Basilisk

Cross-posted here for consistency's sake: V/A - ENTHEOS AUDIO ARCHIVE 2.0 01 :: Akhentek - Generation 2.0 (7:13) 02 :: Clone - Inside The Grove (7:42) 03 :: Nystagmus - Trancercize (7:18) 04 :: Ekoplex - Journey Of The Turtle (6:43) 05 :: Akhentek - Q'Elf (7:18) 06 :: Osiris Indriya - Archer (7:51) 07 :: Repeat Customer - No Id (7:31) 08 :: Kaminanda - Iridescence (10:00) 09 :: Ockham's Razor - Verbatim (9:22) 10 :: Pharoelidae - Vector Equilibriums (8:06) Compiled by Akhentek and Basilisk, Entheos Audio Archive 2.0 showcases the emerging psychedelic frequencies and vibrations emanating from Canada and the Pacific Northwest. Orchestrated as a well-rounded voyage through several styles of psychedelic trance and downtempo, Entheos Audio Archive 2.0 features an eclectic assortment of silky-smooth full-on, deep organic progressive, and enchanting chill out grooves. This Entheogenetic Label Group release was mastered at Ilum Studios by Akhentek and features artwork by Onbeyond Metamedia. Entheos Audio Archive 2.0 has been released under a Creative Commons licence for noncommercial usage. This compilation was assembled for the 2008 edition of the Entheos Summer Solstice Conference and Festival. A CD version of the Entheos Audio Archive is printed and given away at the gate each year. Physical copies are still available for a limited time! Download it for free in MP3 or WAV format exclusively from ektoplazm.com: http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/entheo...dio-archive-20/

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V/A - ENTHEOS AUDIO ARCHIVE 2.0 01 :: Akhentek - Generation 2.0 (7:13) 02 :: Clone - Inside The Grove (7:42) 03 :: Nystagmus - Trancercize (7:18) 04 :: Ekoplex - Journey Of The Turtle (6:43) 05 :: Akhentek - Q'Elf (7:18) 06 :: Osiris Indriya - Archer (7:51) 07 :: Repeat Customer - No Id (7:31) 08 :: Kaminanda - Iridescence (10:00) 09 :: Ockham's Razor - Verbatim (9:22) 10 :: Pharoelidae - Vector Equilibriums (8:06) Compiled by Akhentek and Basilisk, Entheos Audio Archive 2.0 showcases the emerging psychedelic frequencies and vibrations emanating from Canada and the Pacific Northwest. Orchestrated as a well-rounded voyage through several styles of psychedelic trance and downtempo, Entheos Audio Archive 2.0 features an eclectic assortment of silky-smooth full-on, deep organic progressive, and enchanting chill out grooves. This Entheogenetic Label Group release was mastered at Ilum Studios by Akhentek and features artwork by Onbeyond Metamedia. Entheos Audio Archive 2.0 has been released under a Creative Commons licence for noncommercial usage. This compilation was assembled for the 2008 edition of the Entheos Summer Solstice Conference and Festival. A CD version of the Entheos Audio Archive is printed and given away at the gate each year. Physical copies are still available for a limited time! Download it for free in MP3 or WAV format exclusively from ektoplazm.com: http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/entheo...dio-archive-20/

Johannes Heil - All For One... this track sounds like 2003-era Son Kite; big, bold, pumping tribal beats... but with a new twist! I've been iffy about a lot of productions from this guy but this one rocks. Robert Babicz - Krystalline. I know I mentioned him before but this track in particular is something extraordinary... loaded with sublime texture and topped with a great hook.

I'm getting this for sure... when I have some money. Glowing Flame is one of the top 5 labels working in the field today and this release is sure to be as great as their others.

Is this directed at me? To clear up any confusion, Ektoplazm is both a new media label AND a web site that amalgamates content from netlabels, independent artists, and other providers. I had absolutely no involvement in putting the Mindsphere release together aside from promoting the final product.

URANTIA - HUNAB TECH EP 01 :: Nice Getto Freak (7:36) 02 :: Magic Land (7:02) 03 :: Out Of My Mind (7:36) 04 :: Plate Of Light (8:09) Urantia is Victor Hugo Mata, a full-on psytrance producer from Zacatecas, Mexico. Previously his work has appeared on the 50 Full Moons and 55 Full Moons compilations from UK netlabel Cosmogenesis Recordings. Now Urantia is ready to break out with a 4-track EP of his own entitled Hunab Tech. True to form, this free release is packed with crystal-clear melodies, explosive breakdowns, and pumping synthetic rhythms. Full-on fans are bound to enjoy the ecstatic energy of Urantia’s Hunab Tech EP. Download it for free in MP3 or WAV! http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/urantia-hunab-tech-ep/

You know how it is

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Have a look at my site. Since this thread was started we've posted something like 30 new released in MP3 and lossless-quality audio. Some of these have been mastered but not all. In almost all cases the mastering has been "in-house" i.e. by someone related in some way to the netlabel or artist providing the free release. The mastering issue remains: there are plenty of producers who recognize the benefit of releasing music for free but few engineers interested in mastering a free release without compensation. For our own in-house productions (EKTEP01, EKTEP02, EKTEP03, EKTLP01, and EKTVA01) I've opted for professional mastering. It has set me back close to $1,000 so far but I hope to offset this expense in a variety of ways (on-demand CD sales, additional bookings, cost-sharing with the artists in some instances, donations, etc). Most of these tactics are specific to the organization and vision of the Ektoplazm new media label and aren't necessarily viable for independent and small-scale content providers. Thus the original problem remains largely the same: professional mastering costs money and few qualified individuals are willing to donate their time to a free project. P.S. should this thread really be a "sticky"? It contains some interesting information but isn't exactly a definitive resource.

Joti Sidhu/Psychaos has released a lot of great tunes over the years. He has progressed from raw acid-driven Goa trance to techno-oriented psytrance and on to Ibiza-style full-on. His more recent material is rather fungible, but he still belts out a good tune every now and then. Some favourites of mine: OLD SCHOOL Perception Of Reality Intellect Psychaos Keyboard Widow Chaos To Order Free Lemonade Remix Future Rocks Reality Hack Off Limits (with Tim Schuldt) PSYTECH Acidica (Live) Mad Lane Flexual Esoterical Sonic Chemist Electronic Uncertainty Spinner Juice X-N-Trick DJT (with Tim Schuldt) Black Eyes The Player Creative Anomaly Down Pusher Punktuator Chaos To Order (Remix) FULL-ON Party Animals Long Long Arms (with Simon Posford) Acid Music (with Earthling) Looking through his discography I find that there are still a good 12 or 15 songs I haven't heard (mostly newer stuff on Spun Records and such)... surely there will be some good ones not on this list. And, as you can see, I really enjoyed his techno-oriented mid-period. Not everyone will though.

His remix of Mr. Decay is so great!

Maybe if you are Talamasca...

Robert Babicz - A Cheerful Temper... a year old by now but what a release!

WTF?

CONTAGION VOLUME 1 01 :: Necrospycho vs Astaroth - Experimental Evil Jow (6:54) 02 :: The Herectic - Claustrophobic Dimension (6:53) 03 :: Distorted Goblin - Through The Night (6:36) 04 :: Demonizz - Arknofobia (6:49) 05 :: Psychoz vs Hagenith - Psycause (6:47) 06 :: Morus - Lithium Unbalance (8:16) 07 :: Psyhamaa vs Ikpeng - Fingers Vertigo (7:38) 08 :: Karmazon - The Calling (7:33) 09 :: Kita - Screams of Satinka (7:33) Contagion Vol. 1 is the second release from Dead Tree Productions, a dark psychedelic trance label rooted in the Brazilian underground. Rebelling against the pervasive manipulations of mass media and pop culture, Contagion is an unlikely antidote for alienation and disillusionment. Through the use of twisted leads, brutal beats, and bleak atmospheric programming, this compilation explores the far reaches of the psytrance spectrum with some tracks approaching 160 BPM. Download it for free in MP3/FLAC (lossless): http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/contagion-volume-1/

Koxbox - Echoes Of Dawn (1992, from Cyberworld) I suppose this would be their official debut? One can hear phantoms of their later work in this early piece... but it isn't necessarily worth hunting down; it isn't nearly as good as the World Of Illusions EP or Pipfugl/Birdy.

It pays to read entire threads

The double-album Evolution Of Funk is in stores now... this is pure party-rocking music full of light and colour! I've been listening to the Planet Rock remake over and over...

Is that the Isratrance banhammer I see in this cover?

Nice work! I'm glad you found a home for it.

MOMENTUM VOLUME 1 01 :: Nerso - Clarity (6:49) 02 :: PhaseTech - Phazer (7:56) 03 :: Excizen - Crips (7:02) 04 :: Opsy - Her Ghost In The Fog (6:56) 05 :: PhaseTech & Ectima - Momentum (7:02) 06 :: Ectima - Metal Isolation (6:34) 07 :: Kino Oko - Way To Obirsju (8:18) 08 :: Deto - Lavina (8:57) 09 :: Kocka - Hiper Kocka (4:04) Momentum Volume 1 is the first in a new series of techtrance and progressive compilations from TesseracTstudio. Compiled by PhaseTech, Momentum gathers material from across East-Central Europe with a particular emphasis on homegrown Serbian productions. Sleek driving rhythms and gleaming cybernetic atmospheres infuse this stellar release with a rich futuristic ambiance. Momentum Volume 1 successfully revives the mood and style of post-millennial techtrance for modern audiences even as it paves the way for a new generation of mechanistic producers to move and shake the dance floors of the world. Download it for free in MP3 or WAV: http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/momentum-volume-1/

SHAPESTATIC - METAPHIM 01 :: Platform (7:39) 02 :: Lightened (8:02) 03 :: Dancefloor (7:27) 04 :: Dream This (8:05) 05 :: Time Flies (7:19) 06 :: Drum (8:12) 07 :: Blastorb (8:07) 08 :: Grain (8:10) 09 :: Paralyzed (9:10) Shapestatic is Chris Johnson (AKA Kri) and Alex Falk (AKA The Bastard) from the Appalachian Mountains of the southern United States. Typifying the growing Psytrance scene in that region, Shapestatic’s debut release Metaphim on North American record label Gaian Mind is a bombshell collection of raw, energetic, and passionate tracks meticulously put together with not a moment of sound wasted. Metaphim combines in-your-face bass lines with gritty, acid-drenched synth strata, tight percussion, tweaked-out samples, and purposeful harmony. Hard-edged and very psychedelic, yet still bouncy, positive, and musical, Shapestatic bears a sound which is wholly unique to America. Metaphim will keep your body moving well into the first rays of dawn! Download it for free in MP3 or WAV: http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/shapestatic-metaphim/ If you enjoy this free release you are encouraged to purchase a physical copy from T.O.U.C.H. Samadhi: http://www.touchsamadhi.com/shop/cd/shapestatic-metaphim

I have several copies of Entheos Audio Archive 2.0 on CD that I will part with for the cost of shipping (5 euros should cover it). PM me for details! It will also be up on my site pretty soon Canadian psytrance!

Well, exactly... which is what I am doing, but I still have many of them lying around just about everyone out here who wants one has one already. But this is precisely what it might all be good for: spreading some of those good old Goa vibes around!