Meng Syndicate – Artificial Fantasy

All tracks made on a stock Amiga 500. All were supposed to be remade in Peter-Slaghuis studio on Pro equipment but only Artificial Fantasy was finished in time, so they said "fuck it" and just recorded the rest straight from the Amiga!

Two tracks I've just remembered Artificial Fantasy and Carpediem... I guy called Nick from Prestwood UK. He gave me a copy of a Spiral Tribe live mixtape... Since lost which is always the case in the times of overload ie tapes! ... But I do remember these two tracks being played by (as the mc stated) Hardcore by the 'Man in the red jacket The Hypnotist' .... Could this be Caspar Pound? Did he ever DJ? Or could this be DJ Aztek from Spiral Tribe crew? I dunno but the tracks lead me onto more 'outdoor illegal raves- f**k worlddance types lol' ... Artificial Fantasy is one of the dirtiest most ferocious tracks on Hithouse... Carpediem the craziest noise and Sonar System (Aw, Aw) the classic harder but minimal trance techno track... But dont forget Luminary! I usually never give out 5 stars to an EP but its 2020 not 1991? ... So f**king Trance dance whilst the governments do the twerk and make it even more riduclulous than it ever was. . . . . Keep it Covid19..Keep it locked? ;)

"Somebody Give The Lord A Handclap!" can be heard as an interlude on this LP https://www.discogs.com/Various-Wavy-Gravy-For-Adult-Enthusiasts/release/4657456 . Plus Meng Syndicate's EP's has to be one of the hardest sounds when it came out in early 92. It certainly had the piano House heads running from the dance floors when this came thundering through the speakers! And still have a fondness for it now.

Is it just me or is the sound quality of the A-side really poor on this pressing? Carpediem sounds strange, a bit hollow? My record looks NM and I have washed it two times to make sure there is no dirt or something that bothers the frequencies. B-side sounds great though....

Rotterdam Classic, played a lot in Holland & Belgium & sampled even more times is the track, Sonar System (Aw, Aw).
Great rolling warehouse tune with that typical clonging sonar sound, dope tune.

Somebody Give The Lord A Handclap.