Doof – Disposable Hymns To The Infinite

Although Doof did go on to make some very essential and excellent Classic Goa Trance, there is nothing on this release that would have gotten any traction at the parties in Anjuna Beach in the early and mid 90's. That being said, the first track on this release is a very well done track and I would enjoy listening to it as the sun is going down on a beach in Goa. It would actually be a nice track to open a Classic Goa Trance set with. If you want to hear what happens when Doof finds the Goa Trance path, check out what comes after this in the Doof catalogue of releases. Doof is an important part of the history of Classic Goa Trance and contributed some very special moments in the genre.

This one is the first ever released by Doof and it kindof shows: musically speaking he was still searching his way back then. There are some interesting ideas but overall it isn't really anything special. B1 is my favorite here, but even that one isn't really classic material. So again, for a collector this is of high value since it's Doof's first release but musically speaking don't expect much...

PS just a repy to jazzliscious: indeed this particular EP is kindof the border territory between goatrance and the acid scene, after all most UK artists took massive influences from the acid scene before making their own sound. But check out Doof's later releases (Double Dragons for example)and you will clearly see the difference with techno :)

This is a fantastic release! I ranted already about calling it Goa Trance, so I'll stick to the music here. It crosses sub-genres to me and just can't be conveniently named, but that, too is really beside the point. Simply put, this is just fantastic music. It recalls a time when artists lent their skills to a craft that has long since sold out to the highest bidder and been desecrated by the sell-out attitudes of "DJ coolness". This is relaxing yet invigorating. It's hypnotic and rejuvinating, it's like a musical aural form of those little Chinese healing balls. The tracks are deep and reflective, they get you thinking about good things and allow you to purge your aggressions without anger and frustration. It's what really died in the mid-'90s when certain bands like Bush, Limp Bizkit and others convinced kids (and overgrown kids in their 20s and 30s) that anger heals anger and that angry music is the healer. Well, simple meta-physics - ever hear of a negative feedback loop? That's what 90% of our youth culture is stuck in. Allow me to quote a line from a 1961 issue of an underground American magazine that was inserted into a copy of Kulu Se Mama by John Coltrane I bought in San Francisco - ...for Hatred does not cease by Hatred, Hatred ceases by Love... - fitting quote, because this release is not about anger. Its notation is not angry, it's filled with soothing feelings of love - kind of like Mommy's...

Just what the HELL makes Goa trance anyway? I have a hard time using discriptions I don't understand! Whereas I don't see this as "Goa trance", I do see it as some of the most innovative, hypnotic early techno I've ever heard. I mean Goa is an area of India where I'm fairly certain the natives don't listen to techno music. There's a lot of American dissidents who gave up capitalism there, and techno has nothing to do with giving up capitalist concepts. In fact, its full embrace of capitalist concepts is what I feel ruined it! It's all about making money now, so how can anything be called "Goa"? OK, well, that's just my outspoken opinion - back to this release. Aside from my opinion of misnaming such excellent techno, this IS an EXCELLENT release! I judge techno on the level of musicianship and how detailed it is and this is very detailed! Deep production in all the tracks with varying degrees of multi-faceted styles. "The Nagual" has lots going on and actually just as easily could be considered "acid". Lots of analog synths and DEEP layering of sounds makes for a very enjoyable listening experience. Perhaps among the most innovative techno in my collection, but totally under-rated and scarcely known, this stuff needs to be re-released and actually promoted! But please - promote what it really is - if you call it "Goa", no wonder nobody listens to it! This is FINE QUALITY techno! Now get out of that trance you're in.