Eat Static's 'Dead Planet / Human Upgrade'
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- KVRAF
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- 15135 posts since 7 Sep, 2008
Wow. Just wow
Two favourites thus far.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=529TP4fA6WA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thPXPf_hhEQ
Two favourites thus far.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=529TP4fA6WA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thPXPf_hhEQ
"I was wondering if you'd like to try Magic Mushrooms"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
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- KVRAF
- 5664 posts since 7 Feb, 2013
At least he is better singer than Sasha Grey (check out the latest Infected Mushroom efforts)2ZrgE wrote:If you get Robert Smith doing vocals (and bass) for one of your tracks, I guess you can say you made it.
Yes, this song with Robert Smith is dope!
The other one seems to be just a generic psytrance track, well made but nothing outstanding at the first listen.
You may think you can fly ... but you better not try
- KVRian
- 1100 posts since 9 Jan, 2015 from NY, NY
I would far rather watch one of her movies than listen to her sing...recursive one wrote:At least he is better singer than Sasha Grey
Sweet child in time...
- KVRAF
- 1986 posts since 29 Apr, 2010 from NYC
- KVRAF
- 25852 posts since 20 Jan, 2008 from a star near where you are
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 15135 posts since 7 Sep, 2008
This is a double album and the variation from track to track is staggering.
There's D&B, dubsteps, full-on psy, dub, etc. It's a proper rollercoaster.
Sadly not on iTunes though. I think because Merv published it himself.
There's D&B, dubsteps, full-on psy, dub, etc. It's a proper rollercoaster.
Sadly not on iTunes though. I think because Merv published it himself.
"I was wondering if you'd like to try Magic Mushrooms"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
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- KVRAF
- 5664 posts since 7 Feb, 2013
I listened to some more tracks from this album. Well, all in all the music is definitely far more diverse and imaginative than most of psy released these days. But still, not my cup of tea. There are some interesting moments, nice melodies but in most cases I failed to follow the flow of the tracks, most of them sound like the guys are showcasing their noise making skills rather than telling a story.
You may think you can fly ... but you better not try
- KVRist
- 379 posts since 29 Jul, 2013 from Toronto
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 15135 posts since 7 Sep, 2008
I can assure you I'm probably one of the biggest psy-heads on this site (and I know there are loads), but even I would admit a significant percentage of psy is just sound-design. 50% sound design and 50% story IMO.recursive one wrote:sound like the guys are showcasing their noise making skills rather than telling a story.
What is psy if you don't regularly make the "whoa, what the f&ck was that" face
"I was wondering if you'd like to try Magic Mushrooms"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
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- KVRAF
- 5664 posts since 7 Feb, 2013
Yes, of course, sound-design is much more important in psy than in most other genres. Still, psytrance is not just about throwing a bunch of random weird noises over a rolling bassline. To me, it's about trippiness, which may be created by random ( "pseudo-random" actually) weird noises and may be created by other means.Mushy Mushy wrote:I can assure you I'm probably one of the biggest psy-heads on this site (and I know there are loads), but even I would admit a significant percentage of psy is just sound-design. 50% sound design and 50% story IMO.recursive one wrote:sound like the guys are showcasing their noise making skills rather than telling a story.
What is psy if you don't regularly make the "whoa, what the f&ck was that" face
You've probably heard this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwZDR-ENSpE
To me, it's insanely trippy despite pretty minimal sound-design. On the other hand, I fail to feel any trippines in most psycore/hi-tech stuff despite some really mindfvcking sounds that can be found there.
Well, it all comes down to individual tastes I guess
You may think you can fly ... but you better not try
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 15135 posts since 7 Sep, 2008
On this I completely agree.recursive one wrote:Yes, of course, sound-design is much more important in psy than in most other genres. Still, psytrance is not just about throwing a bunch of random weird noises over a rolling bassline. To me, it's about trippiness, which may be created by random ( "pseudo-random" actually) weird noises and may be created by other means.
It's fascinating how different people's brains work and interpret things. For me, I get absolutely no trippyness from that track whatsoever. Superbly well produced and a great track to boot, but it does nothing for my psychedelically. Each to their own as you sayrecursive one wrote:To me, it's insanely trippy despite pretty minimal sound-design. On the other hand, I fail to feel any trippines in most psycore/hi-tech stuff despite some really mindfvcking sounds that can be found there.
This to me is my favourite track lately that bends my mind. Each time I listen to it I try to follow one sound and it disappears and morphs into something else and I think "wait, where did I lose that sound I was following?!" Each sound bounces off each other in the typical question/answer style. At 5:40 my brian just melts trying to comprehend what's happening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eeo-q7ehzsc
"I was wondering if you'd like to try Magic Mushrooms"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
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- KVRAF
- 5664 posts since 7 Feb, 2013
Fine track, really interesting sound twists. But as usual with tracks of that type I wish it had more melodic content.
Like this, for example
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0asIlkTbIbw
Not my style actually, as my comfort zone generally lies between morning full-on in the vein of Digicult/U-Recken/Protoculture and progressive like Ritmo, Sideform or E-Clip but I love how this Kindzadza guy combines total weirdness with some really catchy melodies.
Like this, for example
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0asIlkTbIbw
Not my style actually, as my comfort zone generally lies between morning full-on in the vein of Digicult/U-Recken/Protoculture and progressive like Ritmo, Sideform or E-Clip but I love how this Kindzadza guy combines total weirdness with some really catchy melodies.
You may think you can fly ... but you better not try
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- KVRAF
- 5664 posts since 7 Feb, 2013
As we speak about it, I tried to analyse why I get high of this track. Maybe that's about very unnatural, mechanistic beat. Maybe the sounds, while mostly familiar, are tad different than you'd expect and the bpm it a tad slower than you want it to be - some kind of "uncanny valley" effect.Mushy Mushy wrote:It's fascinating how different people's brains work and interpret things. For me, I get absolutely no trippyness from that track whatsoever.
Still, it seems that this guy himself doesn't know what produces this effect and how it can be reporduced. Some of his other tracks also have this vibe, more or less, but many of his songs are just plain boring.
You may think you can fly ... but you better not try
- KVRAF
- 7325 posts since 9 Jan, 2003 from Saint Louis MO
I've listened to the album a couple of times, once while working and once while driving. It's decent enough to stay in my Google Play library, but not what I would call mind-blowing.