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"Experience" © Psy Harmonics Records
There is an old Monty
Pythons’ movie that is named “…and now for something completely different”. I believe
that this title suits this compilation perfectly. Following from where the
“SuperMindAway” album left us, the new Psy-Harmonics sound feels like
progressive rock to me. Merging the electronic sounds of dance music with the
raw power of the guitar, this new wave of electrorock music is more than
interesting. The industrial element is still there but forget your trance or
techno kids. There are no such things in this compilation. Psy-Harmonics is out
of the psychedelic trance league and moves straight to moody bars and open-air
concerts. The new sound is like punk, you feel like bringing the house down…
The finest
examples of Australian (and not only) music are here for our pleasure. A double
CD full of musical dynamites plus some ambient moments at times. Some tracks
could do some damage to floors beyond the usual target group of electronic
music. I can only dream how a gothic, new wave crowd would react to “Like no
other”, a long extravaganza of repetitive drums and guitar riffs that stick
into your brain. This is music to let your rage out. No happy poppy vibe, just
pure old raw energy that everybody seem to have and usually hide into the sub
consciousness. This is primitive music hitting into primitive spots of our
existence, not to mention that it is fresh. It is a fresh sound that boosted my
faith in music again. I was very bored with music before this came to my
mailbox. I have my enthusiasm back now and I am sure yours will come back to
you if you give some space to this music. Many people will get alienated with
this sound, most of you may say there is no 4/4 kickdrum or this is not techno
this is rock… But what is wrong with rock ehh ? Rock is good music especially
when passed through 21st centuries filters.
Most of the names featured in here
will be more than familiar to your ear. Shaolin Wooden Men, The Visitors, Ad
Astra, Hesius Dome, Joujouka, Rip Van Hippy and others have their big or little
history behind them and the music shows. From the chords of depression featured
in “Angel mutator” by Shaolin Wooden Men, to Ito’s happy blender “Nurokic”,
this compilation smells quality even from the covers (poor Mona Lisa has been
manipulated by Andrew so bad I think she needs vacations). Dunno but this
bar-like feeling of this compilation is spinning in my head all the time. It’s
like old friends meeting again and telling stories in a smelly bar after they
have completed the most difficult task of all… Finding their purpose of
existence to this planet.
It would be
a shame to actually tell which tracks I liked and which not. All tracks have
their story behind them and a separation between good or bad would be out of
focus… not all stories can be about winning money or getting the girl right ?
Anyway I will pick up some in random order just to say some words more. I
already talked about “Like no other” with one of the most powerful guitar riffs
I have heard in my life. Rip Van Hippy’s freeform “Metaworld” also one great
sonic experiment. As is the “Cosmodrome” by Hesius Dome with it’s fresh
drumming.
Overall
this is a wonderful compilation, it deserves your money. It is a musical
investment, something that you will give to your teenage kids to listen after
the time has passed and they will say “Wow dad you had some rough times back
then”. It is fresh air, not old things done differently, to say it in other
words, it is A NEW MUSICAL STYLE. Sounds “like no other” just to use Testeagles
words. For the long followers of Psy-Harmonics I need to tell no more words
because most of them will have this, even if only for collectivity reasons. For
the new comers, well forget your trance at first, borrow some psychedelic rock
albums from your father and open your mind. Personally I loved it first sight
and got my excited back. Long live the harmonics to offer us some of the best
music around.
Tracklisting
CD1:
1. Testeagles - Like no other
2. Society Droid – Absence makes the flower grow wilder
3. Ito - Nurokic
4. Battery Cheese Girl – Battery cheese girls
5. Snog – Slide into extinction (S.W.M live in room 23 at the altona motor in)
6. Christine 23 Onna - Hypnosis
7. Antediluvian Rocking Horse – Da danger
8. Choufu Dark Ducks – Kokowa doko
9. Hesius Dome - Cosmodrome
10. Ad Astra – Paris, Texas, Mars
11. Rip Van
Hippy – Metaworld
12. Spies –
Nine (Not for these technologies remix)
Tracklisting
CD2:
1. Joujouka
– Tokio drome (Live at the liquid room)
2. Ad Astra - Contact
3. Shaolin Wooden Men – Angel Mutator
4. The Visitors – Let me out!
5. AOA – New born life physical harmonic reaction
6. Grey Area – Negative ions
7. Soft – Art farmer (Artman remix)
8. Makoto Kawamoto – Gimmy shelter (Remixed by EYE)
9. EYE – 777 (Eye from boredoms)
Psy-Harmonics Records © 2001 PSY-046.
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