2019 Psynews best of 2019 - vote now!

[Aspartic]

So a very good day to all of you!
Oh no, we are not going to stop with the "best of" series.
Here we are to continue our world famous Psynews best of ........ 2019!

First place gets 10 points, second 9 points, ....

Lets' do this!

Uptempo:

01. Pete and Pan - Return Of The Goddess
02. Median Project - Constellation
03. GoaD - Hypnotic Mirage
04. MerrOw - Odysseus
05. Katedra - We Are Not Alone
06. Jaraluca - The Prologue
07. Psylent Buddhi - Secrets Of The Atom
08. VA - Astronauts In The Solar System
09. Acid Destroyers - Monsters And Mad Man (EP)
10. E-Mantra - Tartarus (EP)

Downtempo:

01. Saafi Brothers - Mystic Cigarettes (Mixes)
02. Proxeeus - Celephais
03. Yagya - Stormur
04. Dreaming Cooper - Exploring The Universe
05.......

 

Slowly build your top 10's here in this thread and I will announce when it's almost time to close it.
Let's say somewhere at the end of february.

Post this everywhere you want, so we can get more votes!!!

cheers,

Aspartic

[Anoebis]

Too early man, I'm still rating my releases!  But I'm pretty sure Psylent Buddhi will get the highest score... the rest, lets see later  

[Aspartic]

Haha, yeah maybe a bit too early. It's a lot to digest I know.
We can always edit our chart to make changes along the way.
Let's take some time to do this.

[Phluff]

1. Celestial Intelligence - Incandescent (!)

2. Psylent Buddhi - Secrets of the Atom

3. Katedra - We Are Not Alone

4. Sykespico - Perspective

5. Ultimate Xperience - Realm of a New Dawn

6. Pete & Pan - Return of the Goddess

7. E-Mantra - Tartarus

8. Median Project - Constellation

9. Xamanist - Out of Time

10. Sky Technology - Rainbow Spirit

[Manuser]

Hello.
01. Xamanist - Out of Time
02. Walpurgisnacht Projekt - Omega
03. JaraLuca - The Prologue
04. Wizack Twizack - The Tesseract (rated it 7.5 but should be higher)
05. Psylent Buddhi - Secrets of the Atom
06. Sneila - Rebirth
07. Sykespico - Perspective
08. Hedustma - Forms 03
09. Static Movement ‎– SiMiN (cheesy but grew on me)
10. Rezonant - Time Code

Good year overall.

[Microdelic]

01. Bluetech - Holotrope (WHAT a wonderful year from Evan Marc ... 4 released albums and all of them are amazing! , the Holotrope is the best one! )
02. Desert Dwellers - Breath (A perfect combination between psychill and mid-tempo )
03. Avaris - The Forgotten Language (The most shamanic-forest album in a while after Tengri's album Icaros back in 2013)
04. Distant System - Infinite Continuum (The style is very similar to the Spiral Empire album , and probably it's the last musical work from Tyler Smith aka Androcell)
05. Entheogenic - Hypatia (Perfect for meditation and study, just in that mood I realized how this album is special!)
06. Cabeiri - Molecule Language (Focus the bass lines)
07. Lauge - Dawn (Very quality and melodic chill-gressive)
08. Spatialize - Beyond the Radar (Reminds me OTT)
09. Shwamp - Inner Landscape (VERY PSYCHEDELIC Downtempo Psy-BASS music!
10. Deep in Mind - Autumn to Spring (This guys combine live instruments: guitars, violin and more, very beautiful music!) 

Bonus: 11. Moon Duo - Stars Are the Light (Lovely psychedelic space-rock album)

 

Just an AMAZING year for Downtempo music! there were SO many good albums so it was hard to pick only 10.
I see a promised future for this genre.

I'm really recommend to check this list, you might like some of it. worth a try

[psytones]

Well, if I may .. 

Uptempo:

1. VA - Goagilde (Kali Earth Records)

2. Dark Whisper - The Trivium (Alice-D Records)

3. Goch - Million Years Ago (Rules Of Nature Records)

4. Ultimate Xperience - The Realm Of A New Dawn (Neogoa Records)

5. VA - Har Har Mahadev by Goa Gil (Alice-D Records)

6. Material Music - MADI Experience (OHM Ganesh Pro)

7. VA - Yggdrabits (Yggdrasil Records)

8. Nobot - Human Update (Parvati Records)

9. Goch - Forte EP (Kali Earth Records)

10. Yabzyy - Systematic Chaos (Kali Earth Records)

 

Downtempo:

1. 36 - C45 Dreamloops 1-2 (3six Recordings)

2. Panda Dub - Horizons (Original Dub Gathering)

3. Bluetech - The 4 Horsemen Of The Electrocalypse: The Pale Horse (Self-release)

4. The Borgasm - Welcome To The Borgasm (Self-released)

5. Ambient Mann - Another Dimension (Kali Earth Records) 

6. Bluetech -  Sci-Fi Lullabies (Behind The Sky Music)

 

[Tsotsi]

Lots of names that I can't add in. Some spots likely to change as I re-listen to 2019.

Uptempo

1. Dreamchild - Akashic Dreaming (Unreleased Goa Records): Beautiful and exciting style, has taken number 1 spot for longevity and sustained excitement.
2. Median Project - Constellation (Suntrip Records): Now Number 2 for most listens and taking this style of Goa to another level.
3. Va - Goa Gilde (Kali Earth Records): Still fresh in but listened enough to know this will stay in the list
4. Merr0w - Odysseus (Global Sect): After more listens this has moved up the list, another stellar advancement of skill.
5. Sykespico - Perspective (Suntrip Records): Could easily have been number 1 as well. Thick melodies abound.
6. Elysium - Live ...And Beyond (Digital Reprints): Filled with seriously groovy and fantastic trance music.
7. Psylent Buddhi - Secrets of the Atom (Suntrip Records): Everything that is good about Goa can be found in this album.
8. Pete & Pan - Return of the Goddess (Goa Madness Records): For originality and straight up enjoyment
9. Jaraluca - The Prologue (Mamomam Records): Craaaazy Trance music and a big progression in Jaraluca's skill and style.
10. Jagoa - The First Steps (Self-Release): Thoroughly worthy of a spot on the list, emotional, trance dancey & exciting.

Downtempo

1. Lauge - Dawn (Iboga Records)
2. Shamanizm Parallelii - Blue Lizard (Neogoa Records)
3. Advanced Suite - TAKING MUSic in tHe ROOMS th&t DreaMT (Self Release)
4. Blisswave - Manvantara (Melusine Records)
5. Va - Ethnomystica (Mystic Sound Records)
6. Bosa - Eyes of The Jaguar (Self-Release)
7. Zen baboon - Origiro (Self-Release)

 

[astralprojection]

ill edit the list as i go along.

 

1. Jaraluca - The Prologue

2. Celestial Intelligence - Incandescent

3. Xamanist - Out of Time

4. GoaD - Hypnotic Mirage

5. Median Project  - Constellation

6. Sykespico - Perspective

[DJ Sunborn]

This is my TOP 10 for 2019

GOA & PSYCHEDELIC

01 - K.U.R.O. & Charm - Japanese Vibrations (DAT Records)
02 - Battle Of The Future Buddhas - The Light Behind The Sun (Suntrip Records)
03 - Psylent Buddhi - Secrets Of The Atom (Suntrip Records)
04 - V.A. - ZNA Retro Futuristic Compilation II (DAT Records & ZNA Gathering)
05 - V.A. - Analog Visions (DAT Records)
06 - Total Eclipse - Tokyo Live (Suntrip Records)
07 - Spindrift - Deep Nature (StereoHemia Records)
08 - Ree.K - Early Tracks (Hypnodisk)
09 - Pleiadians - Pyramid (EtnicaNet)
10 - Ultimate Xperience - Realm Of A New Dawn (Neogoa)

DOWNTEMPO

01 - Avaris - The Forgotten Language (Axios Records)
02 - Eric Electric - Run Away Controls (Bass Star Records)

 

Tips for the new producers:
Sorry, nothing "ringed my bell", try harder!
STOP using psy-trance machine gun bass everywhere,
DON'T make everything sound "Full-on", lower down your damn BPM!,
STOP over-compress your mastering!!!!!!!!!!!,
BE more unique and for God shake, FORGET the typical Goa or Psy forms or use them minimal!,
DON'T copy-paste ideas from others or from the past,
Create your own sound! This is the ONLY way to be remembered in the future!

One exception, Pete & Pan - Return of the Goddess, somehow this one touched me... very good album but not that good for the top-10 

[Tsotsi]

From a Facebooker who ain't about forums. (posting on their behalf)

1. K.U.R.O. & Charm - Japanese Vibrations
2. Total Eclipse - Live In Tokyo 1998
3. Battle Of The Future Buddhas - The Light Behind The Sun
4. V/A - ZNA Gathering Retro-Futuristic Compilation II
5. Ree K - Early Tracks 1

[Trunksan]

1 Kuro and Charm

2 BoTfb

3 ZNA gathering

4 Toal Eclipse

5 Psylent Buddhi

6 Elysium pack (most listened for sure)

7 Pleiadians

8 Analog visions

Median project was good but wouldn't put in the list, Ree k. had some good tracks but others were hit and miss, UX didn't like at all. I'm curious about pete and pan. Everyone here seems to praise it. Will go and buy if it has some much acclaim. Will add more or change order later.

Edit: Bought Pete and Pan CD and Hypnoxock because I heard it in the past on youtube and liked it!

[Padmapani]

i'm still in the process of compiling and actually listening to the albums of last year. so the following draft is subject to change.

 

Uptempo:

1. UX - The Realm of a New Dawn
2. Median Project - Constellation
3. Shadow Chronicles - Arcadia
4. VA - Order Odonata: Metamorphosis
5. Mechanimal - Digital Nature
6. Psylent Buddhi - Secrets of the Atom
7. Lunarave - Transmigration
8. Braincell - Gaia
9. Pleiadians - Pyramid
10. Protonica - Symmetry

 

i already notice two trends here. first that there's a conspicious absence of goa trance (i'm not really a fan of that chaotic melodic sound such as celestial intelligence, sykespico, morphic resonance, ...) and second that albums i have listened to more appear higher on the list

 

Downtempo:

1. Advanced Suite - Shapes of Nothing
2. Lauge - Dawn
3. Globular - Untangled Everything
4. Tengri - Tengri and Friends
5. Astronaut Ape - Deep
6. Saafi Brothers - Mystic Cigarettes
7. Unknown Reality - Gaia
8. VA - Temple of Dub
9. Distant System - Infinite Continuum
10. Proxxeus - Celephais

[Padmapani]

On 1/11/2020 at 1:34 PM, Microdelic said:

Just an AMAZING year for Downtempo music! there were SO many good albums so it was hard to pick only 10.
I see a promised future for this genre.
 

thanks for that list. some really nice suggestions in there that'll most likely find their way into my top ten.

[Trunksan]

Checked Pete and Pan's cd. It's quite fluffy, lacks oomph. Could be nice at a beach in the summertime but can't see much more to it. Definitely wouldn't put it in the list.  

[Drosophila]

Still early days... but these have gravitated towards my list during the year.... 

Uptempo:

1. Battle Of The Future Buddhas - The Light Behind The Sun (Suntrip Records)
2. GoaD - Hypnotic Mirage (Neogoa)
3. Gubbology ‎– Next Door To Mystery (Axios Records)
4. Fiery Dawn ‎– Psychedelic Universe (Self-released)
5. V.A. - Goagilde - Norway's Got Goatrance (Kali Earth Records)
6. Psylent Buddhi - Secrets of the Atom (Suntrip Records)
7. K.U.R.O. & Charm - Japanese Vibrations (DAT Records)
8. Total Eclipse - Live In Tokyo 1998 (Suntrip Records) 
9. Ultimate Xperience - Realm Of A New Dawn (Neogoa)
10. Katedra - We Are Not Alone (Global Sect Music)

V.A. - Analog Visions (DAT Records)
Elysium - Live... & Beyond (Digital Reprints)
Spindrift - Deep Nature (StereoHemia Records)

Downtempo:

1. Lauge - Dawn (Iboga Records)
2. Distant System - Infinite Continuum (Self-released)
3. Avaris - The Forgotten Language (Axios Records)
4. Proxxeus - Celephais (Neogoa)
5. Bluetech - The Four Horsemen Of The Electrocalypse (Sun Sea Sky Productions)
6. Bluetech - Holotrope (Behind The Sky Music)
7. Saafi Brothers - Mystic Cigarettes (Liquid Sound Design)

[BASS-O-MATIC]

01 - Pleiadians - Pyramid :Maurizios best release sice 1999.The more I hear,the more I love..

02 - Merr0w - Odysseus :Merrows best release,Sea Wolf Howling is a killer Track

03 - Median Project - Constellation :Suntrips best CD in 2019

04 - Out of Orbit/Shpongle - No Disco :More of this please,Posford is a God.

05 - Psylent Buddhi - Secrets of the Atom :Psycedelic to the bone.

06 - JaraLuca - The Prologue :Mechatronics is one of the best Songs in 2019

07 - Sykespico - Perspective :Melodies all over.

08 - Total Eclipse - Tokyo 1998 :Brings back the good old times.

09 - V.A. - Analog Visions :Where does D.A.T. get all this great stuff from?

10 - Battle of the Future Buddahs - The Light behind the Sun :Great release from Suntrip.

 

Not on List

MFG-Pure Energy :Unnecessary release,disappointing.

Cellestial Intelligence-Incandescent :Crystal clear sound,fantastic production,but no memorable Tracks.

Pete & Pan-Return of the Goddess :Not my cup of tea..

Ultimate Xperience-Realm of a new Dawn :Can`t explain why I don`t like it...

[DJ Sunborn]

20 hours ago, BASS-O-MATIC said:

V.A. - Analog Visions : Where does D.A.T. get all this great stuff from?

Most tracks came from our own DAT tapes archives (over 500 original tapes in total, from all members of Dat Records and Unreleased Goa Project), plus lot more from our collaborators (old collectors and DJ's) ...the rest are from the artists themselves :-)
Lot more will be released in the future!

[kicma]

1.  Spindrift - Deep Nature (StereoHemia Records)

2. K.U.R.O. & Charm  ‎- Japanese Vibrations (DAT Records)

3. Psylent Buddhi - Secrets of the Atom (Suntrip Records)

4. Omnium  ‎- Neural Geometry (StereoHemia Records)

5. Ultimate Xperience - Realm Of A New Dawn (Neogoa Records)

6. Battle Of The Future Buddhas - The Light Behind the Sun (Suntrip Records)

7. Gubbology ‎– Next Door To Mystery (Axios Records)

8. Ocelot ‎- Iconoclast (Moon Koradji Records) 

9. DJ Omsun ‎– Illusorium (Moon Koradji Records)

10. VA - Fleinheim (The Cure)

edit 1: Added Ocelot - Iconoclast to 8th place, Chassi - Limiar goes out

 

[DJ Sunborn]

20 hours ago, kicma said:

1.  Spindrift - Deep Nature (StereoHemia Records)

 

Nice to see Leo Bergman in the top of your list!
The man is sooo much more psychedelic than all those cheesy and over-advertised producers (old and new)

Tip: if you are looking for true psychedelic music, look no further! 

[vv303]

1. Merr0w - Odysseus 

2. Katedra - We Are Not Alone

3. Psylent Buddhi - Secrets of the Atom

4. GoaD - Hypnotic Mirage

5. E-Mantra - Tartarus

6. Jaraluca - The Prologue

7. K.U.R.O. & Charm - Japanese Vibrations

8. Sykespico - Perspective 

9. Psychogen - Psychogenius

10. Dreamchild - Akashic Dreaming

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11. Miranda - Cosmic Treasure Best of 1995-2000 Remastered

12. Median Project- Constellation

13. Battle of the Future Buddhas - The Light Behind the Sun

14. The Maniac - A Treatise on Acid

15. Pleiadians - Pyramid

16. Athena - Single Collection

17. Tranquility Base Project - Explained Phenomena

18.  Somnesia - Celestial Horizons 

19. Celestial Intelligence - Incandescent 

20. Sneila - Rebirth

[Tsotsi]

24 minutes ago, Psychedelic Superbeast said:

isnt Akashic Dreaming from the 90s? it would be maybe in my top 3 but i ignored it because it is not really from 2019.

Some very good tracks on the Album!

Chuck it on ya list dawg, totally counts as a 2019

[Paul Eye]

2019 definitely was a musical low for me (not necessarily in the sense of crap music being released, just personally). Especially on the uptempo side of things I barely have anything released last year :/

Downtempo:
1. Proxeeus - Celephaïs (Neogoa Records)
2. Bluetech - Holotrope (Behind The Sky Music)
3. Globular - Untangled Everything (Self Released)
4. Solar Fields - Origin #03 (Sidereal)
5. Tengri And Friends - A Course In Miracles (Orbita Parvati)
6. Pangani - Superdeep (Self Released)
7. VA - Ethneomystica Vol. 7 (Mystic Sound Records)
8. Distant System - Infinite Continuum (Self Released)
9. Sync24 - Omnious (Sidereal)
10. Ambientium - City Of Memories (Self Released)

Uptempo:
1. Four Carry Nuts - Single Collection (Classic Goa Trax)
2. Ultimate Xperience - The Realm Of A New Dawn (Neogoa Records)
3. Morphic Resonance - Bad Dreamer EP (Self Released)
4. Ephedra / Proxeeus / Ohm Mind - Mad Fusion EP (Goa Madness Records)

[Paul Eye]

I seriously doubt these re-releases count:

On 1/11/2020 at 3:30 PM, psytones said:

4. Solar Fields - Extended (Droneform Records)

Original is from 2005, Discogs.

On 1/12/2020 at 10:15 PM, Tsotsi said:

2. Dreamfish - Mixmaster Morris & Pete Namlook (Avatar Records)

Original is from 1993 (!). Can't even find a newer re-release than 2001 on Discogs.

[Tsotsi]

4 hours ago, Paul Eye said:

Original is from 1993 (!). Can't even find a newer re-release than 2001 on Discogs.

There was a 2016 release from Avatar which is definitely still not 2019. Maybe i read it upside down. More than likely a faulty assumption as i found it in 2019. Removed to reflect real life.