Azétris

Proto-Knowledge First thing I hear: it has an excellent mixing and use of space! It also sounds a bit like a fast-paced Mindsphere track, which coming from me is a huge compliment! I did not originally plan to make a review for this album when I started listening to it, but this track blew my mind so I decided to do so! 4.5/5 Babat Sink Nice. It almost manages to make me indifferent to the "tagadading" voices, which is usually the kind of thing I find distracting and annoying. 4.2/5 Crazy Machines The track starts, I hear a modern trance lead synth that just so happen to sound very fresh in Goa Trance while fitting perfectly in the genre! It makes me want to produce more crossovers between Nitzho and non-Psy Trance genres, because few people do so but tracks like this show the potential of such genre crossovers! It's also back at sounding like the most Nitzho-oriented Mindsphere tracks! This track sounds very hypnotizing! 4.7/5 Sands of the Desert Hell yeah this intro! I want to hear this live! Hell yeah these hi-hats! I love life! I'm sober in case you were wondering! Oh, snares! Nice snares! How much time did you take on the sound selection, Sky Technology? Oh wow, I just had random goosebumps! Hmm, I think I know why I got these! 4.5/5 Who We Are Unexpected Psy-wubs!I realise it's just repurposed acid synths, but whatever! I love creativity man! Oh, creative rhythms from 2:55 to 3:19! So nice, reminds me of Progressive Metal! And that part where the kicks come back without the bass... so fresh and so cool! The lasers in this track make me crave for laserkicks, though... 😕 Musical blue balls man! :') But still, nice track, especially for Goa-heads who are less-Nitzho-oriented than me! 😜 And well, the musical blue balls went away pretty fast because it sounds and the rest of the track sounds ike it's supposed to sound the way it does, as it's Goa Trance and this genre typically doesn't use laserkicks! 4/5 Aural Planet Well used squares! Agneton-style lead synth! Mindsphere-style wideness! Off to a good start with this intro! Oh well, what follows is just Mindsphere-style music, but eh! I already said this is something I say as a compliment! 😜 These sliding synths! So niiiiiice! ^-^ Wow! It's currently very hot in southern Europe where I temporarily am, but I feel a cool breeze... inside of my body. Not sure I'm sober anymore after listening to more than half of this album! Thanks for the (nice) physical hallucinations though, it's very useful in the overly hot hotness of the Mediterranean! 4.2/5 Broken Music Box Wow, this intro! Space sounds! ASMR! My brain (and as such, me) is very happy! HOLY SHIIIIIT!!! LASERKIIIIICKS!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH SKY TECHNOLOGYYYYY!!! Well, isn't this excellent Nitzho? Not only does dude excels in Nitzho-oriented Goa Trance, but his Nitzho is also very good! Though I personally would have mixed some of the psychedelic synths and the high-pitched music box sounds a bit quieter and maybe the hi-hats a bit louder, but I can tell this track is probably not in the style this artist usually produces! I'm also thinking this laserkicks could use a bit of variation, maybe in the rhythm or in the sound. Regardless, good job! 😛 4.4/5 Magnetic Force Oh okay, so we're doing lazerkicks now, I see! 😛 These kicks sound nice! I should contact the artist to ask him how he does / creates such hard-hitting Nitzho-style kicks! Kicks may be the worst part of my own music so I appreciate the skill that went into creating this, ahah! ^^' Oh, laserkick variation! Nice! He should have done this for the previous track in my opinion! Both these laserkick sounds fit perfectly together! Beautiful! What is funny is that the rest of the track is more Goa-Trance oriented, there literally only is a fast BPM and laserkicks, but you know what? It goes well together! 4.5/5 (please remember my ratings are based on subjective enjoyment, because on the technically standpoint, I find it mind-blowing and very close to a 5!) Göbekli Tepe Slower music, why not, though I prefer tempos that are almost to fast for Nitzho! But I find that the slower tempo helps creating the imagery of the Göbekli Tepe. Oh, and the melody sound a lot like Turkisk music, so a bit like a Nitzho melody! In a way, this track is the opposite of the previous one: slow, no laserkicks, a Nitzho melody, "tribal" (for a lack of a better term) drum samples similar to what you'd hear in old-school israeli Nitzho! Though in my opinion, the leads sounds a bit weird. and I find that the sliding notes do not slide enough! 3.7/5 Babat Sink (Bonus Version) Okay, I prefer the drums (kicks, hi hats and snares) on the non-"tagadading" part of the other version. But the melody on this one is pretty nice! 4/5 COMPILATION RATING: 4.27/5 Listen to this if you like Mindsphere, even if you hate Nitzho, because this may be on Sita Records, but in my opinion this is more Goa Trance than even Nitzhogoa! Interresting to hear the context behind the later tracks being more Nitzho-oriented than the other ones ahah

Genres come and go, trends evolve, but things come back! Like Nitzhonot was revived (under a fusion form) in the late 2000s, it's likely that Goa Trance also will (under a new form) someday! (I can guess which direction it's likely to take if it were to happen now... *looks at Hard Techno and modern Acid Trance*) I'm a producer who's only 24 and my existence makes friends / parasocial internet connexions from my generation discover Goa Trance and (well, mostly) Nitzhonot, so what is needed is more people like me (or maybe just me becoming famous) to get the ball rolling in younger people! 😛 The more music, the more opportunities for good music! Also, have you explored very obscure Goa Trance music? Some gems are hidden and awaiting to be found!

That sounds great! Nah, I don't mind the phaser on the percs

Well shit, the video is not available anymore :') What was the sample from?

Hi! Summer means more free time, and as such more tracks! I had the time to complete this one that I started working on last october... and that does sound like autumn music! x) Forest + Suomi + Nitzho! Funky Forest

Thanks!

We're well into 2025 so I'd be in favour of it being possible to post reviews for releases that came out in 2025!

Artist: The Psyentists (Chemical Reaction / Kozmik Sounds / The Psyentist) Title: Position of Power Label: Erratica Music Team Date: October 7th, 2011 1. The Psyentist - Position of Power 2. Chemical Reaction - Meteoron 2 3. HThe Psyentist VS Chemical Reaction - Inception 4. The Psyentist VS Chemical Reaction - PL312K80 (Album Version) 5. The Psyentist - Circus Ninjas 6. The Psyentist - Soul Is 7. Chemical Reaction - Galaxy Traveller 8. Kozmik Sounds - Electro Life 06:37 9. Kozmik Sounds - Unter dem Einfluss PERSONAL NITZHONOT RATING SCALE: 5 stars: Close to perfection. Makes me automatically dance or feel like I'm floating in space. I may feel like crying of joy if I listen to it. 4.5 stars: Usually good-quality Nitzhonot. Makes me automatically happy. 4 stars: Average rating for Nitzhonot. I enjoy it. 3.5 stars: Usually lower-quality Nitzhonot, or Nitzhonot that's "slow" without compensating with maximalism or with psychedelic elements. Underwhelming. I wouldn't chose to listen to a Nitzhonot track from that quality after the first time I did for discovery purposes (except to remind myself of what it sounds like). 3 stars: Usually very amateurish music with poor melodies. Very underwhelming. 2.5 stars: Very amateurish music with poor melodies. Kind of boring. I may actually get sad if I listen to it. Or laugh at it if it sounds so amateurish that it becomes funny. 2 stars: Boring. I never felt this bad about Nitzhonot. (... but I almost did with Balbalot!) ≤ 1.5 stars: Let me reach 2/5 first to know what my Nitzhonot 2/5 means before I even attempt to know how I would feel about ≤ 1.5 stars Nitzhonot. REVIEW: The Psyentist - Position of Power A nice fusion of different synths, with some lovely old school snares! Some nice drum patterns as well! But a few synths sound too loud to me. Not a big issue, though! Loving the karamouza with a delay on! 4/5 Chemical Reaction - Meteoron 2 Some regular Uplifting, this time I'd say some synths are not loud enough ahah! The melody is okay, but I don't find it too interresting. I like the energetic part at 4:01 though! Oh, and obviously, this track features a pirate dance break! xP 3.8/5 The Psyentist vs Chemical Reaction - Inception Wow, it starts very fast! And it stay energetic the whole duration! This one was not made for rave pirates, but for space car lovers from what the sweeper choice tells me. Somehow, some melodies remind me of the French rock band Indochine! x') This track feels very European to me. 4/5 The Psyentist vs Chemical Reaction - Pl312k80 (Album Version) I find this track repetitive and pretty unremarkable. 3/5 The Psyentist - Circus Ninjas On the other hand, I find this one pretty interresting. It features a bit of Chiptune influences and an enjoyable melody from 1:35 to 2:59! But I don't really like the rest of the melodies. I'd also say the kicks and the basses are too loud. 3.6/5 The Psyentist - Soul Is Nice energy and melody starting from 2:13! The part from 3:04 to 3:30 kind of reminds me of the French (once again! accidental patriotism!) Electro House / Euro Trance artist Pakito! And then, at 4:38, it goes back at being nice Greek stuff! 4.2/5 Chemical Reaction - Galaxy Traveller Holy shit! Not only did I find the (long) intro nice and not boring despite its length, but what came after hits! But then, it does not stay as good in my opinion, unfortunately. 4.2/5 Kozmik Sounds - Electro Life This is not really Nitzho. There's an intro with a robot who speaks too much. "Electro life". Yes, I get it. I'll reboot you so that you can stop repeating the same thing over and over again! Also, this riser sounds lame lol However, I like this fake guitar(?) (that many Uplifting artists seem to use)! I'd say that this track is overall decently executed, but just not my style. 2.8/5 Kozmik Sounds - Unter Dem Einfluss Same artist here, and you hear the same guitar(?) and the same psychedelic sounds, but also... a bass! It sounds nice! And LOUD! Maybe Kozmik Sounds realised how loud kicks tend to be in Uplifting and decided to do the same with the bass, but I don't think it works very well here... 😕 4:36: Holy shit, this synth is loud! Oh, and there's a new riser sound! It's just as lame as that of the previous track lmao 2.8/5 COMPILATION RATING: 3.6/5 For a lesser known Uplifting release, I find it pretty decent as it features some well executed tracks, but it's also pretty hit-or-miss!

Hi! I'm back with a new track! (which is technically not actually new, as it's based on something I started working on in 2021... whatever!) Laser-filled nitzhogoa! With a very slow BPM! (150 BPM, very slow indeed, lol! Most of the Nitzho I'm working on is at 155+ BPM) I love you Psytrance people and I'm in a good and very altruistic mood right now, so I wish you a lot of happiness in your life! ❤️ ^-^ (Especially those who listen to this track! :p) Hyper Power of Outer Space! EPIC (It's not me on the cover art!)

The link I sent is now dead lol This one should last forever: https://discord.gg/d9gRWFcDTE

Just letting you know that the updated link is once again broken! Here's a new one that should work: https://discord.gg/hFTXw2Dx

Nothing is 100% trash on all aspects, so if I have to criticize "trash" music, I'll of course focus on the reddest parts rather than the slightly red ones But I understand not wanting to make the efforts to do so

Oh come on, that's a bit rude @astralprojection! There are kinder ways to express what you just wrote... Nothing wrong with posting music online (even "bad" one) to receive constructive feedback So that's what I'll try to do! Sure the track is very repetitive and the structure are very simple, but I think it's on purpose in order to better test reaper so that's not an issue here There are some parts that are way emptier than others, though maybe once again it was to test reaper in different auditory environments? I think the atypical tonality you used is supposed to be more mysterious / dark compared to most Goa Trance? Then you'll need to add more atmosphere and FXs, and of the unsettling kind if that was what you intended your track to sound The high-pitched 303 doesn't have enough modulation to my taste The bass doesn't really work imo, I would either use a more typical Goa Trance bass or add modulation to bright out its acidity! I would make the kick louder (no need to turn into a Nitzho-producer like me though :p) and increase its basses and the snare more... powerful. Not necessarily loud, just powerful if you see what I mean. It shouldn't be too loud compared to the kick. And the kick should be louder than the tambs I would add more variation to the tamb pattern And little reminded that musical taste is subjective and most people probably dislike Psytrance in the first place 😛

Hi! Not sure how many people check topics on this part of the forum, but it doesn't cost anything to post my music here! 😛 I just published Sunrise Dance (Nitzhogoa Version)! This is the fully-Nitzhogoa version of a Funkot + Nitzhogoa track I made for a compilation with fellow internet genre nerds! (Funkot + Nitzhogoa (Nitzhokota? :p) version: Azétris - Sunrise Dance) As you may have noticed if you clicked on that link, I based the cover art of this single on that of the compilation of the original version. I hesitated between 155 and 160 BPMs and ended up going with the former as I already made a Funkot version of this track that was 180 BPM lol. Posting once again the link to the fully-Nitzhogoa version for emphasis on this one instead of the hybrid Funkot version:https://soundcloud.com/azetris/sunrise-dance-nitzho-nitzhogoa-version Have a nice day! ^^

I actually listened to Balbalot 2 after this one and somehow, it manages to be even worse! 😭 I couldn't keep a straight face through the first 2 tracks ahah. Also, why the fuck are many / most (don't wanna check, hope you understand why) of its tracks straight up atonal?! I didn't have the strength to write a review for it. Didn't know about Palavot though! Thanks for the suggestion, though I'll need to rinse my ears before trying this sort of experience again! 😛

Artist: Various Title: Balbalot Label: Michaeli Records Date: 1999 1. Lost in the Jungle 2. Shikana (Ofer Levy) 3. Hamosad 4. Devil Laugh 5. Just Goa 6. Last Mission 7. Psychodelic 8. D.J. Zoom PERSONAL NITZHONOT RATING SCALE: 5 stars: Close to perfection. Makes me automatically dance. I might almost cry of joy if I listen to it. (Though I somewhat lost the ability to cry while ago... but it the same feeling I remember) 4.5 stars: Usually good-quality Nitzhonot. Makes me automatically happy. 4 stars: Average rating for Nitzhonot (higher than average if oldschool Israeli Nitzhonot). I enjoy it. 3.5 stars: Usually lower-quality Nitzhonot, or Nitzhonot that's "slow" without compensating with psychedelic elements. A bit enjoyable, but also a bit underwhelming, especially if it's Nitzhogoa. I wouldn't chose to listen to a Nitzhonot track from that quality after the first time I did for discovery purposes (except to remind myself of what it sounds like). 3 stars: Usually very amateurish music with poor melodies. Very underwhelming. 2.5 stars: Very amateurish music with poor melodies. Kind of boring. I may actually get sad if I listen to it. Or laugh at it if it sounds so amateurish that it becomes funny. 2 stars: Boring. I never felt this bad about Nitzhonot. ≤ 1.5 stars: Let me reach 2/5 first to know what my Nitzhonot 2/5 means before I even attempt to know how I would feel about ≤ 1.5 stars Nitzhonot. REVIEW: Lost in the Jungle: Look at the title. Of course it features distorted animal samples (which is an oldschool Nitzhonot cliché, by the way). It also features nice tribal drums. I don't find the melodies anthemic enough, though. 3.26/5 Shikana (Ofer Levy): This one is weird. But I like the fact that the artist did experiments! However, (correct me if I'm mistaken as I don't speak Hebrew,) I don't understand this concept of making a Nitzhonot track out of what seems to be a pretty depressing sample, as "nitzhonot" means "victories" in Hebrew. But someone else did it for Uplifting and I love their track, so I guess that kind of stuff can work, lol. I would have enjoyed this track more if the melodies didn't drown the rest as much as they do... 3/5 Hamosad: Somehow, I find the melody, the synth sounds and the mixing boring... So, all these three things. I usually have little to no issue with any of these things in most Nitzhonot tracks, at most I may find some melodies easy to improve. But here, all these three things are off to me! In a way, that's an achievement for a Nitzhonot track. 2/5 Devil Laugh: Listening to almost any Nitzhonot after the previous track would have given me a sense of relief. However, while this one is better than the other one, I still don't really enjoy it. I find the melodies boring, some synth sounds not very enjoyable, and once again I have an issue with the mixing. Upside: I like the tambs. 2.5/5 Just Goa: For a track titled "Just Goa", it sure isn't very psychedelic! 😛 But it's not unexpected from 1999 nitzhonot. Once again, I'm not convinced with the mixing, some synth sounds (that one from 3:59 to 4:37 kinda hurts my ears...) and the melodies. However, I do feel like these are getting better. Or maybe I'm just getting used to what I used to percieve as worse than mediocrity a few minutes ago... 2.5/5 Last Mission: It begins with a nice intro that reminds me of what Nitzhogoa artists would later produce. I also like these busy kick patterns. Once again, it's something that people use in Nitzhogoa nowadays. I find the mixing and the melodies of this track more enjoyable than that of the 3 previous ones, though this one is lacking on the anthemic department. In fact, many of the melodies would not be out of place in a typical Goa Trance track, except that it's lacking psychedelic elements to make it work... 2.8/5 Psychodelic: That one is meh in my opinion. Nothing about it is anthemic. Upside: some nice tribal drums there. HOLY SHIT, WHAT IS HAPPENING AT 5:23?!! I barely have the words for it. You see the complaints I had about mixing, synth sounds and melodies? ... yeah. But this time it's very much worse. DON'T LISTEN TO THIS TRACK WITH A HIGH VOLUME!!! Upside: That terrible part only lasts 1 minute and 12 seconds. So basically until the end of the track. (Okay, not sure that's a good thing lol) Damn man, that outro sucks... 2.26/5 D.J. Zoom: Better mixing than the other tracks. Still a bit boring. And to compensate with the better mixing, a new problem has been introduced! Why are the drums weirdly panned? Between 0:52 and 2:03 it kinda works because the kicks are on the right and the snares on the left to compensate (though the kicks are way louder than the snares so it still feels umbalanced), but then 2:18 happens and it physically uncomfortable with my headphones. 2.5/5 COMPILATION RATING: 2.6/5 I think that's the lowest score I gave to any (non-single) Nitzhonot release I rated so far...

I'm always impressed with Rayavana's attention to detail / skills with drum patterns! It's like Technical Death Metal drums, but in Nitzhonot! Dunno how many people will get what I just wrote, but whatever. What I mean is that if his drum style comes from somewhere else than Nitzho, then it's a showcase of how taking non-Psytrance (or even non-Electronic) influences in Psytrance can lead to great results! As for the video, it's nice! I wish people had such good musical taste in real life ahah 😭 Edit: wow, that was quite a bump! But I mean, if it can contribute to "reviving" this website...

Loving the 90s vibes! Some people say old CGI aged poorly, but I find this kind of art style very charming and a bit nostalgic! (though I was born a tiny bit later, in 2001...)

Good idea! I joined We need more people on it though, ahah

I'm very happy for you, and also wish to become a Goa / Nitzhogoa DJ someday! The few Goa Trance fans I know are at least in their 30s and sad about not being able to frequently go to real Goa Trance parties anymore... nowadays, party organizers (at least in France and, from what I've been told, also in Switzerland and Funland) use "Goa Trance" to mean any style of Psytrance! Kinda like surprise bags that never give you what you want! But I'm glad people like you are trying to revive the genre! So am I (with Nitzhogoa)! As long as new people get into it, the genre lives! Let's give it more life!

Hi, thank you for all these uploads! I'm interrested in the scans of the magazines (especially any article about nitzhonot / uplifting), do you still plan to share them someday?