JonCrow
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Had this for about a month and I really like it. It sits somewhere between ethno-chill and progressive; I'm not usually a fan of progressive at all, but whereas most of it sounds sterile and samey to me, this sounds warm and organic. It's very varied too, ranging from frantic old-school acid to slow paced vocal trance. Some might be put off by the vocals on a few of the tracks, but I really like them.
I've given this 3 listens and am also really enjoying it. Not the best CD of all time, but certainly worthy of attention. Positive, uplifting, sometimes dreamy and ethereal. It tells a nice story. A smooth and well-rounded flow to it. I've not noticed many weak or filler moments. I can see how some may not like it though. Make sure to get past the first track if you do give it a trial listen. I'm a fan of most progressive styles except for generally that which tends too closely toward house/club.
Jon
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Abakus - That Much Closer to the Sun
Vibrasphere - Lime Structure
Atmos - Headcleaner
Biosphere - Substrata
FUCKING SAIKO ORDER!
Mr Peculiar - Infinite Evolution
Outolintu - Odd Man Out
Prometheus - Corridor Of Mirrors
Prometheus - Robot.O.Chan
The Peaking Goddess Collective - Organika
Vibrasphere - Archipelago Remixed
Vishnudata - Dreamforce
Astral Waves - Mystique
Chronos - Steps To The Great Knowledge
Cymphonic - Strataradialis
Flooting Grooves - Upsyde Downe
Krill.Minima - Nautica
Krusseldorf - Smokers Lounge
Master Margherita - Mastura
Ocelot - One
Orbit Constructions - Androneda
Pan Electric - Conscious Pilot
Pushmipulyu - 133 Thursdays
Shulman - Endless Rhythms Of The Beatless Heart
Vataff Project - Kalitz
Zymosis - Elements Into Data
Stay tuned next week for my already compiled and anxiously waiting psyshop.com order!
Anybody want to donate some nice headphones and an amp? I'm running low on cash.
Jon
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Jilted, followed by Experience then Fat.
Great memories of time spent at high school(outside of) in the mid 90's tie-in with these albums for me.
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good memories
have you heard Alan Parsons - A Valid Path?
is one of the tracks. a collaboration with Simon Posford and David Gilmour on guitar.Yah I've listened to that one track a few times and have it bookmarked. Some others who haven't may appreciate it.
I've not listened to the whole album though.
I'd love to hunt down more prog-rock though, I've got barely any in my collection and and I'm a big fan.
Thanks
Jon
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Bluetech is the one that stands out the most for me at present.
I've tried a few times to give it a chance but it hasn't clicked yet.
I'll still probably purchase the first 2 albums in the near future and play them every now and again and see if anything changes in my mind.
It's great to keep one's perspective fairly open. If I don't enjoy something right away it's fun to try and listen to it in a different way on the next play, or at another time of day, or focusing on different elements of the track/album to hopefully hear what the artist is trying to say.
Jon
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Orthonorma - Time2Wait
I really like this CD, it's easily one of my favourites. Beautiful melodic synth work. Great tempo and generally nice style of kick.
Hopefully I've used the right descriptive terminology.
I must admit it is a tad on the repetitive side though. In this case I don't mind.
Very easy to get into, which can be both a good or bad sign. I've only listened to it thrice thus far.
If anyone knows anything similar to it I'd love to hear about it.
Jon
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Infected Mushroom - The Gathering
Infected Mushroom - B.P. Empire
Infected Mushroom - Converting Vegetarians
Alan Parsons Project - I Robot
Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky
Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery and Imagination
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Phutureprimitive as well!
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Celtic Cross - Hicksville (reissue, not the "remix")
FSOL - Lifeforms
Ticon - 2am
Sun Control Species - Science Nuova
Infected Mushroom - Classical
Got the last 3 for half price from a local store that was phasing out their CD stock. Equivalent of about 6 Euro each.
My mind and debit card has been gravitating towards the Sending Orbs website for a few days now.
I'm away for 2 weeks for a meditation retreat. Hopefully it will cure my purchasing madness. Hopefully not.
I'll be back.
Jon
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This post has gone some of the way towards admitting I have a serious problem.
I've not included 40 or so emusic downloads in this list, only the CD's.
It's been my first listen (aside from a few samples/youtube here and there) for almost every one of these purchases when they do arrive, though I do a bit of research first.
Has been a great couple of months of listening. I work from my car and get to listen to music all day.
For the moment I'm avoiding compilations and a few genres for the sake of my bank balance.
This is what was purchased today:
Artifakt - Artifakts II
Elea - Stellar Connection
Electrypnose - Subliminimal Melancholies
Electrypnose - Funked Up
Tamlin- Spectrogram
Khooman- Is A Flexible Liquid
Orthonorma- Time 2 Wait
Order from 1-2 weeks ago:
Entheogenic - Golden Cap
Entheogenic - Dialogue of the Speakers
Enteogenic - Spontaneous Illumination
Atmos 2nd Brigade
Atmos - Tour De Trance
Capsula - Synthesis Of Reality
Slackbaba - And The Beat Goes Om...
Vibrasphere - Exploring The Tributaries
Vibrasphere - Lungs Of Life
Indigo Egg - Ixland
Kick Bong - Flower Power
Mystical Sun - Deeperworlds
Mystical Sun - Energy Mind Consciousness
Puff Dragon - Sazanami
Rena Jones - Driftwood
Tripswitch - Circuit Breaker - Rewired
Order from 3 weeks ago:
Aes Dana - Memory Shell
Androcell - Efflorescence
Androcell - Emotivision
Distant System - Spiral Empire
Hol Baumann - Human
Ishq - Orchid
Kaya Project - ...And So It Goes
Kaya Project - Elixir
Kaya Project - Walking Through
Solar Fields - Earth Shine
Solar Fields - Movements
Spies - SUVMI
Order from 5 weeks ago:
Shpongle - Are You Shpongled?
Shpongle - Nothing Lasts
Shpongle - Tales Of The Inexpressible
Younger Brother - The Last Days Of Gravity
Younger Brother - A Flock Of Bleeps
Ott - Blumenkraft
Ott - Skylon
Hallucinogen In Dub
Entheogenic - Entheogenic
Entheogenic - Flight of the Urubus
Shulman: In search of a meaningful moment
Mystery Of The Yeti And Mystical Experiences
Carbon B. Lifeforms: Hydroponic Garden
Carbon B. Lifeforms: World Of Sleepers
Solar Fields: Leaving home
Asura: Life 2
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I've ordered.
Can't wait to get it.
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This was one of the first CD's that really got me into electronic music.
I'll never forget it.
JC
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Got this today. Is available again as a reprint.
Can get it at USR_Shop.
I'm looking forward to listening after owning their first and fourth for awhile now.
Seems to be alot of praise for it.
JC
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It's just become available again as a reprint. Can get it at USR_Shop.
I've got their first one and Flight and am looking forward to hearing this one after reading a lot of praise for it.
Isn't it funny
in General Psytrance
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Speaking exclusively of the "boom-boom".
Unfortunately(or fortunately) it's a stigma that's been attached to the electronic genre that some will never be able to get or see past. Some may not want to be seen as one of "those" that are into the "boom-boom" because of the many generalisations that have been formed around it. Only listened to if you're some shallow slutty party goer or fucked up on drugs 24/7, or both.
It's not real music, where are the instruments etc. They've heard from others, their friends and associates that it's only "boom-boom", so therefore it is. If you listen to this music you are this kind of person or that music you are that kind of person etc. People are generally afraid of stigma or being different and many people's minds are barely capable of expansion past early conditioning or that which is considered normal/accepted in their exposed circle of life.
Also The majority of electronic music that people may have been first exposed to in the mainstream is pretty terrible and they may lack the initiative/interest/direction to take to plunge past that mainstream barrier/stigma into its delicacies and intricacies. Alot of people are affected permanently by first impressions. Their mind crystallises easily, primarily as a form of survival and poor training, which extends into their likes and dislikes. Prejudice and bias is rife.
Some may also lack the subtley, style or want(different tastes etc) of mind to get past the booming beat/electronics into some of the rewarding changes, nuances, compositions, subtleties and complexities which reside therein. It's a different form of sound wave.
They also forget/don't know or notice the tribal rythmic meditative value of the "boom-boom". Which can actually work well for the mind.
I'm also certainly not saying that people who listen to psy/electronica or that I myself am exempt from alot of the above tendencies that I've tried to describe.
If I've repeated myself a little here it's because my mind has been deranged by the "boom-boom".
Now I'm off to bop and gyrate senselessly in the corner.
Jon