Cheers Maarten
Listening now to...
Part one:
Great psychedelic intro thingy, that becomes also the main theme for the first few minutes... now that goes very well with our good old friend, the distorted bassdrum
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Nice broken beats,minimal, but doesn't leave the feeling that something is missing. Uh-oh, around 4:30 the 4/4 takes over, but captain 303 saves the ship
(I'm not such a big fan of 4/4 material, but this one has lots of craziness in it to keep my head moving.)
So all in all, I liked the first 4-5 minutes much better than the rest (which is mostly due to my pre-conception), and also, for me it sounds like that the bassdrum stands out too much in the mix, I love all those noises and hihats etc.. but they simply don't have the chance against this bass drum. So now i'm moving to...
Part two:
As I have said I love these hihats/snares/noises, they really work together and "pull" the tune "forward" if you get what I mean
. Again the BD dominates but there are really nice subtle changes/tricks going on... exactly the kind of stuff needed to keep one dancing.
~3:00 dark insanity take over, goood
Again, I feel the bassdrum a bit "unrelated", somehow its "pitch" is disturbing. But man, this is crazy stuff, 303 mayhem + slowdown samples... absolutely yummy.
Around 9:00 it gets more soundtrack-ish, less dark elements, more shiny sounds definetly my favourite part. And there is this agressive distorted sound that brings us:
Part three:
By this time the basement is full of dancing people (the bar has emptied) and even Rags is not complaining about bassdrums any more
. Nice chilly sounds with more abstract beats to make it evil and merciless. The police arrives to shut down the event, but they start dancing as well.
There is a small period for regaining some strength, but then satan himself arrives and the party must continue.
All in all: lots of
with some small issues (which are probably irrevalant in a "party" situation
)