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Fat of the Land is my favourite, every track on it is top notch. Music for the Jilted Generation and Experience are equally good. I didn't like AONO that much, its okay, the Girls track is fun. I like the way Prodigy balanced being more mainstream than other electronic acts but still producing good stuff.

I too initially thought psy was dead, but then later realised that as Basilik mentioned, its the signal to noise thing. There is enough good psy out there, you just need to find it IMO dark psy is psychedelic enough, its the progressive part that I dislike. To me progressive psy is .... HOUSE, nothing more.

This might just be the album... A.B. Didgeridoo Oblivion - Lucid Dreaming

Thanks, they even have a track titled "Arrakis"!! Well someone told me Voodoo People was DnB and then I don't pretend to know much about Breaks and DnB (which is why I opened this topic), plus no harm in extending one's musical horizons right? If I like fast Big Beat tracks why shouldn't I like DnB? Note: I'm looking for Big Beat and DnB both, not just DnB

Ahh this is good stuff Yup, the changes you made have definitely improved it a lot!

Thanks for the info I'm checking out SynSun't tutorial which looks good. You're right about production skills be neccesary. I think I unconsciously tend to make the lead synth too loud as compared to the beat I re-uploaded Fever Dream with the length cut by a minute, so I hope it doesn't drag now. Yup Alien Machinations needs work, I think I should have continued with the dark theme instead of transforming it. Its supposed to get lighter towards the end, but everyone is open to their own interpretation, since those rhythms are kind of off-beat anyway. Thanks a lot for the review, it really nice to get a review like this so I know where I'm going =))

I'm looking for fast, hard breakbeats and DnB, tracks on the lines of ...... Chemical Brothers - Loops of Fury Chemical Brothers - Leave Home Cubanate - Hinterland Fatboy Slim - Acid 8000 Imminent Starvation - Ire Overseer - Supermoves Prodigy - Voodoo People

It flows along nicely, I thought the bassline was groovy. There were some nice melodies there, with a IM-ish one at the end that rounded it off well. Maybe in the middle you could add an extra layer, because it sounds a little minimal...unless you wanted that effect. For an ending instead of fading it out...you could maybe echo the symphonic layer and fade that out? The sample in the beginning was fun btw

I heard both albums. For stuff like Goa Gate, you can try any newskool artist - Filteria, Goasia, Khetzal etc...Aeros' list is a good starting point. The album "The Legend" reminded me of Space Tribe in parts, though Space Tribe is harder and more acidic. You could actually try full-on from the late 90s which had a lot more in common then, for example comps like VA - Resonance Mood (Matsuri) (1997) and VA - Full Vol. 2 - The Israeli DAT Mafia (1998) You never know with the way people sub-genrefy now-a-days

Uhh nevermind, I think Mars replied because he saw that out of all the replies to this thread, Anoebis' was the only useful one, and all other replies were pretty much off-topic. If there were atleast some useful replies I don't think he would have bothered. Sorry about that Mars! So "newskool goa trance" and "neo goa trance" are two different things?

When I want to relax I listen to Pink Floyd - Marooned Chemical Brothers - Surface to Air Paradise Connection - Source of Emotion

NHJOHYENNRO is your answer. His tremendous output will dazzle you! OT: What is "neo goa trance" supposed to mean?

I thought the Hallucinogen remix was quite weak, the Voodoo People remix was much better. The Angelfish mix is awesome!! And the other tracks are good too, the MWNN one is ok... If you like powerful, fast acid synths I recommed the Psychedelic Goa Core series. GOA CORE!! Goa Gil's Spiritual Trance Vol. 2 is good too =) Tim Schudlt's made some good stuff too.

When one starts listening to the track it sounds good, but a few minutes in you realise that its same thing all the way through. IMHO it needs a build, a climax and maybe instead of mixing all the layers, have one clear, great melody that sticks in the head. Also, well...the style isn't standout, in the sense its been done before. Production is good though.

Awrite...that link has expired though =\

IMHO an intelligent person should be able to appreciate any music that has depth and is made with thought, as long as its explained, irrespective of taste.

I'm using FL btw...and those 2 synths that come with it, TS404 and 3xosc, very basic I know, but it works for me and I don't have to spend ages figuring out arcane syth interfaces and settings. Thanks for the in-depth reply You're right, I have no musical training at all. Before getting FL, I didn't even know what a kick drum was. For a track, I start off with a vague idea and then make whatever comes, or whatever "feels" right. I course in music/music production would definitely be helpful, if I can find the time for it. I like my tracks having a different, experimental edge which is why the track came off as off-beat. The end of Alien Machinations is meant to be happy, so it completes the journey from a dark atmosphere to a light one. I understand what you're trying to say, but I don't have the inclination to make more mainstream stuff first before experimenting. Musical theory and production skills can always be learnt, do you feel that there is some inherent worth in the tracks? I tried Cubase once, but it was simply way too complicated. I couldn't even figure out how to get a wave sample to play in it, compare that with FL where everything is super-intuitive. I haven't seen any tutorials till now, just kind of clicked around and figured out stuff, so Synsuns tutorial should be pretty helpful. Do you know of any other good tutorials? As for the "production" aspect, I really don't like that aspect of making music, it isn't as much fun as making melodies and rhythms, so I never bothered learning how to do it but I guess I will have to in the long run. Any tutorials on production, because well whats "EQing"? "leveling"? "frequency interference"?

Hi, its taken time but I've made 2 tracks which imo are listening-worthy. Both tracks are long, because I like to have a nice "intro", then build..climax... and end Fever Dream [bPM 139] Aimed for something offbeat, with enough changes and different sounds to keep the listener interested, there is a nice acidic intro. Alien Machinations [bPM 158] This track is about a transition from darkpsy into classic trance, so the track slowly progresses from a dark psy bassline, through a lighter full-on ish part through to a happy, melodic classic trance ending. So...am I heading in the right direction?

Space Tribe - Thru The Looking Glass (2005) What AMAZING acidic full-on. Just listen to the acid that kicks in around 1:00 in R U Normal or whats going on in A Pinch of Psychedelic For me, these are some of the very few tracks that come close to the all time acid track Acid Air Raid. Ubar Tmar - Macrometasomakosmos (2002) Oh yeah!! Psychedelic trance which is actually psychedelic! twisting! swirling! and complex! Other albums (the ones which got more recognition) I liked are - Androcell - Efflorescence Capsula - The Synthesis of Reality Deviant Electronics - Blunt Instruments Ghreg on Earth - Sigilweaver Principles of Flight - Nighttime Lullabies

IMO Ra - Gates of Tiptareth on Twist Dreams is one of the best closing tracks ever.

Got it! Its the track Navras from the Labyrinth album, lots of Indian chanting in there =]

If you like sitars, Shakta vs Moonweed - Micronesia. Chi-a.d. - Pathfinder Bass Invaders - Nene Naha Elysium - Monzoon has this eastern-tribalish atmosphere Juno Reactor - Beyond the Infinite There was this Juno Reactor track with a lots of Indian female chants, something along the lines of "Om Shanti Om" I think. I just can't find it now >_<

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Haltya - Forest Flavour Haven't checked them out personally, but Tamlin and Alrune are supposed to be good. Ghreg on Earth - Sigilweaver and Dark Soho - Combustion have some interesting tracks but they're more gothic influenced kind-of darkpsy.