Label: Chill Tribe Records
Released: 2007

01. Polyploid - Space Boxing
02. Polyploid - Unlimited Weapons
03. Polyploid - Nought Ark
04. Bunker Din - A Pocket Epic
05. Polyploid Vs. Deviant Electronics - Salmon Shandy
06. Polyploid - Bishop's Song
07. Polyploid Vs. Deviant Electronics - Trick Dust
08. Polyploid - Triumph Of Reason
09. Missed Cannon - Three-Quarter Tortoise
10. Polyploid - Just Pray
11. Polyploid - Wishful Thinking

After "Ear Pleasure" compilation and "Shameful Silence" album by Wombatmusic, the next disc from Norwegian Chill Tribe Records released in this year is album titled "Grow Your Own". Its author is Polyploid behind which is Chris Gannon from UK. His solo act exist on the scene since the middle of 90s when he was involved in the goa sounds. Besides the tracks destined for compilations, he released also some vinyls and "Touch Proof" album in Intruder Records. Nearly decade after that, Chris Gannon is returned on the scene with the new Polyploid album which was released in Chill Tribe - chillout label created by Per Kristian Slagsvold. Likewise to "Shameful Silence" looks issue of profits from the album sells: they are destined for charity and this (probably) seems to be a tradition in artists' releases from this label. All profits from "Grow Your Own" will go to the Blessed Comfort Center Boys And Girls Orphanage in Arusha, Tanzania - to help children orphaned by HIV and AIDS.

Lasted nearly 70 minutes, eleven tracks disc starts with "Space Boxing" composition which is an excellent - dark, futuristic and psychedelic - prelude. We have here a fast dub form with many industrial sounds and a very plainly atmosphere that allow to carry mind hundreds years in the future. On the second track we have "Unlimited Weapons" which perfectly continue the way of motives alienated from humanity. Still we're in non present space-time, and dynamic rhythm is conducted by an impetuous dub. A bit before the middle of the track starts a cheerful synth melody which in the fantastic way brings to the mentioned sounds emotions of happiness. That was done very simple, intelligent and for sure not leading out the listener from this mechanical world. This melody is so colourful as rainbow on the background of the industrial's greyness. The melody is mutating then and on the certain moment is transforming in impressing way to the goa melody from its best years and which then sounds in this constellation - with a chorus that start at the same time - simply lovely. Next we have "Nought Ark". This is a track definitely more sunny, however, still many sounds in the background are anointed of alienation. Early main motive of this composition is assembled by an acid goa line and a chorus. Then, in almost drum'n'bass tempo, we enter an euphoric atmosphere connected with sunrise, because a morning melody is showing up and definitely the night is replaced by the day. But it's difficult to find human motives in this all - we still can feel as being alone in the world surrounded by thousands of factories with the only one difference - that there is the mentioned day, not night. "A Pocket Epic" is another composition. This track was composed and produced by Gannon with Ciaran Walsh from Deviant Electronics and have got the percussion by the famous musician from RSA - Mabi Thobejane, and also got a motive played on violin by James Easterling. In aspect of atmospehere we are changing the direction to pompousness, deep nostalgia and sadness. In the middle of the composition we have a journey around robots minds. And when a fast goa melody, trumpet and string, are starting, then we're moving into the main, final picture of this track. When the violin starts then the bitterness is mixed up with the beauty. That marvelous violin with a melancholic melody and the industrial background creates a great landscape, though its the emotional oasis of the human powerlessness. "Salmon Shandy" is the next track and it lasts nearly three minutes, it was done by Chris Gannon and Ciaran Walsh. I must say now that I'm very, very sad because the track is so short while the sounds contained in it are simply phenomenal - this is a drum'n'bass with psychedelic trap done perfectly. Amazing.

"Bishop's Song" is the track number six. This time to industrialism arrives funky aroma - sounds unusually. From the one side the atmosphere is futuristic, from the second side - past, like from 70s. This combination was done well especially because there is a harmony between these two things. We can hear sounds like from two different eras; and for the first time a human can be felt in a number larger than the one. I probably speak not so clear, so I will tell in this way: funky atmosphere ("human") is becuase of sounds of organs, guitar and mixed men voices. The next one is "Trick Dust" by Gannon - Walsh duo. We return to human annihilations - the melodies are very bitter, dark, and they are even like an emotional reflect of the machines thoughts. However, for the first time on this album here is a motive that doesn't appeal to me - because after that alienation dose, at 2:16 starts a reckless guitar lead. Though the album is fast and not so coordinated (what is good), this guitar brings a confusion to that sophisticated atmosphere - but what's also good, that motive is just one from many in this track. Because the rest is of course a psychedelic postcard from the future. Number eight on the CD is "Triumph Of Reason". The track is downloading motives from funky, though its transfer isn't so big. We also have a trumpet washed in some effect and a guitar, also a synth melody that is screaming in the funky way. The atmosphere here is mad - funky softness plus the traditional future. "Three-Quarter Tortoise" is the next one, created by Missed Cannon - this is a side-project by Chris Gannon. This time we have a joy. It can be sayed that the future is dead, because that joy shuddered to the all foreground motives in which primacy go to the guitar. After doses of frenzy moments we received something calm in the last before the last - "Just Pray". This track is divided into two parts, which are turning one time to another. The first one is a blissful chillout refrain, the second one is a conversation of two persons. These both parts nicely complement each other. The conversation - about the pray - was brilliantly implanted to the chilly sounds. While listening to the dialouge and to the melody, it can be felt that all other elements - bass and percussion - are like a floating river on which raft are those two variables. This track is brisk but not so much as the previous are. This track also have got less sounds, however this frugality is great for now. "Grow Your Own" album is ending with "Wishful Thinking". This is a slow and pompous track. We have here a Gregorian chant, strings, guitar and a saxophone. Its form is very easy to receive.

From the technical side of view we have here a compilation of breakbeat, drum'n'bass and dub styles. The majority of the tracks almost immediately starts to its dynamic crux; there aren't here many places for soothing melt from this course, though the last two tracks are more calm. The sounds are dirty. In my review dictionary it means that there is a lot of sounds, they aren't unambiguous, they can be discovered many times, and they are indistinct. Sounds' dirty - this aspect is solely positive - is linked also with the mastering of the sounds which isn't so good here. It's important to have this on mind, though I personally don't receive mastering quality like from 90s - which is here - as a bad thing. If I'm talking about the whole album then it's important to underline psychedelism, inventiveness and interesting atmosphere. This album could be perfect in my eyes if only one issue would be done better. Generally, the first six tracks presents one futuristic and industrial vision, but then we get tracks that sometimes are heading for the future - so they support initial idea, but the other time they wandering in other worlds. In other words: first part of the album is a vision of the future, the second become a "usual" music that is irresponsibly to the previous ideas. So the album is missing unanimity, but I must admit, that this is probably the only one defect of the album as the whole.