Tribe.net. Local Connections Nik http://Kemic-Al.tribe.net/thread/6764056a-b431-4a9d-9a8a-7f25bc3797c3 2006-06-30T08:01:27Z 2006-06-30T08:01:27Z

<div>The CD is out in shops, so please get your copy , this one is a must have ! <br/> <br/>Tantrumm Records and Osom Music <br/> <br/> VA: Peace For The Wicked <br/> <br/>01. Psykovsky Cosmo - So Many Q <br/>02. KinDzaDza Cosmo - Hydro Panic <br/>03. KinDzaDza, Energy Loop, Terranoise - Cyber Force <br/>04. OSOM - Night Flirt <br/>05. OSOM - Bilkuul Ajnabii Hai <br/>06. Matutero meets OSOM - Brain Diggers <br/>07. OSOM - Activate Drivers <br/>08. OSOM - Berg Stürz <br/>09. Psykovsky da Furious - Hydro Phone <br/>10. Psykovsky da HighDzaDza - Technology To Develop <br/> <br/>Here are links to online shops : <br/> <br/>http://www.Beatspace.com/dettagli/dettaglio.asp?id=2814 <br/>http://www.Wirikuta.at/web66/product_detail.jsp?showDetail=124729 <br/>http://www.Saikosounds.com/english/display_release.asp?id=5899 <br/>http://www.Psyshop.com/shop/CDs/tan/tan1cd901.html</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://Kemic-Al.tribe.net">Kemic-Al</a> - 0 replies </div>

Nik 2006-06-30T08:01:27Z Kemic-Al http://Kemic-Al.tribe.net/thread/97c04c26-69ed-415e-9c21-acb4bc6dea54 2006-06-24T17:10:57Z 2006-06-24T17:10:57Z

<div>Reviewd By DeathPosture http://forum.isratrance.com/viewtopic.php/topic/88116/forum/9 <br/> <br/>Cover: http://tinyurl.com/mdsed + http://tinyurl.com/rnunj <br/> <br/>Artist: Kemic-Al (Malta) <br/>Title: The Dark Journal (1431-1476) <br/>Format: CD (jewel case) <br/>Label: Butterfly Records (Malta) <br/>Cat. #: BTF CD 02 <br/>Distribution: Wirikuta <br/>Date: 2 May 2006 <br/> <br/>Track listing: <br/> <br/>01. 05’31” Welcome To My Home… <br/>02. 05’21” The Hostage <br/>03. 05’24” Birth Of Justice – Part 1 (The Beginning) <br/>04. 02’29” Birth Of Justice – Part 2 (Rage Of Terror) <br/>05. 07’40” Vlad Dracula (The Impaler) <br/>06. 07’13” Birth Of Justice – Part 3 (Reclaiming The Throne) <br/>07. 06’36” Boyars Of Tirgoviste (The Revenge) <br/>08. 07’29” Stakes <br/>09. 05’09” Accepted Darkness <br/>10. 06’16” Eternal Life <br/>11. 06’42” Buried Alive <br/>12. 01’43” End Of Journey <br/>13. 04’51” Forest Of The Impaled <br/>14. 06’29” The Last Battle With The Ottoman <br/> <br/>.m3u-playlist: http://tinyurl.com/o2zrj (all tracks!) <br/> <br/>Review: <br/> <br/>One story, fourteen chapters… <br/> <br/>With his debut album Twisted Parameters, Maltese multi-talent Aldo Lombardi, made an impressive entry into the darker realms of the psytrance scene. That album still ranks very high in my personal chart of best artist albums of 2005 and I’m still amazed by its diversity, stamina and staying power. So naturally I’ve been eagerly awaiting the follow-up and the internet hype surrounding the album was also in a league not often seen with a ‘darkpsy’ album. <br/> <br/>Aldo wanted to try something new this time, and for almost 20 years he had to idea to create an album that was much more a continuous story with chapters, as opposed to an album filled with individual tracks. The theme for this album, dubbed The Dark Journal, is the life and death of the notorious Vlad Dracula and his reign of terror in and around his native Romania in the fifteenth century. The booklet tells the true story of Dracula and each story represents a chapter in the story of his life – interpreted by Kemic-Al. I’m not gonna reproduce what people can read in the booklet, but I’ll try go express what I make of the individual chapters… They are meant to be digested as a whole, but to make it easier on the readers; I’ll use my usual track-by-track format. Let’s dig in! <br/> <br/>Let me take you thru the tracks… <br/> <br/>#01: Welcome To My Home… <br/>With majestic orchestral pads of neo-classical music, Kemic-Al starts the first chapter of the story… Pounding drums, raven cries and eerie voice samples establish the atmosphere nicely. We’re definitely in the early fifteenth century now – and it’s a dark, troublesome age. An impressive intro of majestic proportions… Scary as fuck, but frightening as it may be, it’s extremely compelling… <br/> <br/>#02: The Hostage <br/>After the lengthy intro the first proper beats are introduced amidst a ghostly, terrorizing reign of medieval horror. The church bells are shimmering and the harpsichord is playing a familiar, melancholy tune… Add some subtle, twirling acid-lines and some ancient choral work and you’re deep into this pounding track. There isn’t much progression going on, but do not despair, this is just one step of the way… <br/> <br/>#03: Birth Of Justice – Part 1 (The Beginning) <br/>As the story progresses, the intensity level is raised a few bars – we’re digging deeper into the dark realms now and the old acid-meter has been cranked up a few notches… There’s a slightly retarded melody going on here – it’s tweaked up and down – and eventually beyond recognition… It’s very emotional and in that regard it reminds me of some older The Muses Rapt stuff – it has the same melancholy touch – though obviously here, it’s confined in a much darker, more underground musical universe… <br/> <br/>#04: Birth Of Justice – Part 2 (Rage Of Terror) <br/>The second part of Birth Of Justice is more intense than the first one… All the energy conserved in the first part is reignited and reassembled as a fast-paced, maximal, propane-injected burst of energy… The acid is flowing freely and this is the most psychedelic moment thus far… <br/> <br/>#05: Vlad Dracula (The Impaler) <br/>Impaling is one of the most gruesome ways of execution, and I actually think that somehow Aldo has managed to channel some of that grotesqueness into this track… This is evil, perverse, dark-as-fuck, sick, haunting stuff… Just like the horrific image of Vlad The Impaler and his ghastly ways… <br/> <br/>#06: Birth Of Justice – Part 3 (Reclaiming The Throne) <br/>“I am Vlad Dracula. Son of the great prince Vlad. In the name of my father, I hereby reclaim the throne of Romania….” The last part of the threefold, and once again the energy level from the first two ones are surpassed here – and this is easily the most intense of the threefold… Syncopated acid-lines are morphing back and forth – spanning a wide spectre of sound… This is climactic, layered, persistent night music… The first part of this chapter is the best, and it seems like some of the focus and energy seems a little lost halfway thru… But after a couple of bland minutes during the middle passage, the track picks up again towards the end… Intensely frightening! <br/> <br/>#07: Boyars Of Tirgoviste (The Revenge) <br/>With the next chapter, the impressive orchestral pads are introduced once again – along with a bunch of silly (in a good way) samples of all kinds… We’re dining with the mad hatter and all his crazy guests – and in that sense, this track sends a friendly nod back to the first Kemic-Al album Twisted Parameters… After a bunch of very nocturnal tracks, a lighter, oddball track like this was needed to break the mould, clear the senses and reassure 100% focus… And oh my, is this track lovely… It’s very hectic and ever-changing… And I cannot even begin to count the layers here… Intense, multi-flavoured and immensely trippy stuff… Brilliant! <br/> <br/>#08: Stakes <br/>The next chapter has some of the same less-dark quality as its predecessor… This is still murky night trance, but not as über-dark as some of the previous stuff… It’s more like evil full-on and the acid-stabs and subtle bassline also indicates just that… Very danceable and very max-power like… And those howling wolves are placed *just* right… <br/> <br/>#09: Accepted Darkness <br/>“He has forsaken the truth and the light – and accepted the darkness!” This chapter starts with an AWESOME, totally unexpected climax already @ 0’37!! Wow, I love little surprises like that – totally goose-bump inducing stuff! Damn, now this is pure dancefloor fodder if there ever was dancefloor fodder… It’s fast-paced cyber trance like this, which shreds the mind, body and soul to pieces in a swift chainsaw movement… Brutal stuff – but oh my, there is beauty in brutality! <br/> <br/>#10: Eternal Life <br/>The brutality continues without hesitation in the next chapter… The church bells are still ringing, foreseeing the imminent doom that waits in the near future… The bass is pounding and the distant screams are haunting and remind us of Dracula’s horror… The chainsaw acid-lines from the previous chapter are still causing havoc and basically the senses are bombarded with all kinds of freaky sounds from the underworld…. The Gregorian chanting really tops it off, and this is truly a horrendous chapter… The final bridge part is maybe a tad monotonous, but it’s all part of Aldo’s master plan… <br/> <br/>#11: Buried Alive <br/>Imagine the claustrophobic, life-fading experience of being buried alive. Frightening, horrifying and devastating – just what Dracula went thru when he was sentenced by the Catholics… This chapter does its best to portray the soundtrack of the loneliest place in existence – Dracula’s tomb! Again the acid has taken control of the main sound picture – and this chapter revolves around some hi-pitched, twirling acid-bits accompanied by some nocturnal, doomsday rhythms… <br/> <br/>#12: End Of Journey <br/>With marching rhythms marking the final retreat of Dracula, this short chapter marks the beginning of the end… It’s a breath of fresh, unpolluted air and it’s another gigantic, orchestral sound collage of epic proportions… It’s beautiful! <br/> <br/>#13: Forest Of The Impaled <br/>This chapter is perhaps the most graphic of them all – the title refers to Dracula’s favourite way of executing his enemies: He impaled them on stakes! When the Turks marched into Tirgoviste, they were met by 20.000 stinking corpses impaled on stakes… This chapter describes in sound the horrors of that experience – in one acid-ridden, synth-riddled piece of night trance… Maximal power in this piece of terrifying history… <br/> <br/>#14: The Last Battle With The Ottoman <br/>With the final chapter and the last battle the story draws to a close, and if you were imagining a chilled, relaxed final track; well think again! This is upbeat, experimental, in-your-face hyper trance… Riddled with acid, strange FX, digital farts and electronic burps… Very Penta-like actually, but still unmistakably Kemic-Al in all his relentless glory! Phew! The final couple of minutes are dedicated to a sort of outro and it’s time to sit back, catch your breath and think about what you’ve just experienced… Like walking out of the movies and just slowly trying to absorb what you’ve just witnessed… Phew, what a rush! What a trip! <br/> <br/>Setting out to create a themed concept album with basically one album-long track, could easily have ended in pompous, pretentious, introvert garbage… But this is VERY far from that, this is actually a very, very special album. Very interesting, and refreshingly different! Anyone expecting Twisted Parameters Pt. 2 will be disappointed though. This album is much more mature – and in the same regard, it’s less easily accessible. Some of the tracks are indeed introvert and with the continued story concept, it’s not like you wanna skip tracks and enjoy them individually… This works MUCH better as one long story track. With that in mind, allow me to compare this with similar concept albums released in recent years. It’s not as amazing as Artifakt’s ground-breaking and diverse Artifakts II (Timecode 2005) but it’s even better than Megalopsy’s The Abstract Machine (Trishula 2005). But were milestone albums in their own right, and The Dark Journal finds it place steadily between them. <br/> <br/>Musically this album doesn’t sway far away from the so-called darkpsy genre. The BPM is kept at a steady 148 throughout the album, but Kemic-Al still manages to keep the vast majority of the tracks interesting with all kinds of tweaks, twists and turns. Yes, there are a couple of dull moments, but they are scarce and as they are an integral part of the story they don’t bother me as much as they would on, say a compilation. Aldo also made the artwork and the impressive, informative booklet himself – as well as all the music + mastering and so on. How’s that for multi-talent folks? Very well done Aldo, you’ll have a hard time topping this album! <br/> <br/>All in all, this album is a gem within the darker realms of psytrance. But, it’s not as easily accessible as most albums. It requires the listener to listen to all of it at once, and as a minimum a couple of repeated listens. Fans of melodic full-on and other purists will take a bit of convincing before they get this. But invest some time in this, and the reward will come back to you tenfold… This album is brilliant! …Enjoy! <br/> <br/>Favourites: This is supposed to be enjoyed as a whole – like one long track. Chapters 1, 4, 7(!), 9(!) and 12 are particularly well-executed though… <br/> <br/>DeathPosture <br/> <br/> <br/>External links: <br/>Kemic-Al: http://people.tribe.net/kemic-al <br/>Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/release/682050 <br/>Tower Records (Japan): http://tinyurl.com/rqlwg <br/>HMV (Japan): http://tinyurl.com/mgjna <br/>Saiko Sounds: http://tinyurl.com/q8jv6 <br/>Beatspace: http://tinyurl.com/p54bd <br/>Wirikuta: http://tinyurl.com/pjnpu <br/>Psyshop: http://tinyurl.com/s88ex <br/>Chaos: http://tinyurl.com/m4ohn <br/>Cisco: http://tinyurl.com/p7ska <br/>Juno: http://tinyurl.com/rtd8d </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://Kemic-Al.tribe.net">Kemic-Al</a> - 0 replies </div>

Kemic-Al 2006-06-24T17:10:57Z Kemic-Al http://Kemic-Al.tribe.net/thread/ac6ac941-ffd1-4333-b2dd-dded72e7f110 2006-06-24T13:43:52Z 2006-06-24T13:43:17Z

<div>TRIBALI are a group of Maltese musicians who came together to celebrate their love of world music. <br/> <br/>While placing great emphasis on ethnic rhythms, TRIBALI incorporate the beauty and pathos of music from the orient. <br/>Their sound is as original and diverse as their instruments which include the Indian sitar, didgeridoo, various percussion instruments and bass. <br/> <br/>TRIBALI's music is truly mesmerising and unforgettable experience. <br/> <br/>TRIBALI is made up of Grigal who plays the didgeridoo, Jo on sitar and guitar, Antoine and Peter Paul who both play percussion and Adriano on bass. <br/> <br/>The combination of instruments used by the band captures the listeners into a different musical experience. <br/> <br/>The band has been together for the last two years and they have performed in festivals, clubs and other events. <br/> <br/>TRIBALI launched their debut album on the 28th May 2006 at a live performance at Hagar Qim . For this event three session musicians joined TRIBALI live on stage. <br/>Marvic Lewis - vocals, Dru Mayer - percussion, and Alistair - guitars <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/>TRIBALI's debut album took three months in the making and was recorded at Farmhouse Studios. It was produced by the band and Howard Keith. <br/> <br/>The executive producers, Tickety-Boo Ltd. <br/> <br/> Track List <br/> <br/> Sunrise on Tehran <br/> <br/> Never Give Up <br/> <br/> Inspire Me <br/> <br/> Jumpi Shanti <br/> <br/> Ashanti <br/> <br/> Dwejra <br/> <br/> Cave Man <br/> <br/> Puja <br/> <br/> Rakatikira <br/> <br/> Crystal Palace <br/> <br/> <br/>www.tribalimusic.com <br/> <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://Kemic-Al.tribe.net">Kemic-Al</a> - 0 replies </div>

Kemic-Al 2006-06-24T13:43:17Z frode http://Kemic-Al.tribe.net/thread/26ed9050-ff8c-4b55-b2a0-163e6e74e74a 2006-03-23T12:04:02Z 2006-01-27T13:26:30Z

<div>Braindamage Promotions presents <br/> <br/>Altered State <br/> <br/> <br/>Exclusive "The Dark Journal" Album Launch <br/>Kemic Al (Butterfly rec, Malta) <br/> <br/>Hokus Pokus (Parvati rec, Denmark) <br/> <br/>Trold (Glowing Flame rec, Norway) <br/> <br/>Heggmatech (Xilium rec, Norway) <br/> <br/>Alter Egon (Braindamage, Norway) <br/> <br/>Visuals by Glennwiz (Norway) <br/> <br/>Surreal Art Exhibition by Stian Sabel (Norway) <br/>www.sabelart.com <br/> <br/> <br/>March 18th 2006 @ Hausmania - Oslo - Norway <br/>Hausmannsgate 34 <br/> <br/>ID: 20 <br/>CC: 150 NOK <br/>Time: 2200-0600 - Doors close @ 0300 <br/> <br/>No alcohol served - Bring your own fancy <br/> <br/>Invite only,bring flyer or send email for access <br/>hjerneskada@braindamage-promotions.com or psykret@hotmail.com</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://Kemic-Al.tribe.net">Kemic-Al</a> - 4 replies </div>

frode 2006-01-27T13:26:30Z Kemic-Al http://Kemic-Al.tribe.net/thread/cd8e2783-f9d9-4784-908c-ddf8f9d1e055 2006-03-22T22:33:31Z 2006-03-22T22:32:07Z

<div>Kemic-Al 'The Dark Journal' Release Tour <br/> <br/>http://www.wirikuta.at/web66/product_detai...owDetail=117904 <br/> <br/> <br/>Previouse Parties <br/> <br/>Bugaria - Mati-Zemlya - 12, 13, 14 August 05 <br/> <br/>http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo...bf-2fbc74045379 <br/> <br/>Greece 16-17/09/05 Ronix party <br/> <br/>http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo...0c-6b4900340e6d <br/> <br/> <br/>Present Parties <br/> <br/>SPIRIT RITUAL DANCE Lugansk - Ukrain 3rd 4th March '06[/b] <br/> <br/>http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo...0f-e6226d2dc437 <br/> <br/>'The Dark Journal' album release party Oslo Norway 18th March '06 <br/> <br/>http://www.trance.net/article/articleview/747/1/3/ <br/> <br/>http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo...d4-6c6a8a1bdef7 <br/> <br/>http://www.braindamage-promotions.com/altered_state/ <br/> <br/>Party: Ars Suprema / Perseverare diabolicum est <br/> <br/>Date: 15th April 2006 Austria Innsbruck <br/> <br/>http://www.mystery-world.org/parties.php?party=58&amp;PHPSESSID=0b9e03fdbed988e6305877da5f4a50dc <br/> <br/>More updates soon ..... <br/> <br/>Psychedelia &amp; Evolution <br/>Butterfly Records <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://Kemic-Al.tribe.net">Kemic-Al</a> - 0 replies </div>

Kemic-Al 2006-03-22T22:32:07Z frode http://Kemic-Al.tribe.net/thread/14bc1534-ae62-4505-af79-0a1fa9180133 2006-01-18T10:00:02Z 2005-06-03T09:18:06Z

<div>Kemic-Al – Twisted Parameters <br/> <br/>Cover: http://www.wirikuta.at/media/BTFCD01g.jpg <br/> <br/>Artist: Kemic-Al (Malta) <br/>Title: Twisted Parameters <br/>Format: CD (jewel case) <br/>Label: Butterfly Records (Malta) <br/>Cat. #: BTF CD 01 <br/>Distribution: Wirikuta <br/>Date: 13 January 2005 <br/> <br/>Track listing: <br/> <br/>01. 08’52” 1888 A.C. Train to Madness <br/>02. 09’02” What Lies in the Shadows <br/>03. 08’21” Piskumany <br/>04. 07’50” Wake Up Call <br/>05. 08’45” Peace on Earth Remix <br/>06. 08’23” Batidas Por Minuto <br/>07. 07’47” Twisted Parameters <br/>08. 09’23” Klassic-Al <br/>09. 05’42” Z.Zora <br/> <br/>Review: <br/> <br/>Feast on this: Mediterranean chemicals! <br/> <br/>Meet Al – a 37 year old psychedelic trance-head from Malta. That’s right – Malta! This is the first Maltese psy-release ever – released on the first Maltese psy-label. Thus Butterfly Records may not sound like a very original name for a new record label, the background is tragic: the death of Sharyn ‘the butterfly girl’ – hence the name Butterfly Records. Aldo is a veteran in the trance trade, formerly known as Zaldonite. His biggest inspiration for creating music is his girlfriend Marie Clarie… Music wise the biggest source for inspiration is psychedelic rock and the masters Pink Floyd in particularly… Let’s find out what Malta has to offer… <br/> <br/>Let me take you thru the tracks… <br/> <br/>#01: 1888 A.C. Train to Madness [138 BPM] <br/>All aboard this psycho-train heading for madness! The dark, gloomy industrial intro is soon brutally shredded by the meanest bassline this side of the Mediterranean… Holy shit – this has got to be among the meanest, darkest teKk-trance I’ve heard since the Spirallianz/Midi Miliz era… Crude Boskhe-fodder… The ‘lazy’ bpm just adds to the horror-atmosphere along with the undecipherable monster-samples… Anti-melodic, minimalist terror-trance for the darkest moments of the night… Sweet! =D <br/> <br/>#02: What Lies in the Shadows [138 BPM] <br/>“I am not who you think I am!” We get off the train now, and find out what’s lurking in the shadows… Another techy, deeply industrial-sounding noisy night-tune… Repetitive, dirty, gritty, dark – and funky as hell… Check out the spooky wolf-howling samples…! Make sure you have a proper sound system – this tune will challenge your set-up! Raw and wriggling – like Gollum’s taste in fish! <br/> <br/>#03: Piskumany [146 BPM] <br/>“At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the Umbrella Corporation had become the largest commercial entity in the United States. Nine out of every ten homes contain its products. It's political and financial influence is felt everywhere. In public, it is the worlds leading supplier of: Computer Technology, Medical Products, and Healthcare. Unknown to even its own employees, its massive profits are generated by: Military Technology, Genetic Experimentation and Viral Weaponry.” After a lengthy Resident Evil sample, we’re shifting into faster territory now – as the bpm indicator suggests… Apparently Piskumany is a word the daughter of Aldo’s girlfriends’ sister (!) made up, and used to furiously shout out when she was angry… And now, that word has been immortalized as a track-name… ;o) This is night-time hyper-trance… Digital farts, electronic burps, tweaking acid-lines and subtle guitars – alongside a twisted bassline! What else can you ask for? Reminds me a little of Rinkadink, only darker… Very cool track! <br/> <br/>#04: Wake Up Call [146 BPM] <br/>Good morning! Someone’s drinking coffee in the intro here… And the courtesy “ahhh” is sampled and used several times + some genuine yawning… Hehe – nice one Aldo! Time to wake up - this track incorporates the call-back message from the local Maltese phone company wake-up service… @ 4’20 everyone should be awake – this stuff will kick you right out of bed! Twisted, shifting, bubbling, vibrant psy-trance here… Like a cross between the Timecode &amp; Parvati sound – with bastard influences from Ørebro, Australia and the Ruhr-district! Brilliant! <br/> <br/>#05: Peace on Earth Remix [145 BPM] <br/>“The universe grows smaller every day…Join us – life in peace!” Peace on Earth – now there’s a topic everyone can relate to… Parts of this track showcase the slightly more melodic side of Aldo’s talents… Not melodic in a melodic kinda way – just a tad more melodic compared to the previous tracks… This is still very much dark, deep night-trance – with the Maltese touch! Come to think of it, this is not peaceful at all – this is some severely fucked-up brutal shit! … And that’s meant as superlatives! The track draws to a close with the voice of Kevin Spacey in K-Pax “You humans – sometimes it’s hard to imagine how you’ve made it this far” Another sweet track! <br/> <br/>#06: Batidas Por Minuto [148 BPM] <br/>Skazi – this is how you use a guitar in creative way! Batidas Por Minuto translates into ‘beats per minute’ – and this track has 148 of those, so yeah, it’s another brutal noise attack... Aldo is playing around with filters here – slowly adding layers with different psychedelic FX… Guitars, percussion, stomping bass and some mean-ass synths… This track has an interesting composition – the beats are cut and it’s like constantly something is lurking under the surface waiting to be unleashed… That ‘held-back’ technique is very effective in creating a mesmerizing track… I like all the nifty little FX that are sprinkled around the track: Acid galore, digital birds, etc… Highly psychedelic trance here… Very tasty! <br/> <br/>#07: Twisted Parameters [148 BPM] <br/>“Do you like to watch? … Come and find out!” Yeah baby, don’t we all? Some horny chick is trying to mess with your emotions here… Don’t let her get to you! Aldo does his best to save us here – with sharp, metallic hisses and haunting, scary pads creating an overall spooky atmosphere… Again! This track has a certain drive that I really like – it’s kinda purposive… The flow here is very focussed, and at 148 beats per minute, it’s done at an incredible rate… But beware, there is something disturbing about this… Slightly perverted even! Aaargh, I fear to watch, yet I cannot look away… She got to me! <br/> <br/>#08: Klassic-Al [148 BPM] <br/>“You don’t like it; you can kiss my furry little butt!” Ahh, the odd-ball track… Check out the very cool piano-intro – brutally interrupted by one of the most twisted basslines I’ve heard in a long time… This is soo repulsive – it almost has a physical effect on me when played loud… I love it! ;o) Soon it’s time for some fun - This is obviously a piss-take on Aldo’s behalf… Trumpets, jazzy atmosphere, etc… We’re really exposed to this guy’s immense talent now – he intelligently incorporates the familiar melody from Mozart’s Für Elise – creating a no less than AMAZING track… Hands down, the best track here! Magical! <br/> <br/>#09: Z.Zora [90 BPM] <br/>And finally it’s time for some chilling… This reminds me of the chill-track of the Digital Talk album – which is spooky chill! This is deep, heavy, dubby chill… Created to let you catch your breath again, but still puzzle you – leave you with a ‘what-the-fuck-just-hit-me?’ goodbye greeting… Very nicely done – very well-fitting outro-track for a truly impressive album! The track finished off with another lengthy Resident Evil sample: “The Hive has its own defence mechanisms... all computer-controlled. A nerve gas was released into the house. Primary effect of the gas: complete unconsciousness, lasting anything up to four hours. Secondary effects are varied but can include acute memory loss. For how long? Subjective. An hour, day, week. So you're saying this place was attacked? I'm afraid things area little more complicated than that… Sir! We've breached the Hive.” <br/> <br/>Well, this album was definitely a big surprise for me… A big positive surprise! Judging by the name Kemic-al, I was afraid this was another boring Skazi-clone… But luckily I was proven wrong… Very wrong! This is among the finest darkish night-time trance I’ve heard for some time… I’m no technical buff, but to me the production and mastering sounds like a lot of effort has gone into it… And I’m even more impressed that this is a debut album! <br/> <br/>The sound spectre is very impressive here – though mostly dark hyper-trance, we get hints of other styles ranging from full-on to dub, and from tech-trance to melodic goa in the good old sense… Diversity rules! Also this has it’s own, unique sound – one of the many cool features is the way Aldo ends his tracks – it’s usually 10-20 seconds of added value fun… Playing around… Nice! <br/> <br/>Al is a busy man, and the second album is already in the pipeline – along with upcoming compilation tracks on Alkaloid Rec., Golden Dawn Rec., Temple Twister Rec., Trishula Rec. &amp; Disco Valley Rec… Fans of these labels have something to look forward too – as do anyone else interested in intelligent night-time music… This album rocks! Highly recommended! <br/> <br/>Favourites: 1, 3(!), 4, 6, 7, 8(!!!) <br/> <br/>DeathPosture <br/> <br/> <br/>External links: <br/>Kemic-Al: http://www.kemic-al.com <br/>Wirikuta: http://www.wirikuta.at/web66/product_detail.jsp?showDetail=67823 <br/>Saiko Sounds: http://www.saikosounds.com/english/display_release.asp?id=4551 <br/>Beatspace: http://www.beatspace.com/dettagli/dettaglio.asp?id=1497 </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://Kemic-Al.tribe.net">Kemic-Al</a> - 6 replies </div>

frode 2005-06-03T09:18:06Z