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Miranda - Phenomena

Hi, my 2cents, for what they're worth: I know it'll sound stupid, but you should ideally send what you consider complete. Mastering at this stage is absolutely irrelevant compared to a proper mixdown, which is key. Labels not only want to hear good music (...obviously), but they also want to hear a minimum of quality / technical ability. Your EP should preferably fit the style that "you" currently enjoy making. If you're specifically targeting and engineering your musical output just to have a shot at being released on a specific label, or at playing at a big main-stage somewhere, well, I mean that can work, but good luck with that - the competition and level required is absurdly high (and that's before factoring in your networking etiquette (who you know in the business) and all the social media bullshit, both of which are even higher than raw talent/work these days) Be absolutely prepared to be asked (more often than not) to strictly adhere to a specific "artistic" vision if you submit stuff to a label. Some are more relaxed, some are not, some are open to discussion, and some will absolutely demand that you alter your vision and ideas because whatever their flavor reason of the month is. Who's right or who's wrong isn't the subject here, it'll be up to you to decide. Personally, at first, I was so eager (desperate?) to have anything released anywhere, that I would spend days reworking stuff I was happy with, only to have that lead absolutely nowhere. Looking back, I was an idiot. Lesson learned, for years now it's been "what you hear is what you get". Not happy? No problem. Zero problem in itself, but be aware that labels and people in general (contrary to what they'll tell you) are very very very VERY fond of "boxes"/categories where it's easy to put people in. If your project name is known for a particular style and you suddenly switch everything up, you'll have to manage the fallout and get the added pleasure of getting torn to shreds in private messages on your socials. If you plan to release and distribute solo via Bandcamp and streaming platforms, you absolutely don't care. Good luck with your projects, and enjoy the ride

Arthur Pralaya - Starborn (Global Sect, 2026) Listen now and order digital and CD: https://globalsect.bandcamp.com/album/arthur-pralaya-starborn Cosmonauts, we invite you to embark on a deep, multi-layered cosmic ambient journey, masterfully crafted by the project Arthur Pralaya. There is no beat in this release - yet there is motion. A motion of consciousness beyond the boundaries of our Solar System, toward distant worlds, nebulae, and constellations. Arthur Pralaya masterfully weaves multilayered, cinematic ambient textures, transforming sound into space, and space into experience. Starborn is a moment of calm before the leap, contemplation before acceleration, a breath before liftoff. Tracklist: 1. Solaris 2. Baikonur 3. Radiocosmos 4. Control The Universe 5. Sahara 6. Shambhala 7. The Moment of Truth 8. The Last Day 9. Awakening 10. Better Part Of Us Label: Global Sect W&P: Arthur Mataryan Mastering: Zsolt Peter Cover Art: Global Sect Release date: 30 January 2026

Lovely. Hit the spot and brought a smile to my face. "Do you think the world is coming to an end?" Seems appropriate for the times.

Cold Storage — Cold Comfort (1997)

Hello all producers and psychonauts! I would like to invite you to Psychill Space. It's a discord server dedicated to music production, especially towards psychill but really open to anything from psytrance and techno to psydub and ambient. We have a work-in-progress feedback forum as well as channels for chatting about production, resources, and collabs. We also have a music sharing area that is open to promoting your tracks and albums. You can join us at: https://discord.gg/ttmeR2Xw7h

, talamasca was a pioneer

pls never stop doing this

I’m continuing to collect tracks with a vibe similar to the legendary Spiritual Healing. The list has just been expanded with another track. A small list of well-known tracks that share a similar mood and melodic feel with the legendary The Muses Rapt — Spiritual Healing (1997): Terra Ferma — The Scream (1996) Future Prophecy — Sunrise (1998) Yahel — Intelligent Life (2000) Fractal — Them (1999) — also known as Fractal Glider — Acid Kill New Born — Trip of the Luna King (2007) Mindsphere — Source Of Emotions (2025)

No. I kinda tuned that part out. Not out of disrespect. Just don't really engage with some of that. 😃

Electric Universe - Spaceships and spaceopele (Remix from S.U.N. Project track)

S.U.N. Proect - Energia Magica

It sounds like Another World part 2 to me and the music would be almost as good as that album if it wasn't for that mastering. I love Another World though which counts in this album's favor.

Boris Blenn - Source of Emotion

i think you all are sleeping on how good the 2003 MWNN album was.

OCTOBER 17 - 2025 - RELEASED - SUNTRIP RECORDS track list: 1-1 Take My Hand 9:11 1-2 Children Of The Sun 8:09 1-3 The Path Of The Ascetic 10:11 1-4 Sacred Phase 10:50 1-5 Endless Ritua 10:43 1-6 This World Is Not For Us 7:40 1-7 Gone Like The Wind 8:03 1-8 We Can Never Go Back 8:54 2-1 Emptiness 10:09 2-2 For A Memory 21:05 2-3 Supplication 6:35 2-4 Everything Will Be Solved Today 7:15 2-5 Source Of Emotions 17:09 2-7 Heartfelt 4:52 2-8 Blurred Memories 7:55 3-1 Drifting Into Myself 8:13 3-2 Moment Of Decision 15:05 3-3 Longing For Something 11:18 3-4 Bottomless Pit 9:23 3-5 What Was Left Behind 5:30 3-6 Nowhere I Meant To Be 5:26 3-7 Impasse 4:16 3-8 Lasting Memories 9:36 3-9 Regeneration 6:05 Im not going to go thru each track. Ill just give an overall impression. There are very interesting pieces of music here, on all tracks. So i recommend if you like Mindsphere and New School goa, you will like alot of this one. But, something is wrong with the sound. I cant pinpoint it, but its very sharp, annoying and doesnt feel good. I think the wrong files was sent for mastering. Or rather, the wrong files was sent FROM mastering. Thats just my honest thoughts. Because it sounds harsh, digital, annoying, and the bass+kick doesnt feel well defined or pleasant. So while I might hear it in a technical problem area, you might not. But for me this reduces the grade ALOT. Cause, theres really no excuse for sounding bad anymore. Musically sure, but soundwise? no. Again theres tons of really cool tracks here, that I invite you all to check out. Maybe you dont hear the issues I hear. Afterall, Mindsphere is a great talent, so it saddens me that for me personally, this album goes into the trash just because of its sound. To me this music is WAY better than Astral Projection - For all Mankind. But the sound is even worse than it. Sadly. I cant understand what happened because his older albums did NOT sound like this. Again, sound only.... I hope I can come back to this later on , because i have lots to say about the music. But for now, unfortunately, the music will suffer due to unpleasant sound. And it is really sad, because the music deserves SO much better. 2.5/5 The best thing about this massive album is that he reprises or remixes alot of famous melodies. Thats worth the listen alone.

For All Mankind * *certain exceptions apply

I don't really feel like getting into the pissing contest about how people (or kids these days) are listening to wrong music and listening to music wrong, but we can check some trends for sort of hard facts. One go-to place is IFPI's global music report. Right now the main site is acting up, but you can get a referring article or the pdf. For some possible key points: Music revenues as a whole crashed by about 50% from the late 90s peak (or "peak CD, no Napster yet") to the 2015-ish "how should we even get stuff" confusion low, but now they've actually made a new all-time high again. Nowadays the big money comes from streaming (51.2% subscriptions, 17.7% ad-supported, 69.0% together), but obviously not for everyone equally. Physical media is 16.4% globally, probably less in the US and similar countries. (You can find US stats separately.) Vinyl has outsold CDs since 2020. I still buy CDs and vinyl - for reliable hard copies and simply for collecting, but overall CD buyers are a small minority and people actually listening to CDs even smaller. That "I don't even own a CD player" boast was popular already 20 years ago. Today I know people who actually hoard CD/DVD/Blu-ray drives because their production is dwindling and eventually you won't be able to get any new ones even if you wanted. Anyway, streaming is how people get music. It's another story how "kids these days" listen to music. I'm not saying that everyone only checks six second video snippets, but I do think that swiping, skipping, shorter attention span and instant gratification are real trends. I'm obviously old and grumpy, but in my opinion psy-trance in general got a bit weird already in the 00s when it still insisted on 8 minute tracks, yet placed some crowd-hyping filter effect or fill in there every 20 seconds. It was different in the 90s when listening involved the effort of loading a physical disc, and a few minutes of gradual building was a thing, acceptable, or even expected. I don't know if I'm getting anywhere here but let's just say that goa, CDs, and goa CDs are on the losing side of major trends. Also, there is so much of everything that marginal stuff is ridiculously marginal now. I'm almost literally drowning in music and I'm buying it on physical discs. If I tried to follow even a fraction of all the digital stuff, RIP me. It takes me more than a month to process what I can easily get on a single Bandcamp Friday. I'll stop here because it's late again, but maybe I'll dedicate another message to Cronomi. Let's see.

I just don't understand why you plan to destroy any remaining stock after some point, it makes no sense. It seems a disservice to the purpose you've served all these years and disrespectful to the artists.

Understandable. Talk about the same boring lineups with the same well-known names over and over again! Not to mention the very high ticket prices for the festivals.They are not affordable for many of us. It's kind of sad that many people who go to festivals have deep enough pockets to pay for travelling costs, festival tickets etc., but not for an album. You're probably right that most of the new audience don't really care about buying the music or at least getting acquainted with relevant discography. They just want to go to festivals, even if they don't know who's playing. I feel the scene is becoming more commercialised, like the rest of Psytrance. Fast food for the masses. Not sure though whether the Goa scene itself has shrunk. It seems it's becoming more mainstream. The underground feeling is fading away, and instead you get big expensive festivals with extravagant, flashy decoration, and very prominent, levelled up DJ decks, as if they are some kind of superstars. They look ridiculous, egotistic attention-seekers to me. When the scene emerged in Goa in its most authentic form it was not like this; the dancing experience itself was the focus. There are more events and music released than 15 years ago. It's just that there is no "quality control" anymore. As physical format is gradually being abandoned, individuals and labels can publish virtually anything online, which is not costly I suppose and therefore not risky. And then you end up with tons of music released, most of which is of poor quality, and most of which almost nobody buys.

Some of the comments here are hilarious. Everyone has different tastes. Some people like Amen, some like TIT3 and other may think Dancing Galaxy is awesome. There’s no right or wrong. It comes down to personal taste. So people should chill the fuck down. way too many self appointed trance academics here. Dance!

No it's not. God just nuke this site from orbit

Thanks, we are so happy it was so well received, it has been in the works for a few years, but it's so satisfying, and the band is also super pleased!

What a love letter for the fans!

RA - To Sirius - 3CD Remastered Reissue This month marks the 25th anniversary of one of the most iconic and timeless albums in the history of Goa Trance: "To Sirius" by the legendary Norwegian act RA. To commemorate this milestone, DAT Universe has worked tirelessly behind the scenes with the band’s visionary founders, Christer Borge-Lunde and Lars W. Lind, to curate an extraordinary triple-CD reissue—a tribute that not only honours this revered masterpiece but also cements RA’s legacy in the pantheon of the genre. More than a mere celebration of their magnum opus, this ambitious project seeks to transcend nostalgia, expanding the reissue into the ultimate anthology, gathering the finest compositions ever crafted by the duo during the height of their creative journey. The painstaking process of meticulously digitizing the band’s priceless DAT tapes and unearthing their long-lost old archives was a labour of love spanning several years. The result is a captivating odyssey through RA’s early foray into Goa Trance, and a definitive panorama of their artistic evolution before their reformation in 2006. Originally released in 2000 by the Taiwanese label Blue Moon Productions, and reissued in 2001 by Nova Tekk, "To Sirius" emerged like a celestial anomaly in the Psychedelic Trance scene—a luminous UFO soaring above a landscape increasingly dominated by dark minimalist and techno-infused influences. Its arrival was nothing short of a revelation, conveying a sonic manifesto that rekindled the genre’s cosmic soul and melodic grandeur. RA’s seminal masterpiece encapsulates all the quintessential elements that defined the golden era of Goa Trance, seamlessly intertwining intricate melodies, ethereal atmospheres, and hypnotic rhythms. Yet, "To Sirius" stands as a bold and visionary endeavour—an enthralling alchemy of spiritual sounds that transcend the boundaries of trance. With its cutting-edge 3D sound design and futuristic precision, the album not only redefined the genre but also reignited a glimmer of hope for its resurgence at the dawn of the new millennium. The first disc presents a remastered version of the album staying true to its original essence while elevating it to new heights—each track now resonates with greater depth, richness and balance than ever before. For the first time ever, listeners will also experience the complete, unabridged version of "Astral Flight", restored after being truncated in the original release. The second disc brings together all previously released vinyl and compilation tracks produced in the 90s, alongside a trove of unreleased gems composed between 1997 and 1999—hidden treasures that never made the album’s final cut. These long-forgotten pieces, exhumed from the band’s secret vaults, have now been reinstated into the original work, breathing new life into this reissue—a true "rebirth". This collection also features a miraculous discovery: the medley "Mooncake – Tribes Of The Moon", born from RA’s inspired collaboration with Kerry Palmer and Graham Franklin of Dimension 5. The final disc unveils the finest previously unreleased tracks from the pivotal years leading up to the creation of "To Sirius" (1995-1996)—a mesmerizing journey through the duo’s formative era, where raw creativity and fearless experimentation forged their unmistakable sound signature. Spanning an eclectic range of tempos and styles, these early productions stand as vibrant testaments to the artistic evolution of a band destined to etch its singular legacy into music history. This reissue also includes a richly detailed booklet chronicling the history of RA, complete with in-depth liner notes from the duo. It offers a rare glimpse into the equipment they used, along with long-kept secrets revealed for the first time—including the origin of the "RA" alias and the hidden meaning behind the "To Sirius" album title. With this monumental reissue, "To Sirius" is reborn—a timeless masterpiece once again illuminating the vast cosmos of Goa Trance. Tracklist: Disc One: RA – To Sirius 01 [Prologue] 02:07 02 Astral Flight 15:12 03 Universal Key 09:13 04 Beyond Control 08:34 05 Initiated 07:47 06 Sign Of Life 08:47 07 R.O.M. 08:46 08 Paradox 07:53 09 Sirius 06:52 10 [Epilogue] 04:38 Disc Two: RA – Rebirth 01 Rebirth 03:30 02 Another Horizon 08:20 03 Spiritual Odyssey 05:57 04 Lifeline 06:36 05 Questions 07:59 06 Azure Child 08:20 07 Mooncake – Tribes of the Moon 08:59 08 Static Distress 07:58 09 Crystals 08:01 10 Unseen Sky 05:04 11 Sanctuary 07:11 Disc Three: RA – The Early Years 01 Gateway (Goa Mix) 09:35 02 Cheops (Spirit Nomad) 07:45 03 Iris 07:32 04 Soul Transfusion 09:30 05 The Calling 09:15 06 Messenger From Beyond 08:34 07 Sign Of Sun 08:58 08 Intermission 02:07 09 Cheops (Caravan of Life) 07:53 10 Gateway 07:38 You can pre-order your copy here: https://www.datuniverse.com/product/datuv004-ra-to-sirius-3cd/ https://datuniverse.bandcamp.com/album/to-sirius

Both melodies are based on a fairly standard pattern and a fairly standard chord progression. To me they do sound similar but not exactly the same, it may happen that they were written independently For the record, the PPK track is based on this (written in late 70's) The PPK track was released in 2002 (EDIT: actually 1999). I remember it well, basically it was one of the first trance tracks I've ever heard. And I have to say that listening to it now gives me goosebumps. It sounds dated but club trance as a whole had certain charm in early 00's.

Mindcrawlers & Infinite Dimensions - Wizard Magic - 150BPM Newschool Goa track. High quality production and heavy trance melodies all throughout. This is the Mindcrawlers remix of Infinite Dimension's Wizards track. Both tracks should be highly esteemed, enjoy the song fellow psynewsers Stream or Download at Acidplanet or Beatbiz More is on the way.

V/A - Earth Breed - A Trance Journey Artist: Various Title: Earth Breed - A Trance Journey Label: Green Ant Date: 2000 Track listing: 01. 07'38" Tsinta : Panama 02. 08'25" Sugar : Freeky French Frie 03. 07'35" Fractal Glider : Goa Len (Rmx) 04. 07'25" Psyko Disko : CON 05. 08'31" Sugar : Magic Void 06. 08'46" Harmonic33 And Krusty : Bring On The Magic 07. 10'33" Masaray : Hammer Head 08. 12'10" House Of Pagan Christ : A Good Morning Drop Review: When i think on Trance+Australia I think on CRAZY music from psy-Harmonics, but there's more... Small labels like Green Ant release also good material, which is not all insane stuff... This compilation contains mostly somehow MODERN (no old-school) melodic style... !! Track 1 starts minimalistic with a hard bass but at the end we get a spacy melody and more flowding sounds, so it becomes somehow a morning song... The track title of 2 is véry cool, the number itself isn't unfortunately... it's véry sun-project style, the same bassdrums, but it has a good melodie at the end! Track 3 is thé KILLER!!! Fractal Glider rulez, wait for them album on Boom at the end of the year!! This song is véry twisted, somehow melodic & modern full on-Trance with smashing bassdrums... Great stuff! I don't like the Psyko Disko track... never liked them in fact, too monotome sounds! Number 5 is again Sugar track, but much better then number 2... it contains some great melodies that'll let yo! u dance all morning long!! Good stuff if you like (modern) melodic! track 6 is also not bad, but it's more old-school melodic style. The 7th track is véry weird, typical Australian style!! Not my cup of tea!! This song ends with a housy sounding slow tune that contains a guitar-melody. I do like this compilation (special nr 3!!!) I give it 7,5/10!! Bom Shankar

Miranda - Phenomena

We sadly announce that CRONOMI IS NO LONGER: the label stops all its activities for good. . First, we would like to thank everyone who has supported us over the years! Many of you bought our releases blindly: many considered us a 'boutique' label with far out the best psychedelic dance music: that makes us proud! 🥳🤩 You, our fans, made it possible for us - the label and its wonderful artists involved - to bring out the best psychedelic dance music. For that we are very grateful!!! 😘 🤗 . . There are many reasons why Cronomi stops all its activities. Mainly it is due to the many negative changes in the goascene over the years. To sum up a few: . (1) The goa scene has shrunk a lot, so sales went down. 〽️ . (2) Many people prefer to stream music for free or at low budget (online): we can not compete with multinationals like youtube or spotify, who by the way don't share any of their profits with us - the revenue is very very small. Maybe it makes you more "visible", but sales never follow. With visibility you can't pay the bills . (3) People seem to prefer to spent their money on parties and festivals, but not on the creative input that makes the goa scene move forward - labels and artists are forgotten and it seems that the overall so called PLUR experience of the party or festivals goes before that of the support for the music that makes out the core of the scene. 🥸 . (4) Power and political games in the goa scene: many line ups are dominated by the same people over and over. Small and lesser known artists hardly get a fair chance. The time that good music promoted itself is gone. Cronomi is a label, nor a booking agency, nor a party organization and certainly not a hollow online promo machine. 🤑🤖 . . Conclusion: we can no longer afford to invest our own savings into the label with so little return. We hardly turn break even. It is sad that sales went down so much, because everything we released received much positive attention and good reviews. Music works therapeutic and still many people seem not to care enough to invest in it. That is a paradox with low selling rates: music helps us heal, but those who make the music receive hardly any support. A sad truth... . . The Cronomi stock will stay available for a while, BUT not for always. So if you want to still grab your copy, be fast! At a certain point all of the remaining stock will be destroyed. . . Thanks again to all our loyal fans - we will NEVER forget the appreciation you gave us 🥰 . Warm regards 🙏

Let's be honest, Goa Trance truly emerged around 1993-94 and started dying in 2000, that's about 6 or 7 years of peak popularity. Then it came back around 2006-07, and now we are in 2025, that's almost 20 years of what we used to call new school Goa. Do you think Goa Trance evolved much in that time? After so long it's not surprising to see it decline, it's a natural phenomenon. Listen to a random Goa Trance album from 2023 and tell me how different it is from a 2013 album...