RAH Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 I have my own judgement, but i would like to get wide consensus of what people like in respective genres. Here's the deal, imagine you are showing our world of music to someone who understands electronic music but might have not heard what is it all about. So choose ONE cd from each genre (the one you consider the bestest of them all), usually indicating one track of: full on, progresive, techy, dark, and goa if you so wish. Relatively 'modern' stuff only please, from the last 2-3 years of artists that you can find still kicking butt, with active labels. If it sounds too much simply pick your favorite genre and throw me a cd name... for my purposes i will admit goa is not essential for me at this point, but i don't want to discriminate so go ahead, thought it could be a fun thread anyway this is not to elect 'kings' of a genre i just want to see what people in general; perceive as a great example to define it. rubric: Full on: Progresive: housier: techy: Dark: Goa: once again, feel free to fill as many as you want from those thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abasio Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 I've not heard everything from every genre but I'd say in the last few years : - Full on: Save The Robot - Battle of the Mind (Track - Robot on Drugs) Progresive: S>Range - Another Theory (Remixes) (Track - Another Theory (Big Deal Remix)) Housier: Mo-Shic - Salamat (Track - The Good Old Days) Techy: Kino Ono - Lost entertainment (Track - Atomic Corner) Dark: Deviant Species - In the Hands of the Randomiser (Track - Portal To Balojax) Goa: Technossomy - Synthetic Flesh (Track - Kozmotron 1&2) Now I know this is not recent or easy to buy but it is going to be rereleased soon on alpha-beat so I hear Dub: Tripswitch - Circuit Breaker (Track - Shamanic Tea & Deer Park) Ambient: Mixmaster Morris & Pete Namlook - Dreamfish (Track - Hymn) Rereleased on Avatar Ethnic: Puff Dragon - Sazanami (Track Qi Gong) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsu Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Full on: Space Cat - Mechanical Dream Progressive: Well, my favourite album is Lish - Free Fall, but most psy-progressive doesn't sound like that (unfortunately for me) housier: Jaia - Fiction techy: ?? Dark: Electrypnose ? Goa: Hallucinogen - Twisted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmiwinks Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Full on: V/A - Psytisfaction 4 Progresive: Shiva Chandra - Change of Air housier: Jaia - Fiction techy: Spirallianz - Stereopark (PS do artists still make techtrance these days??) Dark: Ghreg on Earth - Sigilweaver Goa: Khetzal - Corolle (would've said Hallucinogen or AP but you asked for something recent ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxx Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 full on:orion-artificial frequencies progressive:freq-strange attractors housier:atmos-2nd brigade techy:midimilliz-passages dark:xenomorph-qlippoth goa:ka-sol-fairytale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insejn Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 psy: Artifakt - Artifakts 2 full on: E-Jekt - Dark Fader progressive: Ticon - Aero housier: ? techy: Midi Miliz - Nonstandards dark: Electrypnose goa: ? chill: Kaya Project - Elixir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmiwinks Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 psy: Artifakt - Artifakts 2 529921[/snapback] heh that "genre" is just an excuse for you to promote Artifakt I'd definatley not call his style "psy"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insejn Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 heh that "genre" is just an excuse for you to promote Artifakt I'd definatley not call his style "psy"... 529928[/snapback] Fine by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qa2pir Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 full on: electric universe - cosmic experience progressive: gaudium - nordic nature housier: torakka - far out express (or jaia - fiction) techy: x-dream - radio dark: planet b.e.n. - trippy future garden goa: transwave - helium chill: shpongle - are you shpongled Please note that i picked older albums on those genres where it was pointless to pick a more recent one. For example, none of the new goa albums are as good as the classics. Shpongle's first album is still the best psychedelic chillout I've heard, and I've not found any other dark psytrance than the album i picked for it. Cheers. edit: changed the techy one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAH Posted May 18, 2006 Author Share Posted May 18, 2006 interesting choices, cheers folks i know it's not an easy task... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Goa: Hallucinogen - Twisted Ambient Trance: Shpongle - Are You Shpongled? Dark: UX - Ultimate Experience That's it I'm afraid, they're the only styles of psy I really listen to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargouille Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Here we go : Full On : Scatterbrain - Infernal Angel Progressive : Son Kite - Colours Housier : Jaia - Fiction Tech : The Delta - Scizoeffective Dark : Xenomorph - Cassandra's Nightmare Goa : Dimension 5 - Transdimensional Ambient/Chill : Solar Quest - Orgship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detector Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Goa: M.F.G: The prophecy Psy: Space Cat: Beam me up Minimal: X-Dream: Radio Progressive: Ticon: Rewind Prog/house: Son Kite: Colours Darkpsy: Sandman: Witchcraft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 What strikes me, reading this thread, is not what albums folk are choosing but what category they're putting them in. It's interesting. Darkpsy: Sandman: Witchcraft 530178[/snapback] I never really considered that to be dark psy, but thinking about it, it could quite easily come under that category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detector Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Well,it´s dark right? It´s also psychedelic? That´s basically it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpha Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Full On : Electric Universe - Cosmic Experience Progg : Freq - Strange Attractors Dark : Xenomorph...... Chill : Shpongle - Are you shpongled Ambient : Solar Fields Goa : VA - Destination Goa Vol. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Well,it´s dark right? It´s also psychedelic? That´s basically it for me. 530199[/snapback] Yup, it fits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krell Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 What strikes me, reading this thread, is not what albums folk are choosing but what category they're putting them in. It's interesting. I never really considered that to be dark psy, but thinking about it, it could quite easily come under that category. 530191[/snapback] About the Sandman stuff, at the time of its release (Witchcraft) its spooky / sinister sound was what stood out in comparison to the mainstream - There can be no doubt about the fact that this album set in motion events which would lead towards darker and darker tracks.... "....it looks like a cross between a spider and you worst nightmare" Now if that voice sample isnt dark, I dont know what is :-) Best wishes Krell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 About the Sandman stuff, at the time of its release (Witchcraft) its spooky / sinister sound was what stood out in comparison to the mainstream - There can be no doubt about the fact that this album set in motion events which would lead towards darker and darker tracks.... "....it looks like a cross between a spider and you worst nightmare" Now if that voice sample isnt dark, I dont know what is :-) Best wishes Krell 530334[/snapback] You're right. It's an interesting piece, the Witchcraft album, as it sometimes sounds dark, sometimes sounds like goa, and sometimes sounds quite minimalist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraph Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 GOA : PLEIADIANS - IDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS PSY : HALLUCINOGEN - THE LONE DERANGER DARK PSY : COP - URBAN ALIEN MINIMAL : DELTA - SCIZOEFFECTIVE PROG : ATMOS - HEADCLEANER HOUSEY : JAIA - FICTION FULL ON : TALAMASCA - MUSICA DIVINORUM CHILL : SHPONGLE - ARE YOU SHPONGLED ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moni Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 are compilations allowed? Full on: Voice Of Cod - We Are Free (pure psytrance), VA - Midnight Storm (dark, aggresive), VA - Invasion From Hyperspace (morning, melodic) Progresive: Ticon - Zero Six After Housier: maybe Fuzzion - Black Magic? no idea. Tech-trance: MidiMiliz - Non Standards, and somehow Procs, but combined with dark. Dark: Cosmo - Gravity, Ocelot - VectorSelector, VA - Crazy Goblins And Wicked Pixies Goa: VA - Apsara, Hallucinogen - The Lone Deranger Chill-out: Kaya Project - Elixir, VA - Albedo, Shpongle - Tales of the Inexpressible and yes ... Psytrance: Artifakt - Artifakts II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAH Posted May 18, 2006 Author Share Posted May 18, 2006 yes, compilations are allowed, i see you cover your grounds well though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmiwinks Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 What strikes me, reading this thread, is not what albums folk are choosing but what category they're putting them in. It's interesting. I never really considered that to be dark psy, but thinking about it, it could quite easily come under that category. 530191[/snapback] oh well that probably comes from the fact that the man initially asked for RECENT albums... of course if you go through 15 years of trance you'll find that the "definition" of certain genres changed quite drastically over the time. For instance here is an example of what was the definition of "dark" during the years: 1997: Hallucinogen - The Lone Deranger 1998: X-Dream - Radio 2000: The Delta - Send In... Send Back 2001: Parasense - Apple 2005: Ghreg on Earth - Sigilweaver as you can see, when put in context of other releases during the same year they can be defined as "dark" but compare one with the other and these are VERY different styles... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmiwinks Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 [oops sorry, double-post...] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time_Trap Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Goa : California Sunshine - Nasha [1997] Chill/Psychill: Galaxy - Angel [1998] Ambient : Vir Unis - Everything Seeks Balance [2004] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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