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DJ Energy - Believer
Dec 05, 2008
Nuclear Hyde - Acceleration E.P.
Jul 29, 2008
I can't believe no one has written a review for this yet! 'Accelerator' is for my money one of the very best of all of the tracks to be released on Noom. Like many of the other great Nuclear Hyde tracks it is pumping without being head-bangingly hard and joyously uplifting without being a big bag of cheese. A wonderful soft breakdown and a fantastic waspy riff mean that this is one that will probably thrill dancefloors to the end of time.
The two b-sides are pretty tasty as well. All in all, a package well worth picking up.
DJ Sayber
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Propulsion (2) - Phase 1 / Without Fear
Jul 23, 2008
'Phase One' is alright, pretty much standard-issue Escape From Samsara-style hard-but-not-that-hard hard trance. It bops along pleasantly enough, but it's nothing too special.
'Without Fear' on the other hand is an absolute monster! It's a bit of a fucker to mix because of the way it's phrased, but it's such a killer tune that if you are into your hard trance it's a definite one to grab. Boshing along at a comfortable 160 bpm it has a nice driving bassline before it drops into a wonderful frantic riff. In a way it kind of reminds me of the 'angel sound' that you got in some of the mid-90's European records, but layered over a more UK-sounding production. A bit of an obscure gem, but worth snagging if you get the chance.
Mass In Orbit - Overdrive
Dec 11, 2007
One of the canonical mid-90's German hardtrance classics, this one will still slay dancefloors.
Basically, the Hubble Mix is the one to go for here. Long a staple of M-Zone's sets, it is driven by a slightly spooky, echoey riff with a woman's voice intoning 'overdrive' over the top. In my opinion, the darker hard trance sound exemplified by tunes like this has aged much better than some of the cheesier plinky-plonky tunes that were also popular at the time. If you can get your hands on a copy, do so!
Ray & G/O/D/* - Love Inside
Dec 05, 2007
'Love Inside' is a fairly standard rolling acid trance number; nothing special. Neither terrible nor particularly memorable.
'Target Planet' on the other hand, is a stone-cold classic, built around one of the most spine-tinglingly intense hard trance riffs ever. A fairly quiet intro before it drops into what a harsh, abrasive, metallic ravebeast of a riff. For my money the best thing ever released on Time Unlimited, over ten years later this still sounds like an alien invasion over a relentless kick-drum assault. Magnificent stuff. | ||||
The other two mixes are alright, but the Rave Mix is the one to go for.