Mixerr Album Reviews #2,239

Mandala ‎was inspired by the sounds of Australia when he recorded the Australia EP back in 1994. Aboriginal styled percussion selection and drums are used on songs such as Astralia, Meltburn, and Acidney. He mixed electronic music and world music on this EP.

Many of the songs on this EP use a 140 BPM on average. Mandala seemed to be fixated on the 140 BPM setting for some reason. He used 909 beats from an RZ-1 machine on songs such as Acidney and Meltburn.

People say the best electronic music comes from Germany. That is true because Noom Records puts out the best in German trance music. Mandala brings out the best in German electronic music as well. The 90s was a truly fantastic era for trance and acid house altogether.


Astralia is said to be one of the best rave tunes in German music. The song uses a fast tempo of 160 BPM. Mandala arranged the synths in a melodic fashion. Listen to the song during the 3:18 mark. Notice how this song uses some killer acid lines. This song is one of the best songs from this recording.


Meltburn uses an Aboriginal styled percussion selection over a set of electronic beats. The bass lines fit in perfectly in sync with the synths. Aboriginal styled percussion follow the beats which follow a trance rhythm. Meltburn is a very fast trance song which uses a tempo of 140 BPM.

Mandala ‎was inspired by the sounds of Australia when he recorded Meltburn back in 1994. In this case, he was inspired by the city of Melbourne, Australia after visiting.


Acidney is an acid house/trance tribute to the city of Sydney, Australia. Mandala himself wanted to pay respect and tribute to the city by recording an acid house/trance song called Acidney. You have ‘acid’ and Sydney. Take away the ’Syd’ from “Sydney”, add “Acid” next to ney, and the result is Acidney.

Mandala is a genius when it comes to composing and producing trance music. Acidney uses 909 beats over an RZ-1 machine. A bit of techno is used also. Acidney is similar to a song from apex twin.

Mandala ‎was inspired by the sounds of Australia when he recorded Acidney back in 1994. In this case, he was inspired by the city of Sydney, Australia after visiting for a trip. Mandala himself wanted to pay respect and tribute to the city by recording an acid trance song called Acidney. That’s exactly what he did with this song.


Astralia (Remix) is a cool remix of one of the best rave tunes ever! Mandala arranged the synths in a melodic fashion. Listen to the song during the 3:18 mark. The song uses a fast tempo of 160 BPM.

Now the remix is different from the original version because there are no acid lines present and this remix leans more towards a trance sound. The sound had shifted towards something much different than his usual acid sound.

I rate this EP 5/5*****!!