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Well this came out completely left-field https://mystikamusic777.bandcamp.com/album/va-mystika 1. MFG - Desert Sun (2019 Retro Remake) - 140 - MASTER 24-bit by MFG 08:13 2. Ohm Mind - Alien Invaders - 147 - MASTER 24-bit by Tim Schuldt 09:08 3. Laughing Space Devil - C.E.R.N. - 150 - MASTER 24-bit by Tim Schuldt 08:25 4. Triquetra - Acid Boomerang - 150 - MASTER 24-bit by Tim Schuldt 07:50 5. Shakta - Shiva Dance - 147 - MASTER 24-bit by Tim Schuldt 09:45 6. Morphic Resonance - Jumanji - 142 - MASTER 24-bit by Tim Schuldt 09:53 7. Toi Doi - Trance Ritual (Remastered) - 147 - MASTER 24-bit by Tim Schuldt 08:10 8. Toxeed - Prostration - 148 - MASTER 24-bit by Tim Schuldt 13:43 9. Bonus Track - 147 - Unfinishable Track 24-bit Unmastered - DR_PSY... - Dacid (free) 03:15 This thing sounds really, really good!

I remember when TIP.World opened their shirt site in the early 2000s and you could pick the color of shirt and print style. It was interactive and super sweet. Instead of being forced to choose the colors and prints pre-selected, they gave buyers more control. One of my prized shirts is my Green Nuns of the Revolution shirt. I've got various hoodies, shirts, and long sleeves, but that GNOTR shirt is a special design and piece of art/history

15 or so years ago, I was walking on this earth, in what resembled a true paradise. It was that sweet-spot in the year between spring and summer. When the weather is just perfectly splendid, and the birds and nature encompasses you into its divine secrets. That was when I first came in contact with the music of Khetzal, it left an indelible impression on me ever since. The music itself managed to capture exactly what I was experiencing, in this total blissful moment of joy as I experienced a very close bond with the earth and nature around me. There was an optimism in the air, I felt very excited about the prospect of the Goa Trance revival. Which seemed like a very creative and inspired movement. It was a new dawn for a genre which had been slumbering. So now we are blessed with yet another finely crafted piece of Goa Trance by Khetzal, which hopefully will awake the inspiration of a new generation of Goa producers. I will need to re-listen multiple times to catch all the details on this album. But so far it has been beyond expectations, a very nice cinematic and somewhat ambient-like approach on the Goa Trance formula. And it's very apparent that Khetzal spent a long time honing his skills between the time of the last album in 2005 and this new album. In particular what's striking is a skilful play with colors and careful balancing of light and dark atmospheres. The melodies are evocative of oriental geometric textures when I close my eyes. A very lush and richly textured meditative Goa Trance, which is uplifting for the spirit and contemplative for the mind. The third track is unfolding now (Grey Kitty In The Box) And it's soo beautiful! It feels like I'm flying over ancient lands in a Vimana, above colossal statues and temples in every direction, with their surrounding sacred precincts illuminated by a radiant red sun. Which spreads its beams in every direction, picture something like the Angkor Wat temple complex. To quote something from wikipedia which captures the mood: In the Ramayana, the pushpaka ("flowery") vimana of Ravana is described as follows: "The Pushpaka Vimana that resembles the Sun and belongs to my brother was brought by the powerful Ravana; that aerial and excellent Vimana going everywhere at will ... that chariot resembling a bright cloud in the sky ... and the King [Rama] got in, and the excellent chariot at the command of the Raghira, rose up into the higher atmosphere.'" Massive tune that feels like a contender for the next benchmark in Neo Goa. Acide Formique is another track which really captures my imagination, a very intense euphoric rollercoaster. This is like a serotonin overload, bombarding your synapses with pure unadulturated euphoria. Which is sure to put a big grin on your jaw which is dropped squarely on the floor. And if that wasn't enough, I have barely recovered from the epicness of the previous track, let alone collected my thoughts enought to write something comprehensible. When we are thrown into yet another solar storm of a track: Pavane. It continues with the same unrelentless drive as the previous number. It feels a bit darker and is captivating, employing a foreboding and mysterious storytelling mode. Spiralling your mind further into the vast depths of the undiscovered potential of your consciousness. This track showcases Khetzal's knowledge of the violin instrument. I do not know if he plays a real violin in the track or if it's sampled and played on keyboard. Either way the result is fantastic, it reminds me a bit of the violin segments in Dancing With Kadaffi by Infected Mushroom. So it's played or programmed in a very oriental vibe indeed. With natural points of articulation. Which makes me lean on the notion that it's a real violin, but you never know these days. The closing track: Ealitas Ex Nihilo starts out like an ambient track before it picks up speed and becomes a more chilled uptempo track than the previous hyper-energetic outings. Stylewise it reminds me a bit of California Sunshine - Green Sky. Very hypnotic and dreamy, something like a fusion between Goa Trance and Dream Trance. This notion is accentuated by the arpeggiated piano layer which appears in the beginning and the end of the track. This type of track is a wise choice for saying goodbye, and landing after an eventful journey. This ending track could also work really well to open a set or a playlist. Really nice build/progression in it for that purpose as well. The artwork for this album is also very peculiar and interesting, it looks a bit like Angels Trumpets. With some cute hummingbirds sipping its nectar. Alluding perhaps to the mysterious world of entheogenic plants. At the same time these flowers almost look like some type of tivoli tents with the flower stamens resembling illuminated lamps underneat. These bothanical fantasy creatures have bird-like features. Somekind of hybrids or flowers and birds? The flower to the left looks as if the hummingbirds have been caught and are now a permanent fixture connected to it. And appear like a tivoli carousel for kids, all aligned in a circle. There’s also a band of smaller lamps hanging between the flowers. I can’t find any info on Discogs as to who the artist behind this artwork is. It’s very psychedelic and imaginative.

The new Afgin is finally out (on bandcamp friday)! If you are looking for warm, positive emotional old styles goa-trance that will beam you immediately to a tropical beach? Search no longer: Elad Afgins second album on Suntrip is exactly what you need! The cd (and digital files) are now exclusively available on Suntrip's bandcamp! There is an amazing coincidence with the title by the way. In Belgium, facemasks are no more obligated since... today! So yes, we will go for "Eternal Freedom" for sure! Artwork by Margot Schaefer with some help from Rodolpho Morais https://suntriprecords.bandcamp.com/merch

Another one (prepared to accept the tomatoes people will throw at me) but Shamanix of Hallucinogen is probably his weakest track on both albums and for sure his most well known. Its cheesy and just... meh, while more or less ALL other ones are superb (probably thats why people love it... easy to digest)