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Benji Vaughn AKA Prometheus was not so famous and appricated untill he suprised the whole world with the album "Robot-o-Chan" on 2004. Suddenly, every psytrance fan know this project and respect it. Now, almost three years after the debut album, Benji is back with full-legnth album called "Corridor Of Mirrors". Twisted Records is proudly to present the lateset materials of this talented guy and we need to check what is the new message that Prometheus is bring with him.

Cover : http://www.twistedrecords.co.uk/shop/catalog/imagemagic.php?img=images/TWSCD31_Artworkweb.jpg&w=320&h=320&page=popup

1. Arcadia Magik
The inroduction for this album is the "Arcadia Magik" tune. Benji is let us taste the unique style he developed over the years and now it's sound better than ever. Two and half minutes of stirring opening and than the trip is starts officialy. His own line is so sensed here and all the supported elements around just add more colors to the track. The first track is surely give the listener a good impression for the upcoming sounds. Let's see what is cooking next...

2. One Cell Short Of A Brain
Ok, so the first reunion with Prometheus music was very positive and the second track has high expections. The ability of this project to create a psychedelic atmosphere everytime is just astonishment. The flat kick with the right playings background, make it sound like an adventure story. I hope your brains is strong enough for get to the third tune. Be aware - the story just get more and more complicated.

3. Drug Sock
The vocal on the begining gives us a little clue for the rest of the track. "Drug Sock" tune is more deep and soft with the requied elements for full attention by the listener. The tension vibes just go up and up and thats force you to listen it well without missing anything, AMAZING. The hallucinate experience is continue...

4. The Logic Of The Polyphonic
Track number four is start with lovely robotic sample following by melodies-storm. The style here is modern and updated, even sound close to the full on genre, but much more high quality. This tune has a clear target - to shake the body seriously without leaving the brain's work. Every effect is founded on the right place and thats why it's sound so proffesional. The beautiful melody on the middle brake simply confused me totally. If you look for chilly material to relax after this track, you can search it on another place because here everything just going higher.

5. 9th (The Man Who Swam Through A Speaker)
The classical-music fans will recognize the symphony on the beginging...yes Beethoven is the right answer . This dance floor stomper is one of the best Benji's tracks ever in my opinion. The atmosphere is one of kind so as the all flow of the track. The genious symphony is coming back after five brilliant minutes and takes the track far away...this creative mind is always leave me speacless.

6. Soma
"Soma" track is a gift for all the stoned brains. The plot is starting chilly and slowly growing to the highlight. This tune has not connect with the dance floor, but it's a master-piece for the hallucinate brains - a long & intersting trip to unknown zone. "Soma is poetry..."

7. Oz
The bombs is gone and we can recover with "Oz" tune. The fat kick, flowing baseline and the soft riff is the best solution for let the brain understand what is happened here before and go on. The tempo is low and friendly, so as the funk influences, which combined fine.

8. Cherry Pie
What a smiley tune we have here . The suprising kick, which come from no where, is so groovy. Because we are close to the end, everything is more calm and compromiser. The "hangover" time is pleasant and enjoyable...all you need to do is let the music to control you.

All in all, the "Corridor Of Mirrors" trip is a must experience for every psychedelic music's fan. The order of the tracks is decided smartly and make the all tour more fun and wonderful. The required comparison with the first album is unnecessary, becasue the times are different and each album has it's own magic above.
Now, I can officialy say that Twisted Records back to control the business after an extended break and the credit should also go to Mr. Vaughn for his rare stuff.

The cd is availiable through Twisted's web site :
http://www.twistedrecords.co.uk/shop/ca ... daed5fd02f

wow tönt extremfett beim reinhören recht abwechslungsreich.

Endlich ist die Scheibe da; ist ja bereits seit langer Zeit angekündigt gewesen. Und was ich in den je 4 Minuten auf saikosound.com so gehört habe überzeugt einmal mehr. Prometheus ist einfach immer etwas anders, inovativ und selbst sein CD hat für meinen Geschmack mehr Abwechslung, als 20 Standard-Fullon-Scheiben... eben genau mein Ding; nicht alltäglich und deshalb auch noch in zwei Jahren hörenswert.

total twisted sound! man hört hier auch sehr stark den simon p. raus. finde gewisse tracks haben extreme ändlichkeit von hallucinogen

müstik hat geschrieben:total twisted sound! man hört hier auch sehr stark den simon p. raus. finde gewisse tracks haben extreme ändlichkeit von hallucinogen

Yep, absolut... wohl auch deshalb gefällt mir seine Musik. Etwas Hallucinogen-angehauchte Musik kann fast nie schlecht sein. Ein Gamma Goblins Prometheus Remix wäre jedenfalls ein absoluter Traum... das traumhafte passt ja auch zu dem Ambientmix diese unerreichten Tracks:

"Now the dreaming period is subdivided into four stages. The first stage is the longest... and it's the best... During that stage, the dream is beautiful. The second stage... is not quite so long... and it's a little unsettling... and there's an element of instability in it... a certain touch of insecurity... In the third stage which is not... again so long... the forces of light and the forces of darkness of good and of evil are equally balanced... and things are beginnig to look rather dangerous. Now in the fourth stage, which is the shortest of them all... The negative, dark or evil side triumphs and the whole thing blows up... and so then there's a waking period before the whole thing starts again..."

"We are seeing here, the fundamental principles of drama"

"Have you noticed, that in this drama, the forces of the dark side are operative for 1/3 of the time, the forces of the light side for 2/3 of the time. This is a very ingenious arrangement. Cause we are seeing here, the fundamental principles of drama"

bi prometheus gitz nüt Zägä sondern nur z lose. da hani jetzt lang gwartäd uf die schibe. twistet is the best forget the rest~~~~~