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Planisphere - Solarism (Album) (pg. 7)
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| After one listen my favorite track is Alizé. |
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| BZRK |
| quote: | Originally posted by Camwin
So far i like "No sugar added" |
Me too, and that's about it. Expected much more, based on all the comments in advance.
Guess it's not my style of music. |
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| Push2005 |
I listened carefully to every track several times now, so I'll come up with a small review of each track independantly.
01. Planisphere - Bitmap Sprite
A very awkward/dark mood is created throughout this pretty 'experimental' track. Great opener to create the vibe of this album. This is what Planisphere stands for. It's pretty cool done actually.
7/10
02. Planisphere - Tokyo Skyscraper
This is a great track! It has very catchy synths... A slow regular 4/4 track but really enjoyable to listen to.
8/10
03. Planisphere - Alizé
Wow. This is one of the best tracks of Solarism. I don't know if it's done on purpose but the "vocal" kinda reminds me of Hosanna and towards the end there's a wink to the old Airwave sound (Innerspace/Lightspeed). It's great to hear a blend between Planisphere and Airwave here. The buildup is fantastic.
9.5/10
04. Planisphere - Nothing's Slave
A track written in 7/4 is pretty rare to find, and probably hard to produce too but the result is very good. I think this track is for listening purposes only but the atmosphere it creates remains very pleasant on the ear during this 10 minute track. Well done trying a new time signature.
8/10
05. Planisphere - Corinthians XIII
This track is straight progressive-oriented. Fans of this genre should really check it out; I've heard a lot of good comments on this one. This has some of the older Planisphere elements in it too. This track would go off great in a club.
8.5/10
06. Planisphere - No Sugar Added
Damn, what is this :( . With all due respect; this isn't worthy of the Planisphere-signature and it's the only weak track of the album. I can imagine fans of the mcSchulzprog go nuts over this one; but it really doesn't fit the name Planisphere... It should've been released under another guise (or not at all) IMO. It's a 4/4 track with a very recognisable (cheesy !) sound, so you will pay attention to this for sure :p
3/10
07. Planisphere - Spectrazoids
Yes, this is Planisphere !!! An ingenious breaks track with a lot of (older) recognisable Planisphere elements in it. It's creative and refreshing. Together with Alizé this is the highlight of the album.
9.5/10
08. Planisphere - Trigger Escape
Ah, even more Planisphere goodness. Fans who only liked the old Planisphere should listen to this. It's great and uses that good old effects after 2 mins. The break is once again filled with creative elements and then the track unleashes it's full potential. Another great one.
8.5/10
09. Planisphere - Lost In Infinity
A breaks track again, which is almost as good as Spectrazoids. I'm really into this sound at the moment. The bassline has a great hook and the break is wonderful. Totally love it! Around 5 mins the synths give you that little bit extra that totally finishes the track.
9/10
10. Planisphere - Solarism
This is the title-track. It contains a very great and bouncy bassline that keeps building. You'll notice from the start this isn't an ordinary track, as it's written in 6/4. The break is pretty epic: It kinda reminds me of Final Fantasy 8, lol. This would fit well into videogames :p. On a more serious note: L-vee should be proud of this track. It's somewhat different from what we're used from Planisphere but it's very clear the boundaries of his sound have changed once again with this album.
8.5/10
11. Planisphere - United We Were
Nice closer of the album. This track has no straight beat, yet it's gorgeous. I don't really know how to describe this one... You'll need to listen to it yourselves. I only know I like it a lot.
8/10
Conclusion:
While ratings are ofcourse subjective, I really think L-Vee deserves them. The Planisphere sound expands with this album, which is good. But I'd like to add I'd love to see L-Vee maintain the old sound (like Moonshine) too... Or maybe even some more remixes: Hawk - Need For Cognition (Planisphere Remix) remains a great example why the Planisphere sound is so beautiful, yet effective.
This album certainly is worth your time to check out... It's one of the few albums that doesn't contain real 'fillers' (apart from No Sugar Added then).
Well done and I'm really looking forward to the 2h Hybrid remix of it ;) |
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| Nono |
| quote: | Originally posted by Push2005
06. Planisphere - No Sugar Added
Damn, what is this :( . With all due respect; this isn't worthy of the Planisphere-signature and it's the only weak track of the album. I can imagine fans of the mcSchulzprog go nuts over this one; but it really doesn't fit the name Planisphere... It should've been released under another guise (or not at all) IMO. It's a 4/4 track with a very recognisable (cheesy !) sound, so you will pay attention to this for sure :p
3/10 |
Man!!! How can you say that ??? This is my favorite track in the pack...I love that kind of deep and uplifting sound...these synth pads give me such a thrill in the spine! Loving this tune!
The other tracks sound either boring or trivial to me... |
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| Jasperovitsj |
United We Were is the absolute winner on this album. Gorgeous piece of music Laurent!  |
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| hadi burpee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nono
Man!!! How can you say that ??? This is my favorite track in the pack...I love that kind of deep and uplifting sound...these synth pads give me such a thrill in the spine! Loving this tune!
The other tracks sound either boring or trivial to me... |
i also thought that was the worst song of the album. my favorite ones i think are
1. tokyoskyscraper (by a lot)
2. spectraziods
3. corinthians 13
4. alize
5. solarism
6. trigger escape
most of the track were good, except no sugar added
why is the whole album pretty much the same bpm though. i think he shouldve changed that up, but i guess its up to him, his album =). |
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| TOR |
| quote: | Originally posted by hadi ******
i also thought that was the worst song of the album. |
Haha, me too. The track is a bit over top, especially compared to the other ones on the album, which are much deeper and more interesting. It'll probably be the most popular track off the album though, hehe.
I'm so looking forward to the hybrid edition :crazy: My expectations are extremely high based on the originals. One of the best albums I've heard in a while and I fully agree with Push2005's rating. |
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