Album Rating: 4.0
I guess the eye catching part of this album title is the 'Galaxy' bit, and sure the album aims for a sci fi vibe, but actually it's the 'Travel' part that's key - the whole album sounds like movement, either racing through space or being chased by something.
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Album Rating: 3.0
So this is good? I stopped listening to them after dr shade. Any of the old magic left ?
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Album Rating: 4.0
I actually prefer this to 'Wormhole' so in answer I'd definitely say yes.
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Album Rating: 3.0
Ok, time to brush the dust off ed rush then
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This is the greatest thing ever written on sputnik.
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Album Rating: 4.0
You have to listen to the album at the same time for the full experience :D
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Album Rating: 3.0
Fun album with all the tricks of the trade, but then again so was The Creeps back then. Wormhole is still lightyears ahead. That was groundbreaking.
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Album Rating: 4.0
I find this just more purely fun than Wormhole but I get that this is nowhere near as groundbreaking
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Album Rating: 3.0
Yeah, this has its very enjoyable moments. If Chubrub won't get those heads bobbing, nothing will 
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Album Rating: 3.5
I've now concluded Wormhole is far more superior to this, and that continuous mix version of Wormhole is an insane journey
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Album Rating: 3.0
Agreed
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Album Rating: 3.0
This review is something else though
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Album Rating: 4.0
Thanks DePlazz - I usually set an hour limit for writing a review but I'll admit this took over two hours to write down, all the while playing the tracks on the album over and over trying to work out what I was picturing in my head.
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Album Rating: 4.0
Do you know if anyone else does similar stuff with the dark atmosphere and sci fi themes as successfully as these boys do?
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Album Rating: 3.0
Well for one thing I think most will agree that musically dark d'n'b just fits the atmosphere and 'feel' of sci-fi themes very well, regardless of whether track titles or an album's concept or artwork contain explicit sci-fi references. Ed Rush & Optical's The Creeps from 2000 has sci-fi themed artwork and is an album that for me is at least as consistent and enjoyable as this one. It's a very similar listening experience.
For 1997-2002 (haven't listened intensively outside of that period) I can think of the following artists and full-lengths:
Bad Company (UK) - Inside the machine 2000
Ram Trilogy - Molten Beats 1999
John B - Visions II: Synthetic 1998 (less dark, but heavily 'tech')
There's also some excellent compilations that often convey the atmosphere or consistency of a 'concept' album (and where sci-fi themes are also frequent):
- Metro Recordings - Level_01 1999
- Renegade Hardware - DnB Armageddon 1999
- Killabites 1 & 2 (mixed by Dom & Roland) 2000
And then there's the numerous 12inches and EP's on vinyl... Overall, anything ER & Optical did in that period was gold, whether together, individually or in collaboration with artists like Fierce, Trace or Matrix (Optical's brother). These are fantastic ep's:
- Ed Rush & Optical: Socom EP 2000
- Konflict: Maelstrom EP 2000
- Ram Trilogy: Titan EP 2000
- Usual Suspects: Lunacy EP 2001
As TVC15 said the Wormhole Mix CD is a total trip. Especially the middle stretch from Wormhole over Medicine (Matrix rmx) to Compound is simply untoppable.
(Sorry for ranting, this got out of hand quickly hehe)
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Album Rating: 4.0
Amazing DePlazz, I'll start delving into the above
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Album Rating: 3.5
Wish Upon a Blackstar by Cell Dweller. Check the continuous mix from the deluxe edition from it
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Album Rating: 3.0
Album should have stopped with Titanium. I'm digging the dark feel of that track, as well as Snaggletooth.
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Album Rating: 4.0
Yeah - if I had to cut two songs it'd be 'Space Monkey' and 'Move It'
Really this only needs to be 10 tracks long - and half of the tracks that remain could have their length cut by a minute or two
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Album Rating: 3.0
True. Track length is standard DnB fare though. Tunes are typically 6 minutes or so long, with an intro and buildup of around 2 minutes before the 'drop'. They're made to be dj-mixed.
I have been listening to No Cure as well lately. I was pleasantly surprised by it. I'm really getting into these guys again.
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