Zen Paradox – Eternal Brainwave

A good example of how to kneecap a release with absolutely abysmal art. Dated is the best you could say about it.

The Australian scene around this time is essential for trance diggers. Stands between Frankfurt and Goa, if you know.

wonderful production.
one of my favorites.

very nice.
A milestone.

If you like any of the Oliver Lieb projects or most of the stuff on the Harthouse label you will enjoy this. It's stands the test of time as well. Clean production, fluid beats and synth arpeggios throughout. From ambient to four on the floor and more. Anyway, who only likes trance and not techno? Who likes techno but not ambient? Who limits themselves in such ways. Don't take such a hard stance on soft trance. If the music is good then let go and listen.

Some of Zen Paradox' (Steve Law's) best work. Most tracks are melodic & dreamy, with some very nice transitions in between (Lambent Interlude I & II). There are also parts where it borders on hard trance ("Vicious Cycle", "Biomechanical Psychosis"), and there are somewhat more pounding psy-trance elements present in "Fornicator" and "Lysergide Induction" (check out the live album for an awesome minimalistic, yet experimental remix of L.I.)

Generally a very nicely done production; ideal for relaxing/chilling out to. The harder trance-tracks are beautifully intermixed with the rest of the dreamy, melodic parts.

It starts off beautifully with the initial opening track, which floats into "Say Goodbye To The Dark Place"; an indication (in both title and sound) of the dreamy soundscapes you will soon voyage into.

This sound is then offset by the harder "Lysergide Induction", which moves into the first nicely done transitional part "Lambent Interlude I". The four tracks that are to follow all have a more progressive trance/psy-trance sound -- "Thanatos Awakening", "Fornicator", "Vicious Cycle" and "Biomechanical Psychosis". This section rounds off with part II of "Lambent Interlude".

The album then reaches one of its melodic peaks at track 10 - "The Light At The End...?", continues over to a more psy-trance sound in "Emerald", and returns to another of this album's best dreamy tracks "Floating Without Chemistry". Your listening experience is nicely rounded off with "Evening Calm".

One can note the influences Ollie Olsen has made on tracks 3, 5 & 11 ("Lysergide Induction", "Thanatos Awakening" and "Emerald", respectively). Apparently the collaboration between him and Law came as a result of Psy-Harmonics wanting a trancier (as in psy-trance) sound to the album; as opposed to the experimental, minimal/melodic style Law had used previously (check out the "Experiments In Emotion" album for a more accurate representation of the very beginnings of Zen Paradox.)

if u like dreamy , experimental techno this cd of zen paradox is something 4 u. if u like techno, skip this.