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yes what's original in 1408 is the way the movie deals with the "haunted mansion" theme! In the same way one might say that Rec is a rip-off of a billion zombie movies just because it features zombies...

discogs link 1 Omen (7") (4:12) 2 Omen (12") (6:59) 3 Open Mind (5:29) Yet another one of those border territory EPs. The main influence is acid house but still you can clearly hear trance influences which is why I decided to review it here. The main melody hook is quite catchy and has been playing in my mind for weeks now The Best track here is the 12" version of Omen. Open Mind is pretty crappy IMO...

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ah yes indeed once I looke for "Riget" it becomes much easyier to find Thanks for the tip

well ok, I understand that taste is taste but... personally I found that the way they explored the whole "haunted mansion" theme was pretty original. But who knows, maybe it's just me

ah yes great movie indeed... although I'd stay away from statements like "it takes horror to the next level" which might make you a bit dissapointed when you actually see it. It's just a very good movie, with some original touches, that's all, don't expect to see the next Exorcist or anything... Although in my books, nothing beats Ringu, now THAT's horror BTW another very good and original horror movie I've seen latley is 1408

how bout some Jikkenteki? I can imagine some Brit pronouncing it "Ji'en'e'i" :lol:

I've heard many people praise the original danish version of the Kingdom but I had trouble finding it in these parts of the world. So after a while there was a US remake by none other than horror master Stephen King and Lars Von Trier (the man who created the original series) is the executive producer. I'm following this version and I love it, but how does it compare to the original? Has anyone tried both?

what I want to know is... is Sayd with or against Benjamin???

the recap is... THEY LEFT THE ISLAND!!! Who was expecting that? Personally I also got a bit tired of it when it seemed that every season closer would be a failed attempt to leave the island. But this time they actually managed. I won't say more, not to spoil it for everyone. I'll just add this: :lol: :lol:

ok, I'll just say that we finally learn where the island dissapeared (but since you've seen the first 2 eps you probably know that already)

yihaa I'm so happy it's finally here!! I wonder what wierd adventures Lindelof has in store for us this time

hum well actually I've seen the american version, I've always wondered how it compared to the original danish version?

oh and thanks for the comments on my sign, actually it took me a few days to remember the "vibe" from back then and make an essentials list. I'm glad my efforts paid up

it's probably not exactly what you're looking for but in the deranged sort of "comedy" nothing beats the series Kingdom Hospital (especially if you're familiar with various psychedellic substances lol)

yiiihaaaa that's some great news!!!

I was just strolling through my psy collection the other day and decided to give Cockroach another listen. I was amazed by how good this sounds even today. Union Jack doesn't just make music with a 303, he gives it a SOUL!! So what ever happened to him? How could he just dissapear from the face of the planet after a rather short career? Anyone know if he'll ever decide to release some new stuff?

well like I said, I don't know all the names, I guess there's no real use in continuing this discussion until I actually listen to the artists you mention (and that I don't know). But I'm guessing that ALL artists sold by psyshop are related to psytrance in one way or another? Either they used to make psy, or are promoted by psy DJs, or have a style similar to some psy (mainly thinking about tribal stuff with nature samples and all) etc...

well progressive psy is officially psytrance, even if not everyone's cup of tea and a lot of people (including me) would like to see it off the "official psytrance subgenre" list... I can't really comment on all the names since I'm not much into progressive but I know a few people from psynews love the stuff released by Iboga records so...

ok, I don't know ALL the names but from the ones I know: S.U.N. Project : well-known psytrance act Vibrasphere: well-known psytrance act Atmos: well-known psytrance act Electric Universe: well-known psytrance act Sesto Sento: well-known psytrance act Space Tribe: well-known psytrance act Ovnimoon: well-known psytrance act Chromosome: well-known psytrance act Alien Project: well-known psytrance act Infected Mushroom: well-known psytrance act Fatali: well-known psytrance act Unless you're from some parallel universe where this music is called rock and roll, I fail to see your problem?

I don't really understand why you people are complaining? 6 of the top 10 positions are held by popular psy artists: 1. SUN Project 2. Vibrasphere 3. Atmos 7. Electric Universe 8. Sesto Sento 9. Space Tribe ... what exactly did you people expect to see in the top 10 if not these names???

hehe you can tell that the earlier reviews were made at a VERY different time in the psy scene. Destination is indeed VERY cheezy, actually reminded me of some Robert Miles. Sphinx up next with a track that is pretty good actually. Some interesting melodies in there. Kailash has a nice climax, it wouldn't bother me to hear this in an oldschool set. Iceman up next with some typical Nitzhonot... don't really like this one as it sounds a bit too childish. Ananda eventually made a name for himself later on in the psy scene. This isn't bad actually, reminded me of some oldschool MFG. Kailash up again with another track, and again pretty close to the "serious" oldschool sound. Again, it wouldn't bother me to hear this in an oldschool set. Trivia which takes some time to build up but has a killer climax around 5:00. Shidapu & Duvdev up next which most people judged just by the name aparently. Ah yes it's funny reading the reviews before mine because it is sooo typical of the scene back then: people only looked at the name and if it was an artist with good reputation they'd instantly say that it is a great track, even when it was shit (as it was the case here). And when you see the turn that Duvdev got in the late 2000s it makes you realize that he always was into commercial crap from the beginning... The closer is another track from Trivia which again is a pretty decent effort with a great climax. Conclusion: It is funny to see how much the secene has evolved since the first reviews on this comp were written. Actually by today's full-on standards this is quite decent. Indeed this is nitzhonot but compared to today it sounds pretty underground and there are some pretty interesting ideas explored in here. 3,5/5

discogs link 1 Culture (5:04) 2 Museum (8:46) 3 Identity (6:01) 4 Knowledge (10:00) 5 The Impossibility Of Isolation (6:44) 6 Ritual (11:40) 7 Progress (6:03) A while ago by sheer chance I dicovered this guy's first album Aqua Divae and was totally blown away so I wanted to try out some other stuff from him. Anyway, fast-forward a few years later and I got this one which is his second album and was... dissapointed. This one is on the experimental side of things, I can't really say that any tracks here are trance (classic or goa). Culture starts out with some... breakcore! Wierd, I know, then it goes on like some sort of experimental IDM crossblend. Museum is a track that sounds like some tribal techno and is the one I like best here. There are some interesting ideas and a very slow buildup. It sounds a bit too repeptitive but at other times I found it to be quite enjoyable when in a certain mood. Identity goes back into breakbeatish dark experimental territory. Not really my cup of tea... Knowledge is some beatless ambient. It sounds very mysterious and a bit dark. Not really my thing but I can imagine that under the influences of certain substances this could be pretty interesting The Impossibility of Isolation is some techno made with loops from shaman singings. Again, some interesting ideas, but too repeptitive for me. Ritual is some more beatless ambient with a lot of nature sounds and a bit of a sinister feeling to it all. Progress could be best described as tribal hardcore... very repetitive, a lot of nature influences but an overall distorted sound and kick. Again, interesting but not really my cup of tea. THE GOOD: If you like wierd experimental stuff, especially IDM you might like this THE BAD: My biggest issue with it is that compared with Aqua Divae, it doesn't seem to have a "soul", the tracks just sound like he's experimenting with various sounds. CONCLUSION: Pretty forgetable album unless you like wierd stuff. Otherwise, get Aqua Divae instead, it is MUCH better 2/5

well actually if you look at my reviews you'll find quite a few EPs released in 1990 that were much more interesting musically-wise and closer to the goatrance sound than this (and not many mentioned before 2009 either -- I mean at least on psynews ). Agreed, goatrance was non existent back then but I like that crossblend between New Beat and early trance that some records from the time had

discogs link A Gift Of The Gods (8:18) B1 In Flight (7:26) B2 The Nagual (8:38) This one is the first ever released by Doof and it kindof shows: musically speaking he was still searching his way back then. There are some interesting ideas but overall it isn't really anything special. B1 is my favorite here, but even that one isn't really classic material. So again, for a collector this is of high value since it's Doof's first release but musically speaking don't expect much...