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Padmapani

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Uptempo:

1: VA - The Mystery of Crystal Worlds (Global Sect Music)

2: Pleiadians - I.F.O. (DAT Records)

3: PsiloCybian - GodHead (BMSS Records)

4: VA - Aurora Sidera (Suntrip Records)

5: Hux Flux - Circle Sine Sound (Z-Plane Records)

6: Lunar Dawn - Kolovrat (Neogoa Records)

7: Koxbox - The Scanner (Zero One Music)

8: Doof - Let's Turn On — Remixed & Remastered (DAT Records)

9: VA - Mysteries of Psytrance Vol. 4 (Ovnimoon Records)

10: Proxeeus - At the Mountains of Madness (Neogoa Records)

Downtempo:

1: Illuminus - Sweep Dreams (Z-Plane Records)

2: Ott - Fairchildren (Ottsonic Music)

3: Phobium - Khronikos (Self-released)

4: Hinkstep - My Forest Queen (Self-released)

5: Flowertz - Kumbhaka (Self-released)

6: VA - Fall (Altar Records)

7: Floating Planet - Fractal Wortex (Self-released)

8: Suns of Arqa - All Is Not Lost, But Where Is It? (Liquid Sound Design)

9: E-Mantra - Raining Lights (Altar Records)

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Well, here it is. The last 3 uptempo entries (as well as most of the downtempo section) is more like "I've listened to it once or twice and iirc it doesn't suck" than "best of the best", though.

 

Uptempo:
1: U-Recken - Flames of Equilibrium (Dacru Records)
2: Digicult - Soul Samadhi (Dacru Records)

3: Tropical Bleyage - Constant Present (Dacru Records)

4: Tegma - Greek Myths (Tribal Vision Records)
5: Journey Into The Sound - Transdimensional Vision (Neogoa Records)
6: Nikky S - Frequency of Space (Alchemy Records)
7. Pulsar - Rebirth of the Sun (Goa Records)

8: Ilai - Mechanical Dancers (Iono Music)

9: Hypnocoustics - Transformational Structures (Liquid Records)

10: Terrafractyl - Imaginings and Fabrications (Kinematic Records)

 

Downtempo:
1: Green Beats - The Moon Antidote (Nutek Chill Records)
2: VA - Fall (Altar Records)

3. VA - Dimensions Reflections (Mystic Sound Records)

4: Infected Mushroom - Converting Vegetarians II (Dim Mak Records)
5: VA - Cosmopolite Dreams (Sting Records)
6: VA - Original Knowledge (Mystic Sound Records)
7: StereOMantra - Synesthesia (self-released)
8: Stefan Torto - The Forbidden Journey (Cosmicleaf Records)

9: E-Mantra - Raining Lights (Altar Records)

10: Dhamika - Energy Flow (Altar Records)

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Uptempo: :ph34r: :blink: :ph34r:

1. Pleiadians - I.F.O. Remastered (DAT Records)
2. V/A - The Mystery of Crystal Worlds (Global Sect Music)V/A - Aurora Sidera (Suntrip Records)

3. Denshi Danshi - Fluid Dynamics (Suntrip Records)Asia 2001 - Psykadelia (Suntrip Records)

4. Lunar Dawn - Kolovrat (Neogoa Records)
5. JaraLuca - Perpetuum Mobile (Neogoa Records)
6. Asia 2001 - Psykadelia (Suntrip Records)

7. Skizologic - Robotized (Zion604 Records)
8. V/A - Evolutive Perceptions (Goa Madness Records)
9. Celestial Intelligence - Perpetual Energy (Suntrip Records)
10. V/A - Aurora Sidera (Suntrip Records)

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Uptempo:

 

1. CONCEPTUAL ALBUM - The World Beyond (Neogoa Records)

2. ALBUM - (If countable as 2015) - Arronax - Crossing The Rubicon REMASTER (Neogoa Records)

3. VA - Goa Energy (Timewarp Records)

4. ALBUM - Psilocybian - GodHead (BMSS Records)

5. ALBUM - The Faithealers – Until The End Of The World (Neogoa Records)

6. ALBUM - Lectro Spektral Daze - Voyage In Your Mind (Timewarp Records)

7. ALBUM - Celestial Intelligence - Perpetual Energy (Suntrip Records)

8. ALBUM - GoaTree - Akasha Connection (Neogoa Records)

9. VA - Floating Between The Moon & The Sun (Goa Madness Records)

10. EP - JIS - Transdimensional Vision (Neogoa Records) (which was obviouslly unfairly missed by lotta folks IMHO)

 

 

It´s obvious that I have strong affection to "eastern and domestic GOA products" here, but that´s what I listen to in most cases, hit me if I´m wrong :)

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Uptempo:

 

1: The World Beyond (Neogoa Records)

2: Proxeeus - At the Mountains of Madness (Neogoa Records)

3: Denshi Danshi - Fluid Dynamics (Suntrip Records)

4: V/A - Aurora Sidera (Suntrip Records)

5: Lunar Dawn - Kolovrat (Neo Goa Records)

6: The Mystery Of Crystal Worlds (Global Sect Music)

7: 01-N - Acid Experiments (Timewarp Records)

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Upyempo:


1: Psykovsky - Ksolntsu (Psykovsky Self Released)

2: Various - The World Beyond (Neogoa)

3: Pleiadians - IFO Remixed (DAT Records)

4: Eat Static ~ Dead Planet (Mesmobeat)

5: Hutti Heita - Hutti Heita (Yggdrasil Records)

6: Psychowave - Dancefloor Metadata (BooM! Records)

7: 01-N - Acid Experiments (Timewarp Records)

8: Skizologic - Robotized (Zion604 Records)

9: Amithaba Buddha-Angels Trumpets (Submoon Rec)

10: V/A - Aurora Sidera (Suntrip Records)



Downtempo:


1: ASC - Fervent Dream (Silent Season)

2: Refracted – Through The Spirit Realm (Silent Season)

3: Arovane & Hior Chronik – In-between (A Strangely Isolated Place)

4: Markus Guentner – Theia (A Strangely Isolated Place)

5: Aes Dana Feat. MikTek - Alkaline (Ultimae Records)

6: Ree.K - Quantum Leap (Hypnodisk, Bluestract Records)

7: Steve Cobby – Everliving (Déclassé)

8: James Murray (4) ?– Loss (Eilean 39)

9: Various - Various Artists (eilean 20)

10: Recondite - Placid ( Acid Test ) -- not sure whether this counts (let me know if it does, I'll move it higher in the order)



That downtempo needs heavy editing :( So much of stuff I havent even touched! Includes all the Virtual releases of 2015!

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UPTEMPO

 

1. Eat Static - Dead Planet (Mesmobeat)

2. Terrafractyl - Imaginings and Fabrications (Kinematic Records)

3. Beat Bizarre - Maunder Minimum (Iboga Records)

4. VA - The Dark Side of Dawn (Blue Hour Sounds)

5. Hutti Heita - Hutti Heita (Yggdrasil Records)

6. VA - Internationalism Vol.3 (Spiral Trax Records)

7. Lunar Dawn - Kolovrat (Neogoa Records)

8. Psychowave - Dancefloor Metadata (BooM! Records)

9. System7 - X-Port (A-Wave Records)

10. Skizologic - Robotized (Zion604 Records)

 

DOWNTEMPO

 

1. Master Margherita - Afro Dots (Blue Hour Sounds)

2. Kalumet - Jungle Juice (Impulse Audio Records)

3. VA - Chillheadz (Trimurti & Purple Hexagon Records)

4. VA - Dakini Mother Tongue (Lquid Sound Design)

5. Eat Static - Human Upgrade (Mesmobeat)

6. Mirror System - N-Port (A-Wave Records)

 

i found 2015 a rather weak year. leaving DAT aside i think there won't be much to remember in the future. some really great albums for sure, several disappointments also (Skizologic, Mirror System/System7...)

the downtempo section itself is a disappointment too, can't believe that so many people never listen to relaxed electronic music. i think in terms of variety and musical aspiration that the downtempo stuff has alot more to offer than the standard fullon-psychedelic-goa-blaff. even if there wasn't much downtempo music that grabbed my attention last year, the few are almost all equally good with great variations in tempo and style

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BraneFreeze

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There were a number of good compilations and reissues, but here's a couple of albums that I enjoyed the most:

 

Uptempo

1. Skizologic - Robotized
2. Qiujan - Ritual To The Light
3. Skizologic - Ease Your Mind EP

 

I thought that a lot of other albums were well produced, but not particularly distinctive. I listened once or twice but never went back.

 

(In the "All Other" category, I also nominate Ozric Tentacles - Technicians Of The Sacred.)

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Anu Katariina

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What's wrong ppl? Last year this same poll had 4 pages and 67 replies. How come so little interest now? I think it is imperative that artists and labels get feedback and this kind of voting is a good way to give it.

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Rotwang

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Wew lad, 2015 was a hell of a year. Didn't buy that much but what I did buy was awesome.

 

Uptempo:

1: VA - Krafted Friends (Organic Alchemy Records)

2: VA - The Dark Side of Dawn (Blue Hour Sounds)

3: VA - Political Violence (Psyde Effect Records)

4: Hutti Heita - Hutti Heita (Yggdrasil Records)

5: VA - The Brave and the Bold (Osom Music)

6: VA - Forest Thunder (Bhooteshwara Records)

7: Sonik Scizzor - Intergalaktik Magik (Dark Prisma Records)

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Uptempo:

 

1. Ohm Mind - Birds Will Go to Heaven

2. Asia 2001 - Psykadelia

3. Pleiadians - I.F.O.

4. Doof - Let's Turn On

5. Moonweed - Voice of Jupiter

 

Downtempo:

1. Shamanizm Paralleli - Tales From Colored Tepee

2. Man Of No Ego - Blinkers Removed

 

There was alot of great stuff for fans of the golden era, but this year will be the year for newcomers and other young artists. Looking forward to Imba and Agnetivax. :)

 

And the reason, why my Downtempo list is so short is because I just discovered it recently for me and I am more into Psybient and didn't discover alot of good stuff for me. Maybe this year there will be some great releases.

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