Credit: Monstercat
Odyssey Soundsystem - No Mana
Genre: Trance, Miscellaneous
In short: "the creativity of No Mana is boundless"
Credit: Monstercat
Genre: Trance, Miscellaneous
In short: "the creativity of No Mana is boundless"
Rating: 75
Cohesiveness: 64
Track quality: 70
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Beginner-friendly? no (?)
The good: After a fairly serviceable sophomore LP back in 2024, No Mana comes in hard and fast for his early 2025 "Odyssey Soundsystem" EP, which sees him put the pedal to the metal and turn up the tempo for some very creative tunes. Whilst they aren't necessarily all my jam, I simply cannot deny the creative prowess on display here, from the darkstep DnB "Forget About Us" to a couple of trance cuts and a hard dance finale, and No Mana delivers a much-needed stylistic switchup in a fiery manner, showing us he's so much more than just a house artist.
The bad: Still, some of these tracks weren't really my jam. That's mostly what it comes down to, really — perhaps they were a little repetitive, perhaps the attempted style just isn't my thing, perhaps it's something else, but No Mana barely falls short of brilliance on that rather plaintive note.
| Name | Comments | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| Odyssey Soundsystem | Intriguing, almost sci-fi vocal sample, with offbeat trance production that quite frankly goes rather hard | Standout |
| Forget About Us | The vocal is decent but the main highlight for me is this crazy distorted DnB production with immense basslines and tons of flair | Intense |
| Losing Focus | Love Bertie's vocal as always and the lead is classy but it does drag on a little without much dynamicism | Emotive |
| Phase 4 | Minimal hard dance tune with massive stomping kicks and a couple of nice bridges, though it doesn't do much | Heavy |