesome. Getting better with the years in my opinion, the best albums to me are Late Night Blues and Fear Of Flying. I prefer his dnb work to the downtempo, recommended listens are Emotionography, High Times, Soundtrax, Blu 4 u and the excellent Tears. His label Soundtrax has become a stayer on the deeper side of dnb.
Underrated rollers installment which goes on the liquid tip. Alias and TS's contributions make this worth it already, and Greg Packer and The Insiders productions can be suited into most liquid sets too. But Alias's atmospheric vocal roller and the slightly un-Total Science-ish Shelf Life which is a pretty simple but moody and deep tune, make this release.
I thought they didn't make them like this anymore. Intelligent/ Atmos has taken a turn away from the early Good Looking-ish sound but this release has that oldskool intelligent feel all the way. Nice rolling tunes with a very warm sound. The titles say alot about them. Crisp beats and production and decent bass layered underneath.
Both very recommended tracks for a laidback set or just listening at home, excellent release.
Prisoners Of Technology, The* - The Trick Of Technology (Time To Work Mix)
Jun 26, 2006
(edited over 3 years ago)
Awesome remix of the trick of technology tune.
A pretty simple rolling beat with a really catchy bassline and some nice edits make this a potential dancefloor smasher. It won't appeal to all, but this piece of oldskool jumpup always makes me smile, and go crazy on the floor. "Feeeeel" is a bit of a filler B-side to me, but this is still a highly recommended release.
On this subtitles release, the A side makes it.
"Godspot" is not really bad but a forgettable tune. "The bizarre" is enough reason to get this on its own. A simple but tempting intro drops it into a very bass heavy roller with intricate beat switches. Eerie synths and modified vocals keep a bit of an odd, chilling atmosphere in it. Minimalistic and futuristic vibe throughout the whole tune, sounding ahead of it's time, this is always in my bag for the heavier sets. Highly recommended
Modern classic release, these tunes have been played at nearly every imaginable d&b event the past few years.
With "The plague" being the usual pick. This track starts with a typical keaton-type rolling beat and builds up a brooding atmosphere into the massive drop where it turns into the dancefloor killer that is "The plague". A very recognizable synth-hook and two bass patterns are the core of the track which makes it a bit too straight forward. It sounds a bit like a virus release on speed, but that not being bad in this case. On the B, we have the under appreciated "Resolution" which is the better of the two tracks. Again starting out with a recognizable keaton-esque beat, this one doesnt turn all dark that soon. After a while into the intro the moody melody and the female vocals enter, and it all blends perfectly. After the drop a pretty deep bass is layered underneath and the beat breaks and switches intricately, slowly building towards the massive second drop. In the breakdown the atmosphere turns grim and when it all comes back in again everything sounds dark and turned up another notch. Very good track, recommended release
This is a very interesting exit release. With two quite different sides it provides something for the early hours and later in the evening. "Daylight" is a very subtle atmospheric bass-heavy roller, where i feel D-bridge has the majority of the influence in the general sound. It's a pretty straight forward track with sweeping pads and a nice vocal accompanied by some stabs coming on and off and it has a moody sound to it. Good tune.
"Labyrinth" on the other hand is quite a stomper of a track. Building up from a long intro (good for in the mix), you already know its going to be heavy. On this side Concord Dawn has the biggest influence and it seems like D-bridge is now the one tempering the new-zealanders and giving it a subtle edge, especially in the mid-sections. The track is based on a pretty simple bass-hook with a recurring squaky synth, dropping back into a more subtle (D-bridge) section now and then. Again a pretty straight forward tune but very well produced and good for the dancefloor. Recommended release | ||||
The epic stomping pacman remix probably is the best remix work Ram Trilogy ever did, and vessel could be seen as one of the first tracks sounding like the current hard technoid/ neuro, and one of the best at that. Virus never released anything after this where both sides were as good.