Rotwang

There's already two dark themes (BlueBoh and Black Chrome).

Recently bought this: It's awesome.

Raja Ram was a pleasant surprise - I was expecting him to play a bunch of cheesy GMS-style stuff like he did last time I saw him but he played 90's TIP tracks instead. I enjoyed Hallucinogen more than I expected as well, and Lucas was great.

Yep, great party.

Donated.

I like it. There's a few seconds around 3:32 when the lead randomly gets quieter though, not sure if that's intentional.

Fun track, reminds me a bit of Ubar Tmar. I feel like the melodic synth parts could be louder or maybe EQ'd to bring them out in the mix more; the outro is my favourite part.

Thanks. Very happy to read your comment about the reverb at the end, that was something I worked hard on.

Thanks! I should clarify that there was plenty of manual intervention involved in making the track. I had to choose which algorithms to put together and then generate the parts 8 or 16 bars at a time; usually it was necessary to run the algorithms a bunch of times and reject the output until they came up with something decent. There's still a way to go before I can press a button and have it spit out entire tracks, but that's the ultimate goal. Also I disagree with your assessment of your own music, your tracks are awesome.

New track, largely composed algorithmically (with some useful mixing advice from @astralprojection): https://soundcloud.com/incompetron/revenge-of-the-eternal-anglo All feedback gratefully received.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFhSJ1KLd3k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEPdoSx7IxQ

Autechre's four-hour-long elseq 1-5 absolutely kills it. Very little is on YouTube, sadly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6dnfIxjxUI

I'm not sure what you mean. One person (you) voted for it in the uptempo category and two people (Jon Cocco and Drosophila) voted for it in the downtempo category, so I put it in both. This happens with a few releases most years, and my policy is to treat each of them as two separate albums.

Here are the results from the Psynews "Best of 2016" poll: Link to results and discussion thread Link to "voting thread" (closed) The best 10 of each category are copied below (for the complete ranking, check the link above): Uptempo 1: Morphic Resonance - The City of Moons (Suntrip Records) 174 points from 22 votes 2: Ultimate Xperience - Lazarus Rising (Neogoa) 138 points from 21 votes 3: Artha - Dream Telepathy (Cronomi Records) 109 points from 16 votes 4: Virtuart - Virtuart & Friends (DAT Records) 99 points from 15 votes 5: Ra - Earthcall (Suntrip Records) 83 points from 13 votes 6=: Various - Mind Rewind³ (DAT Mafia Recordings) 70 points from 12 votes 6=: Chi-A.D. - Earth Crossing (Amakusa Records) 70 points from 10 votes 8: Oforia - Read More... (Zion 604) 69 points from 12 votes 9: Proxeeus - Weird Tales (Goa Madness Records) 65 points from 12 votes 10: Nervasystem - Brainradio (Phantasm Records) 64 points from 11 votes Downtempo 1: Globular - Holobiont (Not On Label) 65 points from 8 votes 2: Perfect Blind - Wanderers (Neogoa & Ae Records) 53 points from 8 votes 3=: Scann-Tec - Unyt (Ultimae Records) 40 points from 7 votes 3=: Aes Dana feat. Miktek - Far & Off (Ultimae Records) 40 points from 5 votes 5=: Dub Trees - Celtic Vedic (LSD - Liquid Sound Design) 28 points from 5 votes 5=: Sky Technology - Spirituality (Timewarp) 28 points from 4 votes 5=: Suduaya - Venus (Altar Records) 28 points from 4 votes 8: Shamanizm Parallelii - Tales from Colored Tepee (Neogoa & Ae Records) 20 points from 3 votes 9: James Murray - Eyes to the Height (Ultimae Records) 19 points from 2 votes 10: Various - Goa Meditation Vol. 1 (Timewarp) 18 points from 2 votes

Here are the results from the Psynews "Best of 2016" poll: Uptempo 1: Morphic Resonance - The City of Moons (Suntrip Records) 174 points from 22 votes 2: Ultimate Xperience - Lazarus Rising (Neogoa) 138 points from 21 votes 3: Artha - Dream Telepathy (Cronomi Records) 109 points from 16 votes 4: Virtuart - Virtuart & Friends (DAT Records) 99 points from 15 votes 5: Ra - Earthcall (Suntrip Records) 83 points from 13 votes 6=: Various - Mind Rewind³ (DAT Mafia Recordings) 70 points from 12 votes 6=: Chi-A.D. - Earth Crossing (Amakusa Records) 70 points from 10 votes 8: Oforia - Read More... (Zion 604) 69 points from 12 votes 9: Proxeeus - Weird Tales (Goa Madness Records) 65 points from 12 votes 10: Nervasystem - Brainradio (Phantasm Records) 64 points from 11 votes 11: Mindsphere - Mental Triplex - Presence (Suntrip Records) 62 points from 12 votes 12: Sab Kuch Milegator - Kauas Aikain Taa (Ektoplazm) 49 points from 9 votes 13: Various - Analog Trips (DAT Records) 48 points from 8 votes 14: Crossing Mind - Beyond Duality (Suntrip Records) 47 points from 9 votes 15: Veasna - Energy (Neogoa) 38 points from 7 votes 16: Loud - 5 Billion Stars (Nano records) 32 points from 5 votes 17=: Toï Doï - Synaptic Electrophoresis (Suntrip Records) 31 points from 6 votes 17=: Dark Whisper - Realms of Unseen (Alice-D Records) 31 points from 5 votes 19: GoaD - Galactic Aviator (Neogoa) 29 points from 5 votes 20: Ticon - Mirage (Iboga Records) 21 points from 5 votes 21: Ephedra - Flying Over the Universe (Goa Madness Records) 20 points from 5 votes 22: Various - Goa Trance Revolution 2 - Retrofuturism (Goa Trance Music) 19 points from 4 votes 23: Tripswitch - Vagabond (Iboga Records) 17 points from 3 votes 24=: Imba - First Encounter (Suntrip Records) 16 points from 3 votes 24=: Transdriver - Secondary Presence (Impulse Audio Records) 16 points from 2 votes 26=: Vanderson - Visions of Tomorrow (Grooveproject) 14 points from 2 votes 26=: Various - Island of Misfit Grooves (Thaumic Records) 14 points from 2 votes 28: Praktika - Playing the Presets (Trance Bum Productions) 13 points from 3 votes 29: Robert Elster - Still Breathing (JOOF Mantra) 12 points from 3 votes 30=: Lectro Spektral Daze - Full Fractal Vision (Neogoa) 10 points from 3 votes 30=: Agnetivax - Achieving Moksha (Sita Records) 10 points from 2 votes 30=: Overdream ‎ - Miracles on Schedule (Avatar Records) 10 points from 2 votes 30=: E-Mov - Jasmine (Dacru Records) 10 points from 1 vote 30=: Kindzadza - I'd Like You to be a Mind Reader (Osom Music) 10 points from 1 vote 30=: Various - Rumble in the Jungle (Forestdelic Records) 10 points from 1 vote 36=: Various - Kampu (Random Records & The Cure) 9 points from 2 votes 36=: Makida - The Fractal Phenomena (24/7 Media) 9 points from 1 vote 36=: Solid Snake - Return to the Source (Tribal Vision Records) 9 points from 1 vote 39=: Various - Svemirski Hod (Neogoa) 8 points from 3 votes 39=: Lunar Dawn - Triglav (Neogoa) 8 points from 2 votes 39=: Chyanacid - Book of Changes (Good Dance Recordings) 8 points from 1 vote 39=: Manifold - Digital Sun (Ektoplazm) 8 points from 1 vote 39=: Sideform - Momentum (Iboga Records) 8 points from 1 vote 44=: Astrix - He.art (HOM-Mega Productions) 7 points from 1 vote 44=: Ba'al - Holier Than Thou (Good Dance Recordings) 7 points from 1 vote 44=: JBC Arkadii - White Tiger's Empire (Hado Records) 7 points from 1 vote 44=: Shivattva - The Tales of Harvia (Treetrolla Records) 7 points from 1 vote 44=: Various - Digital Family Vol. 6 (Digital Diamonds) 7 points from 1 vote 44=: Various - Tech Tales 6 (Electric Power Pole Records) 7 points from 1 vote 44=: Various - Uncharted - Volume III (Dacru Records) 7 points from 1 vote 51=: Sionnach - Hyper Blaster (Not On Label) 6 points from 1 vote 51=: Spruce - Bazel (Anomalistic Records) 6 points from 1 vote 51=: Static Movement - Sian (Iono Music) 6 points from 1 vote 51=: Stereofeld - Soul Mirror (Sun Station) 6 points from 1 vote 55=: Nebula Meltdown - Urban Renaissance (Sangoma Records) 5 points from 2 votes 55=: Negans - Danse Macabre (Neogoa) 5 points from 2 votes 55=: Cryomatter - Cryomatter (Ektoplazm) 5 points from 1 vote 55=: Norma Project - Creative Minds (Ovnimoon Records) 5 points from 1 vote 55=: Transdriver - Special Ideatition (Impulse Audio Records) 5 points from 1 vote 55=: Various - Let There Be Light (Zenon Records) 5 points from 1 vote 55=: Various - Supremely Weird (Alice-D Records) 5 points from 1 vote 62=: Gu - Reality is a Hallucination (Insomnia Records) 4 points from 1 vote 62=: Nostromosis - Flight of the Navigator (Timewarp) 4 points from 1 vote 62=: Various - Future Land (Parvati Records & Digital ShivA Power) 4 points from 1 vote 65=: Various - Cascades Of Life (Psynews) 3 points from 1 vote 65=: Various - Metahorizon (TesseracTstudio) 3 points from 1 vote 67=: DNA - Virtual Jungle Remake (Zion 604) 2 points from 1 vote 67=: Ozmali - Transitions EP (Ozmali Records) 2 points from 1 vote 67=: Planetary Assault Systems - Arc Angel (Ostgut Ton) 2 points from 1 vote 67=: Various - Goa Meditation Vol. 1 (Timewarp) 2 points from 1 vote 67=: Various - The Cure (The Cure & Medulla Oblongata) 2 points from 1 vote 67=: Voyager - The Source (Tech Safari Records) 2 points from 1 vote 67=: Xamanist - 7 (Ektoplazm) 2 points from 1 vote 74=: Battle of the Future Buddhas - Everything Remixed (Schlabbaduerst Rekkords) 1 point from 1 vote 74=: Bell Size Park ‎ - Mysticum Tempore Aparatus (The Unreleased Files 1996-2016) (Goa Galaxy) 1 point from 1 vote 74=: Digitalis - Collected Vinyl Breaks (Tribal Shift Records) 1 point from 1 vote 74=: Imba - Impossible Astronaut (Neogoa) 1 point from 1 vote 74=: Sensient - The End of All Things (Zenon Records) 1 point from 1 vote 74=: Various - Zamaneh Sanguine (Good Dance Recordings) 1 point from 1 vote Downtempo 1: Globular - Holobiont (Not On Label) 65 points from 8 votes 2: Perfect Blind - Wanderers (Neogoa & Ae Records) 53 points from 8 votes 3=: Scann-Tec - Unyt (Ultimae Records) 40 points from 7 votes 3=: Aes Dana feat. Miktek - Far & Off (Ultimae Records) 40 points from 5 votes 5=: Dub Trees - Celtic Vedic (LSD - Liquid Sound Design) 28 points from 5 votes 5=: Sky Technology - Spirituality (Timewarp) 28 points from 4 votes 5=: Suduaya - Venus (Altar Records) 28 points from 4 votes 8: Shamanizm Parallelii - Tales from Colored Tepee (Neogoa & Ae Records) 20 points from 3 votes 9: James Murray - Eyes to the Height (Ultimae Records) 19 points from 2 votes 10: Various - Goa Meditation Vol. 1 (Timewarp) 18 points from 2 votes 11: Max Million - Monogramma (Audiomodern) 17 points from 2 votes 12=: Androcell - Creatures (Not On Label) 15 points from 3 votes 12=: Banco de Gaia - The 9th of Nine Hearts (Disco Gecko) 15 points from 2 votes 12=: Profondita - Ciel (Altar Records) 15 points from 2 votes 15: Various - Smörgåsbord Vol. 2: Psiarrhea (Omnitropic & Maia Brasil Records) 14 points from 2 votes 16=: Kaminanda - The Infinite Breath (Merkaba Music) 11 points from 2 votes 16=: SiebZehN - Starship Signals (Hadra Records) 11 points from 2 votes 18=: Bioscape - Shaping Seasons (Not On Label) 10 points from 1 vote 18=: Flooting Grooves - Monosodium Flootamate (Blue Hour Sounds) 10 points from 1 vote 18=: Motion Drive - Chill Out Realms (Iono Music) 10 points from 1 vote 18=: Wakhan - Mystical Encounter With Yourself (Liquid Seed Recordings) 10 points from 1 vote 22=: Khooman - Upheaval (Darkapuggla) 9 points from 1 vote 22=: Mindex - ReFocused (Merkaba Music) 9 points from 1 vote 22=: Various - Transmigration (Silent Existence) 9 points from 1 vote 25=: Various - Society of Inner Light (LSD - Liquid Sound Design) 8 points from 2 votes 25=: Arkeyetexture - Lago De Sonhos (Big Wave Records) 8 points from 1 vote 25=: Astral Travel Agency - Digital Spirits (Not On Label) 8 points from 1 vote 25=: Hedflux - Soul Science (Luminus Music) 8 points from 1 vote 25=: HuuHaa - Starizona (GreenTree Records) 8 points from 1 vote 25=: Kalya Scintilla - Listen to the Trees (Merkaba Music) 8 points from 1 vote 25=: Keemiyo - A Mystical Journey (Altar Records) 8 points from 1 vote 25=: Mac Mavis - Cassettes 1993-94 (Random Records) 8 points from 1 vote 25=: Mystic Crock - Addicted (Blue Tunes Chillout) 8 points from 1 vote 25=: Pitch Black - Filtered Senses (Dubmission Records) 8 points from 1 vote 35=: Abakus - Departure (Modus Recording) 7 points from 1 vote 35=: Segue - Over the Mountains (Silent Season) 7 points from 1 vote 35=: The Bhaktas - Modified (Altar Records) 7 points from 1 vote 35=: Various - Cascades Of Life (Psynews) 7 points from 1 vote 35=: Wåveshåper - Electro Glyph (µtantra) 7 points from 1 vote 40=: Carbon Based Lifeforms - ALT:01 (Leftfield Records) 6 points from 1 vote 40=: False Identity - The Pond Where I Belong (The Beats Bizarre) 6 points from 1 vote 40=: Noraus - Type 1 Civilization (Microcosmos Records) 6 points from 1 vote 40=: Supersillyus - Charade (Gravitas Recordings) 6 points from 1 vote 40=: Ultimate Xperience - Lazarus Rising (Neogoa) 6 points from 1 vote 45=: Koan - Placidity (Blue Tunes Chillout) 5 points from 1 vote 45=: Organic Dreamers - The Timeless Machine (Not On Label) 5 points from 1 vote 45=: Ra - Earthcall (Suntrip Records) 5 points from 1 vote 45=: The Flying Mars - Vibradimensional Experience (Altar Records) 5 points from 1 vote 45=: Transient - Ebb & Flow (Noisy Vagabond) 5 points from 1 vote 50=: Astronaut Ape - Unknown Sector (Microcosmos Records) 4 points from 1 vote 50=: Kausemus - Aer Absurdum (Not On Label) 4 points from 1 vote 50=: The Bhaktas - Manipulated (Altar Records) 4 points from 1 vote 53=: Chronos - Keep in your Heart (Mystic Sound Records) 3 points from 1 vote 53=: Various - Schlabbaduerst 008 (Schlabbaduerst Rekkords) 3 points from 1 vote 55: Amos - Illusions of Tomorrow (Ovnimoon Records) 2 points from 1 vote 56=: ELEA - Oniros (Altar Records) 1 point from 1 vote 56=: Seamoon - Crystal Language (Merkaba Music) 1 point from 1 vote Thanks to everyone who voted, and congratulations to the artists.

Up to you. I'll close the thread and count votes sometime this evening. For now: UPTEMPO: 1: Kindzadza - I'd Like You to be a Mind Reader (Osom Music) 2: Morphic Resonance - The City of Moons (Suntrip Records) DOWNTEMPO: 1: James Murray - Eyes to the Height (Ultimae Records) 2: Khooman - Upheaval (Darkapuggla) I bought very little psytrance last year.

Finally got round to watching The Dark Knight the other day. Really don't get why people like the Nolan Batman movies, his version of the character just sucks.

Where are you finding these great pictures?

This is bloody great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5U9577N-dQ

Weird. The other day it said 3 million. When I look now it says 1.8 million.

I didn't like some of the samples you used but otherwise this was great! Is the last minute supposed to be silent?