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thats one hell of a statement to make.... must be good

I disagree.... I come from a hardhouse/trance background, and although it IS easier to mix the 'hard dance' genres, you cant compare the way it mixes in to the way psytrance mixes as its SUPPOSED to have that 'impact' when the next track is being dropped into the mix - its all about keeping the energy going, and hardhouse requires this to be done in a different manner to that of psytrance

hehe, I kind of figured that might be the case to be honest - at least im not doing it all wrong then

Personally I think Skazi is one of the few artists making this kinda music 'accessible' - if it brings fresh blood into a scene, surely thats a good thing right??

I disagree, I have been around electronic music since my brother got me in drum n bass when I was 11 - that was 10 years ago, and since that time I have been djing for over 7 years now, most of which has been spent mixing hard dance (hardhouse, hardtrance, acid techno etc) and hardcore/freeform... I have never once needed to take drugs to enjoy myself within any of the scenes, and the same goes for psytrance at present!

thanks for the links everyone - I now have something to waste my student loan on

regarding the actual mixing of psy, I think people have got the wrong idea - I understand how eq's etc as I have been djing best part of a decade now, however what im unsure of is the actual track intros - do you mix them, or simply skip to the 1st beats of each track and go from there (which is what I have been doing) Not sure if that makes any sense to anyone apart from me

What other good places are there to buy Psy music?? Only ones I know at present are: www.juno.co.uk (not great for psy though) www.psyshop.com www.chaosunlimited.co.uk

thats the one - classic hardhouse track, two of my friends did the "Pienaar & Bamford" remix for TEC records a few years back, but it was turned down late on for the 2nd Nick Sentience remix

I hear ya on that one, seems to be the easiest way to 'branch out' quickly into learning which artists pump out which kind of tunage! Any idea if the 'hoover' sound has ever been used by a psytrance artist?? Used to love some of the twisted hoover leads producers would come up with in hardhouse, but have no idea if they ever crossed over?? Hold on, I will get your coat and call a taxi for you

hehee, coming from a largely hardcore background, 155bpm isnt what I class as fast - it seems so strange to be basing stuff around 145bpm instead of 175bpm now... its much better to dance to (you dont need to be frothing at the mouth to dance to psy hehehe) Will have a look for the 'voodoo people' remix... I used to drop the original version of it into hardhouse sets, so am interested to see what the remix is like!

Hi Secretside, Just downloaded all your tracks and gotta say the quality of them is superb - you definately need to get these signed up to a label Lectrolux

Hi Senpsy, thanks for the welcome Good call on the 'Do You Believe' album - checked it out last night and got my order in straight away, thanks for pointing that one out... any advice on who else fits this kinda psy sound for me to look out for?? Lectrolux

A 'cover' is when nothing is sampled from the original, ie any vocals, loops etc are re-recorded.... the original artist is not entitled to royalties if this is the case. Otherwise the remix is considered a 'bootleg' remix if it samples direct from the original recording

Any idea where this album is available? From your review, it sounds like it would be right up my street

I doubt a truer phrase will ever be said about mixing now that I think about it... I suppose the difference between mixing psychadelic for a week, and hard dance for several years is quite a vast amount of time hehe - it will probably all fall into place with more practice, it just appears (at face value anyway) to be so vastly different in the way it is mixed - im used to holding tracks in for 2-3 mins with hardhouse etc, layering percussion to keep the energy going - psy/goa definately seems to be more about timing....I think As for what style, I wouldn't really know where it fits on the scope of things, but one of the first albums I bought was 'Take A Look Out There' by Eskimo, and most of the tracks on there appeal to me - I just have a general passion for anything energetic

Hi everyone, Im new (ie, within last few months) to the world of psy/goa trance. Having been a hardhouse/hardcore dj for the last few years, trips to 'Planet Zogg' in Sheffield (where I am currently at uni), and 'Antiworld' in London, along with a few fantastic psytrance cd mixes being passed onto me have made me decide its time to dip into the scene - tracks like 'As I Child I Could Walk On The Ceiling' by The Delta, and 'Let It All Out' by Eskimo sound so refreshing to me on a musical level Now for the question.... as im used to (nearly 7 years now ) only djing music with percussive intros and outros, im having a few problems adjusting the way I mix to what is required for the intros/outros of psy/goa - can anybody give me some pointers on this, or recommend a good webpage/tutorial to check? Cheers everyone Lectrolux