REVIEWS

PSYNINA - SEXY SECRET

Robin Annal (Head of Triskele Management)

Intro

Rise To The Stars
Angelic pads lift the listener up on gossamer sound waves, carries upon an undercurrent of sultry bass. Menacing, cosmic layers penetrate the harmonic clouds as crisp drums tap out groovy rhythms. The beat chugs along like a choo-choo, introducing powerful acidic leads at just the right intervals to make for some ego-crushing energy.

No Dominion
Tear-jerking bowed strings and an ominously profound prayer in the intro serve up electric goose bumps, priming the listener for groovy mechanical bassbeats topped with gooey echoed synths. Sudden key changes darken the mood as the filtered leads begin to liven up. A collective of eerie sounds morph together into a groovy nighttime energy builder.

Anger In Heaven
The downward spiral continues with haunting gothic choir amongst liquidy, interstellar sounds extracted straight from the subconscious. The bassbeat is gnarlier than ever and atonal droned screw into your synapses with surgical precision. Lilting melodies cascde across the horizon of this bittersweet soundscape, taking the dancefloor to new places.

Sexy Secret
The title track to this masterful album is certainly no arrangement to sneeze at. A PsyNina signature intro brings us into a raw, fresh beat like a seismic tremor while pads drift through and between your ears with the invisible magnitude of a storm front. The drums and synths work flawlessly to deliver raw energy, breaching the limits of dancefloor enthusiasts.

Level Of Creation (Album Rmx)
PsyNina has come up with a smooth, clean remix of this track, which has appeared on earlier compilations. Hard and in your face from the onset, the layers here are lean and mean, from the low undertones to the liquid metallic effects to the dissonant bells and echoes. This one is a paradox in sound that feels both dark and positive simultaneously.

Necrastate Pattern
This track is a fusion buildup piece, where the synth sounds take on rhythmic percussive qualities and staccato drum riffs tie the sounds together. Bouncy and slightly on the lighter side, "Necreastate" is great for the beginnings of audio energy amplification. No two measures are ever the same, with every later achieving its own scale of evolution.

Hate vs. Love
This beat puts you firmly onto your feet! Subtle resonant effects clash against groovy, euro-style acid synths to the tune of a chugging, hydraulic bassline. Haunting and leering yet very catchy and attention-grabbing, this music inspires two conflicting emotional worlds, creating just the tension needed to be released through ecstatic dance.

Physical Universe
This peaktime trance epic smacks of melodic Israeli influences; Thick, mountainous basslines, melodic sawtooth waves and driving synth alliterations spiked with sensual pads and bass layers cook up into a thick and chunky trance dance goulash. Nice, masterful progressions of sound provide distinct current and psychic direction.

Interstellar Matrix
The finale track to PsyNina's blockbuster album is an audio storyteller. Insectile digital chirps share soundspace with distorted, effects laden strings and drifting pads, with bass and drums hard yet tender, and completely heartfelt and emotive. This piece is a perfect soundtrack for the wee hours before dawn with sounds that glide you back into thankful reality.

Reference: Triskele (UK)