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V/A - Goa Head 13 Artist: Various Title: Goa Head 13 Label: Nova Tekk Date: 2001 Track listing: CD 1 01. 06'02" RA : Astral Flight 02. 10'54" Etnica : Trip Tonight (Rmx) 03. 08'00" Zerotonine : Pornostar 04. 06'21" Authentik : The Fifth Colour 05. 08'51" Dimension 5 : Transformation 06. 09'21" Organic Noise : The Vacuum 07. 06'22" The Delta : Thing (Vinyl Edit) 08. 06'19" Synchro : Magnetic 09. 08'03" Ouija : Back To Earth CD 2 01. 06'34" Amphasis : Helix 02. 06'46" Endora : Trector 03. 06'55" MOS : Clouds 04. 08'23" S-Range : Black Lotus 05. 08'39" Soluna : Es Ist Voller Sterne (Rmx) 06. 08'26" Marco Menichelli : Oddball Rally 07. 07'31" Lando : Dragonboat 08. 06'59" Midi Miliz : Nüt 09. 07'34" Psychonaut : Spiritwalker Review: This is another average Goa Head compilation. It has a few superb rracks, but most tunes are average or even poor. The first track, "Astral Flight" by RA, is one of the highlights of the first CD. It sounds like Astral Projection or Man With No Name at their best - but even better! The tune is extremely melodic and bright, with great dance floor potential. The bass drum is pounding in an ordinary 4/4-beat pattern and the tune contains no progressive elements at all. I still consider it to be one of the strongest tunes here. It sounds exactly like Goatrance used to sound back in the good old days. No surprises, but an uplifting tune with superb melodies. Some sounds seem to be stolen from Enigma, though... =) The remix of Etnica's classic tune "Trip Tonight" is another highlight. Nice samples and merry melodies. Perfect for outdoor parties. Unfortunately, the remaining tracks of the first CD are a big disappointment. I normally love minimalistic tunes, but these are so badly produced that I don't understand how they ended up in a compilation at all. Nothing happens in Zerotonine's boring tune "Pornostar", the sounds are way too harsh in Authentik's "The Fifth Colour" and the last two tracks are also quite dull. "The Vacuum" by Organic Noise (Ben Wierzoch from Planet B.E.N. and Jan Müller from X-Dream) is a nice tune, but not as good as I expected, compared to other tunes by the two band members. The Delta (Marcus Maichel from X-Dream) has succeeded in creating a scary horror tune. A fat, rolling bass and majestic percussion dominate the track. Sounds a bit like "The Fly" by Infected Mushroom. Pretty similar to other tracks by The Delta. Dimension 5's melodic tune "Transformation" is way too fast and cute for me. The second CD is a bit more stabile as a whole than the first one. A simple bass drum is heard in the beginning of "Helix" by Amphasis. The tune is quite progressive and contains a few electric guitar riffs here and there. Some synth sweeps are used to varm you! up. Decent track. Endora (Boris Blenn and DJ Sangeet) also use a hard bass drum in their track, but don't succeed as well as Amphasis. An average Progressive Techno tune. The MOS tune "Clouds" is a bit softer, but still progressive and dark. Nice. Our rising talent S-Range from Kiruna in the northern part of Sweden has recently become one of my favourite artists. His track "Serial Overtypes" (featured on the compilation "Destination Goa 10") is one of the best tracks I've ever heard. His debut album "2001" has just been released. I've got to lay my hands on it! Anyway, back to the review... "Black Lotus" continues in the same style as "Serial Overtypes". Dark vibes and a killer groove. Another Scandotrance masterpiece! I'm proud of being Swedish! =) "Es Ist Voller Sterne" is quite a nice tune, but nothing above the ordinary. Electric guitars are used for the melodic lead in Marco Menichelli's "Oddball-Rally". Normally, I don't think you should use electric guitars in Psytrance, but it sounds nice in this tune. The track is a bit too funky, happy and groovy in some parts, which kind of ruins it. "Nüt" by Midi Miliz is a superb tune with a modern vibe. Cool vocal effects. The percussion and the monotonous bass melody work terrific in this tune. Thumbs up! Lan! do's "Dragonboat" and Psychonaut's semi-chill track "Spiritwalker" aren't all that great. The final impression is that this compilation is average. A few great tunes, but the remaning tunes are average or bad. It's probably meant to be purchased by Progressive Trance or Psychedelic Techno freaks. Melodic Psytrance lovers shouldn't go near this one! =) I really don't recommend you to buy this one. You can find the good tracks on this compilation elsewhere. Highlights are the tunes by RA, Etnica, Amphasis, S-Range and Midi Miliz.

Incredible! I didn't expect this album to be be THIS good!? It is one of the best ambient/dub albums I own! Only "The Mystery Of The Yeti Part 2" and "Shpongle - Are You SHpongled?" are THIS good! Unbelievable!

"One O'Seven" is beautiful, containing a superb guitar melody. "Little Homesick" and "Homesick Blue" are okay, but I'm not sure about the rest... The other tracks are a bit too fast - sounds like a mixture of Techno/House and Trance vibes... It doesn't really contain the same Chill/Dub feeling as "One O'Seven" does... Average album.

Yep, S-Range's "Serial Overtypes" is definitely the winner here... Dark, progressive and building all the time... A fucking masterpiece! The Logic Bomb/Hux Flux trax are superb as well. MFG's "Welcome To The Edge" is also great. Some of the Passenger sound is heard, mixed with both old and fresh influences. There are many bad tunes here. Astral Projection, MWNN and Chi-A.D. have made no progress at all - it still sounds like 1995 or something. Quirk delivers a funky, dark tune with tribal percussion, but it doesn't go anywhere... "Channel 59" isn't as terrific as many of the reviews in the "EPs/Singles" section say. Still good, though... Overall, I'm actually a bit disappointed, because this compilation isn't even close to the quality of the first five Destination Goa chapters, even though there are a few highlights. Average compilation.

The first CD sucks - way too monotonous and boring! The second disc, however, is terrific! My favourite tunes are "The Last Block" by GMS, "Bandicoot On The Run" by Growling Mad Synchro, "Freak" by X-Dream, "Mind Merge" by Darshan and "Full Mental Jackpot" by Crop Circles. This compilation is professionally mixed and the tracks in the second CD are of high quality. Dark, pumping and progressive party music for messed up minds! Unfortunately, the first CD kind of ruins it...

"Be On Go" is the only decent track here... I listened to "Equator" in a record store yesterday and I must say it isn't my piece of cake. Disgusting choice of sounds and annoying vocals... I like the old Etnica sound better... Yuk!

Right now, this is my favourite album ever! Balanced sounds and precise melodies! Aaaaargh! Orgasmic creations!

I used to hate it, but nowadays I kind of like it. The best tracks are "Anno Domini", "Shadow Spirit", "Myopic Utopia" and "Moonart". Calm beat, ethnic melodies and a dreamy atmosphere. Not perfect, but still good.

One of the best albums ever made. Fat, juicy bass lines and harsh, electronic sound FX spinning from left to right and back again. Hard to understand in the beginning, but nowadays I love it. Every track is top quality stuff. My favourites are "Psychomachine", "Electromagnetic", "Telegram" and "Freak". This will be an infinite classic.

Terrific! The Hux Flux album "Cryptic Crunch" wasn't my piece of cake, but THIS is something totally different!! The raw Hux Flux sound is gone and this release is much more mellow - both production, cover art and melodic creativity are far better! The psychedelic, dark vibes and the fat, monotonous bass lines are still vital to the tracks, but "Headware" contains multiple layers of beautiful melodies. I have no favourite tracks, 'cause they're all superb! The Logic Bomb sound is somewhat similar to the early Infected sound, mixed up with some insane scandosounds... Wicked!

Great compilation. "Armageddon Dub" is the best tune, but all tracks are top quality creations. The only thing that disturbs me, is that the sixth track doesn't fit into this compilation. It sounds like a mixture of Chemical Brothers and FSOL's sound in their album "ISDN". Altogether, a worthy investment.

Very quirky 303 sounds. Melodic, but still experimental. Hard to explain. Some Ambient/Dub influences, but mainly hard, kicking Psytrance. All tracks are special and original, which makes it hard to pick out a favourite... But "Mystic Linguistic", "Lofi Scifi" and (of course) "Ping" are terrific. Some of you might not like it. It takes an open mind to appreciate this release.

Infinite groove! I normally don't like the Koxbox/Psychopod style, but "Go Fly A Kite" is something totally different from what they normally produce... A killer track! Other superb tracks are #2, 7, 8 and 10. The tunes by Sean Williams are pure masterpieces, as always... "Electric Monk" contains some beautiful guitar lines... Great work, Sean! The last track is an excerpt of the tune "Under Mount Kailash" by Process (taken from "The Mystery Of The Yeti Part 2"). The tune by Voodoo People is another crazy creation. Great compilation... Buy it now!

It keeps getting better and better every single time I listen to it. Sometimes it's a bit too messy and I still think it lacks some structure, but I tend to enjoy the chaotic madness more and more. I guess the Logic Bomb album made me understand the crazy, unmelodic patterns better and to appreciate the harsh, metallic sounds in this album even more. I still don't think it's a great album, but it sure as hell makes more sense now than the first time I listened to it. "Cryptic Crunch" is a good example of what Scandosounds are all about. To all Israeli freaks - "Duck and cover!!?!"...

All tracks are beautiful trips through an ambient atmosphere, full of yetis and shamans... Process opens up with a soft and original tune. Perfect drum loops and the melody in the end, with acoustic guitars and Raja Ram playing the flute, is sooo soothing. "The Herb Garden" by Simon Posford sounds exactly like the Shpongle album, which is good... It's the best track here. The Total Eclipse track is also nice. I didn't like their ambient style in the "Violent Relaxation" album, but this is different. The metallic percussion in Doof's "High On Mount Kailash" is kind of cool, although the track is a bit too minimalistic in the beginning. If you enjoyed the Shpongle album, then you're going to worship this one... Raja Ram's flutes work well as always. Now I'd really like to lay my hands on "The Mystery Of The Yeti Part 1"...