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Sadly there's already like 5 of those already.

* V/A - Southern Oscillation (Ear Peaks/Domo South Africa 2007) http://www.discogs.com/release/906224 From Kagdila/Shuki * V/A - Pondou Fever (Peyote Records 1997) http://www.discogs.com/release/153603 * V/A - Enlightenment (Koyote Records 1998) http://www.discogs.com/release/52158 * V/A - Limitlessness (Koyote Records 1998) http://www.discogs.com/release/181546 /DP

You're welcome. What did you order? You're welcome. What did you order? You're welcome. What did you order?

ROFL Copter Records

They have free shipping again:

Removed: * Analog Pussy - Trance 'N Roll (AP Records 2004) VG (Very Good) http://www.discogs.com/release/240614 *

Draeke Recs.

* V/A - Ear Pleasure (Chill Tribe Records 2007) http://www.discogs.com/release/838797

^ Added W_Lizzard & Mindphilux

Removed: * V/A - Psychedelic Voodoo (Sub Terranean 1997) VG (Very Good) http://www.discogs.com/release/147339 ~RARE (I want something rare in return!)~ • Sesto Sento - Come Together (Com.Pact Records 2006) New and unplayed (not sealed though!) http://www.discogs.com/release/788386 * • Pierre Cloud - La Moment (Agitato Records 2001) VG (Very Good) http://www.discogs.com/release/74225 * • Ultra Voice - The Star Alliance (Com.Pact Records 2006) New and unplayed (not sealed though!) http://www.discogs.com/release/794899 * • Insomnia - Taking Control (Trancelucent Productions 2006) New and unplayed (not sealed though!) http://www.discogs.com/release/795592 *

Yeah, up some samples for comparison.

Tats... Is it about time we traded again? I'm interested in the ones mentioned above. Please refer to my tradelist in my signature. /DP

Looks like today is the day of big batches. Here's what I had in the mail today: Promos: * Ocelot - Psymatix (Dropout Productions 2007) http://www.discogs.com/release/909272 * V/A - Psychlopedia - Term: Full-On Vol. 2 (Psymag.com 2007) http://www.discogs.com/release/913238 * V/A - Absolute Trancelucent (Trancelucent 2007) http://www.discogs.com/release/908626 * V/A - Spaced Out (Noga Records 2007) http://www.discogs.com/release/910655 From Guiseppe/Parvati: * V/A - Psychedelically Yours (Parvati Records 2002) http://www.discogs.com/release/146949 * Kindzadza - Waves From Outer Space (Parvati Records 2004) http://www.discogs.com/release/229181 From Pedro/Portugal: * Sangeet - Fragile Noize (Transient Records 2006) http://www.discogs.com/release/844050 * Mantrix - Universal (SUB 2006) dupe http://www.discogs.com/release/700643 * Pitch Black - Frequencies Fall (Dubmission Records 2006) http://www.discogs.com/release/811822 * V/A - Killah Killer (Killah Tea 2006) http://www.discogs.com/release/867267 * V/A - FloorFiller - Dirty (Hadshot Haheizar 2004) http://www.discogs.com/release/326649 * V/A - Vinyl Surgery - Frequenz Berater (d.Drum 2001) http://www.discogs.com/release/171690 * Abe Duque - So Underground It Hurts (Abe Duque Records/International Deejay Gigolo Records 2005) http://www.discogs.com/release/377665 * V/A - Electropunk - Viva La Revolution (Hadshot Haheizar 2006) http://www.discogs.com/release/773686 * Falko Brocksieper - Hoax Deluxe (Sub Static 2003) http://www.discogs.com/release/137542 * Legowelt - Classics 1998-2003 (Clone 2003) http://www.discogs.com/release/171606 * V/A - What About Tech Now? (Toys For Boys Records 2005) http://www.discogs.com/release/514596 Today was a good day! /DP

I am, by no means, an expert on either of these chill-out heavy weights. However, I think it's widely acknowledged, that Klaus Schulze's opus magnum is the Mirage album featuring the magnificent Crystal Lake...

Psynina made it to Goa Head. Finally my life makes sense.

Master Margherita – Mastura Hi-res cover: front + back Artist: Master Margherita (Switzerland) Title: Mastura Format: CD (digipack) Label: Electrik Dream Records (UK/France) Cat. #: ED002 Distribution: Arabesque Date: 12 January 2007 Track listing: 01. 07’18” Master Margherita - Paix 02. 09’06” Electrypnose vs. Master Margherita & Sandeep J - Nabuconodosor (Earth Vibes Remix) 03. 09’25” Cell vs. Master Margherita - Some Things (12 Inch Gold Remix) 04. 07’18” Flooting Grooves & Master Margherita - Ombra 05. 07’45” Morphonix & Master Margherita – Kim Dub (Phonic Mix) 06. 08’46” Tajmahal & Master Margherita – The Analog Point 07. 08’04” Master Margherita – Derbouka Part 1 08. 06’54” Kali Frogz & Master Margherita – Perfect On Sunday (Protect Mix) 09. 07’08” Master Margherita – O Sole Mio / Sunset 10. 07’25” Master Margherita - Sogno Stream: http://tinyurl.com/2vmue5 (all tracks!) Review: The Bright Side Of The Moog Three years ago Swiss downbeat juggler, DJ and label persona Master Margherita (Moreno Antognini) embarked on a journey to create his debut album. Moreno already has an impressive roster of chill-out projects and other musical explorations under his belt, but in the psytrance scene he is best known as Peak Record’s chill maestro and as a member of the Peaking Goddess Collective… Everything I’ve heard from Moreno has been top drawer downbeat and judging by the very impressive list of guest artists, Mastura looks like a very interesting acquaintance. Let’s find out. Let me take you thru the tracks… #01: Master Margherita – Paix [90 BPM] The album starts with a cunning, musical peace declaration…. Subtle and frozen glacier-beats are accompanied by warmer, analogue spacy synths creating the perfect alignment… The undecipherable Japanese voice-samples add a mystique vibe to the mix. All in all a very nice intro track. #02: Electrypnose vs. Master Margherita & Sandeep J - Nabuconodosor (Earth Vibes Remix) [80 BPM] Electrypnose’s Nabuconodosor was originally released on A Magical Journey 2 (Ajana Records/2006) and was a slow-burning, subtle piece of ethno-dub seasoned with simple, uplifting melodies and hypnotizing didgeridoos… And this remix pays homage to the original maintaining the didgeridoos, the main lead melody and the dubby parts, but it’s less uplifting than the original and has a more sinister feel… Let’s put it this way. This is what the original would sound like if it was left in the freezer over night… It’s still a very nice track, but I have to say that I prefer the original. #03: Cell vs. Master Margherita - Some Things (12 Inch Gold Remix) [80 BPM] On the next track Moreno is joined by French chill heavy-weight Alexandre Scheffer who has often sent my mind drifting to other worlds with his enchanting chill-out. This track is no exception in all its majestic glory… It’s epic, free-floating melodic ambient with wide-spanning harmonic pads and subtle strings… Lovely. #04: Flooting Grooves & Master Margherita – Ombra [96 BPM] The fourth track marks the beginning of the faster part of the album. Moreno is now joined by fellow Peaking Goddess Collective member Pearce van der Merwe. Flooting Groovers plays one hell of an enthralling flute, and it comes to great use in this old-school inspired piece of psychedelic tribal downbeat trance… Echoes of the past resonance with modern psychedelic influences, and this would mix well with both Enthogenic, Shpongle and the likes. Amazing track. #05: Morphonix & Master Margherita – Kim Dub (Phonic Mix) [100 BPM] Morphonix is the downbeat alter-ego of famous American producer and mastering technician Chromatone (Lawrence Hoffman) and he joins MM on a dubby, funky ride into futuristic, space jazz with assorted electronic quirks… Wobbly melodies and jungle-percussion add flavour to this nifty little track. #06: Tajmahal & Master Margherita – The Analog Point [100 BPM] On the next track Moreno is joined by Tajmahal (Stephan Gallay) - Electrik Dream Records label manager and a person who’ve been in the game since the Trans’Pact days. The wobbly futuristic electronica vibe continues, and as the title implies we get some analogue explorations here… Inverted sounds, synth vibes, psychedelic samples and dubby traits… Pretty nice without being overly impressive. #07: Master Margherita – Derbouka Part 1 [138 BPM] And here is the surprise of the album – and uptempo track running @ 138! Who would have thought? Not me for sure. Anyway, this fine tune is a testament to MMs diverse musical talent… Drenched in majestic greatness, this Juno Reactor’esque track is a tour de force of epic proportions… Orchestral instrumentation, solid guitar work, frantic percussion, galloping Eastern European melodies and a ton of other interesting elements all help shape this wonderful track. Kinda like Gotan Project really. Brilliant! One of the best tracks off the album. #08: Kali Frogz & Master Margherita – Perfect On Sunday (Protect Mix) [100 BPM] French downbeat duo Kali Frogz (Eric Brandy & Christophe Fabulet) join MM for a lazy sunday afternoon track… Smooth, soothing organic stuff is mixed with laid-back percussion and a very mellow bassline… A very lovely ambience here. I like it. #09: Master Margherita – O Sole Mio / Sunset [101 BPM] This double track is the last one with beats – and sees Moreno raise the experimentation bar a couple of notches… This is a freestyle sonic sound collage in which not many synth chords are left untouched… Interesting for its uniqueness, but I’m not sure I’m getting the full picture here. #10: Master Margherita – Sogno The final track is a virtually beatless ambient tune and sees MM take the listeners by their hands and escort them into the dream world…This is floating, yet highly digital ambient music. Cold and clinical, but with a relaxed atmosphere not unlike the works of Klaus Schulze. Pretty nice, but I have to be in a very distinct sleep-walking state to fully appreciate this kind of mellow music. Confined within a framework of electronic downbeat, Master Margherita’s Mastura album is a pretty versatile collection of both dreamy ambient, mellow downbeat, percussion-driven ethno-tribal chill-out and upbeat world music – and everything in between. There are no bad tracks here, but a couple of the tracks seemed a little too bleak for my taste – or at least I have to be in a certain mood to fully appreciate them. But hey, luckily there’s a hand-full of really nice choons here – and a couple of surprises. Nicey nice. There’s no doubt that Moreno is a very skilled producer and his talent stretches into several genres. The mastering of this album is also spot-on and the artwork by Punkadelik is gorgeous. Despite all the good things I have to say about this album, it could have used a couple more stand-outs. So in that sense, this is not an essential album. It is however, a quality downbeat album that I’m sure will go down well with hardened chillers and fans of eclectic music in general. Enjoy. Favourites: 1, 3, 4(!!), 7(!!), 8 DeathPosture External links: Electrik Dream Records: http://www.electrikdream.com Master Margherita: http://www.myspace.com/MasterMargheritaMusic Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/release/889518 Ultimae E-shop: http://tinyurl.com/2l2psq Saiko Sounds: http://tinyurl.com/2tuzm3 HMV Japan: http://tinyurl.com/2qcs4w Beatspace: http://tinyurl.com/3dv83e Psyshop: http://tinyurl.com/37owv7 Cisco: http://tinyurl.com/2rgaop Juno: http://tinyurl.com/2ujerc

This is the most coherent Ale topic in over a year. And that's saying a lot.

Starting the day with some smooth muzak:

I'm listening to an abundance of *FaithNoMore* wub-wub-wubbies!

There's a 170BPM track on there, right? Oh, the horror!

Ale,

V/A – Psy Stories 3 Hi-res cover: front + back Artist: Various Title: Psy Stories 3 Format: CD (jewel case) Label: Parvati Records (Denmark) Cat. #: PRVCD13 Distribution: Wirikuta Date: 08 February 2007 Track listing: 01. 07’11” Mussy Moody – Clear Fusion 02. 07’21” Acoustic Reaktion – Spystories 03. 06’40” Dronebixie – Paths In Nature 04. 06’02” Snap, Crackle & Pop – Where Is Pop? (Syntax Error Rmx) 05. 08’33” Encephalopaticys – Chaotic Secrets 06. 07’18” Atriohm – Paranormal Amplifier 07. 07’36” Red Eye Jedi – Infiltrator 08. 07’03” Gidra – Joker’s Joke 09. 06’48” Hokus Pokus – BZ’er .m3u-playlist: http://tinyurl.com/2dmjsk (all tracks!) Review: Gob smacking trip tales pt. 3 Psy Stories 3 is the 13th (oo-er!) release by Danish underground psytrance outfit Parvati Records – and the final instalment in the Psy Stories trilogy. The first one, released in October 2005, was a masterpiece and still holds the position as the seminal Parvati release. The follow-up, released in June 2006, was a real whirlwind too and was *almost* as good… Great, great stuff all together, so yeah, I’ve been jumping around in concentric circles ever since this third opus was announced. Sadly it’s also the last in the series, but hey, I’m sure more Parvarti madness awaits so I’m only frowning for a sec… Enough jabbering, it’s story time. Let me take you thru the tracks… #01: Mussy Moody – Clear Fusion [146 BPM] As with the first two Psy Stories, Danish producer Thy Trung opens the ball with a taste of her fingerlicking psytrance… This is twirling, acid-fuelled, bass-heavy psytrance rooted deep in the Århus underground… Crackling textures, syncopated synths and totally trippy stuff… Some of the best stuff I’ve heard from Thy… A lovely piece of rich, shroomy girl-power psytrance! #02: Acoustic Reaktion – Spystories [149 BPM] Next up is a track by Parvati label DJ Arjuna (Arjuna Musicco) from Italy. To my knowledge, this is his first released track… At least it’s my first encounter with his music. The track opens with the subtle beat of a filtered-down drum, which soon evolves into a driving, rapid beast… The atmosphere is liquid and spongy and the psychedelic little quirks are sprinkled about just the way I like ‘em… The rhythm section is immensely complex, which will cater to both trippers, dancers and underwater trancers… A very lush track! #03: Dronebixie – Paths In Nature [149 BPM] Jingle bells! Danish producer Christian Kaas Andersen has made some real amazing stuff in the past – and I’ve always appreciated his somewhat anti-climactic style. His subtle full-off style takes psytrance to new, uncharted territories – and this track is no exception. And though this runs @ an incredible 149 beats per minute, it never gets too full-on… It’s somewhat ‘halted’ and that’s pretty unique within this kind of music. So, as usual this track caters more for the focussed home-listener than the tripped-out dancer… A very interesting track. #04: Snap, Crackle & Pop – Where Is Pop? (Syntax Error Rmx) [148 BPM] S,C&P was a one-off collaboration between Grapes Of Wrath (Jacob Skouborg/Jaffa & Morten Wurtz/Monno) & Kindzadza (Leo Greshilov) formed for the first Psy Stories compilation. The original track was an epic underground mega-hit of unforeseen dimensions – and this remix by Jaffa adds even more magic monkey juice to the mix…. If the first track was dark, this is pitch black. If the original was psychedelic, this is über-psychedelic…. It’s lingering somewhere between amazing and downright perverted! It’s a big, stinking pile of what-the-fuck-was-that!? (And in this context, that’s meant as a superlative, mind you!) Blimey! #05: Encephalopaticys – Chaotic Secrets [148 BPM] Vasko Velickovski is one of the key players in the Macedonia psytrance yakuza and it seems his tracks are popping up everywhere recently… His output has always been pretty high quality, though his compilation tracks have often been outweighed by other players with even greater tracks… And such is the case here. I mean, this is a very nice, driving piece of nocturnal psytrance with a bunch of interesting ideas and quirky twists, but somehow it’s not enough. The x-factor is not present, thus this track doesn’t make it to the stand-out reel. #06: Atriohm – Paranormal Amplifier [148 BPM] The other two top dogs in the Macedonian psytrance yakuza are the Golcev brothers Leonid & Aleksandar. I’ve always been fond of both their mellow downbeat tracks and their enthralling upbeat tunes… And this is another hit! Atmospheric, pounding night-trance with enough acid to go around twice and a surprise electro-clash middle bridge… Brilliant! #07: Red Eye Jedi – Infiltrator [150 BPM] The Jedi is Stephanus Smit from Denmark and his tracks have been on all three Psy Stories compilations. Once again Stephanus gives us something totally intense and incredibly complex. This is IDM-inspired, spugedelic psytrance designed for hard-trippers and sickos. Definitely not for the faint-hearted, nor the easily scared. This is about as introvert as it gets when we’re talking Parvati – and in essence this is demented, gut-wrenching stuff. And sadly just a tad too complex for my taste. #08: Gidra – Joker’s Joke [150 BPM] From the motherland itself, Goa/India, comes a track by Gidra aka. Thomas Aquino Lobo… It goes without saying, that this is yet another extremely fast-paced piece of murky, cheese-repellent psytrance – but unlike the previous track, this seems less chaotic… Raw, pounding and leering on the bleak side… Luckily there are enough odd-ball, trippy elements to keep me entertained. A brutal, yet enchanting track. #09: Hokus Pokus – BZ’er [150 BPM] Christian Kaas Andersen (Dronebixie) is joined by Anders Eskildsen in their Hokus Pokus outfit which has been featured on all three Psy Stories volumes. This is their fastest track though – and perhaps their most accessible… This is scrump-dedeli-umptious psytrance aimed for both the feet and the mind. Downright groovy, luscious and body-temperature rising stuff… I’m totally digging the bubbly, playful nature of this fantastic track… Amazing! Well there you have it. The final instalment in the gob smacking Psy Stories trilogy. As we’ve come to expect, Parvati always delivers the goods in the shape of relentlessly powerful hypertrance. This is another collection of mostly fiiiiiiiine tracks by some of the underground front-runners. Sure a couple of the tracks were a little too complex for me, but as always, they were easily outweighed by the abundance of really excellent choons. In comparison, the first Psy Stories compilation is still the best, but this second one is pretty damn cracking too. The cover art by Betinna Butann is a winner in all its kitchy glory and I still find myself amazed by the seemingly bottomless pool of sheer mass which Parvati Records seems to have unlimited access to. TwiBBle fums up to Guiseppe & Crew for their continued quest to cater to the masses. Hypertrance fans and members of the Parvati Army in particular needs to own this bitchin’ piece of plastic. It’s underground Top Of The Pops. It’s sick, soulful and totally sexy! It’s complete qwnage. Enjoy! Favourites: 1(!), 2, 4(!), 6, 8, 9(!!) DeathPosture External links: Parvati Records: http://www.parvati-records.com Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/release/901589 Parvati Webshop: http://www.parvati-records.com/order.html Saiko Sounds: http://tinyurl.com/298nff Beatspace: http://tinyurl.com/yqbgku Psyshop: http://tinyurl.com/yv6wfj Wirikuta: http://tinyurl.com/ytt75y Juno: http://tinyurl.com/yptu6d

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Lay off Reger, will you?