recursion loop

Ignotrancer and On A Ranch Mission are effing epic tunes! The whole thing is kinda outside of my listening habits, but it I can say that it is really well produced, diverse and very captivating.

Thanks, Lunar Dawn Yeah, blending psytrance sounds with goaish melodies is what I currently enjoy the most. As for Ektoplazm, I've checked their info again, it states as follows: "Update for spring 2016: due to high levels of demand for access and low cash reserves Ektoplazm is presently accepting only a limited number of applications from previously established labels and artists. The release application process will be closed to the general public for the foreseeable future and will open only when Ektoplazm becomes profitable. If you already have a long-running relationship with Ektoplazm you are welcome to contact us to ask for the link to the new form if you haven’t already received it". So it seems that the only way to get my music uploaded there is to get it released on a lablel which has long-standing cooperation with Ektoplazm. Well, as for the original question, I've dropped the idea of re-releasing my old stuff, to much legal questions and all that, I'll better use the experience I've got in the process to make my new tracks good from the very beginning and think about the distribution when I have smth new to distribute.

https://soundcloud.com/recursion-loop/uncanny-valley-rmx Melodic progressive, 137 bpm. What do you think?

Psytrance, mostly progressive https://soundcloud.com/recursion-loop/uncanny-valley-rmx and full-on as well as some uncategorized kind of psy and some non-psychedelic breakbeat Thnaks for the mastering reference, will keep it in mind. What about ectoplazm? They state that they won't accept submissions from random guys in foreseeable future, only from labels and established artists. I'd love to get my stuff upoladed there but not sure how do I do this.

I agree, could be a great track if mixed properly

Groovy, evil and acidic, but I think that the track sounds kinda too samey for almost 10 minutes. Anyway, a good track with all these face-melting synths, I especially liked the buildup at 7:30 and the part that followed it.

Thanks, Oopie! I'm really glad that you remember and like my stuff Well, I read all my agreements, it seems that I unlikely will be able to do what I want without breaking them at the moment (the ironic part is that all my released music has been already pirated and spread on the net, but I'm used to respect copyrights, agreements I've signed and all that) Well, will concentrate on writing new tracks instead

Love it! These acid lines sound very tasty. The production is great as usual

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon%27s_law

Yeah, should check out the agreements I've signed. Some of them were something like "music submission form" where I gave permission to the labels to distribute my tracks but these agreements didn't explicitly forbid me to distribute them by other means, some others were more strict. Thing is that some of the tracks I've released were poorly mixed/mastered (mostly my fault) - now I have better sounding versions of these tracks but it somehow hurts me that I'm the only one who have ever heard these better versions. But if I call these new versions "remixes" probably the agreements I've signed should not cover them - I don't remember any of these contracts explicitly forbid me to remix the tracks. How do people do promotion? I don't have an active facebook account, and generally I don't like the idea of spamming my music to random people, but well, seems that this is what I'll have to do anyway in order to get more than 5 listens per year

Yeah, Ektoplazm is not dead, but they no more accept submissions from random guys like me. Will try bandcamp. Pay what you want equals to free download? As for working with the labels, I did that already, it has its pros and cons, but now I want to try to control the whole process by myself

I'm thinking about releasing 7 or 8 my tracks together as an album (mostly psytrance and some breaks), but I have no idea how to do this. First, does bandcamp make any sense? I want to release my music for free but I don't want to deal with any promotion myself besides posting announcements here and maybe on some other psy-related forums (i'm not registered anywhere of these besides Psynews, also I'm hanging out a lot at KVR audio, but people there are more interested in synths than in music). How about the exposure on bandcamp? Do I have any chances that people who like psytrance will stumble upon my album and download it? Are there any alternative platforms perhaps, now, when Ectoplazm is dead? Second question is that I've released some of the tracks at small labels, but I would like to 're-release them, with slightly different mix and better mastering. Do I have to settle this with the labels or am I the only one who has the copyrights? I think some of these remade tracks could be qualified as remixes, as I've changed some synths and stuff, some others I want to re-release with original arrangement, just mastered by a professional. And if anything, can anyone help me with the mastering and cover art at reasonable prices?

It is! Really dig it. The other tracks are also nice, I like this squelchy 303 goodness in the last one.

These are very well produced, but I don't like melodies in major keys. Thanks for posting this anyway, I guess these acts may have tracks that will be more to my liking, will check their other works.

I knew the first two even before I started lsitening to psy and I love them. The third one is also not bad at all.

The last two are nice, though somewhat dated. I'm mostly looking for tracks with more modern production. Btw, does anybody know where the vocal sample in "De Profundis" may come from. I'm sure I've heard it in at least two other tracks.

I know this guy from a Russian forum where he posted his stuff several years ago but it seems that he never did any other kind of promotion. He has then switched to chill-out (those who follow Cosmicleaf records may know his current project Eguana) and left his goa and psytrance works forgotten which I consider totally undeserved. I found some his tracks on youtube, they are not the best ones but still nice these are from his goa period this one is twillight full-on, non melodic but pretty awesome anyway If you happen like his music, some his works are available at bandcamp http://plexusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/luminous-world http://plexusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/terracore

Didn't find the track anywhere on youtube or soundcloud, but it may be listened directly from bandcamp. Imo, one of the saddest goa tracks ever https://plexusmusic.bandcamp.com/track/nord-project-warping-to-stargate Another purpose of posting this here is that I want to let more people know about Nord Project - it was great goa/psy act, but sadly the guy didn't care about the promotion at all, almost nobody knows him.

Thanks mates! "Surrounded" - yes, this is basically what I was looking for. "Fatality" is also nice, don't feel much of psy/goa in it, but it reminds me of good old hardtrance, like it was in mid 00's, good stuff. This Burning Up track - I never thought AP ever did such things, must be something very early of them? It sounds like proto-uplifting trance, late 90's PvD style or something, or like a Reason 2 demosong, no psy or goa elements in it. Shadows - well I said it myself that the cheese factor doesn't matter, but it does anyway to some extent

Guys, I need you again This time I want tracks combining the elements of both genres - prytrance sounds, FX, basslines, acid and big trancey melodies, supersaw arpeggios, pads, you know. Like these The cheese factor doesn't matter, I'm tired of "serious" stuff, anything melodic, euphoric, dreamy, trancey will do.

Yep, June 10 is fine

When is the deadline? May 31?

I could review Urecken, really like most things he does (not to the extent of pointless fanboyism though)

Thanks, I'll keep your advice in mind. This track was mostly made with a laptop and crappy headphones, I've made some final touches at my studio computer but I'm thinking of making a better mixed version anyway. Do you mean the arpeggiated melody after the breakdown? @ Manuser. Thanks, mate! As for the release, I hope that I'll have enough such tracks for an album in next two years, I'll be searching for a label then. Now these tracks are set for free download.