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Has the stuff been released officially and if so under what name?

This is fucking awesome!

That's one aspect. Another is age. I think, as an artist, you have your time. A short period where it's possible to create something truly contemporary and cutting edge. After that you can keep on producing great stuff, but your fate is sealed. Koxbox was as far as age goes quite and old group even when they started out. They had all played in serious bands since the late 70'es. That's more than 20 years of music production. Ps. thanks for a great post.

Thanks! I'll start out with his single-collection

Do you dislike The Great Unknown as well? I think that album, though I prefer their material with Peter, was the only right direction they could go. Frank É and Ian Ion always liked the funky proggy stuff, while Peter was the one into the harder and more extreme side of things. They did exactly what they wanted and thus created an amazing and truly inspired album. I do prefer the earlier material, but it's lightyears ahead of the trite Ibiza crap Frank É is producing these days. That shit just makes me sad.

What are the best Tim Schuldt releases on CD? (including comps)

A thing you have to give Juno is that they were one of the few early acts that fully embraced the cultural/tribal elements that inspired Goa. In that respect they're actually more true to the source than the majority of the genre.

Both projects are fantastic for what they are. No doubt.

I find it quite peculiar when hardcore Psy-heads pick the much more conventional and formulaic Psychopod/Saiko-Pod over the old Koxbox classics. It's not that I don't like the Psychopod Ep's a lot, but I always regarded them as a "poppy" easy-listening version of the real thing - Koxbox.

Good observation.

Surprised that no one seems to buy from Wirikuta. They have loads of OOP discs and the fastest shipping of any shop I've dealt with in Europe. Guess they have a bad rep from ripping off artists?

After listening to Beyond The Infinite again I think one of the main reasons for it's dated sound is the sequenced synth lines. The ones in the third track "Ice Cube" is a good example. They sound like something taken out of a late 80'es Depeche Mode track. It's not that it's bad. It just immediately places them in that era.

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Traktor will do that for you

Man this album is hard to get into. I've tried listening to it soooo many times since I bought it 2 years ago. But I think it's finally happening!

I spent this afternoon listening Koxbox's Forever After and Dragon Tales and subsequently gave Juno's Beyond The Infinite a spin. It immediately hit me how much more dated Juno sounds today, which is quite interesting, as I considered them one of the most cutting edge acts back in the day. Dated doesn't have to mean bad of course, and it doesn't in this case. But the Beyond The Infinite does sound old. Much more so than many other electronic releases of the early 90'es. Any thoughts?

Welcome on board!

Never heard anything else sounding remotely like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiJWl3BIPZc

The following track always awakens something special in me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmnvzLDHLdk

Great stuff for sure. But much more "mellow" than Beat Bizarre. At least the last album.

Good call. That's a method I use a lot as well. Especially with electronic music where labels often represent a specific sound and style.

This site has been one of them. A method I could recommend is to find something you like. Find out what genre it is, and then search for info about that genre. Wikipedia is one place. They usually list the most influential names in their entries. The selection can always be discussed of course, but it's a start at least. If you want to go further then look for a discussion group on Discogs or something. Ask the experts there.

Agreed. I used to listen to Metal non-stop for 15 years, which ended up killing the genre for me. I reckon every type of music represents a range of possible experiences. Once you've been through them all, all that is left is nostalgia and repetition. I've seen more than 800 Metal concerts. I've seen every band I ever wanted to see and much, much more. So there's really nothing for me there anymore. Those intense 45 min rituals now feel like 10 hours of boredom whenever I attend. That doesn't mean Metal doesn't have any merit. It's just that I've seen and heard it all much too many times. So on to something new

The Dj Producer - Interpretations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez-EHfdw9i4 Reefer Decree and Beat Bizarre are my faves thus far. Their early albums really stand up well to this day. The later Iboga releases tend to be a little too housy for my taste.