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Yes, some tracks have already been available on VAs or as demos...nonetheless, it's brilliant.

Agreed, highly recommended! http://www.psynews.org/forums/index.php?/topic/58184-alienapia-goapocalipsis/

First review of 2010, my first review in general, so please take it easy on me Alienapia - Goapocalipsis Release date: 2010.02.12 Label: Space Baby Records id#: SBCD 005 Tracks: 10 All tracks composed & produced by: Dmitry Likhachev & Grigory Sobinov Artwork: Pollen Mastering: Kodzu Tracklist: 01. Alienapia - Distinctive Perception (1:23) 02. Alienapia - Dharmakaya (7:31) 03. Alienapia - Estimate Of Standing Crop (7:42) 04. Alienapia - High Visual Philosophy (7:20) 05. Alienapia - Inner Poison (8:06) 06. Alienapia - Magic Magnification (7:17) 07. Alienapia vs. Psy-H - Fear And Anger (8:17) 08. RA - Reign Of Madness (Alienapia rmx)(7:42) 09. Alienapia vs. Agneton - Misterika Island (8:31) 10. Alienapia - Remnant (1:04) Review: I knew it. I knew it would be good. When I first listened to "Inner Poison", I thought to myself "damn that's good". Though I have to admit, that I never heard of Alienapia before, right after googling them up and after listening to the samples of their debut album, "Goapocalipsis", it was a sure buy for me. Alienapia is the project of Ukrainians Dmitry Likhachev and Grigory Sobinov, whose main project is Zymosis...I've heard that before. But other than their usual psy-chill/downtempo stuff, this is their goatrance project, and that's basically what you get here! So I got the CD today, nice Digipack and I like the artwork. Inside there's the tracklist and a short text: "We are living on the "Earth" where the universe shows us its full and diverse variety. Every man's sight and breath of eternal space let's us feel the global harmony and flow of timeless consciousness. The vibration of universal unity and beauty originated from this unlimited space - The Sound was born. Everyone entered the whole ensemble, transformed themselves and united into the one living thing. Goa trance is a life philosophy which brings a state to the soul that gives f-r-e-e-d-o-m. There are sounds that dive through the universe making its every atom vibrate. It's like a mountain river - dangerous with its cold streaming flow and waterfalls but at the same time saving a traveller dying of thirst with its vital nutrients. This is the light, nobody and nothing can hide from. This is the darkness which can save the important presence of someone. The endless carousel ride. This is the world, where everything is possible!" But let's go on with the review: 1. Distinctive Perception (1:23) First seconds, first sounds, an oriental sounding flute playing a nice melody, tension builds up and I immediately knew, that this album would be something special. As an intro, it creates the right mood for the following voyage. Rating: B+ 2. Dharmakaya (7:31) Proper stomping track with a rather "dark" touch to it in the beginning, after that it's as psychedelic as it can get, imho. Like the text in the inlay said, there are sounds which dive through the universe making it's every atom vibrate, and basically that's what this track is about. The slower part at the middle of the track transports the feeling of zero gravity perfectly well, and afterwards the journey continues again. Rating: A 3. Estimate Of Standing Crop (7:42) The track starts with some tribal chanting, already mesmerizing. While the chants fade away, melodies slowly build up, beat kicks in and there you have it again: psychedelic bliss. At around 3 minutes into the track, there's just a melody playing with some effects - zero gravity again. I'll be attending an oldschool party next week near my hometown, and this is exactly the kind of music/spirit I want to hear at that party and that is not too common anymore. Rating: A- 4. High Visual Philosophy (7:20) It has a rather unusual beginning with some more twisted sounds, starts off proper stomping, then has an unexpected break, that somehow didn't feel harmonic to me and continues with a more twisted melody and stranger sounds, slows down, but the last two minutes are sure to make you dance, while keeping the twisted character. I think this may be the only track, which has kind of different feeling than the other tracks. Rating: B 5. Inner Poison (7:20) I heard this one already on the "Goatronika" compilation and it's an instant favorite. Basically, it's the track that got me interested in Alienapia in the first place. I can almost see the people go crazy on the dancefloor after the beat kicks in. Again, this one has a darker, harder touch to it in the beginning, but the latter half is pure space travel. Space, baby! Rating: A 6. Magic Magnification (7:17) Woohoo! I immediately thought of Filteria's "Eyeless Observatory", because it triggered the same synapses with its acid thunderstorm. A perfectly placed, perfect melody only part with a heavy sci-fi feel to it, adds to the fantastic feeling of this track. Rating: A 7. Fear And Anger (vs. Psy-H)(8:17) When I thought that there would be no more goodness like the previous two tracks on this album, I was wrong. I just loved the melodies in this one, and parts like that from 3:45 on just remind me, why I love this music so much. When everything falls in place, and every added or different layer of effects just enhances the listening experience like that. The voice at the end tops it off and makes it a masterpiece imo. Best track so far, therefore it has to be Rating: A+ 8. Ra - Reign Of Madness (Alienapia rmx) 7:49 What can I say...the original is already like a solid block of awesomeness, especially the intro and outro send chills down my spine, and this remix falls nothing short of the original in terms of quality. Great, just great. Rating: A 9. Alienapia vs. Agneton - Misterika Island (8:31) Accelerated tempo and the first half of the track is clearly Agneton's style dominating. Having said that, you know what to expect! Btw. I'm looking forward to see you performing live next week, Agneton Rating: A-/B+ 10. Remnant (1:04) The journey ends with this outro, sounding much more spheric than the intro and, unlike the intro, which gave the impression of a stream of energy/light arriving, the outro does the opposite. The flute fades away, with it the light it brought, and the last seconds are unexpectedly dark. I'd love to know what the dark voice says at the end, so if somebody knows, post it here. Rating: B+ (could be longer, but loved the end) Final verdict: Like I said, I knew it would be good, but I didn't guess it'd be THAT good. I don't know how you'll feel about it, maybe I'm exaggerating, because I still feel the euphoria of the music in me, but imho Alienapia's debut is on par with "Born Underwater" or "Daze Of Our Lives". Overall rating: A- Favorite: Track 7. Samples / buy: Psyshop Beatspace Arabesque

Yah, I thought it wouldn't matter, as with the "P" in "Phreaky"...

Too easy, I knew it ^^

Woohoo! So, is it my turn, now?

Adjective? Freaky?

Ugly?

Alienapia - Estimate Of Standing Crop Album gets lots of <3 from me!

Psykovsky vs. Deja Vu Project - Only Love (We Will Take) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AVVhyLsstc Unparalleled masterpiece.

Should arrive tomorrow...can't wait!

Pretty much every song by him...I discovered him pretty late, I guess. Awesome stuff, especially Nanospheric and Atropos.

Or it's just bad taste scnr

Nice, but I still like his old stuff better...and even some of his newer full-on

I've always been a fan to almost all Wildthings' output, and the new RealityGrid album is no exception. I think it's only Diplock now, as Avalon left for Nano Records a while ago. To be honest, you can hear that. Diplock has a very distinct, unparalleled sound, and E.V.P and RealityGrid sound very similiar. You already mentioned, that a lot of the tracks sound the "same" and while I agree, that certain elements reappear at times, the tracks still sound different enough to make them easily recognizable. Also, melodies are not absent in his tracks, they are just generated by effects, which is rather unusual, but works out pretty well imho. The most outstanding feature of Diplock's music is the atmosphere he creates through his songs. Highly psychedelic, twisted, relentless groove, moody, cold, technical, pure energy...sometimes I can't resist dancing, sometimes I just get mesmerized by listening to the albums through earphones. The outstanding, crystal clear and crisp production quality deserves a special mentioning here. Most tracks are very good, there's not a single E.V.P or RealityGrid track that I dislike or that is mediocre imo, but lots of them are killer tracks. On "Another Reality" my personal favorites are "Percievable Distortion" and "Holopod". If you've got the chance, go see Diplock live. I've seen him twice, once in Japan and once in Germany, and both times the crowd got wild, dancing like crazy. All in all one of the best albums of 2009. A- Favorite tracks: 6, 7, 8.

Can't wait for it. All tracks I've heard so far are excellent, and the samples on the myspace page really match my taste. This is a sure buy.

Uuuhh...you're in Japan...I envy you! Damn, I can almost taste those delicious mochi! So, 新年おめでとう！ to you now, and to those who still have about 12 hours left: scroll down in 12 hours! Happy New Year everyone!

Bought it a second ago and am eager to listen to it! Review will follow...

Tickets - Power Of Fear <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFzW0iZ6eNQ Timelapse is such a good album!

I put on my wizard robe and hat... Merry X-Mas to you all http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7SSnI9hbIA

http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/tcc/tcc1cd019.html Solved. "Tinnitus"!

Did you read my post? I wrote "AFTER Khopat's remix of Materia's "Help Me"", and you gave me the link for Khopat's Remix of Materia's "Help Me" Thanks anyway, m8!

Humm...the DJ is not responding to my mail, so I'll make another try here. I edited the original mix mp3 and cut out the corresponding part. The track I am looking for starts at around 4:30 - 5:00 minutes into the track, after Khopat's remix of Materia's "Help Me", and ends at the position, where Penta's Neo Cheesy kicks in. Maybe someone can recognize it http://www.heresiarch.de/LFO/oneness_edit.mp3 Thanks, guys!

Koan - Back To The Silent Lagoon (Blue mix) <3

Nah, Penta is one of my favorite artists and of course the second part is Neo Cheesy, but not the first part...and that's the song I was/am looking for.