BP Empire - Infected Mushroom

Advantages: Great psy trance album, not repetitive
Disadvantages: won't appeal to hardcore spy trance fans

...of the tracks I keep putting on repeat. bombat: crazyyyyyyyyyyyy: This track brings back memories of classical mushroom, ( the first IM album I have bought). Great build ups again and this track really slams into you with it energy and pace. Stretched: This track is sort of an updated version of "dancing with kadafi" (BP EMpire). This track focuses on a specific beat and the guitar on the track make this one of the most enjoyable tracks on the album. Summary: IM have defintiely got a winner here, trancey album with a hint of darkness. The usualy wierdness and thought provoking songs which make IM one of the best psytrance bands out there. Purist spy trancers will probalby slate this as being too commercialised but I love it... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Superb tracks
Disadvantages: Negligible

...This album is arguably one of the best by Infected Mushroom. They have evolved better sound techniques and mixings with a blend of improvised vocal and guitar playing. It is a combination of goa/psy trance and electro-synth pop and hip-hop The sound clarity and quality is looking better with every album they are coming out. Best tracks: a) I wish b) Deeply disturbed c) Echonomix d) Ballerium e) Illuminaughty "I wish" and "Deeply disturbed" are certainly the creme de la creme among these tracks. No doubt why Infected Mushroom plays these two tracks mostly on their live sets. The album has been released by BNE/Yoyo records Over all its an extremely well crafted work by the genius engineers of psychedelic trance and is definitely worth a shot.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Dark brooding and moody with beautiful moments
Disadvantages: Just like a gothic teenager - not to everyones taste

...First outing from Infected Mushroom and what do we get? Dark neo-gothic tinged industrial soundscapes, pounding drums with pulsating basslines, guitar stabs, orchestral passages, positively frightning vocal samples and that's all just the first track "Release Me"! Moving on from the sinister opening things lighten up ever so slightly but this album still has a more paronoid edgy sound than their later albums. IM are already showing their pure musical talent here though, constantly evolving each track through arpeggios and crescendos and keeping the musical ideas flowing the whole time. They are nowhere near as repetitive as other artists in this genre and indeed in almost all dance/electronic music. In fact "The Gathering" is probably their only album that actually falls squarely inside the PsyTrance pigeonhole as their later work... Read review

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