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System Nipel
sounds good so far. Then
Beyond Music some one decided to plaster
B
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John ‘00’ FLemin
Trancelucent Records (Israel)
a Spanish style guitar all
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over it? I’m sure it will have
These fellas have been a home for someone…
e
(
label@joof.co.uk)
around for a while now. anyone?
Close your eyes and you can
hear influences from Astrix, Dapanji
g, X-Noize and some guitar
Born to Break
P
Phantasm Records
o
action in an Infected Mush-
Bo
room way. Fun, fun, fun!
MONE
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On the first listen to this
SHO
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ITP
artist album, the same DJ/
The People Are producer springs to mind
Vibrasphere
Phonokol (Israel)
Lungs Of Life
with each and every track
or
Tribal Vision (Czech Republic)
t
— Eskimo. I bet he loves
hing, W
I’m not 100% sure what to this album! Lots of crazy
My favourite album for 2009 is already
make of this. So we have moments, clever production
here — it’s going to take a lot to top
. Susse
the usual full-on rolling tricks, silly samples and
this! Vibrasphere have this knack
bass lines at 145 bpm — all mad riffs . Peaktime only!
of creating music that crosses over
x,
into many a DJs’ box from Armin
van Buuren to Hernan Cattaneo. It’s
simply quality music and I think that’s
the key to their success. A decade on
and five artist albums under their belt,
they just keep getting better. Moving
things forward with mind-blowing
sounds and ideas, this is a positive
step forward for a stale industry.
CHAKRA HOM-MEGA
Aquatica
reading ’cos this is for you. Gems that psy. Another package that will add to
01.
Ocean Of Emotion stick out are ‘Peaking Duck’ and ‘Jungle the attention that XSI havebeen getting
CHAKRA FEAT LIQUID METAL ‘Resurrection
Com.pact (Israel)
(Chakra & Krunch feat Guy Salama remix)’
Juice’ both made with Earthling, they’re plenty of lately. Their classy uplifting
HOM-Mega Productions
A new and kickin’ remix for one of my classic tracks from 10 years ago — kills the floors
dark as hell but deep and driving with it! sound is a breath of fresh air and it fea-
02. KROME ANGELS ‘Kriskrosrhythems’
Aquatica manages to bring a quality ‘Spooky Shit’ with Insomnia, however, tures prominently here. A nice combo of
Chemical Crew
A very cool and groovy track from three very fine producers — Dino, Dado and Shanti. feel to the more uplifting/fun side of livens things up with an injection of styles across nine tracks.
03. CHAKRA & EDDI MIS ‘X-Files (Chakra vs XI remix)’
psy-trance. Every track is laden with melodies. Nine solid tracks that can all
HOM-Mega Productions
An updated production remix of one of my old classics from 1996 alongside Xerox & beautiful melodies, harmonies are deliv- be used in your set — bargain! Mekkanikka
Illumination included.
ered with full power. Within this album
Micro Revolution
04. 00Db ‘Lantra’ Joof Recordings I can hear an input of some old school XSI & Friends
Nutek Records (Japan)
Pure uplifting euphoric trance by John ‘00’ Fleming and Digital Blonde.
regular trance with gated moments
XSI & Friends
05.
Phantasm (UK)
CHAKRA ‘Montezuma’s Revenge’ HOM-Mega Productions and key changes, coupled with new
What a cracking fourth album from this
A crossover psy-trance track of mine with Spanish Flamenco influence and exploding
school production techniques. Throw
Spanish guru. It’s great to see more
energy.
in a couple of collaborations with Sesto
As the simple title suggests, the serious music in a market saturated with
06. XEROX & ILLUMINATION ‘Retrodelic’ HOM-Mega Productions
Sento & System Nipal and a bonus CD
French duo XSI have been in the studio uplifting trance. No messing around
New track from XI with a Goa trance kind of melody at the end, bringing the old school
Goa vibes to life.
with effects and loops and this rounds
with their friends. XSI, for those that here as this selection gets straight down
07.
up a fantastic start to 2009.
don’t know, are DJ Bio aka Jean-Marc to business with full-on nastiness. What
CHAKRA ‘The Pretenders’ HOM-Mega Productions
Another track of mine from my ‘Crossover’ album with a melody in the end that sounds like
Segondy and his production partner DJ follows is 78 minutes of fist-clenching,
my older Goa trance style.
Paul Taylor
Spawn aka Barthélémy Bayona. teeth-gritting stuff. I can imagine
08. ACE VENTURA & LISH ‘The Light (Zen Mechanics remix)’ Iboga Records
High Life With Mad Maxx listed as one of those myself getting lost on the dancefloor for
Great, groovy and atmospheric remix from Zen Mechanics. Beautiful pad melody at the Kundalini Records (UK)
special friends that collaborates with the duration, being pounded by these
climax of the track.
them here, I punched the air and beats. Tracks like ‘Micro Revolution’
09. INSOMNIA ‘Kill All The bugs’ Trancelucent Productions
If you like things with a deeper edge headed straight for these tracks to get and the originality of ‘Keep It Fresh’ are
Cool and pumpy tech-trance influenced track by Israeli duo — Tom Shoval & Orel Shapira.
but still pretty driving, then carry on my hit of serious heads down, full-on outstanding.
10. SAIKO-POD ‘Electric Sheep (Audio Junkies remix)’ Iboga Records
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