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    Prana - Cyclone

    in 1996

    Posted

    I listened to the Prana albums recently and I also prefer this over Geomantik, where the remixed tracks are not as good as the original ones imo (apart from the GNOTR rmx).

    I agree, all tracks are good here, very good/creative/unique album. Most of the tracks had been previously released in 1994/1995, so this album sounds older than its contemporaries I guess.

     

    Anyway, good music is good music. Today it's all about production, crystal clear sound, overcompression, "suitable for the dance floor at the festival" and so on. F*ck that, I want good music above all! :)

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    Are you a grumpy old goa trancer?

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    Artha - Influencing Dreams -- Not sure if this counts as "goa" but its awesome.

    Ofc it's goa trance and yes it's awesome.

     

    Ok, you asked for it, now you'll probably get dozens of recommendations. I'd say:

     

    Artha - Influencing Dreams

    Crossing Mind - The Inner Shift

    Proxeeus - At The Mountains Of Madness

    Alienapia - Goapocalipsis

     

    Some great tracks on compilations here and there as well. There are not so many labels anyway...

    VA - Svemirski Hod

    in 2016

    Posted

    I meant to quote this: Next goa track is Goasia's skylander, which sounds so oldschool, it's too oldschool for me. Don't know if the track is from the 90's or recent, but the lack of a solid bassline makes me skip it.

     

    There was no Goasia in the 90's.

     

    Best tracks for me are Zopmanika and Arronax. A few more tracks are ok, but on the whole a forgettable compilation. Most tracks lack inspiration imo.

     

    Anyway, thanks for the effort and the free release, as always.

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    China

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    I don't remember we spitted on streets and left trashes everywhere

    I've been in China for a few months now, and damn, they like spitting on the street. But it's the opposite, young people usually have better manners. It's the older ones (I'd say 40+) that have bad manners - spitting, littering, not queuing up, honking, smoking while walking etc. Even women (40+) spit on the street (creating that disgusting sound deep from their throat :D). Really annoying.

    Truly bad goa

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    the topic explicitly stated that it's only about oldschool.

    besides, the choices (wonderboy, omegahertz) would be too obvious.

    I like Omegahertz. I haven't listened to much of his earlier work, but I like most of his recent albums.

    Omegahertz - Deca

    in 2013

    Posted

    Glad you like it, thanks for the review!

     

    What I like is that he has his signature sound. I find some of the acid-driven melodies really nice, putting a smile on my face and making me want to dance.

    Goa's Second Golden Age?

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    I see your point HappyHorse. I didn't say there is a global movement, or that this is a 2nd golden age for goa trance. I am just saying what you admit: there is more music output and more goa acts play in festivals (even if these are just label parties or they co-host the line up).

    It might have not completely disappeared, but for a few years there were almost zero official releases and no goa was played at events, so the only way to listen to new music was through p2p sites (right?). Now the music is much more accessible through label releases and Ektoplazm (you know that thousands of people d/l music there), and events (Connection festival and Balkan goa fanatics were 100% goa festivals if I'm not mistaken).

    So, yeah, I don't think the situation is the same as it was 12-13 years ago, and I see this style of music being revived.

    Goa's Second Golden Age?

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    Goa trance is more alive than ever post-2000. That's obvious. More releases, more artists, more parties/events playing goa, more people listening to the music. Not a golden age of course, but resurgence, yes. Maybe HappyHorse lives in a parallel universe or something.

    Is Psytrance a musically complex genre?

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    Well, some days ago I asked Alex Lytvyn aka Uth if he has made more goa tracks because I really really like his on VA/Blacklight Moments. He said that for him it's very difficult to complete a goa track.

     

    I find his track unique and I feel that he had the inspiration to create it. Of course, those who make a lot of goa inevitably start using similar sounds and sometimes might finish off tracks quite fast, not necessarily waiting for the "inspiration" to come. I remember having read somewhere on this site that Filteria finished one of his tracks for Sky Input in 3 hours or so.

    In order to create minimal or house, of course you need the skills, but I guess inspiration is not necessary, as tracks are not really unique, they don't have their own track identity.

     

    So, I'd say that it's more difficult to make a track with identity, that sticks out of the mass. And I guess deep house or minimal by their nature don't leave much space for this. Anyway, I'm not very knowledgeable about these genres, so I might be wrong after all, that's just my conception.

    E-mantra - Arcana

    in 2009

    Posted

    I know what you mean. It took some time to fully integrate myself with the layers, and I still have a hard time defining these songs. The most rewarding part of this release is the atmosphere. It is the perfect combination between earth and outer space in an ancient astronomical type of way, syncing the past and present. Layers float in and out of the mix making it pure floating trance and no, there are no hooks or lead synths that stick with you. It is a nice challenging release and draws closest comparison to Ra's 9th. With that said, I refuse to draw any conclusions about Arcana. I could love this or I could never listen to it again.

    Well said, I agree. Sometimes I love it, sometimes I find it boring. Ormion's points also make perfect sense to me.

     

    E-mantra's style is unique. Music that is unique usually has a greater musical value than the typical sound of its genre and stands the test of time.

     

    This album might not give you instant gratification but I think it is as good as it was in 2009 and will be the same in 10 or 20 years from now.

     

    My favourite is Praying Forest.

    "V/A - Memories From Goa Madness"

    in 2013

    Posted

    The opening track is pretty good and the Radical Distortion tracks are very good indeed. They would be even better without the extended samples imo. I usually don't mind when the samples are short and don't disrupt the flow, but long samples usually ruin the tracks for me. Nevertheless, Ancient Aliens is by far my favourite. I also enjoyed Agneton's track, although I'm not a fan of this style of music.

     

    I don't see what you guys like in Liquid Flow's track, for me it's just a filler (along with Asmik). His album "Presence" was very good but I haven't been impressed with any of his compilation tracks that I've heard.

    "V/A - Three Ohm Three"

    in 2014

    Posted

    I I went to ask Ofer Dikovsky about and he'd say it's the 1st Tandu track they made! It didn't even have a name before but Ofer thought about it and decided "Let's call it Inception". (Maybe he likes the movie?)

     

    It's probably because it was the 1st Tandu track, as you said. Inception => the beginning of something.

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