Jump to content

All Activity

This stream auto-updates

  1. Past hour
  2. psytones

    Nystagmus

    New stuff here: Listen to KER Podcast #01 by NYSTAGMUS https://on.soundcloud.com/AQSrF Maybe even new rls from him on Kinnetic rec. coming up? Let's see,hear
  3. You know Nystagmus' unrlsd EP from that era was released in full glory on kaliearth.bandcamp.com/album/vibrations-e-p
  4. Nystagmus helped Talpa a lot, and 'the moon' track by Talpa also has singing voice by his (Nystagmus') wife ..oh and Talpa's mother sings in 'trust no goblin' Listen to KER Podcast #01 by NYSTAGMUS https://on.soundcloud.com/AQSrF @ 29 min ... PS. Matte "Nystagmus" Danger is making music again!! You know, he (IM aside) even inspired / helped Terrafractyl ..which is pretty impressive concidering ..
  5. I personally would prefere it if the forum keeps running. I'm only posting once in a blue moon but I do read it way more. And I've been able to discover some amazing tracks/artists/albums through this forum lately so it is still very helpfull for me. I don't think it's that bad if moderating the forum only happens with a delay. Considering the forum is not very active anyway I don't see any harm with that.
  6. Today
  7. I agree with pretty much all of your acute observations. And yeah it's both fascinating and kinda uninspiring at the same time, the trajectory of this genre. It's constantly changing/morphing, not always for the best of everyones preferences of course, but ultimately it's the commercial success of the front-runners that will shape a large portion of what will define the style. Anyways as with all other genres. And as you've pointed out, the change of mediums/platforms and ways in which people consume and distribute music always have a huge impact on the shape of the music itself. As we can see right now due to TikTok and Instagram, with electronic music getting shorter tracks, due to the song lenght limits on those platforms. And yeah probably due to shorter attentions spans too. I hope that the underground aspects of Psytrance always will continue to work, as a counter-balance to the genres most commercial aspirations. So that it doesn't completely lose it's original message and unique identity. Because sadly much of what I originally fell in love with in this genre, has changed quite drastically. Buy yeah it goes back and forth, some trends come and go, there's always somekind of new revivalist movement on the not too far away horizon, when people get bored. And start to look back in time for inspiration.
  8. Yesterday
  9. @RTP I'm thinking that the most logical thing to do, would be to create a poll. With the options you suggested, kinda like: Keep the forum, close the forum, archive it etc. The participation rate to such a poll, would in itself give an idea as to if the forum is game over. (As if the statistics RTP mentioned, weren't enough of an indication.) The way I see it, if there's less then 10 active forum members, then perhaps it's nothing more than a little chat group. And as such, a forum with all it's associated costs to run it, perhaps becomes quite a bit redundant? The forum is stagnating any way one chooses to view it, the grumpy old male energy is quite noticeable. And that is obviously what happens, when there's no active female forum members. Either way, the forum had a good long run. And as all good things, they have to end sometime. What originally constituted the forum, I.E the users/potential new members, have gone with their favorite labels to the other platforms obviously. And the labels gained the most from that, they cut the middle-man so to speak. Anyways I miss the good old days, when Psytrance and Goa was all one would get in places like this forum, the Isratrance forum and other places. The new platforms obviously offer a lot more unrelated noise, and not enough quality content to be engaging for Psy/Goa for me. The labels own dedicated groups on facebook, I think suffer from a bit of a too narrow scope. And yeah it's mostly just links to music on youtube, and neverending praises. It becomes a bit fanboyish/cult-like. And not much in terms of nuanced discussions, or anything near the in-depth reviews that once flourished on Psynews and similar forums/portals. Maybe people still do that on Bandcamp? I don't feel like investing in that platform tho, it feels like the next myspace, to fade away. On the other hand, this trend with artists/labels having their own dedicated channels, was somewhat starting back in the days too, particularly with Infected Mushroom's and Hallucinogen's own forums. My two cents.
  10. @Penzoline So after evaluating the changes we made to the forum structure, for a while now. I think it's safe to conclude, that it didn't change much, in terms of activity in the reviews section. So I suggest we try putting the: "Latest Topics" section which is at the bottom now to the top, and restore everything else to how it was before. Since the most popular section seems to be the news section. And it was kinda on the top before if I remember correctly, so I suggest putting the news section high up, under the lastest topics tab or something. Let's hear what everybody else thinks/have for suggestions. As for the rest I think it's good, people probably check the news section first, then scroll down to the general section or so, and see the promotional sections while doing so. So those sections get their share of exposure, which is good I think.
  11. yes! they are! give it to the fans ffs. why holding it in like you have to go to the bathroom. okay, thanks for your opinion. whats happened to this place. everyone got a stick up their ass lately and takes everything so serious.. oh well, keep doing you
  12. Maybe who knows, the whole world seems bipolar/depressed atm. But yeah sometimes or probably very often, good music comes from such states of minds. Kinda like Vinnie Paz. Eminem's music always seemed like that to me as well, you know either really dark or very very too much happy/manic. But yeah difficult to know what's what, with the excessive substance abuse issues Eminem had. Could be the psychedelic influence or the MDMA. Btw Erez had a side project/alias called I-Zen. I think maybe only one track made under that alias, but very nice nonetheless, "Into the Matrix" maybe it was Duvdev ft I-Zen, have to check later. *found it:
  13. So, for you, artists who decide not to release THEIR music for one reason or another are assholes.. Why do i get the feeling that this is pathetic to say the least..
  14. i once tried to make a remix of Lost Tribe - Gamemaster and it will rest in pieces. made maybe 10 years ago i dont remember What did you create that was supposed to be something but was instead left for dead. At least there is acid. Also, it kinda sounds like gay master. Lol http://sndup.net/mxb7
  15. bipolar seems to really suck total ass.. on one hand, one is in the deepest of lows barely moving or getting out of bed. and on another hand they are like seemingly on drugs.. i always liked the tv series Homeland cause the lead character had that. wouldnt surprise me if (he is NOT on coke) he has that disorder. erez is totally his other half, he is always calm and ei"zen".
  16. Twisted newsletter https://mailchi.mp/shpongle/newsletter-15844036 "Attention all Twisted Vinylnauts: This is your pre-boarding announcement for the upcoming limited-time sale of the Super-Deluxe edition of Shpongle’s Museum of Consciousness vinyl Box Set - beginning Friday April 5! This new edition continues our Twisted tradition of high-end design elements that have made all our other deluxe vinyl sets so desirable all over the planet and beyond: a luxurious velvet-lined casing with elegantly crafted colourful sleeves for each of the three records, the third record bearing a holographic design on the disc itself. All of these are enclosed in a beautiful magnetic closing box that houses these pristine 180g vinyls. This set is yet another feast for the eyes and hands as well as the ear, so be sure to get yours as soon as they go on sale on April 5: orders will only be open for a limited time and we will only produce as many copies as are sold during this time frame, so act soon to add this treasure to your collection. THESE WILL GO ON PRE SALE VIA BANDCAMP 5TH APRIL from 9AM PST - 12PM EST - 5PM GMT FOR 2 WEEKS ONLY. Put April 5 in your calendar and stay tuned for an update announcement. In the meantime, stay Shpongled and Twisted!"
  17. Last week
  18. 🫨 for those of you who know and remember NYSTAGMUS, you will know how special and awesome this is. KER's very first Podcast .. https://on.soundcloud.com/EzbHt 💛 ENJOY!
  19. Definitely confusing, and agreed, most likely a homage.
  20. Fuck yes! The build up starting at 2:45 with the acid lines, epic!
  21. It still manages to be groovier than anything I've come up with so far! I enjoyed the sounds around 5:30 on as well.
  22. Next up, track 4. This one was finished in early October 1998, and I have to say that personally, I don't like this one at all and I almost left it off the collection. Definitely influenced by Transwave's album Helium (the first goa trance album I bought, apparently around the end of September 1998), I guess this was meant to be nothing more than a quick experiment. It didn't even have a title until I had to think of something for this collection (and naming it "untitled" would have been just meh). It does feature a little gimmick in that the kick (and by extension, the entire rhythm section) is on the offbeat, if it seems to you that there's something a bit off about this one. File this under "growing pains", there's much better material coming up
  23. I mean you never know, but my guess would be that's just his personality style. Since he is like that in every studio blog I've seen. Not that one thing excludes another so to say, but yeah speaking from my own experience, I am like that too. I speak very fast,think fast, move fast. Maybe that is the secret Ying and Yang recipe of Infected Mushroom? Erez seems very calm in comparison.
  24. Thanks for clarifying! Since they use the same or at least similar font, as the DG-compilations I assumed some relationship. Besides the name of the podcast as well, anyways a little hommage perhaps?
  1. Load more activity
×
×
  • Create New...