Psynews "Best of 2014" poll

[Shpongled247]

Uptempo:

1: Shakta - Retroscape (Suntrip)

2: Moonweed - Voice of Jupiter (Anjuna Records)

3: Morphic Resonance - Chromatic World (Neogoa)

4: Astral Projection - Goa Classics Remixed (TIP)

5: VA - Ten Spins Around The Sun (Suntrip Records)

6: PsySutra - Gamma Phoenics (Cronomi)

7: VA - Analog Dreams (DAT Records)

8: V/A - Three OM Three (Anjuna)

9: Ephedra - Journey Through My Head (Goa Madness)

10: Goasia - Amphibians On Spacedock (Suntrip)

 

Note: I thought it was actually not a great year for Goa releases compared to 2013, but then when i got to making my list i see it actually has been pretty damn good. *Didn't list any Downtempo as I haven't had time to delve into anything properly on that side for quite a while.

[Jon Cocco]

This thread helps me find some of my favorite releases of the year!

Uptempo
1. VA - Moon Ritual (Amakusa)
2. VA - Gamayun Tale (Lookinglook)
3. VA - Analog Dreams (DAT)
4. VA - Colors of Goa (Timewarp)
5. Ovnimoon & Rigel - Omnipresent Technology (Ovnimoon)
6. Astral Projection - Goa Classics Remixed (TIP)
7. VA - Ten Spins Around The Sun (Suntrip)
8. Shakta - Retroscape (Suntrip)
9. E-Mantra - Nemisis (Suntrip)

10. Cybered - Acid Box (Horns and Hoofs) ............................................ Criminally underrated.

Honorable Uptempo mentions

Ephedra - Journey Through My Head (Goa Madness)
Morphic Resonance - Chromatic World (Neogoa)
PsySutRa - Gamma Phoenicis (Cronomi)
Virtuart - Sacred Drop EP (DAT)
Ajna - Search for the Divine ( Ovnimoon)
VA - Future Architecture 2 (Neogoa)
Goasia - Amphibians On Spacedock (Suntrip)

Downtemp
1. Koan - The Way Of One (Blue Tunes Recordings)
2. E-Mantra - Echoes From the Void (Altar)
3. Astropilot - Iriy (Altar)
4. Circular - Moon Pool (Ultimae)
5. Asura - Radio Universe (Ultimae)
6. Psyfactor - Retro Scientific (Sentimony) ...................................... love the 2nd half of this album
7. VA - Passangers (Ultimae)
8. Chronos - Spiritus (Mystic Sound)

Honorable Downtempo Mentions
Bioscape - Living Connection (Gliese 5811c)
Flooting Grooves - Antimony (Flooting Grooves Music)

[Paul Eye]

Just an observation: why are so many posts in this particluar thread riddled with seemingly random colour tags. I'm on the Deviant theme (which is quite dark compared to the default one) and can't read lots of the dark coloured text here.

[Rotwang]

It's because of the stupid rich text editor. People copy and paste text from other posts or other sites and it pastes the formatting as well as the text. I advise everybody to turn it off (use the light switch icon at the top left-hand corner of the editor).

[Dolmot]

Or you can copy-paste through your simplest plain text editor like Notepad. Or install a "copy unformatted text" browser plugin. Handy for other purposes too, such as word processors and spreadsheets which also like to keep formatting both in and out.

 

Speaking of copy-paste, the starting post aka instructions says "favourite uptempo and downtempo psy albums of 2014" and little else. However, this has traditionally meant "albums, compilations, EPs and singles". Maybe something to point out to new readers?

[Rotwang]

Speaking of copy-paste, the starting post aka instructions says "favourite uptempo and downtempo psy albums of 2014" and little else. However, this has traditionally meant "albums, compilations, EPs and singles". Maybe something to point out to new readers?

Good idea, I'll edit the OP.

[Richpa]

Here are my picks, even tho I haven't listened too much music in last year. For this year, I won't nominate any releases from Neogoa, even I think we had the strongest year so far.

1. Ephedra - Journey Through My Head (Goa Madness Records)
2. Goasia - Amphibians On Spacedock (Suntrip Records)
3. Various Artists - Colors Of Goa (Timewarp Records)
4. Omnivox - Fragments Of Evolution (Spacedock Records)
5. Various Artists - Analog Dreams (DAT Records)
6. Psysutra - Gamma Phoenics (Cronomi Records)
7. Various Artists - Goa Energy (Timewarp Records)
8. Moonweed - Voice Of Jupiter (Anjuna Records)
9. Ajna - Search For The Divine (Ovnimoon Records)
10. Various Artists - Moon Ritual (Amakusa Records)

[Jon Cocco]

Just an observation: why are so many posts in this particluar thread riddled with seemingly random colour tags. I'm on the Deviant theme (which is quite dark compared to the default one) and can't read lots of the dark coloured text here.

 

I just checked my text editor and noticed tons of inputs that I never added, and I deleted them. All I had done was copy and paste the albums I liked (from other sources including here) for convenience. I didn't realize it would look different on other screens. I think others may be unintentionally doing this too.

[Drosophila]

Uptempo:

1: Moonweed - Voice Of Jupiter (Anjuna Records)

2: VA - Flight 604 II (Zion 604 Records)

3: VA - Moon Ritual (Amakusa Records)

4: Gojja - Eggshell Marmalade (Lost Theory Records & Sanaton Records)

5: Morphic Resonance - Chromatic World (Neogoa)

6: Goch - Sphere Of Influence (Hypnotica Records)

7: E-Mantra - Nemesis (Suntrip Records)

8: Shakta - Retroscape (Suntrip Records)

9: VA - Analog Dreams (DAT Records)

10: VA - Three Om Three (Anjuna Records)

 

Downtempo:

1: Asura - Radio Universe (Ultimae Records)

2: Circular - Moon Pool (Ultimae Records)

3: E-Mantra - Echoes From The Void (Altar Records)

4: Ishq - Zennor Plane (Ektaphone)

5: Ishq - Seascapes (Virtual)

6: Ishq - Blue Infinity (Virtual)

7: VA - Enfold 01 (Ultimae Records)

8: VA - Passages (Ultimae Records)

9: Krusseldorf - Fractal World (no label)

10: Munstrous - Mists Of Time (Glitchy.Tonic.Records)

 

 

Fantastic year! it's hard (more than usual) to choose and order! And many things I haven't yet... oh well

[Mental Explorer]

Uptempo:

1: V/A - Moon Ritual (Amakusa)
2: Astral Projection - Goa Classics Remixed (TIP)
3: V/A - Analog Dreams (DAT)
4: Psysutra ‎– Gamma Phoenicis (Cronomi Records)
5: V/A - Three Ohm Three (Anjuna)
6: Shakta - Retroscape (Suntrip)
7: Moonweed - Voices of Jupiter (Anjuna)
8: V/A - Flight 604 Chapter II (Zion 604)
9: Virtuart – Sacred Drop EP (DAT)
10: VA - Ten Spins Around The Sun (Suntrip Records)

[Kitrinos]

Uptempo:

1: V/A - Moon Ritual (Amakusa Records)

2: Shakta - Retroscape (Suntrip Records)

3: Goasia - Amphibians On Spacedock (Suntrip Records)

4: V/A - Gamayun Tale (Lookinglook Records)

5: E-Mantra - Nemesis (Suntrip Records)

6: PsySutra - Gamma Phoenicis (Cronomi Records)

7: V/A - Three Om Three (Anjuna Records)

8: V/A - Analog Dreams (DAT Records)

9: Arronax - Crossing The Rubicon (Neogoa)

10: Omnivox - Fragments Of Evolution (Spacedock Records)

 

Downtempo:

1: Chronos - Spiritus (Mystic Sound Records)

2: Bioscape - Living Connection (Gliese 581c Records)

3: Flooting Grooves - Antimony (Flooting Grooves Music)

4: Astropilot - Iriy (Altar Records)

5: Psyfactor - Retro Scientific (Sentimony Records)

6: E-Mantra - Echoes From The Void (Altar Records)

7: Sephira - Monkey Tales (BMSS Records)

8: V/A - Smorgasbord (Omnitropic/Maia Brasil Records)

9: Entheogenic - Enthymesis (Universal Symbiosis Records)

10: Koan - The Way Of One (Blue Tune Recordings)

[technosomy]

UP

 

1. Deviant Electronics - Green Room (zion)

2. VA - Moon Ritual (Amakusa)

3. VA - Analog Dreams (DAT)

4. Suntree - Outside (IONO)

5. Shakta - Retroscape (Suntrip)

6. V/A - Three Ohm Three (Anjuna)

7. Ovnimoon & Rigel - Omnipresent Technology (Ovnimoon)

8. V/A - Flight 604 Chapter II (Zion 604)

9. E-Mantra - Nemisis (Suntrip)

10. VA - Serbia Brasil Connection (Tesseract)

 

DOWN

 

1. Ajja & Cosmosis - Live At The H.R. Geiger Museum (Peak Records)

2. E-Mantra - Echoes From The Void (Altar Records)

[Penzoline]

Uptempo:
1: Ovnimoon & Rigel - Omnipresent Technology (Ovnimoon)

2: Shakta - Retroscape (Suntrip)
3: V/A - Flight 604 (Zion604)

4: Cybered - Acid Box (Horns and Hoofs Entertainment)

5: Deviant Electronics - Green Room (Zion604)

6: E-Mantra - Nemesis (Suntrip)

7: Psysutra - Gamma Phoenicis (Cronomi)

8: V/A - Three Om Three (Anjuna)

9: Ephedra - Journey Through My Head (Goa Madness)

10: Astral Projection - Goa Classics Remixed (TIP)

 

Look ma', #1 ain't goa.

[GhostOnAcid]

Uptempo

 

1. Dragon Twins - Only For The Wicked EP / NeoGoa

2. Moonweed - Voice Of Jupiter / Anjuna

3. Goasia - Amphibians On Spacedock / Suntrip

4. Various - Three OM Three / Anjuna

5. Various - Ten Spins Around The Sun / Suntrip

6. Ephedra - Journey Through My Head / Goa Madness

7. Ajna - Search For The Divine / Omnimoon

8. Deviant Electronics - Green Room / Zion604

9. Various - Analog Dreams / DAT

10. E-Mantra - Nemesis / Suntrip

 

Oh... I dont listen to much Downtempo last year.

Only 5 releases and not all Psybient.

But here my list:

 

Downtempo

 

1. Aphex Twin - Syro / Warp

2. Various ‎– Ten Spins Around The Sun / Suntrip

3. Carbon Based Lifeforms ‎– The Path

4. Tycho - Awake / Ghostly

5. Christopher Willits ‎– OPENING /Ghostly

[Drosophila]

3. Carbon Based Lifeforms ‎– The Path

 

 

Was released in 1998

[Dolmot]

It's still February in some time zones, right?

 

Uptempo:

1: Psysutra - Gamma Phoenicis (Cronomi Records)

2: Deviant Electronics - Green Room (Zion 604)

3: Virtuart - Sacred Drop EP (DAT Records)

4: Morphic Resonance - Chromatic World (Neogoa)

5: VA - Three Om Three (Anjuna Records)

6: Lectro Spektral Daze - Out of Body Experience (Neogoa)

7: VA - Ten Spins around the Sun (Suntrip Records)

8: VA - Moon Ritual (Amakusa Records)

9: VA - Celestial Transvibrations (Neogoa)

10: VA - Gamayun Tale (Lookinglook Records)

 

Downtempo:

1: PsiloCybian - Unfold Oneself into Endlessness (BMSS Records)

2: Androcell - Imbue (Altar Records)

3: Kaya Project - Firedance (Interchill Records)

4: Misled Convoy - Tickling the Dragon's Tail (Dubmission Records)

5: Dr Trippy - Invasion by Osmosis (Disco Gecko)

6: Mister Chill'R - Lysergic Lullabies (Waveguild)

7: Ren Toudu - Nemophilist (Ovnimoon Records)

8: Circular - Moon Pool (Ultimae Records)

9: VA - Ethneomystica Vol. 1 (Mystic Sound Records)

10: Andrew Heath - The Silent Cartographer (Disco Gecko)

 

Some last minute coin-tossing and fuzzy logic was involved...

[Rotwang]

It's still February in some time zones, right?

It's still February until I get round to closing the topic and counting votes, which may or may not happen later today. Meanwhile:

 

Uptempo:

1: VA - Realization (Tantrumm Records)

2: VA - Audio Elastique (Another Dimension Music)

3: Morphic Resonance - Chromatic World (Neogoa.tk)

 

Downtempo:

1: Sinepearl - Cycles Within Cycles Within (Interchill Records)

2: Androcell - Imbue (Altar Records)

3: Circular - Moon Pool (Ultimae Records)

 

e: Wow, that yellow/clay/denim colour combination of my downtempo section is horrible.

[Blubber]

UP

 

1. Cybered - Acid Box (Horns & Hoofs Entertainment)

2. PsySex - Mind Penetration (Hadra Records)

3. Hypnagog - Thematic Mathematics (Kinematic Records)

4. Deviant Electronics - Green Room (Zion604 Records)

5. Android Spirit - Synthetic Organism (Timecode Records)

6. Maiia303 - Sky in Diamonds (Ovnimoon Records)

7. VA - Blue Sangoma Sounds (Blue Hour Sounds/Sangoma Records)

8. Skizologic - Adrenochrome (BMSS Records)

9. Son Kite - Prisma (Iboga Records)

10. VA - Moon Ritual (Amakusa Records)

 

DOWN

 

1. Ajja & Cosmosis - The Alien Jams (Peak Records)

2. Kaminanda - Liminal Spaces (Merkaba Music)

3. Krusseldorf - Fractal World (Self-released)

4. Sephira - Monkey Tales (BMSS Records)

5. Gus Till - Ghosts of the Earth (Interchill Records)

6. Soulacybin - Gratitude (Merkaba Music)

7. Dr. Trippy - Invasion by Osmosis (Disco Gecko Recordings)

8. Flooting Grooves - Antimony (Self-released)

9. Androcell - Imbue (Altar Records)

10. Psilocybian - Unfold Oneself into Endlessness (BMSS Records)