Psynews "Best of the Noughties" poll

[Rotwang]

So, owing to the fact that Mars was busy with other things, the vote for best albums from 2000 - 2009 never happened. Until now. So please vote for up to ten of your favourite releases in each of the following two categories:

 

Best psy uptempo album

Best psy downtempo album

 

To vote, simply reply in this thread with ordered lists of your top 10's. When counting up the votes, your number one album will be given 10 points, your number two album will be given 9 points, and so on. The voting period will last two months, starting right now; during that time you can edit your post as many times as you like, so there's no need to post a new reply if you change your mind - we won't start counting the votes until voting is closed.

 

We'll be counting manually so there's no fixed format for how you write your votes, but please include both the artist name (or "VA") and album name with each of your votes, and it will help us if you can aim to keep out typos.

 

There is also a best of 2010 vote.

[Rotwang]

My votes:

 

Best psy uptempo album

1: Kindzadza - Waves from Outer Space (2004)

2: Overdream - Wonderwise (2008)

3: Dark Nebula - The 8th Sphere (2003)

4: Kindzadza - Waves from Inner Space (2007)

5: VA - Vibraspirit 23 (2002)

6: The Nommos - Primal Meltdown (2006)

7: Kraft - The Mysteries of the Sacred Universe (2009)

8: OOOD - Fourthought (2008)

9: VA - Karmageddon (2005)

10: VA - Multiple Personalities 3 (2008)

 

Best psy downtempo album

1: Androcell - Efflorescence (2006)

2: Khooman - Is a Flexible Liquid (2007)

3: Orbit Constructions - Androneda (2008)

4: VA - Raindrops in the Forest (2008)

5: Shpongle - Tales of the Inexpressible (2001)

6: Solar Fields - Leaving Home (2005)

7: VA - Oxycanta (2006)

8: VA - Kokopelli (2007)

9: Carbon Based Lifeforms - World of Sleepers (2006)

10: Shpongle - Ineffable Mysteries from Shpongleland (2009)

[Time_Trap]

Uptempo :

 

1) Mandalavandalz - Poisonmachine (2005)

2) VA - Schlabbaduerst Rekkords Vol 5 (2003)

3) Electric Universe - Cosmic Experience (2004)

4) Psykovsky - Debut (2005)

5) Battle Of The Future Buddhas - Demonoizer (2002)

6) Va - Schlabbaduerst Rekkords Vol 2 (2000)

7) MFG - The Message (2001)

8) Derango - Tumult (2005)

9) California Sunshine - Wonderland (2000)

10) Logic Bomb - Sonic Algebra (2007)

 

Downtempo :

 

1)Aes Dana - Season 5 (2002)

2)VA - Schlabbaduerst Rekkords Vol 6 (2004)

3)Near The Parenthesis - Of Soft Construction (*)

4)Anesthesia - State Of Mind (2005)

5)Psyfactor - Endless Universe (2006)

6)Galaxy - Solar Synthesis (2000)

7)Downhill - Silent City (2003)

8)Phutureprimitive - Sub Conscious (2004)

9)ISHQ - Orchid (2001)

10)Solar Fields - Leaving Home (2005)

 

 

 

 

 

*: It's downtempo/ambient , does it belong here are doesn't qualify as "psy" ? Futhermore, can we include (beatless) ambient here? If yes, then it gets much more vast and chaotic...

[Rotwang]

*: It's downtempo/ambient , does it belong here are doesn't qualify as "psy" ? Futhermore, can we include (beatless) ambient here? If yes, then it gets much more vast and chaotic...

 

I'm not familiar with Near the Parenthesis, but upon listening to some stuff on YouTube I would say that including it is fine¹. Beatless ambient can certainly be included if it's by an artist who's considered part of "the scene"; I guess a good rule-of-thumb is that if one of the big psytrance shops (psyshop, saiko, beatspace, goastore) sells it then it qualifies.

 

¹ It's bloody good, too, so thanks for asking.

[longloststar]

Uptempo:

 

1. Double Dragon - Continuum [2000]

2. Ra - To Sirius [2000]

3. Filteria - Sky Input [2004]

4. 12 Moons - Solid State [2004]

5. Tron - Existence [2006]

6. Torakka - Far Out Express [2004]

7. Hunab-Ku - Magick Universe [2000]

8. Bodhisattva 13-20 - Equations [2009]

9. Bigwigs - The National Heroes Of Sonic Parallel [2007]

 

 

Downtempo:

 

1. Satumnaisuus - Kaleidoskopedelia [2008]

2. Puff Dragon - Sazanami [2005]

3. Dub Trees - Nature Never Did Betray The Heart That Loved Her [2000]

4. Phutureprimitive - Sub Conscious [2005]

5. Khooman - Is a Flexible Liquid [2007]

6. Distant System - Spiral Empire [2008]

7. Bluetech - Phoenix Rising [2008]

8. Shulman - In Search of a Meaningful Moment [2003]

9. Asura – Life² [2007]

 

Really difficult task. I tried to be tough on the psy-criterium. Although it is vague, I did not include clearly-techno stuff such as Yagya. Also, some of the placements are arbitrary within a certain interval. For example, all except the top three in both lists could be in almost any other order.

[Insejn]

10) Scorb – Ipso Fvcto (2000)

 

Was released in 2007.

[Rotwang]

6. Psykovsky - Tanetsveta [2010]

 

[...]

 

3. Psyfactor - Futurised [2010]

It's 2000 - 2009.

[Time_Trap]

Was released in 2007.

 

was a typo, fixed

[longloststar]

It's 2000 - 2009.

 

(Lazily) fixed

[DreamWalker]

I had a hard time narrowing down my top ten uptempo, but I also had a hard time finding enough albums for the downtempo top ten!

 

 

Uptempo

 

1. Hunab Ku - Magik Universe

 

2. RA - To Sirius

 

3. Transwave - Backfire

 

4. Crop Circles - Tetrahedron

 

5. SynSUN - Full Power of Goa

 

6. Process - One Drop or Two?

 

7. Chi-A.D. - Infinitism

 

8. Toi Doi - Technologic

 

9. RA - 9th

 

10. Space Tribe - Religious Experience

 

 

Downtempo

 

1. Androcell - Emotivision

 

2. Distant System - Spiral Empire

 

3. Shulman - In Search of a Meaningful Moment

 

4. Androcell - Efflorescence

 

5. Solar Fields - Earthshine Movements

 

6. Carbon Based Lifeforms - World of Sleepers

 

7. Vibrasphere - Archipelago

 

8. Galaxy - Science of Ecstasy

 

9. Asura - Life^2

 

10. Shpongle - Tales of the Inexpressible

 

 

Yep, Androcell/Distant System is one of my favorite downtempo artists right now.

[Veracohr]

Damn, I always want to participate in these threads but I don't feel qualified because I don't follow all releases. I mean, I only bother to listen to a really really tiny percentage, mostly because when I don't have the money to buy anything, it just depresses me to listen to new music I can't buy. Plus my tastes are admittedly kind of narrow as far as psytrance, so that's another reason I don't feel qualified.

[Rotwang]

Damn, I always want to participate in these threads but I don't feel qualified because I don't follow all releases. I mean, I only bother to listen to a really really tiny percentage, mostly because when I don't have the money to buy anything, it just depresses me to listen to new music I can't buy. Plus my tastes are admittedly kind of narrow as far as psytrance, so that's another reason I don't feel qualified.

 

I don't expect anyone here will have heard most psytrance releases from the decade before casting their votes (I sure as hell haven't) so don't let that deter you - nobody is qualified by your standard, but that doesn't stop people from sharing their favourites (which is what this poll is really about).

[exotic]

Best Psy Uptempo:

 

Zen Mechanics - Holy Cities(2008)

Toi Doi - Technologic (2000)

Gappeq - Speaker Seeker (2007)

Logic Bomb - Headware (2000)

Cosma - Non Stop (2003)

Audialize - Wanted (2003)

V/a Arc De Triumph (2005)

Mr Peculiar - Mind Dala (2005)

Vibrasphere - Archipelago (2006)

AKD - Progressing (2008)

 

 

Best Psy Downtempo

 

Carbon based lifeforms - Hydroponic garden (2003)

Tripswitch - Circuit Breaker (2005)

Zero Cult - Ikebana (2007)

Ten Madison - Trip Illusion (2000)

Abakus - That much closer to the sun (2004)

Aes Dana - Memory Shell (2004)

Shakatura - Shakatura (2001)

Gaudi - Bass sweat and tears (2004)

Puff Dragon - Sazanami (2005)

Ishq - Orchid (2001)

 

2005 was a splendid year for the genre!

 

Is it ok to change the order before the thread closes, because im not really sure of the ranking?

[IronSun]

Subject to change, but a preliminary list would look something like this:

 

 

Uptempo

 

Ra - 9th

 

Khetzal - Corolle

 

Psykovsky - Da Budet

 

Filteria - Sky Input

 

Chi-A.D. - Infinitism

 

Fragletrollet - Playground Of Spirit

 

Crazy Astronaut - Renegade

 

Crop Circles - Tetrahedron

 

Derango - Tumult

 

Kindzadza - Waves From Outer Space

 

 

 

Downtempo

 

Solar Fields - Movements

 

Solar Fields - Leaving Home

 

Carbon Based Lifeforms - Hydroponic Garden

 

Carbon Based Lifeforms - World Of Sleepers

 

Androcell - Efflorescence

 

Shpongle - Nothing lasts...

 

Shulman - Endless Rhythms Of The Beatless Heart

 

Asura - Life^2

 

Younger Brother - The Last Days Of Gravity

 

OTT - Blumenkraft

 

 

 

 

 

I know putting more than 1 release by a certain artist into a top 10 is lame, but Solar Fields and Carbon Based Lifeforms are just that good for me.

[KozmikTentacles]

Uptempo

Not for me.

 

Downtempo

#01 Nodens Ictus – Spacelines (2000)

#02 Aural Float – Freefloat (2001)

#03 Ott – Blumenkraft (2003)

#04 Norman Feller – Frameless Structure (2003)

#05 Galaxy – Science Of Ecstasy (2004)

#06 Saafi Brothers – Midnight's Children (2000)

#07 Gel-Sol – 1104 (2004)

#08 Gus Till – Electric Oceans (2004)

#09 Ishq – Orchid (2001)

#10 Ooze – Where The Fields Never End (2001)

 

 

 

 

edit: added Ishq – Orchid and removed Guardner.

[Ormion]

Uptempo

 

1 - Filteria-Sky Input (2004)

2 - Twisted System-The Dealers (2004)

3 - Twisted System-Core (2006)

4 - Shift-Excession (2005)

5 - Infected Mushroom-Classical Mushroom (2000)

6 - CPU-Central Processing Unit (2003)

7 - Psykovsky-Debut (2005)

8 - Toi Doi-Technologic (2000)

9 - V/A-The Turning (2004)

10- Absolum-Inside The Sphere (2004)

 

Downtempo/Ambient

 

1 - Orbit Constructions-Androneda (2008)

2 - Psyfactor-Endless Universe (2006)

3 - Ishq-Orchid (2002)

4 - Solar Fields-Movements (2009)

5 - Ishq-Timelapse In Mercury (2008)

6 - Unstable Elements-Technical Illusions (2006)

7 - Indigo Egg-ixland (2008)

8 - Colourform-Visions Of Sunya (2008)

9 - Asura-Life2 (2007)

10- Carbon Based Lifeforms-World Of Sleepers (2006)

 

 

 

 

 

 

I didn't include compilations/selections of older tracks like Retro-10 Years Of Israeli Trance or Best Of Psychedelic Krembo.

[Rotwang]

Is it ok to change the order before the thread closes, because im not really sure of the ranking?

 

Yep.

 

I know putting more than 1 release by a certain artist into a top 10 is lame,

 

Not at all.

[Anakoluth]

That's fun

 

Uptempo:

01: Sandman - Psycho Toons (2000)

02: Atmos - Headcleaner (2000)

03: Koxbox - The Great Unknown (2000)

04: Prometheus - Robot-O-Chan (2004)

05: Vibrasphere - Echo (2000)

06: Talpa - The Art of Being Non (2004)

07: Son Kite - Minilogue (2000)

08: Etnoscope - Drums from the Dawn of Time (2003)

09: Subconsciousmind - Gfuehlsweid (2004)

10: Scorb - Scorb (2003)

 

Humm, it's more like 2000-2004 poll for me I just realised I only own very few post-2004 releases.

[Insejn]

Uptempo:

1. Loud - Some Kind of Creativity (2006)

2. Infected Mushroom - Classical Mushroom (2000)

3. Artifakt - Artifakts II (2005)

4. Rinkadink - Rabbit From Darkside (2004)

5. VA - Midnight Storm (2005)

6. Shift - Excession (2005)

7. Fractal Glider - Digital Mandala (2003)

8. Scorb - Scorb (2003)

9. CPU - Central Processing Unit (2003)

10. Miraculix - The Arrival (2004)

 

Downtempo:

1. Shpongle - Tales of The Inexpressible (2001)

2. Easily Embarrassed - Idyllic Life (2008)

3. Deviant Electronics - Blunt Instruments (2000)

4. VA - Broken (2004)

5. Kaya Project - Elixir (2005)

6. Zvuki Belovodya - Zvuki Belovodya (2003)

7. Krusseldorf - Smokers Lounge (2007)

8. En Voice - Hall of Dreams (2006)

9. Shakatura - Shakatura (2001)

10. Solar Fields - Movements (2009)

[Ajanta]

Uptempo:

 

1. VA - Nitzhogoa

2. Ra - To Sirius

3. Khetzal - Corolle

4. Derango - Tumult

5. Crazy Astronaut - Renegade

6. Filteria - Daze of Our Lifes

7. Agneton - Horizon In Your Head

8. E-Mantra - Arcana

9. Infected Mushroom - Classical Mushroom

10. AKD - Progressing

 

For me these are the most innovative albums I've heard.

 

Downtempo:

 

1. Shpongle - Tales of The Inexperessible

2. Shpongle - Nothing Lasts... But Nothing Is Lost

3. Carbon Based Lifeforms - Hydroponic Garden

4. Shulman - Endless Rhythms Of The Beatless Heart

... Argh can't even finish this list. I've got to buy all the Ultimae releases one day.

[ollylovesgoa]

Uptempo:

 

1) Spirallianz - Blast Food - 2000

2) Atriohm & Encephalopaticys – Ukalen - 2009

3) Scatterbrain - Infernal Angel -2003

4) Skyhighatrist & Galactic Monkey - Strangely Obtuse - 2009

5) Derango - Tumult - 2005

6) V/A - Twist Dreams - 2007

7) Ace Ventura - Rebirth - 2007

8) V/A - Peace For The Wicked - 2006

9) V/A - Boldly Audio - 2005

10) Delirious Noon - Launch for Lanctus - 2009

 

Definetly subject to change, this was so difficult.

 

Can't do a downtempo one at the moment.

[abasio]

Downtempo

 

5. Solar Fields - Earthshine

 

I'm pretty sure that this was an upbeat release

[abasio]

Upbeat

 

1. Jikkenteki - The Long Walk Home (PAR-2 Productions) 2006

2. Sienis - From A Nutter Perspective (Gi'iwa Productions) 2007

3. Solar Fields - EarthShine (Ultimae Records) 2007

4. Jikkenteki - Flights Of Infinity (PAR-2 Productions) 2008

5. Principles Of Flight - Night Time Lullabies (BooM! Records) 2006

6. Scorb - Scorb (Ambivalent Records) 2003

7. Gus Till - Best Of The Rhino Years (Sonic Dragon Records) 2007

8. Various - Musica Discordia (Gi'iwa Productions) 2006

9. Various - The Mystery Of The Thirteen Crystal Skulls (TIP.World) 2001

10. Various - The Secret Of The Thirteen Crystal Skulls (TIP.World) 2003

 

Downbeat

 

1. Solar Fields - Leaving Home (Ultimae Records) 2005

2. Shulman - Endless Rhythms Of The Beatless Heart (Aleph Zero Records) 2007

3. Jikkenteki - The Long Walk Home (PAR-2 Productions) 2006

4. Various - Butterfly Dawn (LSD - Liquid Sound Design) 2003

5. Ishq - Orchid (Dakini Records) 2001

6. Gus Till - Dub Shadows (Cyan Music) 2004

7. Solar Fields - Extended (Ultimae Records) 2005

8. Hallucinogen - In Dub (Twisted Records) 2002

9. Carbon Based Lifeforms - Hydroponic Garden (Ultimae Records) 2003

10. Krill.Minima - Nautica (Native State Records) 2007

 

I had all my favourites into 5 categories last year (Psy, prog, downbeat, ambient & IDM) but i tried comnining them into just the 2 categories of up/down and no IDM as it doesn't seem to be accepted stuff for this poll.

[Rotwang]

Guess I should pay more attention to that Crazy Astronaut album.

[Ormion]

Guess I should pay more attention to that Crazy Astronaut album.

 

It's awesome.