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We are happy to be hosting D-Nox for his first time in Leipzig in nearly 10 years! Get ready to have your asses rocked. Thursday, April 13, 2006 (Friday is a holiday!) Nu Trance Proggy floor: D-Nox (Sprout Music / Plastik Park) Dr. Krelm (Hadshot) Feenstaub (Philter Music) Medicine Eardrum *Live* (Philter Music) Psy floor: Rene (Sehstörung) Hutfrucht (Mintaka Dance Tribe) Amygdala (Mintaka Dance Tribe) Location: Superkronik (Markranstädter Str. 4, Leipzig - Plagwitz) Start: 22:00 Price: €6-8 After party TBA beginning at 8:00 Sites: http://www.d-nox.com http://www.sproutmusic.de http://www.plastikpark.com http://www.krelmatrix.com http://www.philter-music.de http://www.feenstaubmusic.de Directions to Superkronik: Bus #60 to Naumburger Str. or Tram #3 to Marktranstädter Str. Flyer:

Honestly, I never found most of their uptempo stuff very grabbing. "Feeling Weird" was one of the tracks that introduced me to goa, so that one will always be special. But I found the rest to be merely good, not brilliant. Their downtempo stuff, however, is a different story. The entire Mystical Experiences album was an absolute masterpiece. Everytime I listened to it, it absolutely blew me away. 100% timeless. I think it is still some of the best spacey ambient/downtempo stuff to this day.

I've never seen tent rental at any psytrance festivals in Germany, so don't expect it. Maybe your best luck is if you meet a nice person and just sleep in their tent for the week.

My slightly long review. Artist: V/A Album: Street Art Label: Tribal Vision Records Genre: KILLAAARRRGGGHHHH Year: 2005 In barely more than year, Tribal Vision Records has gone from being an upstart progressive label from the hardly-on-the-map Czech Republic to having firmly planted itself in the upper echelons of modern progressive labels. After 5 CD releases and a 12” vinyl, they still lack any strikingly weak releases and are one of those few labels such as Iboga and Digital Structures whose releases can be pre-ordered without any fear of regret. Kicking off their 6th release, Street Art, is a solid grooving number from the top 2 Swiss progressive producers – Absolut & Greed. Admittedly, I’ve become bored to death with André Absolut’s mass of output in the last year as he seems to be copying himself over and over again. The solo works from Greed have also never really struck me as anything beyond proficient. The collaboration between the two, however, is one of those wonderful cases where the outcome is greater than just the sum of the two parts. Without having any of the obvious marks of a hit track, “The Other Side” has that rare quality of being an instant smooth morning classic in a way which one cannot explain. In my CD & vinyl case, I’ve always got those couple of hours of tracks that I’m always saving for that sublime morning – Ticon’s “Ass-tronaut”, Purple’s classic “Money Shot”, Slide & Healey’s opus “Fear” and a small assortment of timeless gems that will undoubtedly find a place in those inexplicable morning sessions where everything is going flawlessly. “The Other Side” will fit perfectly. Tribal Vision regular Rai returns with another of his smooth progressive numbers in “Let’s Dance”. I’ll be blunt here – the bassline is what makes this track work. The atmosphere, melodies and vocal snippets are high on the fluff factor with the occasional threat of a visit to the Wisconsin cheddar factory. Yet the bassline just works like a charm. Rai has obviously caught on to the latest fad of pulling electro influences into the progressive sounds here, and he does it damned well. It grasps the combination of blissful smoothness and driving low-end that I usually expect to hear from a master like Nick Muir. Rai has definitely redeemed himself after his disappointing last outing on Tribal Vision. “Let’s Dance” will probably not end up as a classic, but it’s going to be a load of fun on the floor for the next few months. German Wunderkinder D-Nox & Beckers follow with their monster “Jet Lag Slave”, which proved to be an unbelievably huge hit in 2005. This has the on-point dancefloor-ready groove of this pair’s productions that is bound to get everybody screaming. Alas, this one happens to be my least favorite of their works - something in the main melody that kicks in at 3 minutes just rubs me the wrong way. However, the beginning and end of the track are so nice that a quick edit could turn this into an excellent tool for a bit of mixing fun. Continuing the parade of progressive heavyweights are the kings - Swedish duo Seb Mullaert and Marcus Henriksson under their Minilogue guise with the delicious “Spam”. For fans of Minilogue, this is their hugest outing since the early “In a Deeper Motion”. For the rest, this is just a huge dancefloor track in the abstract vein of James Holden, but with the full-spectrum brilliance which Seb & Marcus have become known for. One equally for the dancefloor and the head…. Take a closer look. The next 2 tracks, Sonify’s “Sonifunk” and SAN & Sebastian Moore’s “Inceptor” follow Tribal Vision’s history of always providing a good dose of nighttime psychedelia in their compilation releases. With both, a throbbing bassline melts with crafty percussion to form a solid core, upon which layers jabs, melodies and atmospheres give the ideal nighttime feel. Melancholy is the sweetest darkness and both of these tracks are black sugar. André Absolut makes his second appearance on this release with his remix of Sonic Cube’s “Cloud Buster”. This is standard Absolut – a solid sunny progressive tune that doesn’t stand out from much else he’s done recently. It is without a doubt a sturdy melodic progressive tune that Absolut-ely deserves to be unleashed on dancefloors, but the same could be said for his last 10-20 solo tracks. The Danish act Flowjob follows up with the energetic “Life Extensions”. As with the earlier track from Rai, Flowjob manages to expertly combine a blissful melodic feel bordering on fluffy with a powerful electro-influenced bassline. By managing to keep the overall essence a bit more subtle, however, this has the added flexibility to be a track that can find its context at anytime of the night – groovy opener, gritty peaktime tension builder, or trippy early-morning tune. After several promising teases from Flowjob, it’s about damned time for an album…. Closing this wonderful CD is the Digital combination of Jaia and the newly-reunited Vibrasphere with the vigorous Manzanilla. In case anybody remembers this track from years past, it was the beautiful downtempo interlude on Vibrasphere’s second album Lime Structure, released in 2003. Jaia has managed to re-create it into an emotional late-morning piece with a low-end thrust one could expect from D-Nox & Beckers. The melodic texture and lush acoustic guitar from the original version still dominate the mood of the remix, but Yannis manages to give it a whole new life with a driving 135bpm nucleus around which the rest of the track arranges itself. The outcome is catchy as hell – you will forever recognize it after one listen. All in all, with Street Art, Tribal Vision Records have raised the bar for their future releases. Quite simply, this is their strongest release to date. I have enjoyed all of their previous CDs, but the constant stream of top-notch tracks on Street Art elevates it above their (still impressive) earlier works. Consider me a fan. Rating: 9/10 Fave Trax: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8

Thanks for your interest in Google Video. Currently, the playback feature of Google Video isn't available in your country. We hope to make this feature available more widely in the future, and we really appreciate your patience. Is there by chance a direct link that is not through fucking Google Video? This thing sounds absolutely hippiecraptastic and I feel as though my life cannot be considered complete until I have the chance to see it for myself.

Alright, I've been mostly out of the whole harder side of psy for awhile now, but I've found myself occasionally wanting hear (and getting asked to play) something in that style. However, I'm sick of hearing the same CDs and playing mostly the same set (with minor variations) I've been playing for the last 2 years. I'm looking for somewhat recent psychedelic trance with a dark feel, but I am absolutely NOT talking about this whole unmelodic killagggrrrhh deathspeed-darktrance wave that is so damned popular now (that stuff bores me to tears). No clowntrance or guitar-laden metal trance. None of this AzaxIronSkaziPsychoticDerangoMadness sound. I like melodies, so I guess I'm looking for recommendations in the 140-145 bpm range with non-uplifting, brooding, slightly sinister or dark melodies. And overall smoothness and flow is a plus. A few examples of what I'm talking about are: Xerox & Illumination - most of their recent X.I. album (especially "Ghost in the Machine", "Night Shift" and "Assimilation of Reality") MFG - Shining Faces Sandman - Holy Flip For me, some of the seminal "dark" psychedelic trance tracks are "Panic in Paradise" by X-Dream, most of MFG's Project Genesis album and a couple tracks from Ofer's Pigs in Space album - "Visitors (Part 1)" being my favorite if I'm remembering correctly. Maybe this gives a bit of an idea of where I'm coming from. Any ideas? Am I being too specific?

I was just referring to Sherlock's story in my post - sorry, I should have been more clear. Your case is definitely different, but IMO you've got a good attitude about it. Hey man, anybody who doesn't recognize the genius of Scooter is an idiot who should not even bother listening to music since they obviously are very twisted in the head. I'm a huge Martinez fan, so definitely tickled me in those places where the sun don't shine.

Just FYI, there are no solo D-Nox releases yet, per se. The one release that was credited to him alone (Seven Hours) was still composed with Beckers, but Mutekki released it as only D-Nox due to contractual reasons. The Martinez remix of that track is 100x better anyways. Isn't talking shit what the intraweb was created for in the first place? So I don't get a hug either???

I've heard Beckers several times and he's a fantastic DJ. He definitely knows how to bring the filth. Him & Christian also do really nice tag-team sets together. Cheers on the rest. I know that no harm was meant. Just remember that gossip sucks. I don't think that it is necessary to only talk positive about a person or their music (especially their music since that is purely a matter of opinion), but one should be careful when spreading negative information about somebody - especially if you didn't directly witness or experience it. Maybe it happened, maybe it didn't (you know my belief ), but you weren't there to see it so it's probably best left unsaid in a public forum. To be honest, I probably wouldn't even post a story like that about somebody if I had seen it personally, but that's just me.

Nope - it's not the beat of the drum but the speed of it. For example - play a Skazi or Eskimo track at full speed (168 bpm or however fast it is). Sucks complete ass. Now put it in a program and timestretch it down to 125 bpm. That's when you start to truly understand the full genius of Skazkimo. A genius not even understood during composition. Or something. Yeah, I'll agree with Elysium on this one - for the most part. Tribalism puts me into a trance far more deeply than any sort of leading melody. I can definitely get into a good melodic piece to the point that my head is fully inside of it, but it takes that deep tribal feel for me to really get lost in the tune without much recognition of what is going on around me. It's all about establishing that deep rhythm, then building on it so slowly and smoothly that you notice the changes and the journey of the track more by the feelings it induces in you than by hearing it make big changes. Melody can aid in the experience, but it works best as a secondary or accessory part. 2 best examples for me in recent years: Dousk - Estrange Son Kite - Massive These tracks are so damned well done and get you sucked into a trance so much, that something so simple as a 2-beat percussive stutter or added hi-hat can trigger maniacal laughter. At least, that's my take on it.

Yes. (nothing more to say )

Sherlock - I know you had no intention to trash Christian, but it has sort of become this. Publicly posting negative stories that you have only heard from friends, or that your friends have heard from employees, or that they read on a bathroom wall or tatooed on some hooker's back - without having actually seen it first-hand - is IMO inappropriate. This is how undue bad reputations come about. Again, I know Christian, I know what kind of a person he is, and I know that he is not the type of person that would purposely humiliate a person for not knowing English (or for any reason, for that matter). He's a nice guy just like you or me. You have to remember, having not seen it personally, that even if there was some encounter between him and the hotel employee, it was taking place in a language which is native to none of the people involved. Misunderstandings are common when nobody is speaking or hearing their native language. Stories also get embellished (whether intentionally or not) when passed from one person to another. This is why I won't base a negative opinion of a person on stories of experiences that I didn't see myself. Perceptions of arrogance are also something that can be falsely obtained, as well. If somebody is tired, sick, high or just in a bad mood, they might not be receptive to conversation or may seem unintentionally rude. I know I've seemed that way before (often stemming from my unease speaking conversational German in a party setting), and I consider myself a pretty friendly and approachable person most of the time. I know you are not trying to purposely soil his reputation, but when somebody posts questionable something about a friend of mine that is 100% contrary to what I have *always* seen of them, I'm going to call bullshit. I'd do the same if somebody posted similar things about GaySatanicHilton...er...Hippie that sounded like BS. Unless of course it had something to do with him molesting a 15-year-old groupie backstage, which would probably be true - but I would defend him on that anyways since most likely I would have been involved too and the lawyers always recommend covering your bases even if you aren't indicted yet. And even *if* that story really did happen as passed down the line, I've got to say that Christian was a helluva lot nicer to fucking cabana boys than I ever am. I usually strip 'em down to their briefs and ride them around the swimming pool like a bucking bronco while I make them scream (in English, of course) "ride mee like a cowboy, meester krelm" while I dangle a $5 bill from a string just out of their reach. They only scream when I kick them with my spurs. And you don't even want to know what GaySatanicHippie does with them....

I'm sorry to hear that, but I will say that it must have been an off night or there must have been some unknown circumstances. I've been friends the guy for a couple years now and I have to say that he is one of the most geniunely friendly and caring people that I've met. I couldn't even count the number of un-called for favors and nice things he's done for us since day one (and I ain't just talkin' a couple free beers in the a club ). I've never seen any kind of ego or bad attitude coming from his side at all, and he's always been willing to bend over backwards to help people out (even those he doesn't know so well). I know when artists & DJs who are travelling the world every weekend, it is a huge stress physically, mentally and emotionally and they aren't going to be super-friendly every single night. I've met some artists who I had heard were assholes from reputation, but were absolutely wonderful people in person. I've also met some who I had heard were extremely cool but were somewhat cold (and seemingly egotistical) when I dealt with them. It happens. Regarding the original topic - While I don't find D-Nox & Beckers' music to be revolutionary, it is thoroughly enjoyable to hear and it absolutely rocks the dancefloor every single time I play one of their tracks. That's good enough for me. I'm personally never expecting much truly groundbreaking music within the electronic dance genres. Just stuff that I enjoy hearing and dancing too (and making people dance to ). "Jet Lag Slave" and "Seven Hours" do annoy me, but just about everything else from their studio is gold. And "Switch" - I'm absolutely sick to fucking death of that track. You hear it at every fucking party you go to. In the just about every party in Germany in 2005, it seemed to be a competition as to which DJ would pull the track out first (usually prematurely, but that's a different complaint), and you'd inevitably hear it a couple DJs later. But I've got to admit that it's a fantastic dancefloor track that has its place. It's just a matter of the DJ waiting until the *right* moment to play it and not trying to put it in every goddamn fucking set. I think I've played it twice and both times it was unquestionably the absolute highlight of the set. And Tiga....oh baby, that "You're Gonna Want Me" track is the gayest track I've heard since "Freaque On". But man, I fucking love it. :) Some say: Boy, your always teasin... I think you best be leavin... Why you gotta drive me crazy! I know You gonna want me But when you want me It might be... A different story I know You gonna want me But when you want me It might be... A different story Shit, it makes me want to put on my fluoro feather boa and dance around my apartment.

Haha! So you DO remember something from that night. But anyways.... New FREq - fuck yeah! That is one producer I never get tired of. I know he tends to copy himself (ie, as you said "typical freqstyle production and synths"), but he has such a fantastic sound that I can't complain too much.

It's only because your opinion was 100% undisputably correct.

Sorry, but I take soup very seriously. The first commandment - Thou shalt not shit in Campbells Chunky Chicken Soup!! And also Elvis costumes. Especially Elvis costumes.

Yes, some people bashed it, but we enlightened ones tend to ignore those sorts of people much like we would ignore a crazy person in a crotchless Elvis costume taking a shit in a soup can at the street corner while reciting Shakespeare's lesser-known works.

Yes. That track was the "Cable Enable" of 2nd Brigade.

I just got this one today and was quite surprised. It is minimal, droning, melancholy, trippy, deep and yet still extremely tricky. Something about the overall feel is resonating with me right now - not sure if it is the weather or my general state of mind, but the gloomy monotone sounds here are speaking to me. I'll have to give it several more listens to really dive deep into this one. Big surprise for me.

Wow - it started off pretty unspectacularly for me, but it really picks up steam starting with track 4. I'm really enjoying this a lot right now. The tracks are rather epic in a minimal and non-cheesy sort of way. Very much trance music, in the technical sense of the word (ie, entrancing). But I'll have to agree with Tox that it will take me several listens to absorb the whole thing. More to come, hopefully after the weekend....

Today I got... Behind Blue Eyes (Iboga) Surprising in many ways! Yesterday I got the POTS album, but I haven't had the chance to listen to it yet. For some strange reason my headphones are stuck in Berlin (heh) and I had to buy some cheap temporary ones.

2 tracks from 12 Moons stand out as the classics: Sliding Particles (from V/A - Order Odonata Vol. 5 - Dragonfly Rec.) The Circle Movement (from V/A - Night & Day - Transient Rec.) On a second tier from him are a couple more.... Nimbus (from a 12" and also the Touchin' Bass comp on Dragonfly Rec.) Beacon (from V/A - A Better Life Through Chemistry - Dragonfly Rec.) The album was also really cool as pr0fane mentioned. If I remember correctly, "Ananokki" was my favorite track off of that one.

Never released on CD - at least unmixed. It might have been on a mixed CD somewhere. However, Choo Choo does have their entire catalogue available in various download stores (including that track - it's how I have it in my collection ). Try the following: www.beatport.com www.edmdigital.com (I think they have FLAC) www.3beatdigital.com

"I just can't help myself I just can't help myself I just can't help myself I'm a...I'm a...I'm a...I'm a chemical whore!" Fingerfest Inc. - Chemical Whore (Choo Choo Rec.) If I'm remembering correctly, Fingerfest Inc. is a collaboration between Barry Gilbey & D. Ramirez. BTW, was that sunny dancefloor you speak of by chance Voov in 2004 while Krüger & Coyle were doing their tag-team set? That track knocked me on my fahrking ass when Greg played it. So filthy.

My sister is expecting to hear you sing that to her sometime this weekend, preferably coinciding with similar goings-on. Do you think Jan's forehead is up for a repeat?