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Artist: Morphic Resonance Title: Trip To The Stars Label: DAT Records Date: May, 2017 1. Pleiadians - Alcyone (Morphic Resonance Mix) 2. Pleiadians - Maia (Morphic Resonance Mix) 3. Pleiadians - Taygeta (Morphic Resonance Mix) 4. Pleiadians - Moon In Your Window (Morphic Resonance Mix II) 5. Crop Circles - Full Mental Jackpot (Morphic Resonance Mix) 6. Crop Circles - Different Species (Morphic Resonance Mix) 7. Etnica - Phetalic Vibes (Morphic Resonance Mix) 8. Pleiadians - Taygeta (Morphic Resonance Mix II) 9. Pleiadians - Moon In Your Window (Morphic Resonance Mix) Undisputed king of goa trance Cristian Fernandez has attempted to produce an album in the face of overwhelming odds. The odds of seeing the bloated orange president's taxes seem like a sure thing when compared to remixing arguably some of the greatest goa trance tracks of all time. Music from the Italian's projects (Pleiadians, Crop Circles, Etnica) is sacred and I suppose if we had commandments in the goa scene most of their music would be on it. The tracks are special and some would argue that you should just leave perfection alone. What he has presented here are remixes, his interpretation of tracks that meant so much to him. It took him over three years to do this and he did it without any files to provide a roadmap. As a musician I'll tell you it is incredibly difficult to copy an original piece of work with such detail. But he did what a remix is supposed to do and that is to create something fresh while keeping the spirit of the original work. The sound quality is stunning, just stunning. The tracks are f*cking blistering, evolving, relentless masterpieces. At no time did I think his work was subpar or that he failed to capture the glory of what was done in the past with perhaps one exception. Maia. That track in its original form is just a beast and at least to my ears what goa perfection sounds like. That said his version didn't make me want to stop listening. Far from it. I just took it as something different and a great goa track to be added to my library. This entire album is superb, melodic goa trance and I'll go even one further. His 2nd remix of Taygeta and his last remix of Moon In Your Window is better than the originals. This quote by gfp1 in the Artist News and Label Announcements thread is something I agree with: "All in all, the challenge undertaken to create Trip to the Stars was massive and I have to respect that. It is a difficult proposition to win. Simply recreating the originals would just make people want to go and listen to the originals, while altering the core of the tracks too much might turn off people who enjoyed the originals. Morphic Resonance found a healthy balance between the two." Bottom line for me is that DAT Records has once again delivered a powerhouse and if you are a goa fan this is a must have. I linked to Psyshop and Beatspace, but you should purchase it from DAT if you can as the two downloadable add on tracks are brilliant. Great Job Cristian! DAT Records Bandcamp Psyshop Beatspace

Damn i'm glad you reviewed this. I was put off by the Mahabharta remix: The intro was hot but the rest of the track didn't make a lot of sense to me, I'll keep trying. Nevertheless I decided to pass the rest of the album up (Big mistake). I've spent the last 2 weeks listening to Twisted for the first time and honestly wasn't sure where to go from there. Do i keep listening to old school classics? Do I continue lying in bed daydreaming about the Goa parties that i'll never experience? Or, do I somehow find my way back to the new? Well Jaraluca buddy, you got me there. Track 3-8 are absolute banging madness. 9 is as as Aspartic said, hypnotic and a sweet comedown from the rest of the songs. I pretty much only say positive things about Goa, you producers have yourselves to blame for that and this album continues that trend. Great work, will buy later this week.

Thank you very much for such kind words brother. I have good news for you I will be playing on Dreamwave party in Belgium on 17.02.2018 here is fb event link - https://www.facebook.com/events/141799689761550/. I hope to see you there !! Thanks again <3

Artist: Imba Title: First Encounter Label: Suntrip Records Date: December, 2016 1. Imba & 303 Trancers 2. Hidden Paradise 3. Cosmos In Her Eyes 4. First Encounter 5. Blacklight Beings 6. Creature of Heaven 7. Imba & Ephedra - Digital Non-Sense 8. Lydia Delay - After All (Imba Remix) 9. Rising Sun "At that moment, I looked into her eyes and saw...eternity." Great, now I don't know where to stare! Yes I do. Antic's review had so many spot on points (bass lines, dynamism, etc.) that there isn't much to add. Our boy does love aliens and this is surely cosmic melodic alien goa trance. Anyone else feel like it's our younger brother growing up before our eyes? The science fiction vibe permeates the entrie album which makes sense because like I said he loves him some aliens. Like Richpa mentioned this album sounds exactly like you'd expect it to sound based on his previous works. Melodies and 4 on the floor trancey dance music. So while not surprising and hardly revolutionary, it's enjoyable for what it is. I didn't hear many empty moments and was particularly impressed with the sounds and emotions elucidated when the kick was absent. His breaks felt very organic and his sample game is on point. Fair to say that he's on the right track and just needs to expand the dynamic range (depth) in his music as well as work on his bass line variation. I liked the cover also. One does want a hint of color, yes? Suntrip Psyshop Beatspace