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    What's Up With Ektoplazm?

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    Hey everyone, sorry I've been a bit disconnected from the community and haven't been around to answer questions. There's a lot of stuff going on behind the scenes and I've been struggling to come up with the right words to explain the situation... but hope to have an official announcement up on the blog sometime soon. I really regret the delay in getting that posted; I don't like to leave anyone wondering what's going on.

     

    The update copied above explains some of what's been going on with my web host (and why I'm not leaving them just yet). Nothing more to say about that except that bandwidth itself is not something I pay for.

     

    I also alluded to some financial trouble that shouldn't surprise anyone. Do the math: I work on Ektoplazm full-time, don't have any other regular sources of income, incur at least $500 in expenses every month (from the site itself, never mind my cost of living), and almost always take in less than that in donations. This isn't sustainable... and it's reached the point where I have to focus my time elsewhere for a while.

     

    In any case, I'll be back to work when I have the means to do so :) and actually, if I have the opportunity to process a few releases I'll do so, just to keep things moving. I'm just not in a good position to do so at this exact moment.

     

    Often when I mention these things people chime in with advice and suggestions. I really appreciate this (and indeed, without strong community support I wouldn't have spent the last few years continuing the project) but would like to emphasize that I've been living this project for a decade. I have had very good reasons for not using BitTorrent, lowering hosting expenses, increasing advertising revenue, introducing nag screens, getting someone else to manage the current site, starting another crowdfunding campaign, charging for something that is already free, making incremental improvements to the design, chasing venture capital funding, open sourcing the redevelopment code, etc. There are only a few things that will truly help right now: donations (cash or bitcoin), moral support, and patience and understanding.

     

    I'll say more on that blog post. In the meantime, I'm committed to at least keeping the current site online and I encourage everyone to rummage around the archives in search of something you may have overlooked ;)

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    Confessions of a goa-trancer

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    1) The most talked over new releases are unreleased material from 94-98

     

    I used to think that almost all the good stuff had been released but changed my mind in recent years. Turns out there's a lof great stuff that never made the cut for whatever reason (probably because we're not exactly talking about the most straight-laced of people on the business end of things). Personally I feel like it's amazing that we're still adding great tunes to the Goa trance canon (even if they're not all winners).

     

    2) Neo goa-trance is circling in an endless loop

     

    Depends on how you look at it. Five years ago I would have agreed with you, more or less. Nowadays I think differently. For starters, new school Goa trance as a movement has been around longer than the "golden age" (94 to 98 or thereabouts). There's been more of an opportunity for artists to really hone their sound and get at what they're trying to achieve. Most of the old school greats burnt out before they had the chance to reach the same level of artistic development. Yes, the new stuff isn't quite so wild and untamed but there's a lot of it... and some of it is pretty good.

     

    Another point: the common usage of the term "new school Goa trance" is nowhere near as broad and inclusive as how we defined old school Goa trance. Nowadays we're usually talking about music that exhibits a particular melodic approach derived from Etnica, Dimension 5, Shakta, etc. To say that the entire movement has less range than the old school greats isn't exactly true... I'd argue that it's our more precise use of the term that gives this illusion.

     

    A few practical examples: while we can all name some modern-day equivalents to many of the old school greats... what about groups like Koxbox, Orichalcum & The Deviant, Ka-Sol, Quirk, Sandman, Metal Spark and the rest of the Dutch break-trance squad, etc.? If we expand the field to include acts like Amygdala, Kadasarva, Exelization, Fuzzonaut, and some of the weird stuff on this compilation, suddenly it doesn't look like the movement is quite so limited.

     

    3) Old artists don't have it anymore and make us feel pitiful

    Some do, some don't. I don't think it's universal... but it would be nice if the big organizers paid more attention to the quality of the sets played by some of the old giants.

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    DJ Basilisk - Blacklight Metropolis: dark psytrance classics circa 1997

    in DJ Promotion

    Posted

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    01 - Slinky Wizard - Sacred Fist [Flying Rhino Records] (1997)

    02 - Orion - Caracol (Hint) [symbiosis Records] (1997)

    03 - Factor - Pol Zirkular [21:3 Records] (1997)

    04 - Man Of The Last 3rd - Mystery Of Imagination [POF Music] (1997)

    05 - Juno Reactor - Kaguya Hime (Hint) [blue Room Released] (1997)

    06 - Xenomorph - Telepathic Combat [Koyote Records] (1997)

    07 - Cari Lekebusch - Attitydsknäckaren (Hint) [H. Productions] (1997)

    08 - The Deviant - Dawn On Epsilon [TIP Records] (1997)

    09 - The Infinity Project - Mindboggler (Part 2) [TIP Records] (1997)

    10 - Adam Beyer - Compressed (Hint) [Drumcode] (1997)

    11 - Synchro - Human Oscillator [TIP Records] (1997)

    12 - Orichalcum - The Egg (Hint) [TIP Records] (1997)

    13 - Psychopod - Out Of Your Mind [TIP Records] (1997)

    14 - Prana - Scarab (Snake Thing Remix) (Hint) [Matsuri Productions] (1997)

    15 - The Infinity Project - Hyperactive (Acid Rockers Remix) [TIP Records] (1997)

    16 - Z - Uncle Mavis (Hint) [TIP Records] (1997)

    17 - Menis - Fluff Killer [Koyote Records] (1997)

    18 - Xenomorph - Neurotoxin [Koyote Records] (1997)

    19 - Slide - Waking Up To Chaos [Transient Records] (1996)

    20 - Orion - Akeru [symbiosis Records] (1997)

    21 - Koxbox - Life Is... [blue Room Released] (1997)

    22 - Disco Volante - Chameleon (UX Remix) [Transient Records] (1996)

    23 - Kopfuss Resonator & DJ Jörg - Whipbird (Original Mix) [Nephilim Records] (1997)

    24 - Darshan - Tranceformation [Flying Rhino Records] (1997)

    25 - The Visitors - Tiny Little Engines [Psy-Harmonics] (1996)

    26 - Syb Unity Nettwerk - Space Puppy [Flying Rhino Records] (1997)

    27 - Sandman - Natural Born Killer [TIP Records] (1997)

    28 - Darshan - Duck [Phantasm Records] (1997)

    29 - Koxbox - Electronic Brainwash [blue Room Released] (1997)

    30 - Hallucinogen - Gamma Goblins (Part 2) [Twisted Records] (1997)

    31 - Cydonia - The Kiddy [blue Room Released] (1997)

    32 - Prana - Scarab (Green Nuns Of The Revolution Remix) [Matsuri Productions] (1997)

    33 - Doof - Weird Karma [TIP Records] (1996)

    34 - Darshan - Mind Merge [Flying Rhino Records] (1997)

    35 - Hallucinogen - Space Pussy [Twisted Records] (1996)

    36 - Juno Reactor - Conga Fury [blue Room Released] (1997)

     

    Blacklight Metropolis is DJ Basilisks contribution to the fifth edition of Global Goa Party, a virtual event organized by Marsh at the Goatranch to simulate an entire night of music from the early years of the psychedelic trance movement. This time around the year is 1997 and the golden age of Goa trance is in full swing, blasting revelers into limitless dimensions of sound with scintillating kaleidoscopic sounds and twisted techno-shamanistic rhythms. Reprising the nocturnal explorations of Moonshadow and In Exile, this expertly mixed collection of mind-bending classics explores the darker side of the genre while journeying through the deepest part of night from 1:30 to 3:30am.

     

    https://www.mixcloud.com/Basilisk/dj-basilisk-blacklight-metropolis/

     

    Download or stream it here: http://www.ektoplazm.com/mixes/dj-basilisk-blacklight-metropolis

    Astral Projection - Goa Classics Remixed

    in 2014

    Posted

    Not bad but not great. The sound is authentic to the good ol' days of Astral Projection and the workmanship is certainly competent (apart from well-founded gripes about the squishy mastering). They did a pretty good job with everything and I'll certainly keep this in rotation awhile to see if anything grows on me but there's no "wow" moments right off the bat, just a good feeling from hearing something new in that classic Astral style after so long. Put another way: this could have been really dreadful and it isn't at all. Definitely worth a listen but don't expect the second coming.

    V/A - Smörgåsbord [OMNI 015]

    in Artist News and Labels announcements

    Posted

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    Welcome to the Smörgåsbord, an eclectic selection of delectable audio treats and sonic snacks for your ears. Compiled by Jeremy's Aura and jointly released by Omnitropic and Maia Brasil Records, this release brings together an extraordinarily talented group of playful, fun-loving musicians. Each and every artist on board has a distinct sound with no compromise to artistic individuality and integrity. This compilation is presented with the simple intention of sharing the one thing we all have in commonthe love of music!

     

    01 - Globular - Playing For Rain (101 BPM)

    02 - TRD - Derive And Detach (85 BPM)

    03 - Radioactive Sandwich - Everything Is Awesome (65 BPM)

    04 - Jeremy's Aura - Drinking Cornish Clouds (105 BPM)

    05 - Easily Embarrassed - The Capital (96 BPM)

    06 - Shantam - Fiddle Sticks (100 BPM)

    07 - Spacey Koala - My Cat Is A Dragon (108/128 BPM)

    08 - Tron Sepia - Salamander (137.77 BPM)

    09 - Supersillyus - Enigmagician (99 BPM)

    10 - Ekoplex - Nama (128 BPM)

    11 - Zoungla - Flower Sun (75 BPM)

     

    Additional credits are listed on the Omnitropic web site.

     

    Download it direct from Omnitropic or Ektoplazm:

    http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/smorgasbord

    http://omnitropic.com/smorgasbord/

     

    Omnitropic web site: http://omnitropic.com

    Omnitropic on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Omnitropic

    Omnitropic on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Omnitropic

    Jeremy's Aura - Being and Becoming... [OMNI 014]

    in Artist News and Labels announcements

    Posted

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    01 - Kepulangan (100/105/100 BPM)

    02 - Roots In A Lattice (85/140/120 BPM)

    03 - Satire Of The Sleuth (100/75/98 BPM)

    04 - Superhero Island (65/70/75 BPM)

    05 - Pineal Gamelan (75/80/90 BPM)

    06 - Reincorporate (125 BPM)

    07 - Being And Becoming... (80 BPM)

     

    Jeremy's Aura represents but one of the musical directions of Jeremy Costa, a Montreal-based artist with a creative background in painting, sound installation, and progressive rock. Here he presents his debut full-length album, jointly released by Maia Brasil Records and Omnitropic: Being And Becoming His sound is a free-ranging celebration of many diverse musical influences, from Shpongle, Argaman, Globular, Ott, Infected Mushroom, and Ekoplex to Devin Townsend, Buckethead, King Crimson, Tool, Frank Zappa, Schrodinger Kats, Dream Theater, and many more. With an eager exploration of various activation frequencies, tuning modes, and tempo changes, Jeremys music playfully shifts from atmospheric ambient and soothing downtempo into progressive psychedelic environments and back again, always moderating experimentalism with a strong sense of musicality that will not be lost on listeners.

     

    Download it for free in MP3, FLAC, or WAV from Ektoplazm or Omnitropic:

    http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/jeremys-aura-being-and-becoming

    http://omnitropic.com/jeremys-aura-being-and-becoming/

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