Tuesday 31 January 2012

Light Speed by John B

Genre: Drum n' Bass
Yesterday John B released a new LP called Light Speed. It is an interesting LP with a mixture of a lot of electro sounds. John B is one creative person I can tell you that, not only by his crazy  hairstyles but his fusion of all the electronic components are excellent. I like the way his high tempo beats with trance melodies and excellent vocal support. He had the likes of Kirsty Hawkshaw, Shaz Sparks, Jullian Ann on this LP. I like the collaboration he did with Shaz Sparks the most. It was perfect. Then there was the Camo & Krooked remix of his track "Numbers" which blew me off! I was not surprised it was so good because it was a Camo & Krooked remix, and those two guys are the hottest duet in Drum n Bass scene at the moment.
This LP was a smash! This LP is good and I love to listen to it again. If you have not listen to it you should!
Rate: A
Tracklist:
01 – The Horde
02 – Robot Lover
03 – When The Time Comes
04 – Light Speed Ft. NSG (Radio Mix)
05 – Vertigo
06 – Shining In The Dark Ft. Shaz Sparks (Radio Edit)
07 – Connected Ft. Kirsty Hawkshaw
08 – The Journey Ft. Code 64
09 – Red Sky Ft. Shaz Sparks (Acoustic Intro Version)
10 – Dancing In The Dark
11 – Heroes Ft. Shaz Sparks
12 – Numbers (Camo & Krooked Remix)
13 – Love Again Ft. Jillian Ann


Friday 27 January 2012

Virtual Boy

Genre: Bitpop
Well this LP has me in a limbo. I do not really no what to make out of it really. It is like it is a mixture of chiptune, dubstep, deep house and glitch-hop. This puzzles me really. People really liked their previous work but I simply find this one a bit below par. Most of the time I listen to the album I was wondering what they were actually doing. I really wish I knew. The only thing I liked was calm and peaceful melodies. Other than that it was not something I would like listening to again.
Rate:D
Tracklist:
01 – Motion Control
02 – Go Johnny, Yeah!
03 – Sandias
04 – Empty Place
05 – Chariot
06 – Let Go
07 – Viking
08 – Corrales
09 – Memory of a Ghost
10 – The Tower
11 – Only One

Wednesday 25 January 2012

The Music EP by Rollz

Genre: Drum N' Bass(Liquid Funk)
Earlier this week the new EP from Rollz called "The Music" which is out on Pilot Records. In the past Rollz have made really good EPs and this one is no exception. There are really some good old quality liquid funk on this EP. The track I liked all the tracks on this EP.
This is an EP worth getting and the best drum n bass release so far.
Rate: A
Tracklist
01: Rollz — The Music (Be Strong) [04:06]
02: Rollz — Capture Me [05:08]
03: Rollz — This World [04:39]
04: Rollz — Be Glad [04:03]

Friday 20 January 2012

Are You Sure 12th Planet That "The End is Near!" ?

Genre: Dubstep
Yesterday dubstep DJ and producer 12th Planet released a new EP called "The End Is Near!" On this EP we have the likes of Antiserum, Flinch, Kill the Noise and Skrillex. With all these manes on the EP we can expect on thing, insane tunes, massive breakdowns and absolute loudness for the 20mins.
The EP was tight and cool to listen to. I really enjoyed this one. The EP did not actually feel like the end is near, it felt more like the war is about to begin, it sort of reminded me of a cyber war.
Most of the tracks were solid. The tracks that I liked the most were "Ghost" and "Jailbreak".
Rate: B
Tracklist:
01 – The End is Near pt. 1
02 – Burst ft. GMCFOSHO
03 – Ghost
04 – Rachet Strap
05 – Jail Break

Monday 16 January 2012

The Voyage of Haywyre

 Genre: Glitch Hop/Dubstep
The weekend is over and a lot of good Electronic music music was released. One I found which was particularly good was Martin Vogt aka Haywyre's "The Voyage". From the name and cover you will expect a full throttle ride when listening to this album.
"The Voyage" is a cross between Glitch and a lot of space effects. Haywyre really captured the outer space and the cosmic airwaves perfectly. One impressive attribute was the way the wobble bass was produced in the tracks to go with the space shuttle theme of the album. It reminds me of xKore's Space Cowboy but less wobbly. So many of the tracks felt like the tunes where falling from the sky into ones hears.
I also loved the piano piece that was heard. It was new experience to hear such excellent piano piece on a dubstep tracks. I was especially impressed with the piano sessions in "The Voyage" and "Atmospheric Evolution". He must be an excellent pianist, throughout the album he showed it. And it was wonderful to listen to it.
The tracks that were really good were "Atmospheric Evolution", "Pendulum", "Mokalite" , "The Voyage" and "Catalyst"
I would recommend this album 100%. It is beautiful and wonderful in all aspects. Haywyre really did his homework well. "The Voyage" is perfect for travelling (especially into space). One of the best underground dubstep albums I have heard this year.
Grade: A
Tracklist:
01 – Grey (Original Mix)
02 – Pendulum (Original Mix)
03 – Prelude to the Voyage (Original Mix)
04 – The Voyage (Original Mix)
05 – Mokalite (Original Mix)
06 – Trigger (Original Mix)
07 – Crimson (Original Mix)
08 – Atmospheric Evolution (Original Mix)
09 – Breathe (Original Mix)
10 – Gravity (Original Mix)
11 – Friction (Original Mix)
12 – Catalyst (Original Mix)
13 – Parting Ways (Original Mix)
14 – Cosmic Prime (Original Mix)
15 – Motionless (Original Mix)

Friday 13 January 2012

Dreamworld (Nightmare) EP by Vaski

Genre: Dubstep
A new EP from Vaski is out called "Dreamworld (Nightmare) EP". This EP is really good to listen to. It had a mixture of Hip-Hop and dubstep in it which I found really cool. I was really impressed with the rhymes that Audiodasity dropped on Vaski's tracks, because it is not everyday you see someone bust rhymes on dubstep beats. Also I liked the vocals that Sara Locke gave on Dreamworld Nightmare. It was really good.
The tracks that I enjoyed the most were "Limitless" and "Breakdown". In the end  I would say that "Dreamworld (Nightmare) EP" is okay.
Rate: C
Tracklist:
01 – Limitless feat. Audiodasity (Original Mix)
02 – Breakdown (Original Mix)
03 – Hydra feat. Sara Laske (Original Mix)
04 – Dreamworld (Nightmare) feat. Audiodasity (Original Mix)
05 – Hardstyle (Original Mix)

Thursday 12 January 2012

The Outlaster LP by Nostalgia

Genre: Dubstep
Listen to the new LP by Nostalgia & Aami today called "The Outlaster LP". I have to say there are so many dubstep LPs and EPs coming out these days. But when I listened to this one I was really impressed with the music that. The collaboration between Nostalgia and Aami was excellent. Aami vocal support on the tracks were really good, I enjoyed hearing her voice. Nostalgia really produced some good sounds on the "The Outlaster LP". I loved the bass sound and the grime was tight. This is easily the best dubstep LP this year so far. I strongly recommend this album to everyone who is looking for a dubstep LP.
Rate: B
Tracklist:
01 – Outlaster
02 – Igniter
03 – Say
04 – Your Creation
05 – Make That Drop
06 – Something New
07 – Synthesizer

Wednesday 11 January 2012

The Planet Terror EP

Genre: Dubstep
Well this is interesting, there is an EP from Planet Terror called "The Planet Terror EP". This new EP from Planet Terror dubstep is short. Shorter than 15mins. In fact all the tracks ( 4 to be exact) do not even pass the 3min mark. It seems whoever Planet Terror are, their EP contained a lot of samples from The movie "Planet Terror". I think that is where they got the name from. I enjoyed it for 10mins which was almost the length whole EP. Afterwards I got bored.
Conclusion, a fast EP. Just like a fart. Now let me listen to some Arnej and The Chemical Brothers
Rate: C
Tracklist:
01 – Giallo (Original Mix)
02 – Weapon (Original Mix)
03 – Horror De Janeiro (Original Mix)
04 – End Credits (Original Mix)

Tuesday 10 January 2012

Introducing Loqiemean's "The First Man's Lie"

Genre: Dubstep
Loqiemean is a Russian dubstep act. I know very little about them or him but still would like to hear what kind of dubstep music Loqiemean makes. So a jumped on the chance on listening to his 10 track EP that was released during the weekend.
The First Man's Lie has a lot of sampled music in it which I find extremely interesting to listen to. A lot of these samples were hip-hop oriented, the others I presume would be soul music. There were a lot of glitch music and and a lot of brostep and techstep in the EP which were beautifully organised. One thing I found interesting was that the music did not go too over-board like Skrillex sometimes do. That's not to say that I dislike Skrillex's music, I found it annoying if other dubstep artist keep copying his style to much. Loqiemean however made his dubstep sound more hip hop and B-boy style. The track "Scurple" I enjoyed to the Russian sampling in the beginning of the track.
The track that I loved the most were "I Don't Wanna Be" "Scurple" "Texas Erection" "Immortal". "Dexter Morgan" to me was also awesome.
To conclude I would say that Loqiemean are clearly welcome to the dubstep scene.
Rate: B
Tracklist:
01 – Swag It
02 – Dexter Morgan
03 – Dead Line
04 – Drama feat. Serj Tankian(Loqiemean remix) [BitterSweet]
05 – I Don’t Wanna Be
06 – Immortal (The Shadow Out)
07 – Texas Erection
08 – The First Man’s Lie
09 – Neverland
10 – Scurple

Monday 9 January 2012

Further Into the Aether by Satori

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Genre: Goa Trance
"Further Into Aether" is a goa trance Lp by Satori. This is my first gao trance album I have gotten. Goa trance is a type of trance that is completely new to me, since I do not know much about this type of electronic music but it is always nice to see what this genre has to offer after all it still is trance.
When I listen to "Further Into Aether" it felt like I was travel in outer space, as there was a lot of cosmic sound in the tracks.The album was had fast and hard beats, sort of like a hard-trance but not as fast though. But most of the time it felt like listening to constellations come alive in my sound system. The song that I enjoyed the most was "What You Come Here For".
The only thing that disappointed me was the length of the album which was short to my liking. Wish it had been a bit longer.
Overall I would say it is a solid album ( Should have been an EP)
Rate: C+

Tracklist:
01 – Nod And Smile
02 – Experience
03 – Feel The Burn
04 – What You Come Here For
05 – Peace Of Mind

Friday 6 January 2012

Six Cups of Rebel by Lindstrøm


Style: Electronic (Space Disco)
Hans-Peter Lindstrøm new album "Six Cups of Rebel" was released this week. I find the name very interesting and wonder why he choose that particular title. It is also the first time I actually have listened to a Space Disco album. So I jumped on it having previously listened to some tracks he did Prins Thomas.
Listening to the album was really cool and groovy. That space and science fiction them that floated around most of the tracks was amazing. His music has the really has the ability to make people feel like their in some inter galactic war was stunning. I also enjoyed the way some tracks progressed and crossover as time went by. It is really an interesting experience listening to the album. The only downer to this LP was that there were not more tracks to look forward to, as there were only 7. But he made for that with the length of each track.
My final word on this LP is that it is worth your money if you enjoy Space Disco and some Element of Deep House.
Rate: B

Tracklist:
01 – No Release
02 – De Javu
03 – Magik
04 – Quiet Place To Live
05 – Call Me anytime
06 – Six Cups of Rebel
07 – Hina

Thursday 5 January 2012

Subwave-Subwave


Style: Drum n' Bass (Liquid Funk)
Subwave is the first Drum n' Bass album to grace the scene this year. Not only that but it is liquid funk, my favourite sub-genre when it comes to DnB. I love liquid, so I wondered how good the album would be? While I was listening I could see this was true to the liquid scene since it had all the hallmark of it, fast and heavy beats with soulful vocals and deep melodies. Subwave delivered just that. Some of their tracks had that deep house or lounge theme, examples were "Tonel" and "Green Water". I also enjoyed the sampling of Zulu vocals and Bantu in tracks "Aeeeh" and "Wheel of Time". One thing I found annoying was that some tracks were repetitive in nature. Actually could make me sleep.
The tracks that I really enjoyed listening to were "Senses", "Bring Me Down", "Rainbow(with Enei)" and "4th Illusion" as these tracks delivered the fast pace soul music I love so much.
In a nutshell I would say that Subwave is a decent album. A good album to start the year with though.
Rate: C

Tracklist:
01. Wheel of Time (6:46)
02. Senses (6:43)
03. Tonal (5:33)
04. Bring Me Down (6:07)
05. Rainbows feat. Enei (5:34)
06. The Mines (6:06)
07. 4th Illusion (5:40)
08. Green Water (6:34)
09. Aeeeh (6:21)
10. Asteroids (7:24)
11. Without You (7:05)