VA - Primal River Valley
Release Date.: 04.11.2007
Street Date..: 02.XX.2006
Label........: n/a
Genre........: Industrial
Playtime.....: 123:37 min
Grabber......: Audiograbber
Encoder......: Lame 3.97
Quality......: V2 --vbr-new
Rippers Notes:
ôThe past by way of the future,ö claims this two disc
set of various artists doing electronica and
industrial. Latex Records offers this, and theyÆre
pretty well known for this sort of thing û the most
recent that comes to mind is Electro-Age I[1]. We
begin with the bubbly opening by Mystified w/Orange
County, Eden River Valley I, who also close this
compilation with the final track on disc 2, Eden
River Valley II. This is an instrumental to set you
in the mood for Primal River Valley û itÆs surreal,
bubbly and has the inundated feeling of being
overtaken by a swift river. Appropriate.
Asmodeus X[2] kicks us off with the chant-laced
strangeness of Krishna (Weird Blue Light Mix) which
continues the trend of futuristic melodies and bubbly
percussion all capitulating to an unending buzz-based
bass counterpoint. Grigori 3[3] comes in smoothly,
slid into from the previous Krishna with an
imperceptible segue. The heavier guitar-laden strains
of Awakening are tempered by the continued electronic
ambience. The swap of harsher male and sweeter female
vocals during JailbirdÆs Majestic Sacrifice is well
done and memorable.
URNÆs Shadow Dancer is a bit stock, but a decent
attempt at melding somber goth-rock lyrics with a
faster industro-electrical, if a little commonplace,
vibe. Somna M. BulistÆs Invocation to Raphael (Suite
Myx by Soy SOS) is very floaty and tribal, an earthy
enjoyment during the otherwise futuristic stance of
Primal River ValleyÆs disc 1 thus far. After this we
effortlessly slide the angelic vocals of Hungry
Lucy[4] with the tribal and earthy flavor as we move
to the seventh track, In the Circle. I enjoy this one
immensely.
The sample-laden Jackal Head by Kali Yuga comes next
with its clichΘ laden vocals and muddy movements of
common placed melodic procession. I find myself
unimpressed, before we move into a HeadAche[5] remix
of SilvercordÆs[6] Autopilot, a drumÆnÆbass barrage
laid against the swirly vocals of SilvercordÆs
original. Disc 1 closes with Fallen by Container.
Surreal morbid male vocals with surrounding piano
movements, itÆs middling but interesting.
Disc 2 of Primal River Valley brings us seventeen
tracks to the firstÆs eleven. Opening with
ContainerÆs Finding a River, this track has a very
disconcerting feel about it with its ghostly vocals
though lasts barely over a minute. Then Nila by
Solace continues the surreal trend with ghostly
melodies and synthetic movements. We next step to one
of the few tracks here over five minutes in length û
Teotihuacan. It has a growing feeling as it begins,
but seems to lack direction though makers Flint Glass
grow a strange and surreal tribal rhythm into it that
gets a bit dÆnÆb. Very trippy. CryptomnesiaÆs
Daimonic Shadows keeps a similar ghostly vibe, but
the rhythm comes out more on top. Thus far throughout
disc 2 weÆre finding the journey enjoyable, but not
overwhelmingly so.
It seems that disc 2, more at the outset, is much
more trippy and tribal than the first. ShidoshiÆs
Seven Veils actually seems to start a bit before the
end of track 4, with its chanting monks sliding in.
As it rolls into itself weÆre finding the excitement
that was missing from the previous 5, as beats pick
up and complicated rhythms loop and jig. A very
trance-laden track that would be brilliant at just
about any rave IÆve been to. Dreamside keeps up the
pace and remains dreamy, adding female vocals to the
mix with Goddesses. ElektronikaÆs[7] Darkness comes
next with its more industrial methods and sweet
female vocals.
I was happy to come across AnguisetteÆs[8] Spherical
as we move through disc 2 û Jyri GlynnÆs violins have
always been a personal favorite. Spherical was a
highlight to their demo and it sounds brilliant here.
Cruxshadows[9] was a surprising find here, with their
strong and moving East selection. This is a track
that speeds things up and borders on the surreal and
tribal effortlessly, using bolstering male vocals to
ground the track while female voices coalesce above
against weird back and forth rhythms and stabbing
synth lines. A definite highlight to the entire two
disc set.
Human Shame by Ashes Adryft, which follows the stompy
Cruxshadows number, seems to settle in effortlessly
after, segueing nicely and giving a DJ-done feel to
the track line-up. By Divine Eye by Lex Decimate
weÆve left behind the dreamy landscape and went
factory-driven with a stronger and older school
industrial sound. Primal River Valley closes with
another short, bubbly and breathy selection from
Mystified w/Orange County, Eden River Valley II.
Review: http://www.legendsmagazine.net/158/primal.htm
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This release is LTX006.
Tracklist:
CD1
01 - Mystified - Eden River Valley I [02:24]
02 - Asmodeus - Krishna (Blue Light Mix) [04:23]
03 - Grigori - Awakening [03:52]
04 - Jainbird - Majestic Sacrifice [04:35]
05 - URN - Shadow Dancer [05:48]
06 - Somna M Bulist - Invocation to Raphael [05:40]
07 - Hungrey Lucy - in the Circle [03:48]
08 - Seventh Image - Martyr [07:14]
09 - Kali Yuga - Jackal Head [05:19]
10 - Silvercord - Autopilot [03:25]
11 - Container - Fallen [05:37]
CD2
01 - Container - Finding A River [01:04]
02 - Solace - Nila [02:57]
03 - Flint Glass - Teotihuacan [05:05]
04 - Cryptomenesia - Daimonic Shadows [05:20]
05 - Shidoshi - Seven Veils [05:02]
06 - The Dreamside - Goddesses [04:55]
07 - Elektronika - Darkness [04:31]
08 - Sangsara - New Dawn [04:59]
09 - Anquisette - Spherical [04:58]
10 - Cruxshadows - East [05:00]
11 - Ashes Adryft - Human Shmae [05:13]
12 - Lex Decimate - Divine Eye [03:59]
13 - I E Gnome - the Scarab Stomp [03:07]
14 - Afterchain - Portray [03:56]
15 - Little Tin Box - Torment [05:06]
16 - Laura Powers - the World is A River [04:33]
17 - Mystified - Eden River Valley II [01:47]
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