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    Shpongle Live in Concert

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    Bought :posford:

     

    btw:

     

    does anyone know a cheap accomodation for that weekend?

    I thought about leaving London right after the Concert...but why not stay there for a night or 2 :)

    Hostels in London

    I always use this site when going for weekend trips in europe. well good.

     

    Yay, the list of people coming is climbing :posford:

    Ticon - 2AM

    in 2008

    Posted

    This album is awesome. Quite possibly my favourite from Ticon so far, if not then definately on a par with zero six after. Lots of variety in here which is what I love about it, with elements of prog trance, electro, electro-house, minimal etc, all done with that classic Ticon sound that we've known to love since the release of zero six after. Oh and the only thing to add, is OH MY GOD DOES THIS ALBUM MAKE ME WANT TO DANCE!! :posford:

     

    Favourites:

    1, 3(!!), 4, 7 (! these two are soooo funky), 8

     

    9/10 from me :D

    Shpongle Live in Concert

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    32 euros for a ticket ... phew ... but I understand, it's Shpongle.

    And it's even more ... flights and hostel and such ... I know I get a holiday with it, but still...

    Anyway, let's for now say that I'd even pay it.

     

    Then there are still two disadvantages. First: is payment via bank transfer or cash in the mail possible? Because I ain't got credit card or paypal. Second: I have absolutely no idea where I'll be in October. If I got my Diploma in September (hope so) then I'll most likely be somewhere in Asia at that time.

     

    The second point nobody can predict. But does anybody know about the payment types? I searched around the site but could not find an answer.

    Hmmmm.... dilemma. Surely you can find someone to buy the ticket for you with their credit card and then just give them the cash? I think you can pay with debit on that site too...

    As the for second problem, I'm 90% sure this will be a sellout event (it is shpongle live after all...), so I'm guessing you shudnt have a problem selling your ticket on ebay if something comes up and you cant go? Does leave things up in the air a bit though... I wish sites like that let you know how many tickets were left so you could wait a while until you're sure you could/could not do, but as they don't you always run the risk of it selling out before you make up your mind (happened to me so many times with gigs...)

    Juno Reactor - Gods & Monsters

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    Fact is that Psy Trance needs to Improve, and I think that JR, YB and the likes have done their part in this scene, and see the same as many of us see. Let the younger brothers take over and lets evolve, rather than stagnate.

    +1000. The more experimentation in the genre the better. There are so many more ways to create psychedelic music beyond the standard psy trance blueprint...

    The Orb - U.F.Orb

    in 1990-1994

    Posted

    This album is trippy as fuck in the ambient parts. The closest music to feeling your in space that ambient music has ever produced IMO. The more upbeat dubby parts are great too. All in all a classic ambient album that needs to be in every electronic lover's collection

    Solar Fields - Earthshine

    in 2007

    Posted

    Not going to lie, I'm a tad disappointed by this album. I had really high hopes given Solar Fields previous works and the reviews on here. Don't get me wrong, i still think it's a great album, but most of the tracks really don't live up to the magnitude of Solar Field older stuff. That is with the exception of Black Arrow and Brainbow which are amongst the best songs he has ever written IMO (both definately 11/10 songs). Sooooo beautiful. Black Arrow especially, makes me feel like I'm floating through space and the climax at the end: WOW! The rest of the album doesn't quite live up to these two though, although the opening track, Summer, is also very nice.

     

    7/10

    Sun Control Species - Scienza Nuova (Iboga)

    in 2007

    Posted

    I luuuurve this album, it's so deep and groovy. My only complaint is that some of the tracks sound a litte too samish, but that's not really that much of a problem when the sound is this good!

    Favourites: Only human for a day and Kick me shake me (what a bass!!!)

     

    8/10

    Orchid-Star

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    Found out about this band as theyre playing on the liquid stage at glade festival.

    Just been on their myspace and they sound top notch: nice and psychedelic, exceedingly beautiful in places, a nice blend of a whole variety of genres and influences (haven't heard this many genres put together so nicely since shpongle i think) and all played with real musicians/vocalists. They also look like they're WELL worth catching live as they have up to 10 musicians on stage.

     

    Definately look like they're worth keeping an eye on, apparently they have an EP out already but don't have the cash to pick it up at the moment.

     

    Have a listen:

    Orchid-Star

    Some recommendations pleeeeeaaase

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    I'm going to *bump* this thread again as all the recommendations i've got so far have been fooking great :D

     

    Beauty and the beat feat nuke.... you are certainly right exotic, that is certainly some of the funkiest shit i've ever heard. wanna start dancing now :posford:

     

    Also liking flying scorpions and freq a lot too.

    The Zap!

    in Artist News and Labels announcements

    Posted

    Raja Ram has just put the first track of his new project with benji vaughn on his myspace (its the because track)

     

    He says in his blogs that the albums finished and that we can expect a release date within a couple of months and that hes hoping to bring his debut live gig to glade festival :posford:

     

    Thoughts?

     

    I like it. Its got that trademark raja ram weirdness and some serious funkyness going on.

    Shpongle Live in Concert

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    So who have we got thats coming?

     

    So far it looks like:

     

    Me

    Traveller

    Prio

    Trunksan

    Damon

    PKS

    and maybe Drosophilia

     

    Anyone else?

     

    I feel another pre-party psynews gathering coming on again... :rolleyes:

    Also I reeeeally hope someone organises a good afterpartay, as this will probably finish around 12/1, a rubbish time to stop partying...

    Perfect Stranger- Changed

    in 2007

    Posted

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    Artist: V/A (Remixes of Perfect Stranger tracks)

    Title: Changed

    Label: Iboga Records

    Release Date: June 2007

     

    Tracklist:

    1. What's The Lineup (Morax rmx)

    PERFECT STRANGER

    2. Free As We Are (Perfect Stranger's re edit)

    ANTIX

    3. Perfect Ace (Atmos rmx)

    PERFECT STRANGER AND ACE VENTURA

    4. KNS (Perfect Stranger rmx)

    ATMOS

    5. Ode Ao Sol (Vibrasphere rmx)

    PERFECT STRANGER AND PENA

    6. Six Feet Under (Perfect Stranger rmx)

    BLT

    7. Truth (Motion Drive rmx)

    PERFECT STRANGER AND EMOK

    8. Bliss (Flowjob rmx)

    PERFECT STRANGER

    9. Ode Ao Sol (Eitan Reiter rmx)

    PERFECT STRANGER AND PENA

    10. Ode Ao Sol (Elegant Universe rmx)

    PERFECT STRANGER AND PENA

     

     

    Well since I voted this in as my favourite album of last year, (very) closely followed by Ace Ventura's and Eat Static's, I figured that it would probably be a good idea to get a decent review up here.

    Perfect Stranger is, for me, one of the very best prog producers in the scene at the moment: he's released some absolutely stunning singles (most notably Ode ao Sol and Perfect Ace) and his last album Learning=Change was equally impressive. This album however just has the edge over Learning=Change, mainly because of the sheer variety of the tracks in the album: there's elements of progressive trance (of course), minimal, gritty techno & electro and dirty electro-house to be found here, all done with fantastic productions skills and often even higher levels of psychedelia. Changed, on the whole, is also a much darker album than Learning=Changed, which I like a lot: at its best it's very deep, exceedingly hypnotic and often menacing music that really gets under your skin, sends shivers down your spine and gets better and better with each listen.

    Let's have a look at the tracks:

     

    1. What's The Lineup (Morax rmx)-PERFECT STRANGER

    First up we go into psychedelic minimal-tech cross prog trance territory with Morax's remix of PS's What's the line up. Fans of Trentemoller and D-Nox and Becker's latest album will definately vibe this one: good layers, beats and bleeps flickering around the place and a heavy, driving bass to carry the song along. It has a wonderfully psychedelic climax starting around 5.20 that culminates in an awesome break of minimal craziness that finishes the song off. Great stuff. 9/10

     

    2. Free As We Are (Perfect Stranger's re edit)-ANTIX

    Next up is the man himself, taking a very different approach to Antix's somewhat blissed out Free As We Are. Here is one of the most menacing songs on the album: steady, heavy prog trance with creepy voice effects rising and falling. I wouldn't want to hear this one alone in the dark. I would love to hear it blaring out of a massive soundsystem however. Another 9/10

     

    3. Perfect Ace (Atmos rmx)-PERFECT STRANGER AND ACE VENTURA

    Very.... Atmos. Basically if you like Atmos then you'll like this track, if you don't then you probably won't. I do like Atmos, a lot, so this tune goes down well for me, however it only gets a 7/10 as there's nothing really very exciting to hear here.

     

    4. KNS (Perfect Stranger rmx)-ATMOS

    An absolute stunner of a track here: Perfect Stranger takes Atmos's minimal, rather chilled out KNS track and turns it into an electro-house infused, killer dancefloor track. Starts off with the standard KNS melodies, then builds and builds before breaking into some very dirty electro beats. Heard this one played live at PS's recent set at Universo Paralello and it absolutely destroyed the place. 10/10

     

    5. Ode Ao Sol (Vibrasphere rmx)-PERFECT STRANGER AND PENA

    Killer dancefloor track number two. Really didn't expect a track like this to come out of Vibrasphere, the master's of morning progressive. This is another dark track, and easily the hardest track on the album with a montrously heavy beat driving the song forward and some frantic synths kicking in about 1/2 way through. I'd go as far to say that it's better than the original, especially on the dancefloor. 10/10

     

    6. Six Feet Under (Perfect Stranger rmx)-BLT

    Wow! Just... Wow! This song, for me, just about defines what psychedelic progressive music should be. A very dark, menacing minimal tech-vibe throughout, but with absolutely stunning progression from start to finish: you are rarely listening to the same music for more than about 20 seconds before some aspect of it has morphed into something different so subtly that, unless you've been listening very carefully, you can't put your finger on what exactly has changed, you only have the feeling that something has. This makes this song by far the most psychedelic tune on the album. Stunning stuff. 10/10

     

    7. Truth (Motion Drive rmx)-PERFECT STRANGER AND EMOK

    The weakest track on the album IMO. It's a nice tune, but this is due to the high quality of the original rather than Motion Drive's remix, who haven't really done much with the song at all to be honest. Straight up progressive trance here, and a lot lighter than the rest of the album, which kind of disrupts the nice, dark flow that the album had going for it. 6/10

     

    8. Bliss (Flowjob rmx)-PERFECT STRANGER

    Ooof, this song has a good bass! It's another lighter progressive song with some housey elements, but I prefer this one a lot more than the previous one, mainly because it's just so wonderfully deep and warm. 8/10

     

    9. Ode Ao Sol (Eitan Reiter rmx)-PERFECT STRANGER AND PENA

    The last two tracks are more remixes of Ode Ao Sol, both very good, but not quite as good as Vibrasphere's. The first one isn't trance at all, solid techno/electro here and I love it: it's gone back to the heavyness of the previous tracks, and it's got some nice funkyness going on with some cool breaks. 8.5/10

     

    10. Ode Ao Sol (Elegant Universe rmx)-PERFECT STRANGER AND PENA

    Another awesome dance floor track from Elegant Universe here (another act that have been rarely disappointing as of late) and a great way to finish off the album. Solid progressive trance again, but this time with a darker edge to it and a lot more energy than tracks 7/8. It makes great use of the classic Ode ao Sol build up at the end of song, even better than Vibrasphere does, just listening to it now is sending bubbles of energy running down my veins. 9.5/10

     

     

    All in all this an stunning album, that any fans of progressive trance, tech trance, minimal and electro should get their hands on. You won't regret it. And I really hope Perfect Stranger keeps this darker edge to his music in his next EP, it really sets him out from the rest of the progressive crowd and is highly addictive for a listener like me.

     

    9/10

    Younger Brother - The Last Days Of Gravity

    in 2007

    Posted

    Only track that I liked was 'Ribbon on a Ranch'.

     

    Rating: 5/10

     

    I really really love Happy Pills and I Am A Freak, I've heard these tracks a number of times each day the past two weeks.

    I fall asleep with Happy Pills in the background. When I come home, I sit down in front of my audio system and play that track,

    without moving. Just listening.

     

    9. Psychic Gibbon may be the most beautiful 2007 song I've heard all year, to date. This is a big reason why I love this group. Because they know how to make a song that impresses, full of passion. I love work that moves me emotionally. What this song accomplishes, the rest of the album seldom achieves, and that is to really affect me emotionally.

     

     

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    Tracks like Happy Pills and Ribbon on a Branch are exhilarating tracks and I really feel the duo has accomplished their goal of bringing the psy vibe to a band with these tracks.

     

    It's really an amazing piece of work that for reason I can't bother to hear anything but "I am a Freak" at the moment

     

    Sleepwalker part 1 is fantastic! - I can't relate at all to the others who say it's a lame track...

    All I can add is that, for me, it's always the sign of a great album when everybody has different favourite tracks, especially when some people love tracks that other people hate.

     

    My personal favourites are:

    All I want: Absolutely stunning. This always puts me in a good mood whenever I listen to it. Such amazing progression throughout the song

    Happy Pills: With its dreamy, magical intro and then the wicked guitar that suddenly kicks in 3/4 of the way through the song

    Ribbon on a branch: Wow, would never expect a song like this from a psy trance producer. Ruu's voice sounds amazing in this. A song to hear in your dreams...

    Your friends are scary: Reeeeaally love this one too. Reminds me of sigur ros a little (one of my all time favourite bands), with it's icy cold feel, the moaning guitar that comes in at 1.40 and the beautiful climax at the end of the song.

     

    9/10

    Some recommendations pleeeeeaaase

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    Thanks for the haltya and etnoscope recommendations guys, exactly what i was after! Will check your ones out asap maden :)

     

    Also found some more that belong to the first category:

     

    Sun control species: Kick me shake me, Only human (a day in forever), here comes the titans

    Vibrasphere: In control, Baltic resonance, Landmark, Morning Breeze, Sudden Comfort

    Tegma: One night in cairo, Spooked, drums of africa, El mariachi

     

     

    Any more would be appreciated :)

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