Classical Mushroom Music Cd

Infected Mushroom - Classical Mushroom

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Classical Mushroom      Artist : Infected Mushroom      List Price : $14.99 USD        Your Price : $14.99 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2007-04-03      Studio : Yoyo      Label : Yoyo      Avg. Customer Rating : (35 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Classical Mushroom      Classic indeed      Rating:      I've been into Israeli psytrance about a year now, but I'd heard mostly relatively new acts such as ITP, Hypersonic, and Asaf Twina. All good acts, but I decided I wanted to explore some of the inspirational acts for them, such as IM and Astral Projection. I started with this album because for one, it has been highly praised and two, because the cover art didn't completely weird me out like almost every other IM album; indeed, this one only partially weirded me out. Thirdly, I've heard the mixture of classical music and psytrance before with SynSUN's 2004 album Symphonic Adventures. Again, it was good, but this is better (SA put too much emphasis on the strings and not enough on the synths). Now, onto the songs... 01 Bust A Move - Like I said on my other reviews, a good opening track is always key to a good album. Starts off rather oddly, with a contemporary pop-like beat that slowly melts into an awesome groove. From there it undulates for awhile before returning to the beginning, then shifting to an edgy beat before completely changing at the end. The only complaint I have is the key change at the end. I'm not a big fan of key changes. Otherwise, killer. 9/10 02 None of This Is Real - By far the shortest track on the CD. Begins with some guitar and a heavily distorted sample that lets you know the name of the song. After a break near the halfway point, some strings kick in as well as some cool percussive effect to accompany the guitars. Towards the end, the guitars get louder and eventually become the last instrument at the end, where the vocal sample reminds you of the song title one last time. Another great song; one of the best on the album. 10/10 03 Sailing in the Sea of Mushroom - The beginning of this sounds like a remixed Mega Man song (that's a very good thing). Unfortunately, it doesn't last, going away before the 1 minute mark. This one takes awhile to get going after that. It doesn't really pick up again until after 4 minutes, when some guitars begin to build, then the song goes to a drum break. At the 5 minute mark, the guitars return with a wah effect combined with the synthesizer. Unfortunately, not as great as the first two songs, but still very good. 7/10 04 The Shen (whatever that means) - Strings open the song before being joined by a drum beat. Some cool effects come in shortly afterward. After a break, the song slowly builds until about the 2:30 mark, then breaks again about a minute later. Some cut-up, bizarre vocals follow as the song gets going again before another break. More effects follow, with more distorted vocals later on. The song ends with an acidic synth run followed by some broken beats and effects. Another very good song. 8/10 05 Disco Mushroom - I'm not sure what this has to do with disco, though I have seen other Israeli psytrance artists use the word in song titles with no real ties to the genre. Anyway, the song begins with a warped 6/8 run, which is awesome. It switches to 4/4 just after 5 minutes. Funky synths follow. 9/10 06 Dracul - An imposing string intro is followed by a sample of a woman who seems to be in mourning. After the synths kick in, the string line returns, albeit very, very, very distorted. Some cool percussive effects later. In the second half of the song, there is some male chanting that gets cut up. Very cool. 9/10 07 Nothing Comes Easy - This is one of the darker songs on the album. It has a playful feeling to it, however; an interesting combination, I know. It takes a turn for the retro about halfway through, with some old-school synth lines. After that, the beginning part appears again, followed with a long run. This album is quickly becoming one of my favorites. 10/10 08 Mush Mushi - This and Bust A Move seemed to be the two favorites with other reviewers, and with good reason. This has an energy to it that can't really be described, other than awesome. 10/10 09 The Missed Symphony - At over 10 minutes, this is the longest song on the album, which is typical of musicians in general. Has a bit of everything. Really cool. 9/10 Overall, this album is amazing. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to expand their psytrance collection.     Customer Reviews for Classical Mushroom Cd      A solid release.      Rating:      I really enjoy this CD. There are some excellent songs here. Bust A Move and Dracul are among the top, in my opinion. I really dig the incorporation of classical sounds (although I think there could have been more). It has a more evolved sound that is more commercially appealing than The Gathering. I agree with many other reviewers that it is interesting and innovative, however, The Gathering still appeals to me more. This album is a classic and is definitely worth purchasing. Editorial Reviews for Classical Mushroom Audio Cd      Album Details      A Trance Project Album Inspired by Infected Mushroom's Rich Background of Classical Music.