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Ubar Tmar - True Prana - Geomantik Texas Faggott - Texas Faggott

I thought that pressing plants had a minimum of 300 discs? If we're talking glass masters and not CDr anyway.

Puoskari Fractal Vivisection Yakui Bass Camp Escape Into Kiriyama

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Score/release/107367 is a fun album.

The problem is that most really unique artists released one or two albums, sometimes not even an album, and then vanished from the scene. Look at all the amazing compilations from 97-99, full of totally freaky and weird psy-music the likes of which isn't heard any more. One off collaborations, super underground friend-of-a-friend artists. Spectral had the best morning music of anyone and folded after one album. Same with Acid Rockers and psybreaks. Noosphere released two great goa/tech trance albums and then vanished, there were whispers of Morphem returning but then Raphael died. Chi-A.D. is mostly making games now, IIRC so is Deviant Electronics... Though I should mention Zirrex as another artist who doesn't really follow anyone else. Lots of new (at least to goa) musical ideas, while still remaining goa. In R Voice also does some good stuff here and there and is (or was?) very prolific, kinda hard to follow with so many aliases though. Elysium definitely has his own trademark sound too. We probably need a place (offline) for people to innovate and come up with their own style, without worrying about what genre it slots into. Maybe freeform musical jam/DJ nights at non-trance venues?

Sounds like The Groupie Syndrome - Pacemaker.

Come on you slags! Drezz, have you posted about this on psymusic.co.uk? I think it's up their alley.

astralprojection, which option did you want to see?

What are some of the best goa/psy tracks under 7 minutes in length? I'm looking for things that don't need an epic running time in order to tell a complete story. Like most of the tracks on this album: http://www.discogs.com/Infinity-Project-Feeling-Weird/master/9708 Or this one: http://www.discogs.com/Juno-Reactor-Transmissions/master/12924

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Psynews biker gang when?

I'm curious which format people here prefer to buy, physical CDs or digital files? Personally, I still buy both. No strong preference between the two, though I tend to go with digital a little more than CD because of no shipping costs/hassle. To put all cards on the table, I'm releasing a digital album this year, and I may be doing a CD version as well. Depending on how many CD dinosaurs there are

It's a good album but I find it too samey throughout; only Zirrex and Katedra stand out as really trying to do something different. The rest is in the same vein: one part Astral's flowing melodies and walls of sound, one part Pleiadians' shredding distortion and spacey sci-fi atmosphere. All of which is pretty great, to be fair. Problem is, it becomes a little overwhelming when faced with three albums' worth of almost exactly the same sound and vibe. DJs and anyone looking to fatten their Goa playlist are going to love this; for extended home listening, you might want to look elsewhere. The positives: Artifact303 kicks butt in all five of his tracks (I especially liked the closing number, which has an Ozrics-circa-Waterfall Cities kinda feel). Nova Fractal & Oxi & E-Mantra deliver a complex, yet not overstuffed track that's loaded with interesting twists and turns. And Morphic Resonance brings his characteristic teeth rattling intensity with 'Moonwalker', a track that will kill anytime, anywhere. Play this to electro house kiddies, they'll never be able to go back to Knife Party again. A less conservative approach would serve this label well, and I hope they mix it up a little more in the future. Still, one of the better Goa releases of 2015.

Eat Static, for the most part. Battle Buddhas also have a really distinctive 'love it or hate it' sound. Also Chi-A.D. and Uni both have their own very unique take on melodic Goa.

A classic mix I'd never heard before! <3 POF.

Another case of "if it sounds too good to be true..."

You're kidding. If that's really the case I feel sorry for him.

I wonder if this is the same Greek bearing gifts who ripped me off on discogs. ETA: that guy went by tigas

Fuck yes Juno Reactor. Everyone needs to hear Juno Reactor, at least their first few albums.

I'll be pedantic and point out that Chi-A.D. is actually a girl. When I think of power I think of Tim Shuldt's productions. Like this one:

Hmm, since you seem to like smoother sounds prog-psy might be the best fit. I'm not super familiar with the style but Atmos, Stereofeld, Tarsis, Shiva Chandra, Vibrasphere, and Son Kite have some great releases. For faster goa that still has strong rhythms, check out Shakta, Deviant Electronics, and Uni. Escape Into, Voice of Cod, and OOOD are some good 'new school' psytrance acts. For something more funky/crazy/experimental without being too dark, try Nervasystem. You might also try some 'normal trance' on labels like Platipus, and classic pre goa trance on labels like MFS and Harthouse. Where it all began.

Lots of great tracks this year. I want to hear more from Taubheit and Red Eye Syndrome.

Firefox. I've also tried Safari with the same results.

I can't access SoundCloud or any images from Photobucket, even though both sites are up for everyone else. I've tried clearing my cache, clearing my cookies, resetting my DNS, restarting my computer... nothing works. This has been my situation since last evening. Can anyone suggest a course of action, or do I just need to wait and hope these sites come back for me?