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Side-A - Synopsis (Silicon Sound Remix)

Concerning Bent Sentient: Copy/Paste from http://forum.isratrance.com/viewtopic.php/...c/22097/forum/8

Ok, thanks for clearing that up. Of course you can't argue with taste, and if you don't like it that's fine - at least I appreciate your honesty, and the fact that you managed to listen through the set even though you didn't really like it Maybe next time

Excellent link, thanks a lot! I still have 7-8 old Calvin & Hobbes comics here, so I guess I'm still somewhat a fan

I'm afraid I don't fully understand your comment (apart from the fact that you're not satisfied with the set). What is it you don't like about the set - flow, technique, trackselection, something else? Feedback is greatly appreciated

Troll.

Odd Harmonic - Coincidentalism

Artist: Various Title: Trancers Guide To The Galaxy Vol. II Label: Chaishop Records Format: CD (Digipack including the "Trancers Guide To The Galaxy 2006" magazine) Released: June, 2006 Cover: http://arabesque.co.uk/components/com_arti...ges/CR001CD.jpg Review: The website Chaishop.com has existed for 10 years, and through the years it has achieved the status of becoming one of the undoubtedly most well-known trance-websites in the world. The most recent project Chaishop is involved in, is their new label Chaishop Records, and the first release is "Trancers Guide To The Galaxy Vol. II" - a lot might already know the "Trancers Guide To The Galaxy" magazine, a magazine released once every year (2006 is the 3rd year it is released), covering most of the important trance-scenes around the world. Last year the official "Trancers Guide To The Galaxy" compilation was a double-cd released on Yellow Sunshine Explosion Records, but this time around Chaishop decided to do the thing by themselves, and release 2 CD's separately, with representatives from some of the countries highlighted in the magazine - one with progressive psytrance, and one with psychedelic/full on. In this review I'll be focusing on the progressive release, "Trancers Guide To The Galaxy Vol. II" 01. Flowjob - The Asian Persuation [133 BPM] Denmark is represented by the duo Flowjob, who recently released their debut album "Support Normality" on Iboga Records, an album that generally received quite positive feedback. "The Asian Persuation" is more traditional progressive psytrance than the output on their album, meaning with less electro-influences, but still with that sunny outdoor vibe people have come to expect from Flowjob. Good job. 02. Shuma - Zora [132 BPM] Croatia is represented by Shuma, known for their releases on Tribal Vision, Hadshot and Groove Control. Their sound is usually on the techy/electro side, but "Zora" is a more fluid and well-polished groover than I was expecting, and that is certainly not a bad thing. It isn't as distinct as their earlier material, but in my opinion one of their best tracks so far - no-bullshit outdoor grooves for the daytime. 03. Feuerhake & Liquid Soul - Elmazing Vibe [135 BPM] Representing Germany is the old Freeform Records regular Feuerhake with a fresh collaboration with the Swiss producer Liquid Soul. "Elmazing Vibe" is taken from the 3rd, recent Feuerhake-album "Re:Start", and it maintains the sunny outdoor vibe from the first 2 tracks on this compilation, but with a bit more powerful, and quite typical Liquid Soul grooves. Could become a small DJ-favourite this summer. 04. El Zisco - Tango Remix [136 BPM] El Zisco is representing Chile on this compilation, but he is currently based in Germany, where he has already played on festivals like Fusion and VooV. His first release was last year on Dance N Dust Records, and since then he has appeared on labels like Plastik Park and Iono, and there is an album on its way on Dance N Dust Records. "Tango Remix" is, in my opinion his least impressive release so far - quite standard German psyprogressive with some slightly annoying voice-samples. 05. D-Nox & Beckers - One Shot (Flame On Fire Remix) [128 BPM] The upcoming Greek producer Flame On Fire take on the difficult task of remixing "One Shot" by duo of the moment, D-Nox & Beckers. I haven't heard the original, but this remix is quite nice - pounding progressive electro-house with some very catchy grooves in the well-known D-Nox & Beckers style, and with some male vocals that doesn't seem to be over the top compared to some of their material. Good tune. 06. Sonic Cube - Subminimal (Sonnenvakuum Online Remix) [135 BPM] The Swiss act Sonnenvakuum is up next with a cryptic "Online" remix of their own sideproject Sonic Cubes track "Subminimal". It's a quite standard production from these guys - pounding, well-polished progressive psytrance with nice, subtle melodies and generally the track is a pretty good overall. A slight annoyance is in the, in my opinion unnecessarily dominant, repeated "Online" voice-sample. 07. Pion - Feel Good [133 BPM] Serbia isn't among the biggest suppliers of psytrance acts, but one of the most promising talents from the Balkan republic is Pion. Recently a member of the act Manifest, he already has some experience in the psytrance scene, but 2006 looks like his breakthrough year, with an upcoming release on the Swedish powerhouse label Spiral Trax. "Feel Good" is a good teaser for the upcoming releases, very fluid and engaging tune with housey elements, but definitely more on the morning-trancey side. 08. Sensifeel - Let's Get A Good Time [137 BPM] With album-releases on labels like Domo and Yellow Sunshine Explosion and appearances on labels like Plusquam, Interzone, ZMA and Sinn Tec, Sensifeel from France is quite a household name on the progressive psytrance scene, and "Let's Get A Good Time" continue in his well-known style. It's quite typical German-influenced progressive for the outdoors (which is probably also why he is so popular at the German festivals), but it didn't really leave a big impression on me. 09. Ecliptic - Dense Matter [143 BPM] The last dancefloor track is by the Mexican act Ecliptic, and at the same time it is by far the fastest, running at 143 BPM. "Dense Matter" is crossover between full on and progressive - the sound-themes seem very full on, but it is certainly much more on the groovy side, and by no means full-power dancefloor mayhem music. I would categorise it as groovy full on for the daytime - nothing really spectacular, but nothing bad either. 10. Shen - Main Springs Last but not least is a downbeat track by the Canadian act Shen. Chillout fans might remember him for his releases on Iboga Records and Native State Records, but he is definitely more well-known on the techno-scene under his Noah Pred moniker. "Main Springs" is a mesmerising dubby tune with absolutely beautiful female vocals, sweet clicks'n'bleeps and a deep, hypnotizing atmosphere. Running for less than 5 minutes, it's sadly just too short... But an outstanding last track. Bottom line: With "Trancers Guide To The Galaxy Vol. II", the well-established website Chaishop will probably also establish itself as a label to watch out for. The concept of a CD representing 10 different countries (one for each track) is noteworthy, and although there aren't many really big highlights or surprises along the way, the compilation maintains a quite high quality throughout. Also the booklet, the 2006 edition of the "Trancers Guide To The Galaxy" is undoubtedly among the most extensive booklets you'll find on a psytrance-release. In short, "Trancers Guide To The Galaxy Vol. II" is a good progressive psytrance compilation. Not absolutely essential, but certainly worth the money. Favourites: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10 (!) Verdict: 7/10 Links: Chaishop: http://www.chaishop.com Trancers Guide To The Galaxy: http://www.trancersguide.com

D-Nox & Beckers - One Shot (Flame On Fire Remix)

Have to agree with the said comments about his liveset at VooV 2004 - disappointing set. Heard him live at Soulclipse though, and that was a brilliant experience. Something that people tend to forget about Atmos, is that besides being one of the best producers around, he's also a very good DJ - sadly something most organisers tend to overlook when they book him for a party/festival, and therefore only book him for a liveset.

Cheesy!?! I'm afraid I have to disagree with you on that one DP In terms of production this is a big improvement compared to "Rocket Pocket", but sadly it isn't quite as musically interesting. It seems like he didn't have as many tricks up his sleave this time, but generally this is one of the best Israeli full on albums to come out in a while. Alongside Hujaboy.

The "Seconds" track by Minilogue got played on Danish National Radio a few weeks ago. Excellent stuff by the Swedish kites. Once again I might add

Hi FrozenRealm, I just found real hosting for my set, so it can be downloaded from this url without interfering with Mixuploads policy: http://www.doei.org/misc/pr0fane_-_comfort_module.mp3 It can still be streamed from Mixupload.com though: http://www.mixupload.com/index.php?act=mli...ysong&s_id=8790

Title: Comfort Module Made by: DJ pr0fane (Dance N Dust Records) - Denmark Style: Progressive house/progressive trance Date: 5th of June, 2006 Total playing time: 111:45 minutes Format: MP3 (VBR) Size: 157 MB URL: http://www.doei.org/misc/pr0fane_-_comfort_module.mp3 About "Comfort Module": I'm normally a psytrance DJ, but The progressive house/trance scene has been fascinating me for a while now, and "Comfort Module" is a set I've been meaning to do for quite some time - a set where I am concentrating fully on progressive house/trance sounds without psytrance influences. The result is meant to be an emotional, atmospheric journey made with the summer season and the sofa listener in mind, starting out slow with laidback house-grooves and chillout-inspired soundscapes, before moving through deep, tribal beats and last but not least finishing with some intense and euphoric, trancey tunes. Hardcore psytrance purists might find it cheesy, but if you're into smooth progressive grooves, I urge you to give it a listen Tracklist: 01. DJ Remy & Roland Klinkenberg - Ignite (IntroDubtion Mix) // 68 Recordings 02. ADF - Rage // Basic Energy 03. Snake Sedrick - Balanced // Tilth Music 04. Snake Sedrick & Emze Hack - The Beginning // Tilth Music 05. Kosmas Epsilon - Innocent Thoughts (Stel Remix) // Heavy Rotation 06. Johan Vermeulen - Chemical Romance // KYR Records 07. Jay Lumen - Perpetual Drifting // Pangea Recordings UK 08. Seven Senses - Southern Cross (Eelke Kleijn Remix) // Remark Records 09. Storyteller - Polar White (Emersia Remix) // Toes In The Sand Digital 10. TM Project & Mannel - Naturalize (Tone Depth Remix) // Stereo Cool 11. Kenneth Thomas - Orange Room (Nick Warren Remix) // Hope Recordings 12. Fragile - Shugyo (Perry O'Neil Remix) // Electronic Elements 13. Group Therapy - Thumbsucker // Audio Therapy 14. Simon & Shaker - Zero // Electronic Elements 15. 2 Faced - Rock Music (Damien J Carter & Jerome Isma-Ae Remix) // Little Mountain 16. Boom Jinx - Come Play Perfect // AnjunaDeep About me: I've been an avid fan of electronic music for as long as I remember - it started at a very young age with acts like Jean Michel Jarre and Kraftwerk, followed up by the early releases from acts like The Prodigy and The Chemical Brothers. 1997 was truly a life changing year for me though, since I had my first encounter with psychedelic trance that year - since then, I’ve been a very loyal follower of psychedelic trance. I am very dedicated to the craft of DJ’ing, and after some years as a relatively serious bedroom DJ, my career has taken of in the last couple of years, resulting in bookings all over Denmark at various indoor and outdoor locations, for instance "SEMF 2004" and "Middle Earth 2005", some of the biggest festivals in later years. Starting this year, my DJ'ing has also taken me abroad - my first and biggest gig abroad so far has been Soulclipse Festival 2006 in Turkey, where I played 2 sets - one at the progressive/alternative stage, and one in the chillout, and this Summer I'll also be playing at the 2 German annular festivals in-deep-an-dance and Naked. I have a quite broad taste, which enables me to play very varied sets, depending on the type of party, crowd and time of day - from storming full on psychedelic party music over progressive trance and progressive house, electro and delicious ambient and chillout-sessions. My main focus is on the positive side of music though - mostly with uplifting sound-textures and melodic structures, and with a strong sense of solid and dance friendly grooves, suitable for the magic morning hours or the daytime. Always with focus on selecting the most interesting and enjoyable tunes, maintaining an interesting flow and a high technical level.

From Chemical Crew to Twisted Records in a few months. I'm confused.

Artist: Various Title: Occurrance - compiled by Djane Nem Label: Oxygen Records Format: CD (Jewelcase with standard 4-page inlay) Released: May, 2006 Review: Oxygen Records is a relatively new label, founded in Czech in 2005 by the two DJ's TV and Nem, but now based in Barcelona, Spain. The labels focus is on euphoric morning trance, and so far the first 3 releases (the compilations "Satellite" and "Parsec" and the debut album by Spectra) has had a quite high quality compared to similar releases in the scene. The newest output from Oxygen Records is the compilation "Occurance", compiled by the in-house female DJ Nem, and with a promising tracklist of well-known morning acts, plus a few interesting comeback-tracks from Native Radio and Highpersonic Whomen. 01. Setherian vs Highpersonic Whomen - Floripa Sunshine [140 BPM] The first track is an interesting collaboration between the Brazilian DJ/producer Setherian and the Finnish progressive act Highpersonic Whomen. Finland isn't exactly well-known for progressive psytrance, but when Highpersonic Whomen, a sideproject to Haltya and Pelinpala, released their debut album "Alternative Energysource" back in 2002 it received quite good feedback, and I personally consider it one of the hidden gems of the progressive genre. With that album in mind I had quite big expectations for "Floripa Sunshine", but it never really reaches the extraordinary level of the highlights from the old album. That said, it is a good opening track though - not quite as fluid and epic as the old Highpersonic Whomen stuff, but more focused on the grooves. 02. Sound Field - One Step Above The Sun [140 BPM] The Israeli act Sound Field is certainly established as one of the most loyal acts on Oxygen Records, so far appearing on all the labels compilations. The most well-known member of the act is Andy Yakovlev, who is also known for his projects ProSect, Sonify and ICO, and it looks like he and his acts have a bright future ahead of him. "One Step Above The Sun" is one of the best tracks I've heard by Sound Field or the other projects he's been involved in: strong on grooves, and with different catchy layers of melodies that complement each other nicely, this a very positive and energetic progressive morning-tune. Nicely done. 03. Echotek - Endless Run [140 BPM] Echotek from Israel is up next with "Endless Run". It's a quite intense progressive morning track, and the atmosphere is slightly darker than in the first two tracks, with only a small hint of melodies. It's basically an ok tune, not downright bad, but unfortunately I find it to quite typical for his progressive/full on crossover sound which, in my opinion, hasn't really evolved in the last 3-4 years. 04. Triptych vs. Sim 1 - Silver Trip [144 BPM] Following up is a collaboration made by the french TurboTrances in-house act Triptych, and Sim1 from South Africa, who hasn't released much on his own, but is involved in the project Silver Surfers with his countryman Nate Protoculture. Compared to Triptychs recent releases, "Silver Trip" seems more straightforward and in this case this is definitely a good thing: very euphoric and no-bullshit melodic morning full on of the best kind - awesome. 05. Setherian - What Was Lost And Forgotten [142 BPM] "What Was Lost And Forgotten" is the compilations 2nd contribution by the brazillian DJ/producer Setherian, and it is certainly the stronger of the two. It's a stunningly beautiful piece of music running for well over 10 minutes, with some truly amazing larger-than-life pads and long, airy melodies. What's most amazing about this tune though, is the way that he avoids going into a predictable cheese-fest, with some very clever melodic twists and turns, smart grooves and surprising breaks along the way. Excellent. 06. Chromosome vs Rumble Pack - Hypochondricals [138 BPM] The Swedish act Chromosome (also known as Andromeda and Soul Surfer) team up with Rumble Pack (also known as Blue Vortex and Natural Flow) from Switzerland on "Hypochondricals". It starts out with a very promising intro, and develops into a more or less typical uplifting Chromosome/Andromeda production with naive, playful melodies. It doesn't really contribute with anything new, but on the other hand it really works, and I consider it one of the best tracks he's been involved in lately. 07. Spectra - Insane [135 BPM] Next up is a the Portuguese duo Spectra, who released their debut album "Beyond Belief" on Oxygen Records last year - an album I consider one of the stronger full on albums from last year, despite the obvious recycling of old full on formulas. "Insane" is surprisingly enough in a whole different ball game though - the BPM is lowered 10 BPM, and the result is a very optimistic, tribal house-inspired dance-floor groover. Good track and an interesting development from these guys. 08. Visua - Sayonara [138 BPM] Visua from Mexico has released a couple of very good tracks lately; most noteworthy was his track on the latest "Spindrive" compilation from Spintwist Records, and "Sayonara" is certainly also a solid track. It has some very nice upbeat grooves, melodic peaks that never really go too far, and is generally a good progressive morning/daytime tune with both dancefloor friendly grooves and a positive attitude. 09. Native Radio - Downtschaggi [140 BPM] Last but not least is a long-awaited return of Native Radio. "Downtschaggi" is pumping progressive with a distinct tribal layer - it certainly has the Native Radio sound, but is more melodic and faster than their output on the "Chiba City Blues" album. Sadly it is maybe a bit to understated and "old" compared to similar tracks in the style, and even though the German duo don't do much wrong here, it just doesn’t leave as big an impression as I had hoped for. Bottom line: Oxygen Records are marketing themselves as a morning trance label, and I can only concur - the psychedelia might not be the absolute priority on "Occurrance", but the uplifting, non-stressful sounds presented on this release is definitely perfect for those blissful morning moments, after you've been digging to harder, darker beats the entire night. Like expected it is a very pleasant mix of progressive and soft full on tracks, but it is definitely more on the progressive side compared to their first compilations "Satellite" and "Parsec". Like on those releases, the quality here is pretty high, but where the two earlier compilations both had some annoying fillers, the weaker tracks on "Occurrance" weren't downright bad. In short, "Occurrance" is another enjoyable morning-compilation from Oxygen Records, and definitely a valuable DJ-tool for the summer season. Favourites: 1, 2, 4 (!), 5 (!!), 6, 7, 8 Verdict: 8/10 Link: Oxygen Records: http://www.oxygenrecords.com

Judging by the samples and the previous releases by Dali, I expect this to be HOMmegas worst release ever, and it just proves that all you need to get ahead in the world is a pair of tits and a nice looking face. I mean, have you heard the megahit "Colors Band"? Terribly generic full on, and she can't sing at all. What's next, a duet with Duvdev?

Thanks. Have you also heard "Euphoria part 2"?

Not very good service, I agree, but I think you're unfair concerning Italians in general. I've been in Italy 5 times so far, one time as an exchange-student, and my impression of the Italians is very positive. See you at Sonica, can't wait!

After the Hujaboy album, TIP.Worlds best album-release in a while, TIP.World bring us "the real thing": their absolute best compilation in years, "Lucas Presents God Save The Machine". The British psytrance sound always had a very raw, organic touch, and this is certainly no exception - it's very far away from the cheap plastic-synths from the Israeli teenie-fullon generation, and the sound has a true feel, and an incredible warmth Skazi and the rest of the posse can never ever reach. "God Save The Machine" isn't the epic masterpiece I was hoping for though. It's more raw, full-power dancefloor psychedelia than magical soundscapes, and although it beats the hell out of most other psychedelic music these days, I guess I was hyped up to expect something really magical. Dickster, Tristan, Hallucinogen, Aphid Moon and Queens Park Derangers all provide some great psychedelic trance, but in my opinion only Prometheus manages to really capture something truly magical and mysterious in his tune. That being said, this really is an essential compilation. Welcome back TIP!

Artist: Various Title: Spindrive Vol. 2 Label: Spintwist Records Format: CD Released: May, 2006 Review: Spintwist Records is a relatively young German label, focusing on progressive psytrance, which was launched late last year with the release of the compilation "Spindrive Vol. 1". Behind the label is Hannes Klitta, who some might know for his musical projects Vaishiyas and Sync - both of whom have just released full-length albums on Spintwist Records. The newest release from the label is the 2nd episode in "Spindrive" series, "Spindrive Vol. 2" - once again with a tracklist containing artists known for their traditional "German" progressive style, plus a few relatively unknown acts. 01. Odiseo - Sky [138 BPM] The first track is by Odiseo from Mexico, probably more known for the sideprojects Ski-Fi and Xibalba, with releases on Plusquam, Planet B.E.N., Sinn Tec and many more. "Sky" is a quite typical German-styled progressive festival track with a static groove, smooth swoosh's, subtle vocal-effects and generally a very positive daytime-atmosphere. An ok opener, without really standing out. 02. Monotron - Robotic Dreams [137 BPM] Things get a bit more intense with the appearance of the new Brazilian project Monotron, who got their first release on the first "Spindrive" compilation. Since I hadn't heard that, I didn't really knew what to expect, but I was very pleasantly surprised with "Robotic Dreams" - although very heavy on "I, Robot" samples. It's a warm and quite energetic morning tune, somewhere between minimal and full on, with a plethora of lush, uplifting effects. Great track. 03. Emphacis - Satnight [138 BPM] "Satnight" is the first release by the new German duo Emphacis, and it's another pleasant surprise. It's a quite typical groovy German-styled progressive festival tune, but where the majority of the releases in this style seems quite dull to me, this contains some really attractive melodies, and I just love the work they did on the chopped-up voice-samples. Promising debut release. 04. Visua - Spindrive [137 BPM] Visua is the second artist from Mexico to appear on the compilation, and what a track this is. "Spindrive" starts with a truly stunning intro, and the very atmospheric effects are maintained throughout the track. A delicious, smooth tune with very laidback grooves, huge and dreamy pads in the background and sweet, soothing melodies. A really nice morning tune, my favourite on the compilation. 05. Vaishiyas - Recall [136 BPM] Next up is the owner of Spintwist Records, Hannes Klitta with his musical project Vaishiyas, where he just recently released his 2nd full-length album "Flaxible". "Recall" is a continuation of the style of the album, but without any vocals, and generally it seems more dynamic on the grooves, and a bit less melodic. A good track overall, and I would say that it is better than the standard on the album. 06. Aerospace - Cosmix [136 BPM] DJ Guyshanti from Israel, previously a member of Evil Drug Lords, recently released his debut-album, "Earth" under his solo-project Aerospace. The album received a lot of positive feedback, but I found it quite average, flat on the production side, and disfigured by some questionable use of voice and vocal-samples. Luckily "Cosmix" is better than the album though - the grooves are more to my liking, and the lovely, naive melodies seem much more elaborate. Cool morning tune. 07. FM - Receiving In My Minds [139 BPM] FM is the initials of Fabio and Magical - two German DJ's and producers, who's been releasing and playing for years now. It's a bit faster than I've come to expect from these guys, but the production is very typical Fabio - the bass is deep and heavy bass, and the effects are quite synthetic. It didn't really grab me as very interesting, but it's without a doubt a track with lots of power for the daytime dancefloors. 08. Symphonix - Rainy Days [136 BPM] The final track is by the two German brothers Montagu & Golkonda, well-known as organisers of the Tshitraka festival, for their DJ-sets, and for their musical projects Symphonix and True Lies. "Rainy Days" contains some very corny voice-samples with heavy german accent, and the track itself is quite mediocre, with an extremely static groove and standard-effects. I was expecting something better. Bottom line: "Spindrive Vol. 2" will be a welcome addition in the collection of fans of the typical German-style progressive psytrance. In my opinion, a lot of releases in this style tend to be rather dull, but Spintwist Records did a pretty good job collecting some tunes with both qualities for the outdoor daytime dancefloors, but also a bit more depth than I was expecting. Ironically enough, the weakest points for me were by some of the more well-established artists, while newer producers as Monotron, Visua and Emphacis provided some promising works. "Spindrive Vol. 2" isn't a truly groundbreaking or genre-crossing release, but what you'll get is a pretty good, no-bullshit, collection of progressive psytrance tunes. Favourites: 2 (!), 3, 4 (!!!), 5, 6 Verdict: 7/10 Link: Spintwist Records: http://www.spintwist.de

I really liked the trackselection - almost only good tunes. The flow was also quite good (although I think the Sensient track was misplaced), and loads of respect for making a very diverse mix and still keeping a steady flow. As for the technical aspect, well ... it certainly needs improvement in my opinion. Luckily you'll improve over time with practice, practice and more practice. Hang in there, you're definitely on the right path

Emze Hack & Snake Sedrick - The Beginning (Nick Hogendoorn & Eelke Kleijn Remix)