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The main definition is the rolling bassline. But there is stuff that does not have the typical bassline (like latest Space Cat) but still falls in that category. I personally think that the line between some full-on (especially morning full-on) and melodic psy can be very thin.

This reminds me that I immediately have to order the Hooverphonics album with 2Wicky on it... Thanks DP!

DJ Muestik - Tranceschnitte DJ-mix Very nice and uplifting mix.

Arkadius & Lil' Momo - Scream (DJ-mix)

Yes its the kox-box we all know... There allready is a thread about the comp and Kox-Box in the general forum, don't hold back your anger...

Definitely agree! I saw them live last summer and it really rocked. Great atmosphere and the music works very well on the crowd. The only turn down was that the gig was rather short, besides that it was just great. Haven't heard the latest album but if I ever stumble over it for cheap, it will be mine for sure.

So I participated...

Marco V live at Sensation White 2004

12 Moons - Analogue Heat fading over to OOOD - Free Range

Not yet to be honest, I first need to check which of those songs I own, then I need some spare time to find out if I can do a mixable setlist of them. But I'll inform you of course! Well, since I have a shitload of albums that I absolutely have to buy I guess I can leave that one out (judging from the samples).

Amen to Krell, nothing more needs to be said...

Cell - X-Press Morning From the Whitelabel Republic comp.

And how do you like it? The reviews at amazon describe it as experimental/industrial stuff. Somehow I feel I wouldn't really like it...

I'm glad to announce I was able to cancel the order of that album...

I just crossread the first few paragraphs from that article but from what I can tell (feel free to correct me of course! ), also after reading your quotes, it's more that the music sounds less appealing when it's mastered in the wrong way or compressed too much. I haven't found a sentence where they say that it damages your ears if you listen to a certain kind of music on a regular/normal volume level. It might be more damaging if you listen to the stuff too loud, especially with earphones, but that's not exactly a surprise.

Carl Cox live at Amnesia / House Of Love 1992

I'll doubt you'll find any scientific facts for that. If you listen to full-on on a normal volume it's equaly dangerous/safe like any other music. Ok, now we're getting somwhere! I don't agree about the 90%, it's less imho. But that's only a detail. I've said in my first post that there is bad full-on, there is no doubt about it. But if you don't like singing or guitars this has nothing to do with bad production (or the basssline), only with personal taste. Not all guitar tracks are cheap wanna-be heavy metal riffs. That does not mean you have to like them, it's still your taste. But even when you don't like it it would hurt to have a somewhat balanced view instead of that small-minded statements from your first post. Maybe you should take some more time when you write your posts? I mean your english in the last to posts sounds way better and more undestandable than in the first one. Even I get what you wanted to say...

I'm not sure if you really understand your statement. Could you at least try to use some punctuation marks? From what I understand you said in your first post that all full-on sounds the same. Now you are saying that not all full-on is the same and that there is some better stuff like new MFG for example? So you contradict yourself in your own posts (or you are trying to talk yourself out, I don't know). Totally agree...

This is one of the most brain-dead posts about bashing full-on I've ever read here. Some bashing posts are at least halfway funny or true, but this is just bullshit. First of all, how many full-on tracks have you heard? Not too many I'd say... I agree there is a lot of bad full-on outhere. But I do not agree about all full-on tracks sounding the same. Do the tracks from the latest Space Cat album (Mechanical Dream) sound like tracks from Eskimo? By far not. Do the tracks by 1200 Mics sound like the Silicon Sound album, or like Skazi? I don't think so. Not even the basslines are equal. Another point, all full-on sounds old, cheap and like somebody who doesn't have a clue about the synths has done it? I don't think so, there are of course a lot of badly produced standart tracks, but there are also albums that are produced very well (Hypersonic for example). Sure, if you don't like the style then the good production doesn't help you. But saying the production sucks because you don't like a certain style is just plain stupid. But yeah, I guess it's asked too much to get a halfaway balanced statement from you.

Yves de Ruyter - Globe Tape It's a nice DJ-mix by Yves De Ruyter, good old rave from 93...

Have you tried the first Doof album? This might quite fit your description.

I'm listening to another DJ-mix by Arkadius & Lil'Momo, the third one today. It's called Scream and again I have to say I dig their full-on style.

I wouldn't say it's dead, there is still a minimal scene here, and it's not that small. Maybe not psy-minimal but I don't hear the difference between minimal and psy-minimal anyway...

Huh, another new album by Elextrypnose, I'm impressed! Now we have a dark-psy album and a downtempo one. Hopefully he will also release an album with his morning tunes. I just love the morning tunes you could order over his homepage.

Now this is good news! I absolutely love the first Positive Alchemists compilation, for me this was the best fusion of old-school goa with modern melodic full-on sound. I hope the second compilation will be equaly good. You can be sure that I'll immediately buy this as soon as it's out.