Basilisk

I don't mind the wait. I'm just glad it's coming out. Speaking as a DJ, it'd also be cool if there were alternate versions without any crowd noise. I'd play some new and remastered UX in my sets if I had the chance!

01 - Slinky Wizard - Sacred Fist [Flying Rhino Records] (1997) 02 - Orion - Caracol (Hint) [symbiosis Records] (1997) 03 - Factor - Pol Zirkular [21:3 Records] (1997) 04 - Man Of The Last 3rd - Mystery Of Imagination [POF Music] (1997) 05 - Juno Reactor - Kaguya Hime (Hint) [blue Room Released] (1997) 06 - Xenomorph - Telepathic Combat [Koyote Records] (1997) 07 - Cari Lekebusch - Attitydsknäckaren (Hint) [H. Productions] (1997) 08 - The Deviant - Dawn On Epsilon [TIP Records] (1997) 09 - The Infinity Project - Mindboggler (Part 2) [TIP Records] (1997) 10 - Adam Beyer - Compressed (Hint) [Drumcode] (1997) 11 - Synchro - Human Oscillator [TIP Records] (1997) 12 - Orichalcum - The Egg (Hint) [TIP Records] (1997) 13 - Psychopod - Out Of Your Mind [TIP Records] (1997) 14 - Prana - Scarab (Snake Thing Remix) (Hint) [Matsuri Productions] (1997) 15 - The Infinity Project - Hyperactive (Acid Rockers Remix) [TIP Records] (1997) 16 - Z - Uncle Mavis (Hint) [TIP Records] (1997) 17 - Menis - Fluff Killer [Koyote Records] (1997) 18 - Xenomorph - Neurotoxin [Koyote Records] (1997) 19 - Slide - Waking Up To Chaos [Transient Records] (1996) 20 - Orion - Akeru [symbiosis Records] (1997) 21 - Koxbox - Life Is... [blue Room Released] (1997) 22 - Disco Volante - Chameleon (UX Remix) [Transient Records] (1996) 23 - Kopfuss Resonator & DJ Jörg - Whipbird (Original Mix) [Nephilim Records] (1997) 24 - Darshan - Tranceformation [Flying Rhino Records] (1997) 25 - The Visitors - Tiny Little Engines [Psy-Harmonics] (1996) 26 - Syb Unity Nettwerk - Space Puppy [Flying Rhino Records] (1997) 27 - Sandman - Natural Born Killer [TIP Records] (1997) 28 - Darshan - Duck [Phantasm Records] (1997) 29 - Koxbox - Electronic Brainwash [blue Room Released] (1997) 30 - Hallucinogen - Gamma Goblins (Part 2) [Twisted Records] (1997) 31 - Cydonia - The Kiddy [blue Room Released] (1997) 32 - Prana - Scarab (Green Nuns Of The Revolution Remix) [Matsuri Productions] (1997) 33 - Doof - Weird Karma [TIP Records] (1996) 34 - Darshan - Mind Merge [Flying Rhino Records] (1997) 35 - Hallucinogen - Space Pussy [Twisted Records] (1996) 36 - Juno Reactor - Conga Fury [blue Room Released] (1997) Blacklight Metropolis is DJ Basilisks contribution to the fifth edition of Global Goa Party, a virtual event organized by Marsh at the Goatranch to simulate an entire night of music from the early years of the psychedelic trance movement. This time around the year is 1997 and the golden age of Goa trance is in full swing, blasting revelers into limitless dimensions of sound with scintillating kaleidoscopic sounds and twisted techno-shamanistic rhythms. Reprising the nocturnal explorations of Moonshadow and In Exile, this expertly mixed collection of mind-bending classics explores the darker side of the genre while journeying through the deepest part of night from 1:30 to 3:30am. https://www.mixcloud.com/Basilisk/dj-basilisk-blacklight-metropolis/ Download or stream it here: http://www.ektoplazm.com/mixes/dj-basilisk-blacklight-metropolis

I'll do my best to join the chat this weekend. See you there

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One week left! Mark your calendars...

Have a glance at this: http://www.ektoplazm.com/region/canada

I'm really glad to have some of these formerly vinyl-only tracks in digital quality. Everything here sounds great, still good as new!

I hope this crosses my desk.

Thanks everyone. I'd love to get back into doing more in-house releases but all my time is eaten up by regular site operations and the redevelopment. I'm glad people are liking some of what I've been posting though!

A few early classics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMZOCt7H3Es

I have been having a blast exploring music from the very early days. Here's one I found recently that I got a kick out of... dating back to 1988!

Professionalism and attention to detail will take you a long way. Plus everything else already mentioned

Not bad but not great. The sound is authentic to the good ol' days of Astral Projection and the workmanship is certainly competent (apart from well-founded gripes about the squishy mastering). They did a pretty good job with everything and I'll certainly keep this in rotation awhile to see if anything grows on me but there's no "wow" moments right off the bat, just a good feeling from hearing something new in that classic Astral style after so long. Put another way: this could have been really dreadful and it isn't at all. Definitely worth a listen but don't expect the second coming.

A bit overwhelming, isn't it? I did a year-end review on the Ektoplazm Facebook page... just click on "2014" on the timeline and check out what comes up for the very end of December. There should be about 30 recommendations there (maybe a bit more, I can't be sure) and it's all hand-picked stuff, no favoritism involved. https://www.facebook.com/ektoplazm

I agree 100%. Both albums are great and techtrance remains one of my favourite niche genres of psytrance. "Crackling with raw power" indeed!

Yes, and I meant every word. It's a great release!

Welcome to the Smörgåsbord, an eclectic selection of delectable audio treats and sonic snacks for your ears. Compiled by Jeremy's Aura and jointly released by Omnitropic and Maia Brasil Records, this release brings together an extraordinarily talented group of playful, fun-loving musicians. Each and every artist on board has a distinct sound with no compromise to artistic individuality and integrity. This compilation is presented with the simple intention of sharing the one thing we all have in commonthe love of music! 01 - Globular - Playing For Rain (101 BPM) 02 - TRD - Derive And Detach (85 BPM) 03 - Radioactive Sandwich - Everything Is Awesome (65 BPM) 04 - Jeremy's Aura - Drinking Cornish Clouds (105 BPM) 05 - Easily Embarrassed - The Capital (96 BPM) 06 - Shantam - Fiddle Sticks (100 BPM) 07 - Spacey Koala - My Cat Is A Dragon (108/128 BPM) 08 - Tron Sepia - Salamander (137.77 BPM) 09 - Supersillyus - Enigmagician (99 BPM) 10 - Ekoplex - Nama (128 BPM) 11 - Zoungla - Flower Sun (75 BPM) Additional credits are listed on the Omnitropic web site. Download it direct from Omnitropic or Ektoplazm: http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/smorgasbord http://omnitropic.com/smorgasbord/ Omnitropic web site: http://omnitropic.com Omnitropic on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Omnitropic Omnitropic on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Omnitropic

01 - Kepulangan (100/105/100 BPM) 02 - Roots In A Lattice (85/140/120 BPM) 03 - Satire Of The Sleuth (100/75/98 BPM) 04 - Superhero Island (65/70/75 BPM) 05 - Pineal Gamelan (75/80/90 BPM) 06 - Reincorporate (125 BPM) 07 - Being And Becoming... (80 BPM) Jeremy's Aura represents but one of the musical directions of Jeremy Costa, a Montreal-based artist with a creative background in painting, sound installation, and progressive rock. Here he presents his debut full-length album, jointly released by Maia Brasil Records and Omnitropic: Being And Becoming His sound is a free-ranging celebration of many diverse musical influences, from Shpongle, Argaman, Globular, Ott, Infected Mushroom, and Ekoplex to Devin Townsend, Buckethead, King Crimson, Tool, Frank Zappa, Schrodinger Kats, Dream Theater, and many more. With an eager exploration of various activation frequencies, tuning modes, and tempo changes, Jeremys music playfully shifts from atmospheric ambient and soothing downtempo into progressive psychedelic environments and back again, always moderating experimentalism with a strong sense of musicality that will not be lost on listeners. Download it for free in MP3, FLAC, or WAV from Ektoplazm or Omnitropic: http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/jeremys-aura-being-and-becoming http://omnitropic.com/jeremys-aura-being-and-becoming/

If memory serves me well they had an album waiting to go for BNE back in 2008... and these days the duo is pursuing solo projects as I understand it. Does that suggest the material for this album might be old? (Not that that would be a problem...) Reference: http://www.psynews.org/forums/index.php/topic/51326-son-kite-sun-project-join-yoyo-records/

Cerebral Rift wrote a review about this as well: http://cerebralrift.org/2014/09/10/the-world-in-a-drop-of-shamanizm-parallelii/

Kadasarva is fantastic. I'm glad that came up I would also suggest plumbing the depths of Amygdala's output. Here's some of his free stuff: http://ektoplazm.com/artist/amygdala

Awesome. I had those vinyls back in the day... but digital quality is best!

I figured you might have something in the works

A recent thread about what your preferred BPM range got me thinking... when we go back to the roots (podcast here), to the very early sound of Goa trance, much of it was way slower than the highly-energetic stuff that began to emerge in the mid-nineties (and has since acted as the template for the new school Goa trance revival). There was a time when 120 to 130 BPM was perfectly normal for peak-time dance floor action. Speaking as someone who is really into the deeper end of this tempo (I've been moonlighting as a house music DJ for some time now but shhh, don't tell anyone) I feel like there's a notable lack of really good dance floor-blasting new school Goa trance between 120 and 130 BPM. This isn't to say that there isn't any at all... but much of what's out there takes a more relaxed approach. You know how it goes; plenty of artists release an album full of mind-melting Goa melodies at ~148 BPM with a 120 BPM downtempo trance finale tacked on at the end... or we get some kind of Ultimae-influenced deep trance style that is very nice to hear but won't keep people moving. What I wonder is this: what if the slower stuff were treated as the main course, not an after-dinner mint? It would require an entirely different approach... more than just slowing the tempo down you also need to write in a different way to keep the energy levels high. A couple examples of what I'd like to see more of: (More examples welcome, of course... but just think of stuff that you could play on the main stage, not in the chill dome.) The challenge, in a nutshell: let's hear more upbeat (as opposed to chilled out) new school Goa trance below 130 BPM! And while I'm dreaming I may as well request a bit more direct influence from EBM, industrial, disco, early techno, and so on... the new school sound is, at times, a little too boxed in for my wide-ranging taste switch off the Etnica and Dimension 5 and throw on what they were listening to back then for inspiration... this is a good start!

So this guy was just trolling? He's banned: http://www.psynews.org/forums/index.php/topic/69079-what-happened-to-ravantion/ For anyone surfing in out of curiosity I'd suggest reading the distribution policy on the site: http://www.ektoplazm.com/distribution This is a common charge. Some perspective: Ektoplazm is committed to diversity... this means that not everything is going to be to everyone's taste. My yardstick is "will visitors to the site enjoy this?" There's some guesswork involved, of course, and since I give breaks to new and non-standard projects the quality is not always super high, but I feel that it is my duty to take some chances now and then. One wrinkle: some labels have come to rely on Ektoplazm for distribution so I have a hard time turning down their applications when the releases are, in my opinion, sub-par. Negotiation behind the scenes to beef up a track list or re-master a release are not uncommon. Anyway, it's not a perfect system by any means, but I don't want anyone to think that quality standards are low and that you can send in whatever.