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By the way, Madonnas "Justify My Love" has to be the sexiest track ever made. EVER.

Great topic A few of mine (in no particular order): Chris Isaac - Wicked Game Madonna - Justify My Love Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For I'm generally into a lot of corny 80's and early 90's pop-music - especially Pet Shop Boys and Madonna, but also stuff like Michael Jackson, Tears For Fears, Talk Talk, Duran Duran, Simple Minds, Crowded House etc - and give me some Eric Clapton as well while you're at it And there's also my collection of super-chessy trance-anthems - a few of my many favourites: Delirium - Innocente (DJ Tiesto remix) Tastexperience feat. Natasha Pearl - Summersault Three Drives On A Vinyl - Greece 2000 Delirium Feat. Sarah McLachlan - Silence (DJ Tiesto In Search Of Sunrise Remix) Planet Perfecto Feat. Grace - Not Over Yet

I'll try

Artist: Sonic Cube Title: Cloud Buster Label: Tribal Vision Format: 12" Released: Tribal Vision, December 2005 Review: Sonic Cube started out as a collaboration between the Swiss progressive trance duo Sonnenvakuum (Daniel Müller & Ueli Schill) and Tobi Wirz (Greed), and in 2003 they released their self-titled debut album on Yellow Sunshine Explosion. A great album with delicious, city-inspired atmospheres that perhaps didn't receive quite the attention it deserved, but still gained some loyal fans. Now, 2 years later, Tobi Wirz has left the group, and so only the Sonnenvakuum guys remain - they have in the meantime left Yellow Sunshine Explosion, and have joined the most promising new label as of late, Tribal Vision. In the beginning of 2006 they will release the 2nd album "Filter", but in the meantime they've released this EP with a little teaser from the album, and a remix by none less than André Absolut on the flipside. A. Sonic Cube - Cloud Buster [135 BPM] The first thing I notice about "Cloud Buster", is that it seems a bit more energetic than the stuff on the debut album, with a noticeably more pumping, almost techish groove. It still maintains elements of the mellow progressive house/trance atmospheres though, even though the production doesn't seem as crisp as some of the most cutting-edge stuff on the market today. Deep and quite emotional, this is definitely a top-class morning tune. AA. Sonic Cube - Cloud Buster (André Absolut Remix) [128 BPM] The Swiss André Absolut has been one of my absolute favourite progressive house producers for the last couple of years, as he seems to have a golden touch on everything he's involved in, with his trademark being excellent, butt-shaking dance floor grooves, yet with very emotional trancy influences. This remix of "Cloud Buster" is no exception, taking the track down into a more pleasant, laidback tempo, and giving it a whole new joyful, naive melodic theme, embellished by beautiful strings. Superb remix, one of the most optimistic tunes I've heard this year, and definitely one of my favourite tracks from André Absolut so far. Bottom line: Holy shit, this is one mighty fine teaser for the upcoming album. The EP contains two progressive trance/house tunes of outstanding quality (though with the André Absolut remix clearly standing out as being most enjoyable to me) and Tribal Vision couldn't have picked a better release for their entry on the vinyl-market. Highly recommended! Favourites: 1 (!), 2 (!!!) Verdict: 9/10 Link: Tribal Vision Records: http://www.tribalvision.cz

I AM serious. He actually offered it to labels some while ago.

Try to ask guy cohen.

Am I the only one who's fed up with these obnoxious oldschool vs. full on topics?

The show is LIVE

Look, I already wrote that they weren't among the most psychedelic albums out there, but you asked for recommendations for "newbies" to the psytrance scene, and I mentioned some albums with quality, but also with quite wide mass-appeal. Oh yeah, I also like psytrance/goa from before 1997, but I would for instance hardly consider UX's "Ultimate Experience" a newbie-friendly release. One step at a time

His first album is undoubtedly one of the most important full on albums ever made. I'm not saying it's the first or necessarily the best full on release - it just had a huge impact on the scene, and after that, Astrix's formula became the one everyone followed. If you like it or not is a matter of taste really - I personally consider it one of my favourite full on releases, and miles beyond "Artcore", which, to my taste, was way too aggressive and focused on being killar, and with less focus on the moods and atmosphere. The more laidback dancefloor tracks from "Eye To Eye" like "Side Effect", "Crystal Sequence" and especially "Valirus" are very deep and dreamy in my opinion.

I have actually converted a few "non-believers" with these albums. Not the most psychedelic albums out there, but as an introduction to the psychedelic scene, these are some of the albums I consider with the biggest mass-appeal - without lacking quality: Vibrasphere - Lime Structure Andromeda - Temptations Son Kite - Colours Jaïa - Fiction Protoculture - Refractions I could imagine these would also work well (but haven't tested on any non-psy'ers yet): Ticon - Aero Ticon - Zero Six After FREq - Strange Attractors Astrix - Eye To Eye 12 Moons - Solid State Human Blue - Electric Roundabout

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I voted Yes as well, but also agree it should be in the General forum.

Here it finally comes. Dance N Dust Records is proud to present the debut "Not Responding To Light" masterpiece, made by the duo Decoy - Ian Chaplin and Philip Rex from Victoria , Australia , who have previously been featured on releases from Dance N Dust Records and Green Ant. Ian and Philip are real musicians, coming from a background of playing jazz music world wide. Their skills aren't limited to synthesizers and computers, but they are gifted musicians who also master instruments like contrabass, saxophone, piano, drums, bass guitar and percussion - something that shines through in their productions that contain elements of Brazilian music, Samba, Jazz and Tribal psytrance. "Not Responding To Light" is psy music when it's best - every track is different from the next, ranging from great, groovy progressive tunes to massive, pumping psychedelic trance, that will burn the dance floor. Despite the albums clear dance floor qualities, it is also made with the home listener in mind - and the rich variety ensures that there's something for everyone on the album. The production is of course top-notch, and the mastering is done by no less than the Swedes Sebastian and Marcus from Son Kite and Minilogue at the High Hat studios - ensuring a marvellous hot, rich sound. This is the Decoy story. Enjoy. Tracklist: 01. The Ride 02. Milkiness Of Infancy 03. Snakey Wave 04. Pio Pio 05. The Feral Kid 06. Akoha 07. Playing 4 Time 08. Rainwashed 09. Afro Ken 10. Ornette's Nest Release in January 2006 http://www.dance-n-dust.com

Artist: Spectra Title: Beyong Belief Label: Oxygen Records Format: CD (Jewelcase with standard 4-page inlay) Released: November, 2005 Cover: http://clients.comandeer.com/spectra/cover1-4.jpg Review: With the 2 compilations "Satellite" and "Parsec", Czech-based Oxygen Records have really established themselves as one of the most promising new labels launched in 2005. A returning act on both compilations was the Portuguese duo Spectra, and their debut album "Beyond Relief", released on Oxygen Records, is the focus in this review. With appearances on Hadra, Ketuh and Spectral (as well as Oxygen Records of course), they are one of many new acts on the already flooded full on market - will they stand out in the crowd? 01. Intro The album starts with a short intro. Kind of a 2½ minute long industrial breaks-track - not really my kind of sound, but interesting as it's a bit different from the usual uninspired album-intros. 02. Audio 59 [145 BPM] After the intro, "Audio 59" goes straight to the point - 145 BPM banging full on partymusic. It has a very electric sound, energetic and with some nice, bubbly reverbed synth-stabs - pretty good full on tune, even though I perhaps found it too heavy on Eskimo-like breaks and tricks towards the end. 03. Into The Monkey Planet [145 BPM] "Into The Monkey Planet" is even more intense, starting in the darker territory with a loud, screaming synth (which luckily almost disappears after the first 27 seconds) and slowly getting more and more melodic, peaking with a quite standard Astrix-like breakdown. Very intense and very dancefloor-oriented morning track - pretty nice. 04. Set The Drive [145 BPM] Up next is "Set The Drive", which continues the intense style, but with a slightly groovier approach on the bassline than in the first 2 dance floor tunes. Very catchy, and at first this was one of my favourite tracks on the CD, but after several listens, it did pale a bit. One of the weaker tracks. 05. Headshot [135 BPM] "Headshot" is a break from the pumping full on mayhem, being a quite fine laidback progressive tune, running at 135 BPM. The sounds are quite standard full on'ish, but slowing it down to 135 BPM result in a quite interesting but also strange tune, never really taking off. Not strong enough for me to personally use in a progressive set (although maybe as one of the opening tracks), but generally a fine track, that does supply some variation on the album. 06. Ganzales [145 BPM] After the break, "Ganzales" take us back on to the main floor, and basically the formula is the same as on the previous dance floor movers - fast full on basslines, energetic leads and crowd-pleasing breaks. Apart from the quite appealing melodic breakdown after 6 minutes, this is, to me, the least interesting track on the album though. 07. One Self (with Zero Sequence) [145 BPM] Next up is "One Self" - a collaboration with Zero Sequence, a relatively unknown Portuguese Duo, who appeared on Spectral records' compilation "The Door Of Wisdom". The result is among the best on the CD - not as aggressive as the tracks on the first half of the CD, but more on the epic side, with mellow melodies and delicious female choir-pads. Very enjoyable. 08. Discoshit [145 BPM] To me, "Discoshit" seems to have GMS written all over it, from the bassline to the melodies and trendy chord-stabs - hell, even the title could maybe be an ironic statement concerning the current state of the scientists music. Despite a lot of the elements being quite similar to the standard cookie-cutter GMS tune, it does a noticeably better job though, especially due to the lack of vocals, and keeping the cheesy hands-in-the-air melodies to a minimum. Pretty good track. 09. Beyond Belief [145 BPM] Finishing the show is the title-track "Beyond Belief" which, in my opinion, also is the strongest track on the entire CD. Quite laidback despite the standard 145 BPM, with soothing synths and some very delicate grooves - in attitude it's sometimes even more progressive than full on, and as a final thought, I could only wish they would have explored this even more on the album. Amazing morning track. Bottom line: "Beyond Belief" is a very worthy debut. The sound is super positive and energetic, and despite the fact that the formulas, for most part, sounds like something we've heard many times before, it just works. The "Intro" and "Headshot" stand out as the most musically diverse tracks on the album, while most of the remaining tracks shine as top-notch partymusic - uplifting and easily digestible, but still with more depth than most of the naively melodic standard stuff from Israel. Don't expect anything truly groundbreaking, but if you're looking for some enjoyable partymusic, "Beyond Belief" is certainly among the better full on artist-albums this year. Favourites: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 (!!) Verdict: 7/10 Link: Oxygen Records: http://www.oxygenrecords.com

I like good music.

FREq's first appearances on the psychedelic scene was "Wasp" and "Monochrome" (both released on Exotic Native) - they where both bellow 130 BPM, and are today still among my favourite productions from FREq. Something I noticed after the "Strange Attractors" album was that he started to speed up some of his tunes to around 140 BPM, and while these tunes wheren't downright bad, I think they stand out as some of his most mediocre releases. I prefer his slower tunes - they fit better to his sound, and are generally much deeper and more engaging. So to me it's pretty good that it seems like he started slowing things down again lately

Epic track.

Funny, I actually consider it one of the most emotional albums released in the last couple of years. Taste differs

Artist: Various Title: Wild Life: Surfing On Soundwaves - compiled by Starspine Label: Alchemy Format: CD (Jewelcase with standard 4-page inlay) Released: November, 2005 Review: 4 years after the launch, the UK-based label Alchemy have already established themselves as one of the top full on labels in the world, with no less than 19 releases in their catalogue, including albums from Rinkadink, Fatali, Dark Soho, Broken Toy and Freakulizer, and a long list of compilations. In this review I'll focus on their newest compilation "Surfing On Soundwaves", which is the 3rd compilation in the labels "Wild Life" series. This edition is compiled by the labels resident DJ Starspine, and contains a promising list of artists, including some of my personal favourites, as well as a few fairly new artists on the scene. Let's have a closer look of what's inside. 01. Allaby - Imaginarium [140 BPM] The compilation kicks of in style with Allaby who in my opinion, despite getting featured on compilations from Twisted and Nano, hasn't fully gotten the deserved recognition among the average dancers. "Imaginarium" is a really impressive tune, and is certainly among my favourite full on bangers this year. Although only running at 140 BPM it's extremely powerful from beginning to end, with an incredible, relentless drive, in the last couple of minutes embellished with some heavenly, uplifting effects and amazing, raw leads. Pure fucking gold! 02. Rinkadink - New Phizzics [144 BPM] One of the Alchemy-regulars, South Africas Rinkadink, is given the hard task to follow up on the strong opener, and although "New Phizzics" it isn't really on par, it's a pretty strong track on its own. A bit groovier than the usual full on, never falling into the standard fast rolling bassline, but relying on a cool groove, embellished by delicious choir-pads and the usual funky Rinkadink effects and strange voice-samples. Good tune, although maybe a few minutes too short. 03. Freakulizer - Two Shots [144 BPM] Up next is Alchemys most recent signing, Freakulizer from Switzerland, who released his debut album "The Awakening Process" just a few weeks ago. While I found his album a bit disappointing, "Two Shots" is actually a quite nice - the attitude isn't as aggressive as most of the material on the album, and I generally found the sound deeper, more subtle and not nearly as "plastic" sounding. Good track. 04. Orbital Vision - Blackout [145 BPM] "Orbital Vision" is a quite new act from Brazil, with a few releases on Spliff and Magma Records. This is my first encounter with their music though, and at first it seems very mediocre, but the quality increases a bit after the quite uplifting main breakdown towards the middle with bright synths and cool didgeridoo-samples. Despite some very promising elements, it never gets really outstanding overall though, and I consider it a quite standard morning track. 05. Noga - Moksha Mania (Solar System Remix) [143 BPM] Ex Cosmic Tone member Noga's "Moksha Mania" is remixed by a new act from Israel, Solar System, who so far have been featured on releases from Midijum, Trancelucent and USTA. Another lightheaded morning tune; not as aggressive as most of the full on coming from Israel, but not really strong enough to really stand out. One of the weaker tracks on the compilation. 06. Triptych - Dreams [145 BPM] The diverse Frenchman Charles Michaud, better known as Triptych (and part of the progressive Solead-project) is featured with "Dreams". Starting with a rough, bounding bassline, slowly adding more and more elements - like on his latest album, vocals play a quite dominant role here, but where it worked pretty well on the album, I found the repeated "Dreams" sample here slightly annoying. Fine effort overall, but not among his best productions. 07. Broken Toy - Holiday Vibes [144 BPM] The South African Broken Toy released his self-titled debut album earlier this year on Alchemy, and here he's contributing with the track "Holiday Vibes". It starts slow with a lazy, funky groove, but really kicks in after 3 and half minute, with an extremely phat rolling bassline, cheerful arpeggiator-melodies and reverbed pianos. A marvellous, pumping day-time track. 08. Protoculture - Supernova [143 BPM] Protoculture has been my absolute favourite full on producer for the last couple of years, consistently releasing morning music of the highest quality with melodies to die for. The intro in "Supernova" sounds suspiciously similar to his own remix for Silicon Sounds "Nexus 6", and overall this isn't a the most distinct of Protocultures production. But hey, his standard is pretty fucking high, and I simply can't get enough of his sound. Amazing, dreamy, melodic morning track. 09. Pop Stream - Snap, Crackle, Pop [146 BPM] Last track is by Pop Stream from Israel, in my opinion one of the more promising full on artists at the moment, already with releases on labels like Organic, Com.Pact, Spun and Alchemy, as well as a sadly quite overlooked album on Spectrum. "Snap, Crackle, Pop" is - despite maybe being a few minutes to short - one of his better tunes, heavy on guitars (but in good taste), Raja Ram-inspired flutes, beautiful pads and joyful, teasing melodies. Great finish to the compilation. Bottom line: Starspine and the rest of the Alchemy crew did a great job on "Wild Life: Surfing On Soundwaves", with especially Allaby and Protoculture standing out with some real beauties. Ok, there are a few weaker tracks towards the middle on the CD, but none of them are downright bad, and generally the quality on this CD is much higher than the overall standard on the flooded full on market. It's not groundbreaking, but if you're a fan of the morning full on sound coming from labels like Nano, Turbo Trance and Neurobiotic, this compilation is among the best on the market at the moment, and shouldn't be missed. Favourites: 1(!!!), 2, 3, 7, 8 (!!), 9 Verdict: 8/10 Link: Alchemy Records: http://www.alchemyrecords.co.uk

If you don't have any dj-equipment, try it using Ableton Live, Traktor or something.

How about recording those mixes?

The 12 Moons album on Candyflip is simply amazing.

Inner Circle review: http://www.psynews.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=27722&hl= Grand Avenue review: http://www.psynews.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=28588&hl=

Try Human Blue - especially some of the older stuff, like the "Electric Roundabout" album. In my opinion one of the best morning albums ever made.