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Cold Storage — Cold Comfort (1997)

It’s the same melody, but the styles are different. In Manuel Duego – Deception it’s psy-prog, while The Synthetic Dream Foundation present it as agrotech (Discogs doesn’t even recognize that style and classifies it as Trance / Industrial). To me, it feels more like a fusion of goa and industrial. It actually reminds me of Xenomorph, who is usually classified as goa. Manuel Duego – Deception (2006) The Synthetic Dream Foundation — A Silvered Freeze (2010)

Piero Zeta — Energy-Z (Extended Mix) (1997) Talamasca — Time Simulation (2001) Tsk, tsk, Talamasca 😏 It looks like one of Talamasca’s most loved and popular tracks might be a bit too close to Piero Zeta — Energy-Z. Or am I the only one hearing the similarity?

California Sunshine - Dejavu (2000)

I don’t know who stole from whom 😄 One track feels like a remix of the other. The melody is copied note for note. I like the Arcana project’s version more. It’s simpler, but at the same time it’s more gripping. Sometimes simplicity is not a bad thing at all. Arcana - Orion (1995) The Infinity Project featuring Man With No Name — Alien Airport (1995)

To my ears, the second track seems to be built from the first one. No, it’s not plagiarism — rather a source of inspiration, a reference. The track from Van Basten — 1993 (?), released in 1995. The track from Talamasca — 1998 (?), released in 2000. Van Basten - King of the death posture (Attack version) Talamasca ( Feat.Nomad) - The Hunted Becomes The Hunter

Stealing from yourself isn’t really stealing 🙂 U2 - Lemon (The Perfecto Mix) (1994). The melody starts at 00:55 Grace - Orange (Original Perfecto Mix) (1995). The melody starts at 01:28 Grace - Skin on Skin (Man With No Name Remix) (1995). The melody starts at 01:40 Virus - Moon (Jam El Mar Mix) (1997). The melody starts at 06:51

I’m continuing to collect tracks with a vibe similar to the legendary Spiritual Healing. The list has just been expanded with another track. A small list of well-known tracks that share a similar mood and melodic feel with the legendary The Muses Rapt — Spiritual Healing (1997): Terra Ferma — The Scream (1996) Future Prophecy — Sunrise (1998) Yahel — Intelligent Life (2000) Fractal — Them (1999) — also known as Fractal Glider — Acid Kill New Born — Trip of the Luna King (2007) Mindsphere — Source Of Emotions (2025)

2Penzoline: I once had a similar shock to what you’re describing when I first heard Daishonin by Amanite FX (1997). The sound is basically the same as Liquid Flow — almost identical. But it was made ten years earlier. I’m not talking about copying a melody here, only about the sound design and the clear similarity in energy and overall style. Liquid Flow - Artificial Paradise (2007) I’ve always felt that M‑Run took a lot from Joti Sidhu (Psychaos). The similarity to Ololiuqui honestly never crossed my mind, simply because that project is much less well-known. Here’s a random M-Run track as an example. To me, the resemblance to Psychaos is there — but I’m not insisting on it.

Symbiote - ...Tiara (2014) Written at 1999 (?) | A 21:21-minute track that flows and evolves throughout its entire duration — and it’s not slow either. Exactly my kind of thing. Highly recommended!

I really love S.U.N. Project – Energia Magica. One of the best tracks by S.U.N. Project. Only Space Dwarf is better. Source of Emotion is just one of many — for me it’s too long. Overkill. Discogs says that Psygone, Solar Plexus, and Bypass Unit are all different artists, namely: Psygone = Michael Kjeldgaard Bypass Unit = René Abildgaard Jensen Solar Plexus = Jacob Andersen But! All of them are from Denmark, all released on Hypnotic, all sound very similar — and all around the same time, give or take a year. So… how do you like that conspiracy theory? 😄 Bypass Unit — Zenia (Fat Freddy Mix 97) Solar Plexus — Crystal Forest (1998) Psygone — Sugar Rush (Blue Pearl Mashup) (2000)

Just now I was about to post this track on the forum in the thread about the longest tracks. What a coincidence! 😄 21:33 S.U.N. Project – Energia Magica I also listened to it only yesterday — independently of the recommendations on Psynews. For the first time in a long while.

The Prodigy and Goa trance? Yes! You can argue that it’s not Goa trance, but Goa DJs constantly play this track in their sets. And Empirion’s work is often associated with Goa trance as well — not all of it, but some of it. The Prodigy — Firestarter (Empirion Mix) (1996)

Recently, Elysium was mentioned here, along with the claim that he doesn’t have any strong original tracks — only remixes — and that his own productions are more tribal in style and rather mediocre. Personally, I really like this track of his. It’s not tribal at all — it’s a classic Goa floater. Elysium — Atmosphere (1996). It’s little known because it was never released on any albums. It only appeared on the VA compilation Infinite Excursions (Softer Psychedelic Sounds).

I’m about to dig up a real rarity 🙂 Trilithon – One World One Future. This track has a very beautiful melodic foundation and, at first glance, should be widely known — but it isn’t. It was released only once, on the compilation Psychedelic Vibes 6 (1999), and that release featured a 6:56 version. I don’t have confirmed information, but my understanding is that this track was released only once and has never been reissued, possibly due to copyright issues. I suspect that even dedicated Goa trance fans have never heard the 13-minute version of this track. Even fewer people know that it is actually a remix of a beautiful Persian melody. You can find the original posted at the very bottom.