Wizzy Noise – Dark City

Here’s an EP with a short half-life… it was blisteringly good when it came out, with that killer combination of full-on melodies and dark rolling beats. There was something about the apocolyptic track titles that really got to me when I was first getting into the psychedelic trance sound. Unfortunatly, since the Wizzy guys have taken this approach to so many new levels in the years since this release, there’s no real reason to go back to these early efforts which now sound terribly amateurish in comparison to their intricate later productions. I couldn’t consider this first and only record a classic by any means, especially considering how quickly their talents began to shine. Tracks like Twisted Love and Shores of Freedom show off the incredible power of their old style, totally eclipsing this pair of early efforts. Then again, it could be that Wizzy Noise’s sound was so much better suited for the digital medium, and the vinyl pressing hampers the fullness of their original sound. Whatever the case, I don’t think it’s a very good record any more, and would pitch it to collectors only.