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https://junoreactor.bandcamp.com/album/the-mutant-theatre BTW, they've uploaded most of their discography to Bandcamp: https://junoreactor.bandcamp.com/music

GBP 9 for 5 tracks? I'll pass on this one...

Suntrip pre-orders: https://suntriprecords.bandcamp.com/album/morphic-resonance-perplexity

Yes, that's what I said - I get the notification. I'm not sure the same is the case if I don't actually go through with the pre-order. Anyway, it's a moot point. I'm raising this topic because it's for the benefit of the label & artists: it's better to direct the traffic to your own profile, rather than someone else's.

Two reasons: 1) It's easy to forget that something you waited for is out - if you pre-order, you get it immediately when it's made accessible and you get a notification, 2) People mostly don't care about (or even understand) the difference between buying straight from the label or through a intermediary - they'll get it wherever they saw it first, whereas financially obviously it makes a difference, So yeah, there's no 'fuss' about it but it's five minutes of work to set up a pre-order on Bandcamp

https://suntriprecords1.bandcamp.com/album/perplexity BTW, I'm really puzzled as to why is Suntrip giving Arabesque Dist. a head-start on announcing and opening pre-orders for their stuff? It's not the first time and it's bad for business, as I suspect label & artist(s) get much smaller cut from sales via intermediary. Add pre-orders finally to your Bandcamp page!

Can't wait! Liked both previous albums a lot <3

Well, I HOPE he has more coming soon under proper Cosmosis name. I mean this is a fine progressive full-on, but it feels very constrained, held back almost. There are some great ideas and exquisite moments, but they don't allow the tracks to unfold, to transform into something fuller and complete. At the end of each I feel unfulfilled. It's very reminiscent of Bill's minimalistic "phase" in mid-2000's and as such it's not surprising to hear a lot of samples, loops and sounds from his "Intergalactic" and "Trancendance" albums and Mumbo Jumbo side-project, sprinkled with some newer bits from his collaborations with Hypnocoustics. On the plus side, I like how diverse it is (comparing to contemporary "albums", not the typical old-school full-length) and one has to appreciate the craftsmanship that pokes through, made even more apparent by the low(ish) tempo - it does sound "Cosmosis" through and through. Also, props to Bill for bringing it himself to Bandcamp, because Future Music refuses to acknowledge it as a valid music distribution platform, sticking to the dreaded Beatport... It might yet grow on me, but for now it's a strong 3/5 or weak 4/5.

Abraxas is a brand new collaboration between two veteran Psytrance music producers: Billy Cosmosis & Eric Quantica. Abraxas' fuses the two approaches of Cosmosis & Quantica to create a newer, deeper psychedelic landscape, keeping it trippy but with a phatter, funkier grooves and exploring the chunkier sonic territory possible in the slightly slower tempo ranges. https://cosmosis.bandcamp.com/album/inner-worlds

Pre-ordered! Personally, I'm not a huge fan of Etnica / Pleiadians but I really appreciate Frederico's work & dedication to unearth and preserve that music. And who knows, maybe I'll be surprised like I was with Live In Athens '96 Especially because I never heard Juggling(...) since I couldn't find a - reasonably priced - copy Great work as always, looking forward to next week! <3

Thanks for the heads up! I loved Intermezzo XT and I'm off to d/l and listen to this one. If @SubConsciousMind you'd consider putting your music on Bandcamp, I'd gladly purchase it <3

Indeed Any changes to your stance on doing even light mastering on the old releases, like light EQ + volume adjustment / limiting to get them to sound similarly? I know you said it will cost extra, but actually @Bagginz should do it himself. I know I would if it was my music - I'd want it presented in best shape & form possible. But that's me

I'm not responsible for people being dicks. And I'm not comfortable giving away my CC details to yet another company

WTF, Kickstarter still doesn't support PayPal?

@thanosp81 I'm about to pledge GBP30 for the download (really, don't want CDs anymore) but before that wanted to be sure - I get it on my Bandcamp, right? Related question - would you consider selling previous releases as digital-only? Many of the tracks are singles or not available at all via Bandcamp and I'd love to have them in single, compact "album" rather than scattered all over my collection. The price is secondary here & can be the same or higher than individual releases. It's about convenience.

Yes, quite! It's obviously very suomi, but of the type that's not too weird to enjoy. Some tracks are pure bliss Also, for those still caught up in materialistic things , the CD and digipak look awesome:

Don't know about this particular issue, but at that price I'd rather recommend Audio Technika ATH-M50x (with detachable cable) or Bayerdynamic DT-770

Quirky, weird, strangely melodic and ...awesome! I really appreciate such unusual and creative music in the sea of cookie-cutter psytrance releases. Highly recommended!!! https://hippiekillerproductions.bandcamp.com/album/magic-carpet

With majority of psytrance (full-on, forest, dark, etc.) modern bass line is basically an extension of (complements) the kick, ie. - like @recursion loopabove said - it's repetitive (typically in a kbbb pattern, k_bb / kb_b for prog- styles), very short, with minimal mid/high frequency content and firmly rooted to the root note. For goa, you'll usually have fuller sound (more frequency content, likely with some FX on the upper parts), less repetitive patterns with notes not afraid to overlap with kick (which is mostly a no-no for other styles), notes can be longer than 1/16th, have longer attack and glides between them are pretty common. Also, often there's a distinct melodic progression in goa bass lines - they're still tied to the root note, but they'll more often have some accents, little hooks and the root note can change, especially in climax segments / breaks. Obviously, you'll encounter full-on with basslines of the 2nd type and goa with the 1st, but - at least IMO - that would be the main difference

Wonder how far will they go with the remasters? Frankly, I don't think "Tales..." really needed it, but I'd gladly get "Ineffable..." with an updated sound, as I always thought it has a very weak, muddy bass. Also, happy to get it digitally at just 6 pounds - that's the right price for d/l and I appreciate Twisted doing it

http://www.arabesquedistribution.com/index.php?option=com_artistavenue&task=singleCd&id=3841&Itemid=1 Tracklist: CD1 01 The Gili's Voyage CD1 02 Infinitive Dream CD1 03 The Gili's Voyage (Ketu Rmx) CD1 04 Vicky's Dream CD1 05 Moon Influence CD1 06 Spheric Koncept CD1 07 Mystical Apperance In Goa CD1 08 A Tribute To Goa CD1 09 Intense Visitation (Visitation Of Energy Mix) CD2 01 The Gili's Voyage (Early Mix) CD2 02 Mystical Appearance In Goa (Remix) CD2 03 Asian Code 7' CD2 04 Still Botta CD2 05 Party Druid CD2 06 Synthesis (Shadow of the Moog) CD2 07 Fractal Gates CD2 08 Acid Shell CD2 09 Chemical Trance (Original Mix) CD3 01 Fingers CD3 02 Gollum CD3 03 Big Dust In Chapora Fort CD3 04 Whales CD3 05 Bali Island CD3 06 38° Parallelo CD3 07 Pacific Love CD3 08 J.H. Sound CD3 09 Gilligan's IslandTribePlay CD3 10 Evolis CD3 11 Big Dust In Chapora Fort (Piano Remix)

Really?! It actually crossed my mind yesterday that the color scheme and overall aesthetic are very similar, but didn't bothered to check. Also, Cathexis is still a monster track! Such a classic <3

Just bought it without even listening to samples. Hope it's good

Global Sect's releases start to sound very samey and homogeneous - both artist albums AND compilations. Production-wise, I feel this blends all the sounds too much a bit (or maybe there's too much delay & reverb?) which makes it pretty uniform in terms of energy delivery and excitement. There's not enough space between the sounds - so to speak - and it feels very overloaded, overdone. That kind of style can work well, if there are some prominent key changes, sudden shifts in sonic textures and some moving, "big" melodies that are not just arpeggios or echoed stabs. But this one lacks such memorable melodies, hooks, rhythmic patterns or acid lines - or maybe they're buried deep within this sonic soup, blending together to the point they can't be distinguished anymore? It just smoothly rolls along, leaving barely any impression. I'm not saying it's bad by any stretch (not regretting I've purchased it), but it's pretty bland as a whole and probably works better as individual tracks.