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  1. Today I realized a couple of things. Well, not really realized, I just came to think about them cause we were talking about stuff. I realized that I have been listening to this music for very long now, and I realized how many artists, labels, djs i have seen coming/going/staying/getting worse/getting better. I realized that I am going to be 33 years old this year, and that I have been a DJ for 15 Years! I have been in this very psytrance scene for FIFTEEN years.

     

    As much as I have loved it, hated it, been fucked by it, having good vibes with it and many more things, I still have to say, I LOVE IT! Things have not always gone in the direction that I wanted them to go but I sure still have tried to keep positive and enjoy. Many times I feel like its the end but then I feel like its only the beginning. FIFTEEN YEARS!

     

    So during my 15 years djing, I have gathered some artists in my heart, and these I will list here with a little comment.

     

    Of course, I have to start with Sven Vath, he is my number one god in this scene. Bringing the baby Eye-Q up and then Giving birth to the matured Harthouse (together with master genious Matthias Hoffman aka Brainchild). How can you not like this guy? Releasing KoxBox finest album, having the best work of Spicelab and so many more. 100% of all releases ever on this label are going to be in my heart forever! Eye-Q, when I think about it, I get tears in my eyes. With releases like Vernons Wonderland and Cygnus X - Orange Theme. And who doesnt get a tear in their eye when they think about the Earth Nation album Terra Incognita?! (Ralf Hildenbeutel and Markus Deml) Talking about Ralf H. the brain that made Sven V's musical visions into sounds... There are no words for what I feel for these people.

     

    Continuing with Artists here, I mentioned Spicelab. The mastermind behind spicelab is the man the myth and the legend Oliver Lieb. This person has probably been through the most genres an artist can go through. His LSG project is also somewhat of the best music that I have heard in my life. With LSG he has taken so many directions, that you can not put a genre stamp on its music-but for me- it is for sure just TRANCE!

     

    Hardlfoor! Wow, noone has ever created better acid-trance than them! You hear that?! NEVER! :) I love these boys over everything (Except my girl and son of course!). Hardfloor are for me the inventors of good Acid Trance. One might dispute this but this is what I feel. Noone has ever mastered the silver box to the perfection that they have. Noone has ever touched me more with just a drum machine and 2 303's, as well as then, as now! I am so glad that these boys are still at it and that they are still at it with very much STYLE!

     

    Leaving Germany and going a bit further north, another Artist that the famous HH Label released was KoxBox. KB are somewhat of gods and creaters of the psy trance scene in the northern parts of Europe (FOR ME!!). Without them we would probably not have the sound that we have coming from there now. However, we can move a bit further north, and we get to artists like Cari Lekebusch and Robert Leiner. Cari also released some stuff on HH, and I think its amongst the better releases on the label. With early releases on OHM records in Sweden Robert moved on to work with R&S with some of the (for me) most influential tracks for modern trance.

     

    The organic sound that Robert and Cari created, was very unique for just THEM, and they sounded very much alike.

     

    Oh yes, start the engine of the Nautilus, we are going to the island. Of course, the UK! The Dragonfly boys are also a very big influence in my life. I had the first dragonfly EP ever released 2 days after it was released in the UK (Thanks to a friend that got it for me!). Later on they released my absolute favorite ever on Dragonfly, Project2Trance. The sound of this record really bent the view I had on trance. But before I get too much into Dragonfly, I have to go to another artist that lays very near to my heart.

     

    Eat Static! Wow, nother ever sounded like them. I guess many have tried (Or maybe not), but never achieved the very sound that they have achieved. I compare Eat Static's diversity in sound and experimentalism with the one of Master Lieb. I believe however that they have been the influence of many artists that spawned later on in the UK. You can hear in other artists that they use the same kind of structure, using tricks and sounds that Eat Static used, but put it in their own way. I myself have many tracks of my own where I have re-created their sound (Or tried atleast haha).

     

    Back to Dragonfly. As you might have noticed, I am not only into those weird sounds and beats, but I am also very emotional. Some of the most emotional psy/trance came from Dragonfly artists. I fell that I have to mention Genetic with the track Transmission. That track is one of the best emotional tracks that I have heard EVER. The remixes of the track that came a little bit later, were even better. Redifining this track into a monster on the dancefloor.

     

    Wow, I am not even 10% done on my tribute to the artists of my 15 year dj carreer....

     

    So back to the UK. Where were we? Ah yeah, we were at Emotional Psy/Trance. Well, I have to mention Man with no Name then. Martin Freeland for me is a master of emotional music. The music he created was simply just pure energy trance. Music that touched many a people eventhough they were not into psy trance. Whilst Lunar Cycle might be the favorite on the EP, Sly-Ed for me is the Masterpiece. It is psychedelic, its trance, its slow, but it has fucking energy! One can not forget to mention Sugar Rush though. That track is probably the ONLY track that has directly given me a severe physical injury! When MWNN was playing at a Dragonfly Label party on a boat in Copenhagen I was on the upper deck of the boat chilling out (After a 5 hour dance session). We didnt realize that MWWN had started playing until we heard the intro to Sugar Rush, and we rushed down to the dance floor. BIG MISTAKE! I slipped on those wet stars and bumped on my ass all the way down! I had so much pain in my ass, you can not believe it, but I still danced the whole MWNN live and 3 hours after that as well.

     

    I feel like this is time to stay in the UK and start to praise Mr Posford (Radi this one is for you!). When I first heard Hallucinogen, I was baffled. Of course LSD was my favorite track. I used it in almost EVERY set that I played for 2 years. I still do actually. I still actually play the very first copy that I have of that record on special occaisions (its a ritual thing for me hehe). Anyways, whilst LSD was THE track of the record and Alpha Centauri didnt get too much attention from me (EMO NEMO), the Alpha Centauri Track is what formed Simons later creations. The TWISTED sound that he created with that track, is the sound that we all so well know by this master of audio polution. I think every single track this man has released as Hallucinogen is a masterpiece. Even later projects as Shpongle show us that Simon is a true Genious. (Or atleast shows ME that he is). No matter what people say about him, I still think that he is one of the best producers out there. I have to admit I am very tired of the hype though, but whilst admitting this, I have to admit that I have been a little bit anti Simon Posford just to tease Radi. So here it goes: Sorry Radster, but I love Simon Posford as well (Probably more than you lol, I just dont show it to every one all the time!).

     

    Anyways, I think the man has gotten too much praise already (Just kidding) so I am going to leave him at that. Well I wish that something new will come soon as Hallucinogen! HEAR THAT SIMON!? :D

     

    We are still in the UK! TIP! Not the label-well the label as well-but the band!! Wow, TIP really formed my way of seeing music. (Oh I hope that people realize that I dont really follow the years in releases, and that I am actually jumping back and forward in time here haha). Raja Ram, MWNN, Simon and Graham Wood in one big mixup. It can not get better! Emotional?! Trancey?! Chilled?! Psychedelic?! Well, they served it all on a very big plate!

     

    So, to conclude (And not getting into too much details) Dragonfly and Tip really has influenced me with all of their releases.

     

    Blue Room anyone!? Oh yeah, they have to be mentioned by me, since they have a big place in my heart as well. They brought us Etnica - Tribute, Starship 101 and the of the most tearbreaking tracks ever made, Trip Tonite. Can you listen to Trip Tonite without a shiver going through your whole body? I sure fucking cant! (im listening to it now by the way, and so should you!). Etnica for sure has made me content, but also disapointed with various side projects, but I can never ever say that the boys have created shit music. It just didnt fit my taste as much as early Etnica. HOWEVER whilst you might think that I am talking about Nitrox, I am not, I very much love that album! However, they will NEVER be able to beat their early releases and the emtions that they brought me! (Making love to Trip Tonite on Acid is a very weird but cool experience!)

     

    Which brings me to another two of my favorite artists of all times. Not because of Blui Room, but because they both had releases on it. Lets start with Juno Reactor. Juno Reactor are for me the masters of Industrial sounding trance. No band has ever moved me more on a dancefloor than them while playing live. I danced literally until my legs were hurting. I stomped so hard that I had a circle made in the ground afterwards (ITS TRUE!). I had muscle aches for several days after that! Their first release I ever heard was Laughing Gas on Nova Mute. When later their Album came out, I was sold forever. Being an old fan of Front 242, this was right up my sleeve (Now, I am not going into my comparison to Front and Juno, because it would become too damn complicated and confusing I think haha). Any of you should check out early Nova Mute stuff, its very much worth it! (hang on, hold that thought, its time for my insuline shot).

     

    So anyways, many might not know it, but DOOF had a release on Nova Mute :)

     

    Enough about Juno Reactor, because I could go on and on about it for hours really. Next artist that sprung to my mind while talking about Blue Room, was X-Dream. Of course also, I didnt get into X-Dream at those stages. X-Dream have been there for way longer than that. With their Early releases on Tunnel Records, they really hit the scene with a storm. It didnt really kick off like with Etnica of course hehe. X-Dream is also a band that have changed a lot for me during the years. They have shown me that there is so much more to psytrance than just psy trance (if you understand what I mean?!). I dont think I need to mention the various side-projectst they have been involved in, though.

     

    Staying with Tunnel Records there for a while, another band worth mentioning is Morphem. Many have heard about them, but many have forgotten them unfortunately. Morphem created some of the best Acid Trance like music ever released, and if you can get your hands on any of their releases, GET THEM! Oh since I am in Hamburg, I need to mention the Label Gaia Tontrager!

     

    Its time to actually go and being Productive now, so I have to leave this for another time. But Part 2 will come very soon, and I will add it to this one as well as making a new post.

     

    Sorry for ranting, and sorry for taking up your time, if you found my first part of the tribute to the above Artists/Labels a load of bullcrap! :)

     

    With the most warming hugs!

     

    Nemo

    Fuck me what a long post!!

  2. but on the internet its not allowed to use the dots anymore, my grandmaster told me that. Its against the law to use the ultimate argument of winning dots on all forums as of jan 01 2007!

    He has won every argument using the dots.

     

    If there was someone who could use a big dot as a counter-argument then cinos might lose.

  3. Questions for you Cinos, do you behave like this on your other forums as well? If so, can you post us links to your other forums, so we can see that we are not all totally wrong, when you behave like you do. I mean, if other mods on other forums, with a similar ruleset really allows you to be like this, maybe then, we are doing something wrong... Prove us wrong for once... please, I would love to see it.

    Yes. It is well known that Cinos uses the dots when all other arguments fail. It is the final ace up his sleeve and he knows that he can win any argument this way.

     

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    grtz your opinions are from now on all invalid since you fail totally at reading comprehension. back2school

    Please!! Not the dots! Don't use the dots to win an argument! That's just SO TOTALLY UNFAIR!! How can we hope to win an argument when you present the dots???

     

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    One dot is all I can achieve and you can see it just doesn't stand a chance against your multitude of DOTS!!!!!

     

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  5. I think I might have come up with a solution which is perfect for my new setup with the Mac Book and everything. I would then instead have the digital mixer to the right of me instead infront of me, and the mac would be infront of me. I could then use the KVM switch to use the logictec mouse and keyboard for it as well, and of course one of the flatpanels.

     

    The Novation and the rest of the other stuff would be to the left of me...

     

    Do you think I will be confortable with having the mixer to the left of me of course positioned like this / ?

     

    and yeah, have a laugh at my mspaint plan!! (I dont have visio installed yet :()

     

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    I don't get how you can make music with empty rectangles. Your keyboard doesn't even have keys, your mixer has no mixing knobs. It's just an empty white box.

     

    What gives?

  6. panicky and over-protective when someone posts a lighthearted thread with the word "cinos" in?

     

    I just had a thread locked by Tatsu (a bore).

     

    The thread in question wasn't a personal attack on cinos. It was the same lighthearted posting that I did when Ov4rdos2 started playing the same game.

     

    How many OD/Wow threads were locked?

     

    Oh ja but you know what they will say "forum has a new policy blah blah and we must now be more aggressive in our moderation blah blah".

     

    Of course it could be that cinos reported the thread in question whereas OD would never do that kind of thing. Cinos does have a history of reporting threads he feels may damage his persona.

     

    The worst part is that we have a totally retarded moderator who immediatly complies regardless of the content. I am damned sure no one else on this forum would have taken offense at a lighthearted WOW thread!

     

    So the retard/wanker award for today goes to Tatsu and Cinos.

  7. Some people have reported visual problems, i have them too, so i'd like to know how many of you are affected before i can try to fix it.

    Thx.

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    You need to quit with the drugs you pie.

     

    I have no avatar probs.

     

    I do think you should ban reger for his pink lightsaber avatar though.

  8. time you've spent at a psy festival?

     

    I've done 4 days before. I was knackered afterwards. My best friend spent 10 days at the eclipse festival in Zambia. He had a beard when he came back, and he was a bit distant and weird afterwards...

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    zero hours and zero minutes.

     

    Can't be arsed.

  9. who else has heard it and what do you think

    fuckin great if you ask me

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    just got the new banco de gaia in the mail from psyshop

    i like it, mix of old marks and new i feel

    what are your thoughts also

    thanks

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    I make the ozric tentacle threads in this forum. I demand you remove this thread at once!

     

    I quite like the new OT. They have created a few new and revolutionary sounds (something they haven't done for years).

     

    They seem to be producing mostly the same style of space jazz these days. Not as innovative as they once were. I still like the new work though.

  10. WE ARE THE ROBOTS

     

    WE ARE THE ROBOTS

     

    WE ARE THE ROBOTS

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    I strongly suspect that Feathers is ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE...intelligent, yet, artificial.  :ph34r:

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    You're right about the artificial part.

  11. Shpongle = Simon + Raja Ram .... right ?

    then why does Simon take all the credit while Raja ram is ridiculed ? Is it just because he is old and looks weird ? IMHO both deserve equal fame and respect.

    But I've seen on this forum that Simon is Godford and Raja ram is just Goa Gil... Why ?

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  12. Ok, got your attention.

    Now download this and evaluate

    http://goa-trance.com/download/Pavel's...ert_Session.mp3

    Tracklist:

     

    Extrawelt - Soopertrack (Border Community Records)

    Hallucinogen - Bubble'n'Tweak (Solstice Records)

    Ace Ventura - Rebirth (Blue Tunes Recordings)

    Brain Frame - Dreams Of Rio (Unrls)

    Vibrasphere - Morning Breeze (Digital Structures)

    Ticon - Poem For Granny (Digital Structures)

    Prometheus - ??? (Twisted Records Unrls)

    Ticon - The Analogue H (Digital Structures)

    Tegma - No Time (Tribal Vision Records)

    The Commercial Hippies - Dr Freakenstein (Nano Records)

    Sensient & Legohead - Modus Operandi (Zenon Records)

    Audio Chemistry - Long Long Arms (Twisted Records)

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    Is it chav music is it?

     

    Where is my naked moderator pic?

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