From hell...

Pixan Recordings is a newly established psytrance label operation out of Rome, Italy… It’s headed by DJ Tommi and the first compilation Keepers Of Freakuencies was a ghostly excursion into the darker realms of night trance… This second instalment is cleverly named Basstardz and judging from the tracklist, this is another trip down Elm Street… Put on your hockey-mask!... Or head-phones…Or whatever! Let’s roll!

This compilation was my first encounter with Pixan Recordings, but not that last I hope! Oh yes, this really surprised me positively and my indication of stand-out tracks below should also underline just how many great tracks you find on this piece of plastic…

Of course there are a couple of tracks that I don’t really connect with, but they are easily outweighed by the many brilliant tracks here… The musical diversity is present, though it doesn’t sway very far away from ‘darkpsy’… But hey, when it’s this good, I don’t give a shit… This is indeed a good compilation and a couple of these tracks could very well become classics within the genre… I’m impressed! The cover art may be a little simple and dark, but I think it fits the music… All in all this is one of the better darkpsy compilations I’ve heard recently – and it’s easily worth a purchase based on the many stand-out tracks… Recommended to fans of Parvati, Trishula, Mistress Of Evil, Ketuh, Peak Records and other deviant labels… Enjoy!

Favourites: 1, 3(!!), 4(!!), 5(!), 7(!), 8(!), 9