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ha? haha? aaahahahahahahahahahaha ... *head shot* I'm so happy I still saw these guys before tha Supervisor came out and they went totally down the drain

HA! So finally I was able to really see with my own eyes how Astral Projection are live. And I must say, you people were not right about saying that they suck now ... which is why I'm very happy that I didn't let distract myself from the comments here and went to that gig nevertheless. Yes, it was quite expensive ... and it was not nice from the organizer to want money (and not even few) for the water (there were no sinks and no toilets there in this old industrial hall, only porta-potties without water ... but at least that added a great deal to the "underground experience", hehe) which is why I got a little pissed off in the beginning ... but fortunately I didn't let distract myself because of such inferiorities (in the end I was very lucky and found so many 1 Euro refund notes (for beakers and cans) lying somewhere on the floor that I could afford enough free water for my needs and didn't dehydrate - thanks to whomever that dropped them for me, you saved my evening) Well, about the music: first there was a quite fullonish live-act also from Israel ... and the fullon then got even worse as some DJ was playing. But it was still bearable. There were hardly any parts that I really wasn't liking. Well, guys like Ale would probably have hanged themselves already on the old crane on the ceiling ... but for me it was still okay, even started dancing a little bit at some parts and during parts I didn't like I was heading for the bar, I needed so long there because of the queue that when I was back dancing the music was completely different again. I don't even know how late or early it was as Astral came and were setting up their gear (a good sign ... normally I always look annoyed at the watch and wait until the live finally starts). And then. The DJ finished his set quickly and it was time for Astral! And well, the set was damn good. It really was damn good. It started off quite okay with some new stuff from them (I don't find the new stuff that bad), then got a little personal peak for me when they played Open Society (seriously, a "personal peak" for me because I was thinking at some time "now it would be cool if they'd play Open Society" and two seconds later bam! a sudden break and the sample started. I felt like they could read thoughts!) and from then it got absolutely incredibly better because then they played OLD STUFF! And for the first time in my life I really freakin' KNEW why you all like old school so much! And I freakin' understand you! This was damn good! I even recognized some of the tunes ... although it's funny because I have no clue what exactly they were playing and even now as I'm listening to all Astral Projection stuff I have I can't find them again. For example I heard Mahadeva ... but it was somehow not the version I own (and not the remix off "Ten" either, I'm checking that right now) ... interesting. I really don't know. People Can Fly was the only track where I could really say that they played the original version. Somehow. But that didn't limit the experience. I was litterally dancing my brains out there! I finally understood why people like this oldschool style so much, the many synths, the melodies ... it went as a wall of sound straight into my brain! And the fact that they really had a good sound system there where the sound was well loud but still crystal clear was also contributing - at least the sound got a soundsystem where it's worth that it's played on! Totally incredible. It was so awesome and so great that I somehow really needed another water, but couldn't bring myself to go to the bar at that time, just couldn't, I had to catch my brain first that was going off to the sound in that hall like there was no tomorrow! Absolutely incredible. With that part of their set Astral Projection really managed to give me one of the best goa sound experiences I ever had as of now. Well. And in the end of their set to calm down the sund mayhem they briefly returned to their new sound again for three tracks or so and I finally really got the message that this new sound has not the power that the old stuff has. I was coming down from my braindance and got myself some water, I was thirsty as a camel. Roughly I can say that about half of the set was their new sound and the other half their old ... although I can't say what tracks they were playing ... I actually have the feeling I didn't even know them before ... but the sounds were so strangely familiar... In the end after the set I even managed to say hi to the two guys and thank them for the nice set. "Next time you come here I'll be here!" I said. "I know." Avi replied. Well, I'll see you guys again when you come here, definitely So, to all those that say Astral Projection suck now, it clearly was not like that for me. I say if you haven't seen them already, go for it!

I really really hope that one day I'll make such a post too ... because that would mean I'll still be listening to psy in many years! I really hope it I'm only in the scene since five years. Yeah, that's right ... just about this time five years ago I got hooked on psy and soon afterwards I was on my first party! Hope it's gonna be another five years

I could never study to S-Range. I already tried. Got up in the middle of studying and started dancing in front of the desk. In the end it lead to nothing I could not study to any of the other stuff mentioned by you guys either though! It's too mind-consuming. In the end I'm neither concentrating on the studies nor on the music. I do it like that: - For CONCENTRATED studying one day before a test or so, I need silence. Works best. - For unconcentrated studying or for doing excercises I need easy chilled stuff that does not consume too much brain power. Thievery Corporation and their likes as well as Blackfish work nicely. - For doing boring and monotonous excercises (such as transscripts or the likes) I also can digest some more brain consuming stuff. Progressive is my favourite. Can be some metal too. I love to listen to metal tapes while doing boring excercises or writing stuff...

Not yet ... but I have been thinking about getting some extra for that glossy CBL album cover...

indeed ... this "yagshemash" stuff is obviously quite present in eastern regions of Europe ... I have heard the same meaning of it from a dude that leans czech (or was it hungarian? nevermind...)... I like Ukiro's idea btw: ResuR2ecords

thanks ... it made sense ... and I will listen through that once when I'm bored

I don't have the impression that they did it like you say - reduced fullonism on disc 1 an more of it on disc 2. I'd say they increased it on both discs! I mean, I only prelistened it, so I can't say anything too definite, but my first impression was that it has nearly all gotten fullon - on disc 1 and on disc 2. Tracks like Elec3 & Psynina - Stardust, Mad Contrabender - Redeemer (Live Mix) or Optokoppler - Massive and many others on disc 1 too are either full on per se or if not that then they are still generic and kinda boring to me - at least for Goa-Head standards I mean ... and this bad it has never been on disc one! Never, even though it always was the more powerful side! And disc 2 is a catastrophe ... what is Galactika - Blue Velvet doing there? I want prog, damnit! Really, that is sad. Goa-Head had always some original and cool tracks on them, some that are far off the genericness that has infested this genre ... and because of that I was a great fan! Now hearing volume 23 and hearing that it has all become very generic so to say, this disappoints me quite a lot. Not even groovy stuff on the second disc ... what is this ... this kind of shite they do now was not present on still recent Goa-Head compilations like vol. 21! On that one there are already some occasional parts of genericness on the first disc, I admit that, but it's not so bad, they still managed to hold the niveau up on the first disc with some good tracks such as Ticon - Texas Magnussen ... and on the second disc there was groove only anyway. I really liked Goa-Head compilations because of the fact that they have not become generic like dozens and hundreds of other compilations out there ... but now that I heard the 23rd installment I really am disappointed ... I mean, they did manage to be good until near the end of 2006 - I really didn't think that they would at the end still choose to go with the flow of genericness ... I don't understand why and I'm very disappointed Not even the good artwork they deserve now ... please, you dudes from Leguan, put the cool head on the cover away, it's a symbol for music you don't put on your discs anymore

Out of the blue I'd say SIRA (Sun Is Rising Again) Records

OMG ... you're right! I just test-listened to vol. 23 in the store and really, it has become all full-onish! Shit ... I didn't think they'd go this way ... the latest one I own is vol. 21 and that one is not full on ... a little bit maybe, but not much. At least in comparsion to the latest one. Shit.

yes, please! oh and: ---> indeed ... ...

oh man ... that DDX3216 is a huge piece ... I thought it would be a similar 8 channel mixer, that's why I asked...

care to elaborate? with examples? that would interest me... @ topic: Well, I listen rather to oldschool than to newschool ... but only because I'm actually not that into this sound anymore. So I listen more to oldschool because I have memories attached to it. I never cared too much about newschool, I only have an album of Filteria and I like it, but I wouldn't buy another one because one is enough. I am not saying newschool is bad in any way, I just lost kinda the connection to it beause I am not really much into that type of sound anymore. So I listen to some oldschool for the memories ... and yeah, because it's still good music to me

absolutely awesome

okaaay? But I didn't really get that What has the RPM to do with the BPM? (I mean, of course, if you increase the one the other increases too, but that's not what I mean ... I mean when a record is to be played at 45 RPM and has 140 BPM and there's another record played at 33 RPM and has 140 BPM the RPM difference makes no difference in how fast the BPMs play on the records ... you know what I mean, don't you?)

what did you do with the Behringer?

Saw him live one month ago ... I'm sure he played some stuff from that. I pre-listened that release before going to see him to hear what to expect and I liked the samples ... liked his set too

you know what? I second that - but ONLY for old NON-PSY/ELECTRONICA vinyls! Because psy or ambient or other synth music requires a clear sound ... for me at least. I don't want crackles in that, it distracts me. Synth oscillations need to be loud, clean and pure - that's how I love it. Dust I therefore can't need there. On these old 60s or 70s vinyls for me it's already kinda obligatory and desirable that there's a little crackle, already because the recording techniques were not as advanced and because it's just oldskool, you know?

Nice review (I was too lazy to write one for myself, I decided to wait until one is posted and then just give some short comments - which is what I'm doing here ). I can say without hesitation that this is the best ambient album of 2006 for me. I absolutely love Carbon Based Lifeforms! However, it's not as mindblowing as Hydroponic Garden was (I actually think there's nothing that can come up to that anyway) ... but it at least deserves being called a good successor. The sound is more clean on this one and it appears it's also made for a rather broader audiance than the first one. The first track is one of the absolute very best on the album for me, closely followed by Erratic Patterns. Those two are INCREDIBLE. I also reaaally, really like Proton/Electron, it has such an oldskool wet/acid CBL feel to it Also Vortex and Set Theory are very very nice, as well as the title track and Gryning. Gryning is very good in particular because of its warm ambience that it has. Bad tracks there are actually none on this one at all ... however, I must say I don't really get Photosynthesis (what's this "what about the forests?"-stuff? I don't get what's sooo good on this one ) and Flytta Dig (this one I like the least). But the rest is all cool. Also the bonus ... it's a bit strange, but it's good and I find it's a cool move of the Carbon boys I also like the booklet. Beautiful pictures as always. I think every ambient/chill album should have a booklet with a pic for each track... All in all GO BUY IT! What are ya waiting for? Oh and btw, abasio ... who has photographed that cover pic you posted? On mine cover you can hardly see the triangle and the stuff on the left... And btw, about the cover I find it annoying that it's so glossy. One touch with a finger and you got a fingertip on it that you can only get off by cleaning ... hate that ... some earlier Ultimae had a better cover surface that was not glossy, I liked that one a lot better!

no, no ... this statement is actually not really true, but the point is, you have to listen to the stuff long enough. Trust me! I "listened myself" the volume 13 to the absolute holy grail of psy/goa music, litterarily ! Every track a masterpiece! I was listening to this piece for like 6 months - only that one of course ... had no money for another one, it was freakin' expensive to me. And now it's the best Goa CD out there for me. And I believe any of the Goa Head compilations has that potential! Yes, I firmly believe it! That's why I am such a great fan (and because the newest ones are really quite good, not after 6 months of listening )... <(but who does nowadays want to do that "listening oneself the record good" - either good on first listen or not good, I understand you people, I'm now like that as well )>

cool link... I would not make a bath for my vinyls though. I try to store the vinyls as vertical as possible and try to protect them from dust as good as I can. Should be enough. Some tips he gives there are apparently for absolute audiophiles that get mad if a tiny dust particle hides in one of the etchings. Or maybe they have such good audio systems that this is actually audible? I dunno... I might look out for one of these dust remover rollers though...

well ... how does one actually really "take care" of one's vinyl I have mine stored in an open box, each of the better ones (I mean those that are worth something to me) additionally protected by a plastic sleeve. And when I take them out I'm nice to them and try not to touch the etchings. Is there anything else one can do?

of course That's why I like Goa-Head so much! They have been around since the oldschool times and always managed to keep their sound fresh and good! They neither went fullon nor otherwise uninteresting and they still got some of the best tracks on their discs that this scene has to offer! And it's even available in our local CD stores - the only psy compilation that has achieved that (at least back then, now they have more )! I'm a total Goa-Head fan!

I have Klaus Schulze's "X" ... and it's very good! But apart from that I can't say much... you should ask Bahamut

that is unfair ... really ... 3 tracks and still 45 RPM ... I never encountered anything like that! And that's exactly the reason why I have become an EP-lover ... because there's only one track on one side there's no need to squeeze and narrowing the grooves! At first I hated EPs ... "so much money for just two tracks"-naivity ... but now I'm loving them ... because since there are no flattened grooves to have more rooms for the etchings EPs mostly sound loud, clear and also rich in deep frequencies!