------------------------------------------ Artist: Prana + Amanite FX Title: Black Rain Label: P.O.F. A great record by Tsuyoshi Suzuki together with Amanite FX from France. I guess I can say everything I've so far heard that Tsuyoshi has had anything to do with has been excellant and this one is no exception. Very tasty spacey breaks and yet again the masterful use of gated analogue sounds to create a quality psychadelic trance release. There is also a Remix by 'Blue Planet Corporation' which is a definate 'grower' and has some very effective cyber-psychadelic breaks and a very effective deep uplifting section ... it keeps getting better... Rating: ***** ------------------------------------------- Artist: Spicelab Title: Spice Like Us Label: Spy Vs Spice Oliver Lieb is back with another execllant release. If you liked the earlier Spicelab stuff you won't be dissappointed in this one. There are Three Tracks. "Spice Like Us" is another great hardtrance/acid track that keeps evolving as you listen. Great Warehouse track! "Spice Peak" - Great psychadelic analogue sounds bubbling through with spacey background sounds coming in and the great production we've come to expect from Oliver Lieb... hard to desribe...this track is increadible! "Spy vs Spice" - trippy chilled spacey electro - also extremely good. get it if you can.... Rating: ***** ------------------------------------------- Artist: Transparent Sound Title: Atmosphere Label: Transparent Sound Starts off with a wonderful electro (as in the best elements of '80s electro) sound which gradually evolves into a psychadelic trance/doof/goa thing... and back again... very effective. More please! ... On the b-side there are two more tracks, one a quite nice mellow electro-ish thing and the other track is another excellant cross between electro and acid/trance... more.?... please tell me where..... Rating: ***** ------------------------------------------- Artist: Everthing But The Girl Title: Walking Wounded (double 12") Label: Virgin Nice mellow cross of jungle, trance and indie-pop. Great production, good use of drum samples with dreamy background synth soundscapes. 4 Mixes... all quite nice, a "Main Vocal Mix", the very nice "Hard Vocal Mix", the "Spring Heel Jack Dub Mix", and the "Omni Trio Mix". Rating: **** ------------------------------------------- Artist: Front 242 Title: Happiness (Underworld Remix) Label: RRE After a nice melodic start it becomes a powerful moving track with great production and powerful bass sounds incorporating some great elements of Front 242's and Underworld's style. Very DJ and dance floor friendly as well. The B-side has some older tracks: The excellant Prodigy "Trance You Down" mix of "Religion" and the classic Orb "Victor The Cleaner Mix" of "Rhythm Of Time" which are also well worth getting if you didn't get them back then. Rating: ***** ------------------------------------------- Artist: Consequenz Title: Silver Surfer Label: Friends On the A-side is "Silver Surfer" a deep and uplifting constantly evolving trance track... nice. On the B-Side is "Fly So High" - a dancfloor stormer that gives you that wonderful 'flying' feeling...:-)... and "Big Yo Ho"... not bad either. Rating: **** -------------------------------------------
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