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Artist
Ext!ze
Title
Paradize 2069
Format/Cat
2CD
Label
Trisol
Style
Dark Rave
Date of review
6th May 2010
Reviewer
Carl Jenkinson
Rating
7.5/10
This colourfully-presented newie from German band Ext!ze will doubtless appeal to all you dark ravers out there as the 30 tracks on offer here (22 originals, 8 remixes) are a dead cert to be setting the dancefloors alight even as we speak! At times it's reminiscent of Massiv In Mensch's best works but even they never took the 'dark rave' theme to these extremes, the music proving to be as colourful as its artwork & given that It's a double album, with CD1 being subtitled 'Hell' with disc 2 inevitably being 'Heaven', there's plenty to get your teeth into on this manic, infectious & fun tour-de-force of pounding rhythms, infectious riffs & manic German voice that's certain to ensure that you do indeed follow the instructions of 'Keep Dancing' which, with its pounding, unstoppable rhythms & red hot synth licks, is not only a killer of a track it's as good as a statement of intent as to what the band are all about, a statement that, in fairness, had already been layed down by the equally superb 'Headquake', both of which build up to such a sonic onslaught that, under the right conditions, could cause you to lose your mind entirely!! It's tracks such as these that provide the highlights, in contrast to the more astract/repetitive numbers that do get a tad tiresome although these are more than made up for by the further highlights such as 'Stop This Noise' with its pitch-bending madness & crowd effects adding to the 'hands in the air' feel while '(D)Evil Girl' & 'Rave My Head' both prove equally capable of getting you moving whether you want to or not! Disc two is an at times more melodic & more restrained affair (the choice of remixers on each disc mirrors these differences!) although, in the case of 'La Gallerine Est Morte' & 'Notre Pere', the power isn't totally forgotten as some pretty beefy rhythms are pretty much to the fore in both cases. 'In Your Eyes', however, is an unusual mix of strong rhythms & reflective melodics that make for a refreshing & ultimately optimistic piece while the melodic 'Close Your Eyes' will appeal to lovers of more traditional electro songs & although the punchy 'Connect To Paradize' shows that they're not totally spent yet it's left to 'Away From Paradize', which sees them teaming up with Inline Sex Terror & 'Requiem D Moll' which mixes some religious choir samples with pounding rhythms to superb effect to replicate the brain-frying rave experiences of the first disc & very well done in both cases, it is too!



Hard-Wired Industrial Review
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Review ratings:  
1. Avoid 6. Not Bad
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3. Weak 8. Very Good
4. Worth The Effort 9. Excellent
5. Shows Promise 10. Must Have
   
Artist
Ext!ze
Title
Paradize 2069
Format/Cat
2CD
Label
Trisol
Style
Dark Rave
Date of review
6th May 2010
Reviewer
Carl Jenkinson
Rating
7.5/10
This colourfully-presented newie from German band Ext!ze will doubtless appeal to all you dark ravers out there as the 30 tracks on offer here (22 originals, 8 remixes) are a dead cert to be setting the dancefloors alight even as we speak! At times it's reminiscent of Massiv In Mensch's best works but even they never took the 'dark rave' theme to these extremes, the music proving to be as colourful as its artwork & given that It's a double album, with CD1 being subtitled 'Hell' with disc 2 inevitably being 'Heaven', there's plenty to get your teeth into on this manic, infectious & fun tour-de-force of pounding rhythms, infectious riffs & manic German voice that's certain to ensure that you do indeed follow the instructions of 'Keep Dancing' which, with its pounding, unstoppable rhythms & red hot synth licks, is not only a killer of a track it's as good as a statement of intent as to what the band are all about, a statement that, in fairness, had already been layed down by the equally superb 'Headquake', both of which build up to such a sonic onslaught that, under the right conditions, could cause you to lose your mind entirely!! It's tracks such as these that provide the highlights, in contrast to the more astract/repetitive numbers that do get a tad tiresome although these are more than made up for by the further highlights such as 'Stop This Noise' with its pitch-bending madness & crowd effects adding to the 'hands in the air' feel while '(D)Evil Girl' & 'Rave My Head' both prove equally capable of getting you moving whether you want to or not! Disc two is an at times more melodic & more restrained affair (the choice of remixers on each disc mirrors these differences!) although, in the case of 'La Gallerine Est Morte' & 'Notre Pere', the power isn't totally forgotten as some pretty beefy rhythms are pretty much to the fore in both cases. 'In Your Eyes', however, is an unusual mix of strong rhythms & reflective melodics that make for a refreshing & ultimately optimistic piece while the melodic 'Close Your Eyes' will appeal to lovers of more traditional electro songs & although the punchy 'Connect To Paradize' shows that they're not totally spent yet it's left to 'Away From Paradize', which sees them teaming up with Inline Sex Terror & 'Requiem D Moll' which mixes some religious choir samples with pounding rhythms to superb effect to replicate the brain-frying rave experiences of the first disc & very well done in both cases, it is too!