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	| Most Wanted Pres. Raja Ram - The Godfather |  |  |  
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	| Review by PKS Phonokol is out with a new chapter in their Most Wanted series...
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	| Phonkol in Israel and TIP.World in the UK is working closer and closer, which has resulted in almost only Israeli artists on the TIP.World compilations. Raja Ram who is behind the TIP.World label is one of the real veterans in this scene. He has gone from some of the best trance and deep chill ever released, to become a very mainstream full on artist. Actually some kind of Tiesto figure in the psytrance scene. Phonokol is now out with another chapter in their Most Wanted series, featuring Raja Ram, here called The Godfather
 On the cover art, we get Raja Ram jumping in his underwear, which should probably give a little warning of what we get inside 
 
 Most Wanted Pres. Raja Ram  The Godfather (Phonokol) 2005 (2345-2)
 
 1. Raj & Lucas  Introduction
 2. Brad Sucks  Boder Line (Psy Craft Remix)
 3. Psycho Tronic Love Commando & Chicago  F.R.E.A.K. O.U.T.!
 4. Gatala  Blast From The Past
 5. Xerox & Passenger  Science Is God (Ultravoice Remix)
 6. Astrix & Delirious  Day Dream (Delirious Remix)
 7. Astrix  Oranda XI (Xerox & Illumination Remix)
 8. X-Noize  Anjuna Beach
 9. Astrix Feat. Michele Adamson  Closer To Haeven
 10. Sesto Sento  Follow Me (Remix)
 11. E-Jekt  High Robot
 12. Melicia  Come And Get Me
 13. DNA  Final Fantasy
 14. Hypersonic  The Beginning Of A Story
 15. Alien Project & Raj  Groovy
 16. Dali  Colors Band (Astrix Remix)
 17. Sub6 Feat. MC Jah-Natan  The Clash
 18. Astral Projection  Open Society
 19. Gataka  How To Create A Monster
 20. Mindelight  La Granga
 
 You might think that this compilation is mixed by Raja Ram himself, but no. It is mixed by Lucas, who used to be a Flying Rhino dj, playing quite deep, trippy trance back in the days. Now he has become a full on dj for TIP.World, playing music more and more close to pop trance. On this compilation, you find most of the well known Israeli full on artists, such as Alien Project, Astric, Sub6, Gataka, Melicia etc. Full on from beginning to end. Personally I find most of it very easy digestible and way too clubby. The vibe I get from this music reminds me more of commercial euro trance raves I have been to, than any psychedelic party. I completly understand that a lot of people (the masses) will fall for this, but I think that most people who has been in this scene for some time, will not find themselves liking this. Cheap guitar riffs, vocals, cheesy take offs and melodies. Maybe a good tool for getting kids interested in trance, and hopefully they will dig for something deeper after a while.
 
 This compilation shows pretty good how commercial the full on scene has become lately. Here we get a lot of hits from the Phonokol label. A compilation for newcomers to the scene, or those who just want to have a great laugh to some easy digestible full on. And to Raja Ram, please come back! Why not gather the great Infinity Project or something again..? At the same time, Im sure he has a lot of fun these days
 PKS (shivapks@hotmail.com)
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