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Ektoplazm is happy to present a new album by Swiss musician SubConsciousMind. Symphonies of Life, his fifth full-length release, explores different aspects of the human experience: Patience, Truth, Consciousness, Destruction, Love, Creation, Beauty, Humility, and Trust. This is an album that reveals its true intensity the more you listen to it. Every time you hear it another theme might resonate with your inner world, or new revelations may come to pass. One day a theme may not get through to you, another day it will open up an emotional world without description. Keep this in your playlist, let it be part of your life, and the beauty of this musical artwork will unfold even more over time. Just two clicks away for free: http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/subconsciousmind-symphonies-of-life http://www.subconsciousmind.ch

UBARTMAR - EARLY FUSIONS (ZION604CD017) Dear friends and supporters, Ubartmar's critical seventh album EARLY FUSIONS will receive a proper tribute to the good old times of the 90's. The track list and cover for the album have just been announced by us, and it’s packed with incredible goa trance music . The track list goes to show that Ubartmar is not only a great artist: for us he represents a special moment in goa trance history. Beside 4 unreleased tracks and 3 early versions of famous hits, Two bonus tracks will be included in that album. These versions are totally live programmed, taken from the famous live act of Ubartmar @Shizuoka Izu Ohtaki Land (Japan 1996). Artwork – Taro Kc Tanaka Written-By, Producer, Engineer – Takeshi Isogai View the full track list below. 1. Mutant life forms (Unreleased, 1996) 2. E-talk (Unreleased, 1995) 3. I'm Shocked (Unreleased, 1996) 4. Another transform (Unreleased, 1995) 5. When The Light Is Gone (Early mix, 1997) 6. Eternal Return (Early mix, 1996) 7. Eejyanaika (Early mix, 1999) 8. 3D Heaven (LIVE mix, 1995) 9. Transformer synthesizer (LIVE mix, 1995) Please support us : https://zion604records.bandcamp.com

Very good mix. And thanks for the excellent XIS track, never heard it before.

Artist: Ray Castle & Collaborators Title: Mystique of the Metaverse Label: Suntrip Records Date: February, 2018 1. Insectoid - Tribadelic Nomads (Feral mix) 2. Insectoid - Astrotrekker 3. Rhythmystec - Plutonica 4. Rhythmystec - Plasmatik 5. Rhythmystec - Cathexis 6. Rhythmystec - Stellium 7. Masaray - Time Traveler of Trance (Joyfull Natives Mix) 8. Insectoid - Omniscient 9. Sonic Sufi - Optimum Flux "Follow your bliss and don't be afraid." Ok. Like most of you I am a fan of Suntrip Records, but as a reviewer of their music I have to put aside my fangirling ways and immerse myself into the artist's work. And most of the time I come away with a positive experience. Allow me to introduce the first hiccup of 2018. There are a lot of things wrong with this release which seems more like a history lesson than a Suntrip album offering. I don't own the label or have any say in what they release and I surely don't want to offend the artist, but... was there a lot of demand for a Ray Castle album? This is a definite niche album that to me is attempting to capitalize on the everything old is gold momentum. Ray Castle worked under several project names and according to the headache inducing word salad album blurb found on the bandcamp page he was "one of the most distinguished trail-blazing legends of the nineties Goa movement.." Really? Ok I don't have a masters degree in goa trance history so I'll accept that on its face. The head of this fine label are in a way better position than I to determine that. So let's just talk about the music because I am one of those that appreciate music from the past finding its way to the present day. This label did a remarkable job with the Shakta, Prana, and Denshi Danshi releases. The Rhythmystec tracks were released in 95-96 and are decent if not dated. Different time, technology, yadda yadda yadda. I was excited about the Insectoid tracks because unlike the stuff from Rhythmystec I had never heard of this project. Two tracks from that project take up the first 17 minutes of this album and to say they were underwhelming would be an understatement. Omniscient would also fall into this category regrettably as did the Sonic Sufi track. They have the sound of early goa without many layers to give it depth. The best track for me was the Time Traveler of Trance remix as it sounded more like the goa trance I like. Personal preference of course. So for me I cannot recommend this album. If you're looking for blasting old school goa trance with crazy melodies you will come away from this disappointed. As I mentioned I see this as a niche album (which I will still be purchasing to support the label) appealing to fans of this project and the early goa sound. Suntrip Bandcamp Psyshop Beatspace

Yup, what Penzo said, mostly artists who were active on Metapsychic had that dominant oriental sounding Goa, so give a chance to early Travma, Amithaba Buddha/Lost Buddha and Sky Technology.

VA - Pyramidal Trancendence, Mindsphere - Inner Cyclone, Astrancers stuff. Obviously nobody is like PharaOM but stylistically they're similar.