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│ Infected Mushroom - Classical Mushroom │
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│ Artist: Infected Mushroom │
│ Album: Classical Mushroom │
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│ Ripper........: XiX │
│ Supplier......: XiX │
│ Genre.........: Psychedelic │
│ Style.........: Psytrance │
│ Ripp.With.....: EAC 0.9 (Beta 4) │
│ Encode.With...: Lame 3.92 │
│ Quality.......: VBRkbps / 44,1kHz / Full Stereo │
│ Company(Label): Brand New Entertainment │
│ CatalogNr.....: YOYO38-2 │
│ Url...........: www.infected.co.il / www.infected-mushroom.de │
│ Date..........: 30.03.2003 │
│ StreetDate....: 00.01.2000 │
│ Type..........: Album │
│ Source........: CDDA │
│ Tracks........: 09 │
│ Playtime......: 73:52 min │
│ Size..........: 110,2 MB │
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│ --== Biography ==-- │
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│ Infected Mushroom are Erez Aizen and Amit Duvdevani (also known as │
│ Duvdev). Erez was born in 1980 and had a classical music background. He │
│ learned how to play the organ at 4 and started toying with music and │
│ computers by 11. He started making music at his late grandmothers house │
│ with an impulse tracker, which had come into his hands by chance. Erez │
│ then had no clue that the music he was producing was in fact trance; he │
│ just referred to it as impulse music. At 15, Erez was a member of the │
│ legendary Shidapu band, which collaborated with DJ Jorg to form Shiva │
│ Shidapu. He released 3 albums and numerous tracks under these names. Now │
│ when he is not working with Duvdev, he also releases solo tracks under │
│ the name I-Zen. │
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│ Duvdev, born in 1974, has a similar musical background. He played the │
│ piano for about 9 years, before he took a turn towards new wave/ punk │
│ rock. He played keyboard and wrote most of the material for a local band │
│ near Haifa known as Enzyme. One of the bands that Duvdev played with was │
│ a punk rock band named Infected Mushroom. In 1991, a week before he had │
│ to join the army, Duvdev went to his first trance party. That experience │
│ changed his life and from that time onwards all he could think of was │
│ trance. After spending a year in India, he decided to make music │
│ himself. He worked with Roy, a Shidapu member, on 4 tracks but never │
│ actually got around to releasing them. Soon after this, he started │
│ working with Erez. Together they released a few tracks as Shidapu & │
│ Duvdev, which were more on the happy and simple side of trance. They │
│ then started concentrating on their new project using a more percussive │
│ drum with whiplash kicks and mellow grooves calling it "Infected │
│ Mushroom", from the punk band. │
│ │
│ The duo from Israel has rocked the trance world with each album release. │
│ Their "Gathering" album occupies a place in the "most played trance │
│ album" list and is the perfect starting point for any new hard │
│ psytrance. With their new album "BP Empire", they have improvised a new │
│ soundscape and shown why they are among the top trance acts ever. │
│ │
│ (from http://www.infected-mushroom.de/artarea/artarea-bio/artarea-bio.htm) │
│ │
│ │
│ --== Reviews ==-- │
│ │
│ After their first album, The Gathering, Infected Mushroom has become a │
│ new light in the Israeli trance scene. This time, Erez Aizen and Amit │
│ Duvdevani released a second album, which in my opinion is BETTER │
│ and FRESHER than the first one. If you have been waiting for the second │
│ one then you are not going to be depressed. It's a proven fact that │
│ sequels are worse than the debuts, but this time it's the opposite, and │
│ you'll be the judge! │
│ │
│ Starting with Bust-A-Move (T1), which is one of the best tracks on this │
│ CD, you hear the sound of classical guitar playing and creating a nice, │
│ pleasant environment when the bass starts. And when the bass drum starts │
│ kicking the party is here!. Being a melodic track, a melody starts very │
│ soon and so begins the whole Infected Mushroom melodic style to show its │
│ fruit. Towards the end there's a sudden change in the track's pattern- a │
│ fresh melody (with a piano) comes in, and this is where I get real │
│ enjoyment- a great ending melody which makes the track all worthwhile! │
│ None Of This Is Real (T2) starts with some neat electric guitar flashes │
│ which build up a "groovy" beat (great moving sound). A lot of │
│ instrumental work, especially with guitar melodies- nice job! │
│ Sailing in the Sea of Mushroom (T3) in this one, the name says it all. │
│ It starts with a happy groove melody and gradually moves to sounds and │
│ melodies that make you think of the sea (of mushroom in this case). │
│ During the track, there's a nice entrance of this great "human voice" │
│ sound, which turns the │
│ track into a total blast. The Shen (T4) sounds like some cemetery │
│ background music accompanied by a drum & bass drumbeat, then the strange │
│ effects start and of course a melody appears later. After this melody │
│ starts a more developed tune that I think makes this track to be my │
│ second favorite here. The whole track is full of different kinds of │
│ effects, tricks, sound games, and voice sampling. Just dreaming! │
│ Disco on Mushroom (T5) starts like a movie, accompanied by singing, │
│ which gives a great feeling. Great beat entrances, bell melodies, and │
│ then a melody that gives it some Euro taste. Somewhere in the middle a │
│ great Musroomy melody arrives, and the whole thing ends with bells │
│ ringing something into the silence. │
│ "What's happening?" is the first question you ask when Dracul (T6) │
│ starts. This is actually a remix of an old track Erez and Duvdev made │
│ when they just started working together, but was never released. A │
│ great sample in the begining, and then the first half of the track is │
│ not melodically absorbed and has a great drum beat. Later, melodies │
│ start, with singing (!), among other things (Duvdev's voice). Once │
│ understood, it's a nice track. │
│ Nothing Comes Easy (T7), starts with a chorus and with it the beat. It │
│ continues, reaching new limits in our melodic senses (in mine in │
│ particular), especially with the melodies that come in the second │
│ party of the track. │
│ Only god knows where the name Mush Mushi (T8) came from but the track │
│ itself is very powerful and great for parties. Good clear beat, which │
│ gets you in the mood for dancing. Like in every track, Infected Mushroom │
│ didn't give up on melodies- at the end there's one with a heavy sound │
│ that slowly tweaks till you're all tweaked out. │
│ The Missed Symphony (T9) is a great melodic track which I personally │
│ love very, very much. It starts with a sad melody of piano and synth │
│ strings after which comes some happy melodies and then it turns │
│ saddish again and back to happyish!! Great environment of melodies here │
│ and they are just the kind I love so much. Just wait for the ending │
│ piano melody that is sooo good. │
│ │
│ Recomendation: For all of you who really liked the first Infected │
│ Mushroom album, this CD is definitely going to make you feel better and │
│ better. Here, Erez and Duvdev really gave us a performance that takes │
│ Israeli trance to a new wave. You won't even need time to understand the │
│ CD - you'll get it right away! "Buy and Fly". │
│ │
│ (Reviewed by Trip for www.isratrance.com) │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│ Infected Mushroom have reinvented themselves, completely. Where before │
│ they created mind-bending tracks using detailed squelchy sounds and │
│ excellent production, they are suddenly, and quite unexpectedly, making │
│ the freshest hyper-melodic psytrance around. This is not your standard │
│ Israeli melodic sound, however. Still present in each track is Infected │
│ Mushroom's trademark detail, sick sounds and top-notch production. But │
│ woven into every track are gorgeous threads of melody, some subtle and │
│ some towering anthems. Even with the melodic emphasis, this isn't really │
│ a happy album, nor is it dark. IM carefully rides the line between light │
│ and dark, and each track wanders into both areas with great skill. The │
│ first track starts off with an acoustic guitar melodic line, but before │
│ you're fooled into thinking that this will be a downtempo CD, in drops a │
│ monstrous bassline...and so descends the rollercoaster into a │
│ kaleidoscope of styles, from classical music (Piano, violin and │
│ harpsichord all make appearances here), to hard trance, to Hallucinogen │
│ and Sphongle. But they don't copy those styles as much as meld them into │
│ a new style all their own. Each track goes through a myriad of styles, │
│ but they don't all sound alike. "The Shen" mixes huge melodies, played │
│ out using the squelchy synth sound that IM has used for years, freaky, │
│ processed chopped up vocal samples that are bassy enough that they mesh │
│ with the bassline (an effect that must be heard loud to be believed), │
│ and raw thick basslines. This isn't an album for melodic trancers only, │
│ it will appeal to many people because it has so much to offer; from │
│ beautiful delicate melodies to harsh electronic buzzes and scrapes. As │
│ the name suggests, this album is destined to become a "classic". │
│ │
│ (Reviewed by Jeremiah from Spectral Psychedelia) │
│ (taken from http://www.thumpradio.com/Music/album_Page.cfm?AlbumID=54) │
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│ ┌──────────────────────────────[ Tracklist ]─────────────────────────────┐ │
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│ 01. Infected Mushroom - Bust A Move 08:22 │
│ 02. Infected Mushroom - None of this is Real 06:22 │
│ 03. Infected Mushroom - Sailing in the Sea of Mushroom 08:19 │
│ 04. Infected Mushroom - the Shen 08:33 │
│ 05. Infected Mushroom - Disco Mushroom 08:47 │
│ 06. Infected Mushroom - Dracul 08:00 │
│ 07. Infected Mushroom - Nothing Comes Easy 07:26 │
│ 08. Infected Mushroom - Mush Mushi 07:37 │
│ 09. Infected Mushroom - the Missed Symphony 10:26 │
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│ 73:52 min │
│ 110,2 MB │
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