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I've traded once with Mike A - a couple of years ago. No problems at all. And now I've purchased a stack of CDs from him via Discogs. Again, no problems at all. In fact he was kind enough to await payment from me for more than a month coz I was broke over x-mas. Thanks Mike! Oh, and thanks for the extra goodies -> stickers. /DP

Alien Pump is indeed fantastic - as is Rodeo, well, the whole album is pretty slick. From the heyday of Israeli full-on. I've had an insanely scratched copy for years - so I've had to resort to a burned copy until today. Mike A supplied me with a brand-spanking new, still-sealed copy. It's not that hard to come by though - It was pressed in vast quantities and it's for sale @ Ebay and Discogs constantly. Roll Us A Giant is a monstrous track - one of the very best from the BP Empire era. And I agree that their output since has been mosty CRAP. Converting Vegetarians had too many cluttered, less-great tracks and everything released after that makes my ears bleed. With one exception - the remix to the Astrix track. It's suprisingly great with traits back to both The Gathering and Classical. I dig it. /DP

Nice and gentle indeed... Smooth, organic and soothing. I like the melancholy feel - it's bursting with emotion. Reminds me of a digital version of Sigur Ros with a splash of Vangelis somehow - which is a big compliment! /DP

From Anenburg: * Tandu - Multimoods (Phonokol 1997) http://www.discogs.com/release/32948 * V/A - Order Odonata 6 (Dragonfly Records 2001) http://www.discogs.com/release/115545 * V/A - Pure Imagination 2 (Utopia Records 2005) http://www.discogs.com/release/427209 I dunno what kind of crack I was smoking that day, but I have no recollection of why the hell I ordrered this. I stinks. It's going straight to my tradelist. * Astrix - Coolio (HOM-Mega Productions 2004) http://www.discogs.com/release/307083 The last truely great IM track is the remix here.

The plot thickens. After reading this thread, I checked my basket at Wirikuta: None of these were put in the basket by me!? /DP

Wirikuta also has all 11 Stone Age releases in stock! http://www.wirikuta.at/web66/product_list....uickViewList=on /DP

I'm still totally tripping out to this one... What amazes me, is that it keeps growing on me - more so than usually with this kind of trance.

Wirikuta Distribution has a couple of nice Parvati package deals: Package deal # 1 Package deal # 2 /DP

Which CDs?

* V/A - Psy Stories 3 (Parvati Records 2007) http://www.discogs.com/release/901589 * ITP - Lose Your Illusion (Sundance Records 2007) http://www.discogs.com/release/901345

I vote for the clock option.

Auch. Well, the picture didn't work. Try uploading it to www.imageshack.us and post the URL here.

Btw, that picture in your avatar looks horrible. What release is it - what happened - and do you have a bigger picture you can post?

Is there a reason why you always post 2 identical threads NHJO? I must have deleted like 20 dupe threads of yours.

Haven't actually listened to it. I put it in my car this morning, as I was gonna listen to it on my way to work - but I got caught up in a Sonic Youth listening frenzy... I'll give it another shot on my way to work tomorrow.

* Prometheus - Corridor Of Mirrors (Twisted Records 2007) http://www.discogs.com/release/877347 * The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen (Virgin Records 2007) http://www.discogs.com/release/888776 * Razorlight - Razorlight (Universal Motown 2006) http://www.discogs.com/release/900173 * Incubus - Light Grenades (Epic 2006) http://www.discogs.com/release/845455

Move the fuck on Ale! Quit living in the past you grumpy old man! Pardon my French, but this is something that needed to be said... Thanks, carry on!

V/A - Vapour Hi-res cover: front + DJ slip Artist: Various Title: Vapour Format: MP3 (320 kpbs) / WAV Label: Element Of Time Media (Dominican Republic) Cat. #: ETM001 Distribution: elementoftime.net Date: 14 January 2007 Track listing: 01. 07'42" Lemurians – Input Flip (Procs Remix) 02. 07'33" Mubali vs. Infinitesimal – Exciting World Of Hip 03. 08'40" Halava – Soma Rasa 04. 06'26" Ocelot – Under The Table 05. 08'27" Aldus B – Match In The Dark 06. 09'32" Ghreg On Earth – Metafictional Quagmire 07. 07'20" Encephalopaticys vs. Kulu - Esopotron 08. 08'44" Bodhisattva 13:30 & Devic – Confused Perception 09. 07'05" Kerosene Club – Haunted Civilizations 10. 07'03" Triptonics – NL3 11. 06'54" Electrypnose - Vapour Samples: http://tinyurl.com/yo7tor (all tracks!) Review: Rumours Of Vapour… Element Of Time Media, is a newly established psytrance net-label set up by esteemed reviewer Guillermo aka. RAH from the Dominican Republic. This guy is one of the most articulate and most respected 'darkpsy' reviewers – and thru his hard work, he got in touch with lots of producers from around the world… The next logical step was to sign them himself – and distribute the music from an internet label platform, cutting out the physical format. Element Of Time Media was born. Vapour is the debut release and the tracklist reveals a balanced mix of well-established artists + a couple of rising talents. Let's inhale and get vaporized. Let me take you thru the tracks… #01: Lemurians – Input Flip (Procs Remix) [145 BPM] This track, originally w&p by German/Norwegian producers Andreas Kuchenbauer and Jan Osh Riemann, was first released on their second album Secret Message (Shiva Space Technology/2004). Three years later it gets the Procs treatment. Mikael Stegman from Sweden has always been one of my fav'e shroom-trance producers – though his debut album Stuck In The Oven With Me (Trishula Records/2005) wasn't quite up to par with his amazing previously released compilation tracks. Aaaaaanyway, this Procs remix is much darker and much more interesting that the original. What we get here is something-eerie-lurking-in-the-dark, wobbly psytrance with the distinct Procs shroomy trademark. Not dark for the sake of being dark, just very murky and forest-like… In the exact style that made me fall in love with Procs' sound back in 2000. Lovely track. #02: Mubali vs. Infinitesimal – Exciting World Of Hip [145 BPM] "Hello there and welcome to the exciting world of hip!" American producer Mubali (Greg Farley) released his nocturnal debut album Cats @ Play on Trishula Records in 2006. The best tracks off that album were the ones where Greg collaborated with other people, so I'm thrilled to see he's joined by George Kirstein here. This is a hard-hitting, yet funky piece of night trance – rich in oddball flavour, tons of quirky acid-lines and trippy little frills, thrills and jazz-pills! The sampling from one of Disney's old Goofy-cartoons is spot on – and I'm surprised no-one ever thought about sampling those humorous lines before. All in all a great track. Dark yes, but not over the top… It's just plain good. Bonafide dope! #03: Halava – Soma Rasa [147 BPM] Halava is a new moniker for Macedonian nutjobs Atriohm (Leonid & Aleksandar Golcev), Encephalopaticys (Vasko Velikovski) and Yudhisthira (Ognen Zafirovski). This track takes on a different approach than the previous two – in which it fuses lighter morning vibes with darker, murkier harmonies… Something as rare as uplifting night-trance performed at 147 BPMs. Usually I'm somewhat reluctant when things gets too dark – so you'd think this track would be right down my alley. And sure, several passages of it rubs me just right, but somehow I can't help shake the feeling that there is something unbeknownst missing here. It's good, but it's not OMG-god. #04: Ocelot – Under The Table [148 BPM] "Spirit, spirit, spirit…" American producer Aaron Peacock still ranks high in my cool-book – despite his somewhat disappointing third album Dream Selector (Vertigo/2006). This track however, is all about going back to Aaron's roots – and encapsulates the anti-fluff Ocelot sound I've praised so often in the past… Flaring metallic riffs, spacy synth notes and crackling, pounding percussion. Kinda minimal without getting introvert or boring… Subtle, wholesome psytrance. #05: Aldus B – Match In The Dark [148 BPM] Despite a couple of previously released tracks, this is my first encounter with the works of Aldus B aka. Celsung (Matt Freeman currently residing in Thailand). This track marks the turn to the dark side of this compilation. What we get here is dark, haunting psytrance bereft of any kind of uplifting element… Hardcore basslines, IDM-bridges, industrial razor-slashes and an overall pretty grim outlook on things… Definitely not for the faint-hearted. Maybe I'm getting old or something, but this didn't really grab me – especially the middle part seems to lack direction. #06: Ghreg On Earth – Metafictional Quagmire [148 BPM] "This place is different. It's special. The others don't want to talk about it because it scares them. But we all know it, and we all feel it! Is your White Rabbit a hallucination? Probably. But... what if everything that happened here happened for a reason?" Greg Carson from the US has ranked very high with the dark psytrance fans ever since the release of his debut album Sigilweaver (Wirikuta Recordings/2005). I've always admired Greg's ability to fuse the best of industrial teKkno with raw, hypnotic night trance. On this track he does it again – and I'm happy to say that this track is much, much better than the previous one running at the same BPM. This is mysterious, eerie and deeply hypnotic cross-over stuff…The high-pitched acid-lines are frightenly good – and they will cut right thru steel, bone and brain mass or whatever obstacle they might meet. Amazing track. #07: Encephalopaticys vs. Kulu – Esopotron [148 BPM] "Music was apostle. A vast and comprehensible mystery which allowed […] a glimpse of the magic world. There were new skills to discover!" Encephalopaticys (Vasko Velikovski) is back for round two – joined by Kulu (Dimitris Kulukouriotis) from Greece. As always these guys don't linger on the cheesy side, but rather present us with an avalanche of night time antics… On this track they manage to keep a somewhat coherent theme throughout the track – and I'm thrilled to see that they are clever enough to incorporate a couple of uplifting elements into the mix. Stuff like that retains my focus – and elevates a track like this from the vast, endless pool of boring 'darkpsy' released by so many labels. Interesting track. #08: Bodhisattva 13:30 & Devic – Confused Perception [150 BPM] Bodhisattva 13:30 (an ANV of Bodhisattva 13:20 aka Christopher Martin) from the US is joined by Devang Dedhia from the motherland India…. And as the BPM count suggests, this is where it gets really hardcore. And sure enough, this is blasting away at an almost uncontrollable speed leaving little time to breathe. Usually I would have packed my things and left by now, but there is something appealing about this track. Despite its raging mad tempo, the guys ease the passing by incorporation a healthy dosage of comic relief. Wise decision, as I wouldn't be able to digest this without it. This track actually has some charm – even if it's against all odds. #09: Kerosene Club – Haunted Civilizations [150 BPM] Kerosene Club is an alias of Brian 'DJ 26' Fernandes, label manager of Temple Twister Records in India. This track starts out with a mooing cow exposed to a gut-wrenching guitar-riff – and an unsane dose of pounding bass madness…. And from there, all hell brakes loose. This is super-fast, in-your-face pounding-bass-mania… Holy shit, I cannot even begin to describe just how hardcore this is. So I'm not gonna. Let's just say, that this is where it gets too hectic even for me. #10: Triptonics – NL3 [150 BPM] "Lysergic acid…" Triptonic aka. TriPPies is a new alias from Kashyyyk (Pablo Valdes Cortes) in cahoots with The Galactic Brain (Chac Pakal & Jolly Jack). And boy, does these Mexican guys know how to stir up a riot. This is claustrophobic, acid-filled horror-trance packed to the rim with inhumane, perverse FX… Highly irrational and totally demented. Stuff that will dodge girlfriends, neighbours and other normally functioning humans far away from you… I trying hard to hate everything about this track… But I can't. I'm drawn to it. I fear to watch, yet I cannot turn away. Like a moth to a flame, knowing it will utterly annihilate my soul. I dunno why, maybe it's because it reminds me of a bad trip I had once. Yikes, what the fuck was that? #11: Electrypnose – Vapour [151 BPM] I've been a huge fan of Swizz psytrance juggler Electrypnose (Vince Le Barde) since his very first track released back in 2003. With his three albums Brain Stretching (ResonantEarth.com/2005), Le Tireur De Ficelles (Peak Records/2006) and Subliminal Melancholies (Ajana Records/2006) Vince has refined his sound magically with every single release – and he still manages to wow me with almost every track I hear from him. This title track might look ridiculously fast on paper, but do not despair! Vince knows his shit and never lets us down. This track is no exception. Style wise we're closest to the style of Le Tireur De Ficelles on which Vince successfully fused irregular IDM with growly psytrance… Epic, murky stuff which once again underline how there is no end to the talent that is Electrypnose. This is the best 150+ BPM track I've heard in a LONG time. Do not adjust your sets! It's supposed to sound like this! I knew from the get-go that RAH likes his music raw and relentless. Maybe that scared me a little as I often have a hard time enjoying psytrance faster than 145 BPMs. But with only a couple of exceptions, I sat thru all of this and enjoyed it. Sure, some of the faster tracks didn't agree with me, but indeed some of them also surprised me positively. In that sense, this compilation was somewhat of an eye-opener. With only a few exceptions, we get a real cool selection of tracks here – ranging from trippy forest trance to down-right perverted night time terror tracks. Thanks for the heads-up RAH! =) The digital format slashes the price, but still offers some high-class artwork worthy of a print-out. Lovely. Priced @ only $10.99 for the WAV version or $9.99 for the MP3 version (320 kpbs), there is really no excuse for not getting this. I thoroughly enjoyed most of it – and I'm sure fans of murky, glitchy night trance will too… There are more than a few positive surprises in store here. Enjoy! Favourites: 1, 2, 4, 6(!!), 7, 8, 10(!), 11 DeathPosture External links: Element Of Time Media: http://www.elementoftime.net Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/release/896906 Sonic Energy: http://www.sonic-energy.net

V/A – Twist Dreams Hi-res cover: front + back Artist: Various Title: Twist Dreams Format: CD (jewel case) Label: Suntrip Records (France/Belgium) Cat. #: SUNCD06 Distribution: Arabesque Date: 26 January 2007 Track listing: 01. 08'01" Cosmic Silence – Psy Spirit 02. 09'04" Aerosis - Contorsion 03. 07'28" Red Gravity – Momentary 29 04. 07'52" Talpa – Till We Meet Again 05. 07'54" Merr0w – Utopian Society 06. 08'32" Khetzal - Trancefuzion 07. 07'08" K.O.B. feat. Klara Steiner – Weight Of Oblivion 08. 08'48" Afgin - Dimensional 09. 06'04" Ra – Gates Of Triphareth .m3u-playlist: http://tinyurl.com/2vujeg (all tracks!) Review: Celebrating the marriage of the moon with the sun… Twist Dreams is the 6th release by Psynews.org spawned nu-school goa trance label Suntrip Records. Operated from Ghent, Belgium (Anoebis) and Paris, France (Mars) this dedicated label has graced us with magnificent albums by Filteria, Ka-Sol and Khetzal. This is the second compilation, following the lush Apsara from 2005. Once again the guys have scoured the underground goa trance communities in their quest to bring high quality trance to the masses. Let's find out what they hand-picked for us this time… Let me take you thru the tracks… #01: Cosmic Silence – Psy Spirit [140 BPM] First up is a track up from upcoming German producer Michael Nadj. In essence, this is melodic morning trance in the shape of deeply melodic and progressive goa trance… Cascading synth melodies fused with galloping arpeggios and floating, atmospheric pads… The sheer magnitude, the tempo and the lush rhythm section steers the track clear of the most obvious cheese-pitfalls – and without being revolutionary in any way, this track accomplishes exactly what it set out to do: Delivers a psychedelic spirit. The build-up/break part is pure bliss and I'm totally digging the layered melodies + the subtle vox. Great. #02: Aerosis – Contorsion [146 BPM] The Aerosis outfit is the goa trance moniker of young Americans Bobby Ognyanov (Synogen) and Jeremy Green (Tempestuous G). These guys have been causing quite a stir on the internet with their infectious sound. Suntrip acted on that – and here is their first commercial release. This is fast-paced, complex-melodic, multi-layered goa trance with a frantic feel to it… Rich in pounding SST-like basslines and flaring, twirling melodies… Maybe a tad too fast for home listening, but for the floor this is pure napalm… I can't help shake the feeling though, that this track lacks something that I can't quite put my finger on. It's nice for sure – it even grabs me, but it doesn't catapult me nearly as much as I could have wished for. #03: Red Gravity – Momentary 29 [143 BPM] Remember the Speech Module track off Filteria's second album Heliopolis? On that track Jannis was joined by Leo Petrus aka. Red Gravity. This track is very similar and immediately sends your mind wandering back to epic goa trance moments by the likes of Transwave, Prana and Astral Projection… Hugely melodic, hard-hitting and totally psychedelic trance with tons and tons of layering, flaring 303s and of course the ever-important acid-lines… All that + much more is present in this amazing track which is literally a walk down memory lane for a nostalgic old trancer as me… Amazing track! #04: Talpa – Till We Meet Again [145 BPM] After Serbian producer Goran Juric released his brilliant debut album The Art Of Being Non (Sundance Records/2004) we have only heard a couple of scattered tracks from his hand. But what he lacks in release frequency, he makes up for in sheer production talent. Everything he touches turns into gold and he has yet to disappoint me with his hypnotic style. This new track is no exception. What we get here is über well-produced psychedelic trance which crosses over into both spugeadelic and full-on… The violins and the high-pitched synth explorations fit each other perfectly and help Goran paint a very lovely sound picture… Very different from everything else here, but equally entrancing… Go go Goran! #05: Merr0w – Utopian Society [146 BPM] Merr0w is Brice Fruyt from France – another talented upcoming producer. Once again, we're galloping away at an incredible pace, but unlike the previous 146 BPM track this one really hits the spot… This is mesmerizing, pulverizing, mind-expanding, Mad Hatter goa trance… Constantly spiralling melodies seasoned with tons of trippy twists, turns and quirks… I'm very impressed by the energy level which never seems to fade – as well as the progression which is up to par with some of the legendary goa trance tracks of the past… Stellar track! #06: Khetzal – Trancefuzion [143 BPM] "Our next guest has been called Uncle Tim, the guru of psychedelic utopia!" French old-school producer Matthieu Chamoux released his debut album Corolle on Suntrip in 2005. A very uplifting and highly Eastern-influenced morning trance album. This track has some of the same uplifting qualities, though it has enough edge to stand out from the crowd. That's right, Chamoux' sound has evolved into something even better than what he gave us on the album… This is a tightly-knitted, refined piece of dancefloor-friendly goa trance… I totally love the squelching sounds and the advanced melodies… This track has soul and it's one of the best Khetzal tracks I've heard thus far. Brilliant. #07: K.O.B. feat. Klara Steiner – Weight Of Oblivion [144 BPM] KOB is an alias for Greek-born, Sweden-based producer Jannis Tzakis. Under his Filteria moniker he has released the amazing and genre-defining nu-school goa trance albums Sky Input (2004) and Heliopolis (2006). Both albums spearheaded and helped define the sound of Suntrip Records in at the time of their release. K.O.B. is different from Filteria in several ways. This is more psychedelic, less in-your-face climactic… This is full-on psytrance bordering on goa trance. Don't get me wrong, this is still miles beyond your usual formulated neo full-on. This is super-ripe, bursting with energy, twirling stuff… Spiralling synths, analogue pads and some real funky percussion thrown in for good measure. Very Hallucinogen-like really – oh yes! The angelic voice of Klara Steiner fits nicely and all in all, this is a very lush piece of melodic psytrance. #08: Afgin – Dimensional [135 BPM] Elad Afgin from Israel had his first commercial release on the digital Pyramidal Trancendence (Metapsychic Records 2006) release… His Israeli roots does not go by unnoticed on this epic goa trance track which has evident similarities to those amazing Israeli morning trance tracks echoing in the past… What we get here is 100% pure, unfiltered morning trance from the Holy Land not unlike California Sunshine, Indoor or MFG… Add some 2007 know-how and studio trickery and you've got a pretty good idea how this track sounds… Totally danceable, despite a couple of somewhat fluffy passages. But all in all, this is tasty stuff! #09: Ra – Gates Of Triphareth [112 BPM] The final track marks the biggest surprise on the compilation. I'll be damned if Suntrip didn't manage to dig up and dust off legendary goa trance act Ra. Christer Borge-Lunde of Dimension 5 fame has resurrected the old project and is joined by Christian V. Arvesen. This is a trippy downbeat track lingering somewhere in between melodic morning goa trance and atmospheric ambient. Floating, epic stuff which instantly sends your mind wandering off… Dreamy, lush and totally trippy. What a great way to end another fine Suntrip journey. Once again the Suntrippers have outdone themselves. This is a fantastic compilation – even better than the already classic Apsara released in 2005. There are no bad tracks here, and with the exception of one single track, I was taken in by every single track… It's one sure-fit blast after another - which is getting rarer nowadays. Hats off to Mars and Anoebis for their never-ending, arduous task of bringing high-quality goa trance to the hungry masses… This is a lush, plush and totally twisted dream come true. The dot-paint art by Margot Schaefer (Anoebis' mother) is breath-taking and everything about this release just reeks quality. A very important release in the resurrection of goa trance – and an essential purchase for any dedicated follower of melodic trance. Go get it and a prepare yourself to be blown away… Enjoy! Favourites: 1, 3(!!), 4(!), 5(!!), 6(!), 7, 8, 9 DeathPosture External links: Suntrip Records: http://www.suntriprecords.com Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/release/893665 Tower Records Japan: http://tinyurl.com/2t9yqd Saiko Sounds: http://tinyurl.com/2q29bu Beatspace: http://tinyurl.com/2kp72o Discobole: http://tinyurl.com/2qvf7v Psyshop: http://tinyurl.com/36avzc Juno: http://tinyurl.com/3b6edy

Have you been reading those self-awareness books again Oopie?

Removed: * Deep Dive Corp - Beware Of Fake Gurus (Jubilee Records 2002) SS (Still Sealed) - in factory fresh condition http://www.discogs.com/release/283246

Added to Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/release/896906 Next up: The review.

* Various - Twist Dreams (Suntrip Records 2007) http://www.discogs.com/release/893665

* Sattel Battle - SoundsCool (Gi'iwa Productions 2006) http://www.discogs.com/release/879531 * V/A - iDrop (H2O Records 2007) http://www.discogs.com/release/888441 * Bikstok Røgsystem - Over Stok og Sten (Copenhagen Records 2005) http://www.discogs.com/release/426124 * Lenny Kravitz - Greatest Hits (Virgin Records 2000) http://www.discogs.com/release/403736 * Michael Jackson - Number Ones (Epic 2003) http://www.discogs.com/release/298794 * Mew - And The Glass Handed Kites (Evil Office 2005) http://www.discogs.com/release/521828 * The Verve - This Is Music: Singles 92 - 98 (Virgin Records 2004) http://www.discogs.com/release/412525