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    Mantaray - Numinous Island

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    whoa..

    forgot about this album

    i have heard it many years ago.. cant say i remember much of it, just that it was really great and i couldnt find it anywhere to buy it.

    did you find a hard copy? if yes, where?

     

    as for recommendations.. as i said i dont remember much about numinous island but you're bound to find some more stuff you like if you look into psy-harmonics record (that is if you havent already..)

    a brilliant (beatless) ambient album is ollie olsen's emptiness on this label. but it might be different. perhaps mantaray was more trancey.

     

    anyways, nice find ;)

    Official Daemonia Nymphe appreciation thread

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    they re really good..

    i wonder if/when they're playing a "gig"..?

     

    the remix album is my favorite btw, very recommended.

    i also have to thank nick t.t. for that ;)

     

    e. too late!

    "Presentation of the new album "Krataia Asterope" live in Thessaloniki Mylos Xylourgeio Saturday 5th of May 07 and in Athens Friday 11th of May 07 in Underworld club "

    Koxbox live

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    seen koxbox a few times maybe 4-5 times including samothraki

    frank e set at least another 5

    agree that some times were worse than others, but overall you can expect quality ;)

     

    it really sucked the last time i had the chance to hear a franke set. he just played a track and left the stage.

    i think there was some problem with the sound or similar..

    Younger Brother - The Last Days Of Gravity

    in 2007

    Posted

    i've written on another thread i really loved it and saw this could become a future classic.

    now that some time has passed and a few more listens later... i must take back some of that praise.

     

    its a very good album..

    just the fact that the guys are producing this kind of sound (and not something like y.b.1) is making me smile, for my own reasons.

     

    although i ve listened to this at least 15 times i havent taken the time to really focus on individual tracks. which doesnt mean its forgetable, rather the whole thing is very listenable.. at least for me.. i love the general mood (and could i not like it since its inspired by dsotm, etc musical moods that i adore?)

     

    what will be very interesting is seing y b live somewhere.. in a greek mag interview they said they wouldnt say no if someone asked them to play over here.. lets see :rolleyes:

    the 2 "live rehearsals" and some footage from a british gig on youtube are nice.. the live is surely not the best event you'll see, but must be worth it, at least..

     

     

    charlie i m surprised you dont like it.. i mean sure compared to hallucinogen for example this will have less impact on our lives, etc but its not directly comparable to the guys' previous works.. i liked it because its nice (not superb) and different, not because its as good or better than some other album from simon or benji..

    The official new Younger Brother album support group

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    What are they striking about this time?

    i think they're striking in protest of their previous strike going by largely unnoticed. seriously... :blink:

     

    the album is real nice for a change.

    there are many sounds we've heard before in posford and younger brother works, there is certainly a high degree of influence by pink floyd and ozric tentacles (it sounds like this to me at least) and the whole thing also reminds a little of shpongle 1.

    so, is this good or bad? i like to think good.

    i'm no posford whore (not by a long shot) but we all know about his love for pink floyd since the dsotm remixes. its not "copying". its genuine and sounds solid, again at least to me. the whole album is psychedelic with very nice atmosphere, which is only interrupted by more fluffy sounds few times in the album.

    all in all im very much happily surprised by this one and waiting patiently to see if there is going to be more work in this vein, i somehow feel this album was just meant to be and fits in perfectly to an empty slot around classic albums. (and i was afraid to say this last bit here..)

    time will tell if this is indeed so...

    Chillout Classics

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    what else is there is considered to be chill out :blink:?

    didnt know that :P

    liked it too, those strange vocals of Karin Dreijer :rolleyes:

    well its not chill out ambient music to make you sleep..

    but its not exactly something that makes me wanna dance or jump around.. ;)

     

    and yea those vocals are strange.. but nice..

    Chillout Classics

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    what else is there is considered to be chill out :blink:?

    didnt know that :P

    liked it too, those strange vocals of Karin Dreijer :rolleyes:

    well its not chill out ambient music to make you sleep..

    but its not exactly something that makes me wanna dance or jump around.. ;)

    Have you ever met a Psytrance artist?

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    i've met quite a few. not because i like stalking artists or anything, but mainly through helping my mate who's into organising parties for some years now..

    so mr towelie i am not giving you an autograph as all these are chance acquaintances...

     

    one of the weird encounters was ubar tmar. i say weird because i dont speak japanese and he doesnt speak very good english. i was helping out the organisers and spent lots of time with him, drove for a day-excursion, etc easily one of the most simple, fun, but dedicated people i've ever met in general!

    will never forget a live set he played "in private" and the methodology he makes his music with (mathematics i dont comprehend)

     

    an unexpected encounter was james reipas. i did not expect to meet him but as i was a permanent helper back then, i became a tourist guide for him and his girlfriend. it was summer so we went for a swim and later to visit the acropolis.. fun people both of them, it was a pleasure.. i felt just like hanging out with friends..

     

    texas faggot... LOL. met both but spent more time with pasi. even stayed at my place when i was staying in london for a few days. anyways what can i say.. both are very down to earth and fun loving people, always ready to crack a joke.

    i think ive seen pasi at least 3 times now and hes the same happy guy every time. in a way the music is a mirror to the soul (!?) in a good way!!

     

    frank e.. had a quick chat at glade (joined our chillum company because of a common friend). its not correct to say i was impressed by him being down to earth (since everybody should be like this, no matter if they're famous or whatever) but the guy was really cool and simple. considering he had better things to do for sure and that we have some age difference as well i was surprised when he casually started asking me questions like what do you study?, etc..

     

    nam shub of enki (phil).. met him twice.. from being chilled at a couch to putting up posters in athens.. phil is a pleasure to be around.. feels like you know him already, nice australian humour! i think ill meet him again at some point..

     

    metropol.. mario from spain making experimental and ambient music.. first met him in madrid during a festival (decibelio). he and his girlfriend gave me and my mate free food they got in the artists hang-out. need to say more? very good simple folks. been nice to see them in athens as well and have a chance to chill together ;)

     

    all the artists i've met were really cool. like your friends in "the scene" who just happen to be writing the soundtrack.. nothing more, nothing less..

    Typologies of Psy people ;)

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    You'd rather see chavs at parties? :)

    i dont think there s anyone here who'd want that..

     

    where's the shiva nazi category?

     

    ohm or om or aum is latin/english. i think its spelled the way fluffy posted and "we" just type what seems close to the syllable sound.

    What psymusic like your parents?

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    i dont live in the same apartment so i dont hear many opinions.. mostly they dont like psy but are okay with ambient/dub/type of stuff..

     

    but i remember about 3 years ago my dad bought me a new amp as a gift (i had already "borrowed" his old 70s speakers - which really kick ass btw). we were testing volume levels and at some point just left sandman flight or fight on repeat at full volume.

    he liked it a lot which is very weird considering his tastes (italian 60-70s, old-ish latin..) the only band we both like is gypsy kings :clapping:

    another tune he liked was a trip hop jazzy very smooth and mellow masterpiece on some dream injection compilation.. we've listened to a lot of dream injection together during road trips!

     

    edit: to the father's credit, even though he is into more "fluffy" music, he did own a dark side of the moon copy in vinyl (which is now skewed from sunlight exposure unfortunately..) i'm 100% sure that if this vinyl was not in his collection i would have grown up listening to what most kids were listening at school back then. thank god for dsotm : )

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