Psynews "Best of 2012" results

[Rotwang]

Here are the results from the "Best of 2012" poll:

 

Uptempo

1: Etnica - Live in Athens 1996 (DAT) 113 points from 13 votes

2: Mindsphere - Patience For Heaven (Suntrip) 99 points from 12 votes

3: Crossing Mind - The Inner Shift (Suntrip) 94 points from 14 votes

4: VA - Shaltu (Suntrip) 55 points from 9 votes

5: Kindzadza - Nano Ninja (Osom) 49 points from 6 votes

6: Solar Fields - Random Friday (Ultimae) 47 points from 7 votes

7: VA - Space of Power (Global Sect) 38 points from 6 votes

8: Agneton - Wizards from the Future (Sita) 37 points from 5 votes

9: Nova Fractal - Fractal Landscape (Ovnimoon) 35 points from 5 votes

10: VA - Flight 604 (Zion 604) 29 points from 6 votes

11: InnerSpace - InnerSpace (Suntrip) 28 points from 6 votes

12: Space Elves - Terrestrial Planet Finder (Dimensional) 27 points from 5 votes

13: M-Run - Some Run Just for Fun (Cronomi) 25 points from 3 votes

14: SynSUN - Sounds of Cosmic Lifeforms (Phototropic) 22 points from 4 votes

15: Trinodia - Stargazing (Ovnimoon) 21 points from 5 votes

16: Atmos - 604 (Iboga) 20 points from 3 votes

17=: Beat Bizarre - Muhkarv (Iboga) 18 points from 2 votes

17=: Perfect Stranger - Leap Of Faith (Iboga) 18 points from 2 votes

19=: Barby - Infiltrator (Ovnimoon) 15 points from 3 votes

19=: OOOD - You Think You Are (Vertigo) 15 points from 3 votes

21=: Hallucinogenic Horses - The Golden Years (Lost Theory) 14 points from 3 votes

21=: VA - Lubra Instincts (Osom) 14 points from 3 votes

21=: Amygdala - Modus Operandi (Ektoplazm) 14 points from 2 votes

24=: Protonica - Form Follows Function (Iono) 12 points from 3 votes

24=: Luomuhappo - Pallit Ja Sielu (Freakdance) 12 points from 2 votes

24=: VA - Creaking Rhythms Valley (Treetrolla) 12 points from 2 votes

27=: Procs - Touchdown in Hizzytown (Lost Theory) 11 points from 2 votes

27=: VA - Scandi90's (Zion 604) 11 points from 2 votes

29=: Digicult - The Lucid Nation (Dacru) 10 points from 2 votes

29=: Escape Into - The Dream (Enlight) 10 points from 2 votes

29=: Para Halu - Beats & Pieces (Not on label) 10 points from 2 votes

29=: VA - Boulevard of Broken Drums (Cosm) 10 points from 1 vote

33=: Shiva Chandra - The Beauty of Noise (Spintwist) 9 points from 2 votes

33=: Khooman - The Depths (Darkapuggla) 9 points from 1 vote

33=: Phobos Azazel - Organistic (Lost Theory) 9 points from 1 vote

33=: PsiloCybian - Brain Dissolver (Hyperflow) 9 points from 1 vote

33=: VA - Revolution (Prog on Syndicate) 9 points from 1 vote

38=: Hypogeo - Tree of Lies (Zenon) 8 points from 3 votes

38=: VA - Blue Moon UK Sampler (Altar) 8 points from 2 votes

38=: Aavepyörä - Katso Kukkaa (Aavepyörä) 8 points from 1 vote

38=: Braincell - Psychedelicious (Free-Spirit) 8 points from 1 vote

38=: Darkshire - Path of Memories (Discovalley) 8 points from 1 vote

38=: Querox - How Life Goes On (Prog on Syndicate) 8 points from 1 vote

44=: Adrenal Glands - Glandular Dreams (Dropout) 7 points from 1 vote

44=: California Sunshine - Infinity (California Sunshine) 7 points from 1 vote

44=: Jikooha - Sirius Rising (Panorama) 7 points from 1 vote

44=: Salakavala - Unusual Conditions (Hippie Killer) 7 points from 1 vote

44=: Sychodelicious - Another Level (Geomagnetic.TV) 7 points from 1 vote

44=: VA - The Mushroom Speaks (Lamat) 7 points from 1 vote

50=: Lyctum - Tales from the Universe (Yellow Sunshine Explosion) 6 points from 2 votes

50=: Loud - No More X (Nano) 6 points from 1 vote

50=: Mindwave - Concept of Freedom (Iono) 6 points from 1 vote

50=: VA - Multi-Faith Mantra (Sangoma) 6 points from 1 vote

50=: VA - Tech Tales II (Electric Power Pole) 6 points from 1 vote

50=: VA - The Crystal Mountain (Burning Trip) 6 points from 1 vote

56=: Ubar Tmar - Ubarpedia (Panorama) 5 points from 2 votes

56=: Andromeda - Equilibrium (Vertigo) 5 points from 1 vote

56=: Atman Construct - Elysian Terraform (Liquid Seed) 5 points from 1 vote

56=: Brainforest - Remastered (Zion 604) 5 points from 1 vote

56=: Merkaba - Language of Light (Merkaba) 5 points from 1 vote

56=: VA - Dimensional Gateway III (Neogoa.tk) 5 points from 1 vote

56=: VA - Groove Attack (Iboga) 5 points from 1 vote

56=: VA - Origin Four (Nano) 5 points from 1 vote

56=: VA - Rainbow Circle (Mental Sauce) 5 points from 1 vote

65=: Sectio Aurea - In Vena Veritas (Akashik) 4 points from 1 vote

65=: VA - Back to the Mothership (Mighty Quinn) 4 points from 1 vote

67=: Ajja - Tulpa (Peak) 3 points from 1 vote

67=: Musik Magier - Moved (CYAN) 3 points from 1 vote

67=: Terrafractyl - Electronic Evolution (Vertigo) 3 points from 1 vote

67=: VA - Akashik Memory (Akashik) 3 points from 1 vote

67=: VA - Infinity Keepers 2: Depth Perception (Moon Koradji) 3 points from 1 vote

67=: VA - Parvatrip 3 (Parvati) 3 points from 1 vote

73=: Demoniac Insomniac - Power of Destruction (Rockdenashi) 2 points from 1 vote

73=: PharaOm - Tesseract (Underground Alien Factory) 2 points from 1 vote

73=: Rye Smugglers - Chili Con Karma (Sun Station) 2 points from 1 vote

73=: Vacuum Stalkers - Aelita (Electric Power Pole) 2 points from 1 vote

73=: Various - Protozoa 2.0 - Interstellar Evolution (Sita) 2 points from 1 vote

73=: VA - Fractal Forest (Medulla Oblongata) 2 points from 1 vote

73=: VA - Sourcecode Transmissions Vol. 1 (Sourcecode) 2 points from 1 vote

80=: Attoya - Wooden Beats (Sonic Chakras) 1 point from 1 vote

80=: UX - Ultimate Experience Reloaded (KissTheSound) 1 point from 1 vote

 

Downtempo

1: E-Mantra - Silence (Altar) 73 points from 9 votes

2: Connect.Ohm - 9980 (Ultimae) 57 points from 7 votes

3: RA - Unearthly (Altar) 53 points from 7 votes

4: Sync24 - Comfortable Void (Ultimae) 50 points from 6 votes

5: Globular - A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy (Omnitropic) 37 points from 4 votes

6: Aes Dana - Pollen (Ultimae) 34 points from 4 votes

7: VA - Conundrum Concoction (Dark Prisma) 31 points from 4 votes

8: Akshan - The Tree of Life (Altar) 26 points from 3 votes

9: Koan - Argonautica (Section) 25 points from 3 votes

10: Ishvara - Under a Hexagon Sky (Virtual) 23 points from 4 votes

11: Tor.Ma - Inside Universe (Beats & Pieces) 20 points from 3 votes

12: Kaminanda - Gateways of Consciousness (Not on label) 19 points from 2 votes

13=: SeaMoon - Expression of the Moment (Awakening) 18 points from 2 votes

13=: Zymosis - Between Two Points (Altar) 18 points from 2 votes

15: Ascoil Sun - Emergence (Moon Koradji) 14 points from 3 votes

16=: Aquascape - Underwater Stranger (Altar) 13 points from 2 votes

16=: Ishq - Deep Space Objects (Virtual) 13 points from 2 votes

18=: Easily Embarrassed - Different Dimensions (EE) 10 points from 1 vote

18=: Hybrid Leisureland - Variable (Double Life) 10 points from 1 vote

18=: Steve Roach - Back to Life (Projekt) 10 points from 1 vote

21=: Bvdub ‎ - Serenity (Darla) 9 points from 1 vote

21=: Floex - Zorya (Minority) 9 points from 1 vote

21=: GMO vs. Dense - Tales from the Yellow Kangaroo (Altar) 9 points from 1 vote

21=: Ishq - Bloom (Virtual) 9 points from 1 vote

21=: Paul Harbor - Insert Yourself (Soundmute) 9 points from 1 vote

21=: Phobium & Phobosphere - Cubes Combined (Not on label) 9 points from 1 vote

21=: Tron Sepia - Weird Fishes & Other Stories (Fish 'n Trips) 9 points from 1 vote

28=: Erot - Mechanical Lifeform (Graviton) 8 points from 1 vote

28=: Soulacybin - Self-Existing Earth (Psyderweb) 8 points from 1 vote

28=: Steve Roach & Dirk Serries - Low Volume Music (Projekt) 8 points from 1 vote

28=: Twisted Buddha - Waterfall (Angel Dusted) 8 points from 1 vote

28=: VA - A Conversation Between Two Trees (Critical Beats) 8 points from 1 vote

28=: VA - Floating Spirals (Altar) 8 points from 1 vote

34=: VA - Greenosophy (Ultimae) 7 points from 2 votes

34=: Alio Die ≈ Antonio Testa - Rêverie (Hic Sunt Leones) 7 points from 1 vote

34=: Astropilot - Fruits Of The Imagination 2 (Altar) 7 points from 1 vote

34=: Shulman - ALive (Aleph Zero) 7 points from 1 vote

34=: Xerxes & Phoenix - Let Silence Roam (Not on label) 7 points from 1 vote

39=: Aglaia - Absolutely Deep (Hic Sunt Leones) 6 points from 1 vote

39=: Don Peyote - Heaven & Earth (Don Peyote) 6 points from 1 vote

39=: Ishq - Flowering Mountain Earth (Virtual) 6 points from 1 vote

39=: Jaja - INIT (CYAN) 6 points from 1 vote

39=: Kalpataru Tree - Luminosophy (Not on label) 6 points from 1 vote

39=: Thomas Köner ‎ - Novaya Zemlya (Touch) 6 points from 1 vote

45=: Shamanizm Parallelii - Psychedelic Dreams (Neogoa.tk) 5 points from 1 vote

45=: Solar Fields - Random Friday (Ultimae) 5 points from 1 vote

45=: VA - Special Places (Sentimony) 5 points from 1 vote

48: Celt Islam - Baghdad (Ajnavision) 4 points from 1 vote

49: Makyo - Purnima (Dakini) 3 points from 1 vote

50=: Taruna - Beyond the Event Horizon (TarunaMusic) 2 points from 1 vote

50=: Vataff Project - Maeoma (Virtual) 2 points from 1 vote

52: Mac Mavis - Maviation (Not on label) 1 point from 1 vote

[KozmikTentacles]

Nice... glad to see Ishq so high up in the downtempo list.

[Ormion]

Great work Rotwang.

[draeke]

Awesome

[IronSun]

Nice top 10 Rightful winner imo ^^

[healium]

Good work! The members here definitely seem biased toward the neo-goa and old-school goa side of things but I've become a big fan of these genres also..

[Padmapani]

Good work! The members here definitely seem biased toward the neo-goa and old-school goa side of things but I've become a big fan of these genres also..

no, were not. the others are biased against goa

 

i've also noticed that there's fewer other psy in the top slots this year. maybe the number of goa trance listeners is finally picking up again. and if there's one board for goa on the whole internet, then this is it.

 

and thanks for doing the work, rotwang.

[Sideffect...]

Good list and Thanx Rotwang,

 

Some of my votes are there...

[Rotwang]

Some of my votes are there...

 

All of your votes should be there. If they aren't then I screwed up.

 

e: They are.

[Sideffect...]

Indeed they are,

 

didn't found VA - A Conversation Between Two Trees (Critical Beats),

 

then again I don't remember all my votes, thanx

[Rotwang]

didn't found VA - A Conversation Between Two Trees (Critical Beats),

 

It's at 28=.

[darkill]

Nice one !

Definitly look like most of guys from forum rather Old school goa than Psy-trance & recent full on haha, but nevermind !

 

When does the "Best of 2013" contest start ? I guess in the end of the year ? Keep us tuned with it, I really would like to take in this contest !

[Rotwang]

When does the "Best of 2013" contest start ? I guess in the end of the year ? Keep us tuned with it, I really would like to take in this contest !

Voting will probably start at the end of February - we like to leave it a couple of months so people have had enough time to form reliable opinions of the albums they've acquired over the year.

[darkill]

Voting will probably start at the end of February - we like to leave it a couple of months so people have had enough time to form reliable opinions of the albums they've acquired over the year.

 

Okay, I hope still being activ till there then !

[Rotwang]

I hope so too.

[kartoonz]

Please correct me if I'm wrong, would this list be the one I need to adhere to if I'm a beginner??

[Rotwang]

Please correct me if I'm wrong, would this list be the one I need to adhere to if I'm a beginner??

"Adhere to" for what purpose?

[kartoonz]

I mean to strictly listen to these before I jump to latest releases

I'm sorry I wanted to post this question here

http://www.psynews.org/forums/index.php/topic/61895-psynews-best-of-the-noughties-results/

[Veracohr]

I think listening to the list of top voted albums is a pretty damned good way to find some good music. But don't stop there!

[abasio]

I must try and work my way through both lists

[Blubber]

I must try and work my way through both lists

if you haven't heard Kaminanda yet, this is the place to start next

believe me, if voters here would have less probs with digital-only stuff, you would see him a lot higher in the ranking