Best artist album from 2004

[Basilisk]

Here's an expansion on the artist album poll, with many more options. Undoubtably some notable releases were left out - apologies! It was just a quick bit of research to assemble this list... now get voting

[Cinos]

Nice. My vote still goes for Labyrinth, as does yours if have heard it at all.

 

WELL, HAVE YOU, PUNK?

 

If you had you would vote for it.

 

Shall I close the original topic?

[coilup]

Nice list

Mine goes to Abakus - That much closer to the sun.

[wprophet]

Hmm..... Good list. i have to admit I havent heard all of them.

Boo yaa Looking forward to the best albums of 2005......

[Basilisk]

Nice. My vote still goes for Labyrinth, as does yours if have heard it at all. 

 

WELL, HAVE YOU, PUNK?

 

If you had you would vote for it. 

 

Shall I close the original topic?

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Yeah, Juno Reactor's album is fantastic, but I must go with 12 Moons

 

Close or don't close... this is psynews, we thrive on CHAOS.

[Towelie]

kaya project

[DeathPosture]

I refuse to vote only one... It's impossible... 2004 was an AMAZING year with a bunch of amazing album-releases... Highlights were

 

Filteria - Sky Input (Suntrip Records)

From my review: This album encapsulates the original essence of highly melodic, multilayered, climaxing, uplifting, epic, trance-inducing goa trance… Just like the pioneers did back in the nineties – though with modern production techniques…

 

FREq - Strange Attractors (Iboga Records)

My review... This was in many ways a ground-breaking album with soo many damn-good ultra-smooth progressive bombshells... I still get shivers down my spine whenever I play Nurbs, Dreambody or Strange Attractor... Awesome album!

 

Juno Reactor - Labyrinth (Metropolis Records)

From my review: Holy phuck – what a ride… My expectations for this album were sky high, and I’m glad to say that they were met – even excelled. This is a really, really good album – we’ve come to expect a masterpiece every time that Watkins & Co. grace us with a release, and thankfully they do not let us down here… This album can be characterized by its versatile and flawless production and sound – and by the constant evolution, experimentation and crossing of musical boundaries. It’s just damn good music. Period.

 

Phi - Phinalizer (ELF Music)

From my review: It’s full-power-no-questions-asked from the get-go, and then it just blast its way through your speakers… Full-on goa-trance with a deep, repetitive bassline… The super-fly, versatile, twirling acid-melodies will take you on a musical journey back to 1996 when the TR-303 ruled the scene… Check out the oscillating build-up and climax… Very trippy!

 

Son Kite - Colours (Digital Structures)

From my review: Woow, what a trip! This album is truly an experience… Epic trance at its best! A true journey showcasing the immense talent of the Son Kite guys…Style wise this album embrace several electronic genres… It ranges from old school techno and house to cutting edge modern electronica… I’d even go as far as calling this a milestone album – instant classic! Get this or be left out!

 

The Misted Muppet - From The Legend (Trancelucent)

From my review: Think medieval. Think eerie, spooky horror-flicks. Think big orchestral compositions. Think full-blown multilayered trance-inducing goa-trance… And you’re still nowhere near the sound of this truly outstanding album… Each track is a little masterpiece by itself…This album is near perfection…Nice long build-ups and breaks that are actually long enough to be trance-inducing… Extremely well-produced, with nice, clear and crispy sounds…

 

Aes Dana - Memory Shell (Ultimae)

From my review: With only a few minor glitches, this album is absolutely brilliant… This album was a year in the making – and it shows! Or sounds rather: Everything just oozes quality... If you’re looking for some of the finest, most well-produced and soothing ambient and subtle downbeat morning trance – look no further… This is an ambient/downbeat journey, that will stick with you for years to come…

 

Honorable mention:

 

Rinkadink - Rabbit From Darkside (Alchemy Records) My review!

12 Moons - Solid State (Candyflip) My review!

Kooler - Open (Kamaflage) My review!

Kaya Project - Walking Through (Interchill) My review!

Krüger & Coyle - Randy Expander (ACDC) My review!

Atmos - 2nd Brigade (Spiral Trax) My review!

Kukan-dub-Lagan - Life is Nice (Candyflip)My review!

Prometheus - Robot.O.Chan (Twisted)

Shulman - In Search of a Meaningful Moment (Aleph Zero)

Talpa - The Art of Being Non (Sun Dance)

 

Yeah, 2004 was a great year indeed and picking just one album is impossible for me... Sorry!

 

 

DeathPosture

[dmtree]

Still some good decent ones left out..

 

Sensient and Membrana, Sirius Isness, Eskimo, Pop Stream, Xatrik, etc.

 

And the Talpa album is really from 2003 - that's when it was supposed to come out. took them a year!

 

much better poll than the last one, though. thanks.

[Frontier Psychiatrist]

Amazing year that was indeed. I don't see anything remarkable this year so far. My vote went to Talpa but BLT, Sub6, Human Blue, Abakus, Bluetech, Electric Universe, Freq, GOW, Prometheus and Shulman's albums were great as well.

Good list this time

[Dragonflier]

Juno Reactor without a doubt. It gets better each time I listen to it.

[Guest L25]

Still some good decent ones left out..

 

Sensient and Membrana, Sirius Isness, Eskimo, Pop Stream, Xatrik, etc.

 

And the Talpa album is really from 2003 - that's when it was supposed to come out. took them a year!

 

much better poll than the last one, though. thanks.

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Sensient? What album?

[furthur]

Voted for Electric Help Elves

Would have voted for In Search of a Meaningful Moment if it was released in 2004.

[Ormion]

Ookay..

 

I'll say it again Best is Filteria-Sky Input, not because it's Goa, because it's AMAZING!!!

Second is Twisted System-The Dealers, insane and super-hard Maximal Psy

Third is SynSUN-Symphonic Adventures, Old School in a different way

Fourth is Absolum-Inside The Sphere, the real meaning of the term Full On

Fifth is The Misted Muppet-From The Legend, full on but melodic and serious

Sixth is Talpa-The Art Of Being Non, great Old School, somen tracks are instant classics!

 

I may forgot some

[Ormion]

Hey, I just noticed it. Where is SynSUN again?

[Cinos]

Hey, I just noticed it. Where is SynSUN again?

244398[/snapback]

 

Nobody likes him!

[N2O]

Had to throw my vote for Juno Reactor as well. Amazing production and different in a good way

[Ormion]

   

 

Nobody likes him!

244402[/snapback]

You're gotta be kidding of course.

If you check the review forum you'll see that most ppl agree with me

[Basilisk]

Hey, I just noticed it. Where is SynSUN again?

244398[/snapback]

Had to make some tough choices to represent a variety of releases I figured most would favour Talpa or the Misted Muppet over Synsun for that style.

 

This is proving some interesting results... I'm glad I threw Abakus into the poll.

 

Shulman was 2003? Whoops...

[Goannes]

Deviant Species really twinkled my toes.

Sub6 really surprised my mind.

Astrix really gave me a comfortable feeling.

 

But Frogacult still got my vote.

[ericflyer]

This is proving some interesting results... I'm glad I threw Abakus into the poll.

 

Shulman was 2003? Whoops...

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I voted for Abakus, great release.

[Dajek]

I haven't heard most of the stuff on the list to be honest, but from what i have heard my top 3 would be most likely:

 

1 - Talpa [mainly because of 3 tracks [The Moon, People Are Animals, Back to Dreaming]. Others are very good too, but those I really enjoy.

 

2 - The Misted Muppet. Most people here probably don't understand why I prefer them over Filteria, since it's full-on and powered up etc, but I really dig the acid melodies and to me The Misted Muppet Dull-On Bassline > Other Full-On Basslines, I like the medieval references and I like the drumwork here and there. I agree, that a few tracks get too boring and are only good for danceing, but there are so many beautiful parts in most tracks, that Im willign to forgive it.

 

3 - Filteria. While the style is really indeed like Pleiadians and it IS pschedelic and crazy, the melodies are somewhat not so good in all tracks. I mean... to me they are not as good as they could be [Well, like ... uhm, Pleiadians have better melodies]... Except in The Snuggling Snail where the main melody is really top notch to me. Don't get me wrong, I like this album a lot, I'm just saying the melodies could be better built, more harmonic... As it sounds to my ears.

 

From chill I enjoyed both Abakus and Aes Dana. While I haven't heard all from Aes Dana album yet, I basically like the style more than Abakus'. It's deeper. While ofcourse a summery chill outdoors would probably be better with Abakus plauying

[Psymoon]

without doubt for me it's the deviant species album

[Guest Rain]

well I'm just listened to blue vortex today so there's goes my vote...

 

very intilligent and subtile fullon I say... like it

[Sawfly]

Grapes of Wrath & Meteloids for me. Don't know why though, just my kind of music

[dmtree]

Sensient? What album?

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My bad, the Sensient album was released at the end of 2003.