Tsotsi
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Haha i probably jumped the gun labbeling this as goa. it is a lot of things though and you said Mickster, it's a riot.
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I can liken it to Aavepyora - Hengen Aurinko. Both albums have a strong emphasis on songwriting and storytelling, so that by the end you feel like you've listened to a kind of electronic symphony and not just a collection of tracks.
Just listened to the album twice. I see what you mean in story telling. album is fire. it took a while to stop day dreaming about hearing mix of 'a Goa trance for lately bass' and 'Edward Maya's & Vika Jigulina's - Stereo Love' had a quick attempt at mashing them together (It did not work).
Thanks for the reco, bought the album a few minutes ago
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Ridiculously hard question... If your not Imba, I'm gonna have to go with Ra, every melody those guys come out with gets me moving
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Easy - Man With No Name!
Classic Goa pro going for Man With No Name
I'm really gonna need to start listening to Martins work
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I can't look past the Beyerdynamic DT770Pro. The most lit.
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Just sitting here waiting for the day I hear someone lay down a full Artha set.
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if anyone could recommend some nice new goa that doesnt sound like "i wanna kill your ears with 100000 layers" then im up for it
How's that hunt for new Goa going? Tell me you've landed upon Ra and Artha by now?
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Artist: Sirian
Title: Havona
Label: Merkaba Music
Released: March 20, 2017
Tracks:
1. Angelic Embrace
2. Alchemedium
3. Íonú
4. Keepers of the Garden
5. The Fabric of Stars
6. Aontacht Cosmal
7. Golden Love
8. Somnambulist
9. Stranger of the Forest
Alrighty, so I found Sirian through Merkaba's music page, as usual it's hard to find any great info about so we will just jump right into the review.
1. Angelic Embrace starts of with a nice little intro some talk about dimensions and time all that jazz. some pretty instrumentals come through and we get our first feel for a baseline coming in. 2.41 minutes in we get the kick and a very groovy bassline. A nice little melody comes through as we are taken on a journey through musical dimensions. The track is pretty hot, not a straight banger but a good intro into whats to come with some original melodies.
5/8
2. Alchamedium starts with another groovy intro. We are getting some great ambient Goa influences throughout this track, a lil voilin, a lil fiddle. I can;t tell but it's a nice change.
6/8
3. Íonú brings us another nice instrumental intro, some flute and string come in leading us to a little vocal about visions. Dancing to this track is a sinch, got a very early morning feel to it. The kick does start to feel repetitive which I know is a weird critique for a Goa track. I think the use of real world sounds probably makes it more apparent. 2.20 - Wait a minute! We get a very nice melody come at us. Aaaand i'm proven wrong straight away there is actually nothing repetitive about this track. I could just delete that comment but i'm writing as I go so I'll leave the journey here for everyone to read.
A very floaty track from Sirian with clear highs and lows. The end vocals are lovely. A track you can dance or sleep to i believe.
6/8
4. Keepers of the Garden follows what seems to be an album theme of floaty intro's and then hits us with the sexiest bassline of the album so far. It's hot guys and gals, real hot. We get some lasers and soft vocals before some instruments come in to take us away.
The track transitions nicely from beginning to middle nothing super exciting to throw us off the direction it's gonna take but that's just a personal thing that i appreciate. A taste of electric guitar does however leave me hoping for more.
The final ambient break leads into a burst of vocals and strings, the under tone of electronic sounds (I don't know my sounds well enough to tell you if it's acid lines or what not) but it's electronic subtetly is nice addition however, it does leave me thinking the album could do with a little more elctro influences.
7/8
5. The Fabric of Stars gets to business a little faster than the rest of the tracks so far. The flute over the kick is nice but lacking a little psychedelia. For those who love that ambi-unce i'm sure you'll like this track. Very fine-tuned and a little busier than the other tracks so far which is most certainly a big ++PLUS++. Oh and that Didgeridoo, I am yet to hear some didg in trance that i don't dig.
The track doesn't take you on any great journeys but still managers to come out with some stomping melodies. They don't all last as long as I would like but the track progressions makes up for it, it all fits together so well.
6/8
6. Aontacht Cosmal a lovely vocal distortion pulls us right into this track with another hot bassline to follow. the vocals roll over and under the kick very nicely. Sirian is clearly very particular about his production. If you find yourself appreciating fine-tuned tracks then you'll definitely be appreciating this one. A little more psychedelic than the other tracks which is a nice break from the intricacies of the instrumentals we have heard so far. the final break once again makes me eat my words with a nice little trumpet or maybe saxophone? solo. It fits in nicely and brings us to the conclusion. A much ravier track than the others, something i would love to hear in a club.7/8
7. Lets see what Golden Love has in store for us. Coming at us hard and fast we get rewarded with some hard hitting kicks and a funky fiddle (??) solo bouncing over the track. Oh damn i like the way this is progressing, a little something different after the mid break and then back into the banger that it started out as. Another beautiful example of trance working with native instruments to create a beautiful symphony
6/8
8. Somnabulist wasn't written to give us a break. going hard right from the start we have more vocals floating up under the kick. Finally a track that you can;t help but get lost in, always a good thing I say. Easily the most psychedelic track thus far, probably something to do with the lack of native instruments. A straight banger that would go down a treat at any open air fest.
7/8 and the best track on the album ( I guess in all relativity its a solid 8/8)
9. Stranger of the Forest Our Journey is almost over and i'm not sure whether to expect a downtempo or final hard hitting track to drive me home, in a sense this albums is what happens when calm meets crazy. Aaaaand it aint downtempo
. This track has it all, it's got 6 different people on vocals, it's got harp, it's got guitar, it's got cymbal washes. The most fitting end to the album I can imagine. a change of pace comes at us around a third of the way in and then takes us back to instrumental magic. Ah and then some groovy basslines hit us right before we get a taste of that sax. Another banger for the album bringing our banger count up to 3 which isn't bad and most certainly not the sole intent of the album.
8/8
Havona is a nice little addition to the library, any one who loves those jazzy vibes will herald this album. My main complaint is the lack of psychedelia, while the album doesn't lack a strong kick in any songs it does at times miss the opportunity to get me out of my chair dancing in my living room by myself. Although that did happen at various points throughout
I feel this would be absolutely killer with a live band. Anyone that has spent a night in Rainbow Serpent's Playground tent will feel me on that. The ratings got better as I went along so it didn't stop me from enjoying them when they came around.
A must listen for anyone who wants something unexpected and original.
6/8 and plenty of tracks to help DJ's keep a crowds interest.
Well done Sirian keep it coming -
Who can recommend anything in the same vein as Earthcall? 24 listens later I don't know if I'll be able to seperate myself from these deep melodies without some help....Not that I want to.
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i would love to get the t-shirt but i doubt my wife would let me wear it since she is very aggressive about my clothing choices. if you're single this won't make any sense but if you're married you'd understand...
I feel you good sir.
Thisis probably the best promotion I've seen. nicely done, good to see a team put in some extra work to make this a little bit more special.
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My oh my, you're gonna want to listen to Merkaba, somehow he creates downtempo goa stompers. kalya Scintilla - his project with Eve Olution - is slower and more chillgressive, but go to the Merkaba music bandcamp page and you'll find a world of amazing downtempo
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still not satified. I've always been curious to see decent psy played. not the modern garb. go back minimum 13+years and play that library.
Yea i hear that. I'll be happy when i hear someone blast some Goa. That being said, progessive trance led me to prog psy which led me to full on which eventually took me to Goa.
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Extremely talented artist who doesn't get as much appreciation as he deserves I think because he occupies his own niche somewhere between psychill and psytrance. The sound arrangements are brilliant, however I can't be the only one who gets slightly tired of all the Terence McKenna samples.
I think the myriad of Joe rogan samples littered throughout this genre has made me immune to getting bored by any 1 particular persons samples.
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That intro was great, who doesn't love that low bass, sounded very didgeridoo like. The second break into the kick is awesome good job.
My laptop speakers don't really do justice to music, yet i still thought this was a banger. The only thing I think I would work in is the cut to the first kick, this is personal taste for me though as a like a nice clean intro transition and not just a cut straight into the kick. Once again personal taste.
This would go off on a dance floor well done.
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Alright this is just a thread to share an artist that I can't find a mention of on the site.
I stumbled across Merkaba from a youtube recommendation.
Kalya Scintilla (Merkaba), for those of you that want to hear something unique and full of energy need to listen to the albums 'As Earth to Sky' and 'Rediscovery'
Peace and love all
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Hot Posts T2MU, thanks for some thumping SA Goodies.
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Na it wasn't the Astrix remix although that is lit.
Pretty close with the upgrade track, i remember the intro being longer but you never know when you're listening to psytrance out the back of a guys truck at a festival.
That Ajja & Cosmosis album = V nice.
Thanks for those quick replies amigo's, keep posting guitar bangers by all means. I'll find this track for sure one day (Maybe I already have with the Upgrade hit).
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Hey there community,
This is a long shot, last week I was at Babylon fetsival in Australia and heard(From the back of a campers truck) this incredible track. The only real info i can give is a 2-3 minute build up of spanish guitar playing in a way that sort of tricked you into not knowing when the kick was about to come in. I can really only liken it to'Juno reactors Conquistador part 1' track. However it was without the vocals but very much with the spanish vibe.
When the kick came in the song clearly had that proggy sound.
Any recommendations would be great. Or if you are thinking "How the heck does this guy expect us to figure out which gosh dang song he is talking about" then any recommendationsof tracks with that sexy spanish vibe to it would also be appreciated.
Much love, happy hunting.
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1. Holy ! this intro, i get the feeling nice and early this album is PharaOm’s homage to listeners. It keeps going leading you on waiting for that kick. The kick comes, lit. I will say the beat could have been beefed up but then again it would have taken away from the rest of the song which quickly winds its way into an incredible intro track. 6/7
2.Another nice intro quickly turning into a song perfect of dancefloors. Trying to keep up with the song proves difficult (a very good thing (like a challenge )) then that 4 min break comes in. this track just upped a notch ~ think the final octave in Beyonces ‘love on top’’ but 1034 x better. The outro arrives tricking me into thinking it’s a another break, Definitely didn't want it to end. And its over, 5/7 (Not a weak track in anyway) and onto…
3.Ok first PharaOM album, and first ever review. I’m liking this, Phara’s intro’s are great, the beat slides over the opening melody gracefully and we are off. Had to get up and move to this banger. So far im thinking RA’s Earthcall (Another must listen) is closest iver heard to this. Completely different styles but so good in so many of the same ways. Ispahen Garden rewards those that pay attention and focus on the music. 6/7
4.PharaOm switches it up for this track, his attempt to keep you entertained with something unique is evident not to mention very successful. Holycamoly I wish I could just go out any night i wanted into the melbourne clubs and listen to this. 7/7.
5.Jesus, I started playing rocket league while i listened to this one and had to forfeit for not being able to focus. Another straight banger. Great intro and very clear that this album is turning into a goddamn hot set. Ooh shit he gets you at that mid break, very sneaky, very nice. This track keeps you guessing, full of confident breaks and ‘drops’ (Though i generally consider an entire track a drop in itself, not excluding this amazing piece). Vocals chant their way in and out of Sattva, Rajas, Tamas and then woah, the son takes another incredible turn, PharaOm just got his name in my top 3 artists/albums. 7/7
6.Phara not messing around on this intro, early beat intro not unappreciated after some of these masterpieces. Catchy melody looking forward to the rest of this track (only 2.5 min in) can't see how anyone could fit another track on par. with the others into a full album…….. Aand that sentence took me 3 minutes to write as I got lost in the melody. Hard not to imagine yourself on the dancefloor of a doof to this. 6/7
7.Ambitious (7/7) intro into very nice beat. This song definitely belongs in clubs and festivals around the world. Hard to place into a set for its unique sound yet surely worth the payoff for any dj that could (I’m looking at you Mandala stage Babylon). Another magical outro giving us another lovely 6/7
8.Onto Goa’s Sun Will Shine Forever. And now we have a hand delivery to any dj that plays that rythmic downtempo. A nice little refresher track instantly likeable that still puts me on edge not trusting it stay on track at all. I guess thats only going to be a first time listen experience after the last 7 tracks but a bonus all the same. Very nice track that still has me wanting to sway to it. 7/7.
9.Phara ain't gonna leave us be on this track. Straight back into it can only imagine at this point that i'm gonna have some magic in my ears. Ah shit, i was waiting for a switch up and it gets welcomed warmly at 4:20, shit that nice, any song that can take you on a journey like this, that has you so entranced you cant even remember where which part of the song led you to here is worth being listened to. Drums of Babylon stays true to its name has it pounds you through an intense track. A great foot stomping outro to a great track. 7/7.
Overall an amazing album without a forgettable track. Looking back i’ve given it only a few 7’s despite the fact i'm about to rate it 7/7. I’ll explain by saying that as an album played through from start to finish this is incredible, every song keeps you guessing, not many producers can play with their listeners like that. It get’s 7/7 for its consistency, production and the fact that every song fits in so well not to mention the abundance of bangers the psytrance community has just been handed.
If i could say one thing it would be that considering the above if each song was mixed into one another it would have been a whole other experience. That is only a final observation and not even a worthy criticism. Not sure how this only ranked #55 on Rotwangs final list of 2013 tracks gonna have to listen to the other 54 albums to find out.
I still can’t believe the familiarity I get between this and Ra’s Earthcall. If anyone over asked me to recommend an album close to that or vis a vis this would be it.
Final note, if anyone with broader knowledge has anything to recommend me to listen to in a similar vein that would be muchos gracias
Tsotsi out.
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Uptempo
1. Artha - Dream Telepathy (Cronomi)
2. Ra - Eartcall (Suntrip)
3. Loud - 5 Billions stars (Nano Records)
4. Astrix - He.art (HOMmega productions) ..... I know i know but the album was lit and the best of prog16
5. Proxeeus - Weird Tales (Goa Madness Records)
6. Ticon - Mirage (Iboga Records)
7. Ultimate Xperience - Lazarus Rising (Neogoa Records)
8. Chi-A.D. - Earth Crossing (Amakusa Records)
9. Oforia - Read more... (MDMA music)
9. UX - Lazarus Rising (Neogoa Records)
10. Open Source - Indian Calling (Ektoplazm)
Kimoto - Cocaina
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Track is hot kimoto. Some sexy full-on