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| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Stamina Records |
***OUT NOW AT STAMINA RECORDS****
Transcend - 'Synaesthesia'
2 CDs | 22 Unmixed #freeform #hardcore tracks | http://bit.ly/STMCD002
Transcend (Pronunciation: / tranˈsɛnd): ?To go further, rise above, or be more important or better than something, especially a limit?.
?Synaesthesia? dawns. Your senses are entangled, heightened and alive, pleasantly confused. The Yin Yang realigns, but familiarity is abandoned and the results unexpected. This is a new chapter, an original concept, a singular vision. Exceeding all limits, 22 DJ-friendly tracks guide, enhance and awaken auditory perceptions. Based in mythology but crafted through technology, this is a future freeform soundtrack, beautifully embracing the distinctions enhanced beats-per-minute, melodic, intelligent, underground music requires. Born from Transcend, raised by Stamina Records, relinquish your sensations?
?Synaesthesia? dawns.
Limited edition CDs on sale now: http://bit.ly/STMCD002 |
| lone_raver |
Got this last week and it's superb!! Easily the best album out this year so far. Keep up the good work!!! Freeform is on fire just now and looking forward to the rebuild/stamina cd when that comes out. |
| _Jay_ |
Ordered!
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| Samination |
Man that was one of the quickest deliviers i have. The airmail must have been working like a charm this weekend |
| Quicksilver |
Mine took a week to get here, not impressed at all by the delivery!
Will have a listen later. :)
EDIT:
Listening to CD1. First impressions:
Started off a bit mediocre. The first three tracks had me going "Don't tell me I just wasted my money... Transcend can do much better, what happened to the guy that made Mindglow and Domination?"... But the album definitely picked up from Perceptions and forward, a sigh of relief.
CD1
01. What You Are - 3/5
02. Let My Wrath - 2/5
03. The Ephimeral - 3/5
04. Perceptions - 4/5
05. Oblivion - 4/5
06. Never Be The Same - 4/5 (maybe 5?)
07. Interlude 1: The Ritual - 5/5 (love this, actually reminds me of Donkey Kong Country music, too bad it's only a short interlude!!! Wouldn't this be a better opener for the album though?)
08. Magnificent Light - 4/5
09. Nevermore - 4/5 (maybe 5?)
10. Communion - 4/5
11. Ortum Machinis - 3/5
CD2 review coming later. :) |
| Cyrax |
quote:
Originally posted by Quicksilver:
Mine took a week to get here, not impressed at all by the delivery!
Will have a listen later. :)
EDIT:
Listening to CD1. First impressions:
Started off a bit mediocre. The first three tracks had me going "Don't tell me I just wasted my money... Transcend can do much better, what happened to the guy that made Mindglow and Domination?"... But the album definitely picked up from Perceptions and forward, a sigh of relief.
CD1
01. What You Are - 3/5
02. Let My Wrath - 2/5
03. The Ephimeral - 3/5
04. Perceptions - 4/5
05. Oblivion - 4/5
06. Never Be The Same - 4/5 (maybe 5?)
07. Interlude 1: The Ritual - 5/5 (love this, actually reminds me of Donkey Kong Country music, too bad it's only a short interlude!!! Wouldn't this be a better opener for the album though?)
08. Magnificent Light - 4/5
09. Nevermore - 4/5 (maybe 5?)
10. Communion - 4/5
11. Ortum Machinis - 3/5
CD2 review coming later. :)
Perceptions, Communion, Oblivion and Never be the same were real stand out tracks from CD 1
The breakdown on Perceptions, that vocal echoing "our emotions" then building into an awesome riff, loved it
Communion is a track that you can just get lost in, am playing out this weekend and will most definitely be playing both of them.
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| Quicksilver |
Where are all the reviews and comments? Didn't anyone but us swedes and Cyrax buy it!? :P
CD2
Much better start than CD1 but the middle part is not so good... Picks up a bit again toward the end there.
01. Kanzunetta - 4/5
02. Eternity - 4/5
03. Redemption - 3/5
04. Eastern Pulse - 4/5 (love the DnB parts)
05. It Was Freedom - 3/5
06. Sleepwalker - 3/5
07. Interlude 2: Speedtest - 1/5... meh... whoop it goes faster and faster but has barely anything going on in terms of musical quality. :P
08. Eons - 3/5
09. What If - 4/5
10. Dread - 4/5 (nice, a little bit darker tune! Not sure if the bouncy beat fits more than a standard freeform beat for this, awesome nonetheless)
11. No Escape - 4/5 (sounds a lot like Kevin Energy, Nightforce, K-Komplex)
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| Torpex |
Need to order this ASAP... So many distractions, argh! |
| _Jay_ |
Finally had a chance to listen from start to finish. What an album. It's almost too good and too professional for Hardcore really lol.
Standouts: Magnificent Light, Eastern Pulse, Communion, Perceptions, Eternity.
The average quality of track on this album is insane.
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| Samination |
quote:
Originally posted by _Jay_:It's almost too good and too professional for Hardcore really lol.
Don't say it like that. Just look at what happened to Orbit1 and Rhythmics when people started praising them too much :P |
| Impulse_Response |
Thanks for the fast shipping! I'm looking forward to hearing all of these.
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| CDJay |
Now in stock on the HU store, whilst the Stamina site undergoes server shifting shenanigans.
CDJay |
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