mortal - "pura" (1995 intense)

what a weird left turn mortal made with this album.
fans of their older sound will dig at least 2 songs on this one. (2 and 7)

1 Judah 5:23
2 Grip 4:13
3 Sand Starr 0:52
4 Solamente 5:03
5 Nightfall & Splendor 6:00
6 Pura 7:23
7 Liquid Gift 4:39
8 Gaza 5:09
9 Bells 4:13
10 The Nightfall 4:05


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paragon null - "clockwork flux" (1998 Glass Diamond records)

this cdr release is far different from their earlier cassettes. this time most of the guitars and heavy industrial rock/metal stuff has been dropped in lieu of more trance influenced electronica with some drum n bass beats and techno. a couple of the tracks on the harder more 'industrial/metal' tape "Falsified" appear here in a remixed form.

review from ballistic test zine:
"The last time Paragon Null appeared in recorded form was on Velvet Empire's Digital Assimilation compilation, with a couple instrumental techno-trancy offerings. The band builds on that style here, offering listeners an electronic-based trip through a number of different dance genres including everything from old-school techno to trance to drum'n'bass. The programming is generally danceable and quite good, with some especially nice bass lines throughout. Meanwhile, in the filler category, a couple segments consist of little more than some background ambience while long vocal samples play through.
What makes Paragon Null stand out from other bands in this market is the vocals. Whereas most others would have either the cheesy dance vocals or none at all, PN takes a darker and more interesting approach. The band's intriguing lyrics are presented in a harsh whispered style that gives everything a much edgier feel. Interesting and sometimes ominous samples add to the effect. The net result is pretty cool.


On the negative side, the mixing is not great, especially with regard to the samples. In a number of cases, a vocal snippet will jump in loud enough to give you a start if you're not prepared for it. Also, in "Stealing Gravity", the piano line (although cool) doesn't quite jive tempo-wise with the drum'n'bass percussion. Some extra time could've been spent smoothing those things out a bit.


Despite these small setbacks, the CD is definitely worth listening to for fans of almost any type of electronic music. With the promise this band has shown, it's time to put the effort into a quality full-length release (at just under 30 minutes, this isn't quite a full-length). And with the obvious hard work that they're putting into getting themselves "out there", it won't be long before they come through with just that.


--Carson Pierce"

1. Unbegin (the Unseen)
2. Sect 31 (the System Remix)
3. Lies
4. Empty Tears (Screamn2u)
5. Pogo's Flame
6. Stealing Gravity (Lost City of Atlantis Mix)
7. Ashen (Diffussion Mix)

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Plastikman - "Recycled Plastik" (1994 Novamute)

plastikman kicks your ass all over the room....without even trying.

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various - "D-JAM USA" (1992 Radikal Records)

1. R.H.X. (richie hawtin) – Lost Times 7:10
2. X-Section – Elec 3zt (Original Shock Mix) 5:38
3. Glitch – Ymi 5:46
4. Open Mind (joey beltram) – Full Compression 3:34
5. Twice As Good – Devil's Call 3:47
6. Division – Change The Bass 6:36
7. The Plaque – The Plaque 4:41
8. Lenny Dee & Nico – You Will Be Free 4:34
9. Steve Loria – So Good 7:35
10. Infiniti (juan atkins) – Impulse 5:56
11. DJ Keoki Presents Disco 2000 – Dizzy Chicken 5:42
12. Tekno Tekno – The Hunt 5:37
13. Ralphie Dee & All Of A Sudden – Say Yeahh! 6:33

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hardfloor - "TB Resuscitation" (1993 Planet Earth Recordings)

if you're one of the rare few who have no idea who hardfloor (HEAD MASTERS) is....take a seat....
buckle up....er...no, don't do that, you gotta MOVE..
1. Lost In The Silver Box 8:10
2. Trancescript 8:15
3. Teebeestroica 4:43
4. Into The Nature 7:47
5. Brachalde Rontzdrate 4:50
6. Acperience 1 8:56
7. Drugoverlord (Remix) 5:04
8. AM-Trip 7:58
9. Happy 20th (Remix) 5:11

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various artists - "cross rhythms: sanctified dance from the U.K. underground" (1995 N•Soul)

1 Minds Of Men - Higher Power 5:29
2 Minds Of Men - Desire (Original Mix) 4:57
3 Born Twice - Brand New (Hard Mix) 6:41
4 Scientists Of Sound - Searching For Love 7:36
5 Breakspear - You Have Set Me Free (Liberate Xprez Whirlygigin) 9:42
6 The Flood- Morning Time 8:29
7 Mistral - Mistral 7:29
8 Andrew Pierce - Reach Out To Heaven 6:34
9 Soul Freedom - I Believe In You 3:22
10 Order Of Melchizedek - Life And Death 4:18
11 Nessie  - It's Not A Swearword 5:42
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Various artists - "electrapop" (1998 eclectica music)

surprisingly good collection

1 Echoing Green, The - If I Could… 4:47
2 massivivid - Flesh:wound…Nanovivid (Aleixa Last Minute Mix) 4:55
3 Painted Orange - I Will Look To You 4:40
4 My Rubicon 7 - The Sky Is Falling 3:41
5 Pivot Clowj - Metamorphosis 2 3:30
6 Virus - Sun 6:46
7 Paradox - Romantic 4:39
8 aleixa - Purge 3:56
9 Zeta - Transcend 4:35
10 Remedy - Your Will In Our Life 3:17
11 Red Sector One - Consequences 3:37
12 Tempestuous All - Burning Bridges 3:39
13 Voxis - Fear’s Song (Restrained Mix) 4:30
14 Kaboing - I Heard 4:53
15 Happy Little Day - Hard To Believe 3:15
16 Transfiguration - Hypocrisy 4:06
17 Color Theory - Just Who I Am 4:21
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cybershadow - "social conditioning" (1997 flaming fish music)

1 Social Conditioning (Remix 3.0) 5:11 Remix - Pivot Clowj 2 Social Conditioning (Lobotomized Parasite Dub) 5:57 Remix - Audio Paradox 3 Incubation (Trimesters Revisited) 1:18 4 Social Conditioning (Finding Ling Lings Head Mix) 11:31 Remix, Featuring [Additional Instruments] - Tymothi Loving 5 Adrenaline Rush 5:39 Other [Original By] - Leæther Strip Written By - Claus Larsen 6 Social Conditioning (Heavy Hand Of Pain Mix) 9:07 Remix, Featuring [Additional Instruments] - Tymothi Loving 7 Social Conditioning (Kind Of Trippy Kind Of - Maybe Trip Hop - Maybe Not Sort Of Kind Of Maybe Mix) 4:50 Remix - Pivot Clowj 8 Their Christmas Angel (Anachronistic Version) 3:45 Remix - Joakim Thureby

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nova sphere - "solar energy" (1998 Velvet Empire / Flaming Fish Music)

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various artists - "digital assimilation" (1998 velvet empire)

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