Trolsk

I like your mix a lot! The entire mix has a good flow and there is a deep atmosphere through the entire set. I want more!

I have had this compilation for two weeks and I love it as much as you do. No generic ethnic samples, just good vibes and great music.

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I agree that Dreamtime is a beautiful and impressive track, and it deserves more attention. It kind of reminds me of Noosphere's equally great track Carpe Noctem. I do however have a different opinion about Jan Muller's input: the Dreamtime/X-3 single was released the same year as the COP album (1999), so it might actually be that Jan Muller had a very positive effect on their sound. If you compare Dreamtime/X-3 to their track Ultimate (1997) it is obvious that their sound improved a lot, and you can't deny the presence of the 16 note bassline in Dreamtime, a bassline made popular by X-dream. You might dislike the COP album, but the time spent in the studio with Jan Muller might very well be what made Dreamtime such a great track.

If you like Gangguru you should listen to Children of Paradise, they are Gangguru minus Frank Murdock plus Jan Müller (one half of X-dream). Their one and only album Urban Alien is great stuff.

There is nothing wrong with being stuck in 1997. Personally I am pretty much finished with the current so called psytrance releases. If I want new good music I look past psytrance. But let's stay in the golden era for awhile. First recommendation I spend a lot of time collecting individual tracks from the golden era. I have a big CD collection of psytrance from the golden era but I can still find excellent individual tracks. There are gems to be found, believe me. If you collect non album tracks from your favorite artists you will have more or less at least one "new" album by them. I can highly recommend you to track down individual tracks by these artists: Abakus Etnica (the 1995-1998 tracks) Gappeq (2003-2006) Hallucinogen (1995-1997) Hallucinogen (1998-2007) Jaia (2001-2006) Koxbox & Psychopod (1995-1998) Koxbox & Saikopod (2000-2007) Neum Pleiadians (1995-1997) Simon Posfords trance collaborations (1994-2007, 25 tracks) Slinky Wizard (1994-1997) Snake Thing (1996-1998) The Infinity Project (1994-1997, you will be amazed by how many tracks they have released) Total Eclipse (1994-1996, pure magic, better than their albums from the same era) Underhead (1996-1997) You will not regret collecting these individual tracks. Second recommendation Make your own compilations of tracks. Focus on a sound or vibe you like and gather tracks that fit that theme. I have made compilations that fit August nights (my favorite time of the year) and the autumn in general. Third recommendation Since I am a CD collector there are vinyl gems to be found. At the moment I am focusing on labels such as Twisted, Flying Rhino, Dragonfly and Blue Room. I track down tracks that have only been released on vinyl and not on the labels CD albums or compilations. Then I arrange the tracks into new compilations based on year since the sound changes over the years. Happy track hunting!

For most people change requires practice, lots of practice. It is easy to theoretically understand the notion of the interconnectedness or interdependences of all life, and it is even possible to experience that theory while on psychedelics, but the big challenge is to incorporate the experience into everyday life. That is where you need practice, and I do not mean further practice of psychedelics, but practice in changed behavior. Behavior is a result of often repeated practice. Think of your infant brain as a field of soil. Think of any experience as a walk on that field. As you walk from point a to point b a path is formed. New experiences result in new paths. Some paths will be used often and others not so often. As time progress there will be a mesh of paths all over the field. As you grew older some paths have been used so often that by now they are like trenches. By that time it is hard to create new paths as you are more or less trapped in your by now deep trenches. An eye opening experience (such as an psychedelic experience) can for a moment lift you out of those trenches and help you realize that there are alternative paths and destinations than the ones that occupy your everyday life. As the experience fade you drift back to your trenches. If you have had a life changing experience you will start to make your way out of the trench, form new paths and fill up some of those old trenches. The true long lasting change happens after the experience, and it requires your effort and commitment. I recently recommended a book called Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics in another topic. It is a book for anyone interested in psychedelics and change, and for post-psychedelic users pondering their experiences. I think it is even more relevant for this particular topic.

I really liked your mix! There are some really good transitions between tracks, good track selection and overall great flow and vibe. Looking forward to more mixes.

Psychedelics are not a shortcut to a constant change of behavior, they can however make you aware of alternative paths, but when the trip ends you are the one that will have to choose to walk a new path. If you choose a new path it will require constant practice. If you choose not to, then it is escapism. For any one interested in psychedelics and change, and for post-psychedelic users pondering their experiences, I can recommend Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics.

Spot on!

It is sad that the Israeli artist do not choose to express their political views. Back in the 1960's psychedelic culture and the movement against the Vietnam war were one and the same, and psychedelics was one way of making people realize the meaningless of war. Fast forward 40 years and it seems to be all about escapism. That might explain the rise of the easy digestible neo full on sound and ecstasy in Israel: consumerism for a traumatized generation. I can recommend the documentary The Attack of the Happy People about ecstasy consumtion in Israel.

There is no denying that there are escapist elements in trance culture, but in my opinion that is not the purpose, but the side effect of being in a trance state or having a psychedelic experience. For me trance and the psychedelic experience is about waking up and seeing the world in a new light, the opposite of escapism.

My respect for Infected Mushroom would have been regained if their new music video featured clips and photos of innocent civilians that got killed by the Israeli and the Palestinians. It's possible for them to use their, um, "fame" to promote peace between Israelis and Palestinians. What I am curious to understand is why political statements by Israeli psytrance acts are a taboo? Israel is a country with an actual ongoing conflict where a lot of innocent people have gotten killed, and therefor I kind of expect that the Israeli psytrance scene should use its parties to promote peace, respect and understanding, but that is not the case, as I understand. The closest thing to a political statement from an Israeli act is Fatali's album cover for his album Faith. There's an Astral Projection tune called Free Tibet, but to my knowledge they have never commented on the Israel and Palestine conflict. My idea with this topic is not to start a heated debate about who is responsible for the conflict, please respect that. As an outsider I am curious to get some insight in to the workings of the Israeli scene, and the lack of political statements has always seemed strange to me.

I assume you missed The Best Compilations ever thread a week back? Here's my list: Accidental Occidentalism - Symbiosis - 1995 1st Flight - Flying Rhino - 1996 3rd Flight Slipstream - Flying Rhino - 1998 4th Flight Velocity - Flying Rhino - 1999 Black Rhino - Flying Rhino - 1997 Yellow Compilation - TIP - 1995 Phosphorescent - TIP - 1996 Beyond Colour - TIP - 1998 Halluci-nations - TIP World - 2000 Mu Clear Compilation - Nippon Crown / TIP - 1997 Dementertainment - Twisted - 1998 Demented - Twisted - 2000 Made on Earth - 2CD - Blue Room Released - 1997 Pulse 6 (CD1) - Sub Terranean - 1998 Joker's Files - MDMA - 2000 Vibration 2 - Com.Pact - 2000 Beats and Beyond - Surreal Audio - 2000

Here's my rushed and biased review: Excellent release! The beauty, the melodies, the trance, the oldschool. Love it. It's the soundtrack to my late night bicycle rides. A Blueprint for survival will certainly be one of the top ten best albums of 2009. Even though I have already heard several of the released tracks, the new mastering makes them sound like new. Really crisp and beautiful stuff. Highly recommended to all.

A blog post from Brittish newspaper The Guardian about bubstep and ketamine: "The drug ketamine has long skulked around dance music's fringes, but has it found its synergy with wonky's disembodied beats?" Feeling wonKy: is it ketamine's turn to drive club culture?

All Neum tracks Tarsis - Vacuum Tarsis - G-lock Haldolium - Deagua Native Radio - Chiba City Blues Process - One Drop or Two? V/A - Third Flight: Slipstream V/A - Fourth Flight: Velocity V/A - Mechanism

V/A - Airborn - Flying Rhino Records

My list in no particular order: Accidental Occidentalism - Symbiosis - 1995 1st Flight - Flying Rhino - 1996 3rd Flight Slipstream - Flying Rhino - 1998 4th Flight Velocity - Flying Rhino - 1999 Black Rhino - Flying Rhino - 1997 Yellow Compilation - TIP - 1995 Phosphorescent - TIP - 1996 Beyond Colour - TIP - 1998 Halluci-nations - TIP World - 2000 Mu Clear Compilation - Nippon Crown / TIP - 1997 Dementertainment - Twisted - 1998 Demented - Twisted - 2000 Made on Earth - 2CD - Blue Room Released - 1997 Pulse 6 (CD1) - Sub Terranean - 1998 Joker's Files - MDMA - 2000 Vibration 2 - Com.Pact - 2000 Beats and Beyond - Surreal Audio - 2000

This year's best album, so far.

I listened to Music for 18 musicians (on Spotify) yesterday , and I'm very impressed by it. Great recommendation!

I know exactly what you mean

Techno Viking

This might be what you're looking for, bossa nova covers of pop songs: Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - The Very Best

Probably all samples used by GMS. All Matrix samples.