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*goes to buy a blender*

yea, that too.

Post here your ideas. Combinations of "artist feat. artist", "artist & artist", "artist vs. artist" would you like to hear and/or see live? Input at least one artist from "our scene"; the other one(s) can be from the psy scene as well, or from other scenes, more or less comercial. As you wish. Collaborations, collaberations ..

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People are always welcomed to post here their interviews with artists. I also noticed we haven't had interviews posted here lately. I suppose that we (the mods) could find some time to take some interviews. Well, i hope! We're all busy with work, school, etc. We can start a thread or two, asking all psynewsers what artists would like to get interviewed by us. And then everyone can post the questions they would like to ask the interviewed artists. How's this idea?

you are asking this so that people wouldn't have to actually write a review, but just vote in a pole? text reviews are being more helpful than just ratings without any comments. text reviews describe a release, ratings don't express much except a vote that might not be 100% true. i mean that some people are rushing into giving their verdict without previously having listened to the release properly (many people tend to rush). in a poll, once you voted, there's no way back. sure, we can add polls with ratings from 1 to 5 for each release, but if the ratings display a result, and the text, detailed reviews express the opposite, then the system won't work, and we risk to create confusion. don't you think that releases deserve a bit more attention than just a click in a poll? i'm kinda 50/50 here.

oh well, i'm sure there will be people who'll love this album, and people who will bitch about various things. happens to all artists.

the trailer looks nice

Deedrah - Land Of Freedom (2001 Mix) fluffy!

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Artist: Ticon Title: Zero Six After Format: CD (jewel case) Label: Digital Structures Date: October 2005 Tracklist: 1. Prologue 2. Kids Of The 80's 3. U Make Me Wanna Drink More 4. In The Dirt 5. Poem For Granny 6. In Stereo 7. Rip It Up 8. Chicken Shaker 9. The Analogue H 10. Six Years After Small intro: “Zero Six After is for us a milestone, we have never worked so hard on an album before, we have worked on it for 2 years and we are quite blown away by the result. This album is different from both Rewind and Aero. We tryed to give it a new approach, both musically as energywise. By producing songs over a period of 2 years we managed to get the album very varied and as we liked it, as we change our opinion about what kinds of music we like every month or so... On Zero Six After, we have covered everything that we like from Club to morning trance to electro and rocking tekktrance! We sat in the studio and said ; lets make music that we don´t think that we got the skills to make. And the results were super cool. When you make something new that you haven't tried before, you can get away from the “mould” and for us thats a cool thing. But as always there is the touch of Ticon in all our music!” - Ticon in their interview by Damion. My review: 1. Prologue Suspense and drums, here it comes! The show goes on, show us what you’ve got! Hej! Hur mår du? People have been missing Ticon, and people have been burning for a new album. So the guys have to make an entrance. A bit of suspense, nice atmospheres, melodies going up and going up again, drums announcing the big show starting, and then someone slowly turns the lights on and we find ourselves taken to the next track. Nice intro of nice effect. 2. Kids Of The 80's Unsane, beyond Sanity, and yet not Insane... The intro of this track has been presented in the Prologue. We meet here a different sound, a surprise track, as it is nothing close to what we were expecting. First time I heard it, I was like: “What the.. what happened... is this Ticon?” Hehe, what a nice surprise! An “unsane” track! Ticon showed us that they can do anything they want and make it sound good if they put their minds to it. We have here a very nice electro-progressive-funky-trance track that takes us back in time, but still keeps us very much here, as it has a very futuristic sound. Top that! Outstanding, mad, very danceable, I like to call it a spoiled track, with a lot of self-confidence. It would fit also in a fancy club perhaps, I see girls moving hips and shoulders a lot, just like girls used to do it in the 80’s. Thanks for the diversity guys. 3. U Make Me Wanna Drink More Hello, I noticed U around. I find U very attractive. Would U have a drink with me? Dare to say no, just dare. Body movement will make U thirsty. U know U want it. Here, now, and more. This is what this track expresses. With alcohol or water, this track is all about sweating and dehydrating yourself on the dance floor. Ticon has made a tradition in giving funny titles to their most outstanding tracks through the years. Humour brings smile and this is always welcomed on the dance-floor. I smiled everytime I heard this tune at parties. The track starts with an intro, lovely percussion in the intro, but it seems like a sad track, with melodies that go down. When the intro ends and the track kicks in, we discover a tune full of energy, with a great bass line, the direction is “going up” now, the progression is obvious and tempting, making you anxious about what comes next. Then a break, a very nice cold and firm build-up that becomes the main melody through the rest of the track, and then comes the so famous voice sample: “U make me, U make me, ..., U make me wanna drink more!”. Hell yeah, this is a very good dance-floor track, outstanding, it contains lovely beats and a good rythm, firm, cold melodic line, warm, sensitive melodic lines, all the good ingredients of a good tasty drink, err... tune. I wonder who is it dedicated to. 4. In The Dirt Nothing makes you get “dirty” faster and better than feminine seduction. This track is an energy boost from the very first second, its pumping rythm gets people on their feet; but this is just an intro, cause it is pumping good, but shy. I don’t speak french, but I do understand some (I'm also like half deaf haha), and now I hear a feminine voice whispering something like: “Regarde-moi, dans les yeux... Soy tuya... Quand se pers mon ame...” – “Look into my eyes... I’m yours... When I’m loosing my soul...”. Wow! Now when a girl whispers to you such words, come on! It’s time to take action! Ticon takes action! That’s when the actual tune starts by forgetting all the shyness and explodes into a powerful melodic progressive trance track. I hear great melodies, going up, we have breaks, wonderful build-ups and climaxes, nice uplifting atmospheres, and the psychedelia that has always been a part of Ticon’s style. Excellent track, no mistakes, positive effect guaranteed. Oh yes, this is the first track here that I think would fit best in an outdoor party. I also think it will be labeled as “a classic”. I already see people going crazy on the dance-floor on this one. You know, when people dance like crazy, the grass underneath their feet gets damaged, all covered with earth or dust, it becomes “dirt”. Can we loose our souls through dance? Hell yeah, let’s get dirty baby... 5. Poem For Granny Hello grand granny, make my night shine! Apparently the “U make me wanna drink more” track wasn’t dedicated to granny. Cause granny gets this little piece of diamond. This must be a hell of a granny, cause this track is just “grand” and outstanding. Excellent percussion, one of those drums/tribal rythms that can only unleash some lovely ass shaking. That’s the main attraction of the track... ah, and also the sexy, relaxed, feminine voice sample that is cut here and there so that one can hardly make sense of what she’s saying from beginning to end. “I got my ass kicked to greener pastures. Hopelessly wired as I might be. My chair was pulled out from underneath as I sat down to the free falling, fast moving new me.” That girl must have had herself some “granny” fix. This could seem like a “simple” track, cause it has repetitive parts, but I love it the way it is! It is very smooth about the break, build-up, climax... meaning that they’re all equally “grand” and you almost don’t separate one from another, cause they flow in the tune perfectly. The combination between cold, clubby melodic rythm and uplifting melodic line in the second half is lovely. Hat off to granny! 6. In Stereo Tease me, tease me, till I loose control... Again, influences from the 80’s, and a lot of electro funk-ness combined with progressive trance and a bit of psychedelic spice, a combination of “old” and “new” with strange and nice effect. Melodic samples that sound as if cut before their end, in order to let the next one jump in, sort of like robots movements, hehe. The middle of the track brings a small break and a long build-up that leads to a nice, melodic part. Yes, we have another “surprise” track here. Excellent production, nice diversion, a groovy track, that ends as if suddenly cut to silence. I see this track as a possible soundtrack for a movie or for a commercial ad, maybe something that involves secret agents, expensive cars or even fashion shows. 7. Rip It Up The Revolution will not go better with coke. The Revolution will put you in the driver’s seat. Ready, steady, go! “You will not be able to stay home, brother! You will not be able to plug in, turn on, or drop out. Because the Revolution will be LIVE.” Or is it Rave-olution? Is this about a revolution of music? Hehe. Each of us lives its own evolution, and Revolution, cause we all grow up and change in time, hopefully for good and better. That’s what all the melodies in this track suggest. Who evolves first? The music or the people? “[...] The Revolution will be no re-run brother, the revolution will be live.” Be conscious of everything that happens to you and around you, and don’t close your eyes, be aware, be present. This tune is groovy, very firm and “in control”, from the bass-line to the sensible melodies running in the background and all though the track, floating as if skying or surfing towards the future. And again, a very good dance-floor track with elements from the 80’s. If this is Ticon’s invitation into the future, I’m taking it. 8. Chicken Shaker Shake it before you fall insane! What is a “chicken shaker”? I looked it up in the dictionary, it was right next to the word “killargh”, hahaha. Maybe they ment “shakey shaker”? Cause that’s what the male voice sample seems to be saying to me. Pretty funny. I am a little bit confused on whether this is a progressive tech trance track or a progressive psytrance track. The bass-line is tricky, here it seems to be full-on, and here it seems to be progressive tech-trance. I’ll say 50/50. There is another voice sample that kicks in at the middle of the track and won’t stop saying “You fall insane”. And I do fall insane, cause from a point on I hear it as if saying “You fall in Spain” and eventually “Fall at pain”. To me it is a fast progressive trance track, with influences from psytrance. It is powerful, aggressive, it fits well on the dance-floor. I like it, including the way they played with the voice samples and twisted them around in different ways, to intrigue the listener. It has again humour and insanity! Tell me... why you wanna borrow my chicken shaker?? When something doesn’t make sense, it’s ok, just smile and dance! 9. The Analogue H Great remixes improve a product. Happy remixing guys! This is one of my favourite tracks on this album. The effects this tune can trigger are amazing. Just get wild on the dance-floor, no matter if you’re in-doors or out-doors, no matter if you’re wearing a suit and a tie, or your night gown. I haven’t heard the original Union Jack tune, but I am fully satisfied with the remix, cause Ticon knows how to put their style on a track and make it sound good, and in some cases, even better. I wish more “oldies goldies” were brought up to the surface by talented music producers, so that new generations of listeners could have a taste of everything that’s good out there, may it be old, new or refreshed. This tune is fast and playful, full of energy, encouraging, it has groovy melodies that tease the ears and brain and you feel like you want more! The break and build-up at the middle of the track are just wonderful and uplifting and so teasing and they set the climax free. What a wild climax, what a big tune! I’m listening to the track while I type and I’m actually smiling. This is a very good remix of probably a very good track that is part of those which write the history of trance music. 10. Six Years After The romantic side of Ticon? Aww, I love you too! We have arrived at the end of the album, and Ticon offers us a bonus, an alternative to downtempo music, because this one is very relaxing and uplifting, but still very danceable. This is a progressive trance morning tune, with sensible melodies going up, playing, or better said, dancing between the groovy percussion and bass-line. At the middle of the track, they lower a bit the fluffyness level into colder sounds, but still groovy, creating a nice balance. Then it becomes smooth again as if telling you it’s time to take your partner’s hand and pull her/him near and dance together and maybe kiss a little. I’d like to hear this tune remixed by Jaïa. Some say that this track is an alternative to Son Kite - Focus (Shiloh Remix)... well, I think they follow a similar pattern, but I’d recognise each one in a million. They’d go well together in a morning mix, but that’s all, they’re pretty different if you listen to them. “Six years after” is a very nice track to mark 6 years of Ticon in our lives. Ticon, “Zero Six After”... It is clear to me that Ticon are on their way up in their musical career, presenting us a high quality progressive trance album. The album is for the dance-floor, for home listening, for listening in your car, and anywhere else you want. There are quite new elements added to their style, because, comparing to their previous releases, “Zero Six After” features influences from the 80’s disco rythms, influences from electro music, and influences from psytrance here and there. It is probably a revolution and evolution of Ticon and Ticon’s musical experience, and musical taste. We all grow up and mature in time, so what we have to do is make the best out of the experience we accumulate during the years. Ticon did the same, and I can safely say that only talented producers can combine different sounds successfully and create high quality music. Ticon has shown us with this album that their new formula works. I am not saying that Ticon changed their style, no, it’s still good old progressive trance, but refreshed and improved and matured. This album sounds very futuristic. We have outstanding progressive trance with influences, we have cold-clubby rythms, warm-uplifting melodies, playful samples and sounds all over the place, sexy-humourous voice samples, impressive percussion and bass-lines, a lot of diversity and fun in the track list, and all these are combined together in a great compatibility, resulting into an excellent and very generous musical product. The sound is crystal clear again, a very good production. I love this album, I labeled it the best progressive trance release of 2005. My expectations were high, and I was satisfied and nicely surprised. The cover is nice. Thank you Ticon for your generosity. I hope you’ll make us dance many years from now on as well. And I hope to get to see them play live some time. Links: Ticon's website Digital Structures website Psyshop Saiko Sounds Trance Shop Play.com Wirikuta

looks like Juno Reactor has quite few gigs at festivals this summer.

what's the source? their website i suppose?

mp3 !! my co-worker from then (2000-2001) had downloaded some tracks, and i clicked.

it's more like sarcasm to those who think St.Posford is a god OMG! can we touch you then? guys, get in line

could be canadian, from the french part? hum ... french canadians speak a cute clean english with slight french accent though... haha, the mystery of the speaker guy

nice presentation. thanks! good idea to include tracks. but .. the voice .. from what country is the guy who's speaking? you need a more clear voice, and different intonation.

@ OD

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downloading

hey, make sure you don't miss Jaia nice line-up!

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so i should expect to find the CD available at psyshop tomorrow? alien, i'm pretty sure you will like it!

looks like Majoony is close to 3000

beh! got anything still for 9:25am @ eastern europe?