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Thanks to an AWESOME user here who is selling his massive collection of 500+ psytrance albums, I am now the happy owner of many legendary titles such as Derango - Tumult, Penta - Horn Please, and OOOD - Free Range. Some of them are even in slim special edition digipaks! He gave me an awesome deal and I think everyone here should go check out his thread right meow. I will slowly but surely be reviewing many of these albums soon!!! I am so excited, these are my first phyiscal copies.

This is defintley not a scam. I just bought 20 CDs from him and am posting pictures for proof. He isn't very active on this site and I will be happy to contact him directly for you. When did you make the payement and what did you order?

Wow, how come I see people here with 10K posts? I wish I came on this site a looonnnggg time ago!!! Curses be to my young age.

I also put up a review! DAMMIT ANTIC YOU BEAT ME TO IT FFFFFffffffuuuuu. I guess your parenting is as quick and effecient as your reviews ;D Anyway, all reviews are over at Antic's thread.

Shpongle is a name I have heard resonate within the walls of hippie filled rooms for many years. Stories of something called "Psybient" have been passed from avid psychedelic connoisseurs during various conversations. Tales of interesting and different progressions surrounded in a mist of sound have been told across many occasions. The name sounded peculiar enough by itself. Naturally, I decided it would be best to give the artists a thoughtful listen. I wanted to give one of their works a review. This would help me put together my opinion into a clear and concrete form. I came across "Museums of Consciousness" and pre-ordered it a few weeks ago. To my surprise, it arrived a few days early before the actual release date. I am staring at the trippy front cover right now. It's now or never I suppose. I can tell Sphongle enjoys mixing in a nice bowl of melody and vocals into their music. Starting with Brain In A Fishtank, a darkened orchestration leads into a very tribal atmosphere. There are many layers of instruments, adding the progressive complexity needed for a satisfying journey through this so called museum. Glitchy vibes, quirky attitudes, and curiously strange shifts flow quite well in this very different album. It isn't necessarily something I would dance to, nor is it something I would listen to casually. It is, however, certainly interesting. Yes, it is interesting enough to make me want more. I frequently ponder the unexpected, enjoying the magical strangeness that follows. In music, this is something I find hard to discover. It is easy to hear something that "has been done before," because so much has been done… before. It is difficult to find that certain special sound and think to yourself, "Oh wow, what is that noise?". After exploring the world of psychedelic music for the past few years, I am glad to know there are still fresh explosions erupting into our iTunes libraries. (or on our MySpace pages, because we all know how popular those are). After pondering over the first few tracks, I am curious to see how this album turns out. With an apparent professional background in theory, production, and everything in between, Sphongle cracks down on a cosmic complexion, an epic cognitive of sorts, and develops quite a formation of music in Museums of Consciousness. They throw in a large flux of patterned movements, twisted synths, and african drums to bring us a spiritual and meditative contraption. Focusing on difference, they stray away from anything typical in modern day music. There were many areas that raised eyebrows, forcing me to simply reply with "what is this?". No seriously, WHAT is THIS? I keep feeling good with the grooves they throw at me, especially around the 9-minute marker in "How The Jellyfish Jumped Up The Mountain," but I constantly am lead down entirely different roads that actually confuse me. I keep trying to get the concept, but I can't seem to put my finger on what they are trying to get into my brain. Now, don't get me wrong, next to this possible misunderstanding is a collective of wonderful instrumentations I thoroughly enjoy. Juggling Molecules, for instance, has a great guitar climax made to heighten anyones spirits. The instrumentations are all well performed, yet I feel their placement is simply strange. For an album that boasts an engulfing presence with symbolic enlightenment on the cover, the quirks are far too distracting for me to dive deep into Sphongles minds. Now, let's take a look at the track, "The Aquatic Garden of Extra-Celestial Delights". Jumping into a different direction, this middle-eastern stylized trip moves my body up and down a path of mind exploring consciousness. I wish the rest of the album was like this, I really do. The smooth beat and vocals progress as I silently walk down an interesting path. It makes me think. It makes me feel. It makes me love. That, and it keeps me wanting more. Most of the other tracks get boring for me, but this song maintains a wonderful energy through textured layers that actually make sense. I am glad this is the longest song on the CD. As the album progresses past this point, I enjoy it a lot more. "Further Adventures in Sphongleland" is short, sweet, and pure gold. Things become a bit clearer for me, and I can enjoy the album in the way I expected from such a highly acclaimed group. It is likely personal taste, but I feel the first few songs were mediocre compare to the last. I LOVE the outro in The Epiphany of Mrs Kugla. What a wonderful collection of sounds! I feel Sphongle purposely explored different sound worlds in attempts to express multiple ideas through a diverse journey in a "Museum of Consciousness". The diversity is something I can easily respect. They make sure there is something for everyone. In the end, I feel the urge to pick at the Sphongle world a bit more. I have read people say this isn't their best, which actually inspires me to keep searching for that Sphongle sound. This album sounds great, but I felt bored in the first segments. I am excited to hear what else this group has to offer. They clearly understand how to use a very large collection of instruments such as pianos, flutes, violins, and beautiful female vocalists. I recommend this album for just about anyone looking for an interesting listen. Give it a go, you may really enjoy it, or you may not get it, but all in all its worth the download! 8/10

Im writing a review right meow!

No penis?

One time I sat down and listened to an old gentleman with an obsession for pineapples discuss his views on black people. As it turns out, this strange man was actually black himself, but he had forgotten this fact because his dementia was become far too extreme. He was a war veteran, and told me many stories during the times I fed him in a retirement home I volunteered in. I never could figure out if he had a horribly sarcastic sense of humor, or he was actually crazy. Whatever the case, that will always be the most psychedelic situation I have ever been in.

I am listening and reviewing within the next few days. Having never hear of Sphongle before, my view will be solely based on the album as a single, not relating it to the other albums Sphongle has produced. From what I have heard, it seems cinematic. I will post results here in a few days.

Well hey now, I can't make ALL of my reviews perfect ;D (I assume your talking about the review for the Twa album)

I agree!! I play this album ALLL the time out in the woods during my DJ nerd outs. Man, the sampling that says "What a nice dungeon floor you have... tell all your minions to bounce up and down" is AWWESSOMMMMMEEEE. What a wonderful album.

YES, It is finally here!!! What an incredible collection of magic! Thank you so much for spending an incredible amount of time putting together the best of the best. Yet another journey lies ahead for me thank to the folks over at Ektoplazm... I look forward to downloading this.

OH lol I thought my iPhone was acting funky when I tried posting this. I thought to myself "well golly gee, this phone doesnt work at all". I guess it was you all along, you sly dog Anyway, I am glad to see this being released! It is such a great idea, patterning up with Ektoplazm for an awesome showdown of psytrance. Im very glad to see a lot of positive energy was put into it and am excited to start listening. I will certainly be reviewing this as soon as possible! Thanks for the release gang.

I just bought Magnetic Portal from a user here. (I got it for seven bucks!!) I have never actually heard of them before, but after giving Ovnimoon a few listens on Youtube I decided to buy the CD from him.

INCOMING 90S KID... All of these:

Lolwut seriously?

This place is LITERALLY on the opposite side of the globe, lmao. Thousands of miles away.... FFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. >

I need to get some of these albums for the dance floor!! THESE ARE GREAT!

I have a 3TB really cheap and awful Hitachi HDD with customized backgrounds that hosts all my lossless nerdy obsessions. It's a really fun hard drive to mess around with, because I formatted it to work with PC, MAC, and yes even LINUX (oooo fancy). I am trying to SOMEHOW make it automatically use the album artwork as the folder background, but this has proven to be a much nerdier challenge than expected lol.

I think there is a fine amount of difference in the darkpsy world, ranging from predictable bass progression to magical exotic innovation that bends worlds and twists realities. If you want to hear the more interesting side of dark music, this thread certainly covers many forms. Pentax and Derango are two of my favorite artists period. "The Horn" by Penta and "Tumult" by Derango are two fantastic, interesting, engulfing albums that are also perfect for any dance floor. However, there arer still boundaries waiting to be stretched... And artists such as "Spruce" have captured my heart in this concept. If anyone here has the time, jump into this album, open up your mind, and expect the unexpected. It is truly an amazing experience. http://www.psynews.org/forums/index.php/topic/66057-spruce-ubikvad-omniheita/

Well hey man, I would gladly pay you three oranges, a pineapple, a few quarters for a lift!!! Or maybe one day I will be paid to fly out there and DJ... (oh if only)

Music is a journey for me. I try and engulf myself into as many styles as possible, aiming to expand my horizons and explore different worlds. At some point, I discover the magical and am instantly hooked. Then, I become simply fascinated with the new universe I have encountered, turning over every stone and revealing the ideals and passions behind it. I do not limit myself on a particular "genre". In fact, I only label music for vocabulary reasons. A lot of music in the same genre is actually quite different. Sometimes, music is just... music. It is art. It is an encompassing singularity that defines emotion. I laugh. I cry. I think. Darkpsy is one of my favorite genres. Sure, there is a lot of overdone "add random noise here" factors, but there is also a lot of "lets completely change everything and innovate your reality into something totally unexpected". To give a few serious examples, I would like to bring up the labels Anomalistic Recordings and Jellyfish Frequency Recordings. They have a series of dark, gooey, lets-take-our-listeners-on-a-journey albums ranging from Psycore, Darkpsy, and Forest. After giving over twenty of these albums a few dedicated listens, I can easily come to the conclusion that Darkpsy is a new territory of awesome. My reality vanishes and my body is injected with pure energy. I could easily dance the night away. Sure, it certainly takes a bit of mind opening to fully enjoy the experience, but once you close your eyes and focus on the incredible textures, unexpected bassline euphoria, and echoing synth leads, you will likely love it. This "dark" world of sound is truly something different... and I am addicted.

I think the internet can be a healthy distraction at times, as long as you don't go to 4chan.

Oh look, Im a psytrance artist now!

1) Are you directly starting to write in a new Topic (Or answering to a topic if it already does exist) or are you writing your review on a text editor before (By example with Microsoft office) ? I write in Text Editor on my Mac, save it in the cloud, edit it a little bit on my iPhone when at work, then finalize it when I get back home. 2) Do you directly write the review after listening to the album once or you rather listening to it several time before writing it ? It all depends really. If the album is a long one, then I will listen to it three or four time before writing my final thoughts on it. If it is simple and only a few tracks long, I typically understand the album quicker. Most of the time I listen to the album at least two times. 3) How are you picking up the release you're going to review ? Do you let the hazard goes ? Do you choose release that had an impact on you (It may be positiv or negativ impact) ? Do you try to focus on release from a certain label ? Do you try to review stuff that were recently released ? I review many different albums that spark my interest There is A LOT of music out there, and I have different areas of focus every year. This year, I am highly engulfed in current neo styles, 2005 and up, and am grabbing everything I can from Ektoplazm, Psymania, and Psynews for interviewing. I also do requests, but requests take me longer than usual. 4) Do you write some words about every track of the release or you rather having a block of text about the whole album / compilation ? If it is a Various Artists album, then I write about each track to give comments out to each individual artist. Then I wrote about the entire album as a whole. Various Artists albums always take me the longest to review. If it is one or two artists, I talk about the album as a whole and go over my favorite tracks. 5) Do you give a rating with your review ? Yes, definitely. Readers usually skip right to this.