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Yes. I too think it's really him that's what I believe ... because it would explain the sudden change from chilliness (as Seraph said) to his anger mood now... anyway... Yes, you are right, you don't blame everybody. You just blame more or less all organisers, all labels and all the audience of this music. No, don't say now you don't. You wrote it: And this includes all organisers, all labels and all the audience - and that includes me. And that's why I feel I gotta say something about this. If you would have intended not to blame everybody then you would have written "I AM ANGRY AT THE PART OF THE ORGANISERS WHO..." and vice versa for the other two. Anyway, I don't wanna rant too much about that now, it's not the purpose of the thread. Thing is, I can understand you. Yes, the scene is going down the drain (we knew this already a long time ago though). And yes, there are many dodgy organisers, many dodgy labels and indeed also a major part of the audience who just rip artists off by downloading and such. But the point is, if the last people who really care for the scene and release good music because of their inner motivation to do it and not because of the money, if those last people leave the sinking ship ... well, you know what will happen then, don't you? It will even more certainly and even faster go down, down, down ... until we are at the point where a bunch of gabba chavs make the windscreen-wiper for Skazi and you get beaten up, because you looked at one of them. If I were you I'd found a new label ... and I'd found it for the artists who are as pissed off as you are! I can't do that for you, dude. I have no experience, I don't know any people who are into psytrance except this forum here and I have no money. The only thing I can do is to save some money so that I can buy some stuff you release when I like it

All time favourite track? Hmmm... Dimension 5 - Transformation ... I think that is it. Or, better said, it's not IT, but it's one of them ... for there are some others too. It's too hard to mention THE one time favourite ... what music I like the most in a certain moment depends on mood, setting and other stuff too. S-Range - Dimension Jump for example ... that's also one all time favourite... And many more ... Atmos - Fill The Hat, Hallucinogen - Shamanix ... also Carbon Based Lifeforms - Rise To Tomorrow and actually their whole Hydroponic Garden album... AND NOMA - SOON OF COURSE!

absolutely seconded ... Makyo is wonderful middle eastern influenced chillout music The dude who mentioned Natacha Atlas (wonderful singer btw) and that she's too hip-hoppish ... I agree with him ... but check out the track Makyo - Natasha ... it has Makyo sound (not that chilled though) and Natachas voice ... very good Muslimgauze too is kinda cool ... it depends, you must be into that sound of his and you must like this experimetialness ... but if you're into that, then it's cool ... this dude was special anyway ... died so young, but kinda foresaw this middle eastern conflict and produced so much music back then so that they still can release new stuff of him nowadays! Incredible... I really like this thread ... the funny thing is I soon was going to post one myself because I need my middle eastern fix again ... but now I don't need to ... and there are already many artists mentioned that I can check out ... cool

Cool that they still rock live! Although their new stuff is really not my cup of tea anymore, music wise ... just depressive and not good anymore I love the old Depeche Mode though ... and as I see in that list of songs they still do play old songs, so it's probably not that bad going to see them live

Diskovery Channel can not serve as a very good example of the sound of Human Blue's earlier albums ... because Human Blue is actually not chill, it's scandinavian trance. You should give the other stuff a listen

downloading it right now

Indeed, Human Blue is quite original scando trance music I don't know soo many tracks from him though ... wanted to buy the Diskovery Channel album, but wasn't impressed by it during prelistening, so I didn't... Of the tracks I know I like Sandal Wood very much ... Dream Creator is very good too. And Rollercoaster I quite like too. Breaking Limits wasn't bad either. What I find strange is the fact that Human Blue can also have rather ... unusual tracks for the people who think they know his style. Like Stonehenge(Remix), Nebula or Calculated ... they are somewhat strange ... absolutely not what I associate with Human Blue. That's why I'll always prelisten compilation tracks from him...

Earplugs

The sample is too short IMO... But it's good.

Well ... I'd say minimal is more or less progressive ... at least it's rather a subgenre of progressive than a genre of its own or a subgenre of fullon/goa/dark/whatever...

You forgot Dimension 5 in that list, Nhjo But apart from that, great idea ... good luck ... I think you gotta need it...

There's the track Amphasis - Helix on Goa-Head 13. Other than that I know nothing...

Well, I'd say yes it is. On Colours there is only one track that's not really progressive IMO and that is Games And Watch. But if you see it from a different perspective it can be proggy too ... it just depends ... progressive psy doesn't always have to be so smooth and all that like you describe. There is progressive that is very groovy and housy and there is progressive that is pounding and trancy and there is progressive that is fast and driving.

Oh yes, the borders are not very clear especially in this EBM/Industrial/Futurepop/Darkwave/Trance corner ... it's a bit wishy washy and there can be found elements of various styles of those genres in various songs. But that's not really a bad thing Anyway, when it comes to this I just like it more the harsher, non-trancy-synthy way.

Okay, I checked a few of that stuff now. But mmmh ... you know, this Future Pop stuff sounds almost like Darkwave in my ears. It reminds me so much of that music they play in "goth clubs". It's Darkwave ... with a bit less depressive and "pseudo-dark" themes maybe, but still. And point is, I don't quite like this music so much. I don't hate it, you know, it's ok, but "just" ok, you know ... so I better check out more into the industrial music direction, that gives me more kicks! Still, thank you, for now I know what music I am about to expect when it says Future Pop somewhere

Okay, you're right, nothing is wrong with changing style. In fact this already brought many new tidings in all various genres of music. But when the style is changing to something NOT GOOD (and judging from those narrations it obviously was not good!) ... well, then I have the right to critisize. And when the artist then just says "accept it" ... well, I mean, what else should he say ... but still, not good to me...

Tsk, tsk ... people, this piece isn't even released yet! It will come on June 20th. And I doubt you all got the official promo You should at least be a bit more subtle about it ... it's just too obvious

Thanks for the big list of recommendations ... I will definitely check out some of that stuff next time I'm bored Oh ... yeah, those two tracks are different to the others. I don't like them so much though, I prefer the others - even though some of them have a bit of a more commercial undertone, I don't care about that, it's great music I also know Slaughter House. That one isn't bad...

Well, I'd not say not to that

Hehe, that's what I call cool: today I went into this one used CD store where I once saw a Frontline Assembly album (but I didn't buy it back then). It was still there - even cheaper than before ... so I bought it It's the Implode album. And it's actually pretty good! Even the not-so-powerful tunes. Anyway, I think I'm meanwhile getting into the sound and moving away from that power fixation towards real sound exploration Still, thanks for your recommendations - I definitely will check out those tracks! Maybe I will check that out ... sounds quite good new musical doors opening ... I like that

Yes, the original version of Front 242 is pretty crap. But you should give the FLA remix a listen - it's TOTALLY different compared to the original! Oh yes. They come to Malmöfestivalen ... and play a free show there! A FREE FLA SHOW! Damn, I am SO jealous because of that ... If I had known this then I would have planned my trip to Sweden this year and not last one

I was thinking the same

hmmm... Well, I checked it out and ... to my definition it's not It's an okay track, but not more.

Is it POWERFUL and kickin'?

Okay ... I gotta say I totally love this track! I recently rediscovered it (I remember listening to it back then as I was in driving course and afterwards I didn't want to listen anymore because it reminded me of driving course and learning and stress...) and am again amazed how good it is. Gosh, I love it ... it's so damn great ... I played it so often meanwhile it's already at the edge of overplaying. So what I'm asking now is ... well, guess what. I NEED GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS OF SIMILAR SONGS PLEASE! Now of course I wasn't an idiot - I have checked out myself already some stuff. Frontline Assembly for example - after all they did that remix. Well, I must say that despite being fond of them because their sound is good I haven't found another tune of FLA that's as POWERFUL as this remix yet - got any specific recommendations? I don't hope this remix is a "one hit wonder" of them for me? Also Front 242 ... it's quite good, but I didn't find such powerful stuff of them. Their original Headhunter 2000 track is absolutely not my cup of chai The KMFDM stuff I checked out is also ... not powerful. But I fucking need more ... this one track is really sooo damn good! I need my fix of more such POWERFUL stuff as this! PLEASE! (What genre is that btw? Industrial?)