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Cool man... Looking forward to it!

Nocturna - Cronik Hi-res cover: front + back Artist: Nocturna (Spain) Title: Cronik Format: CD (jewel case) Label: Inpsyde Media (Italy) Cat. #: IME 009 Distribution: Wirikuta / Beatspace Date: 23 March 2006 Track listing: 01. 07’04” No Fear 02. 07’09” Out There 03. 07’24” Blasting 04. 07’07” Nocsak 05. 07’19” Back In Island 06. 06’23” Craket 07. 07’40” Loco Pirulo 08. 07’20” Skating Solar Planets 09. 07’16” Enterrador 10. 05’52” Uda Project .m3u-playlist: http://tinyurl.com/f8m5a (all tracks!) Review: Scare tactics… Nocturna is a project by Ibiza-based producer Willie Buetas… Supposedly he’s a successful house producer and this darkpsy alias is his aggressive outlet… Released by Italy’s Inpsyde Media, this album is, like Derango’s excellent debut album TuMuLT was, a departure from the label’s usual very dark, aggressive night time style… This is still darkish trance, but it’s has a more uplifting nature than some of the earlier, hard-hitting compilations… Let’s avoid looking at the hideous cover and focus on the music… Let me take you thru the tracks… #01: No Fear The album kicks off with a scary, yet not too dark piece of horror trance… The desperate panting in the intro is downright scary and the eerie melody that follows adds to the general frightening atmosphere… Spooky stuff – not unlike what The Misted Muppet did a couple of years back on their debut album… Not too dark, not too full-on – just pure, scary night trance… Very refreshing! #02: Out There “The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell in the air.” The next track starts with a Balearic-slash-majestic manner with huge melodic pads, Galadriel samples and some subtle synth tweakage… The acid is flowing freely and the bassline is hard-hitting, but still, the track never crosses fully over into darkpsy… The many twists, turns and surprises help secure my full attention and this track is surprisingly trippy… #03: Blasting Again a track that opens with undecipherable, scary voices… Good start! The bassline seems very bland and totally old-school at first… But wait – it’s a diversion! Before you know it, the track transforms into a fully-loaded, scary piece of nocturnal night-trance… Sadly it’s a tad more monotonous than the previous tracks… It takes too long before the good stuff kicks in, I’m afraid – and the ending seems exceedingly long… It’s not bad; it’s not just as good as previous tracks… #04: Nocsak Woow, another very original intro – extremely atmospheric! Luckily the bassline is improved here and this is a bouncy, electro-influenced psytrance track… Packed with rich, diverse influences this is a very versatile track – which even incorporates children’s crying into the rhythm section… And it really works! Very original! I’m totally diggin’ it! #05: Back In Island This title reminds me of something hidden deep in the back of my brain… Oh no, it’s those lyrics… ‘Hey, we’re going to Ibiza… Back to the island!’ This must be Willie’s tribute to the Vengaboys? Ok, ok – maybe not… This is in fact pretty straight-forward trance with heavy psy influences and a pounding bassline… I’m not a fan of those epic melodies in the background, but the rest of the track is quite ok with its minimal appearance… Ok, but that’s it…… #06: Craket Next up is more of the fluff we got in the previous track – and I think Willie’s Ibiza hideout is beginning to shine thru more frequently now… This is basically uplifting morning trance – with the occasional psy-tweak… It’s not bad; I just like the more trippy tracks over this… The track picks up towards the end, but I’m afraid the damage has been done… :-/ #07: Loco Pirulo But luckily Loco Pirulo is here to save the day… And I’m telling you, this is nothing even close to being fluffy – this is easily the fastest track here… The intro is eerie as always and is soon brutally interrupted by a banging, relentless bassline, subtle acid-lines, loco tweaks and some seriously beautiful, majestic & melancholy melodies… All that makes one hell of a track… Brilliant! #08: Skating Solar Planets “[…] blood and guts. I want to broaden the format! Mrs. Cassandra I know they brought you in here” The next track is hard to describe style wise… It’s somewhere in between lighter morning trance, and darker, slashing night-trance… It’s a hybrid! The percussion seems a little too basic at times, but besides from that this track is pretty neat… Not a stand-out though… #09: Enterrador “Would you like me to play for you?” Yes please! But make it interesting! This track takes a slightly darker approach and the bassline seems bland again… And that’s a shame when we know just how good Willie can make it sound… So yeah, again this is a little too boring compared to some of the other tracks… #10: Uda Project As legend prescribes, the last track off an artist album is often used either to chill-out or to experiment heavily… And I’m happy to say, that this is the latter… This is an experimental, oddball track that fuses all kinds of different genres into on, crazy-ass track… Not unlike some of the stuff coming out of Finland or Australia… Very psychedelic and very eclectic… I really like it – too bad it’s so short though… Right, when I first saw this album announced I laughed hard at the crappy artwork – and I was expecting a pretentious, hard-as-fuck technoid darkpsy album… But trust me – this is *not* darkpsy… This is psytrance which crosses well over into both darker night trance, but also uplifting melodic morning trance… Like a cross between Penta, 12 Moons and Drumatik – and a whole bunch of other artists… The BPM range is somewhere between 140 and145 (I’m guessing here, as I don’t have a BPM counter) and generally I was positively surprised – this album is much more versatile than I would have hoped for… There are a couple of tracks that didn’t really do much for me, but luckily also quite a few tracks that took me by storm… The cover art sucks royally! Sorry Willie, I’m not dissing your mug – but your yellow zombie looks doesn’t correspond with the actual music. And that’s a compliment! So, don’t judge a book by its cover – give this CD a shot, and you might get a positive surprise! I know I did… Recommended to fans of darkish, cross-over psytrance with evident links to both morning and night trance… Enjoy! Favourites: 1, 2, 4, 7(!), 10 DeathPosture External links: Inpsyde Media: http://www.inpsyde-media.com Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/release/643989 Saiko Sounds: http://tinyurl.com/ztbfj Beatspace: http://tinyurl.com/zepy2 Discobole: http://tinyurl.com/jauu3 Wirikuta: http://tinyurl.com/hth7m Psyshop: http://tinyurl.com/zpn3n Chaos: http://tinyurl.com/kwla9 Ajuca: http://tinyurl.com/gzou4 Juno: http://tinyurl.com/jt5ng

I'm looking right at you Sonny Boy!

Alright cool... Thanks for the info you Kilobyte Bandit! Btw, that's relevant info for Discogs - someone should add that information to Discogs... Someone who has the skipping track version...

More Pleiadians (well d'uh!) Crop Circles/early Etnica (to some extent) Filteria yes... Maybe some Transwave/Prana/MFG...

There's a broken track? What exactly does that mean? I've played mine dozens of times without any problems?

So, who 'won' this thing? I'm eagerly looking forward to the review too... =D

Nicey nice! =D

How about we let Radi conduct the interview? That would make for some intersting reading...

Infra, you are aware of the review thread, right? /DP

* Gada-Gong - Friends Of Mine (Spark Communication 1997) CDM http://www.discogs.com/release/661874 * V/A - Eternal Trance (Trust In Trance Records/Phonokol 1998) http://www.discogs.com/release/124346 ^ ^^ Thx Ringo... * Tactic Mind - Top Of The Hill (Com.Pact 2006) http://www.discogs.com/release/661903 * Drap Drop - Dropdead Gorgeous (Elf Music 2006) http://www.discogs.com/release/657188 /DP

Hey Surge, I've got the original Hadshot Haheizar version from 1997 - which was absolutely brilliant for it's time... Definitely the best GMS stuff out there... I'm very curious about the two bonus tracks though...

Drumatik – Peak Process Hi-res cover: front + back Artist: Drumatik (Switzerland) Title: Peak Process Format: CD (jewel case) Label: Peak Records (Switzerland) Cat. #: PR009 Distribution: Arabesque Date: 27 March 2006 Track listing: 01. 01’22” The Forest Spirit 02. 06’26” Off Into Space 03. 06’33” Devil’s Door 04. 06’59” Simulations 05. 06’32” Killing Zoo (Remix) 06. 06’42” Access Approved 07. 06’30” Psychiatric Symphony 08. 06’31” Revolution 2012 09. 07’11” Face To Faith .m3u-playlist: http://tinyurl.com/f8mjc (all tracks!) Review: Patchwork psytrance… Visionary Swiss label Peak Records is out with their 9th release… Following the first artist album by Electrypnose, here’s the debut album from fellow Swiss country man Benjamin Klingemann… He’s been a regular on Peak’s peak-time psytrance compilations – and every single track I’ve heard from him has been a stand-out – I really dig his oddball, humorous take on psytrance and his extremely versatile full-on anti-cheese style… There’s never a dull moment with Drumatik and I’m really excited about this, his debut album… Let me take you thru the tracks… #01: The Forest Spirit The opening track functions as a short intro… It’s a clash of organic sounds mated with sharp, hissing electronica… There’s some serious drum programming going on too… There’s a countdown in the end, before we’re off into space… #02: Off Into Space [146 BPM] “You’re not afraid of the dark, are you?” Best damn intro I’ve heard for a while! Following the intro track without any breaks, we launch straight into huge reverbs and full power from the get-go… That’s right; this is fully loaded, relentless, propane-injected psytrance… Bursting with energy! Style wise this is dancefloor material with both space- and spook-influences… The break reveals a really creepy atmosphere, but luckily the track never crosses fully over into pretentious ‘darkpsy’… This is melodic, maximal psytrance… Very nice! #03: Devil’s Door [146 BPM] “What the fuck is going on, huh? … Where is this door?” As usually with Peak releases, the tracks are slightly mixed to avoid silence between the tracks – so we drift seamlessly into the next dancefloor stomper… And despite the creepy track name, this track isn’t all that evil… It’s just old fashioned night trance… And that’s a good thing! This is acid-drenched, playful, sample-heavy night trance with a hundred twists, turns and changes in direction and pace… The tribal-drum section in the middle is simply dope and the ethnic chanting is a nice touch… Lovely! #04: Simulations [145 BPM] “What was that? … Get the fuck outta my house! … Stop messing around!” This track starts with a very creepy sample of a little girl singing – screams follow and then BAM - the bassline! Some serious knob-adjustment and hardcore tweaking after that + an alarm sound followed by more acid mayhem… And that’s just describing the first minute! Holy smokes, this stuff is so versatile… Drumatik is a master of this style, and this track is another trademark Drumatik hit… Sweet! #05: Killing Zoo (Remix) [146 BPM] “What is it? You’ll see […] The age of men is over – the time of the orc has come!” This track starts with some Gregorian monks chanting to the pounding sound of a bass drum… Soon after there’s a short, but informative conversation between Frodo and Gollum – and when Drumatik tears open his goodie bag the acid flows freely… There’s more LOTR action going on here, and Drumatik has managed to sample the eerie orc horn too – brilliant! #06: Access Approved [148 BPM] “When I was little my father was famous. He was the greatest samurai in the empire, and he was the shogun's decapitator. He cut off the heads of a hundred and thirty one lords… My father would come home and when he was here he would forget about the killings. He wasn’t scared of the shogun, but the shogun was scared of him!” There’s some serious drum experimentation going on here – and I don’t think I’ve ever heard drum programming quite like this… Whatever the hell it is, it works – this is multi-climactic, hands-in-the-air dancefloor fodder… Eerie melodies, synth galore and enough digital farts and electronic burps to keep my focus peeled… The voice sample from Shogun Assassin/Kill Bill 2 (also used by the RZA on his Liquid Swords album) is awesome and it was about time someone put it to good use in a psytrance track… This is ripe, delicious, full-power psytrance… I’m totally diggin’ it! #07: Psychiatric Symphony [148 BPM] “Someone told you about me. Who told you about me? Well if you wanna know why don’t you just read my mind? Surprisingly you were able to keep a few things from me. I don’t understand it, but I’m sure I’ll figure it out soon” … Here’s another full-power, relentless dancefloor bomb… Absolutely fucking drenched in acid and with flaring rhythms and twirling psychedelia all over the place… The main acid-lead is absolutely in-ya-face and this will definitely go down with fans of Ketuh Records… The level of experimentation is still impressive – and I’m still impressed by the amount of energy that this guy manages to put forth…It’s wall-to-wall night trance! Ace! #08: Revolution 2012 [146 BPM] This is another track that doesn’t waste time on a boring ambient intro – this is full power from the very first second… Hard-hitting, acid-drenched and with a very strong rhythm section… Similar to the previous track, though without the distinct acid-lead… The lead here is more melodic and morning trance like… Sounds a lot like Timecode stuff… Nicey nice! #09: Face To Faith [146 BPM] The closing track starts with maybe the longest beatless intro on the entire album (40 seconds) – and then it’s time to reveal the bassline and the percussion… Full-power, energetic, relentless psytrance – Peak style! There’s an underlying world beat/ethnic touch here – which is pretty nice for a change… Also the Kill Bill link is evident – and this is another melting pot of various ideas and styles… Trademark Drumatik! Wonderful! What an album! Easily the most energetic I’ve heard from Peak Records – there is not a single dull second here and basically this is a big old melting pot: A billion ideas, styles, oddball twists and turns – all kept within a framework of full-on night trance… Yeah, this is patchwork psytrance – like a big old quilt sewn together from a billion little funky pieces – and as such, this is extremely cool! I cannot even begin to count the layers here – or contemplate how many months of work made into making this… It’s one jaw-dropping moment after another. It’s really, really impressive! On the downside this album is only a little under 55 minutes long. They could’ve easily fit two more tracks here… Also, some tracks have too similar parts – and they almost drown in their own success. Almost! The funny thing is, that all off these tracks would have been stand-outs if featured on compilations – but here, it’s one belting blast-track after another, and you don’t get any time to catch your breath between tracks… Basically it’s like a 55 minute track! A 55 minute full-on, full-power, relentless psytrance track mind you! That’s not necessarily a bad thing, and I’m not complaining – I like all the tracks here… It’s just that journey-wise this album doesn’t work that well… In the same notion it’s less good for home listening – but it’s absolutely brilliant as a DJ tool… All these tracks *will* cause absolutely devastation on the dance floors… Trust me! Peak fans will most definitely take well to this as will fans of Timecode and Ketuh Records… It’s a real treat for acid-heads! I’m an acid-head, so I’m really impressed by this album too – just like at my indication of fav’e tracks below. They are all brilliant (which of course has something to do with this basically being ‘one track’ running for 55 minutes). Anyway, this is good wholesome entertainment – up to par with the usual Peak Records quality… Enjoy! Favourites: All, but 2, 5, 6(!) and 9 are stand-outs DeathPosture External links: Peak Records: http://www.peaking-goddess.com Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/release/648926 Saiko Sounds: http://tinyurl.com/epvhl TranceShop: http://tinyurl.com/j6ruq Beatspace: http://tinyurl.com/kotw3 Discobole: http://tinyurl.com/gpkxf Wirikuta: http://tinyurl.com/fte4e Psyshop: http://tinyurl.com/fuq8t Ajuca: http://tinyurl.com/gqw4u Chaos: http://tinyurl.com/gjme5 Juno: http://tinyurl.com/kdgrw

I hope you got the elusive Criterion 2xdisc version with commentary by Hunter S. Thompson himself? Or is this one of our many discussions on best DVD versions contra Swedish subs?

Today I got a package from Turkey, who made a pitstop in Switzerland before arriving in Denmark: (Thx Tats & El Brujo) * V/A - Sally Doolally’s Trancexpressions (Transient 2004) retail http://www.discogs.com/release/285122 * V/A - The Usual Suspects Vol. 2 (Solstice Music Europe 2004) http://www.discogs.com/release/252715 /DP

Oh, it's out already... I got it yesterday... It's HARD HITTING!

[Exactly - and that's why I've moved this thread to general...] /DP

Rennis IS a good buy... $50 will buy you the best hand job in the psytrance scene! Anyway, check the review here... In the second post there's a link to 4 minutes Saiko Sounds samples...

^ What? That looks VERY home made!? But I thought he meant the TIP Records logo(s)!? Anyway, take a look here: http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?what=L&obid=2542 http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?what=L&obid=6400 http://www.psydb.net/releases/00/00906.html (-> back cover has the OLD TIP logo) http://www.psydb.net/releases/00/00907.html (-> back cover - another version) http://www.psydb.net/releases/00/00909.html (-> back cover - third version) http://www.psydb.net/releases/00/00908.html (-> inside 2 has the TIP staff) And here's something I found on my computer: Hope there's something you can use? /DP

Rennis, you're an inspiration to all of us! Awesome man... Just awesome!

* The White Stripes - Jolene (Live Under Blackpool Lights) http://www.discogs.com/release/599654 ^ Very rare CDM... * V/A - Rewired (Jester Records 2006) http://www.discogs.com/release/658928 ^ Tech-trance compilation from Canada... Sounds very interesting so far... /DP

Removed: V/A - Klatu Barada Nikto (Wajanga Records 2003) VG (Very Good) http://www.discogs.com/release/327246 * V/A - Cyberdelica (Trancelucent Productions 2004) VG (Very Good) http://www.discogs.com/release/337951 *

Voice Of Cod Tron Are the best examples recently...

* Rammstein - Du Hast (Motor Music 1997) http://www.discogs.com/release/221618 * cCL - uNLEASH tHe bEAST (Doof Records 2006) http://www.discogs.com/release/658189 * U-Recken - Aquatic Serenade (Dooflex 2006) I'll add this to Discogs later... /DP

Yeah, I logged in... They raised the prices... Ah well, it's not like I was gonna place the order anyway... I think I've done enough excessive music shopping recently...