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  1. 22 hours ago, choxon said:

    @Aspartic hold that thought, you might not missed the CD train. I will try to find one in my personal stash, if not i will redirect you. ;)

    I'm holding it 🙃

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  2. Wow, this debut of Veasna is bulls eye. It's serious goa with a twist. The pace is in mid tempo, according to goa standards.
    This storytelling, the unexpected twists and the hypnotic nature of this beast of an album make this a bomb.
    I'll be forever sorry I didn't get the cd.

    Wonderful album.

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    Artist: Veasna
    Title: Providence
    Label: Goa Madness Records
    Release date: November 15 2023

    1.Seed 10:09
    2.Void 08:41
    3.Marbles 08:09
    4.Glade 08:51
    5.Loom 07:56
    6.Miraculix: Search & Destroy (Remix) 09:37
    7.Shriek 07:27
    8.Morphic Resonance: Bad Dreamer (Remix) 09:32
    9.Karma 07:36

    Veasna, aka Patrick Dinklage, already released 2 full albums on Neogoa: Energy and Spectral Flux. Still have to find the time to carefully listen to those two, but this third installment makes Veasna one of the great. I couldn't resist writing a positive review about this release.

    The music is the kind that you don't hear at the start or end of a party, but right in the middle of the night. Just when everyone is in his/her own zone. Dark, badass and hypnotic. Pure 100% goa.
    The mighty 10 min opener Seed sets the atmosphere for the rest of the album. Slowly building into a hypnotic monster of a track. Everything is so natural and organic, it's beautiful. Void is a gem. Deep, dark and so psychedelic. This instantly catapults me to 4AM at any goa party. Goosebumps! A showcase of trackbuilding and story telling. The magnificent Marbles continues in this atmosphere with a punchy basskick. Synths and acid are more prominent here than in Void. Glade is again more similar to Void, a perfect balance between spiralling sounds and deep bass. The acid undertone in Loom is spooky at the beginning, but the track majestically unfolds into a goa stomper no one can resist. Deep stuff right here. Search and Destroy adds more haunting synths. Shriek builds upon a chunky and crunching bassline and shoots acid. Bad Dreamer continues to push you deep into the night with almost an industrial feel to it. Glorious. Morphic Resonance's aggression is still palpable here with an overload of screeching synths. Very well done. The journey ends with the slightly less intense Karma, tunnel-vision like stuff. One that slowly builds, a bit of a mind cracker because of the non-standard bassline. But wow, it does build! And gracefully ends.

    Providence is a dense pack of serious goa music that goes deep into the soul. Veasna has a story to tell here.
    The dark overall touch, the heavy bass machinery and psychedelic spirals make this a unique experience.

    A proper tribute to night time goa.
    My winner for 2023 and maybe for many years to come.

     

    Buy on bandcamp: https://goamadnessrecordsofficial.bandcamp.com/album/providence

     

     

     

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  4. What was a party for peace ended up in a total slaughter. Heartbreaking to hear about this and our thoughts are with those who are injured, killed, those who lost loved ones  and all of them who were there and witnessed this.

    I caught this in the public news, where Anoebis gave a short interview. He just left the party when all hell broke loose. *in dutch*.

    https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/10/08/getuigenis-vlaamse-dj-muziekfestival-israel/

     

  5. I'm still very much lurking to all that happens in the goa music scene. Filteria's new stuff is the highlight for me. Great and entertaining as usual.
    I love listening to it in my car. Centavra looked promising but in the end I found it rather dull. Similar sounds by Median Project are of much higher quality and better story telling.
    I'm very glad that the parties came back without restrictions. Space Safari was crazy and the last Old Is Gold had me dancing till 8 am. Next one is 18th of march in Belgium, A Trip Into Goa Trance with Anoebis, Triquetra, BOTFB, Ohm Mind and Etnica. I mean, seriously? How good can a goa party get?

    During the whole corona period and also last year things were kinda hectic in the health care. Slowly it made me tired and anxious. I don't know, it kinda rolled over me. I'm more innerly stressed than before. We also have some home renovations and such. You know, real life things that stress you out in the long run. Each his or her own issues.

    As for the forum and internet stuffs, I've gotten lazy. A party here and there and listening to great music to chill or to get energy. That's my involvement right now. I still come back to psynews regularly, but just to read. I know it's very hyprocritical. There's less to read if no one posts anymore (myself included).

    But hey let's not get too dramatic. Things will clear up in the future. It's just been, and it still is, a weird time no one anticipated.

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  6. Nothing more to be added really. Tsotsi put every feeling into words.
    This is a stunning collection of in your face blasting goa trance. I'm talking 3 a.m. stuff right here.
    The fun shoots through the speakers. And those killer basslines, it's ridiculous.

    Cherry on the cake is the crazy rolling "Donut Space Walk in the Pizza Nebula" (really? Lol!). Ever evolving until we reach 4m10sec. Total mayhem!!

    Hats off, what an amazing EP by these two crazy belgians.

    Also check out this fantastic accelerating acid goa track by Adam Shiva from his mentioned The Nature Of Life EP:

     

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  7. Ephedra, you know I love you. But this is more of the same and less experimental or breathtaking than your previous offerings.
    I feel like you've rushed the album to make the album. It's hard to find emotions in tracks, as they all sound very samey and not so surprising.

    Shoot, I hoped for something bigger, more melodic, sometimes some faster music.
    I'm left a bit disappointed. You can do so much better. You will.

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  8. Afgin did something not many were able to do the last years. Make something new and fresh. Try a different take on goa trance.
    I'm so in love with the wide open euphoric pads and melodies. Most tracks begin with a steady goa beat, some laser sounds and then bom!
    Afgin rips open the dark sky above you to unload rays of sunshine and blue sky upon you.

    Don't be afraid of overeuphoric soundscapes. Embrace them. There is a soft touch in any of us. :D

    Afgin manages to embrace the euphoria with true modern goa laser sounds. This album took me by surprise.
    It will be on repeat till the rest of the year 2021.

    Hail Afgin!! Hell yeah!

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  9. Artifact303's debut album has been a long time nr. 1 in my list of all time goa albums. But this second one might take the spot now.
    Initially I wanted to compare both albums, but this has no use whatsoever.
    From The Stars is faster, more energetic, more aggressive, just more in-your-face. A different approach.
    All tracks have a pumping energy and a spiral/tunnel-like vibe that draws you into the music of each track. That's an effort only the best achieve.

    I simply love this album! Artifact303 remains the king. Hail to the king! B)

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  10. Holy crap, that's a worthy review, Tsotsi! You're the master of video editing, you've put some time into it. I really enjoyed it.
    I enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed the music. Khetzal delivers again. Very mystical sounds, a lot thicker sounding than Corolle, I say.
    In terms of sound, Khetzal, Ra and Antares are a bit on the same line here. Mystical, eastern-like sounds.

    This is a hell of an album. It's got power, yet it feels very warm. Favorite: Acide Formique. Great percussion backing up a lightning of goa sounds.

    :wub:

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  11. Sergej did it again, man how does this guy do it? Piece by piece these are straight in your face whirlwinds of shooting goa trance.
    I happened to be listening to Time Lord right now and I'm missing the parties soooo much! This music teleports me right there on the dancefloor at 3 am.
     

    The melodies are incredible, the complexity is enormous yet pleasing, the drive is speedy.. in other words this record puts a big smile on my face.
    I give this 5/5. It's all good. I literally can't nitpick about anything here. What an amazing piece of art. Woooow!!!

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  12. Oh Tsotsi, I was so into your hypnotizing nonsense, that I wasn't aware you were actually reviewing the album track by track.
    Your outfit screams "GOA TRANCE"  btw :D
    Hope the wine was good and the headache wasn't too bad the day after.

    No really, I loved it!! Keep em coming. This is a mega album.

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  13. Heya peepz, good to see you guys are on it. I did this poll for the last three or so years, but its popularity declined and this time I have other things on my mind.
    Work related stuff... it's busier than past years, which is good for business :D

    I'm still here, just a bit more on the sideline. And that damn corona prevents all those nice parties. That one hurts.
    I'll post my favs here soon.

  14. On 11/23/2020 at 11:12 PM, RTP said:

    If you are bored by psy, you should go look at the genre boundaries or maybe also go across them.
    A feeling like this I have long not felt, because I stay ever-hungry for music. You can find so good stuff out there that's just waiting to be discovered B)

    Check out This Morn' Omina. They're way underrated in my opinion...

    If that was nothing for you, maybe you are more the tribal type and like this:

    And if that's also a no, here's my last ... you could open an ambient set to this imo:

    :wub:

    Man, thanks a million for your suggestions.
    You opened up a new world for me. Heilung... how amazing are they. Never heard of them, but I'm watching with my mouth open to these lives.
    Strangezero is beautiful ambient trance like I've never heard and This Morn Omina is kinda new beat like. About time.

    Thanks so much for these eye openers! :wub:

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  15. Dear friends,
     

    The votes have been uploaded to my main supercomputer and have been counted a thousand times over and over again.
    As always, these lists are gold. Some of you will encounter hidden gems, stuff that you missed... or you can start digging those sweet downtempo albums to find the perfect background soundtrack.
    A big thank you to all artists and labels for the music. Even if your score is not in the upper range, being included in the list means someone noticed your music and it means that now we are ALL noticing your music. Congratulations!
    Here's the link to the voting thread.


    Here are the results of PSYNEWS BEST OF 2019!

    UPTEMPO
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      1    66    pts    Psylent Buddhi - Secrets Of The Atom (Suntrip Records)
      2    49    pts    Ultimate Xperience - Realm Of A New Dawn (Neogoa Records)
      3    47    pts    K.U.R.O. & Charm - Japanese Vibrations (DAT Records)
      4    44    pts    Median Project - Constellation (Suntrip Records)
      5    43    pts    JaraLuca - The Prologue (Mammomam Records)
      6    42    pts    Battle Of The Future Buddhas - The Light Behind The Sun (Suntrip Records)
      7    41    pts    Merr0w - Odysseus (Global Sect Records)
      8    40    pts    GoaD - Hypnotic Mirage (Neogoa Records)
      9    38    pts    Sykespico - Perspective (Suntrip Records)
    10    33    pts    Various - ZNA Retro Futuristic Compilation (DAT Records)
    11    31    pts    Katedra - We Are Not Alone (Global Sect Records)
    12    30    pts    Total Eclipse - Tokyo Live (Suntrip Records)
    13    29    pts    Celestial Intelligence - Incandescent (Suntrip Records)
    14    28    pts    Xamanist - Out Of Time (Self released)
    15    25    pts    Various - Goagilde (Kali Earth Records)
    16    21    pts    Various - Analog Visions (DAT Records)
    17    20    pts    E-Mantra - Tartarus (Melusine Records)
    18    18    pts    Pete and Pan - Return Of The Goddess (Goa Madness Records)
    19    18    pts    Ree.K - Early Tracks (Hypnodisk)
    20    18    pts    Pleiadians - Pyramid (EtnicaNet)
    21    15    pts    Sneila - Rebirth (Unreleased Goa Records)
    22    14    pts    Spindrift - Deep Nature (StereoHemia Records)
    23    14    pts    Morphic Resonance - Bad Dreamer EP (Self released)
    24    14    pts    Sky Technology - Rainbow Spirit (Neogoa Records)
    25    12    pts    Various - Order Ordonata: Metamorphosis (Dragonfly Records)
    26    12    pts    Gubbology - Next Door To Mystery (Axios Records)
    27    11    pts    Dreamchild - Akashic Dreaming (Unreleased Goa Records)
    28    10    pts    Hedustma - Forms 03 (Ovnimoon Records)
    29    10    pts    Elysium - Live …And Beyond (Digital Reprints)
    30    10    pts    Four Carry Nuts - Single Collection (Classic Goa Trax)
    31    9    pts    Walpurgisnacht Projekt - Omega (Absolut Shit Records)
    32    9    pts    Dark Whisper - The Trivium (Alice-D Records)
    33    9    pts    Various - Yggdrabits (Yggdrasil Records)
    34    8    pts    Goch - Million Years Ago (Rules Of Nature Records)
    35    8    pts    Shadow Chronicles - Arcadia (Future Music Records)
    36    8    pts    Miranda - Cosmic Treasures Vol. 1 (Spiral Trax)
    37    7    pts    Wizack Twizack - The Tesseract (Spiral Trax)
    38    7    pts    Protonica - Symmetry (Iboga Records)
    39    7    pts    Out Of Orbit & Shpongle - no Disco (Shamanic Tales)
    40    7    pts    Omnium - Neural Geometry (StereoHemia Records)
    41    7    pts    Ephedra & Proxeeus & Ohm Mind - Mad Fusion EP (Goa Madness Records)
    42    6    pts    Various - Har Har Mahadev (Alice-D Records)
    43    6    pts    Mechanimal - Digital Nature (24/7 Media)
    44    5    pts    Material Music - MADI Experience (OHM Ganesh Pro)
    45    4    pts    Lunarave - Transmigration (OVNI Breakfast)
    46    4    pts    Blue Hue - The Mandala Effect (Plateau 5 Records)
    47    4    pts    MFG - Pure Energy (Suntrip Records)
    48    3    pts    Various - Astronauts In The Solar System (Global Sect Records)
    49    3    pts    Nobot - Human Update (Parvati Records)
    50    3    pts    Braincell - Gaia (Self released)
    51    3    pts    Ocelot - Iconoclast (Moon Koradj Records)
    52    3    pts    The Maniac - A Treatise On Acid (Timewarp Records)
    53    2    pts    Acid Destroyers - Monsters And Mad Man (Goa Madness Records)
    54    2    pts    Static Movement - SiMiN (Sol Music)
    55    2    pts    Goch - Forte EP (Kali Earth Records)
    56    2    pts    DJ Omsun - Illusorium (Moon Koradj Records)
    57    2    pts    Psychogen - Psychogenius (Unreleased Goa Records)
    58    1    pts    Rezonant - Time Code (Sangoma Records)
    59    1    pts    Yabzyy - Systematic Chaos (Kali Earth Records)
    60    1    pts    Jagoa - The First Steps (Self released)
    61    1    pts    Various - Fleinheim (The Cure)

     

    DOWNTEMPO
    ===========

      1    43    pts    Lauge - Dawn (Iboga Records)
      2    37    pts    Proxeeus - Celephais (Neogoa Records)
      3    31    pts    Avaris - The Forgotten Language  (Axios Records)
      4    30    pts    Bluetech - Holotrope (Behind The Sky Music)
      5    28    pts    Distant System - Infinite Continuum (Self-released)
      6    27    pts    Saafi Brothers - Mystic Cigarettes (Remixed) (Liquid Sound Design)
      7    25    pts    Globular - Untangled Everything (Self-released)
      8    22    pts    Tengri And Friends - A Course In Miracles (Orbita Parvati)
      9    17    pts    Solar Fields - Origin #03 (Droneform Records)
    10    14    pts    Bluetech - The 4 Horsemen Of The Electrocalypse: The Pale Horse (Self-released)
    11    10    pts    36 - C45 Dreamloops 1-2
    12    10    pts    Various - Ethnomystica Vol. 7
    13    10    pts    Advanced Suite - Shapes Of Nothing
    14    10    pts    Greg Hunter - Tantra
    15    9    pts    Desert Dwellers - Breath
    16    9    pts    Panda Dub - Horizons
    17    9    pts    Shamanizm Parallelii - Blue Lizard
    18    9    pts    Eric Electric - Run Away Controls
    19    9    pts    Mantra Move - Raven Dub
    20    8    pts    Yagya - Stormur
    21    8    pts    Advanced Suite - TAKING MUSic in tHe ROOMS th&t DreaMT
    22    8    pts    Various - Ensancha El Alma Vol. 1
    23    7    pts    Dreaming Cooper - Exploring The Universe
    24    7    pts    The Borgasm - Welcoem To The Borgasm
    25    7    pts    Blisswave - Manvantara
    26    7    pts    Various - Liquid Sound Design Collected Digital Works Part 1
    27    6    pts    Entheogenic - Hypatia
    28    6    pts    Ambient Mann - Another Dimension
    29    6    pts    Astronaut Ape - Deep
    30    6    pts    Bluetech - Liquid Geometries in Dub
    31    5    pts    Cabeiri - Molecule Language
    32    5    pts    Bluetech - Sci-Fi Lullabies
    33    5    pts    Bosa - Eyes Of The Jaguar
    34    5    pts    Pangani - Superdeep
    35    4    pts    Zen Baboon - Origiro
    36    4    pts    Unknown Reality - Gaia
    37    3    pts    Spatialize - Beyond The Radar
    38    3    pts    Various - Temple Of Dub
    39    2    pts    Shwamp - Inner Landscape
    40    2    pts    Sync24 - Omnius
    41    1    pts    Deep In Mind - Autumn To Spring
    42    1    pts    Ambientium - City Of Memories

    SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

    Aspartic :)

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