inexpressible wrote:

Psyknights - A Faint Light From The Depth

Buy this CD! ;-)

Josephschembri wrote:

Easily one of the most impressive Psy newcomers in the year 2006. To me pretty much the best Psy album of this year.
Psyknights debut with a unique style of beautiful melodies, deep kicks and flawless mixing. Some sounds create a feeling like this is a sequel to Infected Mushroom's - Converting Vegetarians Disc 2 (The other side) yet more upbeat. There are elements of Psydub and a lot of good old Goa Chill.

5 members have this / 13 members want this

Rating: 5.0/5 (6 votes)

Seems there is reason.

Josephschembri wrote:

Odyssey Of The Mind

Overwanted IMO.

chischis wrote:

Tea Chairs

Words cannot describe just how excellent this is. Gives psytrance a desperately overdue kick up the arse. And anyone who covers Turrican gets a thumbs up from me.

Ooze wrote:

Yellow - Doof - Let's Turn On

Well, shall we?

Josephschembri wrote:

:o)

Noisiest release ever :-)

inexpressible wrote:

Xenomorph - Obscure Spectre

Mergi wrote:

Halluscinooogen - Twisted... can't keep away from this one

Infra303 wrote:

Der Dritte Raum - Trommelmachine , from the FUNK Lp, symbiosis rec

DeathPosture wrote:

Josephschembri wrote:

Goa Volume 2

Nice track selection.

the_electrician wrote:

Transwave - Helium:

which i picked up for $12NZ!!! Alright cond. too, geez I'm lucky sometimes...

inexpressible wrote:

Psychopod - Headlines EP

Alexis_Nembrode wrote:

Oforia...Let it beat

Kombo wrote:

hey folks I'm new here and now I'm listening to Shakta - Human life

ujw34 wrote:

...Ten Madison - Travelling (Millennium Records)

ujw34 wrote:

...Prahlad - Movements Of Consciousness (Yellow Sunshine Explosion YSE 158-CD)

... nice flight through the day

inexpressible wrote:

welcome! :)

listening to Shakta - Cosmic Trigger / Spiritual Beings In Physical Bodies right now.

dj_pacific wrote:

Sandman - Natural Born Killer

Chakra + Edi Mis - Promised Land album is on repeat as well lol (Liquid Troll!! =o =o =o )

inexpressible wrote:

Three-State Logic - Chromium Dioxide

Josephschembri wrote:

Dragonfly - A Voyage Into Trance Vol. 2

The Infinity Project track (original) is really nice - can't beleive what I was missing. And as usual big Hooray to the Green Nuns - with the only track released on CD by them which I was missing (except Skazey HaZe now)

Gammma wrote:

spirallianz - blast food

something more darker and harder for night :-)

Ooze wrote:

3 great promo releases from Shin Ra.

psymodeller wrote:

NOTHING!!! WHEN I'M LISTENING TO GOA-TRANCE I HAVE TO BE CONCENTRATED AND NOT IN FRONT OF A COMPUTER SCREEN..

inexpressible wrote:

Shpongle - Nothing Lasts... But Nothing Is Lost

Josephschembri wrote:

Unstable, previously.

Now, State Of Spirit. This is a really good & nice free release.

inexpressible wrote:

Younger Brother - The Last Days Of Gravity

5/5!

dj_pacific wrote:

Elysium - Subconsciousness

Josephschembri wrote:

adaracd wrote:

Younger Brother - The Last Days Of Gravity

psypras wrote:

the samples on psyshop, from ticons new album :D

Infra303 wrote:

Deflo - Ka. El. Mono

quite nice infact...

The A-side is not a 5-pointer nor a 4-pointer either but still nice
B-side... is F***ING awsome !!

Jooloos wrote:

Zodiac Youth - Devil's Circus (Dragonfly Records)

Fiendish !!!!

Josephschembri wrote:

Maybe I never got that since a lot of tracks appeared on compilations. Wouldn't be bad if I put in in my (next) purchase list.

Ooze wrote:

Future Prophecy

A CD full of great energy. It reminds me of The Muses Rapt in places.

Josephschembri wrote:

Why is that so wanted ?

Ooze wrote:

Hi Joseph, I don't know my friend.

My question is - why are the covers hole punched?
I could understand if it was for a filing system, but the holes are on the wrong side. Or was the inlay the wrong way round when it was punched for a filing system?

Josephschembri wrote:

http://www.discogs.com/release/history/266035

Maybe: cut-out done to unsold stock ? That's frequently done in the USA.

Ooze wrote:

Wouldn't that be punched over the bar code? I guess by doing it anyway it means the same thing

Ooze wrote:

Virtual Spirit

Ooze wrote:

Blue Pyramid / Purple Om

Josephschembri wrote:

Ooze wrote:

I've just been dancing to the Chaos to Order track in my living room. A tough little number! Sounds great loud of course.

Chaos To Order / Mindwash

Josephschembri wrote:

The Best 1991-2001, disc 2.

kwulf wrote:

A CD-R copy of Loren X - Definitive Perception. Brilliant!

I am very nicely surprised after all those years that there is still music from 1994-97 to be discovered...

Josephschembri wrote:

^^^^

canyon-Kalle, Sep 29, 2007

Whow, whatta great techno album we have here.

What a blasphemy to label this as goa trance. Sure there are hints of psychedelia on some tunes, but most of the tracks have a simple but addictive techno beat over some underlying analog sweeps. I would describe the melodies as gentle and dreamy, not too dramatic.

If you're a fan of good early techno I strongly suggest getting this album. If you're looking for goa trance - better try Gilbert's Asia 2001 albums instead.

So: is it Goa or is it Techno ?

ukiro wrote:

I find that I disagree with a lot of Kalle's reviews and to me it's proto-goa for sure. It's more melodic than "techno beat over some underlying analog sweeps" would have you think, but it's of course fairly laid back and dreamy - it's 1993-1994 material after all and indeed later Asia 2001 albums have more of the elements we today define as goa trance. But, I reiterate, this is proto-goa trance for me.

The sound is raw and primitive, but in a very passionate way. This album actually never ever leaves my MP3 player, because it's so filled with compassion for these analogue synth sounds and dreamy, melancholic trance moods that I just can't get enough of.

Also, this album is impressively coherent for what is essentially a "best of" collection from his releases on Doss House and the more mellow stuff on early Trans'Pact.

It's not for people seeking orgasmic peak-hour walls of howling sound or fat basslines, but rather for us who appreciate old analogue sounds, dreamy, trancey moods and music that sets the mind adrift.

Ooze wrote:

....Quite right Mr. Kwulf :)

Tranzen E.P - Best tracks 1, 5, 6, 7.

kwulf wrote:

ukiro summed it up, actually. For me also, it's on the borderline of trance to Goa. But we must remember that it's still 1994 (and even some of the stuff there is from 1993) and at that time many records were not easily categorized: techno / trance / early Goa elements were fused in an utterly creative way.

Josephschembri wrote:

Koxbox - Live At Burning Man 1996

canyon-Kalle, Aug 12, 2007

This isn't worth your while in my opinion.

The tracks sound more simple and club-friendly than the usual "buckets full of psychedelia" koxbox of the time.

None of the tracks really stand out superior to the original track.

I think it was a good move not to release this album.

If you never get to hear this - you're not really missing out on anything special. Unless you're one of those smelly goa-hippie collectors. :-)

What about that ?

la-voie-du-sabre wrote:

hi thier

monosphere - landscape

ukiro wrote:

Joseph, that one is just incomprehensible to me, and a fine example of why you should probably disregard all Kalle's reviews even though he does get the occasional detail right.

"More simple" is flat-out wrong - there is certainly not a lower level of detail in the Burning Man versions. And "club-friendly"? I have no idea what he means by this, because the tracks are not shifted down in BPM, housier, or anything like that. The only koxbox stuff that's more ripe with psychedelia is the Psychopod material.

This particular version of Point Of No Return is a good example of why I disagree with him - I find the arrangement to be much improved from the original, and an amazing track has been made way better. I don't see why I'd ever play the original instead of this mix in a DJ set, for example.

The release was not pulled due to it's content but because of a copyright debacle with Harthouse, so there goes that theory as well.

And "smelly goa-hippie collectors"? I'd wager that statement is made up of about 99% jealousy. So to sum it up - he gets the actual facts wrong (i.e. the amount of detail is actually quantifiable/measurable), and I strongly disagree with the parts that are matters of opinion.

Josephschembri wrote:

Well, nice answer as usual from you ukiro. And it's regarding that "club-friendly" statement that I asked you if you agree or not with that comment.

http://www.discogs.com/subs/view/3219147

^^He has a CDr copy of that

Josephschembri wrote:

To return to the original topic, today is a holiday here and I'm at home listening Trip Through Sound, track 2 ATM :-)

ukiro wrote:

...While I try to stay awake at work by listening to Accidental Occidentalism. I resigned from this job in September but I have a whole 3 months period of notice, so I'm just sitting here 8hrs/day. Next week is my last... Which is about time, because I think I've run out of stuff to listen to (!!!).

Josephschembri wrote:

A merry Xmas to anyone on this wonderful group!

Woke up to some drum & bass this morning.

Psypher wrote:

To you to !

For my xmas morning its been Second Phaze

ujw34 wrote:

so for me the x-mas sound is:

Solar Fields - Brainbow (edit)
&
Jaïa - Hypnostatique (2nd mix)

... for all: Merry x-mas!

Infra303 wrote:

Bush Food Quality as always from ther Zenon-crew

inexpressible wrote:

Ushuaya - 3 Months / Ushuaya

la-voie-du-sabre wrote:

captive - captive

wrong forum, i know

Josephschembri wrote:

Goa Trance Spirits

This compilation is surprisingly un-owned! It contains some really weird tracks and some exclusives which are quite good.

One day I have to review it...

inexpressible wrote:

Total Eclipse - Violent Relaxation

Josephschembri wrote:

I'm having a good dose of Acid right now...

I started with Let's Turn On, then I put on disc 3 of Goa 2001 - The Best Of Psychedelic Trance. Sadly the latter will be passed by most as crap but Matt Hillier is one of the most underestimated and untalked about artists in the scene. Track 3.3 (read: 303!) is totally insane and one of the most Hypnotic & Acidic tunes I ever heard - try downloading it.

Beware: production is bad sadly!

inexpressible wrote:

Shpongle - Are You Shpongled?

I still love their first album. Brings back good memories. :)

canyon-Kalle wrote:

Hehe, a lot of talk about my reviews. I'm not gonna argue whether I'm right or wrong since how you hear is subjective as we know.

Listening to that Koxbox live @ 96, after listening to the original studio recordings, left me the feeling I've described there. To me it clearly sounded like it was played for an audience, hence "club friendly". It's not a bad thing by any means. I already gave my cdr for someone as I just didn't like it too much. I can't re-check my initial feeling of it being more straight forward but at the time I felt so.

the smelly goa hippie punch - it was a clear joke, but might be comprehended in a different way than I meant it. you can ask to remove my comment if it feels irritating. I'm not sure what Ukiro meant with the jealousy part. Jealous of who? The owners of original Koxbox live vinyl? I don't even own a vinyl player... Perhaps he's view on music is so drastically different to mine that he starts drawing such negative conclusions.

Oh, about Loren X. Excellent cd! I've listened to a lot of techno and trance, I feel Loren X is close to french techno sound of the time. That's just me and you can again ask to remove the comment if it gives you headache!

ujw34 wrote:

This is really fantastic:

Solar Fields - Leaving Home

from one of the best labels of today (in my opinion:-)

Ooze wrote:

Digitalis - Repeater

Infra303 wrote:

M.E.E.O.* - Highlight Me Please

One of the best releases in years imo :D

Josephschembri wrote:

Acid Rockers - Mindset CD album, received yesterday. Love Drum & Bass.

Ooze wrote:

Josephschembri wrote:

Ooze wrote:

Score - I love the Jaia number here, but for a bit of something special, track 4, Groupie Syndrome, The - Pacemaker.
This track kicks it !!

Josephschembri wrote:

It isn't a bad idea if I get that.

fabriknos wrote:

Man With No Name - Interstate Highway

goddamn good production.

Josephschembri wrote:

Don't let this thread unposted for 3 weeks please :)

ATM listening nothing since I'm @ work but once @ home I'll listen either what I (hopefully) find in the mailbox or whatever if there's nothing in the metal box.

inexpressible wrote:

last cd at home was Pleiadians - Family Of Light

Ooze wrote:

Listening to Chi-A.D. - Virtual Spirit at track 8, Organic Forms.

ujw34 wrote:

for all lovers of 'old-school' goa trance, but produced in 2008:

quite good one:

Digicult - Out Of This World

i like it!

Josephschembri wrote:

What a pity it was not released on vinyl (vinyl lovers say...)

Today it was a holiday here so I listened a lot of CD's.

Right now my latest "love" - The Acid Rockers album!

moony wrote:

Ubar Tmar - Fusion
http://www.discogs.com/release/61698

skyhighsi wrote:

im stuck in a shop listening to al jarreau!! my ears have started to bleed.

Josephschembri wrote:

With some days delay I finally have in hand Route 303 and must say it's a totally under-rated album!

It's f**kin good!

Ooze wrote:

With thanks to Joseph above for opening my eyes (and ears) to Jake Stephenson, after mentioning him in a previous topic.
I have owned some of his works without realising it and have since been buying some more of his music and really enjoying it.

So now I am listening to Trance - Psychedelic Flashbacks 3

Josephschembri wrote:

Oh thanks, Jake Stephenson is one of my favourites.

Disc 4 of that CD is very good.

And like Jake Stephenson Dave Hendry is also a totally under estimated artist!

Suran wrote:

MFG - The Prophecy

#8 - Magnetic Activity


first post here, hi everyone :D

DJFrodo wrote:

the sound of your mom whispering sweet nothings in my ear

Josephschembri wrote:

Welcome aboard!

Josephschembri wrote:

Goa-Head Volume 24

:D

inexpressible wrote:

UX - Ultimate Experience

mellis wrote:

At the moment this my favorite tracks...

Sensient - Blue Neevus
"TRIPTIUM"
Label: Tatsu Recordings

Synphonetic - Butterfly Effect
"Tempora Machina"
Label: Synphonie Records

:-)

Josephschembri wrote:

Alienated - FF

Suran wrote:

inexpressible wrote:

no goa trance this time:

Various - 364 Love You

;))

Josephschembri wrote:

Lol what a looong release !

Josephschembri wrote:

Awesome.

ATM I'm @ work so unfortunately I can hear only my colleague moaning.

inexpressible wrote:

Various - E-Dentifications V1

Full On at its best (and I'm not a big fan of the "New Style" Full On).

salzstreuer wrote:

Various - The Eternal Frequency
http://www.discogs.com/release/142394

The last track is one of my all time faves

Josephschembri wrote:

Born In Hell

Hard Stuff!!

inexpressible wrote:

Shpongle - Tales Of The Inexpressible

it just sounds better on vinyl :)