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V/A - FAR EAST TECHNOLOGY (ELF music)
The most progressive style of Japanese Trance!
Itfs full of tech-progressive, full on, and underground dark trance,
the newest style of latest Japanese Trance!!
V.A - FAR EAST TECHNOLOGY
-Next Generation of Japanese Trance-
Track Listing:
01. KUROMITSU â Beatiful Moon Rise -138bpm-
W&P by Youki Kuromitsu @ Black Light Lab
02. FUTURE SONIC â Black Sky -145bpm-
W&P by Hideyuki Mitsumoto & Ali Murakami @ Freeform Studio
03. MACOTRAX aka SALEM â Toluene -145bpm-
W&P by Macoto Murase @ Sisan Studio
04. TRI-FORCE â Place Of Dawn -140bpm-
W&P by Yoshinori Saito @ PWM Tokyo
05. DRAP DROP â The Clone Who Is Freakin'out -145bpm-
W&P by Tsunemoto Kobayashi & Diogo Yoshino @ Mornington Crescent Studio
06. TEN-G â Butterfly -146bpm-
W&P by Tats Yozi @ Draconic Studio
07. SAVAGE SCREAM â Underground Shiva -146bpm-
W&P by Mizuki Nishihata @ Discovalley Studio Goa
08. PARADIGM SHIFTER â Dupe On Mad -146bpm-
W&P Kage aka Noise Gust @ Noise Gust Studio
09. 11 vs SYMPHONICS aka PHI â Space Criminal -145bpm-
R&P by Jyuichi & Shinnorama Chaia Studio Goa
Include 9 tracks
ELFCD-012
Oct. 2006 RELEASE
In 2004, a compilation album hit the confused trance scene. The album, gAFTER 10 YEARS OF JAPANESE TRANCEh, was compiled to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Japanese Trance birth.
As itfs title, the album, by only Japanese artists, created a big stir in the scene which has been leading by foreign artists. The album, is full of high quality tracks, got high reputations from a lot of foreign media. As the World knows Japanese high skills in the technology field, Japanese trance artists manipulated computers and proved their talents to the World. Only 10 years since then, but fruitful decade. Japanese trance is still evolvingc
In 2006, two years has passed since the sensational album gAFTER 10 YEARS OF JAPANESE TRANCEh was released. Trance scene in Japan has developed and now Japan is known as one of the biggest market places for trance music. The style of trance party also has changed. It used to be leaded by foreign artists, but now is leaded by Japanese artists too. And finally, there was the Japanese stage appeared at EARTHCORE GLOBAL CARNIVAL, a big festival which was held in Australia last year. Japanese trance artists included who are on the abovementioned compilation album appeared on stage, did enthusiastic performances and heated up the festival.
In proportion to the expanding trance scene in Japan, a lot of new artists appear in the scene. This compilation album, gFAR EAST TECHNOLOGYh, daringly features such blooming talents, and brand new projects by leading artists of Japanese trance, too.
TRI-FORCE and DRAP DROP, both are also on gAFTER 10 YEARS OF JAPANESE TRANCEh, joined on this compilation after they released their own albums. Both tracks express their great caliber, killers! FUTURE SONIC is the new project by leading men of the scene, MITSUMOTO and ALI. Their magnificent morning full on trance track hit the floor and explode! GOA GILLfs favorite, SAVAGE SCREAM is the solo project by ex-BUG FUNKfs MIZUKI. He is already known in foreign underground scenes, and joins on this compilation with a tune filled with his dark psychedelic style. A new comer, TEN-G is the project by TATS & YOZI. Recently, this abnormal duo is widely talked as the most aggressive live performer of Japanese trance, their twisted psychedelic trance must be listened! The opener of the album KUROMITSU is also the leading man of Japanese trance scene. After he released the album under the name ZETA, he joined on this compilation with a track perfectly suits to the opening of album, sounds like rising full moon into the sky. PARADIGM SHIFTER is the side project by NOISE GUST, a brightest hope in the dark and psychedelic scene. Their aggressive incitation track is very hardcore! MACOTRAX is the trance project by DJ SALEM. His refreshing track runs through aggression till dawn. The closer of the album is 11 vs SYMPHONICS aka PHI, the collaboration of SHINNORAMA from PHI and JYUICHI. This severe shock track, recorded in Goa India, was also played at parties in Goa and got enthusiastic reputation from audience! This is the best track to express the essence of emotional full on trance!
This album which introduces the latest Japanese trance to overseas will navigate you to the unknown trip.
HAVE A NICE TRIP!!
P&C 2006 ELF music
Compliled by Wizard ov ELF
Mastering by Tatsuya Kase @ Bazooka Studio Tokyo
Art Design by Choko @ Ch25.net
Produced by Hiroki Tsutsumi @ ELF music
http://www.elf-music.net
info@elf-music.net
This album is dedicated to Shinnorama in the heaven..
IN STORE NOW !!
Juno Records : http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products...ght=ELF%20MUSIC
Saiko Sounds : http://www.saikosounds.com/english/...ase.asp?id=6084
Psyshop : http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/elf/elf1cd012.html
Beatspace : http://www.beatspace.com/dettagli/dettaglio.asp?id=2989
World wide distribution by Wirikuta :
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Check it out !
The feature of ELF music was published on MSN JAPAN !
http://music.jp.msn.com/coretrance/...elf/default.htm
CD Review:
Glowsticks & Sushi
ELF Music has fast become one of the steadiest suppliers of high quality Japanese psytrance
They linger somewhere in between hard-hitting underground stuff like Slum, fluffier club trance like Tri-Force and nu-school goan psytrance like Phi and Drap Drop
Ive liked the majority of their releases and after a couple of really excellent artist albums from Slum and Drap Drop its time for another compilation the first since the brilliant from After 10 Years Of Japanese Trance from 2004. Again its a mix of upcoming talents and established Japanese artists
Lets get it on!
Let me take you thru the tracks
#01: Kuromitsu Beautiful Moon Rise [138 BPM]
Things kick off at a comfortable 138 BPM and a familiar Engrish spelling mistake (Beatiful)
This is my first encounter with the music of Youki Kuromitsu but with this kind of production talent I find it hard to believe this is his first released track
What we get here is a lovely piece of melodic morning trance seasoned with a bunch of psytrance elements
Stunning production and lush progression
Obviously on the clubbier side of things, but the old-school melodic structures are simply lovely and I cant help it but smile when listening to this fine piece of trance and I totally love the quirky breaks. Moonshine music a la 2006 when its best!
#02: Future Sonic Black Sky [145 BPM]
The name Future Sonic might not ring a bell, but this project is a couple of experienced trancers. Hideyuki Mitsumoto (aka Sinister Association and one half of Joujouka with Tsuyoshi Suzuki) + Ali Murakami who has been involved in a bunch of techno/psytrance releases on Feedback Recordings. So these gentlemen are no strangers to the scene and that fact does not go by unnoticed in this track. This is a relentlessly powerful, full-on track
A little bit on the cheesy sense with the main focus being on huge melodic leads and dancefloor appeal. Wholesome dance music with a distinct Japanese flavour. Very well produced and incredibly danceable but also just a tad too clubby for me to fully enjoy it
#03: Macotrax aka. Salem Toluene [145 BPM]
Makoto Murase is also known as Salem and I have absolutely no idea if he has released anything before this. What I do know is that hes made a track named Toluene which is also known as methylbenzene or paint thinner. And yeah, I can see why. This gets much more deranged than the first two tracks
This is non-linear, complex electronica with more than a few surprises thrown in to mess you up
The old-school analogue computer game sounds work nicely alongside the twirling synths, the subtle acid and the fragmented rhythms
And in that sense this is much more a trip tool than a dancefloor track
It requires some advanced dancing at least. An interesting and VERY Japanese track.
#04: Tri-Force Place Of Dawn [140 BPM]
Yashinori Saito released his debut album Entrance To Reality on ELF Music in 2005. And whilst it had its moments, it was too commercial for my taste. This track pretty much follows the same formula as the album: Uplifting, commercial club-trance with tiny traits of progressive and psy-trance
Im all for cross-over, but Im afraid this one doesnt do much but bore me
Yawn!
#05: Drap Drop The Clone Who Is Freakin Out [145 BPM]
Oh, let the sun beat down upon my face. Stars to fill my dreams. I am a traveller of both time and space. To be where I have been. Drap Drop (Diogo Yoshino & Tsunemoto Kobayashi) released their wonderful debut album Dropdead Gorgeous on ELF Music in April 2006. Definitely one of the most underrated albums of the year I love it! And this track is another perfect example of just how talented these guys are. This is eclectic, hard-hitting, underground-pumping psytrance with a ton of quirky little turns and funny twists
The quote from Led Zeppelins Kashmir being one example. A wonderful track which works both for the feet and for the mind. Awesome!
#06: Ten-G Butterfly [146 BPM]
I have limited info on the Ten-G project but from what I hear Tats & Yozi are quite the talk of the town within the Japanese psy-community
And by listening to this track I totally understand why this is a monstrous track! A kaleidoscopic and frantic tour de force covering many styles within electronic music
Tech-trance, drill&breakz, spugedelic sauna trance, hentai dub, anime plastic pop and of course a reasonable amount of shroom-a-delic psytrance
A huge old psytrance quilt knitted from the finest, most exquisite ingredients
Wooow! Prepare to be blown away!
#07: Savage Scream Underground Shiva [146 BPM]
Savage Scream is nocturnal horror-trancer Mizuki Nishihata who has often scared the bejesus out of me with his vicious gut-wrenching tracks
Hes the Marilyn Manson of psytrance and this is another deranged, ferocious track of his
Pitch black, introvert horror trance destined to cause both nightmares and headaches
Its all about deep bounding basslines, high-pitched acid-squelches and brutally grotesque graveyard antics
On paper that might seem simplistic, but this is very well done and Im entertained for the most part here, though it tends to get somewhat tedious for a while. But still an efficient, powerfull track.
#08: Paradigm Shifter Dupe On Mad [146 BPM]
Everyones on fire! Kagetoshi Nakamura is perhaps better known under his Noise Gust alias
And where the previous track was dark and distorted, this is darkish and acid-driven
Oh yes, this is where the acid flows freely and the 303 gets a workout of a lifetime. Its a bona fide synapse bomb of epic proportions
The knob-adjustment here is like a mix of Phi meets GNOTR meets Phyx meets Josh Wink
Oh yeah, thats a whole lot of acid right there
But it totally works here
This is fun-filled, action-packed, value-for-money acid-trance
And Im totally loving it! Lovely!
#09: 11 vs. Symphonics Space Criminal [145 BPM]
After the tragic death of Shinnosuke Masuo (former member of Phi) in March 2005 some of his tracks were picked up by friends and released as tribute to him honouring his legacy. This is one of those tracks finished by 11 (Jyuichi). Style wise were somewhere between psychedelic polka and fast-paced space rodeo-techno with an influx of spongeadelic synth-pop
Hard to describe really but that doesnt make it less good. This is excellent crossover material
Very driving, deeply eclectic and totally trippy! The perfect requiem for Shinnosuke. Rest in peace!
Another VERY fine ELF Music release comes to and end. The psy-samurai sacrificed another one of his nine lives to dance with geishas, party hard with the Yakuza and smoke it up with Confucius. Two years down the road from After 10 Years Of Japanese Trance I cannot think of a better snapshot of the current state of Japanese trance affairs, than this excellent compilation. It ranges from fluffy club trance to the hardest, most deranged underground psytrance imaginable. So whilst the flow might be a little off, the sheer magnitude of music more than makes up for that.
The first half of the CD has a couple of cheesy club trax which didnt really please my taste buds, but the second half excels with one sure-fit mega-hit after another
The level of experimentation is impressive and I cannot even begin to describe how amazing the second half of the CD is
Those five tracks are worth every single yen you have to pay for this CD. The Monty Phyton-inspired artwork work is also very nice and fits the music perfectly. Trust me on this one; if you havent heard this CD youre missing out
Big time! Recommended to all fans of eclectic, electronic music in all its guises
. Enjoy!
Favourites: 1, 3, 5(!!), 6(!!!), 7, 8(!), 9(!!)
DeathPosture
External links:
ELF Music: http://www.elf-music.net
Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/release/795611
Saiko Sounds: http://tinyurl.com/y2ctq2
Beatspace: http://tinyurl.com/y7mw28
Wirikuta: http://tinyurl.com/uwxcu
Psyshop: http://tinyurl.com/y8j4v9
Wakyo: http://tinyurl.com/y4jrwl
Cisco: http://tinyurl.com/y78cko
Juno: http://tinyurl.com/yyvabz
(The reviews are posted with permission by the author)
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