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@ Ormion & bwhale: you both made my weekend. The OOOD ones are out of this world. Shpongle owns though, big time! So does Asia 2001! "Rawr"! HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa!!!!!

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21 hard techno albums I'd take on a desert island with me. Keep in mind that this list does not include any soulful, melody driven and subtle techno releases (such as Carl Craig, Kenny Larkin and the Warp releases) and it stays the f**k away from anything considered glitch, tech house, or minimal (the modern minimal). Not that I don't listen to that, I got heaps of that stuff as well, but the list below is where the action is! This is cerebreal and percussive. CD releases only (Lekebusch is an exception, but then again his double pack is divine!!!), there is waaaaay too much of this stuff on vinyl to remember. Enjoy: Jeff Mills- Waveform transmisson 1 (1992) (Tresor) Jeff Mills- The other day (1997) (S3) X 101- X 101 (1991) (Tresor) Speedy J- Loudboxer (2002) (NovaMute) Brother's Yard- Reaction (1999) (PV) Regis- Penetration (2001) (Downwards) V/A Evidence Downwards 1993-1997 (1999) (Downwards) V/A Demagnetized (1996) (Magnetic North) V/A Probe volume one (1992) (Probe Records) Karl O'Connor & Peter Sutton- Againstnature (2000) (Tresor) Joey Beltram- Places (1995) (Tresor) Chris Liebing- Early works (2002) (Fine Audio Recordings) Cari Lekebusch- For those who know (1996) (Hybrid Sound Architectures) Morganistic- Fluids amniotic (1994) (Input Neuron Musique) Sterac- Secret life of machines (1996) (100% Pure) Gaiden- Walking on wires (2001) (Music Man Records) Second Phase- Mentasm EP (1991) (R & S Records) Tim Taylor & Dan Zamani- Planet of drums (1996) (Planet Of Drums) The Hypnotist- The complete Hypnotist 91-92 - "Let Us Pray" (1992) (Rising High Records) The Holy Ghost- The mind control of candy jones (1996) (Tresor) Inigo Kennedy- The bigger picture (2001) (Missile Records) ... Well, this is my input. The albums I listed have made my day so many times, I speak the truth! In fact, making this list made my lazy ass drag itself to the shelf and enhance this otherwise forgettable saturday evening. I hope you find some of these as enjoyable as I did!

I actually agree with this one. The psy this, psychedelic that, psychedelia factors raised sky high here, there and where else not is a tad annoying. So I avoid using those terms if I can. But then again, electronic music wise, my tastes have spanned all over, from easy flowing and silkly smooth ambient through to raging dance floor beats. Not to make it seem like I'm completely nodding my head in approval here, trance wise, I despise each and every shape and form of trance music unless it is graced with the 'goa' prefix. The whole fuss about the german Eye Q imprint didn't impress me when I was 10, let alone now. I can appreciate and respect it for the eventual historical value it has, and I can naturally respect people who dig the sound (and why they dig it), but I've got tons of other music to keep me interested, be it psychedelic or not.

Party. Always. I was born a raver, and as such I will die. The energy. The joy. The lights. The torrents of sound waves surmounting you at the speed of your dance. All those happy faces, the people with whom you share the apprecication of just plain being there and getting exposed to all that fantastic music. Ah, as for the music: trainspotting. Hearing some amazing track at a party and then trying to ID it as the strobostropic lights make the rest of the party crowd look like R2D2 in your eyes. Parties, most definitely!

Wrong. I don't like neither. Whoever told you I like psychedelic effects lied. If you ever come across a post where I praise Principles Of Flight, or for that matter, anything that would come close, I will retract what I said and bite my tongue. Until that happens, kiddo, keep in mind that you don't have nearly enough calcium to pick a bone with me. But your post doesn't lie, you swiss cheese lover! So once again: L O L ! Insulting me won't get you anywhere, except help you maintain the function of the official psynews laughing stock dork

Some stuff traded for techno vinyl. The remaining lot can be yours for 60 euro. Negotiations and trades possible, if you show me what you have! All vinyls have been recently cleaned up, they all come with inner white sleeves, and apart from "Alien protein", none have surface clicks at beginning of tracks.

Not at all. I am a 100% music buff, and while I can appreciate the effort and work it takes to come up with a quality cover art, there is nothing that can enhance the music better than the music itself.

L O L ! No wonder you thought Principles Of Flight sound bad... I didn't even bother with the trash can and all, this one was deported straight to the disintegration bureau.

I guess I gotta back up Oopie here. By far the two most well known, important and globally loved dub techno projects. Despite the fact I don't like this style at all, stuff like Monolake's "Hong Kong" and Maurizio's entire "M" series of releases are almost single handedly responsible for adding a completely new dimension to techno music. Do check them out, even if it were the only dub techno you'd ever hear.

One thing I adore about psynews: despite the fact IM seems to be the major object of hatred on this forum, they remain, bar none, the single most talked about project this place has ever had. Fact is, nobody cares if they release a classic or a complete dud. Why? 'Cause no matter in which direction will their forthcoming discography head, they will remain the topic of the day for as long psynews will be running. I can hardly imagine anyone arguing that. So quit fighting over nonsense. Get layed. Cumming all over the CD tray of "The gathering" won't get you far. Night y'all!

Sweet mother of Jesus, you thought Solar Fields' previous ambient installations sounded out of this world? Then wait until you hear his sixth full length studio album, "Movements"!!! I usually tend to write more elaborate and constructive reviews, but this one has me constructing time again, after each listen. It's like a 79 minute outer body experience. Beautiful, highly melodic, with very deep soundscapes (if played on a good sound system, you'll literary feel the bass lines swallowing you up in one go), with an amazing mix consisting of ambeint drones or downtempo chilled out beats, all spiced up with detailed sounds, ranging from live instruments to pure electronics. It goes way beyond psy chill, psybient or whatever you want to call it. This is as mature as though it's coming from somebody who has been around the block ever since the block existed. As somebody nicely put it before me: he touches all of his previous work, and drains the best out of it. The trancey melodies, the unconventional percussion patterns, the slowly evolving yet ever morphing layers, the profound complexity and the luxury of his production. Picture Solar Fields releasing an album which contains the best ambient segments from "Leaving home" and "Extended", spurted with sporadic musical influences from his sophmore effort, "Blue moon station". I have nothing more to add. This one shades a completely different perspective on the artist's work, and makes one wonder just where can he take it from here? This is as mellow and liquid as I wanted it to be. "Movements" is a phenomenal piece of work, and by far my favorite album I have heard in 2009 up to date.

V/A People walk funny Artist: Various Title: People walk funny Label: Cronomi Records Catalog #: CRONOMI002CD Format: CD, Compilation Country: Israel Release Date: March 27th 2009 Tracklist: 01. O.O.O.D.- Freon (First Time Lucky '98 Mix) (08:27) 02. New Born- Purity (07:52) 03. K.O.B.- Go Cyborg! (08:06) 04. Jikkenteki- Automagic (Subra Remix) (07:53) 05. PortaMento- Sugar Shock (07:37) 06. Liquid Flow- Synergy (08:12) 07. Artifact303- Levitation Device (09:26) 08. Amanians- Fireworks (06:45) 09. Artha- Sannjasin (10:04) 10. Unknown Artist- Untitled (00:28) After leaving a somewhat mixed impression with their (admittedly) versatile debut release, the crew at Cronomi Records brings more of that countercurrent, off beat psychedelic madness to the table. Even before I popped the music in, I already had the feeling of being trated to something out of the ordinary. The whole cover art is prepossessing, with a picture that seems hand painted, and just so freestyle! Just check the CD's logo side: As for the music, O.O.O.D. have the honor of opening up, with a number that was apparently written back in 1998. It starts pretty calmly with awesome violin chords getting thrown in the mix seconds before the four minute mark. It's a psychedelic number throughout, with scarse melody work, but awesome details propeling to the foreground. New Born, the man who made one too many eyebrows raise with his epic The Observer track two years ago, brings a more full frontal mad attack, with constantly shifting and morphing leads deposited over a commanding bass line. More dance friendly and wild than anything he's released thus far. Remarkable work! K.O.B., better known as the melody wizard Filteria, absolutely shimmers with an acid soaked tune, which shows the flips side to Jannis Tzakis' coin; rollicking, dense and detailed with an unforgettable "Go cyborg!" sample, sirens and oodles of O's, as De La Soul would have put it, all guiding to an absolutely mental climax. Outstanding music, makes me really eager to finally get a proper, full length K.O.B. album! Jikkenteki, the producer who has caught quite a lot of attention all over internet forums, but somehow has never managed to pour all that consideration into album sales, is up with Automagic, remixed by Subra (AKA Michael Anenburg, the man who runs Cronomi). Basically, this track diverges from your modern psy trance as much as you could possibly want it to, with disfigured melodies and acid synths set free all over. The FX are mainly so distorted and crazy, gracing the music with a really demented sound, as though it just emerged from a goblin workshop! The next two number are the uplifting party bangers: PortaMento makes his debut with Sugar Shock, while the fellow zagabrian Liquid Flow brings the intense Synergy. Both of these tunes would have fit nicely on those compilations released on Metapsychic Records, before they went under. Both tracks have captivating leads, accompanied by outbursts of percussive energy and highly pitched 303s. They all revolve around fairly simple arrangements which serve as take off points for climaxes to erupt. I have this feeling of Synergy being missplaced. It's just way too, well trancey, and uplifting, as in the cheese infested uplifting kind of a way. Not bad by any means, it just swerves too much when compared to other tunes here. Hell, if that melody introduced around the three minutes mark isn't jacked off former greek psy heroes Cyan, then I don't know what is... It's more suitable for a release on the Phototropic imprint, they seem more fond of this 'cheerleader-goa-trance' sound. You know, merry and jolly melodies scream over Holy Menesque drum kicks. Yay. Artifact303 brings what is, in my opinion, his best effort to date, Levitation Device, with an absolutley astounding segment kicking in at 02:38, that'll instantly propel you into a galaxy of interweaving melodies, fused together with harmonically floating acid. Another super strong, dark lead kicks in at 04:24, with the sample "device" getting faded into the background. The track then keeps emphasizing its malignant touch, up untile the 06:30 mark, when suddenly it takes a turn for the light hearted option, kicking off with a really mind opening melody slightly before the eight minute mark. A good combination of light and dark in one track, although I would have prefered if Zsolt kept it on the vile side as heard during the track's first half. Amanians are next up to bat with a ferocious acid number, that'll burn your CD player. Mad and furious acid synths uncontrollably flinging all over. There's no real structure, build up or climax here, it's a full on, remorseless assault of hard hitting drum kicks operated at high velocity combined with the most intense manipulation of 303s you've heard in the goa trance genre since Cosmosis' heyday and O.O.O.D.'s ancient classic Rifa. Artha takes the responsibility of churning out the last track, and quite possibly steals the entire show. Apart from being the guy whoose debut album release is the most anticipated event in the psy scene since the ressurection of the Crop Circles "Tetrahedron", Michal Baczek is a damn talented artist. He made a track loaded with, well, just about anything you'd want to hear. It's an immense trip, with layers getting patiently added to keep things interesting throughout, but he never overloads the track, leaving it with enough space to breathe with full lungs and enabling the listener to always know where to shift focus. The final climax, albeit short, is simply great. Artha truely makes modern psy trance, which is so detailed, but never sounds like it's trying to hard to come across as shantier than thou. A promising act, and I can barely wait to get more from this guy. The last track is a 28 second interlude consisting of some full-onish percussion and a melody that sounds as though it was snatched from an old Tetris game for Nintendo. Cool, but pointless, and way too short and underdeveloped to prove a point, if there was supposed to be one. Overall, V/A People walk funny covers a whole lot of territory while successfully keeping it all under one roof. You get everything from goa trance saturated with nasty acid, psychedelic and challenging psy, through to stomping and euphoric party material. I don't dare cast the maximum vote, yet that is, but my opinion is that half of this release is absolutely gorgeous, to say the least. There is so much great and highly entertaining music here that I can hardly imagine why anybody would chose not to purchase this. You though there was no more 'psy' in psychedelic trance? Wrong. You thought modern goa trance sounded cliched? Wrong again. Then why not give this one a chance and get exposed to avalanches of extremely energetic and fierce goa/psy trance anno 2009. Job extremely well done, outstanding work to all involved! My favorite uptempo psy trance orientated release so far this year. Samples / Orders http://www.saikosounds.com/english/display...ase.asp?id=7839 http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/crm/crm1cd002.html

I just love this one! But it's not for the faint hearted, though. It has this really gritty and harassive angle to it as well. Constantly chained in the deepest realms of the dark, damp, steep and cold dungeons of industrial influenced techno with enough stomping potential to sink the spanish armada. Stays successfully confined within the same set of complex mechanical sounds, yet it keeps you glued to the speakers. Scarse in ideas, quantity wise, but it's phenomenal how much can be achieved with a restrained amount of layers. As sick and rough as it may be, it's very polished and three dimensional. Dynamic, albeit monotonous sound textures, rich and deep production vaults, all covered in a veil of disturbing distortions, FX and pulsating bass lines. Tends to sound the same, but in a good way. If you liked stuff like Spirallianz, Opsys, or X-Dream's "Irritant" from the psy trance realms, and the mono Birmingham techno sound, then "Minusman" will be a lot to your liking. All tracks are great, with the exception of As A Child I Could Walk On The Ceiling (Remix), because it tends to reminisce of The Delta of the past, while the rest of the album is pushing their sound far away into the future. The whole album should have stayed focused on the stark sound displayed throughout the other eleven tracks, the remix of a past classic only makes you remember of the things long time gone, instead of letting you enjoy new and exciting music yet to come. My two cents. Pick it up before it becomes another sold out classic! A sure 4/5, and growing on a daily basis.

Solar Fields- Monogram from "Leaving home"...

OK now, can you take a deep breath in, count to ten, exhale, and then try to envision (with your eyes closed) anybody on this forum giving a damn in what position you'd be receiveing the sound waves?

Good album, with loads of awesome and well executed twists and turns. More of that 'goa time all the time' Filteria audio wizardry, with not much progress in the new idea developing department, but who cares when so much energy and passion is put in the music. Yes, passion, as odd it may sound, but Filtertraces and In The Heaven's Eye, which rank amongst Jannis' finest work I have listened to up to date, both sound very mature and focused. Think of modified versions of Mind Expansion (Short Version) off "Heliopolis". The lead towards the end of In The Heaven's Eye is so gorgeous, and the track comes to an end in such a magical way with that sample floating in from the background. I'm not convinced by The Big Blue, Wormhole and Infinite Regression though. They're numbers with torrents of stuff constantly going on, so once the track's running time is up, I'm left with pretty much nothing. I don't recall a single effect or lead. Sure it's party blazing mterial, but picture a Filteria track not incinerating dance floors. Eyeless Observatory and Earthrise are the obscenely high octane stompers. They both have more mad acid synths and multi melodic segments than you could absorb in a week, all clashing together to colossal results. They capture the Filteria essence, and while being packed to maximum capacity, they maintain a steady course, saving the grand climax eruption for the end. They succeed where the three numbers I've listed above fail, in my opinion. The outcome is satisfying. I'm not ready or willing to cast a vote on "Daze of our lives" yet, but after a fair five listens, I am really impressed by four tracks, which makes at least half of the album very good. A safe purchase, for me at least. On a little side note: one unfortunate aspect of listening to Filteria's albums I noticed is that I have never, never and once again never felt the same energy, adrenalin rush levitating me 100 feet above the earth's surface as the one I've experienced with "Sky input". Simply put, as much as Jannis is determined to bring new and exciting music to the table, I feel like he will not be able to ever reproduce the tear your heart out of your chest effect his debut had. A sensation like that can be experienced once, and to me, "Daze of our lives" at places sounds like it's trying to grace us with the same feeling all over again. Not possible. Despite of it all, good work Filteria!

Hi. I'm selling these, as a bulk preferably, as many of you may be aware of how expensive vinyl shipping is. Here we go: Crop Circles- Full mental jackpot E.P. (Auracle Recordings) (1996) http://www.discogs.com/Crop-Circles-Full-M.../release/212563 Sleeve and vinyl are VG+. No audiable defects during the tracks running time. No visible scuffs either. Crop Circles- Lunar civilization (Auracle Recordings) (1997) http://www.discogs.com/Crop-Circles-Lunar-.../release/205122 Sleeve and vinyl are VG+. No audiable defects during the tracks running time. No visible scuffs either. Lotus Omega- The lighthouse 12" (T.I.P. Records) http://www.discogs.com/Lotus-Omega-The-Lig.../release/183012 both the vinyl and the sleeve are as new. Etnica- The italian EP (12") (1995) (Spirit Zone Recordings) http://www.discogs.com/Etnica-The-Italian-EP/release/12901 *the vinyl itself is as new, the cover has no tears, but the bottom angle of the outer sleeve has transparent tape on it to prevent eventual tears. Was placed years ago. Technossomy- Timepiece 12" (1995) (Symbiosis Records) http://www.discogs.com/Technossomy-Timepiece/release/198578 Vinyl in NM condition. Technossomy- The pyramid EP (1995) (Flying Rhino Records) http://www.discogs.com/Technossomy-The-Pyr...P/release/80778 Vinyl and sleeve in NM condition.

For those still interested, it's back in stock, both in Psyshop and Beatspace. It still kicks so much bad ass!

I donwloaded this compilation, listened to it through three times, and the only thing I can say is that it will be in my next order, for sure, together with the third Filteria album. This one is so crazy, wicked, demented and fun to listen to. The only track which is totally out of place here is the uplifting and overly formulaic Liquid Flow track, which is nonetheless a solid dance floor shaker. The other tunes are painted all over with psychedelia.

Be it an abbundance of soul, or complete lack of, production genius at work or a fluke, call it what you want, but Ra's "9th" does not reside up my alley. I do not consider the album bad, far from it, it's just one of those situations when you're sorrounded by what most consider sheer beauty, but you fail to get immersed in all it has to offer. It's like your living room is equipped with the most modern, state of the art audio and video hardware, and whilst being aware of its full glory and might, you don't use it. Like you remain locked by yourself in the finest candy store you can imagine, and while you're usually a dedicated candy terminator, you won't taste a single chocolate bar this time around. I'm not shy to admit it either. Grand leads flying from all over, emotional, mystical, deep, dance floor friendly and suitable for many situations. Excellent production, with dynamic percussion and a whole ocean of moods painted throughout. The flow is carefully arranged and obviously well thought out. Journeyesque, call it that. What it all comes down to is that Ra's sophmore album is that old school release you have been waiting to hear since his debut. Well, it's here, and I'm not feeling it. No given part of it is lackluster, likewise, none of its components stick with me. And I've given it time too. For reference only, as far as straight up melodic goa trance forged in this new millenium go, I was delighted when I heard Khetzal's "Corolle". I tried to listen to both one after the other. Despite the fact nothing on this album played in my head on repeat like Khetzal's Indian Attic, Ra's music prevents me from getting really loose and lost. Apparently this is floating goa trance, but that is what I lack. If the rest of you flow, I'm a ship wrecker. If that makes sense, mmmmk? You know when you're in a room with your mates and then one of 'em tells the rest to shut the hell up while he is preparing to put on his newest musical purchase, Ra's "9th". He puts a track that really impressed him, and then keeps on repeating to his friends "Listen to this melody! Just listen! Isn't it amazing? Isn't it the coolest thing you've heard in a while? I mean, wow, listen to that lead!!!" The other buddies nod their heads in approval and join the public exalting feast. All rise. One mate remains sitting on the bed. That be me. I just fail to get impressed by this album. Whenever my eyes catch it residing on the shelf, never does the arm want to reach out, grab it, and let it play. I think I've had just about enough. Cheers!

I cannot be bothered to check on what I've written a few months ago. Filteria's Back To Earth is easily the best psy trance related tune I've heard in 2008. It is, hands up or down, amazing. Rolling at a slower pace, it sounds so alien and outer wordly with a spaced out melody which is smartly held back until a certain point, when it's just thrown out there - like Han Solo's Falcon flew over your control tower and you weren't warned about it beforehand. The so-called 'rewind effect' is used to marvellous effect. Takes a downtempo track and gives it more edge and intensity than most dance floor filling full on material has. Lovely stuff. Just like Filteria's other master stroke, Tiny Universe, the emphasis is layed on one, strong lead, which gets tweaked and modified throughout the track's running time. Remember how Tiny Universe went absolutely off the wall after that sample? The similar thing takes place here, after the afore mentioned 'rewind effect'. It's not just over loading listeners with torrents of fast paced effects and audio tricks, but about reaching the same goal with a lesser amount of layers, pitched in a manner you'll most definitely know what to maintain focus on. Lights are in motion. Too bad the rest does not impress, so I like playing Filteria's closing track after a session of really frenetic goa trance

Sorry to disagree on the above Jon, but where were you back in the day, man?!?! I mean, Ramirez? La muzika sika sika sika tremenda!!! Oh man, the Ramirez tunes bring amazing memories from way back when. I don't know what the U.S.A. was on, but the three Ramirez numbers listed above tore clubs and speaker sets up years after their release. Classic material. All of them. Straight up 10/10 along with some other tunes off this otherwise classic loaded V.A. Jesus, how I used to adore the way in which Ramirez placed those pointless and mostly uncomprehensable vocals all over his tracks. It made no sense whatsoever, but sounded so cool. Lovely sound, which brings back lovely memories. Anyways, what's he up to these days? Well, on a little side note, both of The Overlords tracks, Man With No Name's fabulous remix of 'The Single' and Datura's 'Yerba Del Diablo' are all vintage old school trance classics, bar none. Take that literary.

My post here won't help you in any way roncoallstar, I just wanted to say that I fully understand how you feel. Music by Solar Fields gives me the same sensations as you get while listening to Aes Dana. Big ups for that. Cheers, mate!

The superior: Prana- Scarab (Green Nuns Of The Revolution remix) Infernal Machine- the loin sleeps tonight (Man With No Name remix) Rise- The single (Man With No Name goa pyramid mix) Crop Circles- Full mental jackpot (Pleiadians remix) Disco Volante- Moonraker (Man With No Name remix) Elixir- Spiral 3 (remix) Jikooha- My revolutions and yours (Filteria's vive la revolution remix) E Rection- Out here we are stoned (X Dream remix) Bypass Unit- Zenia (Fat Freddy remix '97) Astral Projection- Flying into a star (ast-roid-mix) The inferior: Crop Circles- Lunar Civilization (Pleiadians remix) Green Nuns Of The Revolution- Ring of fire (Eat Static remix) Slinky Wizard- The wizard (Koxbox remix) K.U.R.O.- Zoa (remix) Psychopod- Friagram (GMS refried gram mix) Hallucinogen- Shamanix (remix) S.U.N. Project- Space dwarfs (Space Tribe remix) Prana- Boundless (black cat mix) Ubar Tmar- Eternal Return (Quirk remix) Lotus Omega- Lighthouse (remix) ...