the goa constrictor

I actually kinda do start with the entire library (and it can be daunting). Generally I have inspiration from a handful of songs I've been listening to a lot recently and build from there. I'll create a playlist in Rekordbox and begin dropping albums and tracks in which might compliment or complete the journey. As for the Path Dependency: I started with vinyl in the mid-90s, moved to CDJs in early 2000s, then Traktor around 2010. I switched to Rekordbox this spring, around April. It was/is a learning curve but I couldn't be happier. I hated playing with a laptop. I love being able to export music onto my thumb drive and play with proper platters. It feels more like DJing again. And since I don't overtly tag and sub-define my tracks with tons of metadata, switching from Traktor to Rekordbox wasn't too terrible. Re-analyzing all of the music is a cumbersome thing but whatever, do it as I go. Edit/Addendum: 1. While I have started creating and playing with custom tagging in Rekordbox, the tags I am making are less genre-specific and are more stylized. Some tracks are great for sunrise, others afternoons, some can go anytime. So I am beginning to experiment with this but it's been a dabble and nothing serious. 2. I have a long history of declining gigs if I'm not inspired. I don't feel I need to have a playlist or ability ready to rock a party at any moment. If I've not been actively listening to stuff that I'm passionate to share, when I get offered gigs, I'll recommend friends and other DJs who might be a better fit for the time being. This has frustrated various promoters who then kinda stop reaching out, which is fair, but I am not gonna fake it or take gigs just for the sake of it. So the need to have music organized for a consistent gigging schedule isn't needed for me =)

I generally keep things simple for the root tracks. Whatever comes out via XLD is how I leave it. If manually adding, I might put Goa, Psychedelic, or Suomi (but I don't have any rules about these terms and use them loosely and in ways wildly inappropriate). In Rekordbox I may add additional tags as you can do custom tags of whatever, and however many, you choose. I rarely look for music by genre, so filtering that way just isn't my workflow and process. I also find adding too many labels/terms to be troublesome as so much music can fit in different realms and it gets overly complicated to sub-define too much (but, again, that's just my perspective and flow with it). =)

Eeeeek!!!

I decided to try something new with my second online event of the COVID pandemic and had a little fun with things. YouTube won't let me post the full thing (copyright on the intro and outro tracks), but I did create a YouTube Friendly Version Full video, downloads, tracklist, and more at: https://goaconstrictor.com/music/catharsisnt/ …LIVE @ CATHARSISN’T… (1hr03min/320MP3/155MB/©2020) Genre: Piechedelic Goa Trance! Direct Download/Stream: goaconstrictor-catharsisnt.mp3 Third Party Streams: Hearthis / Mixcloud / Soundcloud Video Download: 720HD.mp4 / 540(?D).mp4 Click for Tracklist:

any chance you can make the soundcloud downloadable? I rarely rarely stream mixes and am more likely to listen if I can download and drop the files on my phone or a thumb drive =)

nice =)

(Apologies, I felt like there was a sub for online events but I seem to be too stupid to locate it right now. Feel free to move this if applicable) CATHARSISN'T is streaming now! https://www.facebook.com/events/300371044557358/ It's a bit after noon event time here (dhug playing). I play at 2030 (in about 08 hours). Psunspot is a great fun suomi DJ and he plays right after me Should be good fun =) September 12th (10 A.M. until 12 A.M.) and 13th (10 A.M. until we stop) 2020 Online event Twitch stream for music: https://www.twitch.tv/catharsis_crew Discord for socializing: https://discord.gg/7ta3Ar4 We are bored. You are bored too. It is time for Catharsis Crew to make a triumphant return in the most minimal effort to date, in the spirit of the ponderous awkwardness of 2020. Music by: MetallKuppcake makoi Yronic Bad Pioneer Pete Ellison Capt. Sodapocket Dhug the goa constrictor Pungent Walker Shadowvex Cheshyre Cosmic23 Ahsan Gorilladust last standing merry-go-round Blue Spectral Monkey psunspot SATURDAY 10:00am - 11:00am b grade 11:00am - 12:00pm Cheshyre 12:00pm - 1:00pm Dhug 1:00pm - 2:30pm makoi 2:30pm - 4:00pm Yronic 4:00pm - 5:30pm bluespectralmonkey 5:30pm - 7:00pm Gorilladust 7:00pm - 8:30pm Bad Pioneer 8:30pm - 9:30pm the goa constrictor 9:30pm - 11:00pm psunspot 11:00pm - 12:00am Shadowvex SUNDAY 10:00am - 11:30am Ahsan 11:30am - 12:30pm Pete Ellison 12:30pm - 1:30pm MetallKuppcake 1:30pm - 3:00pm Capt. Sodapocket 3:00pm - 4:00pm last standing merry-go-round 4:00pm - 5:00pm Pungent Walker twitch.tv/catharsis_crew

this is lovely! and I think the 2004 Son Kite video is old enough. Colours is one of those defining albums that helped formalize a new sound n style. That seems relevant when considering validity =)

or poorly labeled comps by third tier labels. That shit happened a lot back in the day I very much prefer the Cali Sunshine remix of Rain to the OG (but I also heard it first)

Rain is a California Sunshine remix of Electric Universe. Not really sure how that's cribbing another person's track. Many do it. (unless you're talking about a different track, which is possible, I do not have that discography memorized. I just Nasha a lot...)

Back to Plusquam: I still listen to that Hopefiend album "Out of Know-Ware" Solid Mark Allen material

The Expanse was cancelled by SyFy and was then picked up and renewed for additional seasons by Amazon. This is why it moved to Amazon and off of Netflix. There's nothing to be angry about with the switch. Without the switch, there wouldn't have been the latest season and no further episodes. That said, I have no problems with pirating the show. I do. I just pirate because I am not giving Amazon a Prime membership. I'm not pirating because I feel owed that they took it off of Netflix. :/ As for shows, I'm currently loving the new Perry Mason and Stargirl.

My hopes of attending ZNA next summer feel like a pipe dream right now. Few countries are even allowing USA passports to travel into their countries and this will likely hold until a vaccine is approved and released. Maybe if we get a new government in place after this election we can get some global collaboration going on but the election is still four months away...

I watched the video! I don't remember much at this point, kinda in one ear and out the other...

Goa Trance didn't die. It just changed its name to Suomi <3

Electric Universe is damn near as close to a Guilty Pleasure as I can think of. Boris is awesome

This just popped up in my Facebook Memories Feels prescient...

That was beautiful. I can't believe I hadn't seen that until now

Well, the USA is shitting the bed so badly with this, we're now quarantined out of Europe indefinitely. That kinda sucks... =( God damn this shit...

I miss Paps. Need more Paps.

A sense of wonder and exploration... ...but that might just be from my own journey and the music and things I've experienced over these decades.

It's 2008, so not quite your criteria, but I often think the M.E.E.O. album "Highlight Me Please" from Demon Tea Recordings is criminally overlooked for its refreshing 90s-era psychedelic quality while also sounding fresh and updated. It reminds me of those early Twisted Records releases and delivers a rich full sonic punch with each track.

Draeke remains alive and the world's on fire right now. Hang tight, DAT will be back with more info soon...

Not sure where to put this, but I wanted to make sure anyone who missed it, knew about it. Man With No Name live in his garden. It's a magical hour and exactly what I was needing the morning I listened, and danced, to it. Cheers!