Psychedelic Alien

Well, you cant judge an entire genre, there is really good modern goa. Probably more as most pure old school lovers realise. When I heard Aurora Sidrea the first time, I jumped out of my chair. I had the feeling as with First Flight when I heard it the first time! This compilation is now my nr. 1 since 2000, give it a try. But yes, 70% is very mediocre, hence my topic. I dont want to bash it, I want the people to change it! And I want people only truely respect and praise the really good music! Which still exist, only like this, goa has a future

Well, some very nice input so far, only Richpa, please dont take it all personal. And like usual on this site, we are gonna argue why we release "good goa-trance". In your reply there are some points I want to explain: - Its not because some artists are "popular" in Japan or so, they are good. This is one of the things that is wrong in todays scene. Some artists just promote themselves non stop and the result is "popularity" based on emptyness. One of your artists is very known here in Belgium, and he is more known for spamming as for his music! - You seem to be proud to have released 12 hours of music in 1 year, this seems more quantity over quality to me. Of course there is good stuff in between... But if you would focus on the music, you could have released 3 hours of fantastic music in stead of 9 hours of maximum mediocre one. This is the goal of labels, making sure only the good stuff is released, no? - I dont want to compare. you are a smart guy. You use the social media as a tool, which is a good move these days. Because of this you demand your followers for praising reviews, and then people download. Simple as that and a good move. So every comparision would be wrong, because your tactic is right and smart. - I liked The World Beyond and Jagoa, so this has nothing to do with "you", just with the majority of the music released by neogoa and labels like that. - Last but not least, I talked about Ohm Mind as an example of perfectly generic music. I want you to be honest, is there any tracks you think are amazing or are good enough for a cd release? Because this kind of music is exactly that is destroying the scene these days... (and I could write 10 more names). Always the same presets, always same notes, same sounds and no surprise or twist at all. Then, promoting himself on fb like a god, and the result is there: neogoa-release and blatant popularity. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ormion: interesting view. I agree dark is not as dark as it used to be, although I have high hopes for Morphic Resonance & Toi Doi (which is not even new). I do not agree there is a lot of morning stuff. Melodic does not mean morning... For morning you need at least a floating atmosphere and some nice melodies which are simple but catchy. Too little of this! Maybe I can explain myself better. I studied music for a long time and have an ear for harmonies and melodies, and I just feel 80% of todays artists are real amateurs on that matter. You hear/feel this and the result is often not good. This makes the quality lower and causes less good music in the end. And people liking this exist of course... But it will be less and less like this. And to make things even more clear, I am supporting modern goa! Buy every cd I can buy, and go to parties in Belgium occasionaly, but I just want to make sure this movement grows to adulthood! And not to some adolescent inferior subgenre... Because if it keeps growing like this, it will not be taken seriously! (like Nitzhonot a long time ago)

I agree I feel is equally good, but the acid in Space Dwarfs, out of this world!

Is it just me or is this genre slowly fading away into the typical boring territory as most other genres? Specially the digital stuff... Dont get me wrong. I am an old school goa lover by heart, I am in love with most complex goa released these days, but I dont know, it seems like something is changing, for the worse. Labels like Timewarp, Neogoa, Goalogique,... Seem to release mostly very boring, formulaic typical stuff with 1 good track here and there, but mostly it is mediocre at most. Also the last Cronomi was very dissapointing. Luckely not all is bad of course, I still love 80% of what Suntrip does (their last 1.5 year was very strong, no mediocre stuff at all), Goa Madness is doing good stuff and the Matsuri guys are bringing refreshing up to date music. Also Zion604 is clearly on the search to something new. So not all is bad, and I would even say 50% of the cd releases is good... But many of the online only releases are really weak... Reasons I think: - Everyone can make goa these days, because you just need a lap top - Because of not burning it on cd, you can just release everything as an online label. There is no more quality control. The more attention, the better! - Artists are much easier happy because the bar dropped because of mediocre releases (for instance Ohm Mind on Neogoa, is there any good melody in that album?) - Because everyone knows everyone in the scene honest reviews are not there... people dont write what they think. And if they do, they get attacked. (Like with the UX album) - Facebook is the key. Promote yourself there will, get 3000 likes and label X or Y will always take you So, in conclusion: labels: keep an eye on the quality! Some do this, but some should really raise the bar! please...

The biggest surprise of last year! Very powerful stuff with a lot of nice effects! Liked it big time

Honestly, the worst Cronomi cd by far. I can not believe people like this... Every sound is the same. The same preset over and over again. And maximum 3 notes! Where is the complexity? This is kids music! Probably working on a dancefloor because of the kick... But that is simply a cheap modern kick without any interesting things happening in the rhythm section. I listened 2 times and it is for giving away now!

Good to see even the most critical persons seem to dig this! These kind of releases keep my hope into goa-trance, some artists are as good as the ones in the 90s...!

I also think it is rather simple. Typical new school one melody on a hard kick/bass... Nothing complex or psychedelic

E-Mantra - Arcana Ra - 9th Artifact303 Are as good as the the biggest classics in the 90s...

Well, now even artists can't take criticizm anymore... What's next? I dont like UX either, come on guys, crucify me! haha

Amazing morning goa, specially the first and the last tracks! Sounds like a proper 96 release... analog bliss!

Funny, a new troll showed up on psynews, and his name is Sunborn. And everyone is stepping into his drama, anoebis and some others, you should know better. Don't react on him... He just wants attention. As for the music, cant wait to get it! And on topic: I am wondering, so it was printed, they both agreed in the past, so it is an official release, no?

Im not often online here, but this release deserves a mention. It is one of the best releases of the last decennium! Acid old school like it was made very seldom, and also the new tracks are powerful and analog. Lovely!

I noticed some discussions about this topic on facebook on the Suntrippers group, have a look, really interesting to keep your file updated!

New goa was a little uncreative but since 2010 that is not true anymore, the modern scene exploded in creativity, I am looking forward to a lot of the new releases!

Amazing, the master of melodies!

CONNECTION!! And if I can also ZNA

No Darshan or Psy Harmonics? The scene is changing! (for the good...) Have a listen to this madness...

I agree with what is written here. Only 2 labels are really top notch these days with modern goa: Suntrip & Neogoa! This release is susprising, original, special and funny! Love it.

Well, I love the original album, and I am super glad I could buy it for a good price now, remastered! The remixes are minor to the originals I think. They are good, but none of them outstanding I think. They often feel like stripped versions, or older versions, not sure. I often have the feeling older unreleased material is mostly minor to the released stuff (the exception is the Etnica release) Good anyway to be able to buy this! Thanks DAT Records

Thats why Exit Eternity is so emotional... It was female music made by a man!

For me it is just the other way around, the last 3-4 tracks are among the best melodic goa-trance tracks I heard in years. Mindsphere & Celestial Intelligence are incredible! On a dancefloor this is incredible... The last tracks are the best of mr since Ten Spins Around the Sun. The first part is great too, but more twisted and psychedelic, which is less my style, but I hear the quality nevertheless. The Morphic Resonance is like raw Pleiadians, nice

Cool, I didnt know about this one!

Aha, the Celestial Intelligence track is the track I wanted to know the name of for a long time. Everytime it was played here in Belgium by Anoebis the location went bonkers. The final is out of this world. Waiting even more for this!

Curious if it will ever reach me this time. Will you send the cds to the Suntrip shop? In that case I will order it there. faster and safer.