THE SECOND ROOM PRESENTS:
CD Case – Full-On
“Spaced Out,” compiled by Gataka (Noga Records)
“Absolute Translucent,” compiled by Homsy (Noga Records, Trancelucent Productions)
“Over Beat – Plug & Play Vol. 2,” compiled by Visual Contact (Noga Records, Com.Pact Records)
Score the year’s first hat-trick for Ziki Bar, head of Japan’s next-generation psychedelic trance label Noga Records. Tracks from these three compilations have been setting Tokyo dancefloors alight all winter long.
Noga Records, which was born out of Tokyo-based True Trance, has been steadily expanding its catalog by way of licensing deals with Israeli labels Com.Pact, Utopia, Trancelucent and a few others. The Second Room has often praised this strategy as brilliant. There are now 46 releases in the Noga book. Six are from Noga/True Trance, including two of Ziki’s excellent “Tokyo-Tel Aviv” CDs since 2001.
“Spaced Out” was compiled by Gataka -- Matan Kadosh, part of the world-famous Sesto Sento (Com.Pact Records). This is Gataka’s third compilation overall but his first for Noga. The little Noga emblem on Gataka’s cartoon body on the cover is telling of the confidence Ziki has in this February release.
At the moment, “Spaced Out” stands to be the Compilation of the Year for 2007. Yes, it is that solid. Nine killer tracks listed plus a bonus remix by Gataka and Indra of Analog Pussy's “Sound of Soul.”
Favorites here are: “In my mind” by Gataka vs. Apoclypce vs. Gilix; “Different (Gataka rmx)” by Star-X; and “Kick The Base” by Vibe Tribe, who is on the bill for Saturday’s TPE Records party at Differ Ariake.
“Absolute Trancelucent” is the first release from Trancelucent Productions in 2007 and puts Homsy’s (Omri Harari) label talent on the radar for this year.
The Trancelucent sound is a bit brighter and plays very well in the morning. This was made perfectly clear last summer with the System Nipel debut album “Deep Into Matter.” Youngsters Rubi Yacobov and Anton Lunev, both 22, contributed the title track, a brilliant emotional ride that’s going into my next DJ set – somewhere near the end because I want to send them to tears.
Rounding the tracklist are Cosmic Tone with Noga, Etic, Electro Sun with Bizzare Contact, Etic, Quantum, The Misted Muppet, Insomnia, Loud, and Visual Paradox (DJ Bog). I was strangely disappointed that the Electro Sun vs. Bizarre track (No. 4) “I’ve Got the Power” did not steal the lyrics from the pop song with same words. Don’t ask me why.
My only real off mark on “Absolute Trancelucent” is about something that I actually applauded for the System Nipel album – the translucent cover effect, which means no DJ sleeve. It was cool for an artist album, but a compilation really needs something that can be read in the dark.
I am a pretty level-headed guy, but every time I take this CD out I am tempted to bite off a piece. No kidding, it looks good enough to eat. The color reminds me of the sweet babaloa toppings that you see on the cakes at Cozy Corner. (It’s OK to chime in with a great big “Ne?”)
Compiled by Visual Contact -- Bizzare Contact and label head DJ Bog – “Over Beat – Plug & Play Vol. 2,” has nine unreleased tracks that have been test-proven to generate grins and smiles. A good number of these, and from the above two CDs, were HUGE hits at last summer’s TPE Open Air.
The first two tracks, one by Visual Contact vs. Electro Sun and two by an interesting trio of Bizzare Contact, Black & White and Perplex, are kind of like the box and plastic wrapper on the Cozy Corner cakes.
Then it just gets sinfully delicious with heavenly spoonfulls by Aquatica, Bizzare Contact, Sesto Sento, Visual Paradox vs. Insomnia, Ultravoice vs. System Nipel, Visual Contact vs. System Nipel and a final sweet bite of a Freq track remixed by Lish (134 BPM).
Tokyo psy-trance history is going to be made on Sunday morning at the after-hours party for TPE’s “Spaced Out” – Japan’s very first VDJ set!
A year in the making, the Calderon DVJ live set will be the first DJ set involving the mixing of music video clips and other visuals.
DVJ machines are identical to the professional CDJ players that most DJs use, except that they also play the video on DVDs. Party visuals producers are using these machines more and more, and it’s starting to show up on the graphics screens with better synch of the visuals and the beat.
Sharon of SGK Studio has been making video clips for some time now. You can see his recent work in “The Beach 2006,” the upcoming TPE Open Air DVD, and a soon-to-be-released DVD/CD of his own.
The after-hours will be at Cube326 in Tokyo’s Shibaura district with DJ sets by Gataka, Altom, Ziki Chabo&P’N’O and D@J vs. Gocchi. Start time is 7 a.m.; 3,000 yen at the door. The Calderon show starts at 10 a.m.
CD Case – Full-On
“Spaced Out,” compiled by Gataka (Noga Records)
“Absolute Translucent,” compiled by Homsy (Noga Records, Trancelucent Productions)
“Over Beat – Plug & Play Vol. 2,” compiled by Visual Contact (Noga Records, Com.Pact Records)
Score the year’s first hat-trick for Ziki Bar, head of Japan’s next-generation psychedelic trance label Noga Records. Tracks from these three compilations have been setting Tokyo dancefloors alight all winter long.Noga Records, which was born out of Tokyo-based True Trance, has been steadily expanding its catalog by way of licensing deals with Israeli labels Com.Pact, Utopia, Trancelucent and a few others. The Second Room has often praised this strategy as brilliant. There are now 46 releases in the Noga book. Six are from Noga/True Trance, including two of Ziki’s excellent “Tokyo-Tel Aviv” CDs since 2001.
“Spaced Out” was compiled by Gataka -- Matan Kadosh, part of the world-famous Sesto Sento (Com.Pact Records). This is Gataka’s third compilation overall but his first for Noga. The little Noga emblem on Gataka’s cartoon body on the cover is telling of the confidence Ziki has in this February release.
At the moment, “Spaced Out” stands to be the Compilation of the Year for 2007. Yes, it is that solid. Nine killer tracks listed plus a bonus remix by Gataka and Indra of Analog Pussy's “Sound of Soul.”
Favorites here are: “In my mind” by Gataka vs. Apoclypce vs. Gilix; “Different (Gataka rmx)” by Star-X; and “Kick The Base” by Vibe Tribe, who is on the bill for Saturday’s TPE Records party at Differ Ariake.
“Absolute Trancelucent” is the first release from Trancelucent Productions in 2007 and puts Homsy’s (Omri Harari) label talent on the radar for this year.The Trancelucent sound is a bit brighter and plays very well in the morning. This was made perfectly clear last summer with the System Nipel debut album “Deep Into Matter.” Youngsters Rubi Yacobov and Anton Lunev, both 22, contributed the title track, a brilliant emotional ride that’s going into my next DJ set – somewhere near the end because I want to send them to tears.
Rounding the tracklist are Cosmic Tone with Noga, Etic, Electro Sun with Bizzare Contact, Etic, Quantum, The Misted Muppet, Insomnia, Loud, and Visual Paradox (DJ Bog). I was strangely disappointed that the Electro Sun vs. Bizarre track (No. 4) “I’ve Got the Power” did not steal the lyrics from the pop song with same words. Don’t ask me why.
My only real off mark on “Absolute Trancelucent” is about something that I actually applauded for the System Nipel album – the translucent cover effect, which means no DJ sleeve. It was cool for an artist album, but a compilation really needs something that can be read in the dark.
I am a pretty level-headed guy, but every time I take this CD out I am tempted to bite off a piece. No kidding, it looks good enough to eat. The color reminds me of the sweet babaloa toppings that you see on the cakes at Cozy Corner. (It’s OK to chime in with a great big “Ne?”)Compiled by Visual Contact -- Bizzare Contact and label head DJ Bog – “Over Beat – Plug & Play Vol. 2,” has nine unreleased tracks that have been test-proven to generate grins and smiles. A good number of these, and from the above two CDs, were HUGE hits at last summer’s TPE Open Air.
The first two tracks, one by Visual Contact vs. Electro Sun and two by an interesting trio of Bizzare Contact, Black & White and Perplex, are kind of like the box and plastic wrapper on the Cozy Corner cakes.
Then it just gets sinfully delicious with heavenly spoonfulls by Aquatica, Bizzare Contact, Sesto Sento, Visual Paradox vs. Insomnia, Ultravoice vs. System Nipel, Visual Contact vs. System Nipel and a final sweet bite of a Freq track remixed by Lish (134 BPM).
Tokyo psy-trance history is going to be made on Sunday morning at the after-hours party for TPE’s “Spaced Out” – Japan’s very first VDJ set!A year in the making, the Calderon DVJ live set will be the first DJ set involving the mixing of music video clips and other visuals.
DVJ machines are identical to the professional CDJ players that most DJs use, except that they also play the video on DVDs. Party visuals producers are using these machines more and more, and it’s starting to show up on the graphics screens with better synch of the visuals and the beat.
Sharon of SGK Studio has been making video clips for some time now. You can see his recent work in “The Beach 2006,” the upcoming TPE Open Air DVD, and a soon-to-be-released DVD/CD of his own.
The after-hours will be at Cube326 in Tokyo’s Shibaura district with DJ sets by Gataka, Altom, Ziki Chabo&P’N’O and D@J vs. Gocchi. Start time is 7 a.m.; 3,000 yen at the door. The Calderon show starts at 10 a.m.
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