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Entheogenic - Spontaneous Illumination - 04-Nov-09 11:21 PM
Deep, lush, epic psychill from the French masters! I loved their self-titled debut, but Spontaneous Illumination is a bit more mature. I hate to say the word "highlight" because they still have a lot of creativity left in them I'm sure, but so far, this is the best collection of original tracks of theirs yet. As a great companion CD, "Dialogue of the Speakers" features some amazing remixes of these originals, most notable the Abakus and Vibrasphere remixes. Both are essential listening for the psychill fan.
Meat Puppets - Up On The Sun - 12-Sep-09 12:26 PM
To me, this is the best Meat Puppets release and the remaster quality is excellent. In 1985, The Puppets were on the top of their game, moving on from their frenetic post-punk roots and into more acoustic, detailed, melodic arrangements. The guitar work on this album is incredible. Especially on Maiden's Milk, the highlight of the album. Each track here represents the unique appeal of Meat Puppets: absurd lyrics, lazily sung... intricate riffs, expertly played... and memorable songs that stick in your head days after. Before Phish, there was Meat Puppets... the ultimate flow-of-though alt rock band.
Yello - Remaster Series - 16-Aug-09 11:09 AM
The Remaster Series by Yello is one of the all-time best remastered compilations from any artist, selling out of stock shortly after release and already a valuable collector's item. Monetary value aside, the real treasure here is the intricate attention to detail in the mastering process - a tricky thing, to say the least, considering Yello's eclectic sound sources and arrangements - and the impeccable artwork and packaging. Each CD takes you back in time with fantastic photo collages from Yello videos, live shows and promo shoots pertaining to that album. Each digipack is a joy to flip through as you're listening to wonderfully sharp, precise versions of tracks dating back as early as 30 years ago. Whether you're a collector, Yello freak, newcomer to their music or anything inbetween, this collection is a must, must have. Fortunately the individual Remaster Series CDs are a bit easier to find so pick them up whenever you see them to create your own collection.
Eat Static - Revisitation - The Singles 1993-1998 - 11-Aug-09 10:17 AM
Is Planet Dog back!? Hard to say, but I wish it was with a new release and not a compilation of old tracks. Except for the last two tracks on CD1, everything here has been released before on various albums and singles from the Planet Dog catalog. I personally wouldn't buy a compilation just for two previously unreleased tracks from the early 90s considering Eat Static has released three compilations full of early 90s tracks over the last several years. I'll pass on this one but I am bordering on excitement for the possible return of Planet Dog... let's hope there are good things ahead.
Juno Reactor - Beyond The Infinite - 04-Jul-09 01:01 PM
Looking back on Juno Reactor's influential discography, I consider Beyond The Infinite to be the strongest album from start to finish. While it may not have the same revolutionary impact Transmissions had on the trance & goa scenes, nor the mainstream appeal and accomplished production of Bible Of Dreams, nonetheless, we have in my opinion the most epic, creative, detailed and rich work from mastermind Ben Watkins. There is so much going on in these tracks sometimes that you forget you are listening to basically one guy with a bunch of machines. Yet, it doesn't suffer from that "over produced" sound that much psytrance fell prey to in the 90s. Instead of looping a rezzy 303 for an entire track or using the dreaded "blip" kick drums, Watkins instead relies on his studio wizardry and songwriting ability to produce an album that anyone would consider "complete." It's refreshing even in 2009 to hear trance like this, and the level of depth hasn't been matched very often, by Watkins himself or his peers. Not the groundbreaking release that Transmissions was, but a powerful step forward into a more diverse sound, and a sign of things to come for his future experimentation with dance music.
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