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The Long awaited release of the groundbreaking tracks from Omega 3 in the last year is finally here for all to own.

Track Listing:
1. We Can Fly
2. Subsonic
3. What We Waiting 4?
4. Smokescreen
5. Fishy Situations
6. Manta 3
7. Hammered Time
8. The Squeeze
9. The Gateway
10. Wired Out
11. Farkin Oldskool

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Under the Waves, ‘Ungenre-able’ and Unmissable! Omega 3 ‘Lost at Sea’ Artist Album

THIS is the album ‘what we (were) waiting 4’ – since early 2007 when the old sea dog and pioneer of all things hard NRG, Captain Tinrib, announced a brand new project in the making. There then followed a slew of fresh new high-quality (and highly distinctive) releases by the new New Zealand based trio, Omega 3 – including on Tidy Trax, Tinrib Digital, Vicious Circle and Carbon Recordings. The top DJs in the scene were obviously excited by the new music – Paul Glazby, Andy Farley and Justin Bourne for example have all been caning Omega 3 tracks left, right and centre. But the Omega 3 ALBUM, ‘Lost at Sea’, was what we the clubbing public wanted for our CD players.

Omega 3 consists of three essential fish-oils: Captain Tinrib, who needs little introduction, being the name most associated with the original hard NRG sound, the skipper of Tinrib Recordings (now Tinrib-Digital NZ), and the host/pilot of the Fish!/Superfish! club night; Scuba Steve (Arnold), an established and respected DJ producer hailing from New Zealand; and fellow Kiwi DJ-producer, Butcher Boy (aka Dale Fairbairn), proprietor of Carbon Recordings.

This new album represents a joint venture, an emergent product of the different contributions of these three sea-faring characters, which varied across the tracks. But followers of the distinctive Tinrib sound will recognize and delight in the familiar style of twisted riffs, multi-layered percussion loops, acid, hoover and other synth sounds that are the hallmark of the good Captain and all who sail with him. Skipper is clearly at the helm here once again.

The album is subtitled ‘trancy dancey NRG tales from the deep’. Most of the trance riffs on the album are attributable to Scuba Steve’s scholarship of the Goa sitar. Omega 3 have therefore unapologetically appropriated the massive epic trance sound for ‘Lost at Sea’. This album is therefore quite a different kettle of fish to the awesome ‘Captain Tinrib Live in San Francisco’ of a couple of years back.

But DON’T be fooled by the reference to ‘trance’ here. It does well to remember that hard underground (underwater?) trance was always a feature of the unique Tinrib sound, from its beginnings in the 1990s. The ‘trancey dancey’ NRG of Omega3 is therefore NOT the airy, angel-delight-lite, girl-vocal fluff that many of us have come to despair of since ‘trance’ went over-ground. Thunderous loud percussion and deep loud bass-lines are ever-present in this banging, th
robbing collection of tracks that are already beloved by today’s discerning hard house crowd. The Omega boys have been selective in taking the very best features of that broad genre of ‘trance’ music. The result is an album which is at once UPLIFTING (check out ‘Hammer time’), hypnotic, and MELODIC – with some great and extremely catchy tunes (check out ‘We can fly’) – but is also and ultimately hardnfast music. Omega3 play hard NRG.

Moreover, in what is the acid test of dance music, by dispensing with the endless pompous breakdowns that otherwise mar even some of the best trance tracks, THIS album keeps the stompability throttle set to the max. The breakdowns are short and interesting at all times! The beats are relentless on the good ship Omega!

‘Lost at Sea’ is also a CD that does what a properly thought through ALBUM should: like a good live set, it takes the listener on a journey. There is set progression here, as the NRG, BPM and dirt-per-gram are all gradually stepped up. The deep-sea voyage begins with the recent massive hit ‘We can fly’ (Vicious Circle), before assaulting our aural senses with the roaring and euphoric ‘Fishy situations’. This grower of a track was said by King Farley to define 2007 for him musically! For me, it stands out a mile in every set I have heard it played in. There is next a fresh new take on ‘Manta’, a welcome hark-back to the very first (and brilliant) Tinrib album, ‘Battered and crispied’. You’ll recognize the howling vocal emotional stab in this track, which remains one of the all time classics of UK underground ‘hard dance’ music.

Later, our beloved hoovers arrive and take the album in an altogether darker, dirtier direction. This, the most characteristic and evocative sound in hard house again emphasizes the continuity between this and previous Tinrib output, despite the fresh, bright, contemporary feel of the album as a whole. Likewise, ‘The Gateway’ is super dirty acid music with a rumbling percussive roll and a spooky psychedelic voiceover. Then, ‘Wired out’ harks back both to the European trancey-acid-techno that inspired the original Fish! crew to write their music, AND to the most up to date quality ‘filth’ currently coming out of the top hard house labels – Vicious Circle, FlashPoint, Toolbox, Tripoli et al… The finale to the album is the rip-roaring twisted shout-along of ‘Farkin oldSkool’, with its super twisted (Captain?) hook.

What else can I say? For all the musical labels I have tossed around in this review, I have to agree that that Skipper’s own appellation of the music on this album, as ‘ungenre-able’, is the best way to (un-)label it. In what is a musically vigorous and highly creative current hard dance scene, this album is a true original. It cements the Skipper’s reputation as one of the most distinctive producers in the scene; and it introduces a wider clubbing public to the production and writing talents of Kiwi talents Butcher Boy and Scuba Steve, in an album which is like quite no other. Let me therefore say finally that you, the clubbing public, overwhelmed as you are with cheap and free downloads, won’t want to miss out on this album - if you love hard&fast&melodic&techtranceydancey ungenre-able NRG music anything like I do!

Review by John Nutter.

DJ Andy Farley (Blue Cubed/ Red Management - huge Hard Dance DJ globally):
“Omega 3, a name you can’t have failed to notice if you’re an avid clubber on the hard scene. No I’m talking about cod liver oil, I’m talking about the trio from Christchurch who have been putting out the best and biggest uplifting hard nrg tracks over the past year. What better then than to have an album of all their material. Cue Omega 3 Lost @ Sea continuously mixed by Captain Tinrib himself. Eleven tracks in all, and all of which are currently on the playlists of djs such as Paul Glazby, Ben Stevens, Justin Bourne, Jp & Jukesy and myself to name just a few. Kicking off with the two tracks already signed to Vicious Circle, We Can Fly & Subsonic, you’re taken on a journey through to the amazing Fishy Situations currently my most asked after tune, a remix of the Captain’s Manta, to finish with Farkin’ Oldskool, another tune that has I’ve been hammering for the past six months or so. Look out for the launch of their Carbon Recordings imprint coming soon also, with the remix of Manta 3 kicking things off. Omega 3 – good for your health…..most definitely”

DJ Paul Glazby (Vicious Circle UK):
Absolutely awesome CD – Euphoric & Hard, like Tiesto with cast iron balls!!!!

DJ Steve Hill (Massif Labels & DJs Australia):
"I'm loving this album... it's currently on full volume in my studio! More please!"

DJ Justin Bourne (Short Circuit Records UK):
Wow! Is the first thought that springs to mind after listening to this awesome compilation from our oily boys Omega 3.
NRG/Hard House pioneer Captain Tinrib and his new shipmates Steve and Dale serve up some delicious beats of the more Hard Dance/Trance variety.
Lost At Sea includes monster tracks like Hammered Time and the stunning Fishy Situations, I’ve used both in a live DJ set for a forthcoming Tidy compilation and I’ve been playing others such as Smokescreen, Wired Out and the update of the classic Manta in most of my sets.
The biggest labels in our scene Vicious Circle and Tidy have been snapping up the tracks for release and you can see why with this display of musical genius.
With Omega 3 on the pulse our scene has a healthy future.

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...The High Priest Of The Church Of Tinrib Is Recruiting Once Again!!!

We are proud to present the new, eagerly awaited second album : ‘Normalisation’ by our exclusive artist; Weirdo. With the dexterity of a master he manages to fuse elements of trance, hard house, NRG and old skool to create something truly unique and utterly powerful. His music is instantly recognisable, yet never the same, and with it he has built a following of DJs and clubbers alike that borders on maniacal!

2001 - 'Weirdo creates a track of epic proportions.' - DJ Mag
WE DECIDE - 'A retro style monster of a track. - DJ Mag
VINYL WARNING - 'Hard as nails in a euphoric, bass driven way, in the true
tradition of all things screaming, banging, and er Tinrib.
Dave Fowler - Muzik
AM I GETTING THRU? - 'Enough screeches to blow your speakers and a
kick that's as hard & as long as a donkeys dick!'
Dave Fowler - Muzik
BLUE OYSTER - 'It’s a hard and dark monster which sticks in my brain as a true wall-shaker at Turnmills, a tune which would spin and trip me out and then throw me all over the place. Outrageous, but undoubtedly effective (you don’t forget this one). QX Mag
DEVILS PLAYTHING - Weirdo could perhaps be described as Tinrib’s secret weapon, building an impressive collection of releases. This is ferocious, mean & moody.. A truly twisted piece of hard energy. - DJ Mag
Weirdo does it for me every time! Oooh baby! EJ Doubell - Trade
I KNOW A PLAICE - A cleverly crafted trancer that avoids the cheese & cliches & as such is crossing over into housier clubs.
James Lawson - Ministry
WOW! This goes right off, as the queue of people round the decks trying to find out what this is proved....Love it! Andy Farley - M8
Bloody genius & you know it! Tom Harding - Dance Valley

CD Track Listing:
1. 2001 intro* - Weirdo Mix
2. Horny
3. Donít Think
4. We Decide
5. Ghost Stick
6. Vinyl Warning
7. Am I Getting Thru?
8. Blue Oyster Weirdo Mix
9. Diskotek
10. Afterworld
11. Too Deep
12. Devil's Plaything
13. I Know A Plaice

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Fish Grooves Vol.2 'Advanced Beats From The Deep'.
We've found the last 25 copies in the ships hold...
This is the second installment of Fish Grooves series of mixed CDs mixed by the fabulous Steve Thomas, one of the Superfish! resident DJs, the CD succeeds in capturing the atmosphere & musical vibe of a FISH! night.
Building from the commercial tranciness of Energy 52's massive club classic 'Cafe Del Mar' right through to the full on dawn-breaker hardhouse favourite 'Ride Me Baby' by Captain Tinrib himself.
The track listing includes some of the most influential names & biggest labels on the scene. Both of the undisputed label kings; Tripoli Trax & Tidy Trax are represented on this CD with tracks from the Knuckleheadz, DJ Ziad and Signum. 'Coming On Strong' would definitely have to feature highly on any chart of the top tracks of 2000.
The talent involved in the club really shines through on Fish Grooves. Dave Randall's label Chug N Bump has provided the FISH! regulars wih many great tunes and we have selected 3 of the most popular for this mix. The Project's 'Meltdown' became an anthem at Superfish! Tinrib's sister label Dirty House Grooves was hailed as one of the most exciting new hard house projects of 2000 with 'Get On Up' by N.O.K. (The Captain & Steve Thomas) & DFQ's 'Rock Da Party' both featured in the mix.
Fish Grooves Vol.2 is a collection of 15 quality hardhouse anthems tried & tested on the dancefloor.

CD Track Listing:
1. ENERGY 52 - CAFE DEL MAR '98 (ORIGINAL MIX)
2. THE CAPTAIN & DFQ - ROCK DA PARTY
3. L.H. PUKE - HAUNTED
4. ATROPIN - OPTICS
5. THE PROJECT - MELTDOWN (OD404 MIX)
6. N.O.K. - GET ON UP
7. EPIK - CARAMEL E (R.O.M. MIX)
8. THE ALIEN THING - SALAD BOY
9. PHANTOM - CONTROL FREAK (ALIEN TRAX MIX)
10. OD404 - BAD MOTHERFUCKER
11. SIGNUM FEAT. SCOTT MAC - COMING ON STRONG
12. DJ ZIAD - GET ON IT
13. KNUCKLEHEADZ - UP FRONT
14. THE CAPTAIN & SIMON EVE - HIP HOUSE
15. CAPTAIN TINRIB - RIDE ME BABY