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I agree. When was the last time they released anything of quality. No thank you.
Mdk
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It is a good time to like Psy and Goa. Very good.
I would still say Suntrip is number one, but that may be because my tastes have changed. Timecode and Nexus Media are a VERY VERY close #2 followed by Yabai, Digital Psionics, and Glowing Flame.
But this is a thread dedicated to Timecode. And they rock.
Mdk
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Don't you love it when an album comes out when the label says it will?
Mdk
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Worked for me!
Mdk
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I just heard a track from him under the name of Enigma called "Time Warp." Absolutely fantastic. I would say this along with the Artifact303 album are my most anticipated projects.
Artha, Artifact303, Antares, Goasia, Suntrip's Energy Waves...also Phototropic is going to release a new Amithaba Buddha album...but no idea when. Hope they don't mind that I spill the beans.
Awhile back there was a track by Atom303 that was really great called "Ocean Drops" that was also impressive. Wonder what he is doing these days...
Mdk
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I like it. Your tracks continue to have that great goa feel to them and this keeps me listening. I wasn't a fan of the 8 Bit project but this goes down nicely. Any plans to release an album of this type?
Also, did I remember correctly that you have a lot of unreleased goa as Amithaba Buddha that Phototropic plans to release? Is that so?
Keep up the good work!
Mdk
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I would say:
1. Suntrip
2. Timecode
3. Nexus Media and Glowing Flame Records
4. Yabai Records
5. DAT records, Phototropic and Cronomi records.
The above 8 for me are blind buys. Period.
Mdk
Edit: How could I have forgotten Digital Psionics and the best Progressive Trance Label IONO?!?
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This was an enjoyable listen, but I fear it hasn't aged well. I appreciate the historical significance of this music (way ahead of its time), but today it seems slightly empty. With all the technological advances in music today, the music feels like it can't compare with the more full sound of today.
Mdk
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Wow. Just wow. I am late to the party on this one, but what a ride. This is the definition of evolution of sound. At no point in this disc is it boring or cliche. Some of the voice effects I could've done without, but never did it make me dislike a track. The first and last track are on a whole other plane of awesome and the middle is mostly sublime.
I never really got the appeal of Shpongle until this album. Having had my eyes opened, I shall listen to his previous albums with this new all seeing eye.
Great work. How do you top something like this?
Mdk
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Damn Imba, your avatar is hypnotizing. That girl is so cute! Great, now you made me feel like a perv!
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I liked this. I think it sounds better than the majority of full-on out there today.
Mdk
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Artist: Adham Shaikh
Title: ReAlignment
Label: Modulation Elektronik
Date: 1993
1. Pulsation (Oscillation Vibration) 16:25
2. Quazar 20:49
3. Oberon (Greymatter) 21:11
4. Alternate Spectrum (Transmission) 14:08
This was remarkable when it was produced and holds up well today. Think about it...over 17 years old. Only 4 tracks and the shortest one is over 14 minutes! A lot of the aspects of this music are so far ahead of its time. Adham Shaikh has been in the game for a long time. This is his first full length release. Whereas he is now known for ethnic sounding chill, this album is a pure voyage into the vastness of space with dreamy ambient.
There are great ambient textures as well as a solid mixture of melodic trance in the first track. The trance is never boring or predictable and even flashes some of that great old school goa sound.
The 2nd starts off as a very spacey 2001 ambient piece and I am totally immersed in the atmosphere but then takes a turn with jungle style vibes. This doesn't seem to fit at all together and it was a little disappointing. I wasn't a fan of that mix, but the quality is there.
Oberon is quite droney and spacey, giving a cold feeling. And isn't that what space is, cold and isolating in its vastness? Listening to this I can feel myself twisting and turning miles above the Earth. The muted breakbeat let's me know that I am still safely secured to the space station. This allows me a front row seat to all that unfolds.
Alternate Spectrum cuts loose the umbilicus and I am set adrift in space. Images and soundbytes rush through my mind and I realize just how alone I am. This was very spooky and downright cold. Powerful.
You really have to be in the mood for this as it takes you to another world. The album should be enjoyed as a whole, because breaking it up into tracks would take away from the experience IMO. Very deep and lush with sci-fi and space samples. Great stuff.
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Not a fan of the cover myself, seems to be kind of goofy. However, that won't take away from the great music Artha produces. Can't wait.
Mdk
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If I am not mistaken Koxbox has been releasing albums constantly since their debut?
I think "consistently" is suspect. Their last full album was The Great Unknown in 99 and the Australia EP a year later. Then, here comes U-turn in 2006.
Mdk
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Since Astral is set to release their new album supposedly sooner than later, it got me thinking. Let's hope that this date sticks and we eventually see this album. I'm curious to see the record of old school masters delivering comeback albums. I'm not talking about artists who released great goa albums in the past and continued to release albums though the years, for example, X-Dream.
MFG- Message From God - Psytrance album, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Esp. "Positive Energy."
Transwave- Frontfire and Backfire - A psytrance album of some of their goa classics in psytrance form (which was great) and an album of their lesser known goa tunes. Also a success.
Cosmosis- Psychedelica Melodica (pretty decent psy album with a great goa track "Dance of the Cosmic Serpent." Fumbling For The Funky Frequency which was a better album with even more delicious goa tracks. Retro Vol. 1 and 2 which brought out some of their classic goa tracks.
Ra- 9th Awesome Goa release.
Oood- Forethought and Free Range. I haven't heard them in a long while so I will have to give them another listen. IIRC they are definitely not goa.
Crop Circles- Tetrahedron Awesome goa release, but this was material made back in the day.
Chi-A.D.- Eyes of Gaia I thought this was an awesome release supplying a great mixture of Psy and Goa.
Jaia- Re:Works Progressive trance album that was kinda hit or miss.
Dimension 5- Transdimensional - Again, awesome album but it doesn't count. It's not like they came back to give us new stuff.
KoxBox- U-Turn - Totally not goa and depending on what side of the fence you were on, more of the same tech-trance stuff they released before.
Logic Bomb- Sonic Algebra - Were they really goa back in the day? Regardless, I loved this album full of psy goodness.
Synsun- Zelur Project and Full Power of Goa Great, but old material.
Zirrex- Lost In Time This was one of the greatest goa trance albums, but it still doesn't count. Nothing new, with the exceptions of some tracks on the re-release that weren't anything special.
Total Eclipse- Tales of the Shaman - I'm not sure if they count, as they did release Update Files, but in any event, this album sucked. Boring psy.
and of course, Pleiadians- 7Sister7 - A brilliant psytrance album I thought.
Did I leave anyone out?
All in all, not a bad track record. Must be tough for these guys because they are damned of they do and damned if they don't. Release a goa album and you haven't evolved, but release a psy disc and you are turning your back on your roots. I hope Astral drop a killer as it would be great to see them on top again, psy or goa. Check out the Blissdom EP, it's pretty good. Open Society is a great track.
Mdk
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Earworm, Twisted System, and Lost & Found. Nuff said.
Mdk
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*drools*
I believe the term you are looking for here is....instabuy!
Mdk
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Spiritual Healing = best trance anthem ever
Really? Are you serious? Can we just take a step back from the hyperbolic cliff for a moment? Tastes differ and if you're one of the ones who thinks the sun rises and sets on this disc than that's great. I ain't that guy. "Spiritual Healing" sounds like a synth pop anthem, though I cannot deny the emotive aspect of it. But cheese.
Some other reviewer mentioned it sounds like the cheapest synths were used and I can see where he got that. This isn't a dance album, and it sure as hell isn't a goa trance album. I will say this: In every track there are parts that I liked. Unfortunately they are small parts that can't carry the album. "The Return of the Travellers" and "The Ancient Sounds of the God" stood out for me, very vivid.
I look at it like this. If you are looking for something different, then this might fit the bill. If you measure it against the heavyweights of goa, it will most definitely disappoint.
Mdk
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Wow, super dark goa trance. It's got some great attributes; poignant sci fi samples, atmosphere, and a driving beat. I usually love my music to be melody laden, and this has them, but they are mostly subtle. The main ingredient here is mood and how they unfurl the tale. The tracks are well placed as well. Tranceformations comes after a few scaled back somewhat minimal sounding tracks and jars you awake, giving that second wind. I can listen to this all the way through as I feel that is the only way to immerse yourself in what Darshan is trying to create. Sure, sometimes it can sound a little samey and monotonous, but if you catch it when you are in the right mood, watch out.
Mdk
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The majority opinion here is that this should be a classic. So what's the hold up? I believe the melodies are superb on a lot of the tracks, but the production is lacking and seems very dated. Could that be the reason? Electric Universe came out with a classic in 95 with One Love. Indoor had Progressive Trance and Infinity Project had Feeling Weird. Are those artists superior producers? Hmmm....I wonder.
I just can't put this up there with the Etnica/Pleiadians, Hallucinogen, D5, Ra, or Astral. I would say this is 2nd tier, but still impressive.
Mdk
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This Cd doesn't measure up to Phenomena of course as it is more club styled rather than firmly planted in goa. The woman still knew how to rip a lead though. That screamer in Disco is pure goa. Like most have said, not great but also not that bad.
Mdk
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Man the power in this release is unbelievable. The melodies are very distorted (someone forgot to tell them to ease up on the Portamento and modulation setting) but once you get into it, the scene is very dark. This is what it would sound like to me if the Delta did Goa Trance. If you are looking for goa in the Suntrip model, keep looking, it ain't that type of party.
So, do I like it? I can take it or leave it. I am impressed with what it does; it's loud, abrasive and unrelenting. I don't consider it a classic, but it is worth a listen.
I don't know what you guys see in Neuroglider; it descends into a swamp of noise.
Mdk
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Do not forget the Midnight Storm series....absolute magic. And don't sleep on Yabai...the one's Ormion mentioned are great, but check out Ministry of Chaos and Macao. Pure insanity.
Mdk
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Yes nothing uncommon. The Hux Flux remix was pretty good, but considering how excellent the original is, it's no surprise. His own tracks were quite standard I think.
Perfect example of different tastes that make the world go round. I thought the Hux Flux remake was one of the not so great tracks. The remix of the Abomination track was a cracker and the first three tracks were pretty hypnotic. I guess this stirs up the age old debate, "What is Psychedelic?"
Man, now I feel kinda bad if most people don't like it that much.
Mdk
"V/A - Kartuxo"
in 2010
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Album: Kartuxo
Artist: Various
Label: Timecode
Date: January, 2010
1. ill noize
BRETHREN
2. urei
CYBERNETIX
3. hardcore
D_MANIAC
4. unhuman
POISON
5. 8 bit celebration
ARTIFAKT
6. black light
PHYX
7. stay alive
POISON
8. anger management
TRYAMBAKA
9. sphere
PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT
Are the masters of insane South-African psychotrance really on their 27th CD release? This label has been nothing if not consistent in releasing some of the most brain twisting and melodic twilight psy over the past few years. Just check out their Discography. I guess you know you have made it if you get your own appreciation thread here at Psynews.
I make no apologies for being a Timecode fanboy (as have others) as each new offering is an instabuy. You will always receive quality production from this South African label, hands down. Well, enough fellatio, what have we got in the box?
This effort was put together by one of their newer artists, Anestetic. The tracklisting shows some of the Timedcode vets as well as newcomers Poizon and Cybernetix. The style remains South African, with dark atmospheres and heavy beats. The melodies are still there, albeit somewhat stripped down sometimes revealing a bare bones approach. First let me say that this is still good music and still true to the Timecode mantra. What is missing is the chaotic, catch your breath moments. Where the tracks are so intense your adrenaline is threatening to go into overload. I didn't feel that way at all with any of the tracks. When you listen to their previous records such as "Trojan" or "Future Cuts" the madness was there. There were twists and turns, evolving storylines and deep layers of chaos. The acid lines that brought you to the highest high are absent and perhaps there should be some "filling out" in the tracks.
I like that they are doing different things and I am very glad I got this. Music cannot stay the same, it has to evolve otherwise it risks becoming stale. I feel however that this is not one of their stronger efforts. I mean, does anyone think that Principles of Flight fit the TC sound? (No offense intended as I liked their track here.) Have I jumped off the TC bandwagon or have we witnessed the demise of a once proud label? Absolutely not. What TC can do that very few other labels can (nods to Nexus Media) is that it can bring the power to psytrance without sacrificing the little things that give it that psychedelic, dark atmosphere.
Mdk
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