The track "Shidapu Feat. SST - Wheels Of Time" is the most excellent track on this!!! Must have for Infected Mushroom fans!!!

Various - The Digital Dance Of Shiva The legendary German record label (Now currently based in Norway), Shiva Space Technology (SST) released this classic in 1999 in order to show the world how underground Isratrance really sounded. This is a compilation that demonstrated psytrancers all over the world new and exiting sounds from the Israeli underground. As many of you probably already know Shidapu who is Erez Eizen from Infected Mushroom that had a massive presence on SST’s former releases. Erez presents three strong tracks on this compilation; Shidapu feat. SST - Wheels of Time and as Infected Mushroom with Duvdev by his side; Small Moves and Intelligate. Personally I enjoy Small Moves the most, with its great sound effects and the hard pulsating driving beat, Small Moves just keeps on surprising me with its power. Intelligate follows in the same path as Small Moves but the thing I like most about Intelligate is actually Duvdev's twitching voice in the background surrounding the listener. And let us not forget about the great melody running through both tracks. These two tracks are linking points to the path of the epic debut album The Gathering. Next is Erez's Shidapu project with Wheels of Time which is also a very powerful track with sound effects from a bathing facility with all of the echoing noises one would expect in such a setting, a crazy psychedelic track indeed. These three are all very powerful tracks with lots of weird noises, pulsating driving beats and a psychedelic twitch that I'm very excited about. These tracks with Erez are all highly recommended, and make the album worth it on their own. As for the rest of the tracks, I'm glad to say that they follow in the same path as the above three. Personally I think Sinister Funk - Mintfunk is the best track when it comes to wickedness with their usage of strange effects and scratching noises the New York boys sure know how to make the dance floor bounce - a solid old school Isratrance track that will blow your mind. Many may find this track to be too much but I say; check this one out, let it grow on you! Besides the weird and crazy tracks, you also got some darker and more mystical tracks, like Dark Soho - The Fusion and Dark Entity - Get Out. These two tracks are already classics in my book, with their Gothic atmosphere that is simply breathtaking. Dark Soho's track is in the same genre as their masterpiece album Sun Spot but it fits better into this compilation if I may humbly say so. The track opens with a mysterious creeping melody, which turns into a dark chaotic crazy night track with heavy metal guitars. Dark Entity is a new act for me, never heard them before and never heard them since. But this track I like, it's definitely the darkest track on the album. It's got a good stomping baseline and a dark Gothic sound image in general. Dark and wonderful. Dark Entity is Zeev from Dark Soho and this was one of his few solo efforts before forming the band. Tal & Yossi - Deltot has got a much more deep and bouncy baseline than most of the other tracks, these guys where relative new to the trance scene compared to the others but manages to make a very interesting piece. Now if you like heavy monotonous beats, Tal & Yossi - Deltot should be a sure winner for you with its dogged guitar running in and out on top of the track and some fast sounds squealing around making the whole track extremely enjoyable! But there is something missing something that can make this track even more interesting. It starts off good but it never changes. Sorry to say it but after a few rounds in the CD player this turned out to be the most boring track on the otherwise perfect compilation. The first track of the compilation, Luminus - Diablo is a great track! It’s got great sound effects that seemingly swirl around in the air making the atmosphere feel crisp around the listener and preparing you for the rest of the Shiva Space journey. Overall; get this album! This compilation is a pure masterpiece of good classic underground Israeli-Trance music. Two thumbs up for an amazing adventure by Shiva Space Technology. Recommended with a big heart of nostalgic reasons! CLASSIC!!

This is a superb album and what captivates me most is that it was released back in 1999-2000. The album art sets the scene for a very futuristic sounding album, the likes of which I haven’t heard even today in the year 2008. A must have for all listeners of this genre, one I would rank at the top of my list of best albums ever made. The best tracks are 3, 5, 9 for their predictability but if you like being surprised then the other tracks should do the tick for you.