* We had 76 participants from 24 countries from all over the world: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgary, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Ukraine, USA.

* Percentage of countries in the total number of votes:

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* 9 participants out of 76 had incomplete top 5 (3 users posted top 2, 3 users posted top 3, 3 users posted top 4). These 76 participants have provided us with enough material as to accumulate a total score of 1080 points, and 352 votes (1 vote means that 1 release has been mentioned once).

* Our participants voted for 132 releases, out of which 1 release has not been taken into consideration, as it was released in December 2005: "Bus - More Business Link You There". 5 other releases have been disqualified, as their provenience was from other music genres than the ones accepted for our chart.

* We have gathered 126 releases for the "best of 2006" chart, albums and compilations: 91 albums (72%), and 35 compilations (28%). In the total score (1068 points), full albums cover the majority of points (77%), while compilations cover 23% of the total score.

* In our "Best of 2006" exercise we had votes for 126 releases from 2006, as follows:

January 11 releases
February 12 releases
March 10 releases
April 11 releases
May 9 releases
June 18 releases
July 7 releases
August 11 releases
September 7 releases
October 12 releases
November 11 releases
December 7 releases

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* According to the releases involved in this exercise, we counted 96 participant labels. Most "active" labels were: Iboga Records (5 releases voted), Tribal Vision Records (4 releases voted), Faerie Dragon Records (3 releases voted), Hom-Mega Records (3 releases voted), Liquid Records (3 releases voted), Zenon Records (3 releases voted).

* Here is the chart:

Rank Release Title Points Votes Label
Release Date

001 Filteria - Heliopolis 68 18 Suntrip Records Feb-06
002 Jikkenteki - The Long Walk Home 63 16 Par-2 Productions Jun-06
003 O.O.O.D. - Free Range 57 17 Organic Records Nov-06
004 Ka-Sol - Fairytale 51 14 Suntrip Records May-06
005 KoxBox - U-Turn 42 15 Twisted Records Sep-06
006 Vibrasphere - Archipelago 38 13 Digital Structures Apr-06
007 Carbon Based Lifeforms - World of Sleepers 32 10 Ultimae Records Dec-06
008 Androcell - Efflorescence 23 7 Celestial Dragon Records Feb-06
008 V/A - Pyramidal Trancendence 23 6 Metapsychic Records Nov-06
010 Quasar - One Day 20 6 Mistress Of Evil Records Jun-06
010 Tegma - Around the World in 80 Minutes 20 8 Tribal Vision Records Mar-06
010 V/A - Peace Therapy Vol.2 20 6 Kagdila Records Mar-06
013 V/A - God Save The Machine 19 6 TIP World Records May-06
014 Electrypnose - Subliminal Melancholies 18 9 Ajana Records Jun-06
015 Twisted System - Core 14 4 Timecode Records Jan-06
015 V/A - Lime Light 2 14 4 Tribal Vision Records Aug-06
017 Goasia vs Omegahertz - Purple energy 2 13 3 Unicorn Records Sep-06
017 Ochre - Lemodie 13 3 Benbecula Records Jul-06
019 Human Blue - Misstarryas Xperience 12 5 Transient Records Oct-06
019 Mantrix - Universal 12 3 Sub Records Jun-06
019 Principles Of Flight - Night Time Lullabies 12 4 BooM! Records Dec-06
019 V/A - Musica Discordia 12 4 GI'IWA Records Aug-06
019 V/A - No Possible Soundz 12 4 6 Dimension Soundz Records Aug-06
019 V/A - Solstice Black Compilation #01 12 3 Solstice Music Records Jan-06
025 Nuclear Ramjet - Mission to Sedna 11 3 Spaceport Records Feb-06
025 Slug - Elemental 11 3 Nexus Media Oct-06
025 V/A - Durdom 11 3 Devil's Mind Records May-06
025 V/A - Far East Technology 11 4 Elf Music Records Oct-06
025 V/A - Oxycanta 11 3 Ultimae Records Apr-06
030 Alpha Circuit - Module Z 10 4 Alpha Production Nov-06
030 Tron - Existence 10 2 Liquid Records Jan-06
030 V/A - New Order 10 5 HOM-Mega Productions Oct-06
033 Salakavala - Fractal Fishing 9 3 Faerie Dragon Records Aug-06
033 Sensient - AntiFluoro 9 3 Zenon Records Nov-06
033 Triac - Mean Between 9 3 Ear Peaks May-06
033 V/A - Purple Energy 2 9 2 Unicorn Records Sep-06
033 V/A - Sanatonic Audio 9 3 Sanaton Records Mar-06
033 Zolod - Deja Vu Fabrique 9 3 Deja Vu Records Sep-06
039 Loud - Some Kind of Creativity 8 2 Drive Records Nov-06
039 Psyknights - A Faint Light From The Depth 8 2 Electronic Dope Records Aug-06
041 Digicult - Avenida de Belgica 7 2 Avigmatic Records Aug-06
041 Panick - Lab-O-Matic 7 2 Neurobiotic Records May-06
041 V/A - Downbeat Liquid Volume 1 7 2 Chillcode Records Sep-06
041 V/A - Peace for the Wicked 7 4 Tantrumm Records Jun-06
045 Aavepyörä - Goddess Guerilla 6 2 Aavepyörä Records Feb-06
045 Biosphere - Dropsonde 6 2 Beatservice/Touch Records Feb-06
045 Hydraglyph - Kinetic 6 2 Sanskara Records Jan-06
045 Psyfactor - Endless Universe 6 2 Ajana Records Mar-06
045 The Commercial Hippies - If You Can't Stand The Heat... 6 2 Nano Records Apr-06
045 Unstable Elements - Technical Illusions 6 2 Kagdila Records May-06
045 V/A - Abracadabra 6 2 Horns And Hoofs Entertainment Jul-06
045 V/A - Squeech 6 2 Faerie Dragon Records Jun-06
053 Alternative Control - Alt + Ctrl 5 1 Proton Records Apr-06
053 Bodhisattva 13:20 - Secrets Of The Mojave 5 1 Geomagnetic Records Jul-06
053 CPC - Double Bouble 5 1 Manic Dragon Records Nov-06
053 Highko - Noise Brothers on Poison 5 2 Noise Poison Records Jun-06
053 Loopus in Fabula - Fat Ladies Bingo 5 1 Fabula Records Apr-06
053 Multistate - Collaborating With Machines 5 2 Timecode Records Nov-06
053 Omnimotion - Dream Wide Awake 5 1 Aleph Zero Records Oct-06
053 Phatmatix - Sorcery 5 3 Yabai Records Oct-06
053 Slackbaba - ...And The Beat Goes Om... 5 1 Liquid Records Jun-06
053 Space Vibes System - Lifeform 5 2 Noiseworx Records Dec-06
053 The Nommos - Primal Meltdown 5 1 Avatar Records Oct-06
053 V/A - Advanced Options Vol. 2 5 2 B.N.E. Records Dec-06
053 V/A - Relaxed Journeys 5 1 Chill Tribe Records Sep-06
053 X-Dream - The Best 1991-2001 5 1 Solstice Music Records Apr-06
053 Yagya - Will I Dream During The Process? 5 1 Sending Orbs Records May-06
068 Frozen Ghost - Just One Bite 4 1 Afrogalactic Records Jun-06
068 Igneous - Skip Insect 4 1 Headstick Recordings Mar-06
068 Krumelur - Paramoral 4 1 Zenon Records Aug-06
068 Manmademan - The Legend Remixes 4 1 Turbo Trance Records Jan-06
068 Sonic Cube - Filter 4 2 Tribal Vision Records Feb-06
068 Space Tribe & Electric Universe - Electric Space Phenomenon 4 1 Space Tribe Music Jun-06
068 Spyra - Orphan Waves 4 1 Fax +49-69/450464 Records Mar-06
068 Symphonix - Music Prostitute 4 2 Blue Tunes Recordings Dec-06
068 V/A - Akropolis Avenue 4 1 Moonflower Productions Aug-06
068 V/A - Arcana 4 2 Interchill Records Feb-06
068 V/A - Beneath the Surface 4 1 Native State Records Mar-06
068 V/A - James Holden At The Controls 4 1 Resist Music Records Mar-06
080 Baphomet Engine vs. DataKult - Psytrance Is Dead! 3 1 Nabi Records Oct-06
080 Domestic - Art Making Machine 3 1 HOM-Mega Productions Sep-06
080 Electrypnose - Le Tireur De Ficelles 3 2 Peak Records Mar-06
080 Fitalic - Atomic Atmosphere 3 1 Tribal Vision Records Oct-06
080 Flowjob - Support Normality 3 2 Iboga Records Jan-06
080 Freq - Gosub 20 3 1 Iboga Records Jul-06
080 Highcosmos - 4Real 3 1 Noise Poison Records Jan-06
080 Perfect Stranger - Learning = Change 3 1 Iboga Records Feb-06
080 Pete Namlook & Gaudi - Re:sonate 3 1 Fax +49-69/450464 Records Jan-06
080 Psypsiq Jicuri - A Rain Of Hope In The Galaxy 3 1 AP Records Jun-06
080 Seahorse Transform - Dust From A Trip 3 1 Sofa Beats Records Dec-06
080 Space Buddha - Full Circle 3 1 Agitato Records Aug-06
080 The Cujorius One - Creating A Second Sun 3 1 Zenon Records Feb-06
080 The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly - Wanted 3 1 Twisted Records Oct-06
080 V/A - Digital Shaman 3 1 Psyber Tribe Records Feb-06
080 V/A - Funland Boogie Files 3 1 Space Boogie Productions Nov-06
080 V/A - Tribal Matrix 3 1 Dakini Records Nov-06
080 V/A - Vajra 3 1 Indica Music Records Jan-06
080 Zero Cult - Art of Harmony 3 1 Cosmicleaf Records Jun-06
099 Eraser vs. Yöjalka - Lords Of The Liverdance 2 1 Faerie Dragon Records Jun-06
099 Fuzzion - Black Magic 2 1 Boshke Beats Records Feb-06
099 Horror Place - Hobyah 2 1 Insomnia Records Apr-06
099 Naked Tourist - Mad Different Methods 2 1 Parvati Records Jan-06
099 V/A - Alpha Rhythms 2 1 Wild Things Records Jul-06
099 V/A - Back From Beyond 2 1 Iono Music Records Jun-06
099 V/A - Goa Nation Vol.3 2 1 Yellow Sunshine Explosion Jan-06
099 V/A - Neverending Story 2 1 Zaikadelic Records Jun-06
099 V/A - Tempus Viator 2 1 Tantrumm Records Oct-06
108 Adham Shaikh - Collectivity 1 1 Sonicturtle Records Nov-06
108 Aerospace - Earth 1 1 Midijum Records Feb-06
108 AFX - Chosen Lords 1 1 Rephlex Apr-06
108 Banco de Gaia - Farewell Ferengistan 1 1 Disco Gecko Records Jun-06
108 Between Interval - Autumn Continent 1 1 Spotted Peccary Records Aug-06
108 Brethren - The Legend Of Cane 1 1 Nexus Media Mar-06
108 Chromatone - Chromaconnection 1 1 Vaporvent Records Jul-06
108 Lani - The Reincarnation Of Jhonny Looloo And The Seven Cosmic Sisters 1 1 Kairoo Records Apr-06
108 Luomo - Paper Tigers 1 1 Huume Records Oct-06
108 MFG - Message From God 1 1 HOM-Mega Productions Apr-06
108 Mood Deluxe - The Tangent Universe 1 1 Liquid Records Jul-06
108 Optokoppler - Bugfix 1 1 Yellow Sunshine Explosion Jun-06
108 Pleiadians - 7even Sister7 1 1 Harmonia Records Nov-06
108 Reefer Decree - Point Of You 1 1 Iboga Records May-06
108 Shen - Outlines 1 1 Native State Records Dec-06
108 Shiwa 2000 - Runkmeditation & Perstantra 1 1 Hippie Killer Productions Apr-06
108 V/A - Evolution Of Expanded Consciousness 1 1 TIP World Records May-06
108 V/A - Gear 1 1 B.P.F. Records Aug-06
108 V/A - Summer Collection Vol. 2 1 1 Iboga Records Jun-06

* Here is a "Top 20" of labels, according to the scores of their releases:

Rank Label Points

01 Suntrip Records 119
02 Par-2 Productions 63
03 Organic Records 57
04 Twisted Records 45
05 Ultimae Records 43
06 Tribal Vision Records 41
07 Digital Structures Records 38
08 Kagdila Records 26
09 Ajana Records 24
10 Celestial Dragon Records 23
11 Metapsychic Records 23
12 Unicorn Records 22
13 Mistress Of Evil Records 20
14 TIP World Records 20
15 Timecode Records 19
16 Faerie Dragon Records 17
17 Solstice Music Records 17
18 Liquid Records 16
19 Zenon Records 16
20 HOM-Mega Productions 14

* Here is a chart of people's choice as number 1 in their top 5:

Rank Release Title Points Votes

01 Jikkenteki - The Long Walk Home 40 8
02 Filteria - Heliopolis 30 6
03 Ka-Sol - Fairytale 25 5
04 OOOD - Free Range 20 4
05 Quasar - One Day 15 3
05 Vibrasphere - Archipelago 15 3
07 Carbon Based Lifeforms - World of Sleepers 10 2
07 Ochre - Lemodie 10 2
07 Slug - Elemental 10 2
07 Tron - Existence 10 2
07 Twisted System - Core 10 2
07 V/A - God Save The Machine 10 2
07 V/A - Peace Therapy Vol.2 10 2
07 V/A - Pyramidal Trancendence 10 2
15 Alternative Control - Alt + Ctrl 5 1
15 Androcell - Efflorescence 5 1
15 Bodhisattva 13:20 - Secrets Of The Mojave 5 1
15 CPC - Double Bouble 5 1
15 Goasia vs Omegahertz - Purple energy 2 5 1
15 Human Blue - Misstarryas Xperience 5 1
15 KoxBox - U-Turn 5 1
15 Loopus in Fabula - Fat Ladies Bingo 5 1
15 Loud - Some Kind of Creativity 5 1
15 Mantrix - Universal 5 1
15 Nuclear Ramjet - Mission to Sedna 5 1
15 Omnimotion - Dream Wide Awake 5 1
15 Panick - Lab-O-Matic 5 1
15 Psyknights - A Faint Light From The Depth 5 1
15 Sensient - AntiFluoro 5 1
15 Slackbaba - ...And The Beat Goes Om... 5 1
15 Tegma - Around the World in 80 Minutes 5 1
15 The Nommos - Primal Meltdown 5 1
15 V/A - Downbeat Liquid Volume 1 5 1
15 V/A - Durdom 5 1
15 V/A - No Possible Soundz 5 1
15 V/A - Oxycanta 5 1
15 V/A - Purple Energy 2 5 1
15 V/A - Relaxed Journeys 5 1
15 V/A - Solstice Black Compilation #01 5 1
15 V/A - Squeech 5 1
15 X-Dream - The Best 1991-2001 5 1
15 Yagya - Will I Dream During The Process? 5 1

* The information on the release dates have been taken from www.discogs.com, from websites of various labels, from online shops.

* Click here to download the database (excel file) used for this exercise.

Thank you all who participated in this exercise; we will let you be the judge of the relevance of this information; and for the next one, we hope that more of you will participate! The bigger the database gets, the more relevant the results will be!