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  1. Well, I didn't get a chance to vote this year, but it didn't seem to matter because all my top choices are in there somewhere. Nice picks psynewsers! Looks like The Goa is back! Congrats to Suntrip and all the artists in the top, keep up the hard work.

    Love and respect forever! :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

     

    Peace,

    JP

     

    PS. The results were cool and easy to read, and VERY TIMELY! B) Job well done!

  2. Here's my setlist from my first ever progressive set:

     

     

    Vibrasphere - Follow Me

    Electrypnose - Fractalisation de Lego

    Electrypnose - Back to something

    Vibrasphere - Dewdrops

    Kino Oko - Messiah Formula

    Younger Brother - All I Want Cicada

    Kino Oko - Made In Satisfaction

    Kino Oko - Day 2 Die

    Vishnudata - Kombucha

    Ticon - 1987

    Arara & Kosmas Epsilon - Soulsick

    Liquid Soul - Global Illumination

    Tegma - Who Stole My Oscillator

    Vibrasphere - Ensueno

    Behind Blue Eyes - Excerpts from dreams (Sun Control Mix)

     

    Cheers!

  3. Posford himself talked breifly about this topic in several interviews. To sum it up, he said he, and other psy producers he associated with, felt embarrassed being called gods and worshipped and such. He said he didn't intentionally put anything spirtitual into the music, but agreed that many people do seem to find something "mind-expanding" in the music. Obviously he's a person who's had quite a few psychedelic experiences himself, and he's discovered ways to "write" certain "common hallucinations" into musical phrases. But as others pointed out here, many other artists have achieved similar results. Posford does seem to be one of the best, however, as many people report having mystical experiences to his music. I can testify to having my mind blown equally by: Plastikman, FSOL, Jimi Hendrix, Aphex Twin, and Shpongle, of course. FSOL seemed to be the most psychedelic to me because of the emotions they weaved into their stuff so well. But Posford's stuff does take on new form when under the influence of psychedelics, and it's quite astounding.

    This is all subjective, though. A lot of people probably trip to Hallucingen's stuff because of his moniker title. And people listen to the music expecting something psychedlic, and this opens them to the experience. But these producers aren't gods, they're just people, albiet very talented. I think the whole Psytrance culture is just a resonance of psychedelic cultures throughout history. Our shamans wear different clothes, and the kick drum is made with magnets and electricity instead of deer skin and hollow logs; but the destination is the same place. Somewhere so far into the clouds and then deeper, into hyper-space just far enough to see what's really inside YOU! :D

  4. Thank you for all the replies! :clapping:

     

    Everyone is right on with their suggestions so far.

     

    Of what people mentioned I've heard:

    GAUDIUM

    TEGMA

    LISH

    JAIA

    TICON

    HALTYA

    ZEN MECHANICS

    AKD

    SENSIENT

    OVNIMOON

     

    I really liked AKD,Gaudium and Sensient! I like the stuff with the really phat, funky basslines like Vibrashere - "Follow Me". Also really like Kino Oko ecclectic sounding stuff. Please reccommend more along these lines. I'll keep digging and tell you what I come up with. *sparks bowl* :rolleyes:

  5. Will you please share your favorite Progressive Trance artists with me.

    I've listened to Psy for years, but am just now getting into some prog! Finally in '09, lol.

    Here are some examples of what I like so far:

    Vibrasphere-(Lungs of Life)

    Kino Oko

    Electrypnose

    MEEO

    Ace Ventura

    Bigwigs

    Flowjob

    Sun Control Species

    Decoy

     

    Thanks for your help! :clapping:

  6. PSY

     

    1 TEA CHAIRZ - TEA CHAIRZ - DEAMON TEA RECS. - OCT 07

    2 BIGWIGS - NATIONAL HEROS OF SONIC PARALLEL - HORNS AND HOOFS ENT. - NOV 07

    3 SCORB - IPSO FVCTO - TRICK MUSIC - JUL07

    4 SYNSUN - UNSTOPPABLE - SPLIFF MUSIC - FEB07

    5 VA - HUMAN HYPERACTIVATION - METAPSYCHIC RECS. - AUG 07

     

     

    CHILL

     

    1 YOUNGER BROTHER - LAST DAYS OF GRAVITY - TWISTED RECS. - OCT 07

    2 KRUSSELDORF - SMOKERS LOUNGE- SOFA BEATS - NOV07

    3 SHULMAN - ENDLESS RYTHMS OF A BEATLESS HEART - ALEPH ZERO RECS. - OCT07

    4 ELECTRO 7 - HABANADELIC GOZADERA EXPERIENCE - TIP NEW WORLD - SEP07

    5 PEAKING GODDESS COLLECTIVE - ORGANIKA - PEAK RECS. - AUG07

  7. This album is an ALL TIME CLASSIC!

     

    It is a bible of goa soundscapes, and an emotionally charged experience throughout. It also helped juan heal from his sickness, and healed me in many ways, too.

     

    I have to admit, the first time I heard it I was a bit let down. :blink: But after a few more thorough listenings, I was hooked! I still find myself listening to it in certain times. Like right now. I think it didn't appeal to me at first because it was so unlike anything I was familiar with (it was one of my first Dragonfly purchases after all :rolleyes:).

     

    It just means so much to me, personally, and to so many others.

  8. Gee.. you get a compilation like that for FREE and you wine about the quality.

     

    Amen dude! I can't tell the difference between 320k mp3s and .wavs unless i'm listening through studio monitors, and even then there's not much of a difference, maybe a little loss on the low end.

     

    They released better quality mp3s than whats available to pay for and download off itunes or napster (which is 192k) and they did it for FREE, NADA, ZIP!!!!

     

    Personally, I'd rather have this music in ANY format, rather than not at all.

  9. ... in a review i think it is nice if the reviewer goes through wich tracks are good and wich he finds less good etc and for example tells a bit why he dont like certain tracks or what he likes in others. i would wish for a more detailed review, i would like to see someone comparing filterias live mix to the original version etc

     

    Not just praises it doesnt seem like review to me that way.. More like promotion.

    I agree, I was just trying to promote this comp! I didn't realize that there was already a discussion about it in the Promo section before I posted.

     

    I save more detailed reviews for albums that warrant them... like when you put out a proper release ;)

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