Basilisk

You are very welcome! About what happens if the goal is not reached: I'm hoping I won't ever have to talk about that Thanks for the support everyone!

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Let's just say I'm working on something at the moment and hope to be able to debut it to the community soon

Lost Theory is so far the only major festival to support Ektoplazm in 2012. Kudos to them!

Younger Brother's last album was funded this way: http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/youngerbrother

JUICY BITS - HONEY DOLPHINS Chemical Broccoli (124 BPM) Proteine Audio Signals (126 BPM) Mustard Jelly [Live Version] (126 BPM) Shocking Attack Cucumbers [Live Version] (129 BPM) Maniac Marshmallow (127 BPM) Pumpking Universe (128 BPM) Cherry Swing (123 BPM) Notes Between Nuts (126 BPM) Cocktail [feat. Zonka] (125 BPM) Juicy Bits is the side project of two prolific producers from the Mexican underground: Saeg and Ojos (AKA Son Of A Beat and Trancemission), both of whom have been devastating Mexican and Brazilian dance floors since 2005. After several years of developing their own individual style they joined forces in 2008 with juicy intentions. Now, after releasing music with labels such as Iboga Mexico (through which they reached the #3 position on the Beatport charts), Nuuktal Records, and Headstick Digital, they’ve prepared a full-length serving of deep and delicious progressive techno and tech house for mass consumption. Honey Dolphins, released on Drumlore, features nine new tracks with a refreshing mix of catchy hooks, fat bass lines, and killer grooves. Download this album for free in MP3/FLAC/WAV from Drumlore or Ektoplazm: http://drumlore.com/release/juicy-bits-honey-dolphins/ http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/juicy-bits-honey-dolphins

I haven't missed a thing since I made my last CD order in February 2009 and subsequently liquidated my entire physical media collection.

Ridiculous.

No need to split hairs here... Goa is (or used to be) an inclusive style based on mood more than tempo. Go back to the old days and you'll find a huge range of techniques and styles... I tend to think we should continue to celebrate that diversity by not getting too detailed in our definitions of Goa.

I brought this discussion to Ektoplazm's Facebook wall:

I thought this was about the use of the term "psyprog" as opposed to "progressive psytrance", not whether any of it is good. Did I misread?

Absolutely not.

It's all my fault

I'm not a "real Goa trance lover" if I disposed of physical media years ago?

Not much work but some There will be more soon.

DJ BASILISK - IN EXILE 01 - The Infinity Project feat. Paul Jackson - Cybertropic [TIP Records] (1995) 02 - Voodoo People - Drop The Bomb (Hint) [TIP Records] (1995) 03 - Slinky Wizard - Wizard [Flying Rhino Records] (1994) 04 - Koxbox - Loads Of Flow (Molecular Mix feat. Cwithe) [Harthouse] (1995) 05 - Rotortype - I Come In Peace (Hint) [Planet Rhythm Records] (1995) 06 - Etnica - Astral Way [blue Room Released] (1995) 07 - N.D.M.A. - Vitan (Hint) [sub Terranean] (1996) 08 - Morphem - Magma [Tunnel Records] (1996) 09 - Cygnus X - Kinderlied (Hint) [Eye Q Records] (1995) 10 - Crop Circles - Full Mental Jackpot [Auracle Records] (1996) 11 - Hallucinogen - Soothsayer (The Lysurgeon Warning Remix feat. Raja Ram & DJ Andre) [TIP Records] (1996) 12 - Phreaky - Tornado [Dragonfly Records] (1996) 13 - Four Carry Nuts - Weird Egg [3rd Ear] (1996) 14 - Green House Effect (Sandman) - Spawn [Melodia Records] (1995) 15 - Cydonia - Screaming Darkness [blue Room Released] (1996) 16 - Transwave - The Rezwalker (Black Thunder Mix) [Matsuri Productions] (1995) 17 - UX - Life Support Technology [Dragonfly Records] (1996) 18 - Koxbox - Stratosfear [blue Room Released] (1996) 19 - Hallucinogen - Trancespotter [Flying Rhino Records] (1996) 20 - X-Dream - Panic In Paradise [TIP Records] (1996) 21 - Deviant Electronics - Catharsis [Helix Records] (1997) 22 - Cosmosis - Howling At The Moon [Transient Records] (1996) 23 - Laughing Buddha - Karma [TIP Records] (1997) 24 - Infernal Machine - The Loin King [Twisted Records] (1996) 25 - Paragliders - Paraglide [superstition Records] (1993) In Exile is a special mix composed by DJ Basilisk for Global Goa Party 2, a virtual party organized by Marsh at the Goat Ranch, a flashpoint for old school Goa trance fandom. The concept is simple enough: gather up a bunch of seasoned old school veterans and have them mix up a full night of music just as if it were some point in the not-so-distant past. The first event—for which I produced the Moonshadow tribute mix—brought us back to 1999. This time we travel back to the year 1996, smack dab in the middle of the Golden Age of Goa trance. Bill Clinton is in the White House, Boris Yeltsin is in the Kremlin, the reigning human chess champion is defeated by a computer for the first time, and tantalizing evidence of life on other worlds captures headlines around the world. I am merely 15 years old, not yet fully initiated into the world of psychedelic trance, although the groundwork is already laid by my adolescent fascination with industrial music, cyberpunk fiction, and early dial-up BBSes. One of the aims of the Global Goa Party project is to provide an experience for those of us who did not have the good fortune to attend psytrance parties back in the day—myself included! (I first heard DJ Nivoc play Goa trance in April of 1996 but had no idea what was going on at the time.) For the 2:00am to 3:30am time slot I did my best to build from a hypnotizing introduction to a seething, storming climax, taking care to end on a high note. Working on this mix while travelling in Thailand has been extraordinarily difficult, and I have faced numerous hardships in having it prepared in time for the big radio broadcast, but I managed to pull it off while in a self-imposed exile—hence the title. This mix was recorded on four decks in a jungle bungalow just outside Thongsala on the island of Koh Phangan, Thailand, with a pair of headphones (no monitors or other speakers), my humble laptop, a first generation Korg Nanokontrol, and Traktor 1.1.1. Enjoy this blast from the past! Download "In Exile" here: http://www.ektoplazm.com/mixes/dj-basilisk-in-exile For more old school goodness, check these mixes out: http://www.ektoplazm.com/mixes/dj-basilisk-circadian-rhythms http://www.ektoplazm.com/mixes/dj-basilisk-live-at-regenerate-2011 http://www.ektoplazm.com/mixes/dj-basilisk-moonshadow

GLOBULAR - A SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY [OMNI 008/GC-023] 01 - Feeding Back Forwards (79 BPM) 02 - A Singular Synergy (76 BPM) 03 - Subversion (80 BPM) 04 - This, Here, Now (99 BPM) 05 - The Loon (73 BPM) 06 - A Highly Sprung Spring (103 BPM) 07 - To The Other Side Of Fractal Phase Space (83 BPM) 08 - From Mind, There Spills Forth Light (70 BPM) Ektoplazm's downtempo imprint Omnitropic, in conjunction with Gliese 581C Records, is very proud to present A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy, the momentous full-length debut of Globular (Morison Bennett), a visionary producer from Bristol, U.K. Drawing inspiration from the mind-bending sonic alchemy of Ott and Shpongle, Globular has emerged as one of the rising stars of psychedelic dub, an inimitably British fusion of brawny bass lines, dazzling melodies, intricate rhythmic programming, emotionally-charged vocals, and immersive, otherworldly atmospheres. This is an album that captures the essence of the perfect summer day while offering a rare glimpse of the ineffable, inviting you to “hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour.” Through its ambitious, sprawling passages, A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy articulates a profound view of the universe’s tendency toward complexity, the twist of fate that gave rise to life and consciousness, and our morally ambiguous role in the mysterious and impenetrable cosmic drama unfolding all around us. Mastered by Colin Bennun at the Stooodio, Bristol, U.K., with artwork by Basilisk featuring Creative Commons-licensed photos by Luc Viator and public domain imagery from NASA. Download it for free in MP3, FLAC, or WAV format: http://www.ektoplazm...illing-prophecy

Pardon me for asking, but how is an optional, anonymous survey useful in any critical field of study? I see these things from time to time and I simply do not understand... Edit: trust the good folks at Psymusic to jump all over this: http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/threads/dissertation-questionnaire.67336/

Sorry I haven't been more forthcoming with what is going on... I feel a bit foolish making a post that boils down to "I'm not so sure what the future holds." What I can say is that yes, I am travelling, and this does not allow me to transfer large amounts of data necessary to keep the site updated. I will, however, go to extraordinary lengths to get at least one album posted before long (and it's a big one). Stay tuned for more...

I use Flickr but I'm in the market for a replacement. The product has hardly evolved since the acquisition and I'd much rather use a service that gets better over time, not one that I have to wonder about the future of (think Delicious). I don't care if it's free or not (actually, I'd prefer the service to have a working business model), I just want it to be good. Another one that has been on my radar is 500px: http://500px.com

You may as well take the top netlabel spot; I think I have an unfair advantage... besides, I didn't have the time or opportunity to put out a lot of big releases like in 2010 so I'm not entirely certain I earned it

The results are in! http://www.ektoplazm.com/journal/the-best-free-psytrance-of-2011 I'm in Thailand right now... the Internet here is not so great. This was a lot of work to finish off

No, I never said that... operations are suspended by necessity; I don't have access to a proper broadband connection while travelling and can't update the site without it. That isn't the whole story, of course... but I need some time to think things over and consider what to do next (both in life, now that I've graduated, and with the site). What I don't plan on is picking up where I left off; last year I was spending upwards of 40 hours a week working on the site, all for no pay, not even a few extra gigs for myself here and there. That isn't sustainable. But I have a few ideas about how to make it work. It's mostly a question of motivation: do I really want to devote the next phase of my life to another risky endevour in the psytrance scene? Well, sure; I love the music and the culture, after all... but should I? To quote PKD, "reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away," and the reality of the situation is that I need to make a living with whatever I do (now that my savings are all but gone). Hopefully this explains my need to reflect on the situation. In the meantime, all the music already posted remains available for download.

If I move forward with redeveloping Ektoplazm I would like for it to become a true social network for the global psytrance scene... I'm rather sick of Facebook and don't feel any counterculture should employ it as its primary means of communication, connection, and self-expression.

I couldn't make it work... best to just use a Google form and let people enter their top five themselves IMO.