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And a child was born that will deliver us from sin and shipping issues! You have sired the "one" and he loves goa trance. The end of days is nigh! I shall be ready to ascend to goa heaven. Mdk

Artist: Ascent Title: I Will Fly Again Label: Goa Records Date: January, 2013 1. Purple Moon 2. Himalayas 3. Sense of Touch 4. Mystical Forest 5. Tear Drops (feat. Sideeffected) 6. When The Night Comes I don't have my finger on the pulse of the psytrance scene. I've never attended a party or met an artist or DJ. I have read Mushroom Magazine a couple of times, but there was a lot of words and half of it was in Dutch and I got bored. I prefer to let the music speak to me. This is after all "trance" in various forms so it should capture my attention and take me to another place. And this guy continues to do this. Ascent is Bojan Stojiljkovic abd he has released a bunch of EP's that I am sorting through as well as numerous albums. And so far everything I've heard has been magical. Transformative. Conscious raising. Whether it's progressive trance or downtempo and ambient with his brother Argus the detail captivates. Lush is an understatement and he does so much with simple bass lines. The melodies are gentle and comforting and can be uplifting or ominous. And a surefire way to hook me? Give your music a bit of goa flavor. I imagine progressive is approaching the saturation point where it becomes a punch line much the same way full-on did. Where so much of it was being produced that it all began to sound the same. Eyes would roll and groans would sound. Maybe. Like I said I don't have the word on the street, but as long as beautiful music like this is being created I'm still gonna listen. Go ahead...make fun of me and roll your eyes. I can take it. Psyshop Beatport Mdk

Nor I, but you know with the Christmas season anything can happen. All you can do is be patient. Mdk

Artist: Slinky Wizard Title: Slinky Wizard EP Label: Flying Rhino Records Date: 1994 1. Wizard 2. Lunar Juice 3. The Rising The very first release from goa powerhouse label Flying Rhino is remarkable for not only it's quality, but also because of when it first came out. Twenty years ago and it still sounds super fresh. That's how you create a classic release. Wizard is a deep psychedelic goa monster that really is timeless. Is it just me or does the melody sound like the one found in Hallucinogen's LSD? It would make sense since Simon was involved with this project. Lunar Juice (which also had Simon's hand upon it though not the more well known Moon Strudel Mix) growls like a ferocious cat and again doesn't sound dated at all. The Rising is filler compared to the first two tracks, but even that one is still a pretty good one. Mdk

Artist: Slinky Wizard Title: Witch Juice EP Label: Flying Rhino Records Date: 1996 1. Slick Witch 2. Lunar Juice (Hallucinogen Moon Strudel Mix) Not a whole lot to say about this release. Well except that it's psychedelic goa trance at it's finest! The second EP from Slinky Wizard where both tracks bring shrieking melodies and bludgeoning power making them a force to be reckoned with. They were released on CD compilations that most of you probably already have. Still it seems like this is readily available on Discogs so if you own a record player and want some bubbly deliciousness then do yourself a favor and pick this up. Mdk

Glad to hear his latest album is getting positive feedback. Gonna have to pick that one up. Mdk

Artist: Electric Universe Title: 20 (1994 - 2014) Label: Dacru Records Date: November, 2014 1. Electronic Pulsation 2. One Love 3. Galaxia 4. Out Of Time 5. Online Information 6. Sunset Skyline 7. Spectral Blue 8. Meteor 9. Renania 10. Love Is Not A Crime 11. The Prayer 12. Journey Into The Subconscious 13. Mind Of God 14. Gajin Rocker 15. The Self 16. Solar Noir 17. Tune Up 18. Psycho Acoustics 19. Bodhisatva 20. Freedom "And suddenly I was thrown into this expansive, amazing feeling...of freedom." Boris Blenn doesn't have to do sh*t. He doesn't have to prove sh*t. Psytrance Jesus practically invented the genre that allows talentless artists to make crappy full-on and believe they're Tiesto. You could argue he and a select few paved the way for those who would come after, and that without him the genre wouldn't be the same. This album celebrates his two decades in the game and is a great cross section of his huge and impressive body of work. Beginning with his best goa selections like Electronic Pulsation, Galaxia, and of course Online Information. Then not unlike the entire scene at the time he took a nap during his more experimental phase with with tracks like Spectral Blue and Renania. This is where I catch a few ZZzzzz.... Then after a few selections from his awesome album Cosmic Experience each he supplants himself in full-on territory. And I don't think he's moved since. I'll chalk his Higher Modes album up to bad drugs, a vengeful hooker (we've all been there, am I right?) or a throbbing case of not giving a f*ck. Once Boris released Cosmic Experience each subsequent album had the same style. Track names? Why the f*ck you gotta bring that up? At this point you either love where his music is or tire of hearing the same track ad nauseum. With his goa days long behind him this style of full-on is what he does and what the younger trancers know him for. The last track is from Journeys Into Space (haven't heard it yet) and it sounds even more cosmic and euphoric if that is at all possible. This is a great double CD of material and an adequate representation of his musical catalog. I don't think you can go wrong with it especially if you consider yourself a fan of his later stuff. Psyshop Beatspace Mdk

Solar Fields and Aes Dana? Together? That's peanut butter and chocolate, people. Not people. I didn't mean...that people were chocolate people. Just chocolate...You know, like a Reeses. Receptionist: Al Sharpton on line one! F*ck. When you make downtempo and ambient as good as these guys putting them together is gonna make some noise. Sweet, beautiful, flowing noise. The tracks are awesome by themselves, but partially mix them and you have an epically smooth journey. Safe to say this is a classic. Mdk

Artist: Ascent & Argus Title: Beyond Sight Label: Ovnimoon Records Date: September, 2013 1. Rain In Chords 2. Beyond Sight 3. One Day In India 4. Shining Star 5. Indian Spirit 6. Whisper 7. Secret Temple 8. Melody Through Time 9. Inner Peace Abbott & Costello. Starsky & Hutch. Rizzolli & Isles. All fictional television duos that have absolutely nothing to do with this album. Well, unless they're lying on the couch in their footie pajamas firing up the Netflix and doing a little binge watching. "Are you gonna even shower today? I asked you to take out the garbage 3 days ago!" This brother duo (one guess where they're from) has put together quite the relaxing chill album full of melancholic pads and ethereal voices. I knew one brother as Ascent who makes some kick ass progressive, but I'd never heard of his brother. Mystical and mysterious this delectably slow and ponderous journey moves deftly between downtempo and ambient sounding at times uplifting and mournful. It's a very full and lush experience with a closing track that utterly blew me away. I highly recommend this digital release from the seemingly always quality Ovnimoon Records. It's simply excellent. Psyshop Mdk

Artist: Shift Title: Compressor Confessor EP Label: Mechanik Records Date: September, 2014 1. Compressor Confessor 2 Access All "Ok, so what do we have here?" "Some unknown, untested, possibly dangerous drug scammed out of some unidentified lab somewhere given to me by a highly unreliable guy I hadn't seen in years." Chris Hoy has had a long and illustrious career as one of the fathers of South African psytrance. Be it in his own or as a member of Twisted System. Countless appearances on compilations and several artist albums the man fostered my love for acid that has yet to dissipate. But this ain't going on the top of his resume. The title track is funky with a sweet acid lick, but then there's the guitars. Not bad, but it feels more commercial. Access All also has a bit of funk to it, but quickly dissolves into rave music and sounds very little like the Shift of old. I'd pass on this one. Beatport Mdk

A collection of unreleased tracks over a decade from Solar Fields? Sounds like a dream. Unfortunately it's a dream unrealized as most are not of the quality we've come to expect from Magnus. Unite and Reborn are great, but there is no flow or continuity to this album. Most seem like unrelated snapshots in time without a thread to connect them. As if compilation tracks were plucked from the ether. The lack of mixing doesn't help. But this is Solar Fields we're talking about. His unreleased B-sides are still nothing to sneeze at. Well, except for the 15 minute snot rocket that is OCT. Yikes, get me a tissue. Mdk

Artist: Shakta Title: Retroscape Label: Suntrip Date: November, 2014 1. Somaton - Ouroboros 2. Somaton - Brainwashed (Shakta & Ping Pong Remix) 3. Shakta - It Was Not Human 4. Somaton - Fearful Symmetry 5. Somaton - Principles of Gravity 6. Shakta - Amber Mantra 7. Shakta - Indra's Net 8. Shakta - Cosmic Trigger 9. Shakta - Solar Origins 10. Shakta - Misra Indica 11. Somaton - Dredlarks I mean do I really need to say how brilliant this release is? How the melodies swirl and the 303's growl like a pack of lions? It's powerful goa trance from back in the day from Seb Taylor who is a cornerstone of our favorite genre. Whether it's as Shakta or Somaton it's blistering layered goa trance at an unrelenting pace. Vinyl only, hard to find, or unreleased tracks that will put holes in your wall when you turn it up. This goes right up there with Etnica Live in Athens and Flight 604 Chapter II and the Dimension 5 stuff for me. Absolutely stunning and a must have. Suntrip Psyshop Beatspace Mdk

Artist: Various Title: Scandi90's: The Vikings Return Label: Zion604 Date: December, 2014 1. The Mato Project - Prehistoric Exploration 2. Subcouds - Theme From Cloud 3. Electronic Dreamplanet - State of Mind 4. Atmos - Anaterra 5. Miranda - Little Trix 6. Atmos Vs. Bus - Butmosfear 7. Noma - Twisted Community 8. Subcouds - Tsunamis (Fripic Bounce Remix) 9. Sarolta Monspart - Northern Lights As much fun as it is to see the good folks from Zion604 and Ivan quibble over horns on a helmet it's not very funny. Needs more alcohol and yo mama jokes. That's where I come in. Yo momma's so fat she needs cheat codes for Wii Fit. You're welcome. Back in 2012 a new label not named DAT Records which specializes in reviving goa trance from back in the day came out with a compilation that delivered past tracks from Scandinavian artists. There is a certain sound associated with those projects and they have a loyal following. My knowledge of Scandinavia is rather limited. Here is my review of the first installment, but we know about the midnight sun and how f*cking cold it is. They get a few weeks of warm weather and that's when they trot the Swedish bikini team. Then before you know it *Prime Minister above* The prime minister jumps out and warns the population to get into their hobbit holes before the snows come. These are facts and can't be disputed. So that's Sweden. Norway seems like their little brother that can't keep up and if you can tell me that Finland is more than reindeer and Absolut I'm listening. What? Denmark is part of Scandinavia too? F*ck there should be a map or something. Fine. Ok history lesson over. We all know Scandinavia really means Vikings. Long beards, ships with many oars, cavernous mead halls and How to Train Your Dragon. Did they have horns? I don't know. My comics said Thor did and they've never steered me wrong yet. But I'm too lazy to actually do my homework so I'll leave that up to you guys. The cool guys at Zion are out with the second volume of Scandinavian sounds and I'll tell you right up front it's not my cup of tea really. Some of it sounds rather minimal like tracks from that nebulous period in psytrance when we were moving away from the goa sounds and heading towards darker experimentation. I recall someone mentioned that the first CD was like b-sides that were never released. I can see where that thought comes from. I received an un-mastered digital copy and one thing I can report is that the Miranda track Little Trix is significantly louder than the rest. Will that be remedied with the CD release? Probably. And I'll tell you that I plan to bump the CD and see if my opinion changes. The compilation isn't bad at all and I'm sure there is going to be a strong audience for this. However I feel an opportunity was missed. What about Psygone, Color Box, and Bypass Unit? Those Scandinavian projects don't have some gems in the vault? It's like not asking the hot chick to dance because you think she's just gonna say no. Maybe they asked them and they didn't. Can't say I wasn't there. I'm of the opinion that Flight 604 Chapter II is the pinnacle of their catalog right now. But that's just me. That said, I'm on about...the 15th listening and this is an album I would call a grower. The more unreleased goa trance that sees the light of day the better. I applaud the Zion604 crew for doing what they do. Even though I didn't love this I love what they do so I'm still going to buy it and support the label. I strongly suggest you do the same. Looking forward to getting my copy. P.S. Tracks 2,3, and holy sh*t 4 are really starting to grow on me. Damn you Zion604 and your beguiling ways! Zion604 Mdk

Artist: Shiva Chandra Title: Spicy Moments Label: Spirit Zone Recordings Date: 1996 01. 03'36" Milk Bar 02. 08'50" Train Ticket 03. 06'27" Chandra 04. 06'37" Shaktivalha 05. 08'16" Aqua 06. 01'08" Electro Frog 07. 07'06" Electron Seeds 08. 05'44" Icecream Truck 09. 06'49" Caraman 10. 01'42" Cosmic Vibration 11. 02'34" SPQR 12. 07'09" Safety Space 13. 05'41" In Sense 14. 03'04" Chili Out Ok let's all settle down. Hyperbole won't help anyone. This is like saying that 98 Degrees is the best boy band ever! When we all know it's N'SYNC. *Smooches!* This is my first experience with Shiva Chandra and Daniel Vernunft has crafted a solid album. Don't know why I thought all he produced was minimal, but this is definitely not that. Like others have said it's not the layer heavy uplifting melodic goa trance, but it's solid in its own right. The sounds are all there and no it doesn't blow the door down with its power, but it does hypnotize. There are numerous twirling opportunities in tracks like Train Ticket and Aqua. The chill moments provided are nice and relaxing. Being partially mixed makes it a fluid, enjoyable journey. It won't be the first thing I reach for, but when I'm in the mood for laid back goa it will certainly do. Correction: Caraman is pretty f*cking powerful. Mdk

Artist: Various Title: Colour Saturation Label: Space Tribe Music Date: May, 2006 1. ESP - Midsummer Night's Dream 2. The 3 Mosqueteers - Into The Brain 3. Space Tribe & Psywalker - Short Term What?? 4. Electric Universe - Mind of God 5. Sirius Isness & Theoreme - Implants 6. Dark Nebula - Parallel Universe 7. Space Tribe - Don't Believe The Truth 8. Psywalker - Psykick Situation 9. Menog - Violent Operation "The energy, the magic, the beauty." Twerk that sh*t Skinner! Oh boy. There is a lot of acid in here. A whole lot. Should've come with a hazmat suit. And that's a good thing. Of course when all the tracks display such wanton disregard for acidic safety they sure do sound similar. But in the right hands with stomping basslines and a rigorous pace I don't think you can have too much acid. Mind of God is a standout as well as Midsummer Night's Dream, but they all have their moments. Samples of chakras and LSD abound, but this is some serious stomping music. Highly recommended for the twilight music aficionado! Psyshop Beatspace Mdk

"Oh c'mon, you gotta admit this is cool?!?" I will do no such thing. This is the Luke Skywalker of psytrance. Not because Cosmosis is a jedi and possesses the force, but because like Mark Hamill it just didn't age well. Oof. When it first came out I was in love with Dance of the Cosmic Serpent, but even that has lost it's pop. Their classic material will always be king for me, but coming back to this revealed how full-on it was. So with this album you have to add them in with the likes of MFG, Transwave, and Pleiadians as masters of the past who dove headlong into a shallow full-on pool. I don't find anything special here any longer. "Use the force Cosmosis...to open the bottle of Goa Viagara." Mdk

Ah yes, I remember reading that a while ago. Pretty sneaky sis. Pretty sneaky. Mdk

Artist: CPU Title: Discodelic Label: Nutek Records Date: December, 2006 1. Psy nations 2. Discodelic 3. I lost my brain in Tokyo 4. Music 5. Animal Number Sixxx 6. Expander 7. Compressor 8. Morning drop 9. Eclipsed "Music is the universal language of mankind." So what the f*ck are you speaking? I think Samy has become the Galactus of psytrance. Dude...what happened to you? Drugs run out? Your first two albums were great, but now you have your own label and this is the tripe you throw out there? I suggest you find whatever your inspirational "drug" of choice is and spend a fortnight getting reacquainted. Cause this was pure commercial cheese that went sour years ago. Alas it seems my advice would go unheeded because you followed this bowel movement up with a bad case of diarrhea otherwise known as Eat It. Could've called it suck it or simply f*ck it. So I'm guessing you've thrown in the towel. Where did the hi-tech madness and acidic mayhem go? The title track could almost be Detroit Techno. Galloping bass lines, key changes, and stops and starts make this unlistenable. And holy sh*t what the f*ck is up with the singing? Where's the passion, the power? This is a timid shadow of your former self that Central Processing Unit CPU would give a wedgie. Hope the money was worth it. No sir. Uh-uh...I'm not linking to it.

Artist: Various Title: Back To Galaxy Label: Com.Pact Records Date: November, 2005 1. Astral Projection - Open Society 2. Electro Sun - High Cue 3. Bizzare Contact Vs. Ultravoice - UltraBizzy 4. Space Cat Vs. Onyx - Time Wolers 5. Xerox Vs. Passenger - Science Is God (Ultravoice Rmx) 6. U-Recken - The Other Side (Visual Paradox Edit) 7. Visual Contact - Natural Vibes 8. Ferbie Boys Vs. Bizzare Contact - Superheroes 9. Cosmic Tone - Bite The Moon 10. Wizzy Noise - Tubeless (Lish Rmx) "Oh! That's kind of freaky!" Freaky? I think the word you're searching for here is disappointing. Yeah that's got it. Disappointing. Like a bland meatloaf. Maybe continual disappointment would be even more accurate. A compilation by Com.Pact with all of the usual suspects who create the fluffy full-on that was well underway at the time. I remember when this came out there was a hope that we would actually see a release from the perpetually dormant masters of goa trance. 9 years later and a seemingly endless string of delayed release dates and we still got nothing. Well when I wrote this we had nothing. Now we have remixes and a mix CD of classics that we've all heard a thousand times. Back to this disc, well we go the Open Society track, but that ain't bringing anyone back to the glory days. But hey they put their name on a comp and it generates interest doesn't it? Even if there's the slightest chance they put out some new go we come running like sheep and they know that. If they were actually serious about releasing anything they'd bring something to Suntrip or DAT or other labels who currently specialize in bringing back the old school. The tracks here aren't terrible (actually the Visual Contact mix is particularly disgusting), but they're just more of the same crap we've been force fed by these artists and labels. Unsatisfying and devoid of depth. I understand your desire to remain relevant, but putting your name on tired worn out cheese convinces me you gots nothing. Mdk

Out Here We Are Stoned, Nice Toy, White Holes, and S.T.O.P. That is all. Wait...one more thing... Kollage. Someone please remix this and make it listenable. And if you have time, a Trinodia remix of Partycles wouldn't hurt either. Mdk

Artist: Various Title: Yellow Label: TIP Records Date: March, 1995 1. The Infinity Project - Stimuli 2. Doof - Let's Turn On 3. Slinky Wizard - Lunar Juice 4. Man With No Name - Teleport 5. Voodoo People - Drop The Bomb 6. The Infinity Project - Oscillator 7. Total Eclipse - Waiting For A New Life 8. Hallucinogen - Shamanix 9. The Infinity Project - Uforica 10. Space Tribe - Machine Elf 11. Mandra Gora - Everything's Going Fine "If I could discover just one of these things, I wouldn't care if they did think I was crazy." Are you f*cking kidding me? No really... Is the review for one of the most complete and comprehensive goa trance compilations located on the dark internet? I'd have an easier time believing Let it Go was written by Pantera. LET IT GO!!!!!!!!!! LET IT GO!!!!!!!!!!! How in the name of all that is holy has this not been put up here? This IS goa trance. Bubbling sounds and rolling melodies provide the alien and mystical atmosphere that goa heads clamor for. It's a who's who of all the great masters from back in the day. This was the Dream Team versus Angola. Such a strong lineup that delivers. And your boy Simon Posford is all over this thing. If they threw in an Etnica and D5 track instead of Mandra Gora and Voodoo people all you would hear was the sound of a microphone dropping ending all discussion on what was the greatest goa trance compilation of all time. Subsequent "face" compilations delivered powerful selections as well, but this was the first and I imagine opened the world's eyes to where electronic music could go. It's not all inclusive, no single compilation could be, but if you want to hear what mid nineties pure goa trance sounds like then this is a superb introduction. I imagine that the hippie to native resident ratio exploded when this came out. "Hurry, it's brown Woodstock man!" But put away your sitar and tablas there's no need to go to Goa these days. It's changed. Too many tranny hookers and yuppies. Mdk

Because of a lack of proximity and I'm a family man for 13 years. Mdk

Artist: Various Title: Stereo Neferia Label: MMD Records Date: February, 2009 1. Rubix Qube - Grind 2. Broken Toy - Super Evil (We Want Your Soul) 3. Ignition - Electromagnetic (Khopat Remix) 4. Lost & Found - Insider 5. Zion Linguist - Stereo Neferia 6. Hiyarant - No Break 7. Damage - No Mercy 8. Zion Linguist Vs. B-55 - Insane Asia 9. Deliriant - Phase Me "All I know is that I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy!" Preach. MMD is another label from the twilight capital of the world South Africa and Lord knows you can never have too many of those. That part of the world seems to have a handle on how to bring the heat. Having released some really dark and heavy hitting stuff before I knew I had to get my hands on this. If you are a fan of the Timecode or Nexus Media style then this will be right up your alley. More pumping beats and dark melodies to set you a dancing. I won't discuss all of the tracks, but hopefully I'll give you a feel for the album. You have an absolutely face melting and blistering opening track with Kieron's Grind and even though the next track is full of annoying samples it still hits pretty hard. I even like the crunch of the guitar. Lost & Found doesn't disappoint with his all out assault and seems to save his best tracks for compilations (although his new album is out and it's free!). Reminds me of older sHiFt work. The title track is a little weak, but No Break is exactly that as the acidic pummeling is unrelenting. Insane Asia isn't really that insane (Hiyarant took that title), but it's not bad. Closing things out is Shane Renew with a rather tame track compared to his two artist albums, but the last quarter is really enjoyable. In closing this was very good. No track was terrible and the vast majority were very good. I can easily recommend this one. Psyshop Beatspace Mdk

Artist: Suria Title: Dark Side of the Sun Label: Deja Vu 1. F*cking Chorus 2. New DNA 3. Tetris 4. Kera 5. Avatar 6. Orbital 7. Hell and the Wizard 8. Fear 9. GTA 2012 10. Sleapers 1. Psyriver 2. Kizapower 3. Magnetic Field 4. Humans Hologram 5. Space Tube 6. Atom 7. In Sirius Web 8. Freaky 9. Zombie 10. Space Net "Rise and shine!" You're joking right? "Release the...houndZZZzzzzzz....." Bob, you got those TPS reports for me? The new Olive Garden menu has had some unintended side effects. AAaannnnnddd....pulbic transportation just got a little more awkward. Could I be any clearer? Holy monkey balls this bored the f*ck outta me. I'm sorry I just don't see the appeal of a measure continuously looped for 6-7 minutes. It's minimal with more squelchy noises and sound effects. Are we sure this isn't just the same track repeated over and over again? This isn't psytrance. It's a f*cking lullaby. None of its positive attributes can overcome the audio Nyquil that is this album. Yeah it's dark, but to enjoy any semblance of atmosphere that might be here you have to have a can of Monster Energy Drink riding shotgun. With a pot of coffee on standby. The second disc was better with at least some samples to break the monotony. Perhaps this was great in 2004, but can we at least admit that it hasn't aged well? The fact that it was released by Deja Vu is probably the most unintentionally funny thing here. Every track I was like, "Didn't I just hear that?" And there's 2 discs of this! This shouldn't come with stickers or a DJ slip. Should come with a f*cking pillow. Mdk

Artist: Travma Title: Doomsday Prophecy EP Label: Timewarp Date: July, 2014 1. Astrojen (Chaos Mix) 2. Modular Sequence 3. The Reality Stop. Just stop it with the Matrix samples. It's tired. You realize that movie came out 15 years ago right? Everyone and their sister used it. It's become a meme, my brain shuts off as soon as I hear it. And what happened to you anyway? Where did your goa go? Are you transitioning? This EP sounds like the shiny new Astral stuff that had everyone rolling their eyes. waiter: Might I interest you in some goa sir? Me: No thank you, I couldn't possibly handle another deep, melodic array with lush soundscapes. waiter: Perhaps something from our goa lite menu? That's what this is. Waitaminit...are these old tracks that you are just releasing? That would put some context on some things. Now let me be clear, it's not bad. It's not full on remixes of his past music so we haven't fallen into that fiery pit of hell. But it's full-on with the hint of goa. A taste. A soucon. We are nowhere near the quality of his past compositions. So if he is making the move to melodic trance or a different avenue of music who the hell am I to say he shouldn't do that. This just caught me off guard. This reminded me of the direction that Afgin moved toward with the EP's he released after his Suntrip album. Psyshop Mdk