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    Pigs In Space - Pigs In Space

    in 1998

    Posted

    I revisited this old favorite today, and though parts of it seems dated, the awesome serrated edge more than makes up for it... Very powerful stuff from back when Israeli full-on clashed with deeper, more techy stuff...

     

    Still brings a big old smile to my face.

     

    /DP

    Coming Soon - New Cosmosis album: Psychedelica Melodica

    in Artist News and Labels announcements

    Posted

    Hello everyone,

    actually although the music for the album is finished, in hindsight it was a bit optimistic of me to assume a spring release as I didn't factor in release queues.

     

    After communications with my distributor it appears that June 6th will be the best official release date.

     

    My apologies if the delay is a disappointment for you.

     

    Best wishes,

    Billy Cosmosis

    June 6th! My birthday! Waaahey! :P

     

    Looking eagerly forward to another dose of Cosmosis fuller on... One of my fave UK acts still going strong.

    What new music did you get today?

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    Lovely package from Tatsu today. :)

     

    * Uni - La'movin (Throb Records 2004)

    http://www.discogs.com/release/318075

     

    * V/A - DJ Jokke In The Mix (Iboga Records 2003)

    http://www.discogs.com/release/220143

     

    * Grey Area - Absolute (Psy-Harmonics 1999)

    http://www.discogs.com/release/371592

     

    * V/A - Echoes (Flow Records 2005)

    http://www.discogs.com/release/389518

     

    + a big, wonderful piece of Lindt chocolate courtesy of Tatsu. Thanks a lot Babs. You're the best!

     

    /DP

    how much would you offer for Project II Trance vinyl?

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    The main reasoning is that you can eventually burn a copy of a CD (be it of an original or an MP3 converted to wav). So in the end you wont have the nice cover and CD-print but it will play just as well on your CD-player. BUT you can never another vinyl copy of a vinyl hence the greater value of vinyl vs CD... at least that's what I've always thought...

    That was maybe true 4-5 years ago when vinyl was king (among goa collectors) - but apart from a few obscure ones, the prices are nowhere near those of the equivalent CDs. One reason is that vinyl was often pressed in larger number than CDs back then in the 1990ies. I'm sure plenty of other reasons apply. But it doesn't take much Ebay or Discogs digging to see how deflated vinyl prices are now.

    Astral Projection

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    Thanks for a pleasant read RTP. I'm glad you had such a pleasant time and 'finally getting' old-school... ;)

     

    The AP guys are actually pretty nice. I've met them twice - and I had a very nice chat with both of them before and after a 2000 show here in Aalborg, Denmark. :)

     

    I don't agree with most of what they've released since 2000 though.

    Prometheus - Corridor of Mirrors

    in 2007

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    Prometheus – Corridor Of Mirrors

     

    Posted Image

     

    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

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    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

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    Twisted Records LIVE in Concert ... Carling Academy, Brixton

    in UK

    Posted

    4000 tickets available .. although the venue hold near 5000 (as they do with rock nights!) ... so i recon there be loooooads of space to dance :rolleyes:

     

    anyone wanting a flyer or two, send me a pm with ur addy ;)

     

    xx

    Anyone who pre-booked 10th Anniversary tix with Twisted Records are sent flyers in the mail. I got a nice letter a couple of weeks ago.

     

    I'm still not sure I'm gonna be able to attend this though. But let's see - the last one was a blast despite the cloak room farce.

     

    /DP

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