pr0fane

The track with the Ali G sample is actually D-Nox & Beckers - My Number One. They made a mistake on the cover.

2004 was, in my opinion, one of the best years for psytrance. Loads and loads of excellent albums: 12 Moons - Solid State Kooler - Open Son Kite - Colours FREq - Strange Attractors Atmos - 2nd Brigade Saiko-Pod - Phutureremixes Human Blue - Electrolüx Andromeda - Temptations Prometheus - Robot.O.Chan Vatos Locos - Attack And Release Sub6 - Who Needs Love Songs Lunaspice - Reflexions Tetraktys - Tetraktys Shakta - Feed The Flame BLT & Danni Makov - Anything U Want ... and more. My top pick is probably Son Kite though.

"Stereopark" is a wonderful album. Really great. "Non Standards" is a good album as well, but I don't consider it a masterpiece like some say it is.

Gotta say it overall sounds pretty nice, especially the part from 0:13 to 0:28 - really wonderful floating pads. Some of the leads sound a bit too stressful for me though, and it certainly makes the tune much more full on than progressive. My recommendation is that you go for the usual israeli morning labels like Com.Pact, Utopia and Trancelucent. There are of course lots more labels releasing this style - I guess you know most of them them already

Flow, Com.Pact, Y.S.E., Planet B.E.N., Midijum, ZMA, AP.

It's sold as powder. When I was still doing MDMA, I had no problems finding it at the biggest festivals I was at - and of very good quality as well.

Actually Parasense played there last year. And if I remember correctly, 1200 Mics hasn't played at Full Moon before.

Enough with the bashing of Y.S.E. already. Sure, the titles for their mainstream-compilations are shitty as hell, but who cares? Their focus on compiling lots of "hits", is sort of like the old "Goa Head" and "Destination Goa" compilations (which where some of my encounters with psychedelic trance/goa) - and because of distribution in the mainstream-market they sell in quite large numbers compared to regular label-releases. Getting tracks licensed for release on Y.S.E. is what keeps many labels and artists alive. Over the years I have bought somewhere between 10 and 15 Y.S.E./Millennium compilations and albums, and most of the time I've been satisfied to get a good bunch of "hits" on two cd's for the price of one CD, instead of going out and buying a handful of CD's to get the same few tracks. The only times I've been downright disappointed with their products, is when I found out that two of their compilations where beatmixed, and therefore totally useless for me (they didn't inform about this either at their own website, at psyshop/trance-shop, or even in the cover!) - But otherwise they are a label providing great value for the money. And don't forget some of their brilliant albums like Andromeda, Sonic Cube and Peter Gun.

The track is Meller - Rockboy (Rinkadink Remix). I honestly love it. It's a wonderful party-tune - really taking the piss

Fucking ace album! I've been a huge fan Gus Till since the Slinky Wizard days, and this album is amazing as expected. Wonderfully diverse, and with a very appealing mix of both new and oldschool progressive and minimal elements, ranging from blissful or funky morning themes to hard nighttime stompers. If you think that most progressive have reached somewhat stagnation lately, this album is exactly what you're looking for. Favourites: 1 (!!), 2 (!!), 3, 4, 5 (!!!), 6(!), 7, 8, 9(!!!) - yep, that's all of them. 9/10

This year we will have a few hot releases of the best psy and progressive has to offer. 1. Decoy - "Not Responding To Light" album (will be out the 6th of February) Decoy had a few tracks on the last Dance N Dust compilation "Double D" (one of them also got featured on one of Yellow Sunshine Explosions "Goa" compilation), and have also appeared on the Australian label Green Ants official compilation for the "Rainbow Serpent Festival 2005". In the following months they will also appear on the newest compilation from Plusquam, compiled by the Japanese DJ SO. Decoy is without a doubt one of the best liveacts from Australia today, and the album is pure progressive psytrance with funky jazz elements inside. More information about Decoy here: http://www.dance-n-dust.com/artists4.htm Samples: http://www.saikosounds.com/english/display...ase.asp?id=5453 2. "Dusty Nation Part Three" compilation Another chapter in the "Dusty Nation" series. The last "Dusty Nation" compilation featured artists like FREq, Ticon, MOS, Etnoscope, Threshold Productions and Sensient, and was a huge success, getting played by DJ's from all over the globe. The third chapter will, so far, contain tracks from Dance N Dust regulars like El Zisco, Decoy, Threshold Productions and DJ Asherun - more names will be announced when we approach the release-date. 3) El Zisco - "Behind The Mirage" album We are proud to announce that the promising Chilean/German producer/DJ will release his full debut album on Dance N Dust Records in 2006. As a DJ he's already played at some of the biggest german festivals like VooV Experience, Fusion and Lovefield, and as a producer he is one of the rising stars of the german scene. His first appearances was on the "Double D" compilation on Dance N Dust Records, and on Plastik Parks "Headspace" compiled by DJ Sally Doolally. His sound is very progressive, tribal and groovy, yet also pumping and melodic and with distinct psy elements. Enjoy :-) For more information, check out our website: http://www.dance-n-dust.com

Why on earth buy ecstacy-pills when pure MDMA is sold everywhere?

"Solaris" is one of my favourites from Astrix, and Cosma's "People On Hold" is quite good as well (but already released). Apart from that, this compilation didn't do anything for me. I much prefer the first one, which overall had a much higher quality - for instance the amazing Sub6 remix of "Valirus", "Pounding" (again by Sub6), Cosmas "Nonstop" and "Top Gun" by Psycraft.

Purple and Ronan - Future Blue

I was there in 2004, and even though it was 95% full on, I must say it's one of the best festival-experiences I've had so far. The vibe was wonderful and relaxed (not as on the mainstage at VooV for instance) and overall I had a great time. I wasn't there in 2005 (because the lineup was once again 95% full on and darkpsy), but I am maybe going again this year, as they are opening an alternative stage. If you're mainly into full on and/or darkpsy the festival is surely recommendable, but if you're more into progressive I suggest you wait till the alternative lineup is announced before you buy your ticket

The set can now be downloaded (and streamed) from mixupload.com: http://www.mixupload.com/index.php?act=mli...ysong&s_id=5453

Thanks to those of you who gave it a listen - hope you enjoyed it. The tracklist for the set: 01. Andromeda - Atmonizer (Natural Flow Remix) // YSE/Millennium 02. Wizzy Noise - Tubeless (Lish Remix) // Com.Pact 03. Ticon - We Are The Mammuth Hunters (Live Mix 2005) // Moonflower 04. Cosma - Out Of Range (Son Kite Remix) // BNE/Yoyo 05. Aphid Moon vs Protoculture - Systematic Anomally // Oxygen 06. Wrecked Machines - Echo Groove // Solstice 07. Silicon Sound - Cypher // Neurobiotic 08. Silicon Sound - Nexus 6 (Protoculture Remix) // Nano 09. Protoculture - Supernova // Alchemy 10. Allaby - Imaginarium // Alchemy 11. Voice Of Cod - Misinfotainment // Organic 12. Aphid Moon & DJ Kristian - K-9 // Nano 13. Man With No Name - String Theory // Hyperflow 14. Man With No Name - Critical Mass // TIP.World 15. Pixel & Wrecked Machines - R.P.N.G.C. (Silicon Sound Remix) // Neurobiotic I recorded the set, and will upload it to mixupload later tonight.

Let's go!

When: Friday 27/1 - 2006. 20:00-21:30 CET (19:00-20:30 GMT) Where: http://www.psychedelik.com/stream3.pls (will be opened just before the show) Who: DJ pr0fane (Dance N Dust Records), Denmark What: Pumping progressive psytrance and full on About DJ pr0fane (Dance N Dust Records): I have 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 this genre. I am very dedicated to the craft of DJ’ing, and have been DJ’ing seriously for some years now, with my career really taking off in the last couple of years, resulting in bookings all over Denmark at various indoor and outdoor locations. The most memorable so far has been my sets at the biggest Danish festivals in later years, "SEMF 2004" and "Middle Earth 2005". Bookings for 2006 so far include the Soulclipse festival in Turkey in March/April (both at the alternative stage, and in the chillout), as well as parties in various parts of Denmark (Copenhagen, Århus and Skagen) with acts such as Xerox & Illumination, Ultravoice, NASA, Space Cat and Jahbo. 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 delicious ambient and chillout-sessions, to electro, progressive or storming full on psychedelic party music. In later years my primary focus has been on the progressive spectrum though, which includes everything from the deepest, grooving progressive or tech-house to minimal floor-burners and the most uplifting progressive trance delights. Always with focus on selecting the most interesting, cutting-edge and enjoyable tunes, maintaining a steady flow and a high level of technique. The show on Friday will mostly be full on, but with a small dose of progressive as well. About Psychedelik.com Psychedelik.com is a long-running website with 3 streams - one promoting psychedelic trance, one with chillout, and one - the newest - dedicated for live-sessions. The streams both include single tracks, as well as DJ-sets from upfront DJ's like: Maël (Mind Control, France) Glen.C (Iboga, UK) Side-A (Groove Zone, France) Senix (TurboTrance, France) Motion/Tetraktys (SubMachine, France) Links: Psychedelik.com livestream: http://www.psychedelik.com/stream3.pls (will be opened just before the show) Psychedelik.com website: http://www.psychedelik.com pr0fane's personal website: http://www.sunrisesupplies.com Dance N Dust Records: http://www.dance-n-dust.com

Scheduled for a release on Candyflip in May.

In addition to those traveller wrote: Protoculture album Silicon Sound album Greed album FREq album Sun Control Species album Atmos new double-CD James Monro album ... and much more

Artist: Various Title: Neo::Caine - compiled by DJ Edoardo Label: Neurobiotic Format: CD (Digipack) Released: January, 2006 Review: One of the only psytrance labels based in Italy is Neurobiotic Records. Run by DJ Edoardo, they have over a 5 year period established themselves as one of the major players on the global psytrance scene - the first couple of releases where dark and psychedelic, but over the years their sound have moved more and more towards the popular full on sound, resulting in albums from artists like Altöm, Tikal, Polaris and Joti Sidhu. Despite being influenced by the popular full on sound, their sense of quality has always been top-notch though (with a few exceptions), and I personally consider the label one of the 3 best full on labels at the moment. "Neo::Caine" is Neurobiotics first release for 2006, and for me personally it's been much-awaited, as the tracklist contains a very promising list of artists, with acts like Jaïa, Silicon Sound, Allaby, and Prometheus - let's see if it can live up to those expectations. 01. Tristan & Prometheus - Supernature [143 BPM] Opening the show is "Supernature" - a collaboration between two of the most well-respected producers from the UK - Prometheus (also of Younger Brother fame) and Tristan. It's a really storming tune - heavy and dark, with an incredible relentless drive, and with a powerful bassline, strong enough to crush entire nations. A massive opener for the compilation, albeit maybe a bit too short. 02. Allaby - Aurorae [140 BPM] Next up is Matt Allaby who is really started to get recognized for his work lately, with stunning releases on labels like Nano and Alchemy. "Aurorae" is yet another high class release from him - powerful, but without the constant breaks and aggressive "in-your-face" approach like way too much full on has at the moment. The melodies are stunning, yet quite subtle, and overall this is a wonderful morning tune. 03. Zen Mechanics - New Propulsion Technology [142 BPM] One of Neurobiotics promising new names for the future is the Dutch Zen Mechanics, who has already showed a lot of diversity with releases ranging from chillout over progressive trance to full on. "New Propulsion Technology" is one of the best full on productions I've heard from him; massive, driving and with lots of clever twists and turns. I just love when it goes from a full-throttle rolling bassline into the funky groove. Great track. 04. Jaia - Electricity [140 BPM] "Electricity" is the newest release by Jaïa from France - the man behind one of the most talked-about albums of 2005, the magnificent "Fiction". My expectations for this track where huge, and they where fully fulfilled - the groove is laidback, progressive and absolutely magnificent, and the melodies and pads are so dreamy and fluid it's almost unreal. Words can't fully describe the level this guy is on - outstanding tune. 05. Pixel & Wrecked Machines - R.P.N.G.C. (Silicon Sound Remix) [145 BPM] Another act from France, Silicon Sound, is up next with a remix of "Real Pimps Never Get Caught" from Pixels debut-album "Reality Strikes Back" - and what a surprise this was. Silicon Sound has made some excellent tracks over the years, but this is surely one of his best to date; incredibly uplifting, dreamy trance with epic Vangelis-like pads and with an abundance of lovely melodies. Marvellous, just marvellous. 06. Wrecked Machines & Pixel - Tea Time [140 BPM] The most well-known Brazilian contribution to the psytrance scene is Wrecked Machines, and "Tea Time" is collaboration with Pixel from Israel. After the two very melodic tracks from Jaïa and Silicon Sound, "Tea Time" is more dance-floor oriented full on, but still maintains the high quality. A great track with the typical Wrecked Machines and Pixel sounds, but luckily without the cheesy hands-in-the-air Spun-melodies that, to me, made the latest Wrecked Machines album such a huge disappointment. 07. Orion - Welcome To Reality Remix [145 BPM] Danish trance-legend Jean Borelli is up next with a remix of his own track "Welcome To Reality" - originally released on Neurobiotics "Neurology" compilation back in 2004. This remix is pretty close to the original, with the biggest changes in the groove, which is quite funkier than the originally, and not quite as rolling. A good track on its own, but doesn't quite live up to the standard of the first 6 tracks. 08. Polaris - 25 [144 BPM] Polaris is the 3rd French act on the compilation, and with a few compilation-appearances as well as a full length album, they are among Neurobiotics most regular acts. "25" is overall a pretty fine full on tune - cleanly polished, and certainly with a very appealing groove. It never gets really interesting to me though, and I consider it one of the most anonymous tracks here. 09. Tikal - Experience [145 BPM] Tikal from France have released two full length albums on Neurobiotic, and while their first album "Ritual Cycle" was a very fresh and pleasant surprise, the 2nd, "Carnaval" was somewhat disappointing. "Experience" starts promising with a very catchy, fast groove and some Tikal-trademark Samba-samples in the background, and it's actually a quite good tune... up to the point where the track is completely destroyed by some downright horrible Eminem-samples. What where they thinking? 10. Altom - Viper [145 BPM] Last but not least is Altöm: yet another act from France, and once again an act with two album-releases on Neurobiotic. "Viper" is quite a typical Altöm-track with a mix of both the sweet and uplifting melodies and female voices, and the slightly more twisted and screaming leads - and it does the trick. It's nothing new, but as a dance floor tool, I consider it one of the best tracks Altöm have made for a while. Bottom line: In today's flooded full on scene, it's reassuring that some labels almost never fail. Neurobiotic is one of these labels. Despite the fact that the flow is maybe a bit odd ("Supernature" was for instance, in my opinion, not the most well-chosen track to open the compilation), and there is a rather disturbing track to be found (Tikal), "Neo:Caine" is simply one of the best full on compilations I've heard for quite some time now. The promotion-material from Neurobiotic says that the compilation is "a crossover between full on and progressive", but I don't know if I can fully agree with that (apart from the Jaïa-track). This is mostly morning full on, but certainly of the very best kind. A priceless purchase for the morning DJ's and home listeners alike. Favourites: 1(!), 2 (!), 3, 4 (!!!), 5(!!!), 6, 10 Verdict: 9/10 Link: Neurobiotic Records: http://www.neurobiotic.com/

Admitted, the vocals in that one are pretty bad (at the time there was a big craze in the full on scene, with producers singing in their own tracks), but the track itself is really top notch. The rest of the album (ok, also apart from "7th Son") is in my opinion one of the best full on albums out there.

Trauma - "Dance With Me" from the "TB O NOT 2B" album. Incredibly annoying synths and the worst vocals I've ever heard. "Now you dance with me - this is my guarantee!!!" (it's himself singing, and it sounds absolutely horrible). ... In my opinion of course

Artist: Flowjob Title: Support Normality Label: Iboga Format: CD Released: January, 2006 Review: Despite releases on high profile labels like Iboga, Tribal Vision, Plastik Park (as Justice Unlimited), Midijum and Love Sonic Disco, Joakim Hjørne and Mads Thinggaard's Flowjob-project must still be considered a relatively unknown progressive trance act on the worldwide scene. If all goes well, that is about to change in 2006 after signing an album-deal with Denmarks most prominent label, Iboga Records. The album is called "Support Normality", and could well be Flowjobs big breakthrough on the worldwide progressive scene. 01. Run Baby Run (The Big Escape Version) [132 BPM] First track is "Run Baby Run (The Big Escape Version)", and it's everything an album-opener should be: a long, atmospheric intro sets the mood and builds up tension before the track really kicks in after 3½ minutes with a phat, rolling bassline. Sweet retro-trancy melodies are plentiful, and the male and female vocals are delicious - and never over the top. A completely epic, trancy tune, and one hell of an opening track. 02. Everland Airport [131 BPM] After the stunning opener, things get a little bit more down to earth with "Everland Airport". It has a really delicious D-Nox & Beckers-like groove, and the sounds are like a mix of electro and tech-house - but still with a very trancy touch and hints of guitars here and there. A great tune with a lovely, easygoing vibe. 03. Flangers In The Night [132 BPM] After the uplifting start with the first 2 very bright tracks, "Flangers In The Night" is a bit darker and gloomier. The groove is still upbeat and bouncy, but the melodies and effects are more subtle and closer to tech-house. A really good track, even though it doesn't reach the same high level as the first 2. 04. Have Fun & Survive [133 BPM] "Have Fun & Survive" is, in my opinion, the track with the most club-influenced atmosphere so far - mostly due to the filtered "Move your body!" voice-sample, which is repeated throughout the track. The arpeggiators and some of the sounds somewhat remind me of a light version of Son Kite, and that's definitely not a bad thing. Another fine track, yet not among my absolute favourites. 05. Wannafrisbee [132 BPM] To me "Wannafrisbe" is the most appropriate track-name on the album, as it really captures the theme of the track (and the whole album, really); delicate, housey electro summer grooves with a hint of trance - perfect for the afternoons at festivals or the smaller outdoor gatherings. Despite being one of the weaker tunes overall, it's still a fine track with a sunny, lazy vibe. 06. They Are Not Alone [132 BPM] Up next is one of my favourite tunes. Starting with a 1½ minute long intro with some delicious, heavily reverbed effects before kicking in with one of the most wonderful, laidback grooves I've heard in a while. Some very distinct rasta voice-samples just underline the somewhat lazy nature of the track, and overall it works like a charm. Magnificent afternoon groover. 07. Mood Food [133 BPM] After a couple of relatively laidback tracks, "Mood Food" is a bit more upbeat and in the vein of the traditional Iboga progressive psytrance sound, with a slight hint of tribal and teasing melodies in the background. Clearly one of the more energetic tracks on the album, yet still with distinct electro-influences - very enjoyable and dancefriendly. 08. Wadley [128 BPM] "Wadley" was previously released on Ibogas "Set:5 Summer Collection" compilation last year, and had some success at parties during the summer. Some more variation would have been preferred, but overall it's a very positive progressive house/trance crossover tune with a hint of south American flavour - the melodies are catchy, and the acoustic guitar samples are marvellous. Good stuff. 09. Glitter (feat. Trine) [133 BPM] The final track is "Glitter", a club-oriented house-tune featuring vocals by a girl called Trine. The tune itself is really good, but to me the vocals give it a slightly cheapish disco-touch. They are a bit over the top for my liking, with cheesy lines like "I am the sunshine; I am the glitter in your eyes". I'm just glad they put it in the end of the album, so it didn't mess with the flow. Bottom line: For a debut album, "Support Normality" is really impressive, and after the release of this album, Flowjob deserve to be considered in the upper-class of today's progressive house/progressive psytrance acts. At times the album sounds like a not-as-dirty version of D-Nox & Beckers, while at other times its closer to the traditional Iboga progressive - but overall it's a fresh and very enjoyable mix of electro, progressive house and progressive trance - with a hint of psychedelia here and there. It's not a perfect album though, as a bit more variation would have been preferred - and if you're looking for an album consisting of massive peak-time stompers, this is probably too laidback for you. But if you're into the slower and groovier sounds, this is definitely an album worth checking out; Both for DJ's into delicate afternoon grooves, or just for some of us everyday music-lovers, looking for a good home listening album with positive sunshine-vibes for the cold winter days. Favourites: 1 (!!!), 2 (!), 3, 6 (!), 7, 8 Verdict: 8/10 Link: Iboga Records: http://www.iboga.dk