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  1. Hello people and all lifeforms on Psynews, I thought imma give you an update on what's going on and arbitrarily share my thoughts about my life and about what is up with me on this forum here: As you might have read somewhat down the line of time, my life recently got a twist - or let me say: a complete turnaround - for the better. Ten years I have basically been sleeping under a rock and all of a sudden it went boom, somewhat - and as I came back to my senses it felt to me like I suddenly was going pretty far on the overtaking side on life's highway, in a fast car and taking turns in the driver's seat with a Soul that makes me really, really happy to be alive. Honestly, I only now realize what I have been missing out and I may ensure you from the deepest of my heart that it has nothing at all to do with any substance ingestion ... that never was my thing anyway. It's just good music and a speed of life that makes me tingle! As good as these news are for me personally, I have to admit it did not have and will not have the best effect on my time here. I will happily stay admin and do stuff when it pops up and when I have time - but I honestly am not much around anymore. If it wasn't for other people who cleaned up here besides me, it would be a true mess! A BIG THANKS to everybody in mod and admin team at this point! The forum has been "kind" to us by decreasing member activity and especially not making my attention so necessary in the past weeks ... but will it stay like that...? This brings me to a question - or rather a decision ... the way I perceive it, we are on a three way crossing and we can pick where we go from here ... the possibilities: 1.: We don't change anything and let all stay the way it is. You will maybe experience delay in requests and reports, in PMs to me, making a few spam posts disappear slower than they should. In fact I will drop by every few weeks, unregularly, clean up some stuff and tidy up a little and together with mods and admins still here we will keep it running as it currently is. 2.: We develop and evolve, get some new members in the admin and moderator panel and rock the place with good content. I'd love that -- but bear in mind that forums are on the declining side of the Internet. They won't get old that soon, but in the medium to long run we would HAVE to evolve into a Metaverse and I'd happily do that with you all, just not as a key driver because my time is a dwindling resource. 3.: Maybe you don't wanna hear it, but the internet has changed, forums are out of date and the activity counter on here shows it. I'm not going to pull out a diagram, but new posts have been steadily declining over the past years and recently some more active members left the community. Makes me wanna think out loud: Psynews could be hibernated and archived, open to browse but not to further post ... a possibility? I am just posing thoughts on my own. Everybody is welcome to voice their opinions. I am NOT saying that we stop this. I am just speaking it out as an admin for the first time and as one option of many - and without having asked anybody else. Bear in mind that this openness is also a form of me saying thanks to everybody for putting up with reduced admin time on here. Let me know your thoughts! If there's a team behind it, I'll happily stay a member, with or without admin rights as you wish, and let you carry the flame on and on cheers RTP
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  2. I love this place and if you need any help with Mod/Admin'ing, I'd be happy to support. 😃
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  3. It's always tough to pinpoint the exact moment something changed... if you'd like an easy answer that satisfies most people, Deedrah's Reload (3D Vision Records, 2000) is the first unambiguously full-on psytrance tune with that distinctive rolling bass line. Several other 3D Vision affiliated artists had already blazed the trail; Talamasca's debut album Beyond The Mask certainly has full-on characteristics; Absolum's Regenerate was a super strong tune also released in 2000; and then you've got oddballs like DJ Maël & Manitù's Zergshake. Some others worth considering: Mumbo Jumbo - Weird, Sick, and Twisted (2000); Space Cat's entire Shapes of Sound album (2000); Tristan - Small Paper Squares (2000); Xerox & Freeman & Liquid Metal - In My Brain (2000); and maybe, if you stretch your ears a little, Children of the Doc's Police 106 (1999), fittingly released on one of those old Full-On compilations from Hommega. It is interesting how quickly everything changed too... step forward one year into 2001 and there is no shortage of examples to consider. This is when GMS steps onto the full-on scene (I'd argue all of their pre-2001 releases are still classic gritty GMS), Astrix, Alien Project, Bamboo Forest, Bio-Tonic, Earthling, Logic Bomb (rapidly maturing after the experiments of Headware), Neuromotor, Silicon Sound, Space Buddha, etc., plus many more developments from Deedrah, Talamasca, Nomad (Mael), and the rest of the 3D Vision gang, who I would personally credit for the development of full-on psytrance.
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  4. Hey-hey. How's it? This is a bit of a large scale topic to tackle but I've been thinking about it every now and then. So the main question is - how's everything changed considering psytrance culture? What do you think? It's obviously a question that's intertwined with our technological/social/human progression. It's difficult to start making an analysis but to get things started... I'm arguing people are in collective terms less focused. This means what we "consume" needs to be easy and fast to digest. Any person needs to make a conscious effort to withhold a long attention span in the age is smart phones and social media. A shorter attention span is not the only thing - if you browse through endless amounts of data (phone/computer...), the creators of this data are in battle to win your attention. Your attention is money, straight and honest. It's views, likes and ad revenue. As you might have noticed, this battle is intense and ugly. It's almost like as if you've suddenly landed in this weird zoo with endless amount of monkeys hitting cymbals together. The loud and obscene run the show. Attention is also a drug like phenomenon, some people crave for it and are willing to take any measure to achieve it. And it certainly has been this way before the invention of internet, but nowadays you can't escape this toxic energy that easily. We're physically less in contact and digitally affected by behavior that we can easily classify sub standard. But isn't it so, that we've actually developed a skill to avoid the negative aspect of internet to some degree? That skill is indifference. People are far more indifferent than before. We just have to ignore a lot of things, because the amount of stimulus has significantly risen in the 10-15 years or so. In global terms the rise of indifference is great for the ones in control. But for the majority, for the planet, for the evolution of mankind... it's toxic. It creates a world of apathy and that's when things get dark when we run out of empathy and hopefulness. Let's see how the aforementioned, in my opinion, affects psytrance culture: 1) Drop of quality / When it's "fast-food" it means you only have to figure out a few things like production standards to achieve the pop-appeal. And sure, there's a place for easily digestible music and it can be fun too. But how about the very opposite? The ruthlessly difficult yet intelligent sound? The reason to do music, the idea behind it, has certainly changed for the worse. The big names are very clinical in their approach and pretty much create the same track over and over again. These days there's more ego & less Soul. 2) Drop of interest / People are less engaged. Less focus means we give each other, not to mention our art, less time and appreciation. We hardly stop to admire a great work even when we hear it. We don't write reviews. Those take time and who cares! Right? That's just the way cookie crumbles these days. 3) No more classics / There's no consensus on what's good and what's not. Just a few single opinions at most. There's no real indicators of quality and popularity these days neither, because views and stardom can be bought. We can all probably agree Hallucinogen's Twisted is a classic yes? But come to talk about anything from the last 10 years I wouldn't know. I couldn't know. 4) Less story-telling albums / ...and more digital singles! Because singles can be released more often therefore staying "active" as an artist/label. Activity is one of the key elements to gaining attention online. A full length album? Yesterday's antics.
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  5. 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
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  6. 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..
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  7. So I was recommended this new Goatrance podcast, perhaps created by the Destination Goa team? Not sure. Maybe someone here has more info? Anyways gonna take a listen, always nice with some Goatrance focused content. Two episodes so far, with Cosmosis. In the second part he discusses his new collaboration with Filteria: https://app.springcast.fm/podcast/destination-goatrance OVER DESTINATION GOATRANCE "A Podcast for lovers of Goa Trance. We are bringing in-depth interviews with artists, label people and organizers from the golden age of the 90’s to the modern era, collecting stories of legendary parties, inspirational psychedelic experiences and all the tricks of creating the magical tunes we love. You want to know about the origins of psychedelic festival culture? How was your favorite album recorded? The secret sauce of the biggest dancefloor hits? We are here to ask the movers and shakers of the scene to find out. The two hosts of the show are both avid collectors and passionate fans of the original Goa sound. Psymon Peter has been behind the decks as a DJ for 2 decades and Tibes has made his mark on the scene as an organizer. In each episode they bring you a selection of the most relevant tunes from the best artists in the genre and share why those tracks are so special. Join in for a journey through space, time and sound!"
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  8. Wow amazing thankyou, this is awsome!
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  9. Definitely confusing, and agreed, most likely a homage.
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  10. 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.
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  11. The Destination Goa compilations were compiled by Robert Jarnroth, and sometimes with help from Peter Hartzell and DJ Anti. The podcast guys are not the same, so not related. Anyway, thanks for recommending the podcast, will listen to it.
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  13. Hey thanks! The waveform was just default saw waveform in Dune3, and default LP filter, nothing special at all. I imagine perhaps Sheyba just put a SH-101 or something through an Eventide or similar big type reverb and tweaked away. I wonder what the Dune default osc were modelled after? Maybe Nord Lead or Virus?
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  14. Nice work That sounds really close to the Sheyba lead - do you mind sharing what shape waveforms you used? It's a nice mystical feeling track.
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  15. @acid being try listening to the Sheyba type lead now, it's the first one at 0.26, the rest are more Mystica/Nitzhogoa type leads:
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  16. Store: https://www.beatport.com/release/the-great-infiltrator/4458763 Release Date: 2024-03-08 Label: Digital Shamans Records Catalog: DSR048 Genre: Psychedelic Artist: Inpsyde Out Title: The Great Infiltrator TrackList: 1. Inpsyde Out - The Great Escape 7:53 2. Inpsyde Out - Woozy Weastside 7:54 3. Inpsyde Out - Mr. Bollywood (Mr.Hollywood Rmx) 6:51 4. Inpsyde Out - Into The Wild 7:03
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  17. I can't help but comment on the cover art. A cartoon banger on chitty bang bang? What looks like a giant sausage is tied to the roof of a VW Beetle. And then a gaggle of aliens and freaks watching some Victorian gentleman wrapped in a saddhu's cloak presenting a chalkboard lecture next to a supposedly Hindu temple on "No karma, just physics"? But physics is karma; Newton's third law "action and reaction are equal and opposite" is as concise a statement of the law of karma as any. I thought hey maybe I'm being uncharitable so I took a brief listen to the first track - I'm afraid I didn't last more than about 15 seconds. Wtf that is some hilarious cover art and it seems the contents are equally dire🤣
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  18. I also hate Spotify and never use it. But the album is also available on youtube (www.youtube.com/channel/UCrbvoMC0zUvPL8vjswhLOSw) if you want to listen to the full tracks. And if you like it, the tracks can be bought from Beatport, or you check if the physical release is still available in the Infected Mushroom merch shop. Great album btw. The remakes sound (obviously...) more modern than the original versions but IM still managed to keep the original spirit of the tracks. I definitely hope for a second edition with more tracks...
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  19. whats the going rate to spam the forum with new releases? whats the hourly rate? and whos paying you? youre not doing anything wrong so by all means continue, but since youre the first one who does it, and have been doing it for a while now, i imagine youre getting paid for it. Maybe some extension to distrokid or something?
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  20. It's O.K. astralprojection, we all love and respect you & eachother. So anyway, bare feet and some uncomfort astride, here's Morioun presenting his new Album on KER - with what ever cringe or not you feel like putting on your taco. Enjoy! LiFE
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  21. And now for something completely different! Gamma Goblins (Hallucinogen in Classical) | Mo(Mus)
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  22. This track sounds influenced by X-dream.
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  23. cringy means you cringe when you watch it, pretty simple. When something is embarassing and awkward. I have nothing against fabien at all, he asked good questons and it was a pretty good interview. if a cringy one 😃 why the bare feet? i cant get over that. and his twitching and moving about like he is nervous or something. it was pretty awkward! thats it and all of it. no need to read more into it than that. stick to music? what does THAT even mean? id say relax dont take things so seriously and youll be much happier. generally speaking. also youre off topic unless you wanna post some more cringy interviews ^^
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  24. I have a few other names and will post them when my brain is working.. Thanks a lot
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  25. Thanks! Btw killer lineup for your upcoming event in Denmark. 😊 👍🏻
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  26. Cringy, What does that word even mean, not quite sure what the purpose of this post is, nothing awkward about it at all, dude I suggest you stick to the music,and if you have some sort of issue with Fabian, don't forget without him you wouldn't even be on this forum
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  27. Yeah indeed! Sheyba had a very distinct sound! Dreamy and mysterious for sure. Always an adventure for the imagination, when one is in the right mind frame. I'll try to see how close I can get to something Sheyba-like with the Jupiter plugin just for fun. It's a nice little challenge, and hopefully learn something new in the process!
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  28. Yeah it would definitely make my top 20 Goa trance tracks at the moment. Sheyba / Elysium have the best rhythms and I love the way it builds up. Thanks for the tips. I'll keep playing with plugins - you've given me some good ideas. I was some of the way there before but then I got diverted into making music. I wouldn't want an exact duplicate of the lead anyway, just to recapture some of that lovely warm, bright, squishiness. If I had to describe it, I would say it sounds like a thousand glowing chocolate oranges caught some rays of sunshine and partially melted, sent tumbling, rolling, curling up on themselves and gurgling into a puddle of pure bliss! Yes, it's a great lead!
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  29. I love this track! Yeah it can be difficult to get a good isolated piece of a track. Also can be very difficult for example with Jupiter-8 since it has X-Mod which can shape the waveform quite a lot. And also the OSC waveform mixer on the SH-101 etc. Anyways I sometimes when I play around, I'm often getting a "oh that sounds a lot like Sheyba leads" when playing with simple oriental melodies on those abovementioned plugin emulations. And also when just using an oriental midi melody to audiorealism bassline, instead of using its internal sequencer. The simplicity of that and other Roland filters nails the sound IMO. With some lush reverb.
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  30. So sorry to be late with answer. Bypass Unit - Color Box - Vaporized - Psygone
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  31. "Initial Landing" by Lunar Dawn is a mesmerizing fusion of Goa and Psy Trance that takes listeners on a mind-bending journey through pulsating beats, intricate soundscapes, and hypnotic melodies. Drawing inspiration from their previous release, "Sonar Storm," Lunar Dawn expertly blends the elements of trance and psytrance to create a transcendent sonic experience. This captivating track is just a glimpse of what awaits on their upcoming EP, "Abyss," promising an unparalleled musical voyage that will leave you yearning for more. Released on 19.02.2024. at our official Lunar Dawn Bandcamp Sasha and Chris, embarked on a daring mission to the Abyss for the second time. Their goal was to make an initial landing on a recently discovered lost temple, which was teeming with enigmatic symbols and relics that held a secret the world had forgotten for millennia. The lost temple had lain dormant for centuries, shrouded in mystery and guarded by the depths of the ocean. It was said to hold a power capable of shaping the very fabric of the ocean itself, and awakening the forces that slumbered beneath the waves. It was this power that had disrupted their sonar and piqued their curiosity, driving them to uncover the truth behind the disturbances. As Sasha and Chris descended into the depths, they encountered a world unlike any other—mysterious creatures, ancient ruins, and a sense of awe that surrounded them. The more they delved into the temple's secrets, the more they unearthed an understanding of the ancient civilization that had once thrived in this underwater realm. The enigmatic symbols and relics they discovered revealed a connection to the underwater mystic interference, hinting at a deeper, more profound purpose. As they made their way through the temple, the plot became increasingly tangled, as they encountered challenges, puzzles, and obstacles that seemed to be guarding the long-forgotten secret of the ancient civilization. With each discovery, the lines between fantasy, mystery, and science fiction blurred, as they uncovered the existence of advanced technology and mythical powers that had been thought to exist only in legends. The journey became a race against time and rival factions seeking to harness the temple's power for their own purposes. Amidst the adventure and peril, Sasha and Chris found themselves navigating through a web of intrigue, deceit, and ancient prophecies. They encountered allies and foes, each with their own motivations and agendas, as they struggled to piece together the true nature of the temple and its significance to the world above. Ultimately, as they unraveled the secrets of the lost temple and the ancient civilization, they realized that the power they sought was not just a force of nature, but a catalyst for change that could alter the very balance of the ocean and its inhabitants. In a thrilling climax, they made a choice that would determine the fate of the temple and its power, and ultimately, the fate of the world itself. It was a testament to the boundless wonders that lay hidden beneath the waves, waiting to be unearthed by those brave enough to seek them out. The story is about to be continued... You can find single sample at our official Soundcloud page, links are below: ______________________________ Track 02: Sonar Storm ______________________________ Track written and produced by Lunar Dawn. Mastering done in Erotiks Studio, 44253 by Lunar Dawn. Visual art done by Lunar Dawn Cover Artwork done by Lunar Dawn Happy listening, Earthlings! Love´n´Light from Lunar Dawn Duo!
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  32. That was a very sweet and vibey track. The main lead sounds great, and the portamento is very cool. I really like the bassline too. It reminds me of something but can't put my finger on it. Look forward to hearing the rest
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  33. can't remember which songs, but it was more some psychedelic elements, not guitar power chord riffs, it didnt contribute a lot to the sound, but it was cool i talked with graham franklin after their live set and he couldn't stop talking about progressive rock and space rock and his radio show about that kind of music. so interessting that you make a link with dimension 5 and that kind of psychedelic old school music🙂 some more photo's
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  34. Loving the home made "decor" - reminds me of the diy parties we threw... I'm just wondering what track had guitar on it? Perhaps it was just played live? This is not an entirely arbitrary question - D5 had their roots in psychedelic space rock (think Hawkwind, Ozric Tentacles etc that morphed into Planet Dog and the crusty festival tradition in the UK). This is perhaps especially apparent on the brilliant and highly desirable 12"s that came out on Intastella Records around the time of Transdimensional. If you listen to tracks like "Transfix" and "Trans Xpress" this space rock and prog rock influence is clear, though it is there in the epic aspect of all their tracks. ~*~
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  35. Hey Joti thanks for the understanding. Btw really appreciate the posts you've made otherwise. Honestly using Soundpark (dodgy Russia website) was how I found psytrance and then Goa trance. Without it I may never have gotten into this genre. But now that I know labels I feel that is the better way to continue discovering releases via Bandcamp etc.
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  36. This track's actually not bad psytrance. I wouldn't call it groundbreaking but it builds up nicely with some slightly spooky sounds. It sounds more coherent to me than a lot of the modern psy, there's variety to the percussion, quieter bits and little bits of melody. Love the artwork as well.
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  37. ^ im thinking the reason might be in the title, family of LIGHT, that the 'open hihats blasts your ears with piercing frequencies' n' ''ear piercing tones.' & 'katana blade of high frequency screech' creates that LIGHT on a massive trip.. 🤪
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  38. oh, and i have a strong dislike of DJs / organizers not using / promoting the DJ pronounce and having ppl think the person DJing has made the music. I mean, some fucks don't even mention they DJ other Artists music, on i.e. Soundcloud 🫥😛🙄 ..i think this anti-use of Dj started around the major rise of DDJs. If you have not made the music you're playing, you're a DJ. Deal with it 😎 ..@Moderator, there's toooo many emojis to choose from, IMO.. oh'be'have!@self
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  39. yes, i agree, i don´t find etnica/pl/cc unlistenable, far from it, but the production of a lot of their work is too harsh when you are in a psychedelic state, in another state it isn't a big issue because i like their work (until 2000) so much, and thank you for mentioning the katana's, my next trip is going to be a bad one 😁im going tot have the feeling that the music is going to chop my head of talking about family of light, of course it's a disappointment after ifo because that album was so special and psychedelic, one of the true classics family of light has less quality songs, less psychedelic elements and les story telling its still a good album, still much better than lot's of random goa trance albums, but not a classic
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  40. Congratulations for the good work. Reminds Goa sounds. It's always good to get out of the box a little, and listen to some vibrant sounds.
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  41. Yes I am listening right now, it's great stuff! Very energetic and greatly polished.
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  42. I already deleted them all. Apologies to those who make a living from producing and selling new products. Peace, Love, Union & Respect
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  43. I agree with you. I'm going to be more careful and not put up websites to download albums. P.L.U.R .
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  44. Completely agree Tsotsi. I clicked on the link and was appalled to see the new Xenomorph ep, for just one example, for free download on this Russian site - I ordered the vinyl of this ep from Suntrip records directly and it hasn't even arrived in the post yet. A free flac download is a slap in the face to me, let alone Mark Petrick and Suntrip Records, and suggests disrespect.
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  45. Just realized but gotta be honest. Not a big fan of you posting free download links on the site. They look dodgy but also take away from an artist a potential sale which would go a long way to them making more music. You do you, but don't think it should be on Psynews. I'm not saying I don't want you Jotinha here. Just the links on the Russian shop remind me of soundpark
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  46. If you like Eminem, I made an Eminem mix back in like 2004 just after he released Encore. It's an even mix of songs from the first four albums. It's turned many people who hated Eminem back then into fans. Give it a listen if you're ever in the Eminem mood again! https://goaconstrictor.com/music/eminem http://goaconstrictor.com/audio/eminem.mp3
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  47. Reply to Parasphere.. I left Facebook nearly 2 years ago. I feel so much better for that even though I feel I miss the online company of quite a few people. The extreme filtering of people's life is not more real than not knowing anything about what they are doing. It's a highly edited, false representation of people's lives. It is also very strange to have such a wide mix of people that you know intimately, quite well, a bit, very little and hardly at all. I decided to control it and not let it control me. It is addictive in a very strange way and not many addictive things are good for us, hard to think of any actually. I understand it as a business tool and for musicians/artists (still a business tool still in large part) there you can present the persona you need to present and not get overly personal. But for personal use I found it too demanding, addictive and strange to carry on with. Even real life with few people around is better than that, go out and look at some landscape, sky, nature a beach or something with the hours saved doing whatever the hell social media is. Slowly digital is becoming like a prison, a digital prison, like a lot of technology is, when you can no longer do anything in world without a mobile phone we are in great peril, vulnerable, weaker, easy to destabilize and disrupt. This is not conspiratorial it's in plain sight.
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