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Artist: Talamasca Title: A Brief History of Goa Trance Label: Dacru Records Date: June, 2017 1. A Brief History of Goa Trance Astral Projection 2. A Brief History of Goa Trance Electric Universe 3. A Brief History of Goa Trance Etnica 4. A Brief History of Goa Trance Hallucinogen 5. A Brief History of Goa Trance Juno Reactor 6. A Brief History of Goa Trance Man With No Name 7. A Brief History of Goa Trance Oforia 8. A Brief History of Goa Trance Transwave 9. A Brief History of Goa Trance X-Dream "I live for this moment here." I mean... *sigh* What in the actual f*ck is he doing? I'm trying not to sound like a snobby purist, but how is this anything but sh*tting all over the artists he is said to admire? Calling this a brief history is like comparing the entire works of Mozart to the latest Katy Perry album. Talamasca is Cédric Dassulle and he left any and all of his goa credibility behind him long ago, let's just put that right out front. At this point he's like my bloated orange president with the lies. Remember his album Psychedelic Trance? Me neither cause it was far from it. I can best describe this effort as him taking parts of tracks from the artist he said had influence on him and "full-oning" it until any sense of soul and spirituality has been wrung out of it. Loaded with cliches including cringe inducing triplets and a cornballing of original melodies. It sounds exactly how you think it would. I mean...how in the f*ck do you make the melody from Etnica's Trip Tonite sound like it's full-on cheese regurgitation? How do you do that? Simon Posford is rolling over in his grave for the callous way you neutered LSD. Just because you insert the samples from the originals doesn't mean a connection is forged. This is what Hollywood does to once proud franchises so congratulations. This doesn't make me want to hear this album again. It makes me want to hear the originals to see how it was correctly done. You wanna honor those artists? Either re-learn how to make goa trance or just stay the hell away from their music. Psyshop

Artist: Prometheus Title: Corridor Of Mirrors Label: Twisted Records Catalogue Number: TWSCD31 Tracks: Arcadia Magik One Cell Short Of A Brain Drug Sock The Logic Of The Polyphonic 9th-(The Man Who Swam Through A Speaker) Soma Oz Cherry Pie (very short) Review: Compared to the fabulous, often-synthetic sounding debut album, Robot-o-Chan, this is a more organic, aggressive and technically accomplished collection of tracks. At times the album successfully recaptures the spirit of goa although it must be said always fleetingly. As with his debut album, Benji has created a highly stylised and uniquely atmospheric piece of work that is set firmly apart from the lacklustre, indiscernable trance sadly sweeping the scene today. The album is in no way perfect, indeed a couple of tracks miss the mark, but, all said and done, Corridor of Mirrors is Robot-o-Chan's equal and one of the most welcome releases the genre has seen in a long time. Buy it. Play it. Savour it.

Oh I'm sure you'd be excused this time

They told me I couldn't do that anymore.

Surprisingly long review. I think the first gif would be enough.

In present "optics" this statement doesn't make much sense, since full-on as well know it today was probably first born with Astrix first album or there about (2002) (funny to hear how little actually have chance since then!!!) and what I think Graham is referring to is the earlier form of full-on like . I guess this also shows there many definitions of "full-on"... on a second note, I really don't see suomisoundi as a evolution of old full-on.... if anything it is evolution of early psy-trance/goa-trance/"aussie-trance"... quite compelling to think when listing to old Shaolin Wooden Men or Psyko Disko anyways... I have to agree with Ormion on this on... both of these tracks are pretty much full-on (and I am not discussing taste). a better example to compare your two full on tracks with a psy-trance track is this one (imo): http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRpVp678zSE all of the tracks have some more clubby elements, but the difference is clear!

I honestly can't see how the master blaster track is psytrance (as you call it), but not full on. It's 100% full on in my ears without the build ups and the main melodies. And I honestly again can't see how this track is more psytrance than a twilight track like this [media='']http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ny3E90bRoA[/media]

If full on is not psytrance, darkpsy is not psytrance, prog is not psytrance, goa is not psytrance, twilight is not psytrance, suomi is not psytrance...then there is no psytrance.

Full On belongs to psytrance. Of course there are full on tracks that cross the line to eurotrance for example, but that's something that goes for every genre. For example many prog are closer to house than psy, some darkpsy almost step to the hardcore category and some goa are more normal trance. So yeah for me full on is psytrance. Most of it.

It's pretty subjective what counts as psychedelic; the word means different things to different people. Personally I think most full-on is crap (same as almost any genre, though to my ears the crap:good ratio seems higher for full-on than for darkpsy or Goa) but there's some really good stuff too, like this. Either way I think it's silly to suggest that full-on isn't really psytrance, since the word "psytrance" is a well-established name for a genre of music, not just a term for anything that could be described as both "psychedelic" and "trance" - there's plenty of music that I find both psychedelic and trance-inducing that nobody would call psytrance. Full-on developed naturally from the same origin as the other psytrance subgenres like darkpsy, psyprog and neogoa and has as much in common with any of those styles as they have with each other (in fact the boundaries between styles are pretty fuzzy), so it's rather unfair for someone to say it isn't psytrance just because they don't like it.

Haven't you noticed that almost all psytrance has that? Are you DISAPPOINTED because a psytrance album has a heavy 4/4 kick drum in every track?

OMG, repetitive drums in a Trace tune? But how??? What was he thinking??

Prometheus – Corridor Of Mirrors Hi-res cover: front + back Artist: Prometheus (UK) Title: Corridor Of Mirrors Format: CD (jewel case) Label: Twisted Records (UK) Cat. #: TWSCD31 Distribution: Twisted Date: February 2007 Track listing: 01. 08’50” Arcadia Magik 02. 06’50” One Cell Short Of A Brain 03. 07’36” Drug Sock 04. 08’19” The Logic Of Polyphonic 05. 08’07” 9th (The Man Who Swam Through A Speaker) 06. 07’37” Soma 07. 07’54” Oz 08. 08’46” Cherry Pie .m3u-playlist: http://tinyurl.com/3cus5a (all tracks!) Review: The ample and ambitious successor: The Echo Chamber Sessions. London’s leading trance export Twisted Records is out with their 31st release, Corridor Of Mirrors which is the second album from Hallucinogen-apprentice Prometheus (Benji Vaughan). Virtually everything that Benji has had his paws on has been ace – from the early Process collaborations to the epic Younger Brother album. From the gargantuan first Prometheus album Robot.O.Chan to the many stand-out compilation tracks on Twisted and TIP.World. Crystal Skulls material in particular. Benji is a subliminal producer of both progressive, full-on and downbeat and I regard him as one of the most pivotal post-2000 UK trance personas. So yeah, I’m a huge fan and I’ve been a happy camper ever since this second album was released. Now let’s find out if it meets the expectations. Let me take you thru the tracks… #01: Arcadia Magik The album opens with a blast… An epic story told with only the best tools trance has to offer. The mesmerizing intro soon turns into an uplifting melody-driven piece of epic trance. More layers are added and several more subtle trance FX are sprinkled into the mix. The melancholy synths strike a notable contrast to the lush, pounding rhythm section. Those two key elements keep battling it out - building to a frenzy and eventually the track reaches higher levels of pure bliss. This is a textbook example of perfect *trance* and this is why I’ll never ever grow tired of it. What an amazing opening track. #02: One Cell Short Of A Brain And here’s a classic party choon. This lovely piece of arpeggio-rich psytrance encapsulates post-2000 UK-trance. Flaring synths, clean-cut percussion, huge melodic pads and tons of raw, unfiltered, ‘aving-it-large mentality… This is all about having fun the old-school way and dancing like no-one is watching… Screw conformity, this shit it ripe and is up to par with both Eat Static and Posford’s seminal dancefloor antics… Another addition to the triumphant resurrection of full-on! =) #03: Drug Sock “Dark glasses, white trousers, […] black socks, lilac shirt and multicoloured beetle boots and black socks… Not beetle boots!” Shortly after we’ve come to terms with the (seemingly weird) dresscode the bass is dropped and the trance quest continues. This time we’re digging deeper into the underground and the psychedelic undertones starts being more predominant… I love how this track is totally wobbly – it bounces up and down and back and forth constantly challenging the listeners… I can already picture how the trancefloors are gonna look like a giant human wave when this bombshell hits them… Hands-in-the-air material for sure. Lovely! #04: The Logic Of Polyphonic “By stretching the imagination and the […] you go from symmetric to asymmetric. The way from symmetric towards asymmetric…It’s the eternal logic of the polyphonic…” Time to up the ante, raise the bar, unleash the aciiiiiiiiid and marvel at the wonder that is chord progression. Now this is, quite literally, the dog’s bollocks. This is crisp, über-tight, insanely full-on psychedelic trance when it’s best… Propane-injected, pure-bred, in-your-face dancefloor napalm for darkened clubs and moonlight-lit dancefloors… Words really don’t do it justice. It the best track yet – and that’s saying a lot on such a marvellous album. #05: 9th (The Man Who Swam Through A Speaker) The oddball track off the album. Both the trippy title, the classical music-samples and the general freestyle feel here indicates that this is the kind of trance Benji produces when he’s been sipping on grandpa’s old cough medicine. That’s right; this is the kind of electronica that goes down extremely well with magic monkey juice… The psychedelic factor still plays an important role and this track is bound to gain fans among twisted dancers and tripped-out sofa trancers alike. I’m digging it, though it doesn’t leave me quite as breathless as the previous track. It’s still very a fantastic track though – totally unique and easily the most versatile thus far. #06: Soma “Soma is not really a plant. Poetry is not really language. Soma is poetry. The origin of poetry is soma!” Soma is an ambiguous title. It’s the drug without after-effects - or the intoxicating Iranian drink. It’s the cell body of an axon (deriving from the Greek word for body). It’s the Indian name for the moon AND it’s a botanical hallucinogen. To put it short, soma is poetry! I’d like to think that Benji takes a little bit of inspiration from all the above-mentioned definitions. Anyway, this track seems Ben turn the BPM count down a notch or two, leaving us with effervescent, bubbling psytrance… The flawless synth work is still very much the focal point and this track would work great as a transition tool going from full-on night trance to progressive morning trance. Very tasty! #07: Oz Oz is a very nice, tightly-knit hybrid of carefree trance with cascading melodies + deep and totally sexy morning trance… With a progressive structure and a few surprising twists Benji shows us once again just how versatile his production talent is. Multi-climactic morning trance with stamina, staying power and enough potency to crack tons of smiles. More uplifting than Viagra and more addictive than crack. Another very fine track. #08: Cherry Pie “There’s nothing quite like cherry pie baked by my Aunt Daisy…” The closing track is a piece of pie! And by pie, I mean a mouth-watering, subliminally tasty dessert rounded off with whipped cream. This a cornucopia of freshly squeezed Prometheus goodies in the form of lush, uplifting, twirling trance music with a pinch of psychedelia. A playful, easy-going nature is riddled throughout this lovely little track which will go down very well with a couple of beers and a spliff on a sunny afternoon. Its slicker than your average! Believe the hype! As you’ve probably already guessed by now this album totally lived up to my expectations – and even exceed them. This is right up to par with the Holy Trinity: Prometheus’ Robot.O.Chan (Twisted Records/2004), Ott’s Blumenkraft (Twisted Records/2003) and the Younger Brother album A Flock Of Bleeps (Twisted Records/2003) – to put it in layman’s terms, it’s an instant classic! Benji is such a versatile, deeply talented producer – and his output is as eclectic as it is rewarding. His talent spans several genres, but the subsequent basic framework of high-quality psytrance is always the common denominator. Ben does it best. The flashy, futuristic artwork by legendary Calx is proper eye candy and meets the high standard we’re used to from Twisted Records. My only gripe is that the album only runs for 64 minutes, but with music of such quality I’m willing to let that one slide. It’s the old quality over quantity thing. All in all, this is an amazing album – there’s nothing even close to a mediocre track here and I’m positive several of these tunes will become proper trancefloor anthems in years to come. It’s *that* good. Comes highly recommended from me as this is one enchanted piece of plastic. A musical investment opportunity that few people can afford to miss. Trust me on this – you need this one! Enjoy! Favourites: 1(!!), 2(!!), 3(!), 4(!!!), 5(!), 6, 7(!), 8 < -- Yeah, that’s all of them! DeathPosture External links: Twisted Records: http://www.twisted.co.uk Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/release/877347 Saiko Sounds: http://tinyurl.com/2vrr8p Beatspace: http://tinyurl.com/2m3sje Discobole: http://tinyurl.com/3dss79 Wirikuta: http://tinyurl.com/37faba PsyBuy: http://tinyurl.com/2n7b67 Psyshop: http://tinyurl.com/2ltzsm Cisco: http://tinyurl.com/3d6w2x Juno: http://tinyurl.com/2uf7p9

No need for reviews really Probably better understanded by mature listeners This is the best release i heard for a long long time ... This is the kind of quality stuff that can still save the scene ... Just great Wish there was more like this one to dream on ...

Hi All ! Benji Vaughn AKA Prometheus was not so famous and appricated untill he suprised the whole world with the album "Robot-o-Chan" on 2004. Suddenly, every psytrance fan know this project and respect it. Now, almost three years after the debut album, Benji is back with full-legnth album called "Corridor Of Mirrors". Twisted Records is proudly to present the lateset materials of this talented guy and we need to check what is the new message that Prometheus is bring with him. Cover : http://www.twistedrecords.co.uk/shop/catal...&page=popup 1. Arcadia Magik The inroduction for this album is the "Arcadia Magik" tune. Benji is let us taste the unique style he developed over the years and now it's sound better than ever. Two and half minutes of stirring opening and than the trip is starts officialy. His own line is so sensed here and all the supported elements around just add more colors to the track. The first track is surely give the listener a good impression for the upcoming sounds. Let's see what is cooking next... 2. One Cell Short Of A Brain Ok, so the first reunion with Prometheus music was very positive and the second track has high expections. The ability of this project to create a psychedelic atmosphere everytime is just astonishment. The flat kick with the right playings background, make it sound like an adventure story. I hope your brains is strong enough for get to the third tune. Be aware - the story just get more and more complicated. 3. Drug Sock The vocal on the begining gives us a little clue for the rest of the track. "Drug Sock" tune is more deep and soft with the requied elements for full attention by the listener. The tension vibes just go up and up and thats force you to listen it well without missing anything, AMAZING. The hallucinate experience is continue... 4. The Logic Of The Polyphonic Track number four is start with lovely robotic sample following by melodies-storm. The style here is modern and updated, even sound close to the full on genre, but much more high quality. This tune has a clear target - to shake the body seriously without leaving the brain's work. Every effect is founded on the right place and thats why it's sound so proffesional. The beautiful melody on the middle brake simply confused me totally. If you look for chilly material to relax after this track, you can search it on another place because here everything just going higher. 5. 9th (The Man Who Swam Through A Speaker) The classical-music fans will recognize the symphony on the beginging...yes Beethoven is the right answer :-). This dance floor stomper is one of the best Benji's tracks ever in my opinion. The atmosphere is one of kind so as the all flow of the track. The genious symphony is coming back after five brilliant minutes and takes the track far away...this creative mind is always leave me speacless. 6. Soma "Soma" track is a gift for all the stoned brains. The plot is starting chilly and slowly growing to the highlight. This tune has not connect with the dance floor, but it's a master-piece for the hallucinate brains - a long & intersting trip to unknown zone. "Soma is poetry..." 7. Oz The bombs is gone and we can recover with "Oz" tune. The fat kick, flowing baseline and the soft riff is the best solution for let the brain understand what is happened here before and go on. The tempo is low and friendly, so as the funk influences, which combined fine. 8. Cherry Pie What a smiley tune we have here :-). The suprising kick, which come from no where, is so groovy. Because we are close to the end, everything is more calm and compromiser. The "hangover" time is pleasant and enjoyable...all you need to do is let the music to control you. All in all, the "Corridor Of Mirrors" trip is a must experience for every psychedelic music's fan. The order of the tracks is decided smartly and make the all tour more fun and wonderful. The required comparison with the first album is unnecessary, becasue the times are different and each album has it's own magic above. Now, I can officialy say that Twisted Records back to control the business after an extended break and the credit should also go to Mr. Vaughn for his rare stuff. The cd is availiable through Twisted's web site : http://www.twistedrecords.co.uk/shop/catal...ee109daed5fd02f

although a little too boring over the whole line, tracks 5 and 6 really stand out. and yes it's kind of morning-ish fullon

It personally fits my taste for morning fullon. If you like that style, then definitely get it!

One word - B O R I N G Ok, so I didn't dig the first one but this is just horrible. Pale, nothing-happens-music. Stay away if you want something more than only a kick and bass. He is the king of bass I've heard My 2 cents. Which is the amount of money I would give for this album.