Rotwang

I notice that my post count hasn't dropped since Off Topic disappeared, and threads in the Spiritual and Tech subforums can still be accessed via my profile. If the Off Topic threads haven't been deleted completely, is there any chance of setting them visible (as the Freestyle subforum used to be)?

Also nothing like Schnauss, but really good melodic downtempo nonetheless: Khooman - Is a flexible liquid

Anybody heard V/A - The Forbidden Path (Helicon Sound System)?

There have been some good uptempo releases this year but so far nothing has stood out for me quite as much as KDD's or Alien Mental's albums from last year, or The Nommos' from the previous year. Of what I've heard so far Multiple Personalities 3 is my favourite. On the other hand it seems to have been an outstanding year for downtempo psy releases. I have real difficulty choosing between the Orbit Constructions album, the Distant System album and Raindrops in the Forest.

Oops, hit the "reply" button instead of the "edit" button. I spend a few weeks away from this place and I turn into some kind of forum retard.

It's not downtempo, but Alien Mental's Into Unity has the best fadeout I've heard. For closing tracks generally they really don't get any better than Shpongle's ...And The Day Turned To Night. e: wait, I've got another one: Total's Mr. Fingers. How could I forget that.

I might offer to tally the votes next year - my PhD finishes at the end of this year, and I am intending on spending a few months taking it easy, so I should have plenty of time. I don't have a spreadsheet though, but I think my housemate does.

It goes without saying that both solo Kindzadza albums are awesome. +1 to whoever said Primal Meltdown (read my review here) and I also really like Alien Mental's Mind Hack. If you're after something from 2008 you could do a lot worse than Multiple Personalities 3 (read my review here). Regarding Furious - I've tried to love Uncanny Beats, really I have, but I just can't. Don't get me wrong, I like it, but I just don't see what everyone else thinks is so great about this album. Maybe I need to listen to it on drugs or something...

Any chance of an explanation why Off Topic is being closed? Seems like a reasonable enough request.

http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/pho/pho1cd243.html

Insomnia records are IMO just about the best label around at the moment. But damn, this cover is horrible.

V/A - Kokopelli (Conscious Dreams) After a few listens I really like this.

In addition to what's been said already, I recommend Alien Mental - Mind Hack.

Personally, if you're after IDM rather than ambient, I don't think it gets any better than Chiastic Slide, Chichlisuite, EP7, Gantz Graf and Untilted.

That's actually one of my least favourite of their albums. But then I don't think much of Drukqs at all.

AUTECHRE AUTECHRE AUTECHRE AUTECHRE AUTECHRE AUTECHRE

+1

I like it except for the percussion, which seems to keep getting louder and quieter.

It's a great album too!

I think my favourite recent cover is this one: It's by someone called Anna Ignatieva. Don't know if she's done any other psy covers.

Quasga's covers are always good. I don't know who does Glowing Flame's covers, but they have a consistently high standard as well.

Exactly. Even if you don't think you're going to sell more than 500 copies of a CD it does no harm to leave open your options of printing more if there is enough demand, or at the very least of putting it up for download somewhere - I don't know how much that costs to do but I can't imagine it costs much.

Yes! This is an awesome album.

Exactly. It appeals to people's love of pointless elitism, not to people's love of music. My Dad asked me to buy him a copy of Extended when he heard me play it, but I can't. It's a shame.