Divinorum vs Aural Planet Power Liquids Play: Lo-Fi   Mid-Fi   Hi-Fi   Download: Lo-Fi   Mid-Fi   Hi-Fi (Excerpt from track 'Are You Human?')

Divinorum is the name Bjorn Lynne records under for his more trance / dance offerings. I know nothing about Aural Planet. Roughly speaking he seems to provide the more mellow moments on this CD whereas Bjorn contributes no nonsense power. 'Call to Ancestors' quickly gets into a very satisfying groove. The beats fall like an avalanche from the speakers. It's the sort of music that could be played whilst driving far too fast down a long clear road at night as it gives something of an adrenalin rush. Sequences / loops provide the melodies rather than lead lines; rather good they are too. As well as the main groove we get additional flourishes of rather heavy drums which heighten the excitement still further.

We seamlessly make the transition into the second track 'The Extract'. Initially the rhythms are a little less complex but we soon get more melodic loops added. Things are stripped down from time to time for a vocal sample to be heard. The foot is then returned to the accelerator with sawing guitar being heard in the background giving things a meaner edge. A rapid sequence gets 'Luv's Frequency Spectrum' underway. A dance beat is added and again we have a high velocity number full of power and attitude, a stabbing lead line punctuating the pulsations from time to time. The emphasis here is on energy not subtlety. Vocal samples take us through to 'The Next Step'. Again the main beat is rather heavy, the accompanying loops give a swirling hallucinogenic effect- it's all so cool. 'Call to Ancestors- Warp 4 Mix' has a slightly heavier dance beat to the opener. Actually it's fairly similar in structure- just more beefed up. 'Trailblazer' has yet more infectious rhythms - again ideal for fast driving. Contains a brief snippet of Asian type vocals near the end.

'Mile High Club - Ariander Mix' is initially very much in contrast to the rest of the album as it begins with a rather tender melodic lead line. It is only about thirty seconds however before some more heavy rhythms make an entrance. There is also some very nice stuttering melodic detail which develops into an excellent and powerful electric guitar lead line. It's a superb and exciting track - loved it to bits. 'Are You Human' begins with more ethnic vocals which are replaced by an excellent chugging rhythm, the best beat on the album so far. The pace is somewhat slower than the rest of the CD but it's still a devastating track- probably my favourite actually.