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Thanks, but it's easy when the music is so good. It basically writes itself

Tracklist: 1. The Final Passenger 2. Discofrenetik 3. Beings Of The Same Planet 4. Transformation 5. Oscillation 6. Morphic Resonance - Chronos (Hypnoxock Remix) 7. You Have To Find A Brain 8. Mental Ascension 9. Symbiosis (featuring Bioterranean) Review: Music is a lot like love, I find. When we are young we place out affections in the most popular, most look-at-me girls (or boys, whatever you prefer) because they seem to be the ideal everyone else look up to. But in the end we find the true love in “unusual” place: someone shy, who doesn’t seek attention and is keeping to the side, while the popular girls/guys end up being shallow and uninteresting beneath the surface. It’s similar with music – we often assume the new release of an established and popular artist X, Y or Z to be “the next best thing” but this rarely happens, whereas you might be swept off your feet by something totally unknown and unexpected. This is the case with Hypnoxock’s “Eurythmia” which apparently is Victor Solsona’s 4th(!) full-length album, but somehow he flew under the radar, at least for me. Maybe because of the labels he had released with in the past? Maybe because of the name, which – to me, at least – suggests a hi-tech / darkpsy project or something with “cocks”... Luckily, the combination of “Eurythmia” being released by Goa Madness Records (home to Ephedra, Proxeeus and some quality V/As) and AWESOME cover art pulled my attention this time! So, putting that right upfront – this is the best new-school goa I heard in years! The way his music flows is really unparalleled: it’s changing constantly (on avg. every 8-16 bars), is very melodic and acidic and the way he chooses and places samples, effects and one-offs is just flawless. The sounds and layers are always contrasting, so there’s no clashing or overwhelming effect so often present in a lot of new-school goa, where countless waves try to mask the actual inability to create something memorable (I know, I've been there...). He combines fast & slow melodies to create elaborate, developing tonal and rhythmic patterns. He places one-off sounds and FX in just the right spots, accentuating transitions or as a counterpoints to larger arrangement movements. He introduces the right sounds at perfect moment, sort of like Shakta was 20 years ago: when you think a certain thing should come or go, it inevitably will. And it’s not in a bad way, like it’s formulaic or something – it’s just good storytelling and good reading of where the tune should go for max effect. Admittedly, it’s nothing new under the sun because I can hear Shakta, Astral Projection, The Infinity Project or Oforia and some other influences in there, but since when those are a bad source of inspiration? It’s definitely not a copycat, but more like a creative extension of that sound. The production is also one of the best I heard recently: punchy, clear and clean, very spacious and with sufficient headroom which makes it a pleasure to listen. Lastly, all tracks are really solid – nothing really stands out one way or the other and they’re sufficiently different to tell them apart, which is not very obvious thing for albums nowadays. If there’s an album that one would use to sway a full-on, darkpsy or prog fan to the goa side, this should be it – it’s accessible, but deep and playful goa, taking the inspiration from the best out there, refining it for the modern day and making it their own. 5/5 Listen / purchase: https://goamadnessrecordsofficial.bandcamp.com/album/eurythmia https://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/gom/gom1cd008.html http://beatspace.com/10124/Goa+Madness+Records/HYPNOXOCK/Eurythmia/detail.aspx https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-AqJiJPVUqAByMh2pkx0JSoF89qKqCxw

Both are great, just couldn't find full Menis album on YT!

https://www.discogs.com/Menis-Temporary-Insanity/release/238051

Tracklist: 1. Sunocean 2. Not a Real Boy 3. Denver Calling 4. Witchcraft 5. Siamese Fighting Fish (with Android Spirit) 6. Orphan of Fate 7. Spiritual Surfing (with Phyx) 8. Silent Solutions 9. Music Talks (with Eesham & Jasmine) Review: Tickets is South African artist Josef-Ashton Summs connected with Timecode Rec. since the beginning, where he released two albums in 2006 and 2009. At the time both were representing the typical South Africal ‘twilight’ style: twisted, melodic but not very hard. Since then, he created & played music as Android Spirit. Nothing really changed in here for his 2017’ comeback: the music is still light / bright (in contrast to Android Spirit's slightly edgier and heavier sound), melodic, atmospheric, with glimpses of that classic IM (“Classical Mushroom”) or Terrafractyl (“Chrysalis”) style – fast, 16th bass with ‘baroque’, ‘theatrical’ melodies played on top with typical psytrance leads but sometimes also with pianos, cellos & strings. It constantly changes, although it’s not as accomplished and evolved like the above mentioned artists, therefore you’ll find it sometimes going not exactly in the right direction or get overwhelmed by (not always fitting together) layers. But those moments are rare and far between, so it’s just a minor thing. For the most part its very enjoyable, with standouts being the “Witchcraft” that has a wonderful, moody singing sample and “Spiritual Surfing” with Phyx, that’s somewhat slower and more psychedelic. It’s great to hear this style again, as it’s become very rare on the scene so kudos for that! Wish it was just slightly better, with more consistent and evolved story-telling. 3/5 Samples / purchase: https://timecode.bandcamp.com/album/silent-solutions-timecode https://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/tcc/tcc1cd032.html http://beatspace.com/10238/Timecode+Records/TICKETS/Silent+Solutions/detail.aspx

Congrats! You're making really great choices! I think I saw on Morrison's FB a glimpse of the artwork for the package and it looked really sweet!

Yes, looking at my beard I noticed there's more grey hair than black

Well, have a look at this: https://machinelabel.bandcamp.com/album/cerebral-probe I mean there's a lot of good techno out there, just - like with goa/psy - one need to go through a lot of shit to find it

Actually no, I don't: https://www.psynews.org/forums/topic/66751-shpongle-museum-of-consciousness-twisted-2013/?p=1024353 But as I said - it's music and taste plays a huge role in how we perceive it.

Sounds great! Purchased

Where did you bought it? Shouldn't you get the files as well if it was through Bandcamp or Psyshop?

A bit off topic for the forum, but I thought might be interesting to some. Unit is a techno collaboration between Mark Dressler (Nervasystem) and John Ford (Sundog, founder of Phantasm Rec.). The 4 track EP is nowhere near the depth, intricacy and complexity of Mark's other work and is a bitter reminder of how creative artists need to dumb down their music to be able to pay bills. Apparently techno scene is much more professional in terms of label management, getting paid for releases and gigs, etc. Having said that, I'm happy that out of several possible directions they've chosen techno to realise themselves artistically instead of full-on or prog, as my adventure with electronic music started with minimal techno (Tresor, Mille Plateaux, etc.). 1. Current Rev.5.55 2. Resistance 3. Surge 4. TKResin https://machinelabel.bandcamp.com/album/surge If you liked this, check out other releases from Machine Label!

https://www.psynews.org/forums/topic/73554-hypnoxock-sounds-from-another-time/

Congrats!

Put it on Bandcamp, please

Zion604 were always doing it like this - releasing the digital downloads sooner, with the CD being available slightly later. So, if you buy it now you'll get the files immediately, but the CD - if you wanted it - by the end of Aug / beginning of Sep.

I bought it and only quickly browsed through, but reading the reviews I'm actually scared to dig in... Who'd have thought? Good there's so much other awesome music out there (like this)

I've opened this thread to look at that .gif again... Damn, ScarJo is so beautiful

So, in addition to not being able to make money from releasing music, artists will now have the ability to get paid for gigs - the only real source of income - in a currency that might disappear one day or loose its value overnight? Great thinking!

Yeah, I like the samples a lot and can't wait to buy this. On a related note, since I see you're into good full-on, I can also recommend this one, which coincidently also has a great cover: https://maharettarecords.bandcamp.com/album/wild-life

Tron is back! http://www.arabesquedistribution.com/index.php?option=com_artistavenue&task=singleCd&id=3811&Itemid=1

Pogo, because it's the most intricate / complex

I know there's not a lot of Nano Rec. fans on here, but there are few and they might be interested in knowing the label finally opened their store on Bandcamp - digital only. New albums and compilations are being added on a daily basis, so keep checking https://nanorecords.bandcamp.com/music Out of what's already there, I can wholeheartedly recommend Pogo, Tristan, Earthspace and Loud

That's actually a very apt description!

Is it a first ever hostile takeover in the world of psy labels?! LOL