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Name: Murari Das Member Since: Mar 06, 2006 Rank: 153 Average Vote Received: Correct (4.00, 4 votes) Rated 441 releases, average: 4.34 Location: India Profile: I'm in love with Sound! In all of its wide varieties. My sonic taste buds soak up everything, from world Music to Indian classical, Spiritual to Electronic, Psy, Down-tempo, Ambient, Fusion, etc. I've been collecting music for the last since 2000, and by now have a major stash, which keeps growing..... Some Sounds worth hearing: Twisted Records Dakini Records Aleph Zero Records Chill Tribe Records Ultimae Records Interchill Records LSD - Liquid Sound Design  | |
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Entheogenic - Flight Of The Urubus - 04-Apr-08 12:54 AM
Entheogenic have always drawn split reaction to their music from the scene. Their first two albums Entheogenic and Spontaneous Illumination were critically well received. There are a section that think its all great, they're legendary, etc., and then there are those who think its overproduced, sample driven pulp. Their last album Golden Cap was heavily criticized and in my opinion symbolized the direction the scene was taking two years ago: commerce, laziness, and a lack of direction. This album has been eagerly awaited by everyone to see how the guys from Entheogenic will rebound from that rut.
This release comparatively takes a longer time to sink in. A lot of new and familiar elements can be noticed. The first thing hardcore listeners will notice is no Indian female vocal samples. Which for me is just pure bliss! I love those vocals to bits but it starts getting annoying when all psy-dub producers start using them. Instead the guys sing themselves on a couple of tracks, and I actually liked it. Makes me think why they didn't on the last 2 albums?
Another positive element is the increased use of acoustic instruments in combination with their trademark electronic production. Acoustic, bass and electric guitars help the music to feel very organic and adds a laid back vibe to it. All said this is a very interesting release from Entheogenic. It shows them maturing and taking their production skills to the next level. I wouldn't go as far as saying this is their best work but it definitely hints at a quantum jump in their musical expression.
Twisted Records - 04-Mar-08 12:01 AM
Twisted Records, home to Psy-Trance and Psy-Chill's biggest names have been torch bearers of meticulously crafted psychedelia for 11 years now. They've always delivered the goods while innovating, pushing, and constantly looking for boundaries to cross that don't yet exist. Twisted are absolute legends and right up there with other legendary labels from the heydays of the scene as TIP, Dragonfly, etc. Thank god they've managed to stick through the rough climate on the global trance scene as labels are collapsing left and right.
Twisted's music should appeal to all electronic music lovers, especially the open minded listener.
Dreamtree Project - Jadur Madur - 15-Feb-08 09:10 AM
Dreamtree Project are sonic genius Adham Shaikh and sitar player Uwe Neumann. Adham is known for his brilliance in fusing global sounds with his trademark organic dub and here he teams up with Uwe to take us on a magic carpet ride of dub tinged ragas. It's been in my playlist for a month solid now and every time it grows on me.
Make no mistake this is not another East meets west slap together chill-out music. Jadur Madur is a sonic entity of the highest caliber, crafted by true musicians. This cannot be classified as fusion, it is the culmination of various musical pots melted into one magical seamless trip. I recommend this to all ambient, dub and open minded music lovers.
Transwave - 30-Jan-08 02:23 AM
Transwave are a legend and a colossus of a Goa Trance band. Their sound epitomized the peak of the Goa scene in the 90's. Colorful, hypnotic, trippy and yet melodic. Transwave will be remembered by most serious fans of Goa Trance for the innovation and emotion they brought to their music. They stopped releasing any new material since 1999. In the new millennium with both members getting busy with individual efforts it is interesting to see what direction Transwave might take, which seems unknown with only the release of a best-of compilation, Backfire, in 2007.
Various - Downbeat Liquid Volume 1 - 13-Jan-08 06:53 AM
Finally a compilation that gets the flow right!
Hi-Fi Companions start with Spaceship, a pleasant long winding buildup featuring interesting shifts and breaks.
Then comes Enterprise's first track on the comp, Two Cups of Tea. Here we enter standard psy-chill with a twist. Good leads and echoes build up into chilled out jazz influences. After the break we go through more leads and break down into ambiance and continue on.
Up next Jong with a Hymn to Kali. After a ambient intro we break into ethnic drumming and then straight into blissful psy-ska territory. I'm totally loving this fusion of dub-ska-ethnic. Vocals, flute tablas all thrown in for good measure but very skillfully. Excellent Production, great track.
Next Enterprise returns again with Patchhead, an electro, dub, experimental mash up that sounds good. At 4:40 we break into a lead that could so easily become cheesy but thank god it doesn't. A lot of artists have created that similar sound but taken it to cheese land.
At No. 5 is Sacred Plants by Sundial (Now Sundial Aeon). A very floating track starting from ambiance and growing ever more. Good Stuff...
Schatsi comes next with Clouds over Stalden. A very interesting track. Reminds me of shoe-gazer music with an ultra psychadelic make over. Good ambiance and melodies. Good track.
Jaïa comes in next with a typically confident track, December. After meandering on a long ambient drone at 1:20 in comes a rolling bassline! Sounds a lot like other trance sounds but still quite different because of the Jaïa treatment. The bass lines continue on and at 3:00 we break into a lovely lead melody which is very floating yet focused. The track ends back on the bass lines and drones with ample melodies along the way. Great Track!
Magnetrixx is next with Tiefsee. A slow winding ambient melody gets going before a flute starts us up with a sort of jazzy, funky, down-tempo leads and melodies that get good treatment on drums, bass and psychedelia. Probably the weakest link on this compilation even though it's a darn fine track.
Scandinavian Vibrasphere are next with a beautiful track fueled by the forest. Pristine clear sounds on a floating plane. Typical Vibrasphere chill. Touching melodies, killer bass lines, this is what good psy-dub music is all about. Very Beautiful track.
We finish this adventure with an Aquatic Serenade by little known Israeli producer U-Recken. Water drops, echoes and voices get us started on a piano lead with good drums and before we know it we're in a blissful ska melody. In the break Vocals beckon us to "the underground". Perfect! More pianos, synth leads with electro influences follow before a female sings us a serenade and then closes up. A beautiful close to a great sonic journey.
My highlights are the tracks from Vibrasphere, U-Recken and Jong. But that should take nothing away from the rest. Each track on this compilation is a gem in it's own right. Seasoned chillers will be pleased with Downbeat Liquid. Highly Recommended.
