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ollylovesgoa

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  1. hallucinogen .... spongle 5

    Couldn't agree more. The masterpieces of Twisted and Lone Deranger, screaming, twisted psychedelia, to the flowery world music of Raja Ram's incessant and childish flute accompanied by every cheesy hippie stereotype aesthetic they can tack on.

     

    I wouldn't actually say IM because I never thought they were any good haha!

     

    Pleidians though for sure, I actually liked the minimal Etnica stuff, tech trancey hypnotica, but the Pleidians' full-on is just upsetting.

  2. Agreed with above poster, real oldschool dubstep that came out of UK Garage in the early 00's (2000, 2001, 2002) was actually good, though i'd go a bit further back than Skream. Stuff like this:

     

     

     

    Having said that, I'd never combine it with Psytrance, they're at two completely different speeds and for dubstep to be even possible to mix in with psytrance it's going to be that Skrillex garbage (which in my opinion isn't actually dubstep.

  3. Here's my thoughts on this subject...

     

     

    Filteria is regarded one of the leading neo-goa artists out there and that's a deserved spot I reckon. He's done this music for more than 10 years and has progressed to a mature artist. He gets my respect for sounding like no one else; no he doesn't sound like Etnica at all to my ears, although admittedly there's a lot of same gear in the production.

     

    I've always wanted to give him a fair chance on each new album, as I know he has the right tools to do wonders and push the envelope for modern day goa. Unfortunately, when speaking in subjective terms, I find that he never quite achieved the ear for melody I was hoping for. He would've already if it was meant to, but I think me and him just fancy different approach to melodic arrangements. I don't want to put him down, but the sound reminds of those 70's psyrock jams where some acidhead is twisting the synth knobs to a beat with the intention to create variety and three dimensional atmosphere, but ultimately failing to mold a sincere emotion in the track to make it open up for human heart. He did some great melodies a couple times (e.g. the ending melody on 'Birds Lingua Franca') but usually ends up sounding technical and unfocused a tad too much.

    I basically agree completely. I really enjoy the tracks but almost in a Jazzy, improvisational melody way, there's certainly no big hooks like Teleport or something.

  4. I can't find the Waldorf track to listen to but Still Dreaming is Ambient Goa; many albums made in the Goa Trance era finished on a long, slow track to give them time to mix the Dat tapes that were necessary because the heat of India made outside Turntable use difficult, the vinyls would warp. Other examples would be, Baraka - by Etnica, Out of Your Control - X-Dream, and the most similar in style to Still Dreaming: Mystic Dawn - MFG, all of these tracks are at the end of their respective albums. Personally I adore Still Dreaming and it's my favourite of this style of "Goambient", full albums such as the Mystery of the Yeti compilations and The Infinity Project's Mystical Experiences also display this slow style that is a predecessor to modern "Psybient".

  5. Yeah i'm pretty drunk, just eating some cheese on toast and watching the early series of "Friends", pretty nostalgic. I always get so hungry when I drink.

     

    Got some luke warm orange juice that's a bit dissapointing. With bits.

  6. This is interesting, and I have to admit that while I do not judge others for taking drugs it does please me a little that some of my favourite artists do not, just purely because i have quit taking them (hard drugs) and enjoy the idea that they are producing music for people in the sober mindframe, that can be appreciated fully while not having to be completely off your c

    And also. . . Psykovsky?! Would not have guessed that, he makes osme of the most twisted mindmelting tunes in the scene, and I would have imagined him to have some very heavy "inspiration". I guess it goes to show, you can't actually be that high and genuinely create art.

  7. I just wanted to know if anyone knew how many of the artists actually did, or did not take drugs, when making, or to inspire the making of, their music.

     

    As someone who does not take drugs anymore i'd be interested to see which artists created their music sober, probably to the surprise of a lot of ravers who I believe go to parties simply to get fucked up and not always to enjoy the music fully and in recognition of its artistic merits.

     

    I think famously Pink Floyd didn't take a lot of drugs when they made Dark Side of the Moon, and now it's become a kind of icon of psychedelia, are there any examples like this in a scene so famously saturated with drugs.

  8. Pharagonescia did that incredible track Pharatropic, but I haven't heard anything else that interesting by them.

     

    Hiscore Xor had two stellar tracks: Identify and True Freedom, and I think they'd have continued to make track afetr track if they kept making them but for some reason released very little material.

     

    Proton did Brainfusion, an absolute voyage of 15:08 through squelchy acid and hypnotic Goa rhythms, but never lived up to it in their other material.

     

    Charm had Brain structure, one of the most intensely melodic tracks of the era, but nothing else anywhere near as good.

     

    Power Source did have a few pleasureable tracks, but I think it's widely accepted that Goaway is head and shoulders above the rest.

     

    Datura's very old but still fantastic Proto Goa / Classic Trance track: Yerba Del Diablo.

     

    Sound Pollution - Where, a very oldschool track that still holds it's own in sheer brooding psychedelia.

     

    NDMA - Vitan. A standard of the best in Goa trance, simple notes but perfectly placed and developed to achieve that "trance" state.

     

    Noosphere's hit: Carpe Noctum.

     

    Cydonia - Animals, nothing he did comes close to this absolute stormer of a track, what a bassline and what an incredible melody.

     

    Astrological - Tequila Sunrise, a very subtle opener to any Goa set that's simply magical, but never bettered by the artist.

  9. I learned tonight that a friend's son was taken by the kid's mother, against my friend's wishes, to another state, along with some random person she'd just met. My friend is the one who has been raising the kid while she has been off-and-on homeless and is a drunk, constantly shacking up with abusive guys. And my friend has taken to crowd-sourcing for lawyer fees and airline tickets because otherwise he can't afford to do any of it. :(

    That sounds terrible! I really hope your friend manages to maintain contact with his son.

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