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The little bit unfortunate event is, that the proof that Thomas Vitali is behind Psynina is now gone because the registration period for domain "psynina.com" has ended... Who? Thomas? The NHJO? Or maybe ... Thomas = NHJO :ph34r: ...

Good to hear you seem to be well. It's the same here. I haven't visited any psy party in a while ... tend to be worked out at the weekends, plus my girlfriend is also not the type that goes out so much -- and I find that good... I definitely didn't stop going to parties but it has to be a really good night that I am motivated to get moving. Right now I'm waiting for the heating to warm up because I want to take a shower before going to bed.

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Oh dear god. Seriously ... this would have been one of the last places I would have expected this name to be mentioned. And, frankly, also one of the last threads I would have expected it to happen in. I don't know whether to cry or laugh about this Actually I just wanted to pop by and drop a hello to the mr. HYENNRO Learn goodly india language you become great track maker = आप महान ट्रैक निर्माता बनने सुडौल भारत भाषा सीखें

Hi Janet, how's it going? I'm relaxing from a two-day meeting the company had in the south of Austria... ...and I combine that with the goal "try being here more" and reading up on some threads

I found this one today:

I have to say, this post by Halusinaatio about the infrasound, is interesting... By coincidence, I found out this saturday, that noise in general has a big impact on my stress level. I had some earplugs in my pocket that I took from the manufacturing hall at work ... and on that saturday my stress was so bad I couldn't even ride the tube without getting nervous in some form, I felt really uncomfortable... and after I put the plugs into my ears it all suddenly was so good, so calm. The noise of the train was much lower, the talking of the people was far away suddenly, the crying of the kids was a bit louder but still way more bearable than without plugs... I managed well that day... With the earplugs, I can also hear my own breathing and that is very comforting. Also it helps calm down my breathing for when I register it being fast, I try to slow it down more. Maybe earplugs help you too? Just be careful that you don't overhear something important when walking... And don't wear them too long or going without will be even less bearable. I hundred percent agree with the people recommending excercise by the way! Already said my thoughts about it anyway. And: cool idea about the potion... I am thinking about that aswell lately...

Thanks for the info, I didn't know. And I think the thread sits quite well here...

I used valerian, but this alone makes me not feel so great. A higher dose makes me feel dizzy when I close my eyes and to me it provoked feelings of moving really fast when lying still (difficult to explain) ... and the sleep still didn't come. I found it pleasant only in low doses and in combination with other plants such as passion flower and hops -- then it is quite good though. Magnesium is no real sleep medication to me, I use it for muscle and heart related issues... But there's one more thing I use: amber -- only as incense oil. The incense is relaxing and most of all, after some usage where you manage to sleep to it, it will automatically remind you of sleep. Maybe that's good for you too!

I don't think I can fully relate to your situation, but I felt really badly stressed in the last weeks too ... mainly because an injury immobilized me (dislocated ankle) and I couldn't do any sports at all Sports and workout do a lot. I wasn't even doing so much I'd say, but I never perceived so little being so valuable, to me at least. I still can't run with the ankle and I can't even think about climbing a boulder, I have to be careful with it, but at least I can walk -- or cycle, as I did yesterday. And it is good to feel the movement again. No comparison to some days ago where I almost got a nervous breakdown because my neighbor woke me up with loud TV at night after I finally managed to fall asleep... When you start doing some workout, you'll at least get yourself tired and increase the likelihood of sleeping deeper and better. And you will likely need less of whatever substance you choose for your treatment. When it comes to substances, Pharmacy sells a medication that is a combination of some plant essences -- valerian, hops, passion flower and that ... I like that one a lot and use it frequently. If the plants don't help I normally use diphenhydramine to sleep. And if it all doesn't work, I take a benzo ... only in emergency though. Food should be lots of bananas (you gonna need their energy anyway if you work out) That and easy on the caffeine ... and on the alcohol too (I have cut the Whisky down ).

Mergi, please, if I may add and join into the bunch of free recommendations on top of your purchase ... you should download the Etnoscope album stated in my signature. It's free and you won't regret it for sure. That piece was planned to be released for money, but then it was soooo long in the making that they released it for free. Get the album from: http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/etnoscope-way-over-deadline Read my review if you are unsure ... all info in my sig (ha, finally my laziness concerning sig change is rewarding me, hehehe )

I do admit that I don't like the ever-recurring use of the religious symbols and names anymore either -- even though I have an artistic reference to one of these symbols aswell for my avatar ... yet what else for a visual hint is there ... even the alien themes get old slowly, as well as the drug references (go to a party nowadays that has cheap visuals and you'll know why)... Dolmot's post up there sums it up really well to me. And I have been quite attracted by the symbols myself ... bashing them now feels kinda wrong. So it's fine after all that these features define this scene ... at least when they don't take the cheapest photoshop effects...

... so I will bring this topic up again. Over the last years, I have become more and more a fan of Anthony Rother. I enjoyed Popkiller II, by the way. But now I even like more and more tracks that I didn't like at first. The "Telekraft" album is pretty much great, even though it didn't really appeal to me at first. And there's more. And more. Also the ambient. And the livesets, amazing! And the new stuff. And now he's even back with this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p2yEz78hJA Pure, perfect technical sound, depicting what I loved from the start: this peculiar critical mindset when depicting modern technical and computerized themes, even paired with philosophy. And all wrapped in this perfect sound. Perfect for city walks in the night. The album has been ordered already...

I am beginning to understand what you mean by "sad" ... it might be the same type of melancholy I feel when actually listening to ambient. The mentioned Oforia track doesn't give me that feeling ... but I'll state a track that does. Banco De Gaia - Not In My Name: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fYT_DehQrI

Ever tried to get down into dark ambient, Radi? For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxlKnS79KlU The funny thing is, I can listen to quite a lot of the dark stuff and not get sad or anything, I even feel comfortable once I got used to the atmosphere ... but as soon as I listen to CBL or something like that, which is actually rather a beautiful sound (at least that's obviously what was intended), I get so sad, so incredibly sad. Can't listen to that anymore, it kills me.

The Prana Remix is really good. But if they really do just a remix album, I am a bit disappointed. I mean, people've been waiting for years until now and what do they get? Cold coffee, re-heated. To me it feels like when you're promised a really good restaurant meal and then they serve you re-heated microwave food from the supermarket -- sure it kills your hunger and complaining about it feels kind of "luxury complaining", but still, it's a bit of a let-down. I'm beginning to think maybe it's better to let Old School stay "old school"...

My preferred choice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZCDtSyNsko If I were a little more adventurous (i.e. drunk ... which I likely would be), I might as well go with some Eat Static: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBc6hU--4fw

I'd say, definitely Hitech. That seems hideous to me ... I never thought I'd say this about any psy music, but I can't stand it. It is not even boring anymore, it just gets on my nerves. Hitech is even more annoying than this type of fullon that has a break every few seconds... I do have to say though, that it all has become shallower to me over time. I think this is just a sideeffect of listening to this genre for a long time. I try to compensate this by checking out more from other genres aswell ... that makes psy music stay fresher. It really works ... the price is, the scene's development now passes me by even more (not that I was informed much better before, but it still got worse )...

Your article is very nice, Radi, it really is! The bitching around for feedback is not so nice though ... please don't do that anymore. I hope you'll consider it. Anyway, I am surprised how well worded that text is ... it's quite eloquent german language while not overdoing it. Sorry to say, but being honest, to me you've always seemed to be a little off key, if I may say so. You know, not really the wisest person and such, a bit mentally deranged (I mean of the more concerning type) ... and not writing so eloquent in english. But that article really sets my perspective a bit differently, it is good. And I'd say it is better than anything that I could produce if I were to write one... So, very nice. But stop the whoring for feedback.

I miss the feeling of treasuring even little things ... an ice cream, a few hours of playing video games with friends or just watching sat TV cartoon shows with them (we didn't have sat TV)... But most of all, I miss the time. I had time for walks, bike rides and whatnot almost every day. And I saw my friends every day at school. Nowadays I don't even wanna go for a walk, no time during the day and at night there are too many bums and strange people around. I can't even watch a billboard anymore at 22:00 without being questioned by police what I am doing there (that really happened, I swear, no joke!). I live in the same area as I used to 20 years ago and I see it going down the drain, day after day even more. Makes me tired.

Just as someone from this forum once put it to me, expect an "exhibition" of the artist's work. The artist will present his/her work to you -- some (in some cases even most) of it may be released already, some of it may be known but rearranged stuff, some will be remixed and some will be new. Just like a painter's exhibition. Some of the works you may already know, some of them may be new. Except that in your case the creators themselves will be present and actively showing you their stuff by playing it to you... When I like an artist's music, I'd always go see him (or her) when they play. I don't matter whether they have released anything recently or not. Even if they had not released anything ... heck, why not go up to them after their set and ask? You really can do this in this scene (at least when there's not grumpy security holding you off -- I assume there won't be), as long as you keep polite and nice you won't have anything to fear ... and you'll never know the outcome if you don't go

Hey sir ... when we have you already here ... may I ask: did you take that "twinkle" sample out of BioShock? Sounds like it

It may be just me, but I file Son Kite under "artists that are gone". Like Mittelstandskinder Ohne Strom. It may be not quite the same because they continue as Minilogue ... and thanks for the mentioning by the way because their last album has passed me by ... but anyway. I would say Banco De Gaia ... he has been keeping it up ever since and he never got shitty. Then I would say Shiva Chandra. There are folks who don't like his stuff after the first or second album, but I would say he's been keeping it up pretty straight since then and the style is so uniquely cracking and has interestingly also in the newer days never lost its characteristic concept... Atmos also comes to mind. He may be around only since the '00s, but he's been keeping up excellent quality since then. Just like Solar Fields by the way, a mentioning that I can only second ... not around since that very long but exceptional ever since. Then maybe also Eat Static ... but it's been a while since they released something fresh. And then, oddly, I would also say Magnetrixx ... interestingly I would have filed him under the dead ones not long ago, but then I stumbled across his last single that was released on mp3 last year ... so this guy is still alive and kicking ... and I find the stuff really good, maybe I'll write something about it the other day... And non-psytrance there is Anthony Rother that first comes to mind. I haven't come across any output from him that was really bad. And the stuff that I didn't connect at first unveiled its beauty later... Frontline Assembly. Can't remember having heard any shit from them. Great industrial since ... forever. Other than that ... huh. Fluke is dead since years, also the sideprojects. Front 242 have made no fresh album since an eternity... I think I am getting old There's one more: Finntroll! Hehe...

You are lucky ... the times of great parties are decreasing for me too ... and I still need to see Eat Static (no doubt that that's going to be a blast though)...