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Oasis (2) - 06-Nov-09 07:51 AM
So it looks like Oasis have finally split up for good. Much as I love their music, I have to say its probably for the best.The last album had some storming tunes; namely the three that were released as singles but there were some very mediocre tunes on there as well-(Get Off Your) High Horse Lady and To Be Where Theres Life spring to mind.Liam suprised everyone by writing some decent songs but the other band members efforts were poor. Even the usually reliable Noel had a bit of an off day.Thats not to say he hasnt before,remember Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is on Standing On The Shoulders of Giants? In my opinion the worst Oasis song ever and the only one I skip (yes, Little James included-crap lyrics granted but the musics alright).Why Noel changed a winning formula Ill never know.If hed stuck to writing all the songs and letting Liam sing them wed have a lot more quality and a lot less filler.He should never have let the others write and shouldve focused on playing the guitar and left his singing to the B-sides. Thats not to say the others didnt have their moments with songwriting, just not consistent enough.So, thanks for all the brilliant tunes and the not so brilliant behaviour and Ill always listen to the songs, just dont have a reunion in ten years time when youre all fat and even uglier and Liams voice is totally fucked!

Bio-Tonic - Divina - 17-Aug-09 07:53 AM
This album is the absolute epitomy of all that is great about psy-trance. The first time I heard it I almost couldnt believe that the the makers of this release and Electrik Colors (their first album) were the same people, so different it is.
Whereas on Electrik Colors you are constantly waiting for something to happen, on this one everything you want to happen does! Every single track is pure quality and they save the best til last. You have to hear it to see what I mean.
This is truly an amazing piece of work and if you are looking for an introduction to Solstice or even the genre itself, this is the one to buy.
Sublime.

Various - Electronic High - 17-Aug-09 07:36 AM
Well this is the first release on Solstice Music and actually I was a tad disappointed with it.
It starts well enough with Electric Tease well, teasing us by building up a huge goa-like crescendo and then just hitting us with some bouncy acid beats instead of the trance exposion we were expecting. I have to give him credit for that though- suprising the listener always gets good marks in my book.
Then the album loses its way I feel as the next couple of tracks, a lot more techno than trance, have a few interesting things going on but arent particularly memorable.
Track 4, by Etnica at least brings some goa into proceedings but although shows juicy promise, never really gets going.
Back to fairly mediocre for track 5 and then the highlight of the album: Eat Statics Holy War.
Its indescribable really as a lot of their tracks are; a real hodge podge of genres: breakbeat, acid, trance, ethnic, whatever! What I can say about it is that it really outshines the other tracks on this compilation, with the possible exception of the next one by Genetic which is really lovely.
The last two tunes revert back to the category of listenable and certainly not bad techno/ trance but nothing to get too excited about.
A bit of a letdown for me but worth checking out for tracks 1, 6 and 7.

Various - We Are Reasonable People - 15-Apr-09 08:17 AM
This is a fine compilation. The Squarepusher/AFX collaboration is sublime and the BAC tune a delight. Other solid performances from the following Warp stalwarts and Autechre manage to deliver a decent tune rather than just making insane noises and calling it music. However predictably Mira Calix and Two Lone swordsmen bring the album down.Two overrated artists in my view. Calix is just too avant garde or whatever you want to call it. She has taken hubbie Autechres mayhem and downright abstractness to a new level and it aint pleasant.As for the Swordsmen, well like a lot of Weatheralls music it is quite frankly-dull. Luckily Mark Bell blasts us back into true Warp reality with a fine bouncing boomer at the end to remind us what were listening to. Thanks mate.

Oasis (2) - Dig Out Your Soul - 01-Nov-08 11:02 AM
Yeah. Here we go with a new Oasis album, as always eagerly anticipated. It was especially true in this case with The Shock Of The Lightening being the first single; an absolutely storming tune which epitimises what Oasis are all about. Shame the rest of the album doesnt really live up to it. Theres no blaming Liam though; the tunes he contributes are all decent especially the wonderful Im Outta Time- who cares if its a tribute to Lennon or not, its a memorable tune that will stick in your head and make you want to listen again and again.
From the top: Bag It Up a decent start.
The Turning yeah, pretty good without blowing you away.
Waiting For The Rapture-the first Noel effort. I didnt like it on first listen but it grows on you.
Im Outta Time well done Liam.
High Horse Lady is a poor effort by Noel and Im suprised it made it onto the album,whereas the next tune
Falling Down is in stark contrast, classic Noel Gallagher and another Oasis classic.
The next song To Be Where Theres Life was originally an instrumental according to Gem Archer who penned it. Well it shouldve stayed that way as the vocals are strained and horrible.Not good.
Aint Got Nothin-decent filler and so to
The Nature Of Reality written by Andy Bell. Its ok but nothing like Keep The Dream Alive from the previous album which was amazing. Better than Gems effort though-I think he should stick to writing in tandem with Liam.
Soldier On is a little gem if youll pardon the pun and the bonus track
I Believe In All is better than some of the tracks that made it onto the album.(As Liam said himself).
All in all not bad, but no way is this album close to the classic after classic of the first two albums and to a certain extent the third as well.
To do something on a par with those classic albums, Liam needs to sing all the songs and Noel needs to pen quality in place of mediocre Gem and Andy Bell stuff.
Fuck all the band members having to contribute,we want the best tunes and if that means Noel has to write all the songs that make it onto the album then so be it.(As long as he doesnt bloody sing!)
Im out.
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