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This is another fantastic timeless album from Entheogenic.. took me a while to get in _ but now I'm flying to this everywhere I go - 9/10
favourites: Skullcap & Microcondian
here is a review I just found, sums it up well:
Flight Of The Urubus
Entheogenic
Universal SymBiosis, 2008
FLIGHT OF FANCY PHAZESHIFTING SOARS INTO PSYDELICSPACE
very pleased to inform you that the new Entheogenic is out
and it rocks! there was some chitchat on the net about
a new sound for this duo of psyberwizards, but i think
what has happened is that Helmut Glavar and Piers Oak-Rhind
have forged a new musical relationship that is the result
of the world travelling that they have done recently and
a reassessment of their own work to date. i can confidently
say that this album will silence all criticism that
Entheogenic has fallen off from the top of the game. this
album proves it. their shamanic authenticity is only matched at
this point (to my mind) by the Waveform artist, Phuture
Primitive.
the previous release, Golden Cap, was experimental in
some ways and also the result of their being away from each
other for a pretty long time while separately visiting
spiritually powerful locations world-wide. on top of this,
the album before that, Dialogue Of The Speakers, consisted
largely of remixes in which other artists expanded some
Entheogenic ideas and Glavar and Oak-Rhind needed time to
digest all the wonderful ideas that had spun out from their
music on that album. the album *before that* was Spontaneous
Illumination, which is a near-perfect electrodub disc. all
these things combined resulted ultimately in Golden Cap
being perceived as a less successful release (as so many
transitional albums.) and after a while, my assessment was
that Golden Cup primarily had the disadvantage of the
artists being apart for so long.
On this current album, Flight Of The Urubus, the amount
of time and care spent on it shows brilliantly. Our heroic
duosages have created a work that can be proudly placed
next to DOTS and Spontanteous Illumination. The signature
Entheogenic sound has never been crisper, funkier or more
flamboyant. They've incorporated acoustic guitar in homage to
Shpongle (well, i say that, but obviously spicy latin guitar
is prevalent in south american ayahuasca regions,) plus some
tasty electric guitar work of their own device. Astutely
recognizing how FAR OUT !! the piano work by Shulman was on
the remix album, they've incorporated that idea and made it
their own and IT WORKS REALLY WELL. the synthesis on this disc
is inspired and passionate. there are moments when the
stereo field gets so densely deep with psychoelectronic
patterning and the overall mix is so gorgeously sensual that
the resulting thrills that course through one's body are
nearly erotic! it's almost like you have your own satchel of
spice from the sandworms of Arrakis!
All this technical stuff aside, the tunes are just plain
FUN! most would get the most laggard amongst us out of the
seat onto the dance floor. the vibe is strong emotional
positivity. at the same time, as on other albums, each song
is like its own Ayahuasca tryp, zinging us through fantastic
realms of innerspace filled with scintillating swathes of
multicolored light and wild jungles of floral complexity.
this is the most FUN i've had listening to psyambient
electrodub in a long time!!
ADDENDUM 4-03-08: another Entheogenic album that got
stuck in my walkman! OMG dudes it just gets better and
better! love hearing it every time!
Rating:  [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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