pdinklag

Thanks for the kind words! Even if your comment was derogatory, you're entitled to your opinion. And nonetheless, these kinds of replies help. Since I've been pretty much release-less so far, I had no idea what kinds of reactions to expect. I agree, many try to sound like goa, and that's the worst mistake to begin with - "try to sound like". I tried not to try - but of course you always got your influences and all that, especially in the beginning. We'll see where it goes, this is just the start. And indeed, tracks 4 to 8 are AIRA-powered - TB-3 and a little SYSTEM-1 (didn't have the latter for too long yet).

Thanks for the comments so far! Well, I can say that about the majority of music nowadays. DnB, metal and all of its subgenres, indie rock, ... have sounded the same for ages, let alone most other trance styles as you mentioned. I tried to break out of the common newschool pattern at least, maybe I failed, I don't know. But if you expected me to reinvent a music genre with over 20 years of history, sorry to disappoint. That's more what I was aiming for. This music is inspired by dancefloor experiences - I literally started producing it after my first goa parties, albeit I've loved the genre for over a decade. So in a way it's made for dancefloors, and so far that worked pretty well. Psychadelica obviously isn't quite my metier, "catchiness" is beyond my judgement as the producer. It may not be the classical approach to goa trance, but if people find my music entertaining in whatever way and are having a good time with it, then I have reached my goal. If you forget the tracks, but you remember the experience and the energy, then I have reached my goal.

No matter what I try, the acid keeps becoming loud again....

iTunes? bah! Anyway, party time. https://soundcloud.com/pdinklag/fin-party

I've been a huge Globular fan from the start and helped fund this, so the CD should come soon. The Bandcamp previews sounded a LOT like "In Formation". Listening to the Bandcamp release now. EDIT: Finished now. Really, since the digital version is free, no reason not to grab it! Donate some to the man, he deserves every penny. Top quality as always.

Then you have to give it character. Saw, sine, square, or mixtures of basic waveforms are more than enough. All any synth does is modify them to some degree. More artists should experiment and tweak things themselves, music would be a lot better. That way you can build your own synthesizer from your heart, in a way. Sytrus comes with FL Studio and is a damn great tool for it, many of my leads are done with it from scratch. But please, don't get me wrong: some synthesizers do a damn great job at the above. So I'm not saying "don't use synthesizers" - do it! Spend some time to find something cool and new, though. It sucks hearing the same synths all over goa trance. Also, don't spend hundreds of bucks in software synthesizers. If you're going to spend money, spend it on hardware. Dedicated machines do it better some software within other software.

F YEAH! Caught me totally off guard when you posted that yesterday. Some really fine stuff there, and I rarely say that in public. In that respect, also allow me some self-promotion.. I produced this track literally the day after I received my Roland TB-3 to to see what it can do. Very raw acid goa, maybe a little dull, but some like it like that. Due to be released in June:

My own experience is that a lot of software sounds horrible when altering a track speed with key lock on (so the note stays the same). The CDJs, even the old ones do this without trouble and let the tracks run very stable, while I have experienced clicks and unstable beats on PCs. It may be a matter of computer settings (buffers, audio interface). About the audience noticing - if the DJ is used to this and knows what to do, nobody will notice. I often just wonder why a DJ comes with a notebook when there are two CD players standing around. If you don't like CD, you can still use sticks (although most Pioneer devices don't support FLAC).

When people ask me for unique goa/psy, this is one of my first answers (preferably the track "Refuge Cannibale" I marked at 37:41, hope that works in the embed): Joking Sphinx. Very strange album. It certainly doesn't come with the depth of most goa out there, but in my opinion, it doesn't fail to deliver at all. Its simplicity, the very weird melodies and blatant use of samples works for it and sometimes I even feel it's just "funny" - strong matter of taste though, it seems.

Thanks, man! If all goes well, I / we should have a full-length album ready by next year. Not all in this particular style, but all of them are crazy remixes.

I bought from him several times, very reliable. Last time may be a year ago, though.

Albeit slightly off-topic, I will probably never get a better chance to share this here. A production of a friend and myself, beware!

Most effects you have on mixers are unneeded when it comes to goa trance, which is already full of them. Some DJs think it's cool to add some hype to fills by using a hi pass filter (also see every Full-On track), but I personally hate it. In general, all that Anoebis says. You'll have to decide for yourself how much you mix. Personally, I like to mix just to make the transition, but I know DJs who do long mixes of tracks that really blend together perfectly. That way you practically create a new track, but obviously it takes a lot more preparation. I'd got at this like this: I have a huge set at a festival in October - ie lots of time to think deep and prepare something special. If you're booked for "next weekend", however, plan a set as your free time allows it. You'll have to prefer "simple transition mixes" - how simple or complex they are depends on your practice. It gets better by the time and you'll develop your own style.

No real telling without knowing what the hell went wrong. I'm wondering the same here - could be interesting to know for somebody starting a label. The only thing I could imagine is that CDs were pressed before any deals were signed, and there was a last minute opt-out or something. That would leave open the question why they are in Anjuna's shop...

Sounds like Tal and UX had some serious issues, maybe that's why there wasn't anything shipped? For your own security, you should probably try and find out. You're selling a CD that hasn't really been released, it seems. I mean, getting the tracks mastered and printing all those CDs is quite expensive, there's virtually no reason not to sell them (well, apparently they were sold, but not shipped...). Something is missing in all of this. Something from Tal and/or UX.

I'll probably bring my TB-3. Need some acid lines? Actually, I'll be in Zagreb from Friday and will go back on Monday. So whatever happens, count me in. I'll gladly help with that too!

He's actually playing on the same party with Anoebis very soon! https://www.goabase.net/party/cosmicbliss-martian-arts-live/88418

I like Mint, but you ruled that out. Since I don't know too many distributions, I will just get to two points you named. SCP (secure copy) and FTP are protocols natively supported by Linux systems. Both commands are intuitive and powerful enough that the shell will be your best UI for them. Well, my opinion. This is probably what you should base your search on, because driver support is still a problem these days, especially with notebooks. Make sure there are proper drivers for your graphics and sound cards!

Full power packed into less than 6 minutes. The "outro" makes more sense in the album context with the track coming after it.

This.

Had some thought over this, and for a good while throughout 2015 it looked like Celestial Intelligence would make the race for me... but really, the best of 2015 in my view was Mana Source - Kanji. I know Felipe isn't the most popular guy here, but hell, this is genius work and unmatched for me last year!

Ugh... sounds like productions of one and the same artist, rather than "Various" (the other release from this series seems to confirm this). Reminds me a bit of playing around with eJay back in the days - extremely simple arrangements and use of many unfitting samples and instruments. Barely any depth in my opinion. The melodies could be composed by a child hitting random keys on a piano. Not sure who would print this on CD and call it "the best of goa trance & psychedelic techno", especially compared to MFG's godlike album... the lack of an artist name makes me think that whoever made this, doesn't want to be found.

Yeah - as if the music wasn't good enough, his sets are of the kind where you just can't stop jumping... only one other artist comes to mind that did the same to me, and that's Filteria. Ordered this yesterday!

Concerning Survival of the Trippest 3, if you ask me, the visible condition (and it's only a photo) doesn't justify the price despite the undeniable rareness.

Thanks for the replies so far! It certainly seems to be a subjective matter. For Color Box, I agree, and they used a simple trick by "categorizing" tracks in colors. I've always viewn the two versions of Grey Spook as one track. Trippy Future Garden, hell yeah! The title track especially. I usually don't like tracks of that length, but here it certainly works! Yes, good example. Not sure about others here, but I rarely listen or want to listen to any of the tracks by themselves. Both of these are 10 out of 10 sheer bliss masterpieces to me, but I think they lack the "what the f* just happened?" moments that I intended to look for. Goasia - unfortunately - also has a rather limited style. "Amphibians on Spacedock" is probably proof of this. Lots of material to check out it seems, looking forward to it! From Demonoizer, I remember "Scoobydoo Meets the Fluff Monster", awesome track for sure and great moment when that melody unfolds. That's really the kind of stuff I'm looking for.